St John Township High School - Echo Yearbook (Dyer, IN)

Text from Pages 1 - 192 of the 1952 volume:

THE 1952 ECHO presented by The Senior Class of St. John Township High School DYER, INDIANA ST.JOHN TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL DYER, INDIANA SPORTS CONTENTS FACULTY SENIORS ACTIVITIES ORGANIZATIONS SPORTS CLASSES ADVERTISEMENTS We Salute Our Faculty We, the students of Dyer, are very proud of our splendid faculty. We are grateful for their considerate and cooperative ways. We know that at times we don’t adequately prepare our lessons or pay attention in class, and we make a teacher’s life very discouraging. But by the end of the school year, they make us feel they are proud of the mental and social growth we have made, of the knowledge we have acquired, and of the habits we have formed. Our high school teachers are a very important part of our lives. They teach us more than mere subject matter. They train our minds for the tasks we will have as citizens of a democratic country. In their hands lies, not only our futures, but the future of the entire world. The way we are taught today will affect the way we act tomorrow. To the best of their ability, our teachers are helping to make the world a better place in which to live. NELDA PIEPHO Our Faculty ALVIN AHRENS Principal B.P.S.M. M.A., Ph.D DOROTHY AINSLEY A.B. Cum Laude English Dramatics Echo Staff MAINARD BRIGHT B.S. in Business Education Typing General Business VIRGIL DeALBANI B.S., M.A., M.A. in Violin Music RUTH HOFFMAN A. B. Home Economics Physical Education Health BEULAH HUSTED B. S., M.B.A. Commercial Subjects JAMES JACOBS B.S. Baseball Basketball History KERMIT KERNS B.S. Mathematics PAT McCUNE A.B., M.A. Biology Physics Chemistry RUTH PIERCE A.B. English Latin Comet Staff ROSCOE PROTSMAN Ph.B. English History NEIL VANDERKOLK B.S. Health Football Wrestling Track Driving VIVIAN VOREACOS Ph.B., M.S. Social Studies Civics Library THOSE WHO GUIDED US DR. ALVIN AHRENS, PRINCIPAL BARBARA DIKE sec'y. MARGARET KOLLING, TREAS. RUTH PIERCE ROSCOE PROTSMAN DOROTHY AINSLEY THROUGH FOUR YEARS AT DYER PATRICIA MCCUNE RUTH HOFFMAN MICHAEL KOLLING, TRUSTEE NEIL VANDERKOLK BEULAH HUSTED L MAINARD BRIGHT We Honor the Seniors The fourth year of high school represents the highest level of public education in America. All of the schooling which has gone on before, from the first grade up, has been directed toward each student’s graduation from high school. He is then a piece of clay, shaped by the hand of education—so to speak—and ready for the kiln of society. True, some pieces stop when they are still imperfect” and others go on to receive more expert craftsmanship so they will become better products. But the majority of pieces finish in the same stage—that of graduation from high school. There is a great difference, though, between you and a lump of clay. The clay has to depend on some outside force to mold it into shape, but each person molds his own life, society furnishing him the tools. Therefore this twelfth and last year of general public education is of the greatest importance. From the beginning of the freshman year until graduation, one goes through many changes. He enters, almost a child, and departs practically an adult. During that time, he usually starts driving, dating, and earning money. He makes more decisions and becomes more farsighted. The senior year especially presents new challenges, responsibilities, and difficulties. No longer will you be pushed and coaxed to get things done. Society almost has done its job of preparing you for the first firing. It will be up to you now. In the senior year competition has become intensified— scholarships, recognition in sports, and many other honors and positions. Yet this is only a preview of the real competition you will find when getting a job or studying in college or doing anything else in life. Courses in citizenship, positions on school publications, clubs, and organizations—all are a final effort on the part of the school to make you a well-rounded, well-balanced individual. Only finishing touches can be made this year, before the firing of the piece. Let’s hope all of the seniors make the most of it. ALAN HARROD Senior Activities DAVID BAAKE Intra-sports GEORGE BALCG Intra-sports Boxing I Football 3 JEANETTE BETZ Sunshine Society pres. 4 Sunshine Society 1,2,3,4 Student Council 4 Commercial Club 3,4 Dramatic Club 4 Pep Club 2 Science Club 4 Intra-sports 1,2,3,4 FREMON BLYTHE Transfer from Hammond Tech 4 Band 4 FRIEDA BRATCHER Pep Club 2 Commercial Club 4 Band vice-pres. 3,4 Dramatic Club 4 Sunshine Society 3 FRANK BRITTON Lettermen 4 Baseball 1,2,3,4 Football 2,4 Sweatermen 4 Intra-sports 1,2,3,4 TED BUCHLER Lettermen treas. 4 Football 1,2,3,4 Intra-sports 1,2,3,4 Echo staff 4 Class vice-pres. 2 Baseball manager 1,2,4 Basketball 4 CAROL CAMPBELL Sunshine Society 4 Band 3,4 Commercial Club 4 Comet staff 4 Dramatic Club 4 WILBUR CLAUS Commercial Club 3 FRED CLEMENZ Science Club 4 Lettermen 4 Sweatermen 4 Student Council pres. 4 Echo staff 4 Intra-sports 1,2,3 Class pres. 3 Football 2,3,4 Boxing 1,2 Wrestling 2,3 RONALD CRIDER Commercial Club 3 HAROLD DARNELL Lettermen 3,4 Sweatermen 4 Track 4 Football 3.4 Intra-sports 1,2.3,4 Wrestling 4 Science Club 4 Stage crew 4 MARY DAUGHERTY Commercial Club 3,4, pres. 4 Sunshine Society 4 DEAN DAVIS GERALD DOCTOR Transfer from Our Lady of the Lake Seminary 3 Commercial Club 3 Senior Activities MARY LOU DUMBSKY Commercial Club 3 DORIS MARIE FARIS Transfer from Englewood High, Chicago 3 Pep Club 3 Baseball 3,4 Basketball cheerleader 3 Intra-basketball 3 Comet staff 4 GEORGE FRYAR Transfer from Portage 2,4 Wrestling 2 Science Club 4 RUBY FUNK Baseball 1,2,3,4 Basketball 1,2,3 A Dramatic Club 4 Comet staff 4 WALTER GERGELY Glee Club 1 Band 2,3,4. pres. 4 Comet staff 4 Commercial Club 4 Dramatic Club 4 PAT GROVE Transfer from Washington High 2 Dramatic Club 4 Science Club 4 Sunshine Sociery 2,3,4 Pep Club 2 Echo staff 4 Square Dance team 3 ALAN HARROD Class pres. 2 Science Club pres. 4 Intra-sports 4 Echo staff 4 Dramatic Club 4 PATRICIA BIGUSH Dramatic Club 4 Pep Club 2 Sunshine Society 3 Commercial Club vice-pres. 4 Intra-sports 1,2,3,4 Co-editor Comet 4 ANNA MAE HELD Pep Club 1,2 Commercial Club 4 Dramatic Club 4 JOYCE HEYL Transfer from Hammond High 4 Sunshine Society 4 Commercial Club 4 HAROLD HIGGINS Lettermen vice-pres. 4 Sweatermen 4 Basketball 1,2,3 Co-captain football 4 Football 1,2,3,4 Dramatic Club 4 Comet staff 4 Intra-sports 4 JOY HORN Sunshine Society 3 Band 4 Dramatic Club 4 RICHARD HOWELL Lettermen pres. 4 Class pres. 1 Basketball 1.2,3 Football 1,2,3,4 Track 3,4 Dramatic Club 4 Echo staff 4 Intra-sports 1,2,3,4 Sweatermen 4 Senior Activities DAVE JONES Lettermen 1,2,3,4 Basketball 1,2,3 Football 2,3,4 Dramatic Club 4 Echo staff 4 Stage crew 4 Intra-basketball 4 Sweatermen 4 ROBERT KEILMAN Intra-sports 2,3,4 Commercial Club 3,4 LORI KRAGER Transfer from T. L. Handy High 4 Sunshine Society 4 FRANK KRATOVIL Intra-sports 1,2,3,4 Class secretary 3,4 Football 4 Commercial Club 4 Science Club 4 Comet staff 4 Dramatic Club 4 Student Council 3 ADELE KUHN Dramatic Club 4 Commercial Club 3 Baseball 1,2,3,4 Comet staff 4 JAMES KUHN Commercial Club 3 Dramatic Club 4 Intra-sports 1,2,3,4 Comet staff 4 PHYLLIS LASHBROOK Basketball 1,2,3,4 Baseball 1,2,3,4 Commercial Club 3 Dramatic Club secretary 4 Student Council treas. 4 Echo staff 4 PAULETTE LF.WKOWSKI Transfer from Hammond High 3 Sunshine Society 3,4 Pep Club 3 Science Club 4 Dramatic Club 4 Intra-sports 4 Echo staff 4 Square Dance Team 3 Student Council 3 BOB LOGAN Transfer from Fenger High 3 Football mgr. 3 Lettermen 3,4 Dramatic Club 4 Science Club 4 Intra-sports 3,4 MYRNA LONG Transfer from Bloom High 2 Dramatic Club treas. 4 Sunshine Society Class treasurer 2 Intra-sports Echo staff 4 Pep Club 2 SHIRLEY MACKINNON Commercial Club 4 Sunshine Society 1 Dramatic Club 4 Comet staff 4 Pep Club 2 PAUL MANTER Dramatic Club 4 Echo staff 4 Lettermen 3,4 Sweatermen 4 Track 3,4 Football 1,2,3,4 Intra-sports 1,2,3,4 Wrestling 4 Boxing 1 Science Club vice-pres. 4 Senior Activities RONALD MEIER Transfer from Hammond High 4 IRENE METRO Commercial Club 4 Intra-baseball 1 FRED MILLER Comet staff 4 Intra-basketball 1,3.4 Science Club 4 FERN NEITZEL EYVONNE NIELSEN Dramatic Club 4 Pep Club 1,2 Sunshine Society 1 Intra-sports 1,2,3 Comet staff 4 PATRICIA PARKS Transfer from Thornton Twp. High 4 TED PEPKOWSKI Letter men 2,3,4 Sweatermen 4 Football 1,2,3,4 Co-captain football 4 Intra-sports 1,2,3,4 BARBARA PHILEBAUM Dramatic Club pres. 4 Pep Club 1,2 Sunshine Society 1 Intra-sports 1,2,3,4 Echo staff 4 Commercial Club 3 NELDA PIEPHO Baseball 2,3,4 Science Club 4 Dramatic Club 4 Class secretary 2 Class treasurer 3,4 Echo staff 4 Echo Queen 4 TOM PLIMPTON Track 3,4 Comet staff 4 Intra-sports 1,2,3,4 Science Club 4 Student mgr. basketball 3 Student Council 4 RICHARD PRESSLER Commercial Club 3 LORRAINE RAKOCZY Transfer from Hammond Clark 4 Sunshine Society 4 Baseball 4 HAROLD REDAR Comet staff 4 Science Club 4 Commercial Club Dramatic Club 4 Football 2,3 Intra-basketball 4 Wrestling 2 RAY REDAR Intra-sports 2,3,4 Basketball 1 Dramatic Club 4 CAROL ROBBINS Comet staff 4 Commercial Club 3 Dramatic Club 4 Intra-sports 1,2,3,4 Pep Club 1,2 Sunshine Society 1,2,3,4 DOROTHY ROBINSON Transfer from Hammond Tech 3 Commercial Club 3 Sunshine Society 3 FLORENCE SCHELFO Commercial Club 4 Senior Activities MARY ANN SCHELL Cheerleader 3,4 Sunshine Society 1,2,3 Dramatic Club 4 Intra-sports 1,2,3,4 Commercial Club 3 Pep Club 1,2 Comet staff 4 GEORGE SCOTT Science Club 4 Commercial Club 3,4 Lettermen 4 Football 4 Intra-sports 1,2,3,4 Junior-high mgrs. 4 MARLENE SCHUTZ Commercial Club 