Valparaiso High School - Valenian Yearbook (Valparaiso, IN)

Text from Pages 1 - 80 of the 1942 volume:

add Jhe 68th Senior L la 4 Valparaiso Jwian S cnool of UuiparuidOj Jsndi I redents tfn 1942 VJe liana enian Group re-entering school after noonday hour. Jo trace Hie jrootsicns of the S titaent ( -Joau tliroualioiit Hie iiear The purpose of the 1942 Valenian is to show the footsteps of the students through the various phases of their school life. We hope that through their classes, activities, and athletics, the students have gained development, in both mind and body, which will carry them on, so that their footsteps may be seen progressing to higher levels. . 1 view familiar to all pupils of V. H. S. V ' 82 05665 We want to acquaint you with the school life of the pupils in Valparaiso High School as their footsteps lead them to rcim in is tra li a on iaSSeS vJraanizati onS JiiUcH cs ' . H . S. as seen from the air. GO 3 cultu The men and women who make up this faculty are those who have been indued with the ambition and desire to teach us, the citizens of tomorrow, how to live wisely. They have learned in order that they might guide our footsteps in the proper paths. GO CO GO ROY B. JULIAN, Superintendent Mr. Julian counsels Cornelia Powell. M. ministration Kjivei You have completed another year of your high school education. You have recently seen the unfolding of history in a most amazing way. It is now your opportunity to lend your strength and training to the pres- ervation of your country in this hour of national crisis. The best way to do this is to prepare yourself for the jobs that must be done. Con- tinue your school in the regular way. Be prompt and reliable in all things. This is what your government de- sires of you now. If you live coura- geously and learn to think clearly, your efforts will help to save our civilization for the generations to come. R. B. Julian. Superintendent i: julian rctiuc in i ' t ' anti _Jraanizati ons Indiana State Teachers ' College; Butler University, A. B.; Graduate work, University of Chicago, Indiana University, M. A. Since Mr. Julian took office, he has worked not only to maintain the sys- tem ' s high ranking among Northern Indiana schools, but also to improve it. He has been active in local and state organizations. At the present, Mr. Julian is a member of the state Teachers ' Retire- ment Board. He is chairman of the Porter grace rickard County Red Cross Association, is on the Secretary to the superintendent Public Library Board, and is a member of the Rotary Club. Another person indispensable to the school is Mrs. Grace Rickard, who in addition to helping Mr. Julian has charge of the high school book store. In addition to her many duties as secretary to Mr. Julian. Grace also sells school supplies to the students. m eSSciaeS to S lllClCIl Is Youth is the time of much dream- ing. We all dream of becoming il- lustrious men or women and receiv- ing the plaudits of our fellows. This is as it should be, for we receive much inspiration from our dreams, and out of them come great things. But man, through the centuries, has learned that dreams are never real- ized by wishful thinking but only through self-denial and strenuous effort do they come true. America ' s greatest need is, men and women who are mentally well adjusted and physically fit to en- dure. May each of you be the man or woman whom America ne eds. H.M. lessee. Principal. HOMER ML JESSEE, Principal Mr. Jessee gives attention to his school correspondence. r. AeSSec L omiJlefeJ Jhirtii UJcarS ol Service Valparaiso University, B. S.; Indiana State Teachers ' College, A. B.; Uni- versity of Chicago. Mr. Jessee is the one to whom the students of V. H. S. may turn for per- sonal advice. He has the information and experience to meet the many needs of the boys and girls and their school. He has successfully controlled the affairs of the high school for thirty years and has maintained its excellent stand- ing among the schools of its size. Mr. Jessee has kept the morale of the stu- dent body high and has inspired good sports- manship and confidence in every participant of school life. Mrs. Charlotte Barkley, a graduate of Val- paraiso High School, is Mr. Jessee ' s secretary. Charlotte is a friend to all whose steps pass through the halls of this building. Charlotte ' s ditties in the office and about the building bring her in daily contact zuith the students and teachers. CHARLOTTE BARKLEY Secretary to the principal GERALD H. STONER President Jht ' ee V -itizend Direct S chooiA The school board of Valparaiso is composed of three cit- izens who may be either men or women and may be members of any vocation or profession. They are appointed by the city council on the recommendation of the mayor. The term of office is three years, but a member usually serves at least two terms and his position changes each year by rotation. The major job of the board is to make the budget and formulate the policies for the public schools. The members initiate the construction of new buildings and improvements. Last, but not least, on the recommendation of the superintendent of schools, they contract the teachers for all Valparaiso public schools. Dr. Gerald H. Stoner The life of a doctor is often a variety of experi- ences. Such is the case of Dr. Stoner, who is serving his third year on the Board of Education. He now holds the position of president. Dr. Stoner, a native of Por- ter County, was graduated from Wabash College and the former American Col- lege of Physicians and Surgeons. Marvin C. Cain Mr. Cain, the auditor of the Continental Diamond Fibre Company of Valpa- raiso, is a graduate of Washington Township High School here in Porter County. He now holds the position of treasurer on the school board. He is not only the youngest member of the board, but also is the newest, this being his sec- ond year of service. MARVIN C. CAIN Treasurer Mrs. Maude V. Douglas Mrs. Douglas, the wife of a local doctor, is the second woman to hold a position on the Valparaiso Board of Education. This year she is serving as secretary and is completing her fourth year. Mrs. Douglas, a graduate of Albion College, Michigan, is well-known in Valparaiso for her club activities. GO GO MAUDE V. DOUGLAS Secretary uracil ttu cJLeciciS f units Margaret Bartholomew — Home Economics; DePauw University; Valparaiso University; University of Chi- cago; Columbia University. Head of Home Economics Club. Cecil L. Bigelow — Industrial Arts: Ball State Teachers ' College, B.S.; University of Chicago, M.A. Well-liked director of manual training. Joseph B. Brown — Industrial Arts; Indiana State Teach- ers ' College, A.B.: Graduate work, Indiana University; Illinois University; University of Chicago, A.M. Heads the Tumbling Club. An ardent dieter. Sports enthusiast. Burton L. Conkling — English, Public Speaking, Dramatic Art; State University of Iowa, A.B., M.A. All students await the production of his Dramatics Club plays. Emma R. Foor — English, Journalism; Earlham College, A.B.; Graduate work. University of Chicago; University of Minnesota. Informal captain of Publications Depart- ment. Elsie Harrison — Physical Education; Ball State Teach- ers ' College, B.S.; Graduate work. University of South- ern California, University of Michigan. Keeps girls in- terested in sports. James M. Horner — Biology; Indiana Central College, B.S.; Graduate work, Indiana University. A newcomer to the faculty of V. H. S. rndtructorS J auc the Dessa Mae Hudson — Commercial; B.C.S.; University of Chicago, Illinois; Gregg College. Leader Shorthand expert. Valparaiso University. Ph.B.; University of of Commercial Club. John Koch — German, English. History; Indiana State Teachers ' College, A.B.; University of Michigan, A.M. Pilots the Debate Club of V. H. S. Alma Krueger — Librarian; Valparaiso University, B.A.. B.E.; Library Training, Ball State Teachers ' College: University of Denver, B.L.S. Always answers the pupils ' appeals for library aid. Clare McGillicuddy — Mathematics; Valparaiso Univer- sity, A.B.; Graduate work. University of Chicago; Co- lumbia University. Manager of senior finances and candy counter. Helen B. Miller — Mathematics; Indiana State Teachers ' College, A.B.; Danville Normal; University of Michigan. Leader of Senior Girl Reserves. Mary Stevens Myers — Music; Indiana State Teachers ' College, B.S.; Metropolitan Conservatory of Music; In- dianapolis Conservatory; Columbia University; Chicago Conservatory. Sings and sings and sings. Claude O. Pauley — Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics; Indiana State Teachers ' College; University of Chicago, A.B.; Graduate work, Indiana University; University of Chicago. Heads the Sciemus Club. Senior class sponsor. ooO l Uaii for ( Sous, kj ' iAs Leathe C. Ponader — Art; Ball State Teachers ' College. B.S.; Art Institute and Academy of Fine Arts, Chicago; Booth Bay Harbor Studios; Thurn School of Modern Art. Paints as well as teaches art. Ralph Powell — History, Physical Education: Hanover College, A.B.; Graduate work, Franklin College; Uni- versity of Iowa; Indiana University, M.S. Developer of the hard wood crews. Harold Rogers — Music; Illinois Wesleyan, B.M.E.; Grad- uate work, Syracuse University. Merits the reputation of being a first class bandmaster. Ralph E. Schenck — Commercial, History; Valparaiso University, B. Acct.; Indiana State Teachers ' College, B.A.: University of Chicago, M.A. It ' s a free country. Friend and SDonsor of Hi-Y. Audrey Shauer — English, History: Valparaiso Univer- sity, A.B.; Graduate work, University of Colorado. Often seen on horseback with Miss Stoner. Sponsor of Junior Girl Reserves. $rt d — Vera L. Sieb — English: University of Wisconsin, A.B.; Graduate work, Valparaiso University; University of California; Columbia University; University of Chicago. Junior class sponsor. Dorothy V. Smith — School Nurse; Methodist Episcopal School of Nursing, R.N.; George Peabody College for Teachers; University of Iowa; Indiana University. Tackles large job of keeping the whole school healthy. .JeachevS Ljuicie students Mary Edna Stoner — Latin, English; University of Chi- cago, A.B., M.A. Enjoys her hobby of horseback riding. M. W. Uban — Machine Shop: Valparaiso University. A.B.; Education; B.S. Engineering; Graduate work, Uni- versity of Chicago. Promotes vocational guidance for V. H. S. student boys. Lawrence Warner — Social Science; Ball State Teachers ' College. B.S., M.A. I grant you that. Co-sponsor of Hi-Y. Edith Weems — Home Economics; Valparaiso University, B.S.; University of Chicago; Ball State Teachers ' Col- lege. Helps young homemakers prepare for future duties. Olie W. Welty — Latin; Valparaiso University; University of Chicago. Explains the mysteries of Caesar. Fresh- man-Sophomore Girl Reserve sponsor. John E. Wiggins — Athletics, Commercial; Ball State Teachers ' College, B.S.; Graduate work, Indiana Uni- versity. Robust mentor of V.H.S. grid squads. a usses The youth in these classes realize that they are living in a critical period and that education is essen- tial to those who would carry on the ideals of our country; so they are endeavoring to leave footprints which will be worth following by future classes. oocOOO 13 nl1 (Mnd Christ) . g Mary Jane B of - cers . Bryant are inQ ldng. Valenmn c« houTS . Jane t st.ncn cid aft. Lyne J fundred and C laht yjraduate • ROW ONE Ailes, Deforest — Commercial Club 3, 4, treasurer 4. Owen ' s parts man. A ' Neals, Florence — Soccer 1, 2, 3, 4; Archery 2, 3, 4; Noonday League Sports 3, 4; Volleyball 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Base- ball 2, 3, 4; Tennis 3, 4; Tumbling 1; May Festival 1, 2; Valpost 4; Girl Reserves 1, 2, 3, program chairman 2; Latin Club 2; G. A. A. 1, 2, 3, 4, treasurer 4. One of the great triumvirate. Auck, Tom — Football Reserve 2; Tumbling 3; Band 1. Hermit. Barkley, Ruth—Soccer 1, 2, 3. 