Rochester High School - Manitou Ripples Yearbook (Rochester, IN)

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STATION R. H. S. STAFF ST QITTI Yi A NUI NHL hlfrzniiic Ncwcuiiilm Debate This year for the first time in the history of the school a debate team was organized under the very able direction of Mr. Seal. The team had a very suc- cessful season, winning sixteen and losing thirteen de- bates, in spite of the fact that they were matched against debate teams who had had several years of experience. On the team's schedule were such schools as Central and Riley of South Bend, Peru, Wabash, Elwood, and Nappanee. The very timely question: Resolved that the United States should join in recon- stituting a league of nations, was debated the entire year. At the close of the regular season a Rochester team composed of: Ted Olsen and James Spencer, nega- tive, and Enrico Gretona and Paul Zartman, affirma- tive, took part in the regional tournament at Wabash. Station B. Il. S. Under the competent guidance of faculty sponsor Mary Marshall, Station R. H. S. maneuvered through another successful reign in 1943 and 1944 and brought closer to the students of the high school the vari- ous happenings in which they comprised the governing part. A staff practically bereft of veterans pieced together the daily process of school life and condensed it into a readable sum- mary for the students to digest each Wed- nesday. Fitting reward for the prospective jour- nalists arrived at the termination of the year when each worthy member of the staH' was honored with the presentation of a coveted journalism pin. DEBATE CLUB lioseiii:iry lluxlcy I' Veil Xl ilcliell ,loiwlmi lllunientlizil llmrlcs Slmliii Mr, Stal Donna Zolnizm Sally Sliafm-1' Robert MCKL-lvn-Y Phyllis firzilizun Kathryn lfcliw llolorcs Mun-liy Naomi l light Kathryn Lynch Tom Aylcswortli D1 li 1 rl Ill LC Margaret XVillioit Peggy l.ou lirirrett Suzanne Kaye Miss Marslizill l Betty Zzirmisui iiatlu-i'iiie liarrutlier s

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BOYS' GLEE CLUB The Boys' Glee Club, a new organization under the direction of Miss Edith Thomson, is composed of ten boys. It has originated from the former Boys' Quartet and has become quite as popular. This club has provided part of the fine entertain- ment for the Senior Play, Women's Club, Luther- an Church Banquet, Talma Institute, and the Woodrow P. T. A. Meeting. We hope this or- ganization will prosper and grow into as large a group as the Girls' Glee Club in future years. This year's members are: Bill Downs, Dick Downs, Don Reed, Jordon Blumenthal, Bob Mur- phy, Bob Brown, Dick Cook, Bill Schroer, Eugene Humphrey, Jack Davis. BOYS' GLEE CLUB Miss Tlimnsn-11 lfiigvnc lliiinpliruy llill Ilowns limb llrmul limi lived ,Inrnlmi liluim-iitliril Hill lirowii Dirk Downs ,luck llzivis llill Svllrucr l'l1:u'lcs Spoliii GIRLS' GLEE CLUB lx lilnorzl Rouvli Phyllis Xu-wcuinln Mary ,lo Suwcls Vzitlic-1'i11u Kl!ll'l'llllIl'1'S Suzanne lixmlxin 121-m-vicve licstm-1' Maxine Masters 'Q ' S L-ininuur RUXY 2 ,linic Sissml Kratlilu-ii Mcllrmugle I.u:i1mc Ziinnicrnizm Mary I1'vim' Peggy I.m1 ll:n'i1-11 lbmniu Z-ilmzm N:-dm Zinimcrmm livclcne funk Sully Shui:-i' lfngrinl l'x'tei'smi llulwes Murpliy RUXV 3 4 xlmlinc- Rn-:ld lla-lan Kindig llillie ,Ivan Adamson l'4-arlcy ,lolmsrin Virginia Dmmvichi alum- Annu- Smith ilcrzilrlilie Sctliufvr lietiy lrrlcrmie Phyllis firzilnun GIRLS' GLEE CLUB The Girls' Glee Club composed of thirty-one girls, under the competent direction of Miss Edith Thomson, is one of the most high recognized or- ganizations of the school this year. Following is a calendar of the recitals given throughout 1943-44: November, Kiwanis and assembly, De- cember, Baptist Women's Union and Federation of Clubs, May, commencement and baccalaureate. The Glee Club was awarded several gifts of ap- preciation by some of these organizations. An important part of Rochester High School, the Girls' Glee Club has provided the school and com- munity with fine music for many years.