3, secretary 4 Dramatic Club 4 1DELLA SHAFER Pep Club 1,2,3 Commercial Club 3,4 Sunshine Society' 3,4 Square Dance Team 3 ELEANOR SHINNICK Dramatic Club 4 Pep Club 1,2,3 Intra-sports 2,3,4 Comet staff 4 TED STARK Intra-sports 1,2,3,4 Echo staff 4 Class president 4 Ping pong champion 2 Dramatic Gub 4 MARY KAY TEMPLE Pep Club 2 Dramatic Club 4 Sunshine Society 2,4 Intra-sports 2 Echo staff 4 CLIFF UNDERWOOD Transfer from Griffith 2 Dramatic Club vice-pres. 4 Echo staff 4 Lettermen 2,3,4 Swcatermen 4 Commercial Club 3 Basketball 2,3,4 NORBERT WILSON Dramatic Club 4 Science Club 4 Wrestling 2 PAUL WEIN Intra-sports 2,3,4 Commercial Club 3,4 ORVETTA WOLFE Dramatic Club 4 Echo staff 4 Intra-sports 1,3,4 Commercial Club 3,4 Sunshine Society 4 Pep Club 2 JERRY WOZNIEWSKI Class vice-pres. 3,4 Dramatic Club 4 Comet staff 4 Intra-sports 1,2,3,4 FRANCES ZIDANICH Commercial Club 3,4 Science Club 4 Dramatic Gub 4 SENIORS 0 A VI 0 BA AKE GEORGE BALOG JEANETTE BETZ FREMON BLYTHE FRIEOA BRATCHER FRAN K BRITTON TED BUCHLER CAROL WILBER FRED CLAUS RONALD CAMP ELL CL EMENZ CRIDER I SENIORS HAROLD DARNELL MARY DAUGHERTY DEAN DAVIS GERALD DOCTOR MARY LOU DORIS GEORGE DUMBSKY PARIS FRYAR RUBY FUNK WALTER GERGELY PAT 6R0VE A LAN HARROO SEN IORS PATRICIA ANNA MAE JOYCE BIGUISH HELD HE YL HAROLD HIGGINS DAVI D JONES JOY HORN RICHARD HOWELL ROBERT KEILMAN LORI KREGER I SENIORS PHYLLIS LASHBROOK s f'vtZS I PAULETTE LEW KOWSK I ROBERT LOGAN JAMES KUHN PAUL MANTER MYRNA LONG SHIRLEY MACKINNON RONALO MEIER IRENE METRO FREO FERN MILLER neitzel I SENIORS EYVONNE NEILSEN PAT PARKS BARBARA PHILEBAUM TED PEPKOWSKI NELDA PIEPHO TOM PLIMPTON RICHARD PRESSLER LORRAINE RAKOCZY HAROLD REDAR RAY REDAR CAROL ROBBINS I SENIORS DOROTHY ROBINSON Florence schelfo MARY ANN GEORGE SCHELL SCOTT MARLENE SCHUTZ IDELLA SHAFER ELEANOR SHIN NICK TFD ST AR K CLIFF NORBERT UNDERWOOD WILSON MARY KAY TE MPLE SENIORS ORVETTA WOLFE JERRY WOZN I EWSKI FRANCES ZIDANICH THE PLAY'S THE THING RUTH HOFFMAN SPONSOR NELDA PIEPHO WINNER OF D A R AWARD SENIOR BOYS' CHAMPION BASKETBALL TEAM SENIOR TED STARK PRESIDENT Senior History In 1948 a rocket ship was seen streaking into the air. Little did anyone realize the vital importance of its destination. This trip had been planned for eight years by its occupants, and in its outcome lies the future tomorrow. But aren't you curious? Let’s follow and see what happens! In September, eight years ago, we landed on a small planet known as Dyer. It was a small place, but we travelers didn’t mind. We were searching for knowledge and human interest. At first the upper classmen, as they were known to us, found us quite interesting and a little strange, too! During that first year we became acquainted with our new surroundings and friends. Then came our initiation! We all dreaded it so, but being of good stock we took it very well and even got a few laughs out of it. The worst being over, we settled down to our routine. The first thing we did was to elect a sponsor to guide us. We were lucky enough to get Coach Meyers. Then officers were elected: Richard Howell, president; Ray Rc-dar, vice-president; Kathy Govert, secretary; and Barbara Philebaum, treasurer. Our motto was IN THE YOUTH OF TODAY LIES THE DEMOCRACY OF TOMORROW; green and gray were class colors; and the white carnation became our flower. Of course we had recreation at Dyer H. S., among other things a big affair known as the Homecoming Dance. We were honored to have Kathy Govert and Mary Ann Schell as candidates for queen. Our boys did very well in the line of sports. They were on the football, baseball, and basketball teams, and even our girls played baseball and basketball. Senior History ( Continued) We received our class sweaters in our sophomore year. Our officers were: Alan Harrod, president; Ted Buchler, vice-president; Nelda Piepho, secretary; and Myrna Long, treasurer. Kathy Govert was chosen as our candidate for Homeccming queen. Mary Ann Schell and Kathy Govert were cheerleaders for the football season. We were by now feeling quite at ease in our new' round world. We had several parties which we all benefitted by. In the spring it was learned that our sponsor. Coach Meyer, was going to Rensslear, and Mrs. Hoffman became our new sponsor. Our junior year was to be a money making year. We were now considered upper classmen. Our officers were: Fred Clemenz, president; Jerry Wozniewski, vice-president; Frank Kratovil, secretary; Nelda Piepho, treasurer. We told candy and did various things to raise money. Joanne Baker w'as our candidate for Homecoming Queen. Mary Ann Schell and Doris Faris were elected basketball cheerleaders. The Junior-Senior banquet was held at TeibcTs Restaurant on March 29. Mary Kay Temple w’as our charming toastmaster and Fred Clemenz and Doris Faris added to the gala affair by singing solos. Then came our prom, which was held at Madura’s Danceland with Kenny Nolan’s orchestra providing the music. Everyone looked wonderful. We have all waited anxiously for the day that we could be called seniors. Eut now that we are, we all know’ that we will not only miss Dyer and the things we have grown to cherish but also some of our teachers who have guided us along our w'ay. As seniors we have been busy planning for our graduation, ordering intimations, pictures, and name cards, and being measured for caps and gowns. As seniors, and the future citizens of tomorrow', w'e feel we ow'e a great deal to our years on this small planet of Dyer. And so in our rocket ship we have once more returned to find our w'ay as individuals in this great America of ours. MARY ANN SCHELL CAROL ROBBINS Class Historians I Prophecy—1952 One day not too long ago, I was idly browsing through the back editions of a big Chicago newspaper. I was reading the headlines when I came to one which read, Howell Returns from Moon.” This pretty much baffled me, so I began to read the article. It read something like this: Upon their return to earth today, noted scientist Richard Howell and his able assistant, David Jones, w'ho became the first men ever to reach the moon, spoke to newsmen. Howell said, “Contrary to common belief, the moon is net made of cheese. Jones, still a bit punchy from his hectic journey, sat grinning his approval. Bewildered by seeing two of my friends' names in the newspaper, I looked at the date. May 3rd, 1965. This so interested me that I began reading more. This is what I read: Ping-Pong Fix Uncovered. Authorities disclosed today that the Pan-American ping pong tourney held in Miami, Florida, was fixed. Former champ Ted Stark reportedly accepted $2,000 and two tickets to the Dycr-Grifflth game to throw' the match. Miami District Attorney Jerry Wozniew-ski said that although Stark had fled the country, the fixer, Norbert Wilson, had been apprehended. Further down the page I saw a picture of Alan Harrod, a professor at Chicago University. He will speak today at the Ladies-Aid-of-Greater-Chicago meeting. The society, headed by Florence Schelfo and Adele Kuhn, is currently leading a crusade against Ronald Crider, said to be the world’s corruptest politician. Across the page was a headline reading, Balog Visits U. S.” Upon reading the article I found that General George Balog, a general in the French Foreign Legion, had taken leave of his forces in Asia to visit the U. S. Before leaving, however, he left Colonel Pierre Fred Miller in command. On page twfo, I saw the result of a nationwide poll taken by Jeanette B tz and Carol Campbell. They asked 9,999 small children whom they preferred for president. The r.sults showed Fred Clemenz to be their choice, with Milton Berle and Hopalcng Cassidy close behind. Just below' this was a paragraph telling of Harold The Brush Redar’s arrest. It seems that The Brush” w-as the culprit who w'as painting mustaches on Indiana Governor Eyvonne Nielsen’s campaign pictures. Another headline read, Sea Hero Returns.” I found thzt Captain Dave Baake of the ship. Crawling Enterprise,” returned to his heme town of Dyer. He was greeted by a howling throng of close to a hundred people, who lined the street fer nearly a mile. Later Bob Logan, Dyer's mayor, presented Baake with the key to the city vault. Just then, I noticed a long article with the heading, Can the U. S. Avoid War with Ireland.'' It was written by Shirley MacKinnon, the famous correspondent. The article dealt with the current world crisis which was brought on when a leftist party headed by the new- dictator. Sir Martin Donald Connealv, overthrew the Irish Government. Seeing nothing more of interest in that particular part of the paper. I turned to the theatrical page. Here I learned that Clifford Underwood, who was recently co-starred with Card Robbins in the smash hit, Slow'poke,” was vacationing in Siberia. I also learned that Ted Buchler. who portrays Joe Pal: oka in the movies, and his wife, Mary Ann Schell, would be in town for the premiere cf his latest movie. Frank Kratovil, Ted s agent, claims Buch to be the world s most muscular man. Prophecy—1952 ( Continued) The current stage hit is the musical comedy, “Two Tickets to State Street. The play, which was written by Lori Kramer, stars Paulette Lewkowski in the role of a young showgirl in the big city. At the bottom cf the page were the amusements' ads. The Barnum and Dumbsky circus was coming to town soon and general-manager Mary Lou Dumbsky said the show is even greater than last year’s. The addition of Lorraine Rakoczy, the trapeze artist, and Paul Manter, with his trained seal act, has drawn raves from all the critics. A picture cf a frog struck me as being rather queer. 