4; Noonday League Sports 1, 2, 3, 4; Volleyball 1, 2, 3; Basketball 1, 2, 3; Baseball 1, 2, 3; May Festival 1, 2; G. A. A. 1, 2, 3, 4. Teachers ' general assistant. Beckwith, Genevieve — May Fes- tival 1, 2; Operetta 3, 4; Dramatics Club 1, 2, 3, 4, vice-president 4; Glee Club 1, 2. 3, 4, vice-president 4; Home Economics Club 1, 2, 3, 4, president of state and national associations 4; Choir 4; Girl Re- serves 1. Holds national home ec- onomics office. Berry, Martha — Soccer 1, 2, 3; Archery 1, 2; Volleyball 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 1. 2, 3, 4; Tumbling 1, 2: May Festival 1, 3; Operetta 1; G. A. A. 1, 2. 3, 4; Girl Reserves 1, 2, 3, 4; Commercial Club 1; Glee Club 1. An extensive ward- robe. Bibler, Joseph— Hi-Y 2, 3, 4; treas- urer 3, vice-president 4; Valenian 4. Likes to match coins. • ROW TWO Bigelcw, James — Basketball re- serve 1; Band 1, 2; Aviation Club 1; Hi-Y 3, 4; Sciemus Club 4. In a coma over Combis. Began, Frank — Noonday League Sports 1; Orchestra 2; Band 1, 2, 3, 4, president 3, drum major 2; Hi-Y 3, 4. First chair trombonist. Borum, John — Tumbling 1; Avia- tion Club 2, 3, 4, vice-president 4. Future pilot. Breen, Mary Helen — Soccer 1, 2, 3, 4; Noonday League Sports 1, 2, 3, 4, chairman 4; Volleyball 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Base- ball 1, 2, 3, 4; Tennis 3; May Fes- tival 1, 2, 3, 4; G. A. A. 1, 2, 3, 4; Commercial Club 4. Loves to drive her father ' s car. Brown, Mabel LeAnna — Archery 4; May Festival 2, 3, 4; Orchestra 3, 4; Band 2, 3, 4; Dramatics Club 3; Girl Reserves 1. Inquisitive kid. Brown, Marvel Jean — May Fes- tival 1, 2; Valpost 4; Girl Reserves 1; Latin Club 2, 3; Home Econom- ics Club 3, 4, treasurer 4. Candy counter girl. Brown, Miriam — Soccer 1, 2, 3, 4; Archery 1, 2, 3, 4; Noonday League Sports 2, 3, 4; Volleyball 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4 Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4; Tennis 3, 4 Track 1; May Festival 1, 2 G. A. A. 1, 2, 3, 4; Girl Reserves 1, 2, 3, 4, scribe 4; Commercial Club 4, corresponding secretary 4, Brownie. • ROW THREE Bryant, Francis — Valenian 4; Stamp Club 1; Hi-Y 2, 3, 4, pres- ident 4; Senior class president. Office holder. Bucher, Mary Jane — Soccer 1, 2, 3, 4; Archery 2, 3, 4; Noonday League Sports 3, 4; Volleyball 1, 2 3, 4; Basketball 2, 3, 4, chairman 4 Playday 3, 4; Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4 Tennis 3, 4; Track 2; Tumbling 1 May Festival 1, 2; Latin Club 2 Girl Reserves 1, 4. Second of the great triumvirate. Burrus, Otis — Wheatfield High School, Wheatfield, Indiana, 1, 2; Commercial Club 3, 4, vice-pres- ident 4. Story writer. Boening, Rosemarie — O a k 1 a n d High School, Maryland 1, 2; May Festival 3; Operetta 3; Glee Club 3; Dramatics Club 4, secretary- treasurer 4; Noonday League Sports 3. Maryland, My Mary- land. Church, Sina — Soccer 1, 2; Arch- ery 3; Noonday League Sports 1, 2, 3. 4; Volleyball 1, 2, 3, 4; Bas- ketball 1, 2, 3, 4; May Festival 1, 3; Christmas Pageant 1; Home Ec- onomics Club 1, 2; G. A. A. 1, 2, 3, 4; Girl Reserves 1, 2, 3, 4. Mary Frances ' s twin. Clark, Alice— May Festival 1, 2; Orchestra 1, 2, 3; G A. A. 1; Home Economics Club 1. Sparky. Claudon, Betty Lou — Soccer 1, 2, 3; Archery 2, 3; Volleyball 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4; May Festival 1, 2; Val- post 4; Girl Reserves 1, 3, 4, scribe 3, president 4; G. A. A. 1, 2, 3, 4; Commercial Club 3. Girl Reserve president. • ROW FOUR Claudon, Jeanne — Soccer 1, 2, 3, 4; Volleyball 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4; May Festival 1, 2, 3; Christmas Pageant 1, 2; Operetta 1, 3, 4; G. A. A. 1, 2, 3, 4; Girl Reserves 1, 2, 3, 4, secretary 3, vice-president 4; Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4, president 4. Pop- ular pool table. Combis, Helen — May Festival 1; Christmas Pageant 1; Girl Re- serves 1, 2,, 3, 4, treasurer 3; Com- mercial Club 3, 4. Her favorite song, Jim. Crosby, Marian— Soccer 1, 2, 3, 4; Archery 3; Noonday League Sports 4; Volleyball 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4; Tennis 4; May Festival 1, 2, 3; Valpost 4; Girl Reserves 1, 2, 3, 4, scribe 1, president 3, program chairman 4; G. A. A. 1, 2, 3, 4; Commercial Club 3, 4, president 4; Dramatics Club 4. Tootie. Dalke, Lois— Soccer 1, 2, 3, 4; Vol- leyball 2, 3, 4; May Festival 1, 2; Girl Reserves 3, 4; G. A. A. 1, 2, 3, 4, scrapbook chairman 4. Why they call me Flossie. Day, Virjinia — Soccer 1, 2, 3, 4; Archery 1, 2, 3; Noonday League Sports 2, 3, 4; Volleyball 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4; Tennis 3, 4; Tumbling 1, 2, 3, 4; May Festival 1. 2, 3, 4; Valenian 4; G. A. A. 1, 2, 3, 4, baseball chairman 4; Girl Re- serves 1, 2, 3, 4; Sciemus Club 4. secretary-treasurer 4. Daisie. Dean, Jack — Band 1, 2; Operetta 1, 2; Glee Club 1, 2, 3, secretary 2. Grease monkey. 15 Margaret Thiesen works out a pattern in art. Winslow Jones takes pic- tures for Valenian. Marvel Jean Brown is chief candy seller for seniors. Ann Underwood plies her favorite pastime. C «jj ol 1942 (completed C oursos © ROW ONE Detlef, Vernon— Basketball Re- serve 1; Stamp Club 1, 2. Doesn ' t like to give speeches. Farrington, Lester — Aero Club 2, 3, 4. Aviation enthusiast. Farrington, Wayne — Tumbling Club 1; Glee Club 3. Nursemaid to old jalopy. Hiltpold, Eleanor — Archery 1; Noonday League Sports 1; Vol- leyball 1, 2: Basketball 1; May Festival 1, 2; Christmas Pageant 1. 2; Latin Club 1: G. A. A. 1, 2: Girl Reserves 1, 2, 3, 4, secretary 2. Petite seamstress. Dittman, Doris — Soccer 1, 2; Archery 1; Noonday League Sports 3; Basketball 1. 2; Baseball 1; Track 1; Tumbling 1, 2; May Festival 1, 2; G. A. A. 1, 2. 3; Girl Reserves 1; Home Economics Club 4. Pint-size senior. Doelling, Ralph — Football varsity 2, 3, 4, reserve 1; Basketball var- sity 3. 4. reserve 1, 2; Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4; Athletic Club 1, 2, 3, 4. Glamour boy. Dost, Edgar — Basketball varsity 4, reserve 2; Noonday League 3, 4; Track 1, 2; Hi-Y 3, 4; Athletic Club 1, 2. Scottie ' s delivery boy. Forbes, Mary— May Festival 2, 3; Valpost 4; Dramatics Club 2, 3, 4, president 4; Home Economics Club 1, 2. 3, 4, president 4; Glee Club 1. Editor and dramatist. Frederick, John — Football varsity 4, reserve 2, 3; Tumbling 1; Track 1,2; Commercial Club 3: Athletic Club 1, 2; Sciemus Club 4. Truck driver. Garrison, Duncan R. — Football varsity 3, 4, reserve 1, 2; Basket- ball reserve 2; Baseball 3; Noon- day League Sports 1, 3, 4: Tum- bling 1, 2; Track 2; Hi-Y 3, 4, sec- retary 4: Athletic Club 2, 3, 4. Football hero. Hcllandsworth, Antone W. — Ger- man Club 1 ; Commercial Club 3, 4. Man in uniform. Hoist, Marjorie — Soccer 3; Vol- leyball 3. 4; Basketball 3, 4; Base- ball 3, 4; Tennis 3, 4; May Fes- tival 1, 2, 4; Dramatics Club 4; Commercial Club 3, 4, secretary 4; G. A. A. 3, 4. program chair- man 4; Latin Club 1. 2. Gabby. • ROW FOUR Edwards, Marilyn — May Festival 3; Orchestra 1, 2, 3, president 3; Valpost 4; Girl Reserves 2, 3, 4. Brilliant. Giovanetto, Deward — Sciemus Club 4. Cowboy boots are his pride. Horn, Joan — May Festival 1, 2; Home Economics Club 1; Girl Re- serves 2, 3, 4; Sciemus Club 4. The Baroness. Erea, Frances — Soccer 1, 2, 3. 4; Archery 1, 2; Noonday League Sports 1, 2; Volleyball 1, 2. 3, 4; Basketball 1, 2. 3, 4; Playday 4; Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4: Tennis 4; Track 1, 2; Tumbling 1, 2, 3, 4; May Festival 1, 2, 3; Drum Majorette 1, 2, 3, 4; Christmas Pageant 1, 2 Valpost 4; Commercial Club 3. 4 Girl Reserves 4; Sciemus Club 3 G. A. A. 1, 2, 3, 4, soccer chair man 4. Majorette. Fabing, Madelon — Soccer 1, 2, 3, 4: Archery 1, 2, 3, 4; Noonday League Sports 3, 4; Volleyball 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 1. 2, 3. 4; Base- ball 1, 2; Tennis 3; Track 1, 2; Tumbling 1, 2, 3, 4; May Festival 1, 2. 3; G. A. A. 1, 2, 3, 4; Girl Reserves 2, 4; Glee Club 1, 2; Choir 1, 2. Typist deluxe. • ROW TWO Falls, Milton— Tumbling Club 1. Pontiac pusher. • ROW THREE Gray, Robert — Football varsity 3, 4, reserve 1, 2; Basketball varsity 2, 3, 4, reserve 1; Track 1, 2, 3, 4; Hi-Y 2, 3, 4; Athletic Club 1, 2. 3, 4; Junior class president 3. All around athlete. Greene, Phvllis — Soccer 1: Mav Festival 2; G. A. A. 1, 2, 3, 4; Girl Reserves 1; Commercial Club 3, 4. Song bird. Henderson, Richard — Football re- serve 2, 3; Track 1, 2, 3; Noonday League Sports 1, 2, 3, 4; Tumbling Club 1, 2; Basketball Manager 3. 4; Athletic Club 3, 4. Football ' s unluckiest. Hill, Elnora Marie — Soccer 1, 2; Archery 1; Baseball 1, 2; May Festival 1, 2; G. A. A. 1, 2, 3, 4; Home Economics Club 1. Likes to rollerskate. Hoyt, Jack— Stamp Club 1, 2: Aviation Club 4. Hoyt, the Hunter. Iden, Gladys — Home Economics Club 2, 3, 4; Girl Reserves 3, 4. Likes to read. Jante, Maxine — May Festival 1; Home Economics Club 1, 2. 3; Girl Reserves 1, 2, 3. 4; Commer- cial Club 3. 4. Mickey. Jensen, Shirley — Soccer 2, 3; Noonday League Sports 3, 4; Vol- leyball 3, 4; Basketball 3, 4; Base- ball 3. 4: May Festival Z Valpost 4; G. A. A. 2, 3, 4; Girl Reserves 1, 2, 3, 4; Home Economics Club 1. 2. Six page girl for Valpost. Jonas, Phillip— Orchestra 1, 2; Band 1, 2, 3; Aviation Club 2; Sciemus Club 3, 4. Mechanic. 17 srootsteni oLeait LjrounS Jhrouah jrour Ulcavs O ROW ONE Jones, Winslow — Valenian 4; Stamp Club 1; Sciemus Club 1, 3, 4, vice-president 4. The flashbulb kid. Kluender, Lou Jean — May Fes- tival 1. 2; Valpost 4; Glee Club 1, 3; Choir 2, 4; Girl Reserves 1, 2. 3, 4. Busy asking questions. Klusmeyer, Calvin — Noonday League 1, 2; Hi-Y 4. A hunting enthusiast. Lain, Doris — Soccer 1, 2, 3, 4; Archery 1. 2, 3; Noonday League Sports, 1. 2, 3, 4: Volleyball 1, 2, 3. 4; Basketball 1. 