Thomas Carr Howe Community High School - Hilltopper Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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AND SELF GOVERNMENT . . Pisismusi Cl5CO ix And if elected, I promise . . . This was familiar talk around the halls of Howe in November. ll il l ll lu l I Vigorous campaigning took place before 8:15 a. m. and in the four minutes between classes all during the day. Parades and soap boxes became common sights to all Howeites and faculty. Jane Reed and Guy Doyal were winners of the American Legion Good Citizenship Award pre- sented annually to the outstanding members of the junior class. 13

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WE PRACTICE CITIZENSHIP .lane Reed was chosen by the Guy Doyal was Howe's repre- A fight to the finish was this senior class and faculty to re- sentative to go to New York to year's mock election. Federalist ceive the D. A. R. award given visit the United Nations in October. candidate for governor, Tom Cisco, by the local Irvington chapter. 5' 12 is proving this to Nationalist Gov- ernor, Earl Green. Shouts of Stay in the swing, Vote Fed, Vote straight Nationalist, green bow ties and hair ribbons, soap boxes-what else could this be but the mock elec- tion held each year by the Social Studies classes to get in actual nominating and election experience. This year's campaign was considered the most vigorous in the history of Howe. The election spirit was in the air from the day classes were divided into Federalist and Nationalist parties. Party caucuses were held and candidates chosen at the state conventions. Then came all the turmoil. It was rumored that teachers other than those in the Social Studies department did not quite appreciate all the elec- tion enthusiasm shown by party members. However, after it was all over, this election was acclaimed as one of the greatest successes ever.

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'T 4 l ,4 , 0,51 'f i 'Zan V f K.-'Q . M -2-,455 . so 539312. I 4.549955 I . M if R, RNA I. -MK, AND ENJOY A WIDE V1 UPPER LEFT - Biting fingernails, heavy makeup, butterflies in your stomach. All these are very characteristic of backstage at the Pleasant Run Revue. This year it was decided to hold the P. R. R. annually instead of every two years. UPPER RIGHT-Ah, 'tis spring at last! The brisk smell of fresh grass and flowers. But something is missing. What? Why, baseball, of course. The crack of a hickory bat as a home run ball Cyou hopej soars through the air tells future Ruths and DiMaggios that the diamond sport season is under way again. LOWER RIGHT- Get your class copy in by tomorrow! Vox Populi's editor urges the staff as the deadline approaches. Staff members from the Latin classes work to put out the monthly mimeographed paper.