1 read the caption under the picture and learned that the frog was none other than Jumping Bull, the world’s champion jumping frog. His co-handlers, Jcy Horn and Ruby Funk, are confident that he can keep his title Saturday night when he meets the leading contender in the Chicago Stadium. One of the judges in the contest will be Waiter Gergely. Discarding this part, 1 picked up and read the society page. These are a few of the items which stick in my memory: in Chicago society, Harold Higgins, the mystery millionaire, had donated another $50,000 to charity. Several years ago Higgins retired, married Pat Hartley, and settled down in a beautiful mansion; to this day the source of his wealth remains a mystery. A banquet in honor of Rev. Wilbur Claus is scheduled for next week in the Hotel Heyl. Claus will soon leave for Alaska where he will be an eskimo missionary. By the way, the hotel, formerly known as the Stevens, is owned by Joyce Heyl. She won it a few years ago on the quiz show, THE HOME BREW HOUR, which is sponsored by Wein’s Brewery. The brewery is owned by Faul Wein, commonly referred to as the “beer tycoon.” Laying down the social page, I turned to the sports page. Across the top of the page a headline screamed, Blythe Hits 45.” Below was a big-write-up about the game of the previous night. Fre-mon Blythe, who never played high school basketball but made All-American at Kentucky, hit 45 points in an easy win of an out-of-seasen charity game w'ith the Harlem Globetrotters. He is referred to in basketball circles as the poor man’s George Mikan. High for the Trotters w'as Pewee Kuhn with 25 points. Another story involved the retirement of Ted Pepkowski from the Chicago Bears. He plans to enter business in Lake Hills, Indiana. Below' that was the hardluck story of Barbara Philebaum. Barbara, w-hile attempting to sw'im the English channel, became lost, swam about fifty miles, and ended up back in England. On page two cf the sport section w-as an article about the coming 500 mile speedw-ay race. Most cf the experts conceded the race to the last year's winner, the Lashbrook Special,” driven by Fern Neitzel. The car was built by mechanical wizard Phyllis Lashbrook. A small clipping at the bottom of the page stated that George Scott, manager of the Bloomer Girls’ softball team, had announced the acquisition of Irene Home Run” Metro and Idella Fireball” Shafer. In the advertising section I saw' that Eleanor Schinnick w-as running an ad for saleswomen to sell her Schinnick Special Buy used cars. Laying aside the sports news, I came upon the feature section. These are a few of the stories which I saw there: Flag Pole Sitter Still Up. Pat Grove, the country’s most confirmed Republican. is still atop her high perch on the flagpole at City Hall. She ascended more than two months ago with the vow that she wouldn't come down until a G.O.P. President was again in the White House. I Prophecy— 19. 2 (Continued) Superintendent Outlaws Homework.” Franklin D. Britton, Chicago Public School superintendent, today abolished any form of homework. He gave as his reason that it interfered with the nightlife of the average student. Famed artist Nelda Piepho is painting a picture of Mary Kay Temple, Miss America of I960. The portrait will hang in the conference room of the Midwestern Anatomy Club. At the bottom of the page was the syndicated column. Around the Town, written by Dorothy Robinson. One thing which she wrote about in her column was the elopement of the famous play director, Myrna Long, with the French count, Leonardo de La Farge. This w'as especially surprising as Myrna was a confirmed spinstress. She also mentioned that the management of the Chez Paree announced they were sold out for the next two weeks. Overflow crowds have shown up nightly since the booking of Anna Mae Held s all girl band. Included in the band is Mary Daugherty, the former Olympic hurdling champ. Quoting Dorothy again, Ronald Meier, the Broadw'ay Gigolo, has decided on a reconciliation with his first wife, Frances Zidanich. Meier, who inherited some money from a rich uncle several years ago, has been literally burning up the town with six different wives. Frieda Bratcher, square dance caller on the National Barn Dance, has laryngitis and is recuperating in China. I turned the page to the radio-TV news. I noticed particularly Happy Harry's Kiddie Show. starring Harold Darnell, and the Small Fry Club, MCED by Marlene Schutz. On the opposite page was the Literary Revue. The book-cf-the-month was written by Doris Faris and entitled The Ups and Downs of an Elevator Operator.” Below were the b’rth notices. I read: Mrs. Robert Keilman gave birth to twins yesterday, running her total to ten little shiners in eight years. Her husband. Shiner Sr., is a captain on a shrimp boat. On the last page were the various ads. One of the personal ads read, Dear Orvetta. Please come home. I promise to give up the horses and send little Ichabod to school.—Love, Ray. Immediately I w’ondered if this could be Ray Redar and Orvetta Wolfe. A classified advertisement singing the praises of a leading cigarette appeared at the bottom of the page. It stated that Gerald Doctor, a dentist in Schererville, Ind ana. smokes Camels. Says Doctor— I like 'em. Turning once again to the front page, I noticed an obscure paragraph that I had previously overlooked. It told cf the discovery cf a new isotope cf uranium by one Tom Plimpton, a U. S. research chemist in Oak Ridge, Tenn. I laid down the paper and sat there puzzling over this oddity. Could it be possible for me to read a paper which wouldn't be printed for many years? I went home mystified. When I returned a few' days later, I couldn't find the paper. Now I will have to w'ait thirteen years to see if it all comes true. RICH JAMES GEORGE KLINE Class Prophets Senior Will Reveals Unexpected Bequests We, the Senior Class of 1952, of the St. John Township High School, County of Lake, City of Dyer, State of Indiana, approaching the time of our departure, and being of sound mind and body, do hereby will and bequeath cn this 21st day of May the following earthly and unearthly qualities, habits, abilities, and ether priceless possessions to these unprepared and probably unwilling recipients. To the faculty we, the Senior Class, leave cur thanks for the guidance and assistance they have given us. To Mrs. Hoffman we bequeath our thanks for all she had done for the class in the past two years. To Mrs. Ainsley and Mr. DeAlbani we extend our humble gratitude for the interest they have taken in our class. To Dr. Ahrens we bequeath our sorrow for any grievances we may have caused him during the past year. We, the Senior class of 1952, leave to the Class of 1953 the honor of being a senior and all that goes with it. Feeling in a very romantic mood, I, Cliff Underwood, do unwillingly leave my little black date book to Ernie Jostes, who, I know, will waste no time in using it. I, David Baake, will to Tom Blaskovich my ability to do just as I please during the school year. I, George Balog, do will my car to Shirley Budack so that she may keep track of Tommy Hippen-steel. I, Jerry Wozniewski, feeling very creative, do will to Richard Schneck my outstanding ability in journalism. I, Ruby Funk, will my drawing ability to Ken Tussey, hoping he will put it to use more than I did. I, Anna Mae Held, keeping you in stitches, will my sewing ability to Corinne Darnell. I, Mary Ann Schell, do will my ability to stay quiet more than twenty seconds to Eddie Frauen-hrltz, hoping he will appreciate it. Feeling very generous, 1. Paul Wein, will to my brother John, my Civics grades. Being in a strong frame of mind, I, Ted Pepkowski. leave to Clarence Peifer my Charles Atlas build. 1, Idella Shafer, leave my giggle, which I'm sure everyone is glad I'm leaving, to Chuck Shell. I, Myrna Long, leave to Glen Ashcraft my Buick. May he have more luck parking it in the school yard than 1 have had. I. Mary Kay Temple, feeling very generous, leave to Ralph Beck, my ability to take piano lessons for four solid years. (Then he’ll have an excuse to ditch school fourth hour.) I, Fred Miller, will to Margie Norris my blushing ability; I hope she won't use it as much as 1 did. I, James (Pee Wee) Kuhn, am very glad to leave to Mel Fath my nickname that has followed me through the years. 1, Phyllis Lashbrook, will my unique position of being the only senior girl to go with a junior boy to Kay Nelson. Senior Will Reveals Unexpected Bequests (Continued) We, Fern Neitzel and Ronald Meier, leave our nctepaper and rundown pencils to Jean Perry and Bill Kilander, knowing they will appreciate them. To Alberta Austgen, I, Irene Metro, will my position at Sauzer's Waffle Shop, as I will no longer need it. I, Barbara Philebaum, in a mischievous mood, do give my wisecracks and silly sayings to Barbara Ross. I, Patty Hartley, feeling in a dreamy state of mind, do will my ability to stay with one man to Shirley Tucker. I, Alan Harrod, leave to Mike Fagan all my physics and chemistry notes. I, Robert (Shiner) Keilman, in a carefree state of mind, do leave my towering height to Eileen Grimmer, hoping she will use it wisely. Feeling very mean and full of the dickens, I, Richard Howell, do unfortunately leave my beloved ability to torment teachers to Rich James. I, Frank Britton, will to Fred Showalter, my ability of not giving up so easily where a certain girl is concerned. Being much too modest to say so himself, we will from the best looking senior boy, Ted Buchler, to Tommy Hippensteel that position. I. Wilbur Claus, leave my curly blond hair and a Toni Refill Kit to Ned Bowles. I, David Jones, will the many happy hours I’ve spent in Mrs. Ainsley's chair to Donald Dust. I, George Scott, feeling very jovial, will my ability to receive personal mail in school to Rita Piper. I, Harold