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

Text from Pages 1 - 120 of the 1954 volume:

The Seniors of 1954 Present THE ECHO St, John Twp. High School Dyer, Indiana Volume XVI Highlights of School and Community The growth and development of the school and community are knit closely together. Traditions of the community are reflected in the school; the enthusiasm and loyalty of the students stem from the citizens; and the continuing success of both depends upon their mutual trust and cooperation. For these reasons, the Echo staff pictures for you this year the milestones in the growth of the community as well as the highlights of the school's academic, athletic, and social programs. In the picture below, Roberta Patnoe, Reverend Duecker, Gil Hoffman, and Joe Voich, representing the school, church, business, and government, symbolize the unitv that must exist if the school is to function effectively in the community. Educators The church as a spiritual leader .. The school as a director of intellect.. They work together One through the other. The clergyman is concerned with the soul; The teacher primarily Imparts knowledge .. Advances reasoning .. And encourages all forms of expression. The little German church Pictured here Was a spiritual pioneer In this community And kindled the urge for learning That the teachers. Whose pictures appear on the following pages. Are striving to keep burning. 3 Administration The ECHO presents to you the first principal of Dyer High School (1908-09) and the present principal (1953-54). During the intervening years the enrollment has grown from nine students to 362, and the faculty has increased from one teacher (who was also the principal) to thirteen. At the right, Mr. George Hassel is shown with the entire high school student body LEFT TO RIGHT: Edna Peacock Schupp, Ora Piepho. Charles Brewer. Alma Keilman Gettler, Leonora Klemme, Mike Klassen, Louis Wolters. Bernard Baker, Henry Brink. SEATED: George Hassel. principal. Mr. Leo P. Hopkins, present principal, confers with Mr. Michael Kolling. township trustee. Miss Margaret Rolling, secretary, take ' time out durlrfg a busy day to smile for the camera. ' THEMES. BOOK REPORTS, TERM PA)i ERSj TESTS .... the wonder is that these three English teachers have time to do anything else. MISS RUTH PIERCE (left) starts the freshmen on their difficult climb to higher English, teaches Latin and Spanish, and still finds time to sponsor the COMET. MR. ROSCOE PROTSMAN (center) keeps the sophomores and seniors a-wake long enough to learn about Shakespeare and Chaucer, is responsible for the visual education program, and supervises the arrival and departure of busses. MRS. DOROTHY AINSLEY (seated) acquaints the juniors with American literature, teaches two classes in speech, and is advisor to the ECHO staff. We Learn to Read, Write and Punctuate ' jCjuajU ' S JU uJU. r5 IF AUTOS AND PLANES IS THE SUBJECT AND ARE IS THE VERB .... Shelia Butler demonstrates to Audrey Blaskovich, Ida Austgen, and Lois DeLong how a sentence is actually constructed. In a world such as ours, the proper use of the English language is immeasurably important. In peace and in war, a democracy needs citizens who not only have skill in listening, reading, and thinking, but who can also express their ideas precisely and forcefully. In all of life's fields, we will be using some of the principles taught in the high school English classes. Go a-head, Shelia, we're listening! 5 CONVENTIONS. TREATIES. LAND GRANTS .... such terms are commonly used by the instructors in the social studies department. MRS. ELMA NASELROAD not only teaches civics, U. S. history, sociology, and economics, but she is also the sympathetic sponsor of the freshman class. MR. GLEN EBERLY, who is busier than the proverbial bee, teaches civics, and U. S. history, supervises the library, manages two study halls, coaches reserve basketball team, and assists Coaches Jacobs and Vanderkolk. Both Mrs. Naselroad and Mr. Eberly are new faces at Dyer High this year. We Study History TODAY'S EVENTS MAKE TOMORROW'S HISTORY. Not only do the Dyer history students study maps and charts of past events, as Diana Urbanczyk and Eileen Quinn are doing in the picture at left, but through special reports, debates, and panel discussions, they learn about current world problems and the responsibilities of their generation. They believe that as the youth of today they must train to be the leaders of tomorrow. 6 WIELDING A PAINT BRUSH OR A BATON, MR. VIRGIL DeALBANI is equally at home. He develops the artistic side of Dyer students by teaching art and directing the glee club and band. In addition to being a competent landscapist (several of his oils hang in homes throughout the community,) he is an accomplished violinist, and has played with well known symphony orchestras. This year he has again proved his versatility by starting a class in mechanical drawing, offered especially for the benefit of those boys who are planning to study engineering. and Art PERSPECTIVE, PROPORTION, SHADING .. and other similar terms puzzle the minds of these young artists, bent over their drawing boards with such concentration. Christmas cards, landscapes, still lifes,— they all take shape under the watchful eye of Mr. DeAlbani, and give to the class members the thrill of doing creative work. 7 NOW IF A EQUALS B AND . . . day after day Mr. Kermit Kerns struggles with the Dyer students, teaching them to think clearly, to reason logically, and to figger accurately. He also teaches physics, and still finds time to sponsor the senior class, guiding its members along the obstacle strewn path that leads to graduation. Before starting his teaching career at Dyer three years ago, he served two years with the navy, and a picture of him as a young sailor can be found elsewhere in this book. We Learn to Reason WHY WAS EUCLID EVER BORN? . . . Mike Sabo (left) is asking Bob Rakoczy the question that every geometry student eventually asks himself. Nevertheless, high school students today know far more mathematics than the wisest of the ancient Greeks .and there are infinitely more vocational opportunities for the graduate with the math major—teaching, research, accounting, insurance, and many others. Any senior who has lived through Mr. Kern's courses in freshman and advanced algebra, plain and solid geometry, and trig, may be sure he can go out into the world and find profitable employment. 8 AMEBAE, PROTOPLASM. LEPIDOPTERA . . . many freshmen seem bewildered as Mr. Walter Haver-kamp introduces them to the study of plant and animal life. Mr. Haverkamp, a newcomer at Dyer this year, is as handy with the microscope as he is with a test tube. He sponsors the Science Club, too, and in many other ways he stimulates students interested in scientific research. High school and college science teachers have done a great deal to replace legend and superstition with scientific facts and theory. and Experiment FROM HIGH SCHOOL CHEM LAB TO INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ... that may be the path that Larry Heyl will follow. In the picture at the left he is shown making hydrogen chloride gas, with Mike Reed an interested onlooker. With the increasing need for all people to know more about scientific methods, the enrollment in science classes grows larger every year. Biology students study plant and animal life in the local park; physics class members learn how to apply the laws of physics to ordinary house building; and young chemists learn the results of various combinations of natural elements. 9 BATTER UP! GRAND RIGHT AND LEFT! JUMP BALL! . . . these and other phrases are heard daily when the physical education staff goes into action. MR. JIM JACOBS (left) is the man behind the scenes at baseball and basketball games. In addition, he supervises playground activities and teaches world history. CORNELIUS VAN-DERKOLK (center) leads our football heroes in their hazardous drive to victory, conducts the boys' phys. ed. classes, teaches health, and makes safe drivers out of timid beginners. MRS. RUTH HOFFMAN (right) directs the girls' phys. ed. program, teaches health, and instructs a large number of beginning seamstresses in the mysteries of cutting, basting, fitting and finishing. We Engage in Sports OUT AT FIRST! . . . Carol Gettler doesn't have quite enough speed to reach first base before Florence Stamos makes the catch! With three baseball diamonds, two outside basketball courts, and a football field, Dyer students have ample opportunities for outdoor recreation. Basketball, volleyball, wrestling, and calisthenics afford indoor training in body development and muscular coordination, while square and social dancing develop rhythm and grace. Most significant of all is the fact that the physical education program stresses the importance of working together as members of a group, teaches the value of cooperative work or play, and constantly emphasizes the need for integrity and sportsmanship in every life situation. 