Plymouth High School - Mayflower Yearbook (Plymouth, IN)

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Executives Report con’t. . . . The executive department was quickly reorganized and we, oeing upperclassmen, had three representatives. Bob Mart, Suzanne Speyer and Bill Crocker carried out their duties well. That year we were finally old enough to enter Sunshine and Hi-Y. Pat Pifer and Pauline Clark were 'liven executive posts in Sunshine. There was a thrilling candlelight cere- mony at the time the girls were initiated «and then as full- fledged members of Sunshine, the girls were plunged into a heavy schedule of activities. Ideal ladies were chosen, plans made for a Dad's Party, benefit tickets sold for the enlarge- ment of the Riley fund, a Boy Friends' Party, one for Mothers, and finally the Senior Breakfast. None of our fellows received executive positions in Hi-y, but nevertheless, they played a very important role in the planning of activities. Credit goes to this branch of our corporation for the fine work it did in fostering the Cen tennial landscape fund and for offering its services in the check room. The boys also had a social life, attending con- ventions. holding a chili supper and planning a highly suc- cessful Sweetheart Party. Our band reaped many honors at the Band Contest at Valpar,iiso. They also sponsored a Tag Day in order to raise funds for the treasury. Jack Greenlee and Mark Woolley were elected officers. The choir and orchestra, largely made up of the junior members, reaped honor after honor in the various contests in which they participated. The literary department of the organization was headed almost completely by a staff of Junior members of the cor- poration. Jean Medlock was named editor-in-chief, while Lee Kitch became feature editor, and Pauline Clark took charge of the school page. Bill Crocker edited the sports section. These members all strove to publish one of the best papers ever and they were highly successful. Of course, the sports department had inherited quanti- ties of very good material from the ranks of our Junior class. Don Shirar, Jerry Fox and George Emenaker filled the open positions while a great deal of aid was offered by James Read, Wesley Trowbridge, and Jack Greenlee. Further merits were given to the Juniors when Don Shirar was honored by being named as tackle on the All-Conference football team. Wes Trowbridge and Jim Read were named on the second and third teams respectively. That year was one of the best known in the football history of the scchool. Bill Crocker, Jerry Kain, and Bob Bergman aided in win- ning basketball games throughout the season. Bill won a major letter for his owrk. Several of the Junior fellows participated in track and at the Conference track meet held in May, several records were broken. Early in the spring plans were fostered for the biggest project of the year—the Junior-Senior Prom. After the many committees were named, meetings were held nightly in a business-like manner. It was decided to revive the old custom of having a banquet before the prom as the budget would allow the extra expenditure. A theme v as chosen and for weeks the plans moved fowrard in the utmost secrecy. Eventually May 17 arrived and the evening's entertainment began. After a bountiful dinner the combined groups ad- journed to take part in the Sea-Caapdes. Dancing was featured and after many hours the highlight of our fiscal year drew to a close. 21

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MARY JOAN JOHNSON JERRY KAIN MARTHA KELLER MARGARET KEYSER LEE KITCH LA VERNE LACHER DOROTHY LAWRENCE IRIS LONG ROBERT MART JEAN MEDLOCK DONITA MILES DE VERE MUFFLEY LEO MURPHY MARIAN MYERS CAROL NEIOIGH VIRGINIA NITCHER JACQUELINE O'KEEFE MARILYN OWEN ROBERT PARSLEY SHIRLEY PETERSON 20

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HELEN PESCH PATRICIA PIFER JAMES READ SHIRLEE PRICE MARY RETTINGER ROBERT RIDDLE ALLEN RUDD PHYLLIS SCHAAL FRANCES SHAFER DONALD SHIRAR FLORABELLF. SLOAN BARBARA SNYDER ANNA MARIE SOUTH SUZANNE SPEYER PHYLLIS START WAYNE SULLIVAN KEITH TAYLOR ROBERT THARP WESLEY TROWBRIDGE MARJORIE VORE