Higgins, feeling very reckless, do will my football ability to George Kline. I, Joyce Heyl, will my peaches and cream complexion to Lillian Schilling. To Norman Dudak, I, Nelda Piepho, will my high scholastic record, and hope he can carry on. Feeling very resigned, I, Tom Plimpton, leave my classy crew cut 'which I hate losing) to Dick Stark and Jack Slagle. I. Fremon Blythe, with much regret, leave to Harold Walden my technique for hauling the girls around. I, Jeanette Betz, very humbly leave my position in the Sunshine Scc’ety to Frances Dike Feeling very rhythmic, I. Frieda Bratcher, leave my clarinet to Thelma Karsten. To Margaret Siedentoph I, Fred Clemenz, will my ability' to argue any point at any time. I, Ronald Crider, bequeath my technique of ditching and sometimes gening away with it. to Clair Sargent. Feeling very strong and muscular, I, Harcld Darnell, leave to Marlene Ke.lman my wrestling ability . I, Mary Daugherty, will my faithfulness to my sailor to Garnet Hall. May she never frrger Bob I. Gerald Doctor, blushing as I say this, will my shy. quiet ways to Norbert Haney Marbnek. I. Doris Faris. will to Isabelle Hepworth. my knack of keeping secrets so well- 1, Walter Gergely, leave to Bill Penman my baton, knowing he will use it to hi utmost ability. Senior W ill Reveals Unexpected Bequests ( Continued) I, Pat Grove, do will that thin grey matter which aids me in concentrating on things other than school, to Jean Eckhoff. 1, Mary Lou Dumbsky, in a talkative mood, do will my fiery hair to Elsie Mae Claus. 1, Ted Stark, leave my ever lovin' text books to Wimpy Neyhart and Lester Scheisser. I, Carol Robbins, being as usual in a moronic state of mind, do will my crazy habits to Shirley Allen. 1, Carol Campbell, being in a silly state of mind, leave to Dyonne Mertz my worn out musical notes that 1 no longer will use. Feeling kinda' silly, I, Adele Kuhn, will to Donna Mac Hilbrich my sense of humor. I, Florence Schelfo, leave to Sharon Brands my job of being a monitor in the library. I, Dorothy Robinson, will my diet to Lee Lintz, knowing his liking for liquids and his dislike for solids. We, Eyvonne Nielsen and Eleanor Shinnick, will the hard job of writing the Senior Class will to Janice Thompson and Phyllis Thiel. May they have better luck than we did. To Marilyn George I, Lori Krager, will my shy and demure ways. Feeling very studious, I, Marlene Schutz, will to Lois Hogan my job of taking over Miss Husted's class whenever needed. Though I hate to part with it, I, Francis Zidanach, will my seat on the Schererville bus to Francis Setters. Feeling real conscientious, 1, Lorraine Rakoczy, will to Shirley Bowen my nickname of Cozy. May she take good care of it. I, Harold Redar, will my talent of sketching pictures to Harry Keilman, hoping he will make good use of it. Trying to get rid of my bangs, 1, Paulette Lewkowski, will them to Marlene Segert. Being very embarrassed about the whole thing, I, Ray Redar, will my personality to Robert McClellan. 1, George Fryer, leave all my used absentee slips to David Paul. I, Norbert Wilson, leave to Richard Kalendek my crepe soled shoes, so he can slip out of class as quietly as I did. I, Bob Logan, will my casanova ways and tall tales to James Krager. It is hoped he will use them well. 1, Paul Manter, will my ability to juggle money figures for the Echo” Staff, to Thomas Stamos. To Betty Bowers and Tcm Lansing, I, Frank (Bucky) Kratovil, leave my knack of eating sauerkraut in public. I, Joy Horn, will to Helen Swan my hospital bed. May she never have to use it. I. Orvctta Wolfe, will my pleasure in eating my lunch at a Table-for-Two at Ma's Eat Shop to Betty Wood. I. Shirley MacKinnon, being one of the Three Musketeers, will my faithfulness as a friend to Will James. Witnessed by: EYVONNE NIELSEN ELEANOR SCHINN1CK 1 We Love Our Activities Do you remember all those little things that make the school year complete? The football games in the fall, the sock hops in the gym, the class parties, the basketball games, the juniors' popcorn machine—all those extra events that you can never forget? Remember the terrible crush you had on that certain someone,” and your first date for the Dyer-Griffith football game, and the Echo dance in the gym later? Remember how the two of you laughed so hard at the girls of the Echo Staff trying to play football with the girls of the Comet Staff? As you continued to date this extra special person, you saw all the football games for the season. Oh! how cold it was the night of the Crown Point football game! Everyone was wrapped in blankets to keep warm, and hot coffee flowed like water. Then came the basketball season, and the sock hops in the gym given by the Lettermen's Club. The wo of you were seen at every game. My, what an interest the two of you had developed in basketball! Finally came the formal dances of the year that you had been waiting for so long. The Echo dance came first and was so wonderful! Remember how surprised you were when you walked into the gym and it had been almost completely transformed? Remember how pretty you thought Nelda looked when she was crowned Echo Queen? Yes, that certainly was quite a dance. The last few weeks of school for the seniors finally arrived. There was that new dress to buy for the banquet and another one for graduation. The senior pictures and the graduation announcements came. The seniors were scurrying around the halls, and then suddenly it was Senior Week and the seniors could no longer be found in the halls of Dyer. It’s the night of the prom. Did you think it would never come? Now you don't want the evening to end. It's the grand finale of the school year —and it was a wonderful year, wasn’t it? PAT GROVE Jean Perry Makes Gracious Homecoming (Jueen The Homecoming game, played against Portage this year, was followed by the annual Homecoming Ball, sponsored as usual by the Lettermen’s club. The class candidates for queen were: Pat Hartley, senior; Jean Perry, junior; Roberta Patnoe, sophomore; and Marilyn Kollar, freshmen. Jean Perry won the title, and was crowned by her escort. Bill Kilander. She wore a beautiful melon red dress, and was presented with a corsage of white carnations and red rosebuds. Pat Hartley was charming in a blue ballerina length gown, and was accompanied by Harold Higgins. Roberta Patnoe, squired by Phil Sutherlin, wore white net, and Marilyn Kollar, with Fred Clemenz as her partner, was attractive in pink net. Music was furnished by the Melodians of Hammond. The pictures on the opposite page show Jean and Bill as King and Queen, with attendants Marilyn Kollar and Fred Clemenz, Pat Hartley and Harold Higgrns, Roberta Patnoe and Phil Sutherlin. Senior Girls Triumph in Softball Every fall the returning students look forward to the softball tournaments, and rivalry between classes runs high. The senior girls established their first championship in four years by defeating the sophomores, and then winning over the freshmen who had previously beaten the juniors. They attribute at least part of their success to the able coaching of Harold Higgins and Ray Redar. The team, as pictured on the preceding page, was made up of: 1st row—Jeanette Betz, Phyllis La'hbrook, Barbara Philebaum, Orvetta Wolfe, and Ruby Funk; 2nd row—Nelda Piepho, Pat Hartley, Mary Ann Schell, Eyvonne Nielsen, and Carol Robbins; 3rd row—Harold Higgins and Ray Redar, managers. Junior Hoys Snatch Championship In the first round of the softball tournament the seniors defeated the sophomores, and the juniors trounced the freshmen. In a final thrilling game, the juniors exerted every effort to wrest the championship from the seniors, and the game was nip and tuck until the last out in the last inning. The final score was 6 to 4 with the juniors the victors. The members of their team were: Norbert Marcinek, George Kline, Rich James, Harry Kcilman, Jim Halfman, Tcm Hippensteel, Eddie Frauenholtz, Lester Scheisser, Bill Penman, Bill Ki'ander, and Ernie Jostes. Runners-Up The runners-up in the tournament were the freshman girls and senior boys. Their teams were made up of: freshman girls—1st row—Pat Horner, Audrey Blaskovich, Judy Mangold, Barbara Metro, and Joan Kominski; 2nd row—Judy Swan, Barbara Temple, Eulah Carleson, and Barbara Piepho; 3rd row—Barbara Penman, Patsy Ross, Evelyn Little. Barbara Deen, and Pat Duncan. Senior boys: 1st row—Harold Higgins, Harold Darnell, and Ted Buchler; 2nd row—Paul Manter, Ted Pepkowski, Ray Redar, and Ted Stark; 3rd row— James Kuhn, Dave Jones, and Richard Howell. Leap Year Formal a Huge Success As we entered our gym at Dyer High on the night of February 29th, we stared in amazement and asked ourselves, Is this really our gym?”, for the Echo Staff had transformed it into a beautiful ballroom. The bleachers were hidden by a flower-bedecked muslin screen, and tables and chairs were placed around the edge of the dance floor. In front of the stage was a real tree decorated with glowing garnet roses which were later bought by the boys to adorn the girls' formals. On either side of the tree was a rose trellis decorated with roses and shining stars which carried out the theme, Starlight and Roses. Below the stairs was a table with enough punch and cookies for?