Salem Center High School - Reflector Yearbook (Pleasant Lake, IN)

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r K Booster Club The Booster Club began with seventy-two members this year. The club's main purpose is to help the cheer- leaders produce a good cheering section for the basketball games. In the spring, the club sponsored the Athletic Banquet, The officers for the year of 1956-1957 were as follows: Beth Emerson, president, Rosemary Nichols, vice-presidentg Charlotte Mercer, secretary and treasurer, and the advisor was Miss Dorothy Powell. Cheerleaders Varsity cheerleaders for the 1956-1957 bas- Reserve cheerleaders for the 1956-1957 bas ketball season were, left to right, Ruth Klink ketball season were, left to right, Jane Per- and Lilly Klink. kins and Paula Hose. FRETZ AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE--Hudson 44 ULRICH DRUG STORE--Ashley

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Reserve Basketball Pictured above are the members of the Salem Center reserve squad for the year 1956-1957. In the FRONT ROW, left to right is John Emerson, freshman, guard, Jim Johnson, sophomore, guard, Jerry Perkins, junior, guard, Larry Prentice, freshman, forward, and Robert Phillips, sophomore, guard. In the BACK ROW is Coach Fred Smith, Keith Young, freshman, guard, Wayne Shull, sophomore, forward, Chester Boots, junior, center, Gene Cramer, junior, forward, and Jim Becker, sophomore, forward. Sa1em's reserve players had a good fighting spirit throughout the season. They showed steady improvement and several of the boys saw some varsity action at various times during the season. A11 the experience gained from these games should prove very useful in years to come. ' -. ffihs A , . Shown in the picture at the right is Larry Pren- tice shooting a one handed jump shot. Other Salem players also shown in the picture are Jim Johnson, Keith Young and John Emerson. FLINT MARKET--Flint CUSTOM CLEANERS--Ashley ASI-iI.EY'S FLUSH DOOR COMPANY

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Baseball The Cardinals played summer base- ball this year, ending the season with a .500 average in the won and lost record. They then went into regular seasonal games and ended the regular season with two wins and six loses. Then time for the county tournament came around, Salem, Orland, and Ham- ilton were in a three way tie for the fourth team in the tourney. Salem played Orland and whipped them, and went on to play the big Hamilton. After downing Hamilton, Salem challenged the favorite team of the tourney, Pleasant Lake. The duel between the Salem nine and the Pleasant Lake nine lasted for ten long innings with the final score being Salem 12-Pleasant Lake 10. Salem's Pictured above, FIRST ROW, left to right: W. Elkins, student man- ager, T. Kurtz, D. Boyer, L. Tracey, T. Mercer, L. Prentice, J. Emer son, D. Denison, student manager. SECOND ROW: Coach Smith, R. Phillips, J. Becker, D. Rowlison, D. Miller, L. Noll, J. Gaskill, T. Parker and J. Johnson. hard slugging team then challenged the victor of the Fremont-Metz game, which was Fremont. After their long, hard battle with Pleasant Lake, the Cardinals went down to defeat Fremont, 13-0, The Cardinals made a good showing in the tournament and should be tough to beat in 1957. The team contained two seniors, David Boyer, catcher, and Tom Kurtz, center field. Pictured below, SEATED: D. Nichols, T. Parker, D. Rowlison, D. Boyer, L. Tracey and J. Perkins. STANDING: D. Denison, manager, T. Kurtz, W. Shull, T. Mercer, J. Johnson, W. Elkins, manager and Fred Smith, coach. HOTEL HENDRY- -Angola Track Salem began their 1956 track season with a three way meet with Pleasant Lake and Orland. They came away with a tie with Orland. The team participated in meets with Fremont, Ashley, Hamilton, Metz, Pleasant Lake and Orland. They ended the season with six boys going to Elkhart to participate in the Sectional Track Meet at Rice Field. Salem has many good prospects for a successful track season in 1957. 45 HUDSON HARDwAP.E-..Hudson