2, 3, 4; Playday 2: Baseball 1, 2. 3, 4; Tennis 3, chair- man 3; Track 1. 2; Tumbling 1, 2, 3, 4; May Festival 1, 2, 3; Girl Reserves 1, 2, 3; Latin Club 1, 2, 3; G. A. A. 1, 2, 3, 4, vice-president 4. The shorthand shark. Leffler, James — Football reserve 2, 3; Athletic Club 2, 3; Glee Club 3, 4; Commercial Club 1, 2, 3. Sleepy Jim. Leon, Hazel— Choir 3; G A. A. 1. 4; Latin Club 2. Half-day student. Lister, Robert — Sciemus Club 1: Aviation Club 3. Step-and-fetch- it. ROW TWO Ludington, Lois — May Festival 1; Home Economics Club 1, 2, 3, 4. Works at Philley ' s. Martinal, Mary — Operetta 3; Glee Club 1, 3, 4; Choir 4. Last of the Martinals. Maxwell, Burl— Track 1; Athletic Club 1, 2, 3, 4. Hustles ham- burgers. McCann, Clyde — Band 1; Sciemus Club 4. Ten-pin fan. Mcllvain, Jean — Soccer 1, 2; Vol- leyball 1, 2; Basketball 1, 2, 3; May Festival 1, 2; Orchestra 1, 2, 3, president 2, 3; Band 1. 2, 3. 4, president 4; G A. A. 1, 2, 3. French horn specialist. Niequist, LaVergne — Soccer 1. 2, 3, 4; Archery 1, 2, 3, 4; Noonday League Sports 1, 2, 3, 4, chairman 3; Volleyball 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3. 4: Playday 1, 2, 4; Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4; Tennis 3, 4; Track 1, 2; Tumbling 1. 2. 3, 4; May Festival 1. 2, 3; Christmas Pageant 1; Operetta 3: Valpost 4; Vale?iia; 4; G A. A. 1, 2, 3, 4, president 4; Girl Reserves 2, 3, 4, treasurer 4; Glee Club 1, 2, 3. 4. Speed. Nolan, Kathleen— Soccer 1. 2, 3, 4; Archery 1, 2, 3; Noonday- League Sports 1, 2, 3, 4; Volley- ball 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Playdav 2, 3; Baseball 1. 2, 3, 4: May Festival 1. 2, 3. 4; Girl Re- serves 1, 2, 3, 4, program chair- man 2, vice-president 3, secretary 4: G A. A. 1, 2, 3, 4, program chairman 3, secretary 4; Junior Class Secretary-treasurer, Senior Class Secretary-treasurer. Super secretary. • ROW THREE Nolan, Thomas — Sciemus Club 1, 4. A bell beater. Nolan, Arthur — Sciemus Club 1, 2, 3, 4. Buzzy. Ohlfest, Robert— Band 1, 3; Avia- tion Club 1. 2. 3. 4. Has a cranky car. Paul, Virginia — Soccer 1, 2, 3. 4 Archery 1, 2, 3, 4, chairman 4 Noonday League Sports 1, 2, 3, 4 Volleyball 1. 2. 3. 4; Basketball 3, 4; Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4; Tennis 3, 4; May Festival 2; Girl Reserves 1, 2. 3, 4: G A. A. 1. 2. 3, 4. Goes in for convertibles. Pearson, Evelyn — May Festival 1, 2; Christmas Pageant 1, 2; Home Economics Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Girl Reserves 1; Commercial Club 3, 4. Future accountant. Peck, Marylou — Soccer 1, 2, 3, 4; Noonday League Sports 3, 4; Vol- leyball 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 1. 2, 3. 4; Playday 1; Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4; May Festival 1, 3; Orchestra 1, 2, 3; Band 1, 2, 3, 4, secretary- treasurer 3, 4; G. A. A. 1, 2, 3, 4. volleyball chairman 4, equipment manager 3. Toots an alto Lico- rice Stick. Peters, Bette— Soccer 2, 3, 4; Noondav League Sports 2, 3, 4; Volleyball 2, 3, 4; Basketball 2, 3. 4; Baseball 2. 3, 4; Tennis 3; May Festival 1, 2; Girl Reserves 1, 2, 3, 4; G A. A. 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 1. Expert coiffeur. • ROW FOU R Pinkerton, Marguerite — May Fes- tival 2, 3; Dramatics Club 3, 4; Home Economics Club 3, 4; Latin Club 1, 2, 3, chairman 3; Glee Club 4. Peg. Pintzke, Gunter — Tumbling 1, 2, 3, 4. Skillful skater. Powell, Cornelia — Soccer 1. 2; Archery 1, 2; Volleyball 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 1; Playday 1; Baseball 1; Track 1; Tumbling 1; May Fes- tival 1, 2; Valenian 4; Girl Re- serves 1, 2, 3, 4, president 2, pro- gram chairman 3; G A. A. 1, 2. 3, 4. Likes to give speeches(??) Prentiss, Kenneth — Football re- serve 2; Basketball reserve 2, 3; Track 2; Hi-Y 3, 4. Sciemus Club 1, 3, 4. Drives a V-8. Raelson, August — Basketball var- sity 3, 4, reserve 1, 2; Baseball 2. 3; Valenian 4; Hi-Y 1, 2, 3, 4: Athletic Club 1, 2, 3, 4. Goes in for basketball and cheerleaders. Rosenbaum, Betty — Operetta 3; Girl Reserves 1; Glee Club 1, 2. Country commuter. 19 jwu ' orj tsL.ea.ve J ootprinls for UincLercla ssmen ROW ONE Sawtell, Robert— Orchestra 1, 2; Band 1, 2, 3. 4. The Krupa of V. H. S. Schulz, Jeanette — May Festival 1; Band 1. 2. 3. 4: G. A. A. 1; Home Economics Club 1. Package wrap- per. Sheets, Melvin — Basketball re- serve 3; Noondav League 4; Tumbling Club 1, 2: Athletic Club 3. 4. Nibs. Stoltz, Marijane — Soccer 1; Vol- leyball 1; Basketball 1; May Fes- tival 2: Girl Reserves 4; Latin Club 1; G. A. A. 1. Car wrecker. Sundin, Ralph — Noonday League 3, 4: Band 1. 2: Commercial Club 3, 4. Smokey. Swisher, Louise — Soccer 1, 2, 3, 4; Archery 1. 2. 3, 4; Noonday League Sports 1, 2; Volleyball 1, 2. 3, 4; Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4; Tennis 1; Mav Festival 1; Valpost 4; Girl Reserves 1, 2, 3, 4: G. A. A. 1, 2. 3, 4. Drives that green Chevy. Wharton, Martha — Soccer 1, 2. 3. 4: Volleyball 1. 2, 3, 4; Basket- ball 1, 2, 3. 4; Playday 2: Baseball 1, 2, 3. 4; Tennis 3, 4; Tumbling 2, 3, 4: May Festival 1, 3; Operetta 1; G. A. A. 1, 2, 3, 4, tennis chair- man 4: Girl Reserves 1, 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 1. 2, 4. P. K. (Preach- er ' s kid) . Wheeler, Allan — Noonday League 2; Sciemus Club 2; Hi-Y 2. 3, 4. Checkroom Al. Shinabargar, Florence — Soccer 1, 2. 3 4: Noonday League Sport? 1, 2; Vollevball 1, 2. 3. 4; Basket- ball 1. 2. 3, 4; Baseball 3. 4: Ten- nis 3; May Festival 1, 2, 3. 4; Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 4: Band 1. 2, 3, 4; Christmas Pageant 1: Valpost 4; G. A. A. 3, 4. Lends an ear to trombone music. Shinabarger, Betty Lou — Mav Festival 3; Girl Reserves 1. 2, 3. 4: Commercial Club 3, 4. Con- scientious student. Shinabarger, Russell — Tumbling Club 1. 3. 4: Sciemus Club I: Aviation Club 3. The Crisco Kid. Slingerland, Barbara — Girl Re- serves 1, 2, 3, 4, treasurer 3; Commercial Club 3, 4. Possessor of curly locks. • ROW TWO Smith, Harry— Tumbling Club 1; Aviation Club 3, 4; Hi-Y 3, 4. Smitty of 123. Take, William — Football varsity 3. reserve 2; Baseball 2. 3, 4: Noonday League 1, 3. Wilbur. ROW THREE Thiesen, Margaret — May Festival 1, 2; Operetta 1, 2: Glee Club 1, 2. 3, 4. secretary 4. Pupil of Mrs. Ponader. Thorne, William — Valpost 4: Stamp Club 1; Hi-Y 3, 4, treas- urer 4; Dramatics Club 3. Edi- torial writer. Thune, Joe — Sciemus Club 1. 4. The other bell beater. Toole, Peggy — Soccer 2. 3; Arch- ery 2. 3; Noonday League Sports 3; Volleyball 2. 3, 4; Basketball 2. 3, 4; Baseball 2, 3, 4; Tennis 3. 4; May Festival 3; G. A. A. 2, 3, 4, miscellaneous chairman, 4; Girl Reserves 1: Latin Club 2. The last of the great triumvirate. e ROW FOUR Whipple, Jo Ann — Soccer 1; Vol- leyball 1: Basketball 1; Baseball 1; May Festival 1: Orchestra 1; Band 1. 2; Valenian 4; Sciemus Club 3; G. A. A. 1; Girl Reserves 4. Saturday proof reader. Whitehead, Norma — Noonday League Sports 1: Mav Festival 1, 2: Orchestra 1; Band 1. 2, 3. 4; Christmas Pageant 1. 2; Latin Club 1. Papa is a major. Witner, Kathleen — Soccer 1. 3, 4 Noonday League Sports 1, 2. 3, 4 Volleyball 1. 3; Mav Festival 1. 2 Band 1, 2, 3. 4: G. A. A. 1. 2, 3, 4 Brunk ' s waitress. Woycik, Walter — Football varsity 3. 4, reserve 1. 2; Basketball re- serve 2; Baseball 3; Athletic Club 4; Track 2; Hi-Y Club 2. 3, 4; Sciemus Club 1: Vice-president junior class. Rufus. Stendahl, Robert — Golf 1; Stamo Club 1; Sciemus Club 3, 4; Hi-Y 4. Deep rooted sense of humor. Stinchfleld, Janet — Soccer 1, 2, 3; Volleyball 1, 2, 3; May Festival 1; Commercial Club 3, 4; G. A. A. 1, 2. 3: Girl Reserves 2. Notre Dame fan. Underwood, Ann — Soccer 1, 2, 3; Archery 2, 4; Volleyball 1, 2. 3. 4; Basketball 1 2. 3; Baseball 1, 2; Tumbling 1; May Festival 2, 3; Operetta 3; Valpost 4; Girl Re- serves 2, 3; G. A. A. 1, 2. 3, 4: Choir 2. 4; Glee Club 1, 2. 3, 4; Home Economics Club 4, chair- man social committee 4. Sews a mean stitch. Wright. James — Valenian 4; Sci- emus Club 1. 2. 3. 4; Aviation Club 3. Artist supreme. Yazel, Sam— Elkhart High School. Elkhart, Indiana. 1: Baseball 2, 3; Noonday League 3; Athletic Club 3, 4. Camera fan. 21 Junior Boys Row 1. Bottom: Kenneth Miles, Nicholas Polite, Jack Dooley, Walter Bauer. James Vanloon, Peter Krysa, Thomas Johnston, James Clifford. Donald Bozarth, Arnold Stoner, Stanley Yazel, Duane Collins, Herman Corsbie. Jack Cavell, Willard Wellman. Row 2: Lawrence Ohnger, William Fiaser, Robert Auchstetter, Sherman Cotterman, William Johnson, William Nielsen, Malcolm Varner. James Barrington. Robert Harvil. Donald Hiltpold, Bruce Crockett, Howard John- son. Fred Brohcck. Roger Church, David Evans, James Elliot. Row 3: Robert Wilson. Neno Spagna. Donald Findling, James Briscoe, Robert Ashton. Robert Pivarnik. Wallace Bankert, Junior HaufTman, Gerald Adams, Otto Loeffler, Robert Schumacker, Robert Soliday. Robert Worthington, Henry Pahl, Robert Blackney. Row 4: Vance Burrus, Robert Krieger, Paul Kelly, James Dean, Robert Ahlgrim, James Goble, Bryce Billings, Al Pivarnik, Richard Nellor, William Lloyd, Paul Havlick, Elwood Mull, Gene Saunders, Melvin Fredrick, Horace DeFries, Fred Lansdown. Row 5: Harold Riddle. James Lindall, George Doelling, John Griffin, Adrian Nichols, John Daly. Claude Biggs, Thomas Bryarly, Marshall Handschy, William Conover, Harold Harmon, Paul Specht, Paul Hitesman. Leland Salberg, William Weddle, Jack Berlin, Jack Palen. Senior ootsten to (J5e grilled bit Auni or 5 As the fo otsteps of the students lead closer to the end of high school, the juniors have but one more step to take. In November the class was organized by the sponsor, Miss Vera Sieb. Those elected to offices were Donald Findling, president, and Jean Holt, secretary-treasurer. Later Bryce Billings and Mary Nolan were elected editor-in-chief and business manager respectively for the 1943 tlciiia n. Phyllis Crisman, Lawrence Olinger, Donald Findling, and George Doelling have led the class in scholarship and athletics. Junior Girls Row 1, Bottom: Barbara Trenkle, Marilyn Miller, Harriet Arnold, Mary Helen Thrun. Frances McGillicuddy, Mary Nolan, Caryl Lofquist, Jean Holt, Patricia Krause, Shirley Kolner. Barbara McClellan. Wilna Davis, Bonnie Podresky. Dorothy Lerch. Row 2 Edith Eichelberg. Phyllis Crisman, Janice Child, Betty Frazier, Wilma Berkey. Lois Klahn, Ethel Schellinger. Grace Sallee. Gladys Hoskins, Betty Bratton, Helen Peck, Helen Barnes, Dorothy Foltz. Row 3: Joy Freer, Louise Roher, Alice Greene, Helen Kleehammer, Marjorie Bair, Hazel Pullins, Dorothy Kraft. Virginia Conrick, Lois Jean Wilson. Martha Johnson, Betty Noonan. Mary McGarvey. Row 4: Mary Pierce, Bonnie Reid, Dolores Buelow, Barbara Niksch. Elaine Owens. Emily White, Betty Gregory. Mary Siddall, Betty June Popp, Joyce Stoner, Mary Ellen Pillard, Lois Jordan. 