10 TIME TESTS. DOUBLE ENTRIES. TOUCH SYSTEM . . . these are an inseparable part of the commercial department, staffed by able instructors, MRS. EMILY NELSON (left) and MISS BEULAH HUSTED (right). Despite large classes in shorthand, typing and bookkeeping, Miss Husted efficiently sponsors the Sunshine Society, the Commercial Club, and a Girl Scout troup. Mrs. Nelson, in her first year of teaching, not only teaches typing, general business, commercial law, and salesmanship, but also sponsors the junior class. We salute these teachers who successfully manage so many activities in addition to carrying heavy teaching loads. and Acquire Commercial Skills TYPEWRITERS, ADDING MACHINES, CALCULATORS, COMPTOMETERS... all these are to be found in the commercial department for the purpose of training young people for the business world. The course of study is planned to meet the individual needs of the students, and includes such interest-heighteners as recordings, visual aids, and awards for efficiency. The course in salesmanship, offered for the first time this year, has proved to be a great success with D. H. S. students. 11 School Life The crossroads of life And the crossroads of the nation .. Are they so different? The high school student must decide Which way he is going, Just as the traveler must choose Whether to go east on route 30 Or south on 41. What helps him decide? The way he spends his time in school. Not only in the classroom But also in his clubs Where he learns cooperative planning; And in his activities Where he develops latent skills, Acquires new interests. And discovers unknown aptitudes. SCHOOL LIFE Is significant.. And fascinating . . And indispensable. 13 Highlights of the Ned Bowles, senior class president, is shown presenting the Key to the School to Tom Higgins, president ol the class of '54. Miss Husted. sponsor ol the class of ‘53, Mr. Kerns. Junior class sponsor, and Principal and Mrs. Ahrens look on. AT THE ANNUAL JUNIOR SENIOR BANQUET the class of 1954 paid tribute to the graduating class of 1953. The gala affair was presided over by toastmaster Tom Higgins. The table decorations, carried out in class colors, the white chrysanthemums, the gleaming candles, and the sparkling wit of the speakers, all combined to make the evening one that will be remembered for many years to come. BOY, IS THIS CHICKEN GOOD! 1952-’53 School Year Rita Piper, queen of the 1953 prom, is shown as she places the king's crown on the head of Jim Halfman. Mr. Kerns, junior class sponsor, looks on with approval. THE GAIETY AND GLAMOR OF THE PROM brought to a close the 1953 school year's social gatherings. Held at Gary Marquette Park Pavil-Uon, the prom took on added brilliance because of the beautiful landscaping of the park, and the music of Allen Isley and his orchestra furnished a rhythmical background for the gay young dancers. THE GRAND MARCH! 16 Katherine Markul 1954 ECHO QUEEN Echo Staff Presents “Spring Qambol” FROLICKING LAMBS AND WOLFISH WOLVES disported themselves with carefree abandon at the Echo formal March 12th. Spring flowers, fleecy lambs and saucy parasols transformed the prosaic gym into a place of enchantment, and the Blue Tones provided sparkling music. The picture below shows Katherine Markul, ECHO QUEEN and her attendants. Char Kwaitkowski MISS SPEECH. Jeanne Foltz- MISS SCIENCE. Neva Piepho MISS ECHO. Katherine Markul MISS LETTERMEN. Pat Roll-MISS SUNSHINE. Myrna Brands- MISS COMMERCIAL. Sonja Hall MISS MUSIC. Kathy Roe MISS COMET. 17 Our Homecomig Stars The star of the Homecoming dance, following the Homecoming game with Crete, October 23rd, was Jeanette Peifer. She was attended by the other beauties whose pictures appear on this page. Vv°c 0 I LET'S GO! LET'S GO! HEY TEAM LET'S GO! this and many other cheers can be heard at the pep sessions and games as Jeanette Peifer, Milly Pozezanac, and Janet Peifer lead the enthusiastic cheering section. They're so cute and peppy and full of zest that they just naturally inspire the rooters who in turn pass on their enthusiasm to the team. We Hold a Pep Session Mr. Hopkins addresses the students at a pep session, reminding them of the importance of backing their team. 19 ALL-CONFERENCE CROSS COUNTRY, Jerry Young Our Students Receive Awards GIRL STATER, Barbara Temple HONORARY FOOTBALL CAPTAIN, Tom Higgins MOST VALUABLE FOOTBALL PLAYER. Mike Brys NOT PICTURED: Ruth Dike. D.A.R. award winner. Workers Behind the Scenes WHAT'S FOR LUNCH TODAY? is the question repeatedly asked Mrs. Patsy Sladek and Mrs. Pansy Harris as they prepare nutritious, hot meals for hungry students. SMILING PETE KEILMAN is the genial custodian who does a good job of being everywhere at once and handling countless maintenance crises everyday. YOU CAN'T JUDGE A MAN BY THE CUT OF HIS COAT, the old saying goes, but you can certainly tell a Dyer athlete by the style of his jacket. Here Coach Eberly helps Ed Britton into the jacket that has just been awarded him. LIGHTS! ACTION! CURTAIN! Virgil Schiesser. Bob Flork-iewicz. and Jack Cole are the faithful stage crew who handle backstage problems for all assembly programs. 21 Club Officers LEFT TO RIGHT: Clara Peeples, treasurer; Tom Higgins, president; Janet Peiler, secretary. STANDING: Bob Buchler. vice-president. LEFT TO RIGHT: Nancy Genardo, vice-president; Kathy Gard. corresponding secretary; Mary Sabo, treasurer; Marilyn Kollar, recording secretary: Jean Foltz, president. LEFT TO RIGHT: Tom Higgins, president; Rex Clarke, secretary; Jack Cole, vice-president; Dan Nolan, treasurer. 22 t Lead Activities Planning programs, raising money, reading scientific literature,—these are only a few of the responsibilities of the club officers who are really the young executives of the school. They do their best to carry out the wishes of their club members, to introduce new activities, and to keep the groups functioning smoothly. Dyer students believe like Benjamin Franklin, that one should never ask, refuse, or resign an office. LEFT TO RIGHT: Virgil Schiesser, treasurer; Elaine Schutx. reporter; Sandra Tucker, secretary; Mary Kirk, president. NOT PICTURED: Roberta Patnoe. vice-president. S c I E N C E C L U B LEFT TO RIGHT: Tom Halfman. president; Jean Clark, vice- president; Helen Hoernig. secretary. Gordon Westerwelle, L treasurer. 0 M M E R C 1 A L C L U B LEFT TO RIGHT: Lois Schutz. secretary; Donna Pilsitz. vice-president; Norma Clark, treasurer, Myrna Brands, president. S P E E C H C A D E T S LEFT TO RIGHT: Jean Foltz, vice-president; Phillis Conway, president; Nancy Thomas, treasurer; Norma Clark, reporter. NOT PICTURED: Dan Nolan, secretary. Ambassadors of Qood Will SEATED, LEFT TO RIGHT: Herbie Gerlach, Larry Heyl, Janet Peifer. Clara Peeples, Darlene fcndres. STANDING: Bob Buchler, Bob Fath, Bob Florkiewicz. Phil Sutherlin. Tom Higgins. NOT SHOWN: Nestor Popa. LOCKER INSPECTION AT 11:00. MONITOR MEETING AT 3:00. HALL GUARDS ON DUTY! The student council is a busy group, and while it has a hand in many of the mechanics of school operation, its chief concern is the building of school spirit and the keeping up of school morale. Here we see the representative system of our America in action. The members are elected by their class to represent them in the affairs of the school. Here in Dyer we like to help govern ourselves by means of monitors and hall guards who are under the supervision of the Student Council. No incident is too trifling nor any event too serious for it to tackle, and its members are receiving experience which will be invaluable to them in future life situations. 24 Speech Clubs Present Programs LEFT TO RIGHT: Virgil Schiesser. Mary Kirk. Sandra Tucker. Pat Horner. Dwight Phillips. Travis Barker. Neva Piepho. Elaine Schutz. Jeanne Clark. Whether it's a dance routine for a Christmas program or a panel discussion for National Brotherhood Week, the speech classes are asked to provide the talent. They have become skillful at whipping up a program at a moment's notice, and the young speakers have become experts at making prepared or im- promptu speeches. Pictured above are the TANGLED TONGUES who participated in the discussion program given for American Education Week, and shown below are the girls from the SPEECH CADETS who made up the sparkling chorus line that was a part of the Christmas program. s p E E C H C A D E T S LEFT TO RIGHT: Char Kwiatkowski. Norma Clark. Nancy Thomas. Eileen Quinn. Adele East. Judy Swan. Doris Villers, Jean Foltz. Phyllis Conway. Sunshine Qirls Render Service TOP ROW. LEFT TO RIGHT: Betty Hoss. Judy Han-son. Carol Gettler, Arlene Schulte. Ruth Keilman, Pat Pozezanac. Millie Pozezanac. Gayle Campbell. Vivian Hill. Adeline Baker. Elaine Fried-rickson. Kathy Roe. Wilma Horner. ROW TWO: Marcia Breitzke. Rose Zidanich. Shirley Schweitzer. Ida Austen. Wilma Powell. Doris Villers. Janice Terry. Rose Marie Stefanov, Doris Gettig. Carol Shumaker. Bernie Quinn. ROW THREE: Theresa Clark. Alice Wessel. Lee Ann Miller. Denise Gard, Anita Chappellie, Jackie Grimmer. Betty Erb. Mary Crider. ROW FOUR: Audrey Blaskovich, Eileen Dumbsky, Jeanette Peifer. Sharon Haley, Janet Peiler, Gloria Hutchings. Della Wilson. The Sunshine Society is a statewide girls' club, organized to promote cheer, help others, and spread sunshine throughout the community. This year the activities of the Dyer chapter started with a fall initiation of new members. Twenty-five girls made the trip to the district convention at Delphi, and Miss Husted, Jean Foltz, and Joan Redar attended the state luncheon at Indianapolis for sponsors and presidents. Christmas decorations for the school, a Snow Ball Formal, a birthday luncheon, and a basket of candy and clothes for a nearby orphanage completed the program. Miss Beulah Husted is the sponsor, and is assisted bv Mrs. Ruth Hoffman and Miss Ruth Pierce. TOP ROW. LEFT TO RIGHT: Marilyn Kol-lar. Nancy Genardo. Nancy Thomas. Kathy Gard, Jean Foltz, Mrs. Hoffman, Miss Husted. Miss Pierce. Ann Stout. Verna Pfeiffer. Neil Keller. Connie Husted. ROW TWO: Bar bara Adair. Mary Lou Hoshaw, Pat Roll. Adele East. Judy Swan. Neva Piepho, Mary Kirk. Katherine Palmer, Marjorie Burley, Barbara Birchell. ROW THREE: Joan Palm-eteer. Barbara Ols. Saundra Rich. Sandra Piper. Barbara Piepho. Clara Peeples, Joan Kilander, Shirley Maas. Katherine Markul. Barbara Wessel. ROW FOUR: Janet Terry. Geneva Johnson, Rosie Franco. Norma Clark, Monica Weis. Donna Pilsitz. 