North Side High School - Legend Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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THE LEGEND 1943 be spent in a less-entertaining way. March 26 was the night that many dignified let- ter girls hit the dust at the annual skating party. -Ieossie Ormerod was general chairman assisted by Vergie Lewis, publicity, and Martha Ummel, trans- portation. Last spring's softball tourney was a tie between the seniors and the juniors. Those on the senior team were Janet Van Auken, Flora Gaff, Betty Puff, .lean Nichols, Ruth Bolyard, Janice Grubb, Dorothy Beighley, Armina Eby, Ruth Schuelke. and Arline Van Meter. The junior team was com- posed of Alta Beeching, Alphia Dietrich, Gloria Fisher, Elizabeth Tone, Phyllis Bender, Betty Gaunt, Mildred Rathert, Norma Harper, Dorothy Chandler, Marilyn Harries, Mildred Bauermeister, Glendora Martin, and Maxine Richard. Betty Puff was high-point girl last year with Ruth ran as follows: 300 points, numeralsg 600 points, blocked Ng and 1000 points for the winged N. The senior's farewell banquet given by the junior girls was the usual gala affair. All alumnae were invited and many attended. Lila Childers was geri- eral chairman, assisted by Martha Hughes, decora- tions, Rose Mary Moeder, tickets, Thelma McCo'J, program, and -loan Leighty, gifts. Ir was held at the Young Women's Christian Association. Ar the banquet awards were presented and new officers in- stalled. The candidates for president were Lila Childers and Martha Hughes, secretary-treasurer, Thelma McCoy and Doris McKeeferg point record- er, Dorothy Leininger and Betty Mitchellg junior representative, Iona Hatnlett and Vergie Lewisg and sophomore representative, Mary Eunice Grankshaw and Ramola Reynolds. GAA closed its social calendar with the annual The champion basketball team. Left ro right: Neva Waikel, Iona Hamlet. Delores Gardt, Martha Ummel, Erma Ely, Margaret Canfield, Phyllis Galli, Marjorie Galloway, Pat Ridings The class tennis champions. Left to right: Dorothy Chandler, Martha Bowman, Sharlot Heller The tumblers in another pyramid. Schuelke close behind by five points. Betty Puff was also chosen as the best girl sport , her name being engraved on the sportsmanship cup. This year a new point system was started, and new awards were issued. It now requires 600 points for the GAA emblem, and 1000 points for the blocked N. Now the blocked N is the highest award, whereas in former years the point systt. breakfast hike held on June 10. ln the past. the Municipal Beach has been the place chosen for the event, and this year it was there again. After the hike, breakfast was eaten, and rough initiation, fol- lowed by the formal initiation, were held. Then everyone played softball and volleyball, and so ended this year's activities. 97

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THE LEGEND 1943 Hamlet, Laura Pennell, Deloris Gardt, and Neva Waikel. During the basketball season, an officials' class was started. The girls who enrolled are Margaret Canfield, Lila Childers, Erma Ely, Marcele Gar- man, Mildred Hattendorf, Mary Houser, Berniece Jacoby, Joann Leighty, Eleanor Houser. Marjorie Galloway, Ellen Martin, Glendora Martin, Joann McKeefer, Suzanne Mclfeefer, Annabelle Steph- enson, Patricia Riding, Mona Winkleblack, Neva Waikel, Bonnie Wire, Shirley Zion, and Gene Ann Zimmerman. The class met once each week, and umpiring studied violations, fouls, refereeing, scorekeeping. time-keeping. and all the rules and W. After rhfev they were regulations concerning girls' basketball. had sufhcient training along this line, qualified to help with the tournament. this year are Eleanor Evans, Miriam Franklin, Eleanor Houser, Anna May Jacobson, Marion Knuth, Carol Mulqueeney, Phyllis Rabus, Jessie Ormerod, and Margaret Canfield. The course re- quired a minimum of at least fifteen class hours divided into two parts: a preparatory phase of five hours and a training phase of ten hours. Exainina- tions required two additional hours, making a total for course and examination of seventeen hours. The requirements of the senior course are: standing front dive, swim 440 yards continuously, employ- ing a hand-over-hand stroke fcrawl, trudgeon- crawl, double trudgeon, trudgeonlg a