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

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Fads cover Howeites from head to toe Each school year brings new fads and styles of its own. Modern fashions, kookie ideas, and a few re- flections on the past, as always, found a warm wel- come in the halls of Howe High. Wig hats became popular with the girls. The syn- thetic hair could be worn as a hat, with the wear- er's curls peeking out from beneath the sports cha- peau, or covering all the hair, as a hair piece. Boys, not neglecting style either, kept their heads covered in hatsa la Rex Harrison or the Tyrol. Girls changed in a mass movement from hose to varying lengths in socks. Colored knee socks were the order, but anklets were in clean white. Senior Carol Weaver modeled for several socks ads in the Howe TOWER, the school's newspaper. Well-fed Howeites drank vanilla Cakes with cream or cherry orange ades while munching French fries or four-deck hamburgers with onion rings. New bleach? No, New sweater, remarks Don Surber to Becky Zander. Both Howeites are modeling sweaters with suede patches which were a teen age favorite this year. Janice Beineke and Jean Anderson find walking to school through the snow drifts much easier with shoe boots. The warm boots helped to protect feet during the cold months. Sylvia Fischbach fears the effectiveness of Diane Nauta's abil- ity to style her new wig hat. Comb in hand, Diane is trying to repair the coiffure, despite the windy weather.

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tlight on Howe Each year brings its own spotlighted events, and 1962-1963 is special too, for each cherished moment: Howeites enioyed, had fun, learned well the lessons taught and reaped the rewards of achievement. Dances spotlighted party dresses, foot-sore young men, and fragrant corsages. The team displayed at Sectional time made every booster proud, the ROTC stepped into the spotlight after Federal Inspection, the PRR was hailed as one of the best. As the year progressed, Howeites adapted to changes: disposable milk cartons and new trays appeared in lunch hall, and new IBM programming erased the old familiar Form 46.' I Howe pupils watched construction on a new building where Howeites of the future can carry on the learning process. Howe's clock in the tower ticked on, introducing the new, repeating the old, adding a special kind of honor to each thing that is Howe. Student and teacher will remember each homeroom, assembly, prom, because each is a memory of Howe, 1963, Classes . . Activities . . . Sports . . . Faculty . . Juniors . . . Sophomores Freshmen . Seniors . . . index .... 3 and each memory is a beacon which is a spotlight on Thomas Carr Howe High School. Table of Contents page 8 ... page 28 ... page 60 ... page 90 ... page 100 ... page 106 .... page 110 .... page 117 .... page 142

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Howe's growth extends through 25 years This year Howe ioined other city schools in using the IBM system to keep records. Bonnie Graham, sophomore, and Jane Abernethy, freshman, study their new IBM report cards. At an informal reception given for Mr. Kenneth Smartz, the former vice-principal and Mrs. Ruth Reed exchange anecdotes and humorous classroom quips provided by students and staff. At a signal from Principal Charles M. Sharp, the tower clock started, signifying the official beginning of Thomas Carr Howe High School. Previously, the president of the Irvington Union of Clubs had turned the first spade of earth from Violet Hill on May 20, l937. ln November, Dewitt S. Morgan, superintend- ent of schools, had presided at the cornerstone lay- ing. Finally dedication for our school took place September 29 of the following year. In September, l938, Howe opened its doors to 349 freshmen and lOO sophomores. Two years later a new lunchroom and a full-sized gymnasium were dedicated on November 29. Howe's new wing with English, math, social studies, shop, and music rooms was added in l954. In the same year a public aol- dress system was installed throughout the school. In spring, l962, the Board of School Commis- sioners voted to add to Howe's ever-changing frame- work. Hardworking construction men toiled even in below-zero temperatures to complete our newest wing for the fall of '63. A long-sought auditorium for Howe's stage productions as well as science labs, lecture rooms, and a larger cafeteria comprise Howe's newest wing. The skeleton of the new wing dwarfs trucks and cranes as the auditorium, new cafeteria, and class rooms take shape. Howe's new addition will be ready for use in September of 1963.