26 Commercial and Science Clubs TOP ROW. LEFT TO RIGHT: Janet Terry. Mary Crider. Judy Swan. Eulah Carlson. Robert Pruitt. Bob Baker. Warren Segert. George Meyer. Adele East. Pat Roll, Marceise Johanson. Marcia Breit-zke. ROW TWO: Miss Husted. Janice Terry. Kathy Gard. Nancy Genardo. Myrna Brands, Lois Schutz. Shirley Schweitzer. Audrey Blaskovich, Eileen Dumbsky, Doris Villers, Elaine Schutz, Eileen Quinn, Ida Austin. ROW THREE: Shirley Boyd, Pat Horner, Laura DeLong. Geneva Johnson, Kathy Roe, Norma Clark. Monica Weis. Donna Pilsitz, Nancy Thomas, Marilyn Kollar. The Commercial Club, open to students of the commercial department, qives its members practical experience in salesmanship. It operates the school bookstore, which carries school supplies for both grade and high school, and uses the proceeds to buy equipment for the commercial department. The club is sponsored by Miss Beulah Husted. In the Science Club, whose membership is limited to juniors and seniors, members pursue their scientific hobbies, review scientific literature and view scientific films. An important project of the year is the school carnival, by which the club raises funds to buy special equipment for the science department. Mr. Walter Haverkamp is the adviser. BACK ROW: Mr. Havercamp, John Ericson. Tom Hallman. Gordon Westerwelle. Floyd Iddings, Dennis Smith. FRONT ROW: Mary Kirk. Jean Foltz. Roberta Patnoe. Helen Hoernig, Jeanne Clark. 27 Lettermen and Jacketmen ° 9. 9. n p TOP ROW. LEFT TO RIGHT: Terry Sac Jostes. Glen Clark. Thomas Thiery. J eples. Arnold Underwood. Ray Jaryszo Keilman, John Huppenthal. Joe Govert Cole. Herman Young. ROW TWO: Dou terson. Herb Gerlach. Jackie Charters. L Phillips. Lee Mangold. Tom Hallman. G Monix. Rich Hughes. Bill Stell. Eugene ler. ROW THREE: Ron Jostes. Paul To Mike Sabo. Bob Fath. Rich Sadler. Bob Ra zy. Bob Peiier. Ron Peiler. John SeiJort. Jt Young. ROW FOUR: Rex Clarke. Phil Sutl lin. Mike Brys, Jack Cole. Tom Higgins. D Nolan. Bob Buchler. Bob Florkiewicz. The Lettermen s Club, made up of boys who have earned majors or minors in any sport, was organized in 1948 to promote interest in athletics. Among the events sponsored by the club is the annual Homecoming dance, a major affair on the social calendar. The proceeds are used to buv the jackets awarded to the senior lettermen who have earned at least 2 majors and 2 minors, one major having been earned in the senior year. Under the supervision of Coach Jacobs, the club has grown in size and prestige. The seniors pictured below are the winners ol the gold and blue jackets awarded by the Lettermen s Club. These jackets represent many gruelling hours ol faithful practice and a few thrilling hours of actual participation in games. Because the jackets symbolize perseverance and sportsmanship as well as athletic superiority, they are proudly worn by their winners. DP ROW. LEFT TO RIGHT: Rex Clarke. Jack Die. Dan Nolan. Bob Buchler. ROW TWO: u'J Sutherlin. Tom Higgins. STANDING: ke Brys. Musical Interlude Under the direction of Mr. Virgil De Albani. the Glee Club trilled its way to fame this year. In addition to singing for assembly and PTA programs, it was featured in the Annual Music Program. Its members are; TOP ROW: Della Wilson. Barbara Birchell, Peggy Nelson. Ann Stout. Marjorie Burley. Helen Doeing. Clara Berg. Marjorie Kirby. ROW TWO: Mr. De Albani. Pat Horsely. Sonja Hall. Carolyn Crouch, Kathryn Palmer, Vivian Hill. Verna Pfeiffer, and Loretta Winebrenner. The high school band is a growing organisation, and although light on high school members, it has an enthusiastic group of grade schoolers who will be seasoned players when they reach high school age. Only junior and senior high school members are shown in the picture below. Proceeding clockwise from the director. Mr. DeAlbani. they are: Robert Foster. Martha Hinton. Jim Wittgren. Eulah Carlson. Danny Croy. Mary Lou Hinton. Phyllis Dix. Dick West, Robert Fetsch. Don Scott. 29 Qive Me a Yearbook or Qive Me Death Jack Cole, sports. Bob Buchler. sports. Nancy Thomas, activities. Jean Foltz, activities. Mary Kirk, editor. Neva Piepho. editor. Mrs. Ainsley. sponsor. WHO HAS MY CROPPERS? WHERE IS THE CEMENT? THIS COPY IS DEADLY! As going-to-press time approaches, the air in the ECHO corner of Mrs. Ainsley's room grows blue with threats and muttered imprecations. The harried editors are everywhere at once, soothing, encouraging, and restraining the flustered staff members. But despite the trials and tribulations, when the job is finally done, the staff feels that warming inner glow that is the result of creative work, well done. The staff hopes that in the years to come, the '54 seniors will often leaf through this book, remembering again the happy, carefree days of their last year in D.H.S. Tom Higgins, business manager. Lois Schutz. typist. Myma Lee Brands, typist. Dan Nolan, snaps. Roberta Patnoe. pictures. Virgil Schies-ser. snaps. Arlene Schulte, pictures. Sandra Tucker, ads. Adele Cast, circulation. Norma Clark, circulation. Elten Cain. ads. Comet Staff Produces Another Paper Helen Hoernig, editor. Miss Pierce, sponsor. Rex Clarke, business manager. Pat Roll, senior reporter. Landis Pruitt, stall reporter. Kathy Gard, typist, Carole Kroger, fashions and lads. DIDN'T ANYONE DO THE HEADLINE FOR THE EDITORIALS? WHERE'S THE COPY FOR PAGE TWO? HURRY! HURRY! At this time you might catch one of the members of the COMET staff muttering, Down with free press! but if you give them time for meeting the deadlines they'll tell you they wouldn't trade the privilege of free press for anything else in the world. They know that the men and women who fought for the right to print what they believed, left us a priceless heritage that will never be taken away as long as there are people willing to fight to keep it. Donna Pilsitz. reporter. Elaine Schutz. exchange. Shirley Boyd, exchange. Mrs. A. i s ey and IxEnry laaliyiab Phil Sutherlin and Roberta Patnoo D. H. S. OH. THOSE BOOK REPORTS! THE PAUSE THAT REFRESHES! Mike Sabo. Bob Rakoczy. Ray Jaryszak. Bob Florkiewicz NO CHEATING. BOYS! WHICH TWIN HAS THE TONI? Dwight Phillips and Lee Mangold Bob Baker and Ed Schelio 33 Sports Because men and women of the community Need recreational exercise Golf courses are built. Because high school boys and girls Must learn muscular coordination . . And sportsmanship .. And fair play .. Football fields and baseball diamonds, Basketball courts and gymnasiums are needed. Longwood Country Club, Built in 1929, Is shown here from the air. In the following pages Dyer athletes appear, Representing all the sports That make high school athletics A vital part Of growth and development. 35 ••V Qridiron It was Marmion Military Academy's loss and Dyer High School's gain the day Cornelius Vanderkolk signed a contract to coach the Dyer Indians. After receiving his bachelor's degree from St. Joseph’s College in Lafayette, he served in the Pacific Theater of War as a marine captain, secured his master's degree from Purdue University, and played with the Chicago Rockets professional football team. Not only does he coach football and wrestling, but he also teaches physical education, health, and driving. The students admire and respect him for his efficiency and integrity, and he is held in high esteem by the graduates and townspeople—in short, by everyone who has been in contact with him during his four years on the high school staff. EB Squad Glenn Eberly is the first of the Dyer graduates to come back as a high school teacher. After his graduation in 1947( he matriculated at Ball State Teachers' College. His college career was twice interrupted by service in the Air Force, but in’1953 he triumphantly received his bachelor's degree. His outstanding performance in high school and college sports, plus his college training in coaching, have combined to make him extremely valuable as assistant coach in basketball and baseball as well as football. He is equally successful as a civics and history teacher, in addition to being supervisor of the library, and he has won the friendship and respect of students and faculty. 