22 Sophomore Boys Row 1, Bottom: Robert Bibler. George Clark, Kenneth LeBlanc, Stanley Conner, John Burt, Charles Van Ness, Victor Lindberg. Alfred Meyer. Allan Tidholm, Charles Streveler, Robert Alborn, Roy Breen, George Shauer, George Ball. Row 2: Leon Church. Joseph Manago, James Shepard, John Stanton. David Wilgus. Walter Hill. Robert Miller. John Keene. Joseph Long, Jack Toole. James Spence, William Black, John Grundell, Hubert Stanton. Row 3: Alvin Beach, James Woodmancy, Robert Wayne, Edward Hubball. Robert Gloyeske, Gordon LaTour. Daniel Downing. Robert Wheeler, Douglas Lamb. Robert Reed, James Dunlap, Willis Beehler, David Kinne, Junior Dalke. Paul Snook, Carroll Farrington. Row 4: Frederick Butterfield. Wayne Moser, William Domke, George Beach, Wilford Covert, Lawrence Siddall. Arthur Willing. Edward Gocdrich, Milton Peters, Elmer Field, James Nolan. William Butterfield. Joseph Bozik, Roy Rice, Howard Stipp. Row 5: Robert Lemster, James Holt. John Sullivan, Paul Thune, Wayne McDaniels, Donald Ashton, James Beach, William Schroeder, Gene Gray, Joseph Gaunt, Edward Cole, Howard Billerbeck, Mendill Burrus. onliomoreS rorac Mliectd Barely out of the footprints of freshmen, the sophomore class has taken the second step on that road which leads to graduation. They have traveled the longest and hardest route and are now proving that, although they are unor- ganized and are without a sponsor, each can take his place among those who have gone before him. Scholastically, Beverly Edwards and Elinor Julian have ex- celled, and in the field of athletics, George Ball and Paul Thune have proved superior in football and basketball respectively. Sophomore Girls Row 1, Bottom: Marie Noftsger. Norma Hill, Elsa Hollnndsworth. Helen Lindholm, Marjorie Massom, Mary Horn, Virginia LaCount, Sarah Covert, Virginia Ronco, Margaret Fisch, Patricia White, Dorothy Barboul, Ruth Luedtke, Betty Collins. Row 2: Wilma Swanson, Anna Combis. June Walker. Jacqueline Allett, Rosemary Cincoski, Beverly Edwards, Lorraine Lindberg, Rosemary Miller. Loretta Treseler, Norma Mangel. Leola Soliday, Florence Bauer, Bonnie Biggs. Betty Biggs, Victoria Lindberg. Row 3; — Ruth Crisman, Kathryn Greenlee. Joan Stinchfield, Elinor Julian, Joanne Ragsdale, Kathryn Hippensteel, Mary Polite, Norma Mangel, Marjorie Athens, Shirley Hepner, Winogene Steele, Helen Weichert, Doris Wright, Gaii Keesling, Leona Burrus. Row 4: Imogene Fry, Twyliah Fisher, Dorothy Gordon, Helen Horan, Jane Kohler, Betty Jungjohan, Lois Dittman, Mary Hollett, Ruth Mayer, Dorothy Becker. Mary Mayer, Frances Jacobs, Betty Meadows. June Maloney. 23 ' ■ ' ' ■ : -ia ■■ ' ■• ' :- - ' --■ g- ■•■ Jlivce Kuroupd K omnoSc s rcshman k iaSS C Richardson. D. Mathias, J. Clark, Erea, H. Miller, P. Freshman Girls Row 1, Bottrm: D Day, R, McKim. M, Crosby, M. L Klein. F, Klahn, B L ' mbk , M Weddle. E, D-ily. L. Johnson. M. Blevens. H. McComb. D. L. Fitzgerald. T Miller. Row 2; S. Hoskins. S. Cochran, P. Cadwell. R. Hubbard, P. Brown, S. Foster, L. Trapp, S. Treseler, Marquart. B, Smith. B. Bozarth. L. Spagna, B. Shinabarger. R. Weichert. Row 3: S. Nerger. E. Alborn. S. Williams. A. Holzbaur. P. Kantro, V. Smisek, L. Mead. H. Lamberson. P. Hickman, B Blaehly, M. Gold, P. Stookey. S. Harden, D. Yazel, L. Dean, N. Van Ness, B. Scribner. Row 4: B. Rohor. R. Afield, M. Parry, M Miller, E. Davis. N. Fabing. B. Reid. V. Russell, E. Eichelberg. C. Tuthill. M. Webb. D. Mathias. C. Barber. T. Labrecque. V. Gelopulos. E. Gannon, J. Fabing. Row 5: J Spratley. P. Palmer. J. Henry. B. Burns. L. Gold, B Goodrich. K. Morand. S. Pelliouras. P. Gott. J. Grieger. C. Henson. R. Hayes, R. Halloran, A. Laird, M. Conrick. Freshman Boys Row 1, Bottom: C McDonald, S. Klahn, B Lambert. E. Lerch, H. Sallee. C. Dost. R. Gutt. M. Crisman. W. Pflughaupt. D HofTerth. E. Shannon, L. Walsh. R. Pool. P. Wheeler. R. Vanloon. Row 2: W Adams, J. Kelly. R. Noonan, G. Schneider, R. Black, J. Ferguson, C. Farrington. D. Bordeau, L Casbon, J, Johnson, R. Scoville, E. Arnold. M. Anderson, C. Crowe. R. Evans. Row 3: H. Pintzke. C. Masterson. R. Krieger. H. Miller, L. Keene. J. Nolan. R. Mann. Y. Spratley, R. Smith. R Wiencken, K Chester. J. Wiencken. J, Burke. W. McClellan. C. Berrier. Row 4: P Domke, J. Forbes. W. Rouch. J. Kauffman, H. Phil ' - ' ps. D. Lindberg. H. J. Nielsen, D. Pierce. W. Andresen, W. Brown, B. Maudlin. W, Wade. W. Billerbeck. R. McKim, T. Blunk, T. Weichert, J O ' Brien. Row 5: R. Breen, R, Bogan, J. Fox. J Smith. C. Maynard, G. Myers, J. Johnson, J. Sievers. K. Stienhilber. W. Vocke, P. Drew, F. Lightcap, J. Laughery. W. Eigelsbach. R. Bunker 1942 Freshmen Row 1. Bottom: F. Lansdown. G. Hershman, C. Dalrymple, J. Marshall. T. Hoyt, J. Schroeder. M. Moser, H. Mitchell. Row 2: F. Hayes, E. Owens. J. Lansdown. R. Iden, B. J. Keene, L. Ashton, M. Shirk, D. M. Bochtler, J. Billings. Row 3: S. Gehrke, P. Platts. M. Buck. A. Carter, I. Hendricks. V Thoma, M. R. Thomas, V. Shupe, G. Kinne. Row 4: L. Johnson. S. Sexton. V. Lamb. M. Palen, B. Hess, R. Aigner. W. Brownell, K. Hudgins, E. Baugher, : A GO cO go M. Arctl VI ' ties School activities are formed for the development of poise and initiative of the members as well as for pleasure. They are conducted by the students them- selves under the supervision of various instructors. Each pupil belongs to at least one organization. OO CO cO go Top, left to light: Francis Bryant, editor; Cornelia Powell, literary editor; Joe Bibler, business manager; Mrs. Foor, sponsor. Bottom, left to right: LaVergne Niequist, girls ' sports editor; JoAnn Whipple, activities ' editor; James Wright, art editor; August Rael- son, boys ' sports editor; Virjinia Day, snap-shot editor; Winslow Jones, snap-shot editor. %ne Staff WemU £ Bool, The footsteps of nine senior students are directed each year by Mrs. Foor in the compilation of the yearbook, the ' alenian. The editor-in-chief and the business manager are elected the preceding year by the juniors, and the other seven are elected by the seniors at the beginning of their senior year. The book is being financed without dues or advertisements. The class de- pends entirely upon the sale of books at one dollar and fifty cents a copy and profits from milk and confections sold at noon and at athletic contests. In previous years each senior paid dues and was given two yearbooks. This is the first year for the new plan which necessitates that each senior buy his annual, but no dues are paid. The cost of the Valenian is between $1100 and $1200. Each member of the staff devotes an average of one period a day to this work until the book is com- pleted. No credit is given for this work, but at the end of the year an award is granted to those who have completed their tasks well. Last award day mono- grams were given to Jack Kuhn, James Howard, Frances White, Margaret Mc- Gillicuddy, Bernard Howard, Rosemary Koch, and Janet Shauer. The same em- blem was sent to the family of the late Robert Johnsen. Last year the Valenian was granted a first class honor rating, excellent, by the National Scholastic Press Association and Quill and Scroll. First Class Honor Cer- tificates for Valenian, I ' alpost. 26 Top, left to right: Mary Forbes, Mrs. Foor, sponsor; Shirley Jen:en, Florence Shinabargar. Ann Underwood. Bottom, left to right: LaVergne Niequist. William Thorne, Jean Haley. Shirley Jensen, Ann Underwood, Mrs. Foor. l laSS f iibtislicS S cltool ctner The Valpost is a bi-weekly paper published by the journalism II class under the supervision of its sponsor, Mrs. Emma Foor. This group has been trained in the principles and technique of news writing in the previous semester in jour- nalism I. Each fall the new staff ' s first duties are to seek advertisements, put on a subscription campaign, and have a first issue ready for distribution by the end of the third week. In making the budget the staff counts on about $450.00 from advertisements and $225.00 from subscriptions. The paper sells for fifty cents a school year or thirty-five cents a term. The staff tries to cover all of the school activities so that the paper will give a complete picture of school life in V. H. S. There are sixteen issues dur- ing the year, and if time and money permit an extra senior paper is put on the last day of school. Second Semester Staff Top. left to right: Virginia Paul. Louise Swisher, Marilyn Ed- wards, Betty Lou Claudon. Bottom, left to right: Marguerite Pinkerton, Doris Dittman, Flor- ence A ' Neals, Marvel Jean Brown, Marian Crosby, Eleanor Hiltpold, Lou Jean Kluender, Patricia Krause. 27 Senior Girl Reserves Row 1, Bottom: Miss Miller, sponsor; Cornelia Powell, social chairman; Miriam Brown, scribe; Jeanne Claudon, vice-president: Betty Lou Claudon, president, Marian Crosby, program chairman; Louise Swisher, service chairman; Kathleen Nolan, secretary; LaVergne Niequist. treasurer. Row 2: Sina Church, Madelon Fabing, Earlene Daniels, Lois Dalke. Maxine Jante, Helen Combis, Carlene Heidbrink. Jo Ann Whipple, Jean Haley. Row 3: Virginia Day, Mary Jane Bucher, Marijane Stoltz, Virginia Paul, Eleanor Hiltpold, Martha Berry, Martha Wharton, Frances Erea. Row 4: Gladys Iden, Betty Lou Shinabarger, Marilyn Edwards, Barbara Slingerland, Betty Peters, Lou Jean Kluender. Junior Girl Reserves Row 1, Bottom: Caryl Lofquist. service chairman; Jean Holt, president; Miss Shauer. sponsor; Mary Ellen Pillard, scribe; Frances McGillicuddy. vice-president: Bonnie Podresky, social chairman. Row 2: Mary Helen Thrun, Lois Jordan, treasurer; Mary Nolan, secretary: Wilma Berkey, program chair- man; Betty Gregory, Helen Peck, Mary Fiances Pierce. Row 3: Joyce Stoner. Bonnie Reid, Harriet Arnold, Mary Siddall, Shirley Kolner, Barbara McClellan, Mary McGarvey. Row 4: Barbara Niksch, Betty Frazier. Betty Bratton, Wilna Davis, Elaine Owens, Patricia Krause. ie,s,r„ eJ J4JJ$oinl m celinqS The first of the three divisions of the Girl Reserves is the senior group sponsored by Miss Miller. It is this group in whose footsteps follow the other groups. A style show was presented by the senior Girl Reserves at the first of the monthly joint meetings. The Junior Girl Reserves were in charge of the joint meeting held at Christmas. A highlight on the program was a talk by Mrs. Cortelyou on What High School Girls Can Do in the Present Crisis. Senior Reserve Officers Kathleen Nolan, secretary; Miss Miller, sponsor; Jeanne Claudon, vice-president; Betty Claudon, president; LaVergne Nie- quist, treasurer. Junior Reserve Officers Lois Jordan, treasurer; Caryl Lofquist, service chairman; Mary Nolan, secretary; Wilma Berkey, program chairman; Jean Holt, president; Bonnie Podreskey, social chairman; Miss Shauer, sponsor; Frances McGillicuddy, vice-president. 