— you guessed it—all the people who were there. The music, which was supplied by the Melodians, added the finishing touch, and put everyone in a wonderful mood. While dancing, we noticed several girls who wore satin ribbons across their formals. Before long, we found out that they were candidates for the Echo Queen, each one having been selected to represent a club in school. The fortunate ones were: Miss Sunshine, Nancy Thomas; Miss Letterman, Sandra Tucker; Miss Science, Phyllis Gall; Miss Music, Dyonne Mertz; Miss Commerce, Joyce Heyl; Miss Echo, Barbara Philebaum; Miss Comet, Mar)’ Ann Schell; Miss Drama, Nelda Piepho. We were given ballots so we could vote for the candidate we wanted to win. After the ballots were counted Nelda Piepho was found to be the winner, and was crowned by Pat Grove with a glittering crown of silver sequins. After this thrilling interlude we danced and danced until, I regret to say, this delightful evening had come to an end. But it will live in our memories forever and a day. NELDA PIEPHO 1952 ECHO QUEEN Dramatic Club Provides Varied Entertainment The nine plays produced by the Dramatic Club during the year provided a variety of experience for the young actors and actresses. The following pages show pictures of some of the characters in action. Let's Make Up This was an entertaining satire on the vanity of high school girls and how they are cured by two boys. Those taking part were: Marilyn Leonard Mary Ann Schell Jean Morley Myrna Long Dick Blakeford Harold Higgins Johnny Warner Harold Redar Bellboy James Kuhn A Vain Effort This play was just a bit of froth for a moment of relaxation, and portrayed a mother s anxiety over her daughter’s infatuation with a professional boxer. The cast included. Lucille, the maid Cynthia Vane, the daughter Charles Vane, her brother Virginia Cooley, a friend Bud Kinney, the boxer Mrs. Vane, the mother David King, reporter Frieda Bratcher Barbara Philebaum Walter Gergely Phyllis Lashbrook Rich Howell Joy Horn Paul Manter Coinin' Hound the Mountain For a hilarious hillbilly play, this was a fine choice. Daisy and Zeke supplied the romance, Dynamite Ann provided the humor, and Carey New-bold stood for excitement. Those in the cast were: Maw Judkins, mountain woman Francis Zidanich Pap Judkins, her husband Ray Redar Daisy Judkins, their daughter Myrna Long Zeke Bemis, Daisy’s suitor Cliff Underwood Dynamite Ann, the sheriff Pat Grove Mrs. Hortense Belmont-Cliff Eyvonne Nielsen Miliicent Lowell, her niece Pat Hartley Carey Newbold, a young northerner Bob Logan Ladies of the Mop This is a short play in rhyme and rhythm about the women who clean up the stage of the theater after the evening performance. They entertain themselves while they eat their midnight lunch, and rest from their scrubbing while they demonstrate their hidden talents. The roles were ably filled by: Annie Mary Kay Temple Mattie Pat Parks Hallie Nelda Piepho Bessie Carol Robbins A Crazy Violet This is a delightfully fast moving farce with lots of comedy and suspense. The plot hinges on a mix-up in identical suitcases, and a mysterious woman who comes to a houseparty uninvited. The cast of characters follows: Mrs. Beulah Martin Adele Kuhn Beth Ruth Myrtle Fatty Dot Carlotta Violet Rae Paulette Lewkowski Eleanor Schinnick Shirley MacKinnon Ruby Funk Carol Campbell Jeanette Betz Marlene Schutz The Brain Storm The most important production of the year was this three-act play in which every Dramatic Club member had a part. A double cast was used to give everyone an acting opportunity. The plot deals with a group of college students and their efforts to persuade a bashful, inhibited boy to play football. The boy’s mischievous conscience capers about the stage, providing mirth and merriment. In the picture on the following page, Ted Stark portrays the conscience in a group made up of: Joy Horn, Myrna Long, Paul Manter, Ted Stark, Frank Kratovil, Dave Jones, Mary Kay Temple, Eyvonne Nielsen, and Harold Redar. LET S MAKE UP A VAIN EFFORT COMING 'ROUND THE MOUNTAIN A CRAZY VIOLET LADIES OF THE MOP THE BRAIN STORM SENIOR BEST FIGURE AND PHYSIQUE PAT HARTLEY - DAVE JONES MOST MISCHIEVOUS PHYLLIS LASHBROOK-FRANK BRITTON MOST THOUGHTFUL JEANETTE BETZ - TED PEPKOWSKI BEST LOOKING JOYCE HEYL-TED BUCHLER MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED PAT GROVE - JERRY WOZNIEWSKI 1 PERSONALITIES MOST BASHFUL FRED MILLER-FERN NEITZEL MOST POPULAR RICH HOWELL-MARY ANN SCHELL MOST ATHLETIC HAROLD HIGGENS-BARBARA PHILEBAUM BEST DRESSED WALTER GERGELY-MYRNA LONG I SCIENCE CLUB GLAMOUR GIRLS LUNCH ROOM JUNIOR CANDY SALES We Appreciate Our Organizations Acquaintances are made in classrooms, but friendships are formed in organizations. You may see a person every day in the classroom, but you never really get to know him until you are brought together in an informal way. School organizations make this possible. Through club work, latent talent is discovered and developed. People you never dreamed were anything but ordinary individuals, turn out to have special abilities in certain fields. Club members learn good will by actually doing things to help others. This brings about a wonderful feeling of brotherhood. All working together for one common cause! The chance of becoming a leader is placed before you. The opportunity to express your feelings and ideas is given to you. Yes, of all the memories you’ll cherish, first and foremost will be those of the wonderful times you had in these groups. They will linger the longest throughout the years. MYRNA LONG Student Council Finishes Successful Year On September 25, 1951, under the sponsorship of Dr. Ahrens, the Student Council was reorganized at Dyer. The officers elected were Fred Clemenz, president; Tom Hippensteel, vice-president; Jean Perry, secretary; and Phyllis Lashbrook, treasurer. The group has been influential in improving hall traffic, maintaining cleaner lockers, eradicating mice, securing a pay telephone for student use, and organizing a student court to penalize students who violate school rules. It sponsored an outstanding variety show, featuring a gymnastic team from Indiana University, for the benefit of the athletic fund. Its members, as shown on the opposite page, are: top row—Connie Houston, Ray Jaryszak, Barbara Deen, Pat Roll, Phil Sutherlin, Barbara Adair, Lawrie Gettler, and Alfred Bowles; bottom row—Dr. Ahrens, Tom Hippensteel, Jean Perry, Phyllis Lashbrook, Jeanette Betz, Tom Plimpton, and Bill Kilander. Not pictured is the president, Fred Clemenz. u er Baud Shows Marked Improvement Under the competent direction of Mr. DcAlbani, the band has grown in size and musicianship. In addition to participating in the annual spring concert, it has played for football games, basketball games, pep rallies, PT.A. meetings, and various programs given by the school during the year. Its members, shown on the opposite page, are: top row'—Dyonne Mertz, Gail Campbell, Bill Mathews, Mr. DcAlbani, Alfred Bowles, Marcia Ahrens, Floyd Iddings, Freddie Demshar, Gordon Westerwelle, Mike Sabo, Kay Nelson, Pat Urbahns, Betsy Demshar, Phyllis Dix, Ralph Beck, Mel Fath, Janice Terry, and Jeffrey Graves; lower row—Bill Markul, Larry Slagle, Robert Foster, Tom Plimpton, Tom Blaskovich, Pat Hovey, Eulah Carleson, Connie Houston, Thelma Karsten, and Janet Terry. Dramatic Cluh Wins Plaudits Despite the handicap of inadequate rehearsal time and infrequent use of the school auditorium, the Dramatic Club came through a long and successful season, presenting eight one-act plays and one three-act comedy. Its membership this year consisted of: top row—James Kuhn, Shirley McKinnon, Adele Kuhn, Anna Mae Held, Joy Horn, Mary Ann Schell, Pat Hartley, Francis Zidanich, Marlene Schutz, Ruby Funk, and Walter Gergely; 3rd row—Norbert Wilson, Harold Redar, Ted Stark, Bob Logan, Alan Harrod, Dave Jones, Harold Higgins, Rich How'ell, Ray Redar, Paul Manter, and Frank Kratovil; 2nd row—Carol Robbins, Nclda Piepho, Phyllis Lashbrook, Myrna Long. Barbara Philebaum, Mary Kay Temple, Pat Grove, and Eyvonne Nielsen; 1st row'—Frieda Bratcher, Jeanette Betz, Paulette Lewkow'ski, Mrs. Ainsley, Orvetta Wolfe, Eleanor Schinnick, and Carol Campbell. ♦ Sunshine Society Has Active Year The girls of Dyer High School have one of the finest chapters of the Sunshine Society in Indiana. Under the sponsorship of Miss Husted, the forty-six members held an initiation tea in September, attended the 5th District Convention in October, enjoyed a Christmas party in December, and celebrated their anniversary in February. Mary Baake and Betty Eberle will be going to Camp Tecumseh this summer. The membership, as pictured on the opposite page, includes: back row—Norma Fuqua, Mary Daugherty, Betty Wood, Thelma Karsten, Nancy Genardo, Pat Hartley, Mary Crider, Orvetta Wolfe, Marcia Breitzke, Helen Hoernig, Carole Kreger, Paulette Lewkowski, Francie Dike, Monica Weis, Arlene Schulte, Lori Kreger; 2nd row—Shirley Akers, Janice Thompson, Marilyn Kollar, Eulah Carlson, Barbara Temple, Mary Kay Temple, Pat Grove, Neva Piepho, Lorraine Rakoczy, Carol Robbins, Myrna Long, Idella Shafer, Joy Horn, Joyce Heyl: 1st row—Marilyn George, Lois Hogan, Kathy Gard, Rose Zidanich, Pat Horner, Phyllis Thiel. Ruth Dike, leanetre Betz, Miss Husted, Nancy Thomas, Pat Roll, Adele East, Betty Eberle, Evelyn Little, Sandra Tucker, Phyllis Gall, and Jeannie Foltz. Science Club Has Busy Year The Science Club, guided by Miss McCune, is a vigorous young organization of the school. The members meet each Wednesday noon to experiment, discuss, report on, and digest scientific principles. Most of the efforts of the young scientists this year have been directed toward raising money to supplement the rather meager equipment available to them in the science department. The club sponsored a carnival March 21st where both members and visitors had a wonderful time. The members, whose pictures appear on the opposite page, are: top row—Howard Dewes, Daniel Kapornya, Francis Zidanich, Jeanette Betz, Helen Hoernig, Nelda Piepho. Phyllis Gall, Paulette Lewkowski, Lee Mangold, and Dennis Smith; middle row—Frank Kratovil, Norbert Wilson, Dick Stark, Rich Schneck, Tom Hippensteel, Harold