36 Qridiron Squad has Bright Future Although the football season this year was not a brilliant one, performancewise, it proved to be a valuable building period for D. H. S. gridmen. Coach Van numbered among his squad only a few letter-men, none of whom had seen regular action in previous seasons. In the season's opener, played against Portage on home ground, the Indians were overpowered 25-0, before rain forced the game to be called at the half. In the next game with Gary Wirt, Mike Brys injured his shoulder, and Dyer was defeated 25-6. The next week, when Griffith downed the Indians 12-0, the Dyer fans began to suspect that this year was to be no bed of roses. Next came Rensselaer before whom Dyer bowed with a score of 44-0. Dyer then journeyed to East Gary where they took a 7-0 setback in a game which had been scoreless until three minutes before the final gun. In the following week the warriors dropped another to Gary Edison 24-0. The Indians finally broke into the winners' circle when they walloped Crete Monee 26-6 before a cheering Homecoming crowd. In this game Dyer showed true fighting spirit and teamwork. This taste of glory did not last long, however, for the next week the team took a 33-12 drubbing at the hands of Lowell. The following game with Rich Township ended with the Indians on the short end of a 19-7 score. In the final game of the season, Merrillville triumphed with a 19-0 on the scoreboard. Although Dyer finished with one win and eight losses, the members of the squad, mostly underclassmen, showed valiant spirit and dogged determination. Their grueling hours of practice and play this year will stand them in good stead when the fall season rolls around, and Coach Van looks forward with confidence to the games on the '54 schedule. TOP ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: Coach Glen Eberly, Rich Sadler, Bob Fath, Joe Govert. Bob Peifer. Jack Cole. Bob Rakoczy, Jack Keilman. Dean Ashcraft, Ronnie LaBuda. George Monix. Phil Sutherlin, Paul Tobias, Coach Cornelius Vanderkolk; SECOND ROW: Dan Nolan. Lee Mangold. Ron Jostes, John Huppenthal, Ron Dressel. Dwight Phillips. Don Pepkowski. Tom Halfman, Bob Flork-iewicz, Arnie Underwood. Mike Brys; SEATED: Manager Douglas Patterson. Jerry Redar. Jackie Charters. Eugene Miller. Tom Higgins. Bob Buchler. Mike Sabo. Zelba Butler, Ray Jaryszak. Ron Peifer. John Cole, Manager Vernon Roe. 37 39 Flurry and Scurry of Peifer caught in the act Dan Nolan recovers a fumble Dyer wins! Managers Vernon Roe and Douglas Patterson A Football Qame Dyer Indians' Jubilant Bench Spectators Visit the Refreshment Stand Coaches Vanderkolk and Jacobs shout words of encouragement to their aggressive team. Higgins and Huppenthal double up Don Pepkowski charges through line LEFT TO RIGHT: Ron Dressel, Jack Cole. Rich Palm. Bob Rakoczy. Rex Clarke: KNEELING Jim Jacobs. Coach. NOT PICTURED: Dan Nolan. Jacob’s Faithful Five Scores don't always tell the story! A glance at the basketball score card for the 1953-'54 season tells only that more games were lost than won, and not the reasons behind an apparent slump. The squad this year was seriously crippled by the fact that it had not a single varsity player from last year. Nevertheless, the young, inexperienced players practiced diligently with a corresponding development that will pay off next year. Jack Cole did a fine job on the boards, while Dan Nolan, a shifty guard, and Rich Palm, the tall center, took care of most of the scoring. Ronnie Dressel, Rex Clarke, and Bob Rakoczy also did some fine shooting, and Coach Jacobs is looking forward to a victorious season next year. 42 Dyer 51 Calumet Twp. 69 Dyer 40 Brook 68 Dyer 32 Griffith 78 Dyer 56 Rich Twp. 76 Dyer 39 East Gary Edison Dyer 33 Wheeler 54 Dyer 45 Portage 58 Dyer 37 Calumet Twp. 89 Dyer 68 Lowell 53 Dyer 33 Merrillville 66 Dyer 45 Wheatfield 56 Dyer 54 Lowell 41 Dyer 71 Tefft 63 Dyer 52 Hobart 61 Dyer 40 Wirt 56 Dyer 45 Demotte 62 Coach Eberly's junior varsity has aggressiveness and great potential ability. Although this young team won only 2 games, those it lost were hard fought and action packed, and 7 were lost by a heartbreaking margin of 2 points. Several of the sophomore members were drafted by the senior varsity where they gained experience and seasoning which will make them valuable players on next year's squad. Despite inadequate facilities and limited funds, the team made a fine showing, and Coach Eb has every reason to be proud of the product of his first coaching season. Coach Glen Eberly Junior Varsity TOP ROW. LEFT TO RIGHT: John Huppenthal. Bill Stell. loe Gov-ert; ROW TWO: Jerry Young. Jerry Redar. Ron Jostes, Amie Underwood; ROW THREE: Coach Glen Eberly, Vernon Roe, Dan Jostes, A1 Bowles. Jack Cole. Guard Dan Nolan. Guard During his six years at Dyer, Jim Jacobs has proved himseli a versatile coach as well as an able instructor. A number of his round bailers are now playing college basketball, and several of his baseball veterans are hoping to play professionally. His patience, tolerance, and understanding are appreciated by students and faculty, and it can assuredly be said that he is a friend and big brother to every boy in school. Coach Jim Jacobs — Jacob’s Round Bailers Rich Palm. Center 1953 proved to be an exciting year for Dyer's cross country team. Coach Jim Jacobs built up a very good running team around the four lettermen returning from last season. In the Calumet Conference his team finished fourth, matching last year's performance, and Jerry Young came in second, only a few seconds behind the winner. Dyer participated in the sectionals for the first time this year, with Jerry Young placing 5th out of a field of 231. The success of the team was due in a large measure to the faithfulness with which the runners ran night after night, regardless of weather, fatigue, or other activities. Cross country running is a tough sport, and boys participating in it must develop good wind and disciplined legs. With 7 of the 8 runners on this year's team returning next year, Dyer should have a very good season. Good luck, boys! Jerry Young Cross Country Runners Show Promise TOP ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: Jerry Young, Rex Clark. Rich Hughes; ROW TWO: A1 Bowles. Clii-iord Hall, John Seiiort. NOT PICTURED: Richard Palm. 46 TOP ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: Cornelius Vanderkolk. Coach. Jack Morley. Bill Downing. Mike Sabo. Ken Williams; SECOND ROW: Doug Patterson. Walter Piepho, John Ericson, Louis Miller. TOP ROW. LEFT TO RIGHT: Lee Mangold. Bob Florkiewicz. Tom Robertson. Paul Tobias. Ed Hoernig. Ron Jostes. Rich Hughes. Ron Peiler. Jack Toellner. Mat Men Build Muscles . Wrestling is perhaps the least publicized of all sports—one involving hours of faithful practice and a minimum of glory. High school wrestling is a far cry from the type of wrestling seen on television. The flashy maneuvers and guestionable tactics of the professionals are strictly taboo in the high school sport, where endurance and muscular control are of primary importance. Wrestling is the newest sport to be introduced at Dyer, and while the team did not place in the sectional meet, its members are developing skills and techniques which will pay off in the future. TOP RIGHT: Ron Jostes is trying his best to get Mike Sabo on the mat. BOTTOM RIGHT: Paul Tobias is being pinned by E. Hoernig. December January February WRESTLING SCHEDULE 1953-V 4 - at Hammond Clark 8 - at East Chicago Washington 11 - at Hammond Tech 17 - at Thornton Fractional 5 - at East Chicago Roosevelt 12 - at East Chicago Washington 26 - here Crown Point 27 - at Thornton Fractional 3 - at Crown Point Batter Up! Play Ball! Coach Jacobs has planned a busy schedule for this year's baseball team. With only three starters from last year, Jack Cole, Dan Nolan, and Ed Britton, he is depending on freshmen and sophomores for the starting team. As Ray Jaryszak is the only experienced pitcher to return, there is a good field for the development of fresh talent. Last year the team finished second in the Conference with a record of 13-5, and as the ECHO goes to press, the squad looks forward confidently to the games on the spring schedule. BASEBALL SCHEDULE 1954 2 Hammond Tech Here 6 Hammond Clark Here 9 Portage Here 15 Edison Here 20 Wheeler There 23 Merrillville Here 27 Griffith There 30 Lowell There 3 Portage There 7 Crown Point Here 11 Edison There 12 Crown Point Here 14 Wheeler Here 18 Merrillville There 21 Griffith Here 25 Lowell Here TOP ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: Coach Jim Jacobs. Ron Jostes. Bill Stell, John Huppenthal. Rich Palm. Jack Cole. Joe Govert, Paul Tobias. Coach Glen Eberly; SEATED: Bob Foster, Ron Dressel, A1 Bowles. Ray Jaryszak. Ed Britton. Dan Nolan, Tom Higgins. 48 CAUGHT! It doesn’t look as if Eddie Britton will have enough speed to reach base before Joe Govert catches the ball to make the put-out. NOW IF I HOLD THE BALL THIS WAY . . . Pitcher Ray Jaryszak gives teammates John Huppenthal and Rich Palm a demonstration as Coach Jim Jacobs looks on. Veterans Spark Team PRACTICE HARD AND DON'T GIVE UP! . . . says veteran Jcck Cole to some of the rookies who will take their places on the varsity for the first time this year. FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Jack Cole. Ron Dressel. Paul Tobias, and Bill Stell. SEATED: Bob Foster, and A1 Bowles. UNSUNG HEROES PLAY VITAL PART IN SPORTS PROGRAM Throughout the pages of this section are to be found many pictures of boys who have been stars on the gridiron, hardwood, or diamond. The success of any team depends not only upon the brilliant work of the stars, but also on the tireless, unrewarded efforts of many players who practice diligently and faithfully, helping to build up a winning team for which others will take credit. The sports editors wish to dedicate this page to all of these Unsung Heroes. Rich Palm. Baseball Louis Miller. Wrestling Ron Jostes. Football Bob Rakoczy. Basketball Rich Hughes, Cross Country Incidental Moments Coach Eberly sits in the background as the eager bench-men wait for an opportunity to get in the game. Coach Jacobs hopes as he rubs Ray Jarysrak's arm. Mike Brys gets his ankle taped by Coach Jacobs. Coach Jacobs uses Babe Ruth as an example. John Huppenthal receives a rubdown from John Cole. I 51 Ha i� � .j� li. i vWSAim ' t PJM IV? ' uv vV lx • s ' 5v VV'k §L xv t B n il .V k:’ V i K 4 1W Syrtl.V F : � t •f 5-: V 4 j 'gi rf 1 Students When Joseph and Anna Schmal Homesteaded here in 1838, Little could they know How the community would grow and grow Until Dyer High School came into being. In this year's senior class There are sixty-eight graduates Eager to take their places in the world. We salute the pioneering Schmals For their part In starting the community Whose young people march through our high school To become the new generation Filled with hope .. And ambition .. And the need for peace. 