side stroke using scissors stroke of the legs, swim on the back with inverted scissors or inverted breast stroke kick, dive from surface to minimum depth of six feet and swim two body lengths under water, tread ,Msg-ii i T T Left to right: The winning volleyball team: Irene Kerns, Lila Childers, Nlartha Hughes, Betty Mitchell, Joanne Leighty The softball champions. Maxine Richard, Mildred Rathert, Alta Beeching, Norma The tumblers in one of their pyramids. After the basketball season closed, tumbling classes were started. Ah, sweet misery of life, at last T've found thee was the doleful lament of many a girl limping from a tumbling class. That month liniment bottles saw daily usage. Life-saving is another sport which is oH:ered in being the our intramural program. North Side only high school in this city fortunate to have a pool, we are therefore lucky to have a course of- fered in life-saving each year to any girl who is interested. The following girls who participated 96 Front to back: Dorothy Chandler, Harper, Mildred Bauermeister water one minute with hands beneath surface for use as auxiliary supports, and float motionless or rest in a floating position with minimum movements of arms and legs for one minute. After complet- ing this course the girls are fully able to aid in any emergency that might arise. Noon-day activities during the winter months en- couraged hundreds of boys and girls to play vol- leyball, badminton, ping-pong, darts, ring-toss, and shuiiie-board. This opportunity enabled many to have an enjoyable period which might otherwise

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TI-IE .fdfkdfic Marc! By AL KWATNEZ LEGEND 1943 First Row' Hyrle Ivy, Robert Dornte, M, H. Northrop, Rolla Chambers, Robert Sinks. A ' h M Second Row: Noel Wfhittern, Loy Laney, Leslie Reeves, Jo n ertes. Our Athletic Board has had a new job to handle this year in improving the physical condition of all the boys in the student body. Headed by Rolla P. Chambers, a plan has been introduced to include all boys in some kind of athletics regardless of whether it be military training or physical fitness. All bovs have been following the government's re- quest to strengthen their physical condition in or- der to be prepared to answer the call by Uncle Saul. A well-rounded program has been introduced which has attracted the attention of many of the boys. The upper classmen have received much valuable information from their military training. Many boys have moved up to officers in this train- ing program, which is being directed by our experi- enced instructor, Captain Everett Pennington. Other members of the athletic board include Loy C. Laney, I-lyrle Ivy, Robert Sinks, Noel Whittern, Robert Dornte, Leslie Reeves, john Mertes, and Principal Milton Northrop. Mr. Laney has been instructing classes in physical fitness while Mr. Ivy has been sharpening the aim of all the students in the Rifie Club. This year all seniors have been given the opportunity to meet d d t u b our government on the certain stan ar s se p y riHe range. 98 Much credit should be paid to Mr. Sinks for handling the well-rounded intramural program. Mr. Whittern, the popular Booster adviser, has been newly appointed as the tennis coach. Bob Dornte, head football and basketball men- tor, has finished his first year at North Side with his teams making an impressive record during the past year. Mr. Reeves has handled all the finances for the athletic department during the past year and has also helped Mr. Chambers arrange the athletic schedules. Much credit goes to these two gentle- men for booking some of the strongest teams for the Redskins in the state of Indiana. Mr. Milton Northrop's principal assignment is to see that the school abides by all the rules set up by the Indiana High School Athletic Association. North Side has long been on the good standing with Trester and the IHSAA thanks to our prin- cipal, Mr. Milton Northrop. It is the duty of all the schools to meet the standards set up by the As- sociation. No boy is allowed to play on outside basketball teams after the close of the basketball season. Thus it is the job of the Athletic Board to keep tab on the student body during the period which might attract boys to play with outside teams.