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I C K O Sixty students under the leadership of Mr. Ronald E. Melton made up the membership of the Rochester High School Band for 19423-1944. Of these sixty band mem- bers six were baton twirlers and four were color guards, and twelve eighth and two seventh grade pupils participated in playing appearance to complete the in- strumentation. Full academic standing was given for band work for the first time this year, and daily rehearsals were held in addition to numerous sectionals and special meetings. Parade appearances were made for annual events, May Day, Armistice Day, and 4-H Achievement Day, and a fioor routine was presented at the Hun- tington basketball game. Home games were provided with intermission entertainment by band and twirlers. On March 17, six members of our high school band participated in the Winter Festival at Manchester Col- lege. The second Annual Spring Concert was present- ed May 7, in the Whitmer Gymnasium with Robert S. Welty, director of the Columbia City High School Band, as guest conductor. The Spring Concert was the major objective for the year. .l RUN'l' ROXYI Ciclicviwvc Kcstiicr ilu-sell llcydr Kixirr il Xi itrlirli Approximately twenty-three band members attended the annual band clinic at Manchester College last sum- mer. The band clinic lasted for one week. The band rehearsals were under the direction of Mr. Ebbs of the Hobart High School Band. The sectional instructors were chosen from the various schools participating. Two instructors were chosen from our school. Mr. Melton, instructor for clarinetg and Charles Spohn, in- structor for percussion. Otiicers of the band are: Captain, Charles Spohn, Lieutenant, Dick Rossg Drum Major, Wallace Ewerg Sergeants, Phyllis Graham, Lou Anne Zimmerman, Virginia Dovichi, Rose Mary Huxley, Jack Tippyg Cor- porals, Kathryn Felix, Dick Beery, Bud Babcock. Mr. Forrest Seal and Miss Phyllis Barrett were elected faculty sponsors. Senior members of the band are Jack Davis, Virginia Dovichi, Phyllis Graham, Francis Sanders, Charles Spohn, and Eldon Shultz. A combined Columbia-Lincoln grade schools band numbers fifty members, and consists of students from the fifth to the eighth grades, and a combined tonette band includes thirty students from the third and fourth grades. There are twenty-five junior twirlers. .Following is a list of the people who are in the picture. lil-mid Xml' l':i1iir-rinc ii1ll'l'l'llll?1'S .Kilim Nell' Alum- Sissuii iildoii Shultz uliisnll Siulfmslty klqinicc Fiurilii .Iglr-lg '1'iM,y Ciorclon llcdgcs llick Russ lla-an 'liinibt-is ilob IM-lp Gerald Ilzimzis liob Rourli I1 lf. !gFl + I Mr. Mehm, Alberta l-lnsslcy yirxginiil Hou .ijllllmf l':l' Xl Y, Y. .I I xl. Frances C':istlcm:xn . i I', f 'V'5 I'fll 'lx 'funn' mvmll Iihyms urulmnl ,iilck llzivls lrrwl Aliziltcr Kglfln-yn Ft-Iix Nmwy Newell Rnsrlmm RUN l'r:im'isYflaiinln-rs kfhmqcs HGH Mary A'l'l M 1'f'H 'Mis Hi'l4 'A iiuillmlii,ldnlmil-S lfrcd Yam lbuvnc l.11:uin0 Limniernizm liir-lmnl play vlaiylmrd''llflmli Vy'u1lnC,. EWU-' . . . lolcne M1-ssiiian -1 ,' lil, X john Nelson 1 It? WRS1 I .iolm Yan l.un- Unk MMU Ted Olsen .Erin ,fpoln lllizirlcs Kcstnci' - - 1, lfngrid Peters 11 VVillzulc:m iiinilmcrlzinrl lanicc Miller SIAXXIHXM' Phyllis Sliultzu ,loan Scliafcr iiill llrown IU!!! Aylcswortli Helly Lcckronc Marian Mnsizil filcn llryzint Koscniziry llnxlcy Vlizirles Spolm