Pierceton High School - Echoes Yearbook (Pierceton, IN)

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5CHUUl BUHRD ggi-'av 1 - asa -1:-1:::' ..-nu --nn..- Qeated left to right, Mr. James Tuttle, NI. Carl Rranks Er. Robert English, Mr. Rred Carlin, and Mr. Marcus White. CAFETERI WORKERS Yecretary, Hrs. Alice Davis 1 5. Seated left to right, Mrs. Lynden Shenefield, Mrs. Orville Gebert, Mrs. Walgamuth and Mrs. Frank Baker.

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IT1S!T1b6I S SENIOR Highlighting the year was the senior's trip to New York and Washington on the Boersma tour May l2 to l7. All the tradi- tional sights seen will be an experience long remembered by all the seniors. Baccalaureate services for the seniors was May l9. Invocation and Benediction were geven by Reverend McClarnon. The Reverend rf John Smerke from Wawasee gave the address Y with the theme strings of h Violin . The numbers sung by the high school choir were The Lord Bless You and Keep you, The Heavens Are Telling, Almighty God. Our commencement program was presented by of the class on Thursday, May 23. Oh, For a Thousand Tongues and Robert Tenney gave the invocation following the junior honor guard and senior processioa al. Valedictory and salutatory addresses were given by Ina Van Dine and Judy Stouffer respectively. The three part program under the subheads HA Gate Closes, Keys to Any Gate, and A Gate Opens was presented by various senior class representatives. David Walsh and Sandra Salman were solo- ists for the program. Musical selections sung by the Senior Choir were HCne World, i . Ivv and uachael Shencfield, Treasurer, HNHVY Sandra Brubaker, Secretaryg flower Tenneth Fawley, Vice Presidentg Gate is James Hackbirth, Presidentg 'iss Yontz, Sponsqrg . Stfpffer, Sponsor. Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Trust, Halls of Ever Onwardn. and Ivory are the class colorsg the a red rose. Honor Lies at Labor's the motto for the Glass of 1957. October 17 was a real day for the SENIOHSL and the freshmen. The freshmen bowed and obeyed the commands of the demanding seniors headed by Sandra Salman and Bob Tenney, sabateour chairmen. This year's seniors tried to establish a tradition for Pierceton High School. All of the girls and some of the boys made senior Cord skirts and slacks painted with various colors. We seniors wore these throughout the school year. Senior pictures were taken on October 2h by Robert's Studio of Fort Wayne, Indiana. The senior girls were drapes for the hall composite. all photographed in royal blue A delightful comedy, nMeet Me in St. Louisn was presented by the seniors on November 2. Mrs. Kaye-Smith directed the play with a cast of nine girls and seven boys. Sandy B. and Dave Z. carried the leads. Money making projects for the class numbered two this year. Nov. 8, the senior class and the F.F.A. conducted a scrap drive which neted both groups a fine profit. Also a bingo and cake walk was sponsored by the seniors following the Sidney game February l. Seven seniors attended the County Student Congress at Warsaw on November 9 in connection with their government course here at P.H.S. Marilyn Werstler was the attendant elected to crown the basketball queen, November 23 as our ex-queen, Julia Ratliff had moved. February 18 the entire class attended the state capital on a-civics class tour. The group visited both branches of the state legislature. we toured the state buildings. We were accompanied by Mr. Rothgeb and chin as usual from the underclassmen by score Kcloselof SO-31 at the Senior-Undie Games on Friday, March 22. Hr. Stouffer. The seniors took it on the the The girls also got edged out of victory. -