New Albany High School - Vista Senior Blotter Yearbook (New Albany, IN)

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Seniors were in April Love. Boarding the steamer Avalon for the fourvhour moonlight cruise are Judy Wenzcll and l'hil Rollins, Nlury Jane- Sprinklc and Kent Doughlvn. Svnior vlass l'rv-ich-nt llonnif- Warli- was uwiwnml IIIIPCII of tho gala owning. Yorell lust cluriwrs in thi- wiiiur vlaw. loan Hainpton and Flow 'fliom are trying to gvl the llc-al. 7:30 p.m., April 24. 1959. Prmn night! Orchids are going to Cfliarlvy Cliaifvk sp:-cial flat:-. Judy llyvr. After fI't'Nl11'I i hours of jim-rlaugging. Sandra Huehel and Ycra Clay 1 up in rhf- :Xxalfm's puwilvr mnin. 'llhe' junior Claw plannvcl . s . , A .l . Yl1f'I!I'lIlII l lllf'fl it Xpril li N4- I9

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NAHS pays frlbufe fo Coach Alex Thom. The 'WX coachm taff lncludz Row 1 Flosd Henry Kenneth Smlth Nlr Thom Forret McCaffry W111lHHl Qhadbume John Gwen Row 2 Stan qajko Nfllxe Hoffman Rlchard Vlardell Phll Thra her Harlex Franc1 Robert Ketzner and Damon gun On behalf of New Albam Htgh bchool the VISTA XN1Q1l8q to pax lfllllllf to Mr Alex Thom who haa Qerxed 31 xeare m the Xthlettc Department Coach Thom 14 a name of Chlcago 1ll1no1Q where he graduated from Parker Hlgh School H1 1970 he recened hw B Q degree from Monmouth College alao m 1l11HOlQ Graduate work wae taken at both 1Xorthweatern and lndlana Lnneriltlea Coach Thom came to New Albam ln the fall of 1930 as coach of track and football he headed xaraltx football untll phwlnal educatlon health and Qafety and to coach junlor XHTQIIN baaketball A flrat for NAHS came m 19vl when Vlr Thom wa appomted to lllg preaent IJOQIUOI1 Athlet1c Dlrector A founder of the SIAC ln 1935 Coach Thom th1Q xear wae elected to 1tQ xlcepreeldency The uauallx weat clothed coach feela that 1NA beat Qporti xear waa the 190153 eaaon when the football team was undefeated ba ketball went to tate and both track and baaeball were good Nlr Thom and h1 w1fe Jo hate two Qona Terrx and Ftexe both tacklera 111 thelr xeara on the Bulldog football Qquad ' 'S. ' : 1' ', ' , A . . S c , ' s. - : c ' , L . ' ' 's. ' . Q S. , . ' ' 2 A . , ' r ,, ' . . -1 h K, Q Y a 1952 and varsity track until 1953. He found time to teach v I . V 4 . T A X . ,- v . .r . , , . - . l ' V S K . .L V N. . i h .i c ' 5 ' -' ' c 1 ls - - - ' c - ' -t ' S c . ' ' . 5 ' S , N . 's , ' ' c c, ' '

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Together for the lat time tht scnlor fraduated the exenlng of Nlax 29 The hand and choir fnteltammd musicallx and Daxe 'Kllen pre ented the Nlantle of Knowledge to Junior Daxid fiohn The O!lC'l1lll1dl6tlf1I'Cl gliiflllatlllg class of New Albanx Hlffh School the Class of 1939 xxas the largest in school hlstorx 160 stuflents receix ed their red and black diplomas the sxxelteunff exenmg of Max 29 The graduation address I ssons from the Hoosier PIOIISBFQ xxas clelixerecl lxx 'lhtoclorf Gromt lroffssor lmeritus of Wiahash College pc flltiPI1fliIll of Schools Barkes axsarclecl the diplomas Just our xxeek hefore Max Z7 the seniors marched to the strains of lomp and Circumstance for the fnst of llElI' tml times to the flaw Dax exercises m the gxm ie Ulfls tlre-secl in traflitlonal xxhlte carried xelloxx French bouquets the hoxs xxoie xelloxx and black and houtommres Nlnetx one scholarships clehxerefl Bmforcl Park xxas the site of the Fla Bermuda Blast and the Class Dax ties xelloxs socks anfl axxards xxere afternoon 4 Qemor dance Nloments to hememher completed the ramx hut exciting senior flax P01 the fir t time in their blue anfl xxhlte caps and goxxns the seniors hearcl an IIIQPIIAIHU aclflress hx Rev Floxcl Cook at the Baccalaureate strxue Nundax Nlax 24 Rex Cook stre secl the lmportanfe of small lxegmmnffs for trulx great 'lftlt'XilttPI1l anfl e mtlftu tiat tie r ass of l9w9 xxl avi some trulx great afhirxfmfut Rucrencl floxtl look antl Rtxtitnd Frxm lxcnip dchxtred the mam talk and the lnxocation and luntdrttion re ptttmlx at Baccalaureate 41 Dunasxax mc td tht Cla Dax dance Nlomtnt to Remember at the -Xrmorx 'Ihr Lrmflicr and the Fmcralfl xxere aio fcaturfd ' is ' , I ' ' .5 g ' ' . j . - 4 - ' Q .1 . D My A v A 'Y C Af 1 nn ' n - - x. a . KY- fx, .W . . ' K ' 1 -1- T , A ,V - , -ev as -'ext S V ' - xtvv , - Y , i ' 1 -. ' at f ' : , ., , . : B 1 . L , . 7 x U ,L Y I . l -2 ' 5. , I I' J '- ,, ' , D' . Tl i:: 1 g ' ' ' ' ' -. ' ' . . 3 I T. 4 . Q V presented. anrl the last Blotter. containing senior wills. was , ss Y ' s . ' A ,, ' . LI e , ,, . I Y . . . v nl'-'A s. h l'l ill l, -l..' 7 ll rc 'l . - U - '1 'f - s. X-,, 'YJ Q -. 4' ', ' .77 ' 'v - l .4 ' G' 1 4 ' .7 . - . 1 ' F ' ' . ' 4 ' ' 5 ' ' .