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

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We Work Overtime to Record Wllhe Yearv Publications Whtn hid that action shot? Have you seen my masterpiece anywhere? Wfould you please hurry and mount those pictures so I can mail them after sthool! Go see how this Freshie spells his name. Please be quiet, l'm trying to type! For six periods ti day. Room 21 is a pleasant, quiet English classroom, but a trans- formation takes place when the Annual Staff moves in. Wtbrk on the l956 MANITOU RIPPLES began in August. Bill Kindig. Lowell Porter, and Miss Rena Wright, the yearbook advisor for the past six years. attended the National Scholastic Press Conference in Chicago. Here they had the opportunity to study the outstanding yearbooks of the United States. Picking a staff was the first duty of the editor, Carol Coplen. The members were chosen from interested seniors, who little realized the immense amount of work and responsibility an annual requires. Students who contributed special articles to this year's annual were June Van Dusen, Malcom Young. Ann Hart, Ann Smiley, Penny Ball, Pat Fansler. L. 4 . 'fug Qlg- L Despite brushes which shed bristles in rubber cement, A a multitude of misplaced obiects. and the headaches of The many problems of produting a yearbook confront Miss 'D I , I A XVrigl1t and Editor Carol Coplen during their seventh period writing features and informative C21ptI0t1S, tl'lC staff llaul w ark sessions. y A I , - 4 a barrel of fun producing the 1956 MANIIOU SiiATiilji G. Riggs, -1. Chapman, B. Kindig, L. Porter, L. s Showley, T. W'iIson, M. Gluck, J. Thompson. RIPPLE5' STANDING: V. Cronin, N. Greathouse, B. Leavell, S. XX'hitten- herger, J. May, XV. Kothenderfer. CPage Twenty-Eighty

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Their ervices to the chool and Communit To create, maintain, and extend throughout the school and community higher standards of Christian character, is the creed of the Hi-Y Club, and its mem- bers are expected to do their best to live up to this ideal. This year the club's officers were Bill Sayger, president: john May. vice-presidentg john Thompson, secretaryg Barney Sanderson. treasurer: Steve Whitten- berger, chaplaing Ray Smith, sergeant-at-armsg and Mr. Shipman, sponsor. ln the fall john Thompson, john May, Bill Sayger, and Mr. Shipm-an attended the district conference in Lallorte, and the club held a carry-in dinner. With the Y-Teens they had their formal initiation candlelight service at the Methodist Church and the Sweethearts Ball, a formal dance open only to members of both clubs and their guests. The queen, elected by Hi-Y members, and the king, chosen by the Y-Teens, were crowned by Mr. Baldwin. The two clubs also had a carry-in dinner and social hour, after which a religious film was shown. With the other school clubs, Hi-Y members helped promote the New Year's Eve dance. At basketball games they sold programs, and in the spring they put out pocket- sized track schedules. At the last basketball game they took up a collection for the polio drive. Through their activities the Hi-Y members seek to better them- selves, their school, and their community. TOP PICTURE SliA'l'l3D: S. XVhitterrberger, R. Smith, J. Thompson, Mr. Shipman, B. Sayger, J. May, B. Sanderson. Sliflnxllj ROW: J. Sawyer. B. I-letther, D. Alspach, B. Curtis, B. Haworth, D. Sampsel, P. Daulton, D. Betns, V. Richter, D. Kindig, J. Blackburn. THIRD ROW: H. DuBois, Tim Scott, S. Gerrick, C. Lasater, D. Abbott, R. Neff, L. Porter, T. Sissel, M. Young, D. Enyart, B. Kindig. LOWER PICTURE LOWER ROW: L.4Gohn. A. Kindig, R. House, L. Pattee, R. Kirkendall, D. Butt, J. Moore. SMUND ROW: 1. Ravenroft. Barkman, C. Burkhart, D. Coursey, N. Patterson. L. Steffey, H. Macy. IHIRD ROVU: R. Zellers, B. Miller, B. Conrad, P. Coplen, B. Blacketor, L. Knauff, R. Mason, M. Smith.

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ulebra Talesv Joins R. H. -lournalism enthusiasts have taclaled a hig project this year, puhlishing the school news in their own paper. Sinte lflllv, the school newspaper, STATION R. H. S., has appeared each week in the town paper, the NIZWS- SIZNTINIZL. This year the students have had their own newspaper. a four-page, tive column paper, re- named Zlilill A TALES. Aiolws on the paper are large! The editor makes as- signments, and sees that they are written, typed, and proof-read and that heads, or headlines, are put on each story. The sports editor must see that all sports events are accurately covered. The circulation manager has thatge of distrihuting the papers in our school and sending the mail sulwscriptions. The lwusiness manager olwtains advertising and takes care of any changes that might he made in ads. At the beginning of the second semester, the staff eletted a copy editor to proof-read all stories and see that they have proper heads, and a news editor to make the assignments and see that they were properly written. Not to he forgotten are the many reporters, who gather the news, and the typists, who prepare the final copy for the printer. ZEBRA TALES is due to an enthusiastic staff and the efficient leadership The success of the first year of ol the sponsor, Mr. Wlolf. Printing the paper has heen a great deal of work hut just as much fun. There was never a dull moment! an YJ' . Publications Tu fs. fn 4.0-.M as J, if Q. g, sf-.?,-e 4 ALES M. Gram Y --or ,....-not U!! 591V 1' i ...g Proudly scanning early issues of ZERA TALES are Mark Smith, sports editor, Mr. Xlfolf, advisor: and Gwen Riggs, editor. ZEBRA TALES STAFF LOW ER ROXV: P. Zimmerman, ,l. Denton, N. Rose, S. XVall,er, S. Smith, D. Hresson. SECKOND ROXV: li, Shafer, li. Goodrith, P. Kern, XY, XlC'ill.xtd, M. Fryer, li. Sanderson, S. Morrison. THlRD ROXY7 K. Saltsgiver, S. XVhittenberger. l'. litsthurg, R. lierkebile, ll. lllaclaeror, L. Knauff. ll. Ruhertstn, ll, Van Lue. ids f . am at l f , fpuge T14'er1!yfNt neD