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

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touch of show business to seniors THE SENIOR PLAY CAST Narrator ..,. T. John Blessington Alfred Metcalfe . Warren Gillie . . Clifford Snell . . Mrs. Laura Partridge Amelia Shotgraven Mark Jenkins . . Miss L'Arriere . . Edward L. McKeever Miss Logan . . . The A. P. . The U. P. . l.N.S.. . .. A Little Old Lady . News Broadcasters: Bill Parker . . Dwight Brookfield Estelle Evans . . .Anne Husted . John Gaebler . . Lee Hopper . John Buckley . Tom Conway . . Pat Sweany . Lana Crossland . .Jim Williams . Julie Pratt . . Bud McFall .Sally Applegate . . John Nelson . Bruce Gable . Ed Turk . .Pat Smith . David Carmichael . Kenney Shaw . .Daveen Neal LEFT-Amelia Shotgraven and her lover, Mark Jen- kins, supposedly are unnoticed by Mrs. Partridge, but she actually encourages romance between her sec- retary and this handsome young mail clerk. RIGHT-T. John Blessington, Warren Gillie, and .ess-1.32 2.-fe ,- Q- - X X ,.! . .l J l r I , x News reporters from the A. P., the U. P., and the l.N.S. rapidly fire questions at the confused Mrs. Partridge while Edward L. McKeever sharply inter- venes with the answers. Clifford Snell pay little attention to the loud hammer' ing of their cohort, Alfred Metcalfe, who is so involved in making a chair. Noticeably, these four men are not using their abilities completely for the benefit of the vast General Products Corporation. 1- w-y- l -Wslimlllfi if ,ff 107

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Solid Gold Cadillac brings a Miss L'Arriere displays her advertising talent for these eager men, the company's Board of Directors. Eighteen talented seniors combined their efforts with those of the backstage crew in producing the 1959 senior play. Those fabulous eighteen, all decked out in special costumes and heavy make-up, lined up for the finale. The modernistic scenery completed the artistic air surrounding the comedy's production. The Solid Gold Cadillac, written by Howard Teichmann and George S. Kaufman, was directed by Mr. Frank Tout as this year's senior class play. Hectic rehearsals, broken only by Christmas vacae tion, proved to the cast that there's no business like show business. When a little old lady, Mrs. Laura Partridge, appears on the scene of a stockholders' meeting, many obstacles are placed in front ol the four ugly corporation directors. Although Mrs. Part- ridge knows absolutely nothing about the organ- ization of a large corporation and holds only ten shares of stock, the Board of Directors hires her to take care ol stockholders relations and to get her out of their hair. Edward L. McKeever, the past president of the company who has been sent to Washington to obtain some of those government contracts, fails to come through, so the board sends Mrs. Part- ridge to do something. The something that happens is not exactly what was expected by the directors. However, all ends well for Mrs. Part- ridge, and she arrives at the next stockholders' meeting in a solid gold Cadillac. BACK ROW-Tom Conway, Lee Hopper, John Buck- ley, Anne Husted, Sally Applegate, Julie Pratt, Pat Sweany, John Goebler, Pat Smith, Daveen Neal, Lana Crossland, FRONT ROW-Bud McFall, .John Nelson, Kenney Shaw, Bruce Gable, Ed Turk, David Car- michael, .lim Williams. I . ,+- 106 L.....,- P L.-. .l I .'

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as 1 LEE HOPPER-Senior Class President5 Choir 35 Brown Boy cand. 45 PRR 3-45 Footlight Revelers vice-pres. 45 Arsenic and Old Lace 35 Senior Play. JUDITH ANN STEVENS-Senior Class Vice President5 Cheer- leader l-45 Selofra sec. l5 LaNina 25 Vihota 35 Tri-Hi-Y 3, sgt. at arms 45 Cub Club vice pres. 25 Latin Club 25 Future Nurses vice pres. 3-45 Student Council ass't. sec. 45 City Student Council rep. 45 State Student Council Convention 45 Jr. Prom Queen 35 Jr. Prom comm. 35 PRR 3-45 Natl. Honor Society 3-45 HILLTOPPER asst. sports ed. 3, senior co-ed. 45 l.H.S. Journalism Inst. 35 lst award campaign program5 Mock election sec. of st. 45 GAA 25 Office mess. 25 Gym asst. 2-35 Hi-Y Sweetheart 4. LANA LEE CROSSLAND-Senior Class Secretary5 Student Coun- Q-f uC 7' cil 2, 45 PRR 2-45 Cheerleader 3-45 Selofra 15 La Nina 25 Vihoto 35 Tri-Hi-Y pres. 45 Mock election treas. 45 Violet Queen 35 Track Queen 25 Cheer Block 35 Senior Play5 Hi-Y Sweetheart cond. 4. JOHN E. MAROSKY-Senior Class Treasurer5 Student Council 25 Baseball 2-45 Intramurals 'I5 PRR 3-45 Bus. Mgr. 3-45 Mock Election gov. 45 HOWE TOWER reporter 3-45 Honorary All-Star Staff 35 Brown Boy cand. 3. MARY JO KENDALL-Senior Class Alumni Secretary5 Student Council l, 3, sr. rep., 45 Cub Club l-25 Selofra l5 La Nina 25 PRR 35 Red Cross Club pres. 35 Natl. Honor Society 3-45 Choir 2-45 HOWE TOWER reporter 2-35 Bus. Mgr. 45 Tri-Hi-Y 45 Office Messenger 3. Class of '59 upholds traditions 108 In the spring of 1958, an excited class received their senior iewelry. This, and the Junior Prom were their first steps to becoming seniors. The Constitution Committee met in September and the class elected their oFficers. President Lee Hopper used the traditional gavel to bring the first class meeting to order. In December, the Class of '59 trolicked at their winter party, Mistletoe Mischief. The mistletoe arch added a spark of gaiety to the party5 the highlight of the afternoon was the announcement of the senior ploy cast. The Solid Gold Cadillac involved hectic practices but thrills of perform- ances were well worth the work. Graduation seemed nearer as the seniors stood in lineto be measured for caps and gowns and to order announcements and senior name cards. Class day featured the reading of the will and prophecy5 afterward seniors showed oft their gay spring clothes as they danced. Vespers was an impressive moment and it brought a serious throught or two of graduation. At commencement, following a solemn proces- sional, the Class of '59 received their diplomas and thus become Howe's newest group of alumni. Senior class officers Lana Crossland, John Marosky lfront rowl, Lee Hopper, Judy Stevens lmiddle rowl, and Mary Jo Kendall discuss senior Prom plans with Mr. Charles Ruschhaupt, senior sponsor.