Darnell, Fred Miller, Mike Fagen, George Scott, and Harold Redar; bottom row—Eulah Carlson, Marlene Keilman, Jean Clark, Miss McCune, Evelyn Little, Alan Harrod, Paul Manter, Tom Plimpton, Pat Grove, Barbara Temple, and Jean Foltz. Commercial Club Buys New Equipment To become eligible for membership in the Commercial Club, a student must win an award in some commercial subject. This year, though the membership has been small, the club has purchased a record player and an electric adding machine for the commercial department. The members are: top row—Jeanette Betz, Dyonne Mertz, Francis Setters, Francis Zidanich, Idella Shafer. Miss Husted, Shirley McKinnon, Joyce Heyl, Robert Keilman. and Carol Campbell: lower row—Frank Kratovil, James Kuhn, Adele Kuhn, Pat Hartley, Mary Daugherty, Marlene Schutz, George Scott, and Walter Gergely. Echo Staff Where’s the T-square?” Ted and Dave, please get those snapshots mounted!” Hey Nelda, you got the glue?” Orvetta, it’s time that you, Paulette, and Barbara got down to work.” Howell, where’s that football picture?” Pat, draw a proportion for Myrna and Mary Kay.” We just have to get this done by next Tuesday!” This is how it went in the Echo Staff room all year. Poor Mrs. Ainsley! Really though, it wasn’t as bad as all this. We did have fun working. It is a wonderful feeling to be able to work on your own time and of your own accord. The year book is really the senior’s memory book, and it covers all phases of high school life from the most trying classroom to the most glamorous party. The seniors who worked so faithfully and arduously are pictured on the opposite page. Echo Staff Editors Nelda Piepho Pat Grove Business Managers Alan Harrod Paul Manter Pictures Mary Kay Temple Myrna Long Subscriptions Ted Stark Cliff Underwood Activities and Organizations Orvetta Wolfe Paulette Lewkowski Barbara Philebaum Typist Phyllis Lashbrook Sports Rich Howell Snapshots Dave Jones Ted Buchler Faculty Advisor Dorothy Ainsley Sweaternien Each year the senior athletes who have won two major letters, or one major and two minors, are awarded sweaters by the Lettermen's Club. Those who were so honored this year were: Tom Plimpton, Fred Clemenz, Dave Jones, Cliff Underwood, Harold Darnell, Harold Higgins, Paul Manter, Ted Buchler, Ted Pepkowski, Rich Howell, and Frank Britton. Lettermen September 28, 1951, started another year for the lettermen. At their first meeting they elected as officers: Rich Howell, president; Harold Higgins, vice-president; Bill Kilander, secretary; Ted Buchler, treasurer. The most important event sponsored by the club during the year is the Homecoming Dance, the purpose of which is to raise money to buy sweaters for the senior athletes who have earned them. This year jackets were awarded instead of sweaters, the boys feeling that they were more practical. The personnel of the club is as follows: top row—Tom Plimpton, Fred Clemenz, Ned Bowles, Clair Sargent. Rich James, Cliff Underwood, Norbert Marcinek, George Kline, Dave Jores, h arry Keilman, Harold Darnell, Jack Cole, Tom Blaskovich, Ted Pepkowski, and Tom Hippensteel; second row—Glenn Ashcraft, Lester Schiesser, Bill Penman, Herman Young, Ted Buchler, Rich Howell, Harold Higgins, Bill Kilander. James Halfman, Eddie Frauenholtz, Mike Brys, Phil Sutherlin, ard Coach Jacobs; bottom row—Jack McWilliams, Elton Cain, Ernie Jostes, Frank Britton, Paul Manter, Mike Fagen, Ralph Beck, Jack Slagle, Donald Dust, and Danny Nolan. Comet Staft Publishes Better Than Ever Paper For the first time in the annals of Dyer High School, the COMET abandoned its mimeographed format for a regularly printed and published edition. The staff worked hard and faithfully, and all year students noticed the roving reporter wandering through the halls asking a pupil here, a pupil there, just what he or she noticed first in a member of the opposite sex, and other similar questions. Of course everyone also noticed the two editors going berserk, and the rest of the staff trying to pull themselves together after the paper had been put to bed each month. As the editor said, It was a lot of work and a lot of fun, and a feeling of satisfaction for a job well done.” Comet Staff Co-Editors Pat Hartley Jerry Wozniewski Sports Editor Harold Higgins Business Manager Tom Plimpton Advertising Manager James Kuhn Artist Harold Redar Roving Reporter Carol Robbins Reporters Carol Campbell Eleanor Sh innick Walter Gergely Gossip and Fashions Eyvonne Nielsen Mary Ann Schell Typists Adele Kuhn Shirley MacKinnon Ruby Funk Circulation Manager Frank Kratovil Exchange Manager Fred Miller Class Reporters Senior Doris Farris Junior Ned Bowles Sophomore Ruth Iddings Jack McWilliams Freshman Clara Mae Peeples Barbara Temple Sponsor Miss Ruth Pierce The 1951 football season started with 32 boys trying for the first eleven. Coach Vanderkolk got the boys under way August 16, for three long weeks of hard practice. The first game of the season was on September 7, when the Indians defeated Lowell on Lowell’s new football field by a score of 13 to 0. Everyone will remember Howell’s 75 yard run for the last touchdown of the game. The boys then got ready for the next game which was with Gary Wirt. The outcome of the game was in Wirt’s favor, 12 to 0. (No comment.) By this rime the boys knew it was going to be a hard, rough season. The following week the game was with Griffith, Dyer’s rival. When the game ended the score was 20 to 16 in favor of Griffith. In spite of our losing the game, Buchler, Jostes, and Darnell showed great defensive ability. The game with East Gary got off to a bad start. The score at the half was 12 to 0, but the Indians then woke up and scored two touchdowns with the assistance of Kilander’s two long passes, making the final score a tie. The Indians went on to defeat North Judson on their home field by a score of 25 to 12. We triumphantly won over Gary Edison by a score of 25 to 7. No one will forget the line’s great defensive playing. Some outstanding players were Penman, Higgins, Halfman, Brys, James, and Howell. The Homecoming game was against Portage, who spoiled it for us by upsetting Dyer 13 to 7. Dyer Indians then met the Crete Warriors who were defeated 13 to 12. Outstanding playing was done by Pepkowski and Jones in the line. No one will forget Howell’s running that night, or his carrying the ball 30 times and racking up 168 yards. Then Dyer went to Crown Point and defeated them on a frozen field. The night was so very cold that some of the players wore gloves. The score was 7 to 0. Penman, Marcinek, and Pepkowski were outstanding players in this game. The final game with Merrillville was called off due to unfavorable weather conditions. The players and Coach Vanderkolk are to be congratulated on a fine and successful season. The final tab shows 5 wins, 3 losses, and 1 tie. The student managers of the team were Eddie Frauenholtz, Mickey Fagan, and Tom Blas-kovich. We En joy Our Sports Since the beginning of time, sports have been a large part of people’s lives. Thousands of fans flocked to the Coliseum of ancient Rome to cheer their favorite gladiator and to watch him and the others perform. The best gladiators received laurel crowns as symbols of honor and glory, just as the athletes in high school receive letters and jackets as symbols of their prowess in different sports. Now more than ever, sports are becoming an even larger part of our lives. Sports create closer relations between different countries, as proved by the Olympic Sports which take place every four years. They are also a contributing factor in helping make school days more of an enjoyment and less of a drudge. Without sports many of the average students would become so bored and discontented that they would quit school as soon as they were of age. They would quit before they were prepared to face the world in which we live. Through sports, many of the better athletes receive scholarships so that a college education is possible. Without these scholarships, many important men would not have found themselves, and would have been forgotten. Sports are a great aid in building character, establishing perseverance and persistence, and in bringing out the best in all the boys who participate. They help us face competition. This is extremely important because we will come up against competition in many things in later life, including our jobs. The way we stand up against that competition will be determined by how well we are trained in high school. Some people think sports interfere with school work. This line of thought could not be more wrong. Not only do sports make many students work harder so that they will stay eligible for the sports in which they participate, but sports and school work are working to the same end. They both are trying to prepare us to live happier, fuller, and more useful lives. PAUL MANTER VANDERKOLK, COACH PEP, GUARD JONES, TACKLE HOWELL, FULLBACK BUCHLER, GUARD HIGGINS, END CLEMENZ, BACK JACOBS, ASSISTANT COACH S' ,- - DARNELL,TACKLE MANTER, BACK I PENMAN, TACKLE JAMES, CENTER HIGGINS AND PEP, CO-CAPTAINS KILANDER, QB. MARCINEK, END KEILMAN, END HALFMAN, HALFBACK JOSTES, OB HOWELL, MOST VALUABLE PLAYER KLINE, CENTER I Cross Country Tram Has Good Season Under the capable coaching of Jim Jacobs, the cross country team made a good showing this year. The boys placed first in three meets, second in one meet, and third in another. Winning third place in the Calumet Conference meet for the second year in a row, they closed the season. Next year the ream will be more experienced and will be looking for more triumphs. The members of the team, pictured on the preceding page, were: Coach Jacobs, Dave Miller, Elton Cain, Mickey Fagen, Jerry