53 HOBBY' BAKER Commercial Club 3 Gun Club 3 Speecch Club 4 MYRNA LEE BRANDS Commercial Club 3, 1 Officer 4 Echo 4 SHIRLEY BOYI Comet 4 EDMUND BRITTON Baseball 1, 3, 3, 4 Class Officer 3 Gun Club 3 Jacketinan 4 Let ter man 3, 3, 4 Speech Club 4 Wrestling 3 Seniors MICHAEL BRYS Baseball 1 Football 1, 3, 3, 4 Gun Club 3 Intra-Sports 1, 3 Jacket man 4 Letterman 1, 3, 3, 4 Student basketball mgr. 1 Track 3 ZELBA BUTLER Basketball 1 Football 1, 4 Gun Club 3 Sportsman Club 3 ROBERT BUCHLER Basketball 3, 3 Class officer 3 Echo 4 Football 1, 3, 4 Intra-sports 1, 3 Jacket man 4 Letterman 1, 2, 3, 4 Student Council 4 Officer 4 ELTEN CAIN Baseball 3 Echo 4 Intra-sports 1, 3 lyetterman 3, 3, 4 Speech (Hub 3, 4 � . Track 3 54 JEANNE CLARK Transfer from Crown Point 1 Glee Club 1 Science Club 2, 8, 4 Officer 4 . REX CLARKE Basketball 2, 3, 4 Camera Crew 2, 3, I Comet 4 (inn Club 3 Intra-sports 1 Jacket man 4 Let term a n 2, 3, 4 Science Club 3 Sportsman (Tub 3 Trac k 3, 4 NORMA CLARK Class officer 1 Commercial (Tub 3, 4 Officer 4 Intra-sports 1, 2 Pep (Tub 1, 2, 8 Phys. eel. inst. 3 Speech Club 4 Officer 4 Sunshine Society 1, 2, 3, 4 JACK ( OLE Baseball 2, 3, 4 Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4 Echo 4 Football 1, 2, 3, 4 (■tin Club 3 Jacket man 4 Ivetterman 1, 2, 3, 4 Stage Crew 4 Seniors PHYLLIS CONWAY Transfer from Harrisburg Twp. 3 Pep Cluli 3 Speech Club 3, 4 Officer 4 EDWARD DeYOUNG Science Club 4 LAURA Re LONG Commercial (Tub 3, 4 RUTH DIKE ( met 4 I). A. R. Award Intra-sports 1, 2 Science (Tub 3 Student Council 1, 3 Sunshine Society I, 2, 3, I 55 AI ELE EAST Commercial Club 4 Echo I Glee Club 1 Intra-sports 1, 2 Pep Club 1. 2. :? Phys. ed. inst. 2 Speech Club 3, I Sunshine Society 1, 2, 3, 4 Officer 2 KATHLEEN GARB Transfer from Noll Central Comet 4 Pep (Tub 3 Sunshine Society 1. 2, 3, 4 Officer 4 NORMA JEAN FOLTZ Class officer 4 Comet reporter 3 Echo 4 Girls' State Award 3 (■lee (Tub 2, 4 Intra-sports 1, 2 Pep (Tub 2 Science (Tub 3, I Speech (Tub 3, 4 Officer 4 Sunshine 1, 2, 3, 4 Officer 3, 4 Valedictorian NANCY GEXARDO Comet 4 Pep (Tub 2, 3 Speech Club 3 Sunshine Society 1, 2, 3, 4 Officer 4 Seniors LARRY HEYL Transfer from Hammond High 2 Gun (Tub 3 Science (Tub 3 Sportsman (Tub 3 Student Council 4 HELEN HOERNIG Comet 3, 4 Pep Club 3 Science (Tub 2, 3, 4 Officer 4 Sunshine Society I, 2, 3, 4 THOMAS HIGGINS Transfer from llishop Noll 1 Hasehall 2, 3, 4 Basketball 3, 4 Camera Crew 2, 3, 4 Class officer 2, 3, 4 Echo I Football 3, 4 (■mi (Tub 3 Intra-sports l, 2 Jacketman 4 Letterman 2, 3, 4 Officer 3, I Student basketball mgr. 2 S'tudcnt Council 3, 4 Officer 3, 4 Student foot bid 1 mgr. 2 BETTY HORTON Intra-sports 1, 2 Pep Club 2, 3 56 RICHARD HOSHAW GENEVA JOHNSON Commercial Club 3, 4 Sunshine Society 3, 4 RUTH IDDINGS Comet ReiK rter I, 2 Pep Club 1, 2, 3 Speech Club 3 Sunshine Society 1 TOM JONES Camera Crew 3, 4 Seniors RUTH HEILMAN Pep Club 4 Sunshine Society 3, 4 CAROLE KRAGER Comet 4 Commercial Club 3, 4 Pep (Tub 3, 4 Speech Club 3 Sunshine Society 3, 4 MARY KIRK Transfer from Morton 3 Eclio 4 Pep Club 3, 4 Science (Tub 3, 4 Speech (Tub 3, 4 Officer 3, 4 Sunshine Society 4 donald McClellan Commercial (lub 3 Speech (lub 3 57 IM LORIS MATHKWS Commercial (Tub 3, 4 JOAN MILLER Band 1 Commercial (Tub 3, 4 Pep Club 2, 3 KKJKNK MILLER Football 4 (inn € 'Inb 4 Letterman 2, 3, 4 Sportsman (Tub 3 Wrestling 2 FRED MON IX Seniors DAN NOLAN Baseball 2, 3, 4 Basketball I, 2, 3, 4 (Tass officer I, 2 Echo 4 Football 1, 2, 3, 4 (iun (Tub 3 Jacket man 4 Ijctterman I, 2, 3, 4 Speech (Tub 4 Officer 4 ROBERTA PATNOE (Tass officer 4 Echo 4 Essay Award 3 Glee Club 1 Intra-sports 1, 2 Pep Club 1, 3 Phys. ed. inst. 3 Science (Tub 3 Speech Club 4 Officer 4 58 PATRICIA OSBORN Commercial (Tub 3 Pep (Tub 3 NEVA PIEPHO Comet reporter 3 Echo 4 Salutatorian Science (Tub 3 Speech (Tub 4 Sunshine Society 2, 3, 4 IX) A MAE PILSITZ Comet 4 Commercial Club 3, 4 Officer 4 Sunshine Society 1, 4 EILEEN QCINN Commercial Club 4 lntra-s| orts I, 2 Pep Club 1 Speech Club 4 Seniors KATHERINE ROE Comet 4 Commercial 3, 4 Intra-sports 1, 2 Pep Club 2, 3 Sunshine Society 1, 2, 3, 4 STELLA ROSS Intra-sports J, 2 Pep Club 2 PATRICIA ROLL Comet 4 Commercial Club 3, 4 dee Club 1 Intra-s| orts 1, 2 Pep Club I, 2, 3 Student Council 2 Sunshine Society I, 2, 3, 4 Officer 2 THOMAS SCAMAN Speech Club 3 59 GREGORY SCHAFER Gun (Hub 8 Speech dub 3 ARLENE SCHULTE Transfer from Bishop Noll 1 Commercial dub 3 Echo 4 Pep dub 2, 3 Speech Club 4 Sunshine Society 2, 3, 4 VIRGIL SCHIESSER Class officer 3, 4 Echo 4 Speech Club 4 Officer 4 Stage Grew 3, 4 ELAINE 8CHUTZ Comet 4 Commercial dub 3, 4 Intra-sports 1, 2 Speech 3, 4 Officer 4 Seniors LOIS SCHUTZ JANICE SMITH Commercial dub 3, 4 Officer 4 Echo 4 Pep dub 3 Sunshine Society 3 PHIL SITHERLIN Class officer 3 Football 3, 4 Intra-sports 1, 2 Jacket man 4 Letterman 1, 2, 3, 4 Science dub 3 Speech Club 4 Student Council 1, 2, 4 Track 1 60 JACK THIEL Baseball 1 Gun C lub 3 NANCY THOMAS Echo 4 Glee Club 1 Intra-sports 1, 2 Pep Club 1, 2, ft Speech Club ft, 4 Officer ft, 4 Sunshine Society 1, 2, ft, 4 Officer 2 SANDRA TI CKER Cheerleader ft Echo I Glee Club 1 Intra-sports I, 2 Pep Club 1, 2, ft, 4 Science (Tub ft Speech Club ft, 4 Officer 4 Student Council ft Sunshine Society 1, 2, ft Seniors RONALD WATSON Commercial Club ft Gun Club ft Sportsman Club ft MONICA WEIS Comet 4 Commercial Club ft, 4 Pep Club ft Sunshine Society 2, ft, 4 GEORGE WILLY JAMES WOLF 61 ROSE ZIDAXICH Comet 4 Pep Club 8 Sunshine Society 2, 3, 4 NOT PICTURED: Roland Keilinan John Mod riff Seniors In the fall of 1951, Mr. James Conlon, the class sponsor, was recalled to the navy. His place was taken by Mr. Kermit Kerns, who ably directed the activities of the class during its last three years. Under his supervision, money making projects, such as dances, rollerskating parties, and the selling of candy and popcorn, were successfully completed. Due to his guidance, the banquet and prom were glittering and qlamorous affairs. Assuredly, the Class of '54 wishes to express to Mr. Kerns its appreciation of the tireless energy, the unfailing sympathy, and the constant encouragement he gave at all times to all members of the class. 62 BUY NOW OR BE SORRY LATER! is the advice given by Adele East and Norma Clark, ECHO circulation managers, as they put up the poster to open the 1954 sales campaign. THE TANTALIZING AROMA OF HOT BUTTERY POPCORN floats through the halls and classrooms each noon hour, tempting students to trade their nickels for calories. Selling popcorn is an important money-making project of the seniors, and here are Rose Zidanich and Monica Weis preparing a savory batch for the noontime rush. JUST CHILDREN AT HEART! Playground equipment may be intended for grade school pupils, but that doesn't prevent high schoolers from enjoying it, too. Lois Schutz, Myrna Brands, Neva Piepho, and Virgil Schiesser take time out from ECHO duties to relax on the teeter-totter. THE KEY TO DYER HIGH SCHOOL means many things to many people, according to Tom Higgins, president of the senior class. Jean Foltz, vice-president, Roberta Patnoe, secretary, and Virgil Schiesser, treasurer, listen earnestly to his explanation. Under the able leadership of the officers pictured at the left, the junior class has had a very successful year. Moneymaking projects such as rollerskating parties, dances, and the sale of candy have taken a great deal of time and energy, but have made possible the prom and banquet which climax the year's social activities. LEFT TO RIGHT: Mike Sabo, president; Ray Jaryszak, vice-president; Bob Rakoczy, treasurer; Marilyn Kollar. secretary. Juniors Shirley Akers Ronald Ashcraft Ida Mae Austgen Mary Baake Travis Barker Audrey Hlaskovich Marc ia Breltzke Sheila Butler 64 Eulah Carlson Mary Crider Donald Csikos Dean Davy Barbara Deen Lois DeLong Howard Dewes Albert DeYoung William DoeVng Eileen Dumbsky Patricia Duncan Betty Eberle Betty Erb .John Ericson Robert Estrada Robert Path Ronald Fetsch Rol ert Florkiewicz Norma Fuqua Phyllis Gall Thomas Halfman Patricia Harrington Martha Hinton John Horn 65 At noon the snow blows outside and everyone eats lunch inside, the gym buzzes with action. A favorite noontime occupation, both playerwise and spectatorwise, is boys' interclass basketball. Teams are quickly organized from available players, and spirit runs high. Not only do the boys increase their skill and add to their experience, but they also work off a little excess energy, making it easier to concentrate properly during afternoon classes. Some of the jostling juniors are shown at the left fighting for a rebound. LEFT TO RIGHT: Ron Peifer, Rich Sadler, Rich Huqhes, Lee Mangold. Juniors Patricia Horner Mary I.1011 Hoshaw Richard Hughes Everett Hutchings Thomas Hutchings Ronald Ireton Raymond Jaryszak Marcelse Johanson 66 t V Marry Ann Jostes Ron a Id Jos tea Daniel Kapomyai diaries Kcilinan Keith Kettler Joan Kilander Marilyn Kolar Charlotte Kwiatkowski Lee Mangold Shirley Maas Wayne Maas (ieorge Meyer David Miller Richard Palm Clara Peeples Robert Peifer Ronald Peifer Rarbara Penman Dwight Phillips liarbara Piepho Plena Popa Patsy Ross Robert Rakoczy Michael Reed 67 STEP RIGHT UP. FOLKS. AND BUY A TASTY CANDY BAR! Come and get it. kids - crisp, crunchy potato chips and luscious chocolate bars filled with tantalizing nuts! These are the persuasive phrases to be heard every noon in the vicinity of the candy counter as the juniors display their wares. LEFT TO RIGHT: Marilyn Kollar, Clara Peeples, and Pat Homer. Juniors Michael Sabo Richard Sadler Shirley Schweitzer Donald Scott Kdward Schelfo Warren Segert Orville Showalter Dennis Smith 68 Donald Smith Judith Swan Daisy Taylor HarlKira Temple Janet Terry Janice Terry William Tussey Hichard Underwood (Tiarles I'nderwood Doris Villers Aaron Watson Eleanor Willy Jerry Young NOT PICTURED 1-Yank Austin Louis Clironowski Howard Smith Mrs. Emily Nelson, with her pleasant disposition and charming personality, has done an excellent job as junior sponsor. The sponsorship of this class involves � he supervision of many activities, including the all important prom and banquet, and the even more difficult task of raising funds to finance them. Dances, roller skating parties, and the day-after-day selling of candy were successful project , and the calm, cooperative, do-it-or-die spirit of the class Was largely due to Mrs. Nelson's wise counseling. 