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

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The student bod elects ro The eagerly anticipated moment arrives. Witlu glittery crowns and radiant smiles, another RHS king and queen are crowned. It could have been Courtesy Week, the Fall Festival, or the Heart Fund Campaigng the story is always the same. The first annual Courtesy Week, sponsored by the FHA, was held this year. Barb Halstead and Larry Mc- Conkey were elected queen and king. They received tiny trophies during the presentation ceremony. The Heart Fund campaign and the Fall Festival have become traditions at RHS for many years. The Heart Fund King and Queen, Charles and Carol, reigned over the dance following their coronation. Even the candidates who were not winners forgot their disappointment in the excitement of these occasions. al couples ll popular voteg Courtesy winners Halstead and McConlcey receive their gifts from Nancy Ewen, FHA president. and Mrs. Brandt,

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part of athletics . . . Apples! Popcorn! lce cream! Candy! This was the cry of the seniors as they peddled their con- cessions at all the home basketball games. Dressed in their senior skirts and slacks they were a gay sight as they paraded around the floor. .lane May and Don Polk were the sales managers who helped the Senior Class of 1959 make senior sales a big success this year. Under the leadership of Mr. Schroer, sponsor. the RHS I.ettermen's Club was organized this spring. The purpose of this club is to promote better understanding between the coaches and the varsit letter winners. Y Members of the Lettermen's Club are FRONT ROW: -I. Pack- ard, D. Zimmerman. G. Mollencup. D. Hisey. D. Wfilson. H. Silbermarl. D .I-layden. SECOND ROW: G. Dible. B. Day, A. Miller. P. Schroeder. L. McConkey. D. Nix, S Brown. THIRD ROW: C. Nickell. D. Sayger, E. Fansler, S. W'agoner, J. Knauff. D. Polk, B. Cloud, B. Mclwlillen, Mr. Schroer. Approximately thirty seniors took part in the biggest single project of the senior class, Senior Sales. By selling concessions during the half-time and between the varsity and B-Team games they made a total of 5390. Jilin 5, r. 21

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Leisure moments are spent in various wa s and places . . . Meeting at the drugstore after school and catching up on the latest gossip is a favorite pastime ot many students. A well-rounded person should use his leisure time in some constructive manner. XX'e. here at RHS are no exception. Many of us spend part of our spare time over a cherry coke flavored with some juicy bit of gos- sip, at the drugstore or munching on a sausage pizza, peppered with a heated basketball discussion, at the drive-in. Others have unusual hobbies. Pat DuBois treasures her Frank Sinatra record collection above all else. john Skidmore is a capable bowler. Sue Robbins plays real gone jazz on the piano. ,lim Green is our Man with a Camera . Wailt Chapman bags every an- imal in sight with his trusty rifle. .lane May shows ar- tistic ability in her sketches and paintings. Other students with interesting hobbies are Dixie Burkhart who water skis and Becky Boswell who plays golfg Carol Brown collects insects: blames Mooney col- lects antique model cars: Pat Bradley collects post cardsg Claudia Deeds plays poker: Karen Ferguson collects salt and pepper shakersg Pat Showley rides horsesz Bill Slonaker chases girls1 Karen Metzger collects miniature horsesg Mary Nelle Powers sewsg and Nan Ewen makes pizzas. And of course, everyone enjoys that universal pastime-dating. Many of the boys spend a great deal of time with their cars. There is always something to be done. They can replace the spark plugs. clean the engine, or install dual exhaust pipes. Many of the girls are wondering. Which comes first with my boyfriend, his car or me? 2 Among john Davissons coins is an 1849 gold dollar, his oldest, and a very rare three-cent piece. dated lS'9.