Young, Dan Nolan, Tom Plimpton, and Herman Young. Wrestling Team Makes Good Showing In Dyer’s second year of wrestling competition, its team made a good record. In addition to matches with Hammond Tech, Thorton Fractional, Bloom H. S., and Roosevelt High, the team entered the wrestling tournament held in East Chicago. Ernie Jostes and Harold Darnell showed outstanding ability, being undefeated until the final round. Coach Vanderkolk feels very optimistic about next year’s prospects. The team personnel, whose picture is on the preceding page, included: top row—Clair Sargent, Harold Darnell, Tom Hippensteel, Jack Slagle, Ernie Jostes, Donald Dust, Mike Sabo, and Bobby Fath; bottom row—John Horn, Larry Harrington, Paul Manter, Bob Ireton, Eugene Miller, and Bob Turpin. Cheerleaders The same cheerleading team led the sports fans through both football and basketball seasons. The precision of their routines and the enthusiasm of their cheering added color to all of the games. Their picture is on the preceding page—Barbara Decn, Patsy Ross, Corinne Darnell, and Mary Ann Scheel. Basketball Highlights The Dyer Indians, with Jim Jacobs as their efficient coach, completed their basketball season winning 7 games and losing 12. In the Hammond sectionals Dyer made a good showing against East Chicago Roosevelt, and the school was very proud of the boys. In his last year of competition Ted Buchler proved to be varsity material, and was an important cog in the wheel during the entire season. Cliff Underwood, another senior, was equally valuable, especially in shooting and rebounding. In the all-conference rating, Underwood was given honorable mention. The Indians will miss these two seniors next year, but the boys coming up should handle the varsity positions very nicely. 1951-52 Basketball Schedule November 14 Dyer 53 Washington Twp. 33 20 Dyer 42 Calumet Twp. 40 28 Dyer 48 Griffith 55 30 Dyer 38 Hobart 47 December 4 Dyer 48 Liberty Center 47 7 Dyer 63 East Gary 49 14 Dyer 55 Portage 64 January 8 Dyer 55 Jackson Twp. 42 11 Dyer 30 Merrillville 59 15 Dyer 41 Crown Point 52 18 Dyer 42 Gary Edison 79 22 Dyer 35 St. Mary’s Mich. City 47 25 Dyer 39 San Pierre 41 29 Dyer 75 Lowe 11 37 February 5 Dyer 41 Earl Park 75 8 Dyer 56 Teft 51 15 Dyer 43 Gary Wirt 53 22 Dyer 49 Demotte 51 Calumet Conference Games I Basketball Players Pictured on Preceding Pages The varsity basketball players whose pictures appear on the preceding two pages are: Cliff Underwood, Bill Kilander, Ted Buchler, Ned Bowles, Coach Jacobs, Glenn Ashcraft, George Kline; Eddie Frauenholtz, Tom Higgins, Mike Fagen, managers; Bill Penman, Harry Keilman, Norbert Marcinek, and Rich James. The group picture of the starting ten includes: Harry Keilman, Ted Buchler, Bill Penman, Bill Kilander, Glenn Ashcraft, Ned Bowles, Rich James, Norbert Marcinek, George Kline, and Cliff Underwood. The B team was made up of: Frankie Austin, Danny Nolan, Rex Clarke, Jack Cole, Coach Jacobs, Richard Palm, Herman Young, George Moisoff, and Richard Sadler. Indians Anticipate Good Baseball Season As the ECHO goes to press, Coach Jacobs is grooming his baseball squad for another successful season. In the three years he has been at Dyer his baseball teams have won 31 games and lost 5. They have won two undisputed Calumet Conference championships and tied for a third. Jacobs feels optimistic about the coming season, and the boys are working with energy and enthusiasm. The squad, pictured on the opposite page, includes: top row—Mickey Fagan and Tom Plimpton, managers; Richard Palm, Ned Bowles, Rich James, Jack Cole, Harold Darnell, Bob Logan; Eddie Frauenholtz, manager; Coach Jacobs. Bottom row—Elton Cain, Lester Schiesser, Frank Britton, Bill Penman, Bill Kilander, Ernie Jostes, Eddie Britton, Ray Jaryszak, Dan Nolan, and Tom Higgins. 1951 Baseball Schedule 8 Hammond Clark Home 9 Gary Lew Wallace Home 10 Griffith Home 14 Merrillville There 15 Crown Point Home 16 East Chicago Roosevelt Home 21 Hammond Noll There 25 'Gary Edison Home 29 Crown Point Home 2 Lowell There 6 Merrillville Home 9 Griffith There 13 Wheeler There 16 Portage Home Calumet Conference We Remember Other Classes As we, the graduating class of 1952, go on to greater heights and newer worlds, we look back on our first three years of high school. We remember ourselves as scared little freshmen, who rated the upper classmen so high. To us they seemed to be in a different world. But as sophomores, we hardly gave the measly freshmen a thought. Why, we were really getting to be someone in high school! Now, we had someone looking up to us. Then at last we become the esteemed juniors. That is one of the biggest and brightest years in high school, with the prom, which is our first big dance, the banquet, which is our first big dinner, and the trip at the end of the year. Some of us will look back and say, Well, I liked that year better than this one.” Or some one will say, I liked them all.” But in the end we really can’t say, ”1 liked this one,” or I didn’t like that one,” because we wouldn’t give up any of them if it came right down to it. Each year held precious memories for all of us. Later in life, remembering some of the little things we did and some of the things that happened, we will chuckle, and it will make our day a little brighter in this world of struggle and strife. MARY KAY TEMPLE Class Administrators Steer Successful Course Without our advisors to help us along over the rough paths, we could never succeed. They are the ones we go to in our hours of need. They are the ones who lend a helping hand when everything else seems to fail. Our class officers work diligently for the betterment of the class. They are continually planning and working, not only for financial ends, but also for our pleasure. The 1952 administrators, whose pictures appear on the facing page, are: juniors—Ned Bowles, president; Bill Kilander, vice-president; Ernie Jostes, treasurer; Donna Mae Hilbrick, secretary. The advisors are Miss McCune and Miss Husted. Sophomores—Dan Nolan, president; Tom Higgins, vice-president; Herman Young, secretary; Eddie Britton, treasurer. Advisors are Mr. Vanderkolk, Mr. Protsman, and Mr. Kerns. Freshmen—Marilyn Kollar, president; Audrey Blaskovich, vice-president; Patsy Ross, secretary-treasurer. Advisors are Mr. Bright and Miss Pierce. FRESHMAN ADMINISTRATORS Junior Class History Long ago, in the year of 1949, 85 little freshman girls and boys started their first year at Dyer High. Our sponsor was Mr. Roush. The officers of the year were: Bill Kilander, president; Rich James, vice-president; Jean Perry, secretary; and Bob Erb, treasurer. We chose blue and white as our class colors, the white mum for our flower, and On the Road to Success” as our motto. Everyone had a good time at our first party which was a sock hop on November 11th. The Christmas party and gift exchange was a joyous success, except for some of the little freshies who were afraid of mistletoe. Then our last party, which was in May, consisted of a scavenger hunt and a wiener roast. Shirley Tucker and Margaret Siedentoph did exceedingly well as cheerleaders for basketball and football. Pretty blue-eyed Janice Merrill was our candidate for Homecoming Queen. Jean Perry and Bill Kilander were freshman King and Queen for the spring dance. We entered our second year at Dyer High with 83 in our class, and elected as officers: Ned Bowles, president; Rich James, vice-president; Glenn Ashcraft, secretary, and Sharon Brands, treasurer. We were very proud to wear our flashy blue and white sweaters which we received October 6th, and we felt well represented by Donna Mae Hilbrich as our candidate for Homecoming Queen. December 2nd we spent a day in Chicago, attending the WLS Barn Dance in the evening. For our second Christmas party we had another gift exchange, accompanied by many heart flutterings. At the end of the year we had our class trip to Turkey Run where everyone had a good time running up and down all the trails, getting lost, eating too much, singing on the bus until we were hoarse, and doing all the other things which make a class excursion a success. Our number was reduced to 79 when we came back in the fall as juniors, and we were sorry to hear that our sponsor, Mr. Roush, had left. We were glad to have Miss Husted take his place, and we were happy to have Miss McCune and Coach Jacobs as advisors. Our class officers and Student Council representatives this year were: Ned Bowles, president; Bill Kilander, vice-president; Donna Mae Hilrich, secretary; Ernie Jostes, treasurer; Tom Hippensteel, Bill Kilander, and Jean Perry, Student Council representatives. This year we were joined by Tom Hippensteel from Hammond Tech, Jean Eckhoff from Noll Central, James Krager from Bay City, Michigan, and Cathy Thomas from Wauconda, Illinois. We had all looked forward from the day we started school as freshmen to the day when we would receive our class rings. This happy event took place September 6th, and of course we think our rings are the most beautiful ones ever worn by Dyer students. We took on the responsibility of selling candy and popcorn to raise money for the junior-senior activities, and gained some valuable business experience. After the North Judson game we sponsored a dance. December 15th our class and guests took a trip to Chicago to see a stage play, 'The Moon Is Blue.” We were very disappointed in not having our Christmas party and gift exchange (school was closed early because of the weather). We were proud of Corinne Darnell for being a football and basketball cheerleader, and our joy knew no bounds when Jean Perry was elected Homecoming Queen. Many of our boys have taken part in sports during the last three years. Bob