69 In the sophomore year responsibilities start to multiply, and these capable officers guided the class wisely and well. Class colors - blue and white - were chosen, sweaters were ordered, and rings were selected. On the social side there were interesting things, too -a trip to Chicago and the National Barn Dance broadcast, another excursion to see the State Street Christmas parade, and a school valentine dance. LEFT TO RIGHT: David Beggs, vice-president: Joe Govert. president; Judy Hanson, secretary; and Katherine Markul, treasurer. Sophomores Ikmald Babair Dotty Baird Adeline Baker David Beggs Kay Berg Carolyn Beyer Helen Biefeld Barbara Birchall 70 Maureen Holler Harold Bowen Alfred Bowles Michael Buchalo Eli Budack Gayle Campbell Joanne Cathey Anita Cliappelie •Jackie Charters Donna Mae Claus Johnny Cole Michael Curtis Katherine Delinck Jiniiny DeLong Rodney Dolato Ronald Dressel Earl Dust Charlotte Flesehner Robert Foster Elaine Friedricksen Pat Fugate Denise Gard Doris Gettig Carol Get tier 71 DOES THIS POCKET LOOK STRAIGHT? HELP ME PIN THIS! I BROKE A NEEDLE! Such comments can be heard in the sewing room each day where, under the supervision of Mrs. Ruth Hoffman, girls learn to make their own clothes. All the phases of making a garment are learned from the cutting of the material through the basting and stitching to the final fitting. These girls have pride in wearing the garments of which they can proudly say, I made it myself! The girls in the picture are seen pressing, cutting, fitting, and using the buttonhole attachment. LEFT TO RIGHT: Maryann Wooton. Carol Gettler, Joan Redar, Denise Gard. Alice Wessel. Sophomores Joseph Govert Sharon Haley Jane Halfman Judy Hanson Vivian Hill Kdward Hoernig Shelva Holley Connie Houston 72 Don Hughes .John Huppenthal Floyd Iddings Virginia Jastrzab Dale Johnson Jack Keilinan Judy Keilinan Neill Keller Jim Kittleson John Koshnick Mary Krause Ronnie LaBuda Robert Lax Robley Lushbaugli Donald Maas Katherine Markul Grant McCarty Martha McGriff Robert Mercer Lee Ann Miller Richard Miller George Monix Peggie Nelson Anna Ochs 73 One of the most prized mementos of a student's high school days is his class ring. It is selected with great excitement during the latter part of the sophomore year, and these students who are inspecting ring samples are looking forward with great enthusiasm to the day when they will have rings of their very own. LEFT TO RIGHT: Katherine Delinck, Mary Beth Sabo. Glen See-gers. and Don Peeples. Sophomores Alfred Oeding Karlmra Ols Joan Palmateer Kathryn Palmer C’arol Payne Martha Payne Don Peeples Janet Peifer 74 f Jeanette Peifer Sharon Pfeiffer Nestor Popa Wilma Powell Mildred Pozezanac Lee Quigley Bernice Quinn Gerald Hedar Joan Redar Jackie Rich Thomas Robertson Mickey Rose Pat Russell Wiliam Russell Mary Sabo Gerald Schutz Glenn Seegers Katherine Schell Lois Shell Bill Smith Steve Solyoni Bill Stell Patty Stephen Sue Strausberg 75 PROMENADE YOUR PARTNER! These square dancers are all smiles after winning first and fourth places in the district square dance festival in LaPorte, Indiana. They took part in the state festival in Indianapolis and the national festival in Chicago. These enthusiasts have been dancing together since early in their freshman year, practicing last summer as well as during the school term. One of the highlights in their career as square dancers was the time they performed at the W.L.S. BARN DANCE in Chicago. CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: Neill Keller. Ed Hoernig. Millie Pozezanac, A1 Bowles. Nestor Popa, Denise Gard, Bob Foster. Don Peeples. Bill Russell, Tom Robertson, Elaine Friedrickson, Dale Johnson. Pat Pozezanac. Sophomores Robert Szymborskl .lim Thomas Paul Tobias Jack Toellner Alice Wessel Sliirley Will Wilma Williams Tom Woodward 76 Our peppy cheerleaders, Jeanette Peifer. Jcnet Peifer. and Millie Pozezanc, as they boost the team to victory at our 1953 Homecoming game with Crete. Any class sponsored by Mrs. Ruth Hoffman is sure to be a smooth-running, successful organization. Its activities will be planned for well in advance, and its money-making projects will prosper. The sophomore class has already started thinking about next year's responsibilities, and with Mrs. Hoffman's wise guidance, it can look forward with assurance to the memorable junior and senior years ahead. 77 It's hard to tell whether these class officers are discussing class colors or money raising projects or the end-of-the-year trip. Whatever it is, they seem to be finding it humorous, and the class will doubtless welcome whatever proposal they make. LEFT TO RIGHT: lanice Herman, secretary; Vernon Roe, treasurer; Arnold Underwood, president; and Danny Jostes. vice-president. Freshmen Barbara Adair Joann Bauermeister (Tara Berg Kditti Bremer John Bruner Larry Burk Marjorie Burley Sandra Lee Butler 78 Dawn Cain Newton Cain pin'll Joan Chronowski Glen Clark Theresa Clark Carolyn Crouch Danny Croy Wesley DeYoung Helen Hoeing William l owning Judy I)udek Darlene Entires Pat Fogarty Rose Franco Susan Full Richard Gal las Herb Gerlach James Gerlach Laurie Gettler Joe Goode Charles Govert Jackie Grimmer Carl Hagstrom Clifford Hal 79 HOW FRESH CAN A FRESHMAN BE? Senior Virgil Schiesser was caught by the camera at the moment he was about to administer justice to Lenore Redar for her slanderous drawing on the blackboard. We hope, though, that Virgil will relent so the story will have a happy ending. Freshmen Sonja Hall Janice Herman Wayne Hinkel Eileen Hoffman Wilma Horner George Horsley Patricia Horsley Gloria Hutchings 80 f Verna hidings Larry Jastrzab Danny Jostes Marjorie Kirby Shirley Kisinski Judith Kist Charles Knight .Arlene MacKinnon Patricia Mareinek Joanne Matson Doris .Met'utclieon Louis Miller Nancy Miller Jat k Morley Margaret Patnoe Douglas Patterson Robert Pepkowski Verna Pfeiffer Arlene Piepho Walter Pieplio Sandra Piper Patty Po .ezanac Lenore Itedar Jay Kestle 81 The freshman lockers have long been the scene of crucial moments in the lives of their owners. Flirtations, altercations, laughter, gossip—the whole gamut of emotions has been run here. The fact that the lockers house books is really the least important thing to be said about them! In the picture at the left, the camera caught three freshmen lingering after the bell had rung. LEFT TO RIGHT: Carol Shumaker. Margie Patnoe. and Herb Gerlach. Suundra Rich Vernon Roe Bettie Ross David Russell Jeanette Russell Terry Sadler William Seaman Howard Schilling 82 Mary Schmidt Darlene Schulte John Seifort I oris Shelley Harold Shovvalter t'arol Shumaker Florence Stamos Rose Marie Stefanov Anna Stout Bob Sullivan Thomas Thiery Meredith Thompson Louis Tucker Arnold Underwood Kay VanDoring Barbara Weasel Richard West Gloria Williams Kenneth Williams Paul Willy Della Wilson Raymond Wilson Ziba Wilson lx retta Winebrenner 83 WHO WILL BE THE FIRST BATTER? This is the problem confronting these freshman baseball players. It will soon be time to start the game, and another lesson in good sportsmanship will be under way. These girls are not only educating their bodies, but they are also learning social values that will remain with them all through their lives. LEFT TO RIGHT. Darlene Endres, Bettie Ross. Doris McCutcheon. Barbara Adair. Barbara Wessel. Jackie Grimmer. Freshmen James Wittgren Patsy Wynkoop Hill Yonkor Walter Zidanich 84 NOT PICTI RED: Steve Sohantube Vernon Holzhauer A humble little freshman. Sandra Piper, recites the freshman prayer to an arrogant senior. Pat Roll. Little Doug Patterson proves his respect for the big. bad seniors by putting a high polish on Ed DeYoung's shoes. FRESHMAN PRAYER I wish I was a little rock A-sitting on a hill, A-doing nothing all day long But just a-sitting still. I wouldn't eat, I wouldn't sleep, I wouldn't even wash. I'd just sit there a thousand years And rest myself bygosh! In her first year at Dyer, Mrs. Elma Naselroad has proved herself a versatile teacher and an understanding sponsor. The greatest responsibility of the freshman class is to adjust itself to grown-up high school wavs and to learn to conform to school customs and traditions. Mrs. Naselroad has obly assisted these young students, and—through class meetings and elections—started them on the road to self-government. 