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

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GWA N HI-Y Left to Right: Dick Ross Duane Remy Bob Delp Eldon Shepherd Tom Aylesworth Bill Schroer Bob Caywood Bill Huxley Randall Westwood Wallace Ewer john Helt Fred Keim Parke Baxter Herbert Mclntire Robert DeardorFf Bob Murphy Duane Gohn jack Pickens Paul Thomas Jordon Blumenthal GIRL RESERVES Standing 1 Nancy Scull, Dolores Murphy, jes- sie Alderfer Alberta Glassley, Iolene Messman, Joanne Newcomb, joan Miller, Helen Kindig, Dora Ann Keim, Pat Hoffman, Janice Spohn, Vernice Craig, Virginia Goss, Vir- ginia Best, Lois Baker, Rosemary Ault, Marjorie Newman, Miss Fow- ler, Carolyn Read, Betty Leckrone, Jane Sisson, Donna Jo Zolman, Sally Shafer. Middle Row: Engrid Peterson, Kathleen Mc- Dougle, Norma Mason, Nancy Kum- ler Juanita Thompson, Ruthann Thomas, Frances Castleman, Betty Biggs, Betty Snyder, Ruth Kuhn, Maxine Masters, Kathryn Felix, Janis Thacker, Suzanne Kaye, Anna Neff. Jean Van Lue, Georgia Ann Snyder, Rose Mary Huxley. Sitting : Ramona Caywood, Patty Leckrone, Barbara Smiley, Pearley johnson, Mary Jo Sowers, Luanne Zimmer- man, Catherine Carruthers, Camille Thompson, Suzanne Rankin, Geor- gia Fenstermaker, Eileen Enyart, Virginia Cleland, Elnora Rouch, Phyllis Newcomb. tt M1331-eei'Aff1 '55 , t -Q y y, . ,1.e.m7,.w3t,i,,.'. HI-Y CLUB With Dick Ross as the main executive the Hi-Y Club en- joyed a prosperous year. The other officers were: Bob Delp, vice president, Bill Schroer, secretary, Fred Keim, treasurer. Mr. Purdue was the sponsor. Twenty-one scums were initiated into the club: j. Henriott, D. Cook, O. Weiske. C. Helt, T. Louderback, R. Rogers, T. Olsen, J. Willard, R. Heyde, B. Rouch, D. Miller, B. Smith, J. Nelson, D. Beery, B. Gohn, C. B. Miller, M. Hays, B. Moore, R. Miller, W. Wilson, G. Neff. and J. Sheetz. To be eligible for membership, a boy must have a C average. There were 43 members. At the Fall Festival the boys gave a show, exhibiting their wonderful talents as actors and actresses. At one of the Club's bi-monthly suppers, the Girls' Glee Club were guests. The Christmas party was enjoyed with the Girl Reserve Club. Near Christmas the boys, with the help of some of the Girl Reserves, decorated a large Christmas tree for the assembly. A good in- vestment was made by buying three shares in the canteen. The yeear was closed by having a joint picnic with the Girl Reserve lub. I ltr GIRL RESERVE CLUB The Girl Reserve Club also had a very successful year. Dele- gates were sent to the Girl Reserve Camp in September. School activities started by rough and formal initiation of new mem- bers. Some of the interesting events of the year included: a Hallowe'en dance, a bake sale, a joint Christmas party with the Hi-Y Club, a kid party at the Canteen, a theatre party, and a show at the Fall Festival. Three delegates attended a Girl Re- serve Conference in February at Elkhart. Near the close of the year the Girl Reserves had a joint picnic with the Hi-Y Club. The club appreciated the help and advice of Five mother ad- visors: Mrs. Boyd Peterson, Mrs. Dean Newcomb, Mrs. Robert Shafer, Mrs. Carl Newcomb, and Mrs. Ed Snaman. The othcers for the year were: president, Muriel Mathias: vice president, Engrid Peterson: secretary, jane Sissong treas- urer, Frances Castleman. Miss Fowler was sponsor.