Erb, Harry Keilman, Bill Penman. Bill Kilander, Rich James, Ned Bowles, Mickey Fagen, Mel Fath, James Darnell, Ernie Jostes, George Kline, Clair Sargent, Glenn Ashcraft, Jack Slagle, Lee Lintz, Eddie Frauenholtz, Jim Halfman, Rich Stark, and Norbert Marcinek played football. Bob Erb, Ned Bowles, Frank Pfeiffer, Lee Quinn, George Kline, Glenn Ashcraft, Norbert Marcinek, and Eddie Frauenholtz were hardworking basketball players. Bill Penman, Clair Sargent, Ernie Jostes, Lee Lintz, Rich James, Donald Dust, Jack Slagle, and Tom Hippensteel proved their prowess as wrestlers. Mickey Fagen was a valuable member of the cross country team. Rich James, Bill Penman, Lester Schiesser, Bob Erb, and Bill Kilander helped to make the baseball team a success. As we look back, at the end of our third historic year, we feel that we have grown in stature, wisdom, and maturity. We are looking forward to being seniors next year, and to the privileges and responsibilities that will be ours. To the present seniors we say Farewell” and Good luck, now and forever.” JUNIORS SHIRLEY ALLEN ROBERTA AUST6EN HAZEL BAIRD RALPH BECK TOM BLASKOVICH SHIRLEY BOWEN BETTY BOWERS NED BOWLES SHARON BRANDS SHIRLEY BUDACK ELSIE MAE CLAUS CORINNE DARNELL JAMES DARNELL FRANCES DIKE NORMAN DUDEK DONALD DUST JEAN ECKHOFF MICHAEL FA GEN MELVILLE FATH EDDIE FRAUENHOLTZ MARILYN GEORGE KENNETH GOVERT EILEEN GRIMMER JAMES HALFMAN GARNET HALL ISABEL HEPWORTH DONNA MAE HILBRICK TOM HIPPENSTEEL LOIS HOGAN RICHARD JAMES ERNIE JOSTES RICHARD KALENDEK THELMA KARSTEN DIANE KEILMAN HARRY KEILMAN JUNIORS MARLENF BIL L GEOR MARY TOM L LEE LINTZ NORBERT MARCINEK ROBERT MCCLELLAN OYONNE MERTZ MARGIE NORRIS WILMAR NEYHART KAY NELSON DAVID PAUL CLARENCE PEI FE R BILL PENMAN JEAN PERRY RITA PIPER LAVERNE RAAB LOUISE ROSE BARBARA ROSS CLAIR SARGENT CHUCK SHELL LESTER SCHIESSER LILLIAN SCHILLING MARLENE SEGERT FRANCIS SETTERS FRED SHOWALTER MARGARET SI EDENTOPH JACK— SLAGLE THOMAS STAMOS RICHARD STARK HELEN SWAN PHYLLIS THIEL JANICE TM -SON SHIR L r 7 r.4S% W n age JUNIORS I SOPHOMORES OEAN ASHCRAFT BOB BAKER SHIRLEY BLYTHE SHIRLEY BOYD MYRNA BRANDS EDWARD BRITTON BOB BUCHLER ARTHUR BURKE ZELBE BUTLER MICHAEL BRYS ELTON CAIN JEANNE CLARK NORMA CLARK REX CLARKE FRANCIS COX JACK COLE LAURA DELONG EDWARD DEYOUNG RUTH DIKE SUSAN DUNCAN JOHN DUTTON ADELE EAST JEAN FOLTZ KATHLEEN GARD NANCY GENARDO LARRY HEYL TOM HIGGINS ROBERT HIPPENSTEEL HELEN HOERNIG BETTY HORTON RICHARO HOSHAW RUTH IDDINGS GENEVA JOHNSON TOM JAMES ROLAND KEILMAN I SOPHOMORES RUTH KEILMAN CAROLE KRA6ER DOROTHY LAMPHIER CARL MAAS DELORIS MATHEWS DONALD MCCLELLAN JOHN MC6RIFF JACK MCWILLIAMS EUGENE MILLER JOAN MILLER FREDERICK MONIX DAN NOLAN PATRICIA OSBORN PAUL PARKER ROBERTA PATNOE DON PEPKOWSKI NEVA PIEPHO OONNA PILSITZ JACK POLAND KENNETH PRESSLER ROBERT PRUITT EILEEN QUINN PAUL REED DARLENE ROBINSON KATHY ROE PATRICIA ROLL AUDENE RUMSEY STELLA ROSS TOM SCAMAN GREGORY SCHAFER VI R 61 L SCHIESSER FLOYD SCHMIDT ARLENE SCHULTE ELAINE SCHUTZ LOIS SCHUTZ SOPHOMORES MARGARET SHIREY JANICE SMITH KENNETH SMITH HELEN STAGE PHILLIP SUTHERLIN JACK THIEL NANCY THOMAS NORMAN TROUP SANORA TUCKER ROBERT TURPIN ROBERT URBAHNS DIANE URBANCZYK VI NCENT VOYAK MICHAEL WATSON RONALD WATSON MONICA WEIS RAYMOND WILSON GEORGE WILLY JAMES WOLF HERMAN YOUNG ROSE ZIDANICH SOPHOMORE SILLIES Sophomore History On the 5th of September, 1950, 93 excited freshmen entered the terrifying halls of Dyer High School. The first day was terrific! The girls were hiding in the washrooms, the boys were sticking together in gangs, and our beloved sponsor, Mr. Conlon, kept trying to get us all assigned to the proper classes. We didn't know whether or not we were going to be put through a gruelling initiation, but we all knew we had to learn the Freshmen Prayer. As soon as we felt pretty well acquainted with each other we were allowed to have a class meeting. The officers we elected to carry us through the year were: Tom Farrer, president; Dan Nolan, vice-president; Pat Roll, secretary; and Norma Clark, treasurer. We chose maroon and canary' yellow as our class colors, and adopted an original motto, Class of '54 Keeps Paper Off the Floor. Soon we made plans for our first party which was a grand success. It was an ice skating party at Croner's pond, and better hot dogs were never eaten than those we roasted over the fire at the edge of the pond. Our second party was a trip to the dunes at the end of the school year, and though we looked bedraggled and were assuredly full of sand when we returned, we had a wonderful time. The last day of school was worse than the first. We all sat around waiting for that dreaded moment when our report cards would be given to us, but despite our fear and fright, we found that everyone had completed the year successfully. On the 6th of September, 1951, we entered the halls of Dyer High School again, but this time we were neither frightened nor terrified because we were sophisticated sophomores. The officers we elected were: Dan Nolan, president; Tom Higgins, vice-president: Herman Young, secretary; Ed Britton, treasurer; and Pat Roll and Phil Sutherlin, Student Council representatives. We changed our class colors to blue and g ey. Our class party this year consisted of a hay ride, which turned out to be a financial success. Then came the saddest part of our short history. We found out that our incomparable sponsor, James Conlon, had been recalled by the Navy, and would not be with us after Christmas. We bid him a fond farewell in a final party, and at the same time welcomed Kermit Kerns, his successor as math teacher and class sponsor. We were happy to have Mr. Protsman and Coach Vanderkolk assigned to us as advisors this year. Three heads are always better than one, you know. Our high school career is now half over, and we’ve had rough times as well as good. We have doubtless been both an aggravation and a joy to our teachers, and if we learn as much in the next two years as we have in the last two, we will undoubtedly be the smartest class ever to receive diplomas in the historic Dyer gym. PAT ROLL KATHY ROE Freshman History School began with our class breaking the records in many ways. As to numbers, we’re the largest class ever to enter Dyer High School, 118 strong. In our first class meeting we chose the following class officers: president, Marilyn Kollar; vice-president, Audrey Blaskovich; secretary-treasurer, Pat Ross. Barbara Deen and Ray Jaryszak were selected to represent our class in the Student Council. The freshmen reporters for the Comet were Barbara Temple and Clara Peeples. Violet and white were chosen for our class colors and the rose for our flower. Let’s take a hike down the success turnpike!” was selected as our motto. The girls’ baseball team won over the juniors, but was slightly unfortunate when it came to the senior game. Of course, the boys did a great job in sports, also. For the football Homecoming Queen, Marilyn Kollar was nominated as our candidate. The whole class really backed her up. The class was very happy when Barbara Deen and Pat Ross were again chosen cheerleaders. We, especially the girls, had a wonderful time when competing for the loving cup. A basketball skit, in which both girls and boys took part, was enacted. Every rule of the game was broken. Mrs. Voreacos and Mr. Combs were a great help when it came to getting us started this year. Mr. Bright was our sponsor for the second semester. All in all, we have had a nice year, thanks to the guidance of our sponsor, Mr. Bright, and our advisor, Miss Pierce. MARILYN KOLLAR FRESHMEN SHIRLEY AKERS RONALO ASHCRAFT FRANK AUSTIN IDA AUST6EN MARY BAAKE TRAVIS BARKER PAT BENNETT AUDREY BLASKOVICH DONALD BOHLIN6 MARCIA BREITZKE ROBERT BROWN HENRY BUCHLER SHEILA BUTLER SUE CARLETON EULAH CARLSON LOUIS CHRONOWSKI MARY CRIDER DONALD CSIKOS EARL CUMMINS BARBARA DEAN LOIS DELONG HOWARD DEWES ALBERT DEYOUNG WILLIAM DOEING EILEEN OUMBSKY PAT DUNCAN BETTY EBERLE BETTY ERB JOHN ERICSON ROBERT ESTRADA BILL PARIS ROBERT FATH RONALD FETSCH NORMA JEAN FUQUA PHYLLIS GALL I FRESHMEN ANNA GASKILL LOU ANN GOODE THOMAS HALFMAN GLENDA HALL PAT HAMILTON JOHN HANISH LARRY HARRINGTON PATRICIA HARRINGTON NOLA HEACOCK JAMES HILL JOHN HORN MARY LOU HOSHAW RICHARD HUGHES EVERETT HUTCHINGS THOMAS HUTCHINGS RONALD IRETON RAYMOND JARYSZAK WALTER JOHNSON ROBERT JONES MARCYANN JOSTES RONALD JOSTES JOANNE KAMENSKE GERALD KANTOR DANIEL KAPORNYAI CHARLES KEILMAN KEITH KETTLER JOAN KILANDER MARY ANN KIRBEY MARILYN KOLLAR CHARLOTTE KWIATKOWSKI JACK LASHBROOK EVELYN LITTLE SHIRLEY MAAS WAYNE MAAS FRESHMEN JUDITH MANGOLD LEE MANGOLD BARBARA METRO MARCIA MEYER DAVID MILLER GEORGE MOISOFF CAROL NORRIS RICHARD PALM CLARA MAE PEEPLES ROBERT PEIFER RONALD PEIFER BARBARA PENMAN DWIGHT PHILLIPS BARBARA PIEPHO ELENA POPA t-MnuL KK055ER MICHAEL REED PATRICIA ROSS MICHAEL SABO RICHARD SADLER ROBERT SCHALLER EDWARD SCHELFO SHIRLEY SCHWEITZER WARREN SEGERT ORVILLE SHOWALTER LARRY SLAGLE DENNIS SMITH DONALD SMITH SOPHRONA SMITH FRANCIS STAGE AUDREY STOUT ROSS STOUT JUDITH SWAN DAISY TAYLOR BARBARA TEMPLE FRESHMEN JANET TERRY JANICE TERRY BILL TUSSEY CHARLES UNDER WOOO RICHARD UNDERWOOD DORIS VILLERS AARON WATSON GORDON WESTERWELLE ELEANOR WILLY JERRY YOUNG FRESHMAN FREAKS ADVERTISEMENT We Thank Our Advertisers The student body wishes to express its thanks and gratitude to the merchants who placed ads in our year book. 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Doolin and Etters Cleaners 5133 Hohmctn Avenue Hammond, Indiana Compliments of Estb-19” f j- Co-Operative Plant Foods Inc. Sheffield 682 Russell 9300 Makers of FARM BUREAU R. E. Hoyt - E. W. Eurley FERTILIZER M. Kitsberg U. S. 41 5319 Hohman Avenue Schererville, Indiana Hammond, Indiana