28 Judge Clifford conducts a trial at the Hi-Y-Girl Re- serves freshman party. Ferdinand the Bull (Mary Jane Bucher) is being led away from his flowers at the freshman party. Freshman-Sophomore Girl Reserves Row 1. Bottcm: Nancylee Fabing, Dorothy Barboul. Anna Combis, Shirley Hepner. vice-president; Beverly Edwards, treasurer; Virginia LaCount. program chairman: Mary Horn, president; Miss Welty. sponsor; Dorothy Day, scribe; Victoria Lindberg. Joanne Ragsdale, secretary; Ruth Mc Kim, Marjorie Crosby, Barbara Lembke. Row 2: Marilyn Parry. Carol Richardson, Elinor Julian, Pamela Marquart. Betty Blachly, Mary Lee Klein, Phyllis Gott, Phyllis Brown. Joann Grieger, Carrie Henson. Betty Burns, Betty Smith, Shirley Nerger, Jean Henry, Betty Bozarth. Row 3: Joyce Fabing, Katherine Hippensteele. Barbara Scribner. Helen Miller. Betty Reid. Marian Miller. Marion Gold, Shirley Harden, Patricia Stookey, Sarah Covert, Darlene Yazel, Rosemarie Cinkoski, Theresa Labrecque, Venus Gelopulos. Row 4: Patricia White, Shirley Foster. Nancy VanNess, Joan Stinchfield. Lucille Dean, Katherine Morand, Marie Noftsger, Ethel Daily. Violet Smisek. Jacqueline Allett, Marjorie Athens. Rita Halloran. Eleanor Gannon, Ruth Crisman. r lew i .c serves cJLcarn l oac The first section of the Girl Reserves is that made up of forty-seven fresh- man and sophomore girls, under the sponsorship of Miss Olie Welty. It is in this group that the girls learn the song and code, and what it means to be a Girl Reserve. Those girls who have earned at least fifteen points, by showing that they are worthy to become members of the organization, are admitted to the club at the formal induction ceremony, held in February. This year the freshman-sophomore group was very active in helping to prepare Thanksgiving baskets and in selling Christmas seals. The programs presented at the meetings, under the leadership of Jacqueline Allett, were planned with the idea that the girls should benefit from them. Various readings were given and articles were read which carried out this theme. One of the high- lights of these meetings was Freshman-Sophomore Reserve Officers Miss Welty, sponsor; Beverly Ed- wards, treasurer; Virginia LaCount, program chairman; Victoria Lind- berg, sergeant-at-arms; Mary Horn, president; Joanne Ragsdale, secre- tary; Dorothy Day, scribe; Shirley Hepner, vice-president. a talk by Mrs. W. I. Wilson who explained the relation- ship of the figures carved in Mt. Rushmore to all Amer- icans. 29 % Hi-Y held father and son banquet in the high school library. Hi-Y Club Row 1, Bottom: Mr. Warner, co-sponsor; Duncan Garrison, secretary; William Thome, treasurer; Francis Bryant, president; Joseph Bibler, vice-president; August Raelson, sergeant-of-arms; Mr. Schenck, sponsor. Row 2: Marshall Handschy. Bruce Crockett. Robert Bibler, Frank Bogan, James Bigelow. Jack Burt. Harry Smith. William Fraser. Row 3: James Clifford. Herman Corsbie. Willard Wellman. William Nielsen. George Ball, Gene Gray, Edgar Dost. Row 4: Kenneth Prentiss, James Briscoe, Robert Gray, Donald Findling, Walter Woycik, Allan Wheeler, Robert Wilson. I IcciacS Jsndiictecl Jrnto KJronn The induction for the first semester takes place after Christmas. At this in- spiring ceremony, seven pledges were received into the organization. More pledges will be initiated in the spring. Since the induction is so long, only one boy is taken through the whole ceremony while it is given to the others in abbreviated form. The trend of the members of the Hi-Y is expressed in their motto, to create, maintain, and extend throughout school and community high standards of Chris- tian character. The thirty-four members, with Mr. Schenck and Mr. Warner sponsors, benefit the school through their sale of pencils, their maintenance of a check-room at basketball games, their bookstore, and the provision of Christmas seals for the r alpost. At the beginning of December, the members feted their fathers at a banquet. Each year the newly elected officers travel to Indian- apolis to the State officers ' meeting. Other representatives are sent to the district Older Boys ' Conference. Of great interest to the club is the annual party given by the senior members. Joe Bibler was granted the an- nual award. Club Officers Hi-Y Officers Joseph Bibler. vice-presi- dent; Francis Bryant, presi- dent; Mr. Warner, co-sponsor; William Thorne, treasurer; Mr. Schenck, sponsor; Duncan Gar- rison, secretary. Mil vO ' ' ■jyp Home Economics Club Row 1, Bottom: Marjorie Athens, program chairman; Jacqueline Allett. secretary; Marvel Jean Brown, treasurer; Mary Forbes, president; Miss Bartholomew, sponsor; Gene Beckwith, national president; Ann Underwood, social chairman: Betty Noonan, vice-president; Betty Bell, publicity chairman. Row 2: Doris Mathias. Charlotte Tuthill, Monafae Webb. Winogene Steele, Miss Weems. sponsor; Betty Gregory. Beverly Edwards. Doris Dittman, Sammy Williams. Row 3; Betty Bozarth, Marilyn Miller, Hazel Pullins. Lois Ludington, Mary Bankert, Dora Lee Fitzgerald, Lillian Gold, Gladys Iden. Row 4: Marguerite Pinkerton, Marjorie Bair, Margaret Fisch, Gladys Hoskins, Dorothy Foltz, Evelyn Pearson, Dolores Buelow. i tub rraS i fa Noil at resident Under the sponsorship of Miss Bartholomew, the Home Economics Club has left foot-prints along an interesting path of activities. At a fall meeting the new members were installed by Gene Beckwith, the national president of the Home Economics organization, and also state president until October 23. At that time Gene presided over the state Home Economics Convention. The local delegates to this convention were Mary Forbes and Betty Noonan. In December the club held its annual bazaar, featuring different styles of aprons and a fashion show. At Christmas, its tradition of selling fruitcakes was carried on, adding a substantial sum to the treasury. The highlighting features of the year ' s program were in honor of Gene Beck- with. Among these were a formal dinner at which the members of the LaPorte chapter were guests. A personal shower was given for Gene before she jour- neyed to Boston for the National Convention. According to the annual custom, a mothers ' and daughters ' tea was given in the high school economics room. In addition to a program built around Mother ' s Day, refreshments were served. A step forward for the club was its entrance into the state scrapbook con- test. The theme they presented in their book was their activities for the year. Gene Beckwith and Jean Deckro were given the club awards. Club Officers Club Meeting Home Economics Club Officers Miss Bartholomew, sponsor; Marvel Jean Brown, treasurer; Genevieve Beck- with, national president; Ann Underwood, social chairman; Mary Forbes, president; Marjorie Athens, program chairman; Betty Noonan. vice-president; Jacqueline Allett. secretary; Betty Bell, publicity chairman. Jacqueline Allett conducts a regular Wednesday morning meeting of the Home Economics Club. 31 4% Dramatics Club Row 1, Bottom: Rosemarie Boening, secretary-treasurer; Mary Forbes, president: Mr. Conkling, sponsor; Gene Beckwith, vice-president. Row 2: Helen Weichert, Joyce Stone r. Mary Siddall. Mary Thrun, Rosemary Miller, Marguerite Pinkerton. Row 3: Betty Noonan, Elaine Owens. Sarah Covert, Marge Hoist, Marian Crosby, Carlene Heidbrmk. Row 4: Walter Bauer, George Beach. William Johnson, Thomas Johnston. William Conover. Marshall Handschy m, icterS j resent f talis {asqnercicters f reseni f icai The Footlight Masqueraders, under the direction of Mr. Conkling, pre- sented several entertaining plays before the student body. Opening the season was a lilting comedy entitled The Trysting Place. The able cast included Mary Forbes, Tom Johnston, Gene Beckwith, Bill Conover, Mary Thrun, Walter Bauer, and the voice of a hidden character. Other plays given were The Women Folks and Elmer. The members of this club have worked very diligently on the betterment of their plays, at times beginning play practice as early as 7:30 o ' clock in the morning. These did not make up the only activities of the club, for, due to the fact that no class in dramatics was held this year, the club studied the arts of make-up, costuming, diction, stage lighting, scenery, and carried on an extensive research in plays and of actors. Voice was studied for the purpose of portrayal of emo- tions by the use of coloring, pitch, inflection, emphasis, timing, modulation, en- ergy, quality, and variety. Acting was studied for grace in movement both on and off the stage; stage-craft to inform the students how the stage is set and what goes into the setting; costuming for the value of line and color. They are often called upon to aid outside organizations. They assisted in making-up the casts for the Hebron junior play and the Junior High School operetta. Present plans in- clude a trip to the Gary Civic Theatre where they will see plays given by other amateur performers. Last year the dramatics awards went to Marie Morthland and Signe Lind- berg, both seniors. Early morning rehearsal for dramatics play. Walter Bauer, Mary Helen Thrun and William Conover are being put through their lines for The Trysting Place. Dramatics Club Officers Rosemarie Boening, sec- retary-treasurer; Mr. Conk- ling, sponsor; Mary Forbes, president; Genevieve Beck- with, vice-president. c 32 ■■■■ sEy ■WH  aw ilFmkin w mm m V: Sciemus Club Rnw 1, Bottom: Deward Giovanetto. James Bigelow. Jack Dougall, president; Virjinia Day. secretary- treasurer; Winslow Jones, vice-president; Mr. Pauley, sponsor; Stanley Conner. Walter Bauer. Row 2: Fred Lansdown, Clyde McCann, Joseph Thune. Robert Bibler. George Shauer, Lawrence dinger. Leon Church. Thomas Nolan. Row 3: John Frederick. James Barrington, Roger Church. Bryce Billings. William Lloyd, Paul Specht. Richard Nellor, Phillip Jonas. Row 4: Horace De Fries. Henry Pahl. Jack Palen, William Johnson. Arnold Stoner. Robert Stendahl, Kenneth Prentiss, Melvin Frederick. Jliirtii- JIircc [units in Sciemus L tuu Although but half of the year ' s program of the Sciemus Club has been car- ried out up to date, the footsteps of the thirty-three members have already led them into varied fields, such as talks by members of the club and local business men, and demonstrations by students and instructors. Visits to Continental Diamond Fibre, McGill ' s Metal Works, and Indiana Steel have been planned. However, because of the defense program these tours may not be permitted. Also they will take their annual trek through the local wat er works. One of the highlights of the year was a demonstration by Mr. James Horner, of the new biscope, which magnifies and projects on a screen the objects under observation. With the aid of this instrument, Mr. Horner showed the chemical action of various bacteria. An award is given each year to the member of the club who shows the most interest and ability in scientific work. Last year James Howard was honored by this award. Meetings are held once