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THE BOYS' GLEE CLUB There were ten members in the Boys' Glee Club this year. This organization, under the supervision of Miss Thomson, is relatively new but it is expected to expand rapidly. The boys met twice a week on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. They gave performances at the Senior Play, the Kiwanis Club, t'he Good Friday chapel service in the assembly, the Eastern Star Installation. and the Baccalaureate service. Richard Cook and Ted Olsen were chosen as part oi a mixed quartet which took part in the North Central Chorus of the Indiana Teachers' Association at South Bend. BOYS' GLEE CLUB Miss Thomson james Spencer Bob Rouch John Nelson Jordon Blumenthal Dick Cook Bob Murphy Bill Schroer Ted Olsen GIRLS' GLEE CLUB Bottom Row. Sitting: Betty Ann Leckrone Engrid Peterson Sally Shafer Miss Thomson Kathleen McDougle Second Row, Standing: Rosemary Ault Carolyn Read Elnora Rouch Phyllis Newcomb joan Miller Barbara Smiley Third Row: Kathryn Felix Janice Spohn Georgia Ann Snyder Catherine Carruthers Pearley johnson Suzanne Rankin Patty Leckrone Mary jo Sowers Dora Ann Keim Dolores Murphy Rose Mary Huxley THE GIRLS' GLEE CLUB The Girls' Glee Club. also under the direction of Miss Edith Thomson, was composed of twenty-four girls selected mostly from the freshman and sophomore mixed chorus. They were very active this year and gave many recitals, such as the Ki- wanis Club Christmas program, the Women's Club Christmas program, three assembly programs, and the Commencement and Baccalaureate programs, A vocal ensemble consisting of Su- zanne Rankin, joan Schafer, Sally Shafer, Luanne Zimmerman. Kathleen McDougle, and Rose Mary Huxley sang at the Girl Reserve Mothers' and Daughters' Tea, the Tri Kappa Tea, a D. A. R. program, and the Green Oak Club. Dora Anne Keim and Luanne Zimmerman were also in the mixed quartet which went to South Bend.

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STATION R. H. S. Station R. H. S., the school newspaper, is published every week during the school year, in the Rochester News-Sentinel, This year it has been under the direction of Miss Lichtenwaltcr. It covers all of the news and happenings around school publishes news stories, editorials, feature stories, sports news for both boys and girls, and personal news. Besides getting the paper out, the staff sponsored the March dance, the theme of which was H1945 Broadcast of Station R. H. S. The staff also sponsored the April war bond sales, and as a result, 96 of the student body bought war stamps and bonds as compared with the 6l'f of previous months. This entitled us to the schools at war minuteman flag. I Joanne Newcomb Kathryn Felix Suzanne Kaye Lois Baker Mary Jo Sowers Miss Marshall Suzanne Rankin james Spencer Catherine Carruthers Tom Aylesworth Dolores Murphy Ted Olsen Georgia Ann Snyder Betty Leckrone Jean Van Lue Donna jo Zolman I. W. W. M. I. Seated: Jean Zumbaugh Patricia Hoffman Vernice Craig Nola Cunningham Madelyn Thompson Lois Baker Kathleen McDougle Pearley johnson Phyllis Newcomb Virginia Best Wilma Dovichi Standing: Rosemary Ault Inabelle O'Connell Marjorie Newman Gladys Kofford Barbara Conrad Mrs. Schell Kathryn Felix Vera Shriver Donna Warren Engrid Peterson Frances Bearss Martha Lou Best I. W. W. M.I The I. W, W. M. I., or It's What We Make It, is the home economics club. It was organized last year, and is under the sponsorship of Mrs. Schell. The club was very busy this year. It has prepared a hot dish three days a week for school lunchesf sold both chocolate and plain milk every day. made Christmas cookies for former students now in the service, made and sold zebra pins, edited and published the April issue of GLEANINGS, the state club magazine, and made stuFfed toys. The club also sponsored the April Showers dance which was held on April 27. Luncheon meetings were he'd every other Monday. In these meetings mzmbers settled business matters and did hand work. STATION R. H. S