85 Advertisements Just as our first Catholic church Dates back to 1839, So do many names in business Derive from rugged pioneers. The men who built that first lone church Also built stores and shops Which are still alive today And bear the same names. But whether new names Or old, The advertisers in this book Have made possible A treasury of memories for high school students. We express to them Our sincere thanks. And extend our heartfelt wishes For successful and prosperous years to come. 87 SUPER MALTS DELUXE BEEF BURGERS MARTIN S DRYV-IN ON U. S. ROUTE 30 DYER, INDIANA LOGAN'S TUXEDO RENTAL SHOP GO FORMAL IN COMFORT RENT SINGLE OR DOUBLE BREASTED WHITE OR POWDER BLUE SUMMER FORMALS ALSO SHOES ACCESSORIES OPEN MONDAY AND TUEDAY TILL 9 P.M. 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Famous for gifts that give lasting pleasure and pride, has just what your graduate wants. Edward C. Minas Company State Street Hammond Breeders of the Finest in Mink John Maye, Jr., Prop. The L. Keilman Co. GRAIN - LUMBER - COAL FARM SUPPLIES - HAY - FEED CUSTOM GRINDING MIXING PHONE: Dyer 3331 DYER, INDIANA 91 COMPLIMENTS OF TEIBELS RESTAURANT CATERING TO WEDDINGS BANQUETS ROUTES 30 41 92 PHONE: DYER 3161 Long's Restaurant FOR GOOD FRIENDS OF GOOD FOOD TOURIST COURT SERVICE STATION Lincoln Highway Illinois Indiana State Line We cater to Parties and Banquets Phone: Skyline 4-9753 GERLACH HARDWARE Phone 3281 St. John,.Indiana GARD'S GENERAL STORE Fresh Meats Groceries Schererville, Indiana Phone: Dyer 2511 ROOT STUDIO Relive Again Both the Gay And Solemn Moments of Your Wedding Day with Fine Photographs 228 S. Wabash Chicago 4, Illinois Phone: Harrison 7-5201 The Choice of Discriminating Seniors Printcraft HAMMOND FLORAL CO. Graduation Personal Cards Commencement Announcements “Say It With Flowers” Telephone: Sheffield 3490 PRINTCRAFT CARD COMPANY, INC. 7048 Hohman Ave. Hammond, Ind. Scranton 5, Pa. POPS KITCHEN Compliments of Open All Nite On U. S. 41 J and J BAR Phone: St. John 2001 Schererville, Indiana 94 GRIFFITH JEWELERS Tru-Blu Diamonds Bulova - Elgin - Gruen Phone: Griffith 177M 235 N. Broad Street JIM CLARKE'S SPORT SHOP Toys - Games • Models Lionel Trains Phone: 306 1035 Court St. Crown Point DREHER'S DRY GOODS Notions - Fancy Work Yarn - Crochet Cotton Clothing for Men, Women Children Dyer, Indiana MAYE'S LUNCH U. S. 30, 1 2 Mile West of 41 Dyer, Indiana Open All Night Phone: Dyer 4021 JOHNNIE'S BARBER SHOP 127 North Broad St. DOWDELL'S A W DRIVE-IN Specializing In Root Beer, Hot Dogs Bar-B-Q Griffith, Indiana Corner of U.S. 30 Old St. John Road C. W. HUBER, INC. Gasoline - Oils - Fuel Oils Radio Dispatched Delivery Service Phone: Dyer 2041 Crown Point 452 DYER CLOVER FARM STORE Leo Putz, Prop. Groceries - Meats Frozen Foods Phone: 3151 Dyer, Indiana The Door to Knowledge .... Schererville Public School. GOING MY WAY? Eileen Quinn is looking for easy transportation. DYER VAULT COMPANY Manufacturers of Concrete Septic Tanks Phone: Dyer 2521 Dyer, Indiana Compliments of Dyer Auto Auction HOFFMAN'S I.G.A. SUPER MARKET Everything in Foods Dyer, Indiana Dyer, Indiana Compliments of SHIRLEY'S SHOP Griffith, Indiana GRIFFITH SPORT SHOP Athletic Equipment for Every Sport Guns - Cameras - Fishing Supplies Licenses Issued 136 N. Broad St. Phone 2203 A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS! Is Eulah Carlson thinking about an' English assignment ot her next date? HAVE ONE ON ME says Dave Miller and Joe Govert to each other at the Sadie Hawkins dance. Compliments of Schmal's Dairy Crown Point, Indiana GRIFFITH DEPT. STORE V. Swets, Prop. 138 W. Broad Phone: 946 Compliments of Your Friendly BEN FRANKLIN STORE Once A Customer Always A Customer Phone 566 124 N. Broad St. Griffith, Ind. 97 Complete Body, Fender Mechanical Repairs Welding - Reconditioned Used Cars - Towing Gall Motor Company AUTOMOTIVE RECONSTRUCTION Telephone: Dyer 7171 137 E. Joliet St. SCHERERVILLE, INDIANA THE DYER CREAMERY “Good Butter Makes A Good Meal Better” Phone: Dyer 2441 Dyer, Indiana Nancy Thomas. Norma Clark. Mary Kirk and Myrna Brands as stalwart football players in a pep session skit. L. E. LANEY Good Printing Where the “Comet” is Published Phone 722 111 Hack Court Crown Point, Indiana Mr. Juby. Root photographer, gets his picture snapped as he takes activity shots. 98 Compliments of Gary National Bank Dyer Branch Dyer, Indiana Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation SWEET SIXTEEN AND NEVER BEEN KISSED! Phyllis Conway gets ready for the Echo formal. THE LAW OF THE LAND is efficiently represented by Mr. Bud Gesie, Dyer police officer. Compliments of CHRISTENSON'S SCHERERVILLE I.G.A. Fresh Meats Vegetables Phone: Dyer 4331 for free delivery Schererville, Indiana THOMPSON'S DRIVE-IN Phillips 66 Gas Hamburgers - Chicken Steaks Jet. 41 8 Compliments of THE GLAMOUR SHOP Schererville, Indiana Dyer 7891 Highway Garage Body Shop Complete Collision Work Dupont Color Matchings Wheel Aligning Balancing with our New Hunter System 24 Hour Towing, Anywhere, Anytime Complete Auto Truck Repairing - New Used Auto Parts On U.S. 41 - 12 Mile South of U.S. 30 Phone: Dyer 2011 Dyer, Indiana JOE SEDLACEK STAN LUKNSIK Compliments of Friedricksens Meat Market Homemade Sausage Dyer, Indiana BYERLYS HIGHWAY SERVICE AND GRILL Standard Oil Products - Tires Batteries - General Auto Repair 1 Mile East of 41 on U.S. 30 Austin Ave. - Schererville, Indiana Mrs. Nelson, junior sponsor, looks quite determined as she joins the juniors for a hayride. 100 Compliments KEISER-DUNN REC. Crown Point, Indiana Compliments of TOWN HOUSE RESTAURANT Schererville, Indiana Phone: Dyer 4041 Compliments of REIPLINGER'S GARAGE Highways 30 330 1 4 Mile East of No. 41, Schererville, Ind, Phone: Dyer 7251 In Crown Point, Out for miles around Almost everyone reads Lake County’s Largest Weekly THE LAKE COUNTY STAR The newspaper with the want ads Community News Pictures Compliments of Schererville Lumber Supply Co. On U. S. Route 30 Where is my wandering boy tonight? ask Katherine Markul. Judy Hanson, and Janet Peifer as they wait patiently at the Sadie Hawkins dance for their dates to return. Schererville, Indiana Phone: Dyer 2261 ■ HOW WET IS THE WATER? wonders Ruth Iddings as she whips up her courage for a dip at Miller Beach. 101 Shirley Boyd, Letty Horten and Arlene Schulte SAUZERS LITTLE WALLLE SHOP AND KIDDIELAND LOCATED ON THE 102 NORTHWEST CORNER OF ROUTES 30 41 TRUMP'S RESTAURANT For Your Dining Pleasure Home Cooking On U.S. 41, 1 Mile South of Route 30 Dyer, Indiana Open All Night Phone: St. John 3091 Compliments of EDDIE'S TAP Schererville, Indiana Phone: Dyer 3071 Mrs. Hoffman, sophomore sponsor, demonstrates the sidesaddle method of riding. Pat Russel and Mike Brys in an affectionate moment. Norma Clark. Adeje East, Pat Roll and Nancy Thomas pose in the gym. DeSoto - Plymouth Sales - Service - Parts Complete Stock of All Accessories Towing CENTER GARAGE Cedar Lake 7171 Cook-Cedar Lake Rd. - East of Route 41 GRUENWALD'S NEWS AGENCY Ice Cream School Supplies Candy Phone 3251 Dyer, Indiana SEARS ROEBUCK CO. Hammond, Indiana 452 State St. Phone Shef. 3620 Compliments of MA'S EAT SHOP Where the Gang Meets to Eat Dyer, Indiana 103 SWING YOUR PARTNER! Fine Class Rings Announcements Yearbooks Awards Bob Rakoczy marries Sharon Pleiller and Dan Nolan at the Sadie Hawki’.s dance. Josten's Since 1897 Representative: Bob Albertson Box 9, Plymouth, Ind. Stanek Paints - Home Appliances - Hardware Visit Our Gift Department Gifts Wrapped Free 2009 Hart St. Dyer, Ind. Phone: Dyer 2331 HORST'S HARDWARE B.P.S. Paints Wallpaper - Gifts Phone: Crown Point 70 Crown Point, Indiana MORE SQUARE DANCING! 104 Walsworth Brothers HIGH SCHOOL COLLEGE ANNUALS MARCELINE, MISSOURI MATT'S TAVERN Phone: St. John 2021 U. S. 41 Schmal Street St. John, Indiana Bobby Baker dandles Cindy Jones on his knee while Dwight Phillips watches for Mrs. Ainsley. Compliments of HUBER'S ROYAL BLUE St. John, Indiana Phone 3281 PIERCE IRON WORKS Oriental Iron Painting Route 41 St. John, Ind. 105 Compliments of Cooperative Plant Foods. Inc. BOSTON STORE “The Store That Most Everyone Recommends” Phone 412 Crown Point Makers of Farm Bureau Fertilizer U. S. 41 Schererville, Indiana BELL BOTTOM TROUSERS and Mi. Kermit Kerns, senior sponsor. This is the way he looked when he sailed the boundless main with the navy. Hub Appliance TELEVISION R.C.A. Victor Sparton Sentinel C.B.S. Columbia Supply Co., Inc. FRIGIDAIRE Washers Freezers Ranges Refrigerators Expert T.V. Service On All Makes Phonograph Records - Sheet Music Radios Record Players - School Office Supplies PHONE 670 106 N. MAIN STREET CROWN POINT, INDIANA 106 Compliments of Lake Hills Goli Country Club Compliments of ROY'S Phone: St. John 3851 St. John, Indiana GRACE'S RESTAURANT Junction 83 30 Clark’s Transport Co. Dick Hoyt, Inc. The Typewriter Man Sheffield 682 Russell 9300 R. E. Hoyt - E. W. Eurley M. Kitsberg 5319 Hohman Avenue Hammond, Indiana FITCH'S GARAGE Route 30 Dyer, Indiana 107 Compliments of GRIMMER'S SERVICE Phillips Products - Fuel Oil Delivery HOLMES PLASTICS Automotive Towing -- Schererville, Ind. Crown Point, Indiana Phone Day: Dyer 3961, Nite: Dyer 4161 14 Mile West of Routes 41 30 Kathy Roe and Pat jPl Roll fancy them W tma W Ami ' selves as real WhJtl Compliments of GATLIN PLUMBING HEATING Phone 972 Griffith, Indiana ENGLE SUPPLY CO. LAMPRECHT FLORIST GREENHOUSE Quality Coals - Fuel Oils Stone Fill “When It’s Flowers, Say it with Ours” St. John, Ind. Phone 3441 8941 Kleinman Road - Highland, Ind. 100', Guarantee on Batteries - Tires HOLMES BROS. BODY SHOP WESTERN TIRE AUTO STORE Auto Rebuilding Painting 341 N. Broad St. - Phone: Griffith 2501 Custom Restyling Toys Hardware Lincoln Highway Crown Point, Ind. 108 Kei'lman Brothers Manufacturers of CONCRETE LIGHTWEIGHT BUILDING BLOCKS LINCOLN HWY. E.J. E. RY. PHONE: DYER 3171 Clark Super Service JUNCTION ROUTES 30 83 INDEX Adair, Barbara 26,78,84 Ainsley, Dorothy 5,30,32 Akers, Shirley 64 Ashcraft, Dean 37 Ashcraft, Ronald 64 Austgen, Ida 5,26,64 Baake, Mary 64 Babair, Donald 70 Baird, Dottie 70 Baker, Adeline 26,70 Baker, Bobby 27,54,105 Band 29 Barker, Travis 25,64 Baseball Team 48 Basketball A Team 42 Basketball B Team 43 Bauermeister, Ioann 78 Beggs, David 70 Berg, Clara 29,78 Berg, Raymond 70 Beyer, Carolyn 70 Bielefeld, Helen 70 Birchall, Barbara 26,29,70 Blaskovich, Audrey 5,25,27,64 Boiler. Maureen 71 Bowen, Harold 71 Bowles, Alfred 43,46,48,49,71,76 Boyd, Shirley 31,54,102 Brands, Myrna Lee 17,23,27,54,63,98 Breitzke, Marcia 26,27,30,64 Bremer, Edith 78 Britton, Ed 21,48,49,54 Bruner, John 78 Brys, Mike 20,28.37,38,51,54,103 Buchalo, Mickey 71 Buchler, Robert 22,24,28,31,33,38,37,45,54 Burk, Larry 78 Budak, Eli 71 Burley, Marjorie 26,29,78 Butler, Sandra 78 Butler, Shelia 5,64 Butler, Zelba 37,38,54 Cain. Dawn 79 Cain, Elten 30,54,86 Campbell, Gayle 26,71 Campbell, Newton 73 Carlson, Eulah 27,29,65,97 Cathey, Joann 71 Chappelie, Anita 26,71 Charters, Jack 28,37,71 Chronowski, Joan 79 Clark, Glen 27,79 Clark, Jeanne 23,25,27,55 Clark, Teresa 26,79 Clarke, Rex 22,28,31,42,44,46,55 Claus, Donna Mae 71 Clark, Norma 23,25,28,27,30,55,63,98,103 Cole, Jack 21,22,28,30,32,37,38,42,44,48,49,55 Cole, John 28,37,51,71 Comet Staff 31 Commercial Club 27 Conway, Phyllis 23,25,55,99 Crider, Mary 26,27,65 Cross Country 46 Crouch, Carolyn 29,79 Croy, Danny 29,79,90 Csikos, Don 65 Curtis, Mike 71 Davey, Dean 65 DeAlbani, Virgil 7,29 Deen, Barbara 65 Delink, Katherine 71,74 DeLong, Jimmy 5,71 DeLong, Laura 55 DeLong, Lois 65 Dewes, Howard 65 DeYoung, Albert 65 DeYoung, Edward 55,85 DeYoung, Wesley 79 Dike, Ruth 31,55 Doeing, Helen 29,79 Doeing, William 65 Dolato, Rodney 71 Downing, William 47, 79 Dressel, Ronnie 37,39142,45,48,49,71 Dudek, Judy 79 Duncan, Pat 65 Dust, Earle 71 Dumbsky, Eileen 26,27,65 East, Adele 25,26,27,30.56,63,103 Eberle, Betty 65 Eberly, Glenn 6,21,36,37,43,48,49,51 Echo Staff 30 Endres, Darlene 17,24,79,84 Erb, Betty 26,65 Erickson, John 26,47,65 Estrada, Bob 65 Fath, Bob 24,28,32,37,65 Fetsch, Ronald 29,65 Fleschner, Lorraine 71 Florkieweicz, Bob 21.24,28,33,37,47, 65 Fogarty, Pat 79 Foltz, Jean 2,17,20,22,23,25,26,27,30,56,63 Foster, Bob 29,48,49,71,76 Football Team 37 Franco, Rosemary 26,79 Friedrickson, Elaine 26,71,76 Fugate, Pat 71 Full, Susan 79 Fuqua, Norma 65 Gall. Phyllis 65 Gallas, Richard 79 Gard, Denise 26,71,72,76 Gard, Kathleen 22,26,27,31,56 Genardo, Nancy 22,26,27,31,56 Gerlach, Herbert 24,28,79,82 Gerlach, James 79 Gettig, Doris 26,71,107 Gettler, Laurie 10,79 Gettler, Carol 26,71,72 Glee Club 29 Goode, Joe 79 Govert, Charles 79 Govert, Joe 28,37,43,45,48,49,70,72,97 Grimmer, Jacqueline 26,79,84 Haqstrom, Carl 79 Halfman, Jane 72 Halfman, Tom 23,27,28,37,65 Haley, Sharon 26,72 Hall, Clifford 46,79 Hall, Sonja 17,29,80 Hanson, Judy 26,70,72,101 110 Harrington, Pat G5 Harris, Pansy 21 Haverkamp, Walter 9,27 Herrman, Janice 78,80 Heyl, Larry 9,24,56,80 Higgins, Tom 10,20,22,24,28,30,37,38,41, 45,48,52,63 Hill, Vivian 26,29,33,72 Hinkel, Wayne 79 Hinton, Martha 29,65 Hoernig, Edward 47,72,76 Hoernig, Helen 23,27,31,33,56 Hoffman, Eileen 80 Hoffman, Ruth 10,26,77,103 Holley, Shelva 12 Hopkins, Leo 4, 11 Horn, John 65 Horner, Patricia 25,66,68 Horner, Wilma 26,80,107 Horsley, George 80 Horsley, Patricia 29,80 Horton, Betty 56,101 Hoshaw, Mary Lou 26,66 Hoshaw, Richard 57 Houston, Connie 26,72 Hughes, Donald 13,73 Hughes, Richard 28,46,47,50,66 Huppenthal, John 27,37,39,41,43,48,49,51,73 Husted, Beulah 11,14,26,27 Hutchings Everett 66 Hutchings, Gloria 26,80 Hutchings, Tom 66 Iddings, Floyd 27,73 Iddings, Ruth 57,101 Iddings, Verna 81 Ireton, Ronald 66 Jacketmen 28 Jacobs, James 10,4142,44,48,49,51,95 Jaryszak, Raymond 28,33,37,39,45,48,49,51,64,66 Jastrzab, Virginia 73 Jastryzab, Larry 32,81 Johnson, Dale 73,76 Johnson, Geneva 26,27,57 Tones, Tom 57 Johanson, Marceise 66 Jostes, Daniel 28,43,45,78,81 Jostes, Marcyann 67 Jostes, Ronald 28,37,43,47,48,49,67 Junior-Senior Banquet 14 Kapornyai, Dan 67 Keilman, Charles 67 Keilman, Jack 27,37,39,73 Keilman, Judy 73 Keilman, Ruth 26,57 Keilman, Pete 21 Keller, Neil 26,32,73,76 Kerns, Kermit 8,14,15,62,106 Kettler, Keith 67 Kilander, Joan 18,26,67 Kirby, Marjorie 26,29,81 Kirk, Mary 23,25,26,27,30,53,57,98 Kist, Judith 81 Kittleson, Jim 73 Knight, Charles 81 Kollar, Marilyn 22,26,27,64,67,68 Rolling, Margaret 4 Rolling, Michael 4 Koshnick, John 73 Kosinski, Shirley 81 Kroger, Carole 31,57 Krause, Mary Ann 73 Kwiatkowski, Charlotte 17,25,67 LaBuda, Ronnie 37,73 Lax, Bob 73 Lettermen 28 Lushbaugh, Robley 37 Maas, Donald 73 Maas, Shirley 67 Maas, Wayne 67 Mangold, Lee 28,33,37,39,45,47,66,67 Marcinek, Patricia 81 Markul, Katherine 16,17,26,70,73,101 Mathews, DeLoris 58 Matson, Joanne 81 McCarty, Grant 73 McClellan, Don 57 McCutcheon, Doris 81,84 McGriff, Martha 73 McKinnon, Arlene 18,81 Mercer, Robert 73 Meyer, George 27,67 Miller, David 67,97 Miller, Eugene 28,37,58 Miller, Joan 58 Miller, LeAnn 26,73 Miller, Louis 47,50,81 Miller, Nancy 81 Miller, Richard 73 Monix, Fred 58 Monix, George 28,37,73 Morley, John 47,81 Naselroad, Elma 6,85 Nelson, Emily 11,69,100 Nelson, Peggy 29,73 Nolan, Dan 28,30,37,38,40,44,48,58,104 Ochs, Anna 73 Oeding, Alfred 74 Ols, Barbara 26,74 Osborne, Patricia 58 Palm, Richard 42,44,48,49,50,67 Palmateer, Joan 26,74 Palmer, Katherine 26,29,74 Patnoe, Margaret 81,82 Patnoe, Roberta 1,18,27,30,32,58,63 Patterson, Douglas 28,37,40,47,81,85,90 Payne, Carol 74 Payne, Martha 74 Peeples, Clara 22,24,26,67,68 Peeples, Dow 28,74,76 Peifer, Janet 22,24,26,74,77,101 Peifer, Jeanette 18,26,75,77 Peifer, Robert 28,37,39,40.67 Peifer, Ronald 28,37,47,66,67 Penman, Barbara 67 Pepkowski, Don 38,41 Pepkowski, Robert 37,81 Pfeiffer, Sharon 75,104 Pfeiffer, Verna 26,29,81 Phillips, Dwight 25,28,33,37,67,105 Piepho, Arlene 81 Piepho, Barbara 26,67 Piepho, Neva 17,20,25,26,30,58,63 Piepho, Walter 47,81 Pierce, Ruth 5,26,31 Pilsitz, Donna 23,26,27,31,59 Piper, Sandra 26,81,85 Popa, Elena 67 Popa, Nestor 75, 76 Powell, Wilma 26,75 Pozezanac, Pat 26,76,81 Pozezanac, Mildred 19,26,75,76,77,107 Protsman, Roscoe 5 Pruitt, Robert 27,31,59 Quigley, Lee 75 Quinn, Bernice 26,75 Quinn, Eileen 6,25,59,96 Rakoczy, Robert 8,28,33,37,39,42,45,50, 64,67,90,104 Redar, Gerald 37,43,75 Redar, loan 72,75 Redar, Lenore 80,81 Reed, Michael 9,67 Reed, Paul59 Restle, Jay 81 Rich, Jackie 26,75 Rich, Saundra 17,82 Robertson, Tom 47,75,76 Roe, Katherine 17,26,27,31,59,108 Roe, Vernon 40,43,78,82 Roll, Patricia 17,26,27,31,59,85,108 Rose, Michael 17,47,75 Ross, Bettie 26,82,84 Ross, Patricia 67 Ross, Stella 59 Russell. Pat 75,103 Russell, William 75,76 Russell, David 82 Russell, Jeanette 82 Sabo, Mary 22,32,74,75 Sabo, Michael 8,28,33,37,39,47,64,68 Sadler, Richard 28,37,66,68 Sadler Terry 28,82 Seaman, Tom 59 Seaman, William 82 Schafer, Gregory 60 Schelfo, Edward 33,68 Schiesser, Virgil 21,23,25,30,60,63 Schilling, Howard 80,82 Schmidt, Mary 83 Schulte, Arlene 17,26,60,102 Schulte, Darlene 83 Schutz, Elaine 23,25,27,31,60 Schutz, Gerald 75 Schutz, Lois 23,27,30.60,63 Schwietzer, Shirley 26,27,68 Scott, Don 30,68 Science Club 27 Seegers, Glenn 74,75 Segert, Warren 27,68 Seifort, John 28,46,83 Shell, Katherine 75 Shell, Lois 75 Shelly, Doris 83 Showalter, Harold 83 Showalter, Orville 68 Shumaker, Carol 26,82,83 Smith, Dennis 27,68 Smith, Don 69 Smith, Janice 60 Smith, William 75 Sladek, Patsy 21 Solyom, Steve 75 Speech Cadets 25 Stage Crew 21 Stamos, Florence 10,83 Stefanov, Rosemary 26,83 Stell, William 28,43,47,49,75 Stephen, Patricia 75 Stout, Anna 26,29,83 Strasburg, Sue 75 Student Council 24 Sullivan, Robert 83 Sunshine Society 26 Sutherlin, Phil 24,28,32,37,38,60 Swan, Judy 25,26,27,69 Szymborski, Robert 76 Tangled Tongues 25 Taylor, Daisy 69 Temple, Barbara 20,69 Terry, Janet 6,27,69 Terry, Janice 26,27,69 Thiel, Jack 60 Thiery, Thomas 28,83 Thomas, James 76 Thomas, Nancy 2,23,25,26,27,30,61,98,103 Thompson, Meredith 83 Tobias, Paul 28,37,47,48,49,76 Toellner, Jack 47,76 Troup, Norman 61 Tucker, Sandra 23,25.30,61,86 Tucker, Louis 83 Tussey, Bill 69 Underwood, Arnold 28,37,43,78,83 Underwood, Charles 17.69 Underwood, Richard 69 Urbanczyk, Diana 6,61 Vanderkolk, Cornelius 10,36,37,41,47 Van Doring, Kay 83 Villers, Doris 25,26,27,69 Watson, Aaron 69 Watson, Ronald 61 Weis, Monica 26,27,31,61,63 Wessel, Alice 26,72,76 Wessel, Barbara 26,83,84 West, Richard 29,83 Westerwelle, Gordon 23,27 Will, Shirley 76 Williams, Gloria 83 Williams, Kenneth 47,83 Williams, Wilma 76 Willy, Eleanor 69 Willy, George 61 Willy, Paul 83 Wilson, Della 26,29,83 Wilson, Raymond 83 Wilson, Ziba 83 Winebrenner, Loretta 29,83 Wittgren, James 29,84 Wolf, James 61 Woodward, Tom 76 Wootan, Maryann 72,77 Wrestling Team 47 Wynkoop, Patsy 84 Yonker, Kathryn 77 Yonker, William 84 Young, Herman 28,31,61 Young, Jerry 20,28,43,46,69 Zidanich, Rose 26,31,61,63 Zidanich, Walter 84 A M— The Echo Staff wishes to express its appreciation to: Root Studio, Chicago, Illinois, for Photography; Harry Scalena, Triangle Airport, Dyer, Indiana, for aerial views used on division pages and end sheets; and to Walsworth Brothers, Marceline, Missouri, for publication.