every two weeks at which time the differ- ent phases of science are discussed and demonstrated. This work is carried on independently by the members, Mr. Pauley, the sponsor, acting only in an ad- visory capacity. The club belongs to the Junior Academy of Science. Friday morning meeting of the Sciemus Club Officers Sciemus Club. Mr. Pauley, sponsor; James Bige- low, sergeant-at-arms; Virjinia Day, secretary-treasurer: John Dougall, president; Winslow Jones, vice-pres- ident. Sciemus Officers 33 ' Commercial Club Row 1. Bottom: James Woodmancy, Elvin Arnold, DeForest Ailes, treasurer; Marjorie Hoist, recording secretary; Miss Hudson, sponsor; Marian Crosby, president; Miriam Brown, corresponding secretary; Otis Burrus, vice-president; Robert Gutt. Row 2: Rollo Pool. Winogene Steele. Dorothy Barboul. Stella Peliouras, Betty Lou Shinabarger, Dolores Buelow, Maxine Jante. Emily White. Bonnie Jean Reid, Jean Haley. Row 3: James Johnson, Martha Johnson. Anna Combis, Lois Jordan, Barbara Trenkle. Helen Combis, Alice Greene, Phyllis Greene. Frances Erea. Row 4: Herbert Pintzke, Junior Dalke, Chris MacDonald, Shirley Kolner, Jean Holt, Barbara Slingerland, Kathleen Nolan. Janet Stinchfield, Evelyn Pearson, Mary Helen Breen, Dorothy Kraft. Row 5: Robert Auchstetter, Paul Kelly, Willis Beehler, Ray Breen, John Kaufl ' man, Robert Ahlgrim, Donald Bozarth. Robert Wilson. Bill Hollandsworth. Ralph Sundin. (commercial dub J titdieS ed-)elcn3t A popular club with the student body is the commercial club, sponsored by Miss Hudson. All students who have taken any commercial course during their high school life are eligible for membership. This year the fifty members of the club adopted as their theme The Relation of the Student and the School to Our National Defense. The educational committee meets Friday morning after each Thursday meeting of the club and decides the program for the next meet- ing. During the year the meetings extended the theme by speeches and plays. The activities of the club are worthy footsteps toward better understand- ing of our defense program. As is the custom of the club, a Christmas party was given on December 18 at the Junior High School. Since the club is not sup- ported by dues, the money needed for such parties is collected from the mem- bers. Another activity of the club is the compilation of a scrapbook in which is a summary of the year ' s events, minutes of all the meetings, and the financial re- ports. The scrapbook manager in charge of the book is Emily White. Last year the commercial awards went to Margaret Snow and Warren Hoover. Miss Hudson made the presentation. Club Officers Commercial Club Officers Otis Burrus, vice-president; Ma- rian Crosby, president; Marjorie Hoist, recording secretary; Miriam Brown, corresponding secretary; De- Forest Ailes, treasurer; Elvin Arnold, sergeant-at-arms. Club members electing officers at first meeting. CZD go 34 HWW a Debate Club Row l, Bottom: Henry Pahl. president; Jean Holt, secretary: Mr. Koch, sponsor; Joyce Stoner, treasurer; William Fraser, vice-president. Row 2: Barbara Trenkle, Marie Noftsger, Ruth Mayer. Kathryn Greenlee, Mary Horn, Ruth Crisman. Row 3: James Barrington, Elwood Mull, Lawrence Olinger, Arnold Stoner, Alfred Meyer, Row 4: Joseph Gaunt. Joseph Bozik, James Holt, Paul Specht, Gerald Adams. Robert Worthington. Debate i lub C nciJ Second LA ' c ear Although a comparative new-comer of but two years ' existence, one of the most promising clubs in the school is the debating club. It is made up of high ranking students, each of its twenty-one members being on the honor roll. The aim of the club is the same as the aim of the English V course: to give the student confidence and poise when giving an address. A delegation of five representatives of the club was taken by Mr. Koch, the sponsor, to attend the Purdue Debating Conference at LaFayette at the begin- ning of the year. One debate is given each week at the regular meeting. Some of the subjects debated upon were: Should Valparaiso High School Have a School Cafeteria. ' , Should the Draft Age Be Lowered to Eighteen?, Should Val- paraiso High School Have Public Text Books ' , and Should Valparaiso High School Have Student Government? Brand new footsteps were taken by the club this year. In the second se- mester, the club entered into, for the first time, a regular debating conference. Debates were exchanged with four schools: Hammond High School, Crown Point High School, George Rogers Clark High School, and Washington High School. Another innovation was the entering into state and national debating organ- izations. The club presents a monogram as an award each year to one of its mem- bers. Jean Holt received the monogram last year. Debate Club Officers William Fraser. vice-president: Henry Pahl, president; Mr. Koch, sponsor: Jean Holt, secretary; Joyce Stoner, treasurer. Robert Worthington and Gerald Adams com- pose one team in the De- bate Club. Debate Team Debate Officers 35 Pe v T P ¥ AT Aero Club Row 1, Bottom: Harry Smith, John Borum, vice-president; Jack Stanton, president; Mr. Horner, sponsor; Harold Harmon, secretary-treasurer; John Kelly, Robert Krieger. Row 2: John Burke, Carroll Farrington, John Berlin, Lester Farrington. James Vanloon, Robert Harvil, John Ferguson, Peter Kxysa. Row 3; William Andresen, Peter Drew, Maurice Anderson. Robert Bunker, Robert Bogan, Carroll Masterson, Neno Spagna, Robert Alborn. Row 4: Wilfred Covert, Douglas Lamb, Charles Maynard, William Rouch, Robert Wheeler, Arthur Willing, John Laughery, Robert McKim. Arei ' o i lub J raS i jew J nonSor The Valparaiso High School Model Aero Club started the new year off by reorganizing the club under its new sponsor, Mr. James Horner. Officers were elected and the club decided to meet every Thursday instead of every other Thursday. The object of this was to have more time for the members to fly their model planes. In order to get into the club, the members have to pay a small fee, besides the dues that are paid each month. The club tried something new in the constructing of planes at school. The reason for this was to help the members inexperienced at the art of model building. These members could watch the more experienced builders construct their planes and thus learn more about building and flying their own models. Each member brought a kit to construct a plane at school. The club also held contests in which the members entered their models. The winners received cash prizes which sometimes more than paid their dues. Al- though the gas model that the club owns has never been entered into any out- of-town contests, it is hoped that it may be soon. One of the main objects of the club is to interest the members in future aviation, and it has so far suc- ceeded in doing this; some of its past members are now in aviation work. Testing Models Club Officers Members exhibiting planes at reg- ular meeting. Aerial Club Officers John Borum. vice-president; Mr. Horner, sponsor; Jack Stanton, pres- ident. 36 v . ■-■ ' ■■ jJHK ZZ  1ZZZZ ZZ ' ■ tMHMt T ' w 4 ■■ ; Tumbling Club Row 1, Bottom: Robert Ahlgrim, sergeant-at-arms; Thomas Bryarly, vice-president; Claude Biggs, captain; Mr. Brown, sponsor; Adrian Nichols, treasurer; John Grundell, president. Row 2: Harry Sallee. Robert Noonan, Richard Black. John Keene, James Dunlap. Eugene Shannon. Paul Snook. Clark Berrier. Harold Miller, Carrcll Farrington. Row 3: Milton Peters, Richard Van Loon. Robert Ashton, Kenneth Le Blanc, Bruce Lambert, Byron Maudlin, Edward Goodrich, Walter Wade, John Forbes. Row 4: Laurence Siddall, Joseph Manago, Hubert Stanton, John Stanton, Donald Ashton, Mark Cadwell, Malcolm Varner, Theodore Weichert A. ( - . (fSrown 3 jonSot J Jumblina ( lub Twice a week, twenty-five pairs of footprints may be seen leading toward the gymnasium; for it is then that the tumblers of Valparaiso High School, un- der the sponsorship of Mr. J. B. Brown, practice their hand springs, head springs, back hand springs, snap ups, hand walking, high diving, and somersaults. The tumbling team, made up of from fifteen to seventeen of the members, has made several exhibitions. Among these have been at Portage, Chesteron, Boone Grove, Knots, Liberty, and Valparaiso University. In the middle of the season, the team lost two of its outstanding members, Claude Biggs and Mark Cadwell, who entered the navy and the coast guard, respectively. A special convocation was planned this year with the tumblers, especially, in mind. Three tumblers, two of them national tumbling and diving champions, demonstrated before the student body various phases of tumbling, including comedy. Several members of the tumbling club were given an opportunity to try out the trampoline, a springing device patented by one of the performers. Members of the tumbling club who received awards last year were: Donald Ashton, Claude Biggs, Charles Black, Thomas Bryarly, James Dunlap, John Grundell, John Keen, Melvin Porter, John Stanton, Malcolm Varner, Adrian Nichols. Mr. Brown presented the awards to the boys. Club Officers Balancing Act Tumbling Club Officers Robert Ahlgrim. sergeant-at-arms: Thomas Bryarly. vice-president: Claude Biggs, captain; Adrian Nich- ols, treasurer; John Grundell, presi- dent. Mr. Brown directs Adrian Nichols and Mark Caldwell through their routine. 37 Valparaiso High School Concert Band Row 1, Bottom: William Morthland, Clarence Crowe, Hubert Stanton, William Black, Robert Sawtell, Marshall Handschy. John Ferguson, Junior Hoffman, Arnold Stoner, Mr. Rogers, director. Row 2: Victor Lindberg, Gerald Adams, Marilyn Miller, David Evans, Jeanette Shultz, Florence Shinabargar, Wayne McDaniel, Patricia Hickman, Helen Barnes, Karl Steinhiber, Phyllis Kantro. Row 3: Betty Frazier. Robert Miller, Randall Mann, Norma Whitehead, Charles Dost, Richard Hofferth, Anita Holzbaur, Gerald Schneider, Mabel Brown, Jeanne Spratley, Marylou Peck. Row 4: Sammy Williams. John Fox, Joy Freer. Kathleen Witner. Harry Nielsen, Bruce Crockett, William Domke, Donald Hiltpold, Jean Mcllvain, George Clark, Howard Stipp, Wilma Swanson, Wilna Davis. Row 5; James Lindall, Robert Worthington, Frank Bogan, Daryl Lindberg, Robert Schumacker, Elmer Field. Alice Laird, Wayne Moser, Donald Pierce. Leland Salberg, Harold Harman, Robert Blackney. William Conover. 0- cuia J laces in Contest Drum Majorettes Frances Erea, Doris Wright, Gail Keesling, Pa- tricia Stookey. Each year the concert band hopes to be able to fill the footsteps of the same organization of the previous year. The 1941 concert band, Class B, entered the district and state contests and placed in first class division in both. There was no national contest last year. Solos and ensembles entered in twenty-one events in the district contest, sixteen placed in first division. In the state contest seventeen events were en- tered, ten received first division and twelve were sent to the national con- test at Flint, Michigan. The following honors were given: First Division Honor — Adeltha Johnston, bassoon solo; Jean Mcllvain, French horn solo; brass quar- tet. Second Division Honors — Robert McKay, cornet solo; Marylou Peck, alto clarinet solo; Robert McKay, student conducting. Third Division Honors — Charles Harmon, cornet solo; Virginia Makovsky, flute solo; brass quintet; brass quartet; clarinet quartet. The band presented two concerts dur- ing the year, one at Christmas and the other in March. The marching band and the concert band are made up essentially of the same students so all share equally in all out- side activities such as parties given by the groups and band mothers. :;;; Marching Band Led by color guard, drum major, and majorettes, the high school band took part in University home coming parade. uOand I artlcioateS in f aradeS The marching band, composed of sixty members, plays an important part in the school and community life of Valparaiso. Many times during the year the marching band was asked to participate in local parades. One of the out- standing appearances was in the Patriotic Pageant presented between the halves of the Hobart- Valparaiso football game. Band parties for the year included a beach party in September, a Christ- mas party, an ice-skating party, and a roller-skating party. On the 1941 Award Day the following were merited band service stripes: Gerald Adams, Alvin Beach. Robert Blackney, Frank Bogan, Mabel Brown, George Clark, Bruce Crockett, Ruth Cotterman, Lois Dittman, Wilna Davis, William Domke, Jack Dooley, David Evans, Joy Freer, Betty Frazier. Charles Harmon, Marshall Handschy, Junior Hoffman, Donald Hiltpold, Adeltha Johns- ton, Bob Krieger, Delmar LaCount. Victor Lindberg, Jim Lindall, librarian; Wayne McDaniels, Jean Mcllvain, Bob McKay, Virginia Makovsky, librarian; Richard Marrell, Marilyn Miller, Bill Morthland, Wayne Moser, Maynard Nie- auist, Mary Lou Peck, Bob Schumacker, Bob Sawtell, property man; Howard Stipp, property man; Florence Shinabargar, librarian; Jeanette Schultz, Arnold Stoner, Bertha Swanson, Wilma Swanson, Bob Wheeler, Norma Whitehead, Roy Williamson, Kathleen Witner, and Robert Worthington, property man. Junior Hoffman. Bob Sawtell. and Norma Whitehead received monograms. Band letters were received by Ruth Cotterman, Roy Williamson, and May- nard Niequist; orchestra letters by Bertha Swanson and Adeltha Johnston. Bob Sawtell, senior property man; Betty Frazier. uniform custodian; Harry Nielsen, freshman property man: How- ard Stipp. instrument custo- dian. Robert Worthington, drum major. Regular weekday morning meeting of the band . ,!! Girls ' Glee Club Row 1, Bottom: June Walker. Louisa Spagna. Dolores Buelow, Catherine Barber. Beverly Goodrich, Betty Collins. Emily White, treasurer; Margaret Thiesen, secretary; Mis. Myers, sponsor; Virginia LaCount, robe chairman; Gene Beck with, vice-president; Jeanne Claudon. president; Anna Combis, Dorothy Barboul, Lillian Gold, Marion Gold, Doris Wright. Row 2: June Malony, Ruthann Hayes. Mary Horn. Jean Henry. Joyce Fabing. Rhea Hubbard, Patricia Cadwell, Helen Weichert, Helen McComb, Dora Lee Fitzgerald. Betty Bell. Mary Lou Biggs, Theresa Miller. Mary Polite, June Schoepfer. Venus Gelopulos. Mary Martinal, Rosemary Miller, Dorothy Lerch. Row 3. Betty Smith. Betty Burns. Eleanor Gannon, Theresa Labrecque, Luella Trapp, Ruth Weichert. Betty Shinabarger, Helen Lambeison, Imogene Fry. Lois Jean Wilson, Leora Mae Mead, La Vergne Niequist. Patricia Kraus. Martha Wharton. Lorraine Lmdberg. Bonnie Biggs, Florence Bauer, Betty Rosenbaum. Row 4: Ethel Daily, Violet Smisek. Betty Blachly, Marguerite Pinkerton. Norma Mangel, Twyliah Fisher, Leola Soliday. Jane Kohler, Dorthy Klemm, Betty Jungjohan, Lois Dittman, Mary Hollett, Frances Jacobs, Dcrothy Becker, Priscilla Palmer. Ann Underwood, Virginia Ronco, Gail Keesling. % Boys ' Glee Club Row 1, Bottom: Leland Sal- berg, vice-president; Paul Hites- man, secretary; Claude Bigfi . president; Mrs. Myers, sponsor; John Grundell, treasurer; Rob- ert Gloyeske, robe chairman. Row 2: Elmer Field, Wayne McClellan. James Spence, Jack Toole, John Sullivan. Jack Dean, Robert Noonan. Row 3: Hubert Stanton, Stanley Yazel. David Kinne. Richard Knox, Robert Reed. Otto Loeft- ler, Robert Wiencken. LjIcc y liibs J lna (fSclovc -Arssemhli C S The boys ' and girls ' glee clubs have appearing in public outside of school the student body. The boys ' club is com organization numbers twenty-one. One of the outstanding appearances singing. The groups spend many hours the last day before the Christmas vaca a tour of various city schools and the carols. They sang in the court and halls Girls ' Glee Club Officers Genevieve Beckwith, vice-presi- dent; Virginia LaCount, robe chair- man; Jeanne Claudon, president; Emily White, treasurer; Margaret Thiesen, secretary. Boys Glee Club Officers Leland Salberg, vice-president; Robert Gloyeske, treasurer; Claude Biggs, president; John Grundell. robe chairman; Paul Hitesman, sec- retary. been very active during the school year, and on various occasions, singing before posed of nineteen members, and the girls ' of the clubs is their Christmas carol in preparing Christmas songs, and on tion, Mrs. Myers takes the carolers for downtown districts, singing the familiar of the high school. Girls ' Officers Boys ' Officers 40 4? ? Gene Beck with, Choir Row 1. Bottom: Hubert Stanton. Leland Salberg, Mary Polite, Mrs. Myers, sponsor: Theresa Miller, Lou Jean Kluender, Dorothy Lerch. Marian Gold, Elmer Field. Row 2: Richard Knox. John Grundell, Jack Dean. June Schoepfer, Venus Gelopulos, Mary Martinal, Florence Bauer, Rosemary Miller, Paul Hitesman, Robert Wiencken. Row 3: Stanley Yazel, Otto Loeffler, Robert Reed, Lorraine Lindberg, Ann Underwood, Bonnie Biggs, Betty Rosenbaum, Claude Biggs, David Kinne. Row 4: Robert Noonan, Jack Toole. Wayne McClellan, James Spence, Priscilla Palmer, Virginia Ronco, Gail Keesling, Doris Wright, Robert Gloyeske. John Sullivan. Lenoir Wins rriijli rsaiing In L ountu festival Every Thursday morning the footsteps of twenty-one girls and nineteen boys led them into the school library for one period of choir practice. This group known as the Valparaiso High School a capella choir, is under the supervision of Mrs. Myers, music director for the city schools. Although such a short rehearsal time is not conducive to much accomplishment, the choir ' s participation in the Porter County Choral Festival won a high rating from Mr. Noble Cain, Fes- tival Judge, who was amazed when told that their rehearsal time was limited to but one period a week. They have appeared before the student body at convo- cation a number of times and are planning to enter the District Choral Festival in March. This year is the second time that the high school has had a choir. It takes the place of the double quartet which was eliminated. Awards will be given to members of the group at the end of the year. An innovation made the second semester of this year was the organization of a harmony class with Mrs. Myers as the instructor. It is a regular subject meeting one period a day, five days a week. The pupils in the class receive full credit for this one term subject. Regular Morning Rehearsals Girls ' Glee Club in rehearsal in library. Every Thursday morning finds the choir in practice. 41 W8 fii i iwi mif.j)i i wp iiii jpiiii i jii i ,. ■ ' °4 -7 Left to right: Dorothy Mockler. Lu Jane Wertman, Jane Rubini. Janet Shauer. Elain Magid. Richard Moltz, Joseph Gaunt. Lelanrl Salberg, Clarence Buelow, Robert Gratton, Claude Biggs. Kjperetta iKevived oLast S nr, in 11 The troubles of the owner of a radio program were brought to light by the Valparaiso High School Glee Clubs in last spring ' s operetta entitled Tunc In. The custom of presenting an operetta was revived last year by Mrs. Mary Myers, music instructor of the city schools, after several attempts in former years which had to be abandoned because of lack of time. The lively cast was as follows: Kasper Kroggins, the Codfish King, was en- acted by Dick Moltz; Mrs. Kroggins, his ambitious wife, by Jane Rubini; their daughter was played by Janet Shauer; Leland Salberg played Joe Brown, owner of the radio station, WTNT; Jerry Kennedy, advertising manager of Kroggins Kippered Kodfish Company was enacted by Claude Biggs; Dynamo Dave, played by Clarence Buelow, was production manager of WTNT; Elaine Magid was Mitzi, switchboard operator at WTNT; Bob, the engineer in charge of the control room was enacted by John Grundell; Bob Gratton played the part of the announcer at WTNT, J. Bottomby Binks; Throckmorton, who wanted to see Mr. Brown, was played by Bob Gloyeske; Joe Gaunt played Lysander Phipps, a theatrical producer; and the singing team was played by Bettylou Hilton, Dor- othy Mockler, and Lu Jane Wertman. Jane Rubini gave an outstanding performance, rendering vocal selections that were resonant and ear-splitting but very amusing. The love interest was rendered by Janet Shauer as Miss Kroggins and Leland Salberg as Joe Brown. The chorus was composed of both the boys ' and girls ' glee clubs. Last year the operetta awards went to the following: Jane Rubini, Dick Moltz, Elaine Magid, Claude Biggs. Janet Shauer, Leland Salberg, Bob Gratton, Jeanne Claudon, the accompanist; Margaret Thiesen, Jack Dean, Jean Deckro. Principals of Cast in Action Betty Hilton. Dorothy Mockler, and LuJane Wertman as Millie. Tillie, and Billie in Operetta Tune In. Jane Rubini and Richard Moltz, Mrs. and Mr. Kroggins, having fam- ily argument. _■■. 42 LaConga Left to right; Paul Hitesman. Mary Helen Wark. Charles Sink. Patricia Wolf, Leland Salberg, Virginia LaCount, Robert Porter. Dorothy Barboul. Frances Erea, James Howard. Kathleen Nolan. James Clifford, Mary Horn. Henry Pahl. Marian Crosby, William Lloyd. S nrinn jredtival oDfUU 6 Record L roicd Before a record crowd of one thousand, six hundred fifty-seven people, seven hundred and fifty children of the Valparaiso city grades, junior high, and high school participated in the May Festival. The theme of the year ' s work was The Forming of the States, which was brought out by colorful dances and costumes. The boys and girls in the dances of The Melting Pot were dressed in costumes like those once worn by people in England, Ireland, Scotland, and Sweden. The Gay Nineties period was represented by the number Little Old New York. The girls in the dance Tom-tom Rhythm appeared in Indian costume. The children having parts in the Arkansas Traveler, the Snow White Dance, were dressed according to their dances. The girls in the States ' Ball wore cotton print formals while the boys wore white trousers and dark coats. Jeanne Claudon was the accompanist. An admission price of twenty- five cents for adults and ten cents for children was charged. The profits are used to buy equipment for the grades and G. A. A. pro- Two dance numbers from the Gay Nineties in May Festival. 43 y hristmaS Spirit rnvaacS U. «_ A . 3. Beginning at the top of the page the pictures show: Room 123 decorated with a tree. Home Economics Club hold Christmas party at Miss Bartholomew ' s home. Masqueraders present Christmas play. Home Economics girls have ex- change of presents. V. H. S. doors and rooms show Christmas spirit. Dolores Buelow, and Marvel Jean Brown furnished music for style show. Faculty turn actors to present play to students. Snowman greeted students of Room 113 as they entered the door during Christmas time. -14 CO GO GO (JSricf r seceSS li oni Home Economics club hold formal induction. High school quartet takes time out at dance. A game of Wink at the Commercial Club party. Room 203 shows Christmas spirit. Girl Reserves have party at joint meeting. Charles Younce displays model plane. Mrs. Krueger and Miss Stoner give interpretation of The Night Before Christmas. Girl Reserves stage a game of football. Har- riet Arnold leads a yell. Boys dance at Commercial Club party. Home Econom- ics girls hold Christmas bazaar in sewing room. 4f students C naaae Junior-senior prom of 1941 in high school gym. A part of Christmas decorations in the front part of the high school lawn. Annual G. A. A. banquet held in the gym of the new Central High. Jim Clifford and Francis Bryant induct Edgar Dost into Hi-Y. Another picture of the 1941 prom in the gym showing the red, white, and blue decorations which formed a false ceiling. in fv I a mi rctiuiti J ed G. A. A. girls wrap packages for soldiers. Bill Fraser speaks at English V banquet. Jean Holt tells of the future at English V banquet. Noonday scene at candy counter. The first lesson in table service in home economics. George Ball in charge of Hi-Y bookstore. Girls demonstrate hand stand in gym classes. Group of students enjoy high school dance. The Women Folks was one of the plays presented by the Footlight Masquer- aders. Cy. _ t. _ r. rrolaS j arlii in kji hi Snodgrass Sisters wrap packages following pictures are all of the Girls ' quainted party. Girls angle for trinkets ject of the darts. Miss McGillicuddy to prove she can play a cornet like Harry adise (pair of dice). Girls form Conga judging from the length of the line in Four Ink Spots wail out a melody. their pictures taken. The pause that f ' J at night meeting of Girl Reserves. The Athletic Association ' s freshman get-ac- instead of fish. The bull ' s eye is the ob- shoots for a basket. Frances Erea tries James. Starting point for Ride to Par- line. All girls want to know the future, front of the fortune teller ' s booth. The Kate Greenlee invites the public to have refreshes. Phyllis Brown poses. 48 CO go «3 . ' C arn Synodal -S-rttendancc s rward Four Year Attendance f . Richard Moltz MX - 1 Jean Deckro Frances White Margaret McGillicuddy To some students there is more to school life than merely getting assignments. In the following pages are listed those students whose footsteps to outstanding achievements have gained them honors on Award Day. Above are pictured four of the six students who received a gold pin for being neither absent nor tardy during their entire four years of high school. Four Year Attendance — Jean Deckro, William Kern, Margaret McGillicuddy, Marillynn Heap, Richard Moltz, Frances White. A certificate was given to the following who were neither absent nor tardy for school year of 1940-41— Harriet Arnold, Robert Ashton, Dor- othy Barboul. James Barrington, George Beach, Gene Beckwith. Jack Berlin, James Bigelow, Claude Biggs, Helen Mae Bliss, Mary Frances Bloeman, Mary Helen Breen. Fred Brobeck. Marvel Jean Brown, Francis Bryant, Theodore Blunk, Robert Bunker, Leon Church, Helen Clark, Duane Collins, Sarah Covert, Jim Dean, Jean Deckro, Vernon Detleff, Ralph Doelling, William Domke, Edith Eichelberg, Marjorie Evans, Allen Farrington, Frank Filliwock, Twyliah Fisher, Dona Fray, Deward Giovanetto, Marshall Handschy, Dorothy Hanner, Richard Henderson, Paul Hites- man, Mary Louise Hollett, Jean Holt, Jim Holt, Carrie Henson, Frances Jacobs, Maxine Jante, Ruth Johnson, Betty Jungjohan, James Johnson, Jim Johnson. William Kern, Lou Jean Kluender, Jane Kohler, Jack Kuhn, Doris Lain, Fred Lands- down, Robert Lemster, Caryl Lofquist, Joe Long, William Malony, Margaret McGillicuddy, Alfred Meyer, Dick Moltz, Elwood Mull. Charles May- nard, Ruth McKim, Gene Myers, Bill Nielsen, LaVergne Niequist, Barbara Niksch, Mary Nolan, Henry Pahl, Jack Palen, Marguerite Pinkerton, Nicholas Polite, Melvin Porter, Betty Rosenbaum, Ethel Schellinger, June Schoeper, Jeanette Schultz, Robert Schumacher, Marian Scoville Gott, Melvin Sheets, Charles Sink, Barbara Slingerland, Harry Smith, Leola Soliday, Robert Soliday. James Spence, Robert Stendahl, Howard Stipp. Arnold Stoner, Ralph Sundin, Wilma Swanson, Louise Swisher, Robert Scoville, Jack Sievers, Margaret Thiesen, William Thorne, Joe Thune, Betty Varner, Malcolm Varner. Bill Weddle, Robert Wheeler. Frances White, Arthur Willing, Kathleen Whitner, Patricia Wolf. Doris Wright. By examination, special scholarships went to Charles Sink, University of Pennsylvania; James Howard, Indiana University; and Mary Thiesen, Ball State. The Junior Chamber of Commerce awarded a year ' s scholarship to Valparaiso Uni- versity to Charles Harmon. Scholarship Awards -  f?S ;! Charles Harmon Mary Thiesen Charles Sink James Howard OO CZD GO GO 4!) students Vote lor Jiinical ( J oii, K-jii ' l Typical Boy, Girl Music, Scholarship Awards Walter Molinder Janet Shauer Robert McKay Marillynn Heap Janet Shauer and Walter Molinder received monograms for being acknowledged by the stu- dents as being the most typical boy and girl. Scholarship awards of emblems were granted to — James Briscoe, Francis Bryant, Ruth Crisman, Beverly Edwards, Mary Ellis, Elizabeth Fox- worthy, Dorothy Foltz, Harold Harmon, Kathryn Hippensteel, Jean Holt, Marillynn Heap, Rose- mary Koch, Signe Lindberg, Betty Miller, Vir- ginia Paul, Cornelia Powell, Elinor Julian, Car- olyn Lindsey, Joanne Ragsdale, Janet Shauer, Charles Sink, Mary Thiesen, Jo Ann Whipple. Pat Wolf, and Bryce Billings. Five years ago the Mable Jessee Art Award was established. It is a five dollar gift to the outstanding girl in the art department. Anna Mary Squire received the award last year. Special service awards to the senior class in financing the Valenian went to — James Howard, Jack Kuhn, Margaret McGillicuddy, Arthur Prof- fitt, Janet Shauer, Margaret Snow, and Roy Wil- liamson. The D. A. R. presented a medal to Rosemary Koch, deemed by her classmates as the most rep- resentative in the senior class. D. A. R. Award Art The Bucei award, a special medal awarded to an outstanding music student, went to Bob McKay. The Louise Knebel Sieb award of ten dollars for the senior girl with the highest grade average went to Marillynn Heap. Marie Morthland received the Delta sorority award of ten dollars, which goes to the girl who made the most improvement in athletics during the past year. The local Elks club sponsored a national essay contest. Valparaiso winners were Carolyn Lind- sey Bush, five dollars; Joe Bozik, three dollars; and Robert Bunker, two dollars. For the Courtesy Award, a gold medal sponsored by the Hi-Y, the faculty picked Janet Shauer and Francis Bryant. The Tri Kappa sorority gave ten dollars to Pat Wolf deemed by the faculty to be an out- standing senior girl. The Rotary award of five dollars was presented to Charles Sink as an outstanding senior boy. Poetry The Poetry award, a loving cup known as aidduiAV ' IAI tnxflq oui cup, is given by the literary division of the Woman ' s Club to the high school pupil writ- ing the best poem. First prize was won by Pat Wolf, second by Rosemary Koch. Rosemary Koch Anna Mary Squire Patricia Wolf 50 Artliietic3 Athletics is that part of our school life which adds color and recreation to the business of books. It brings about physical development and makes for good sports- manship in the participants, besides creating a stronger school spirit. GO CO GO Ralph Powell, basketball and track coach John E. Wiggins, football coach In preparing for the football season, which initiates the athletic season at the beginning of the school year, Mentor Wiggins, with the assistance of Coach Powell, began rigid practice a few weeks before school opened for the oncoming season. The practices which were held during those weeks were of little success, however, because of the small turnout, but, with the start of school and varsity men back, there was a new hope in the prospects for the green but fearless squad. Four weeks of hard practice con- tinued before the opening of the schedule. On the night of the opening game, which was at Crown Point, the Viking gridders came out onto the field with a determination, that of getting revenge over Crown Point. This they did, for they came out on top with 20-13 victory. Top Row: Harold Riddle, tackle. Charles Younce, half-back. Herman Corsbie, quarterback. Jack Dooley, right end. Donald Findling, center. Duncan Garrison, guard. Ralph Doelling, quarterback. Bottom Row: George Doelling, end. Willard Wellman, quarterback. Robert Gray, full-back. Walter Woycik, half-back. George Ball, full-back. Mendill Burrus, guard. Vance Burrus, tackle. Uihing Ljriciders Touchdowns by Gray, Woycik, and George Doelling provided the victory for the Vikings. In the second game the Vikings trav- eled to Griffith to see if they could fathom the aerial offensive of the under- rated Griffith eleven. The game ended with an upset over the Vikings by a score of 6-0. Viking attempts to score were numerous but with little success. The third game with Rensselaer re- vealed a different Viking crew. Every- one on the team played improved ball, thus earning a victory by a score of 20-0. Charles Younce, with excellent blocking, proved to be the evening ' s outstanding feature with his spectacular running. The Viking gridders traveled to La- Porte for the fourth game. The experi- enced Sheers very quickly proved their superiority, and the game ended in a decisive victory for LaPorte by a score of 31-0. The fifth 52 (J- eain S eaSon f ractice C artu game, another out-of-town affair, was played at Roosevelt of East Chicago. This proved a different game from the latter week ' s battle, showing the Vik- ings in a better spirit, although they did lose to the Rough Riders by a 7-0 score. They played a good defensive game and threatened to score at times, but the Rough Riders, a superior team, arose victorious. The Viking gridders, having finished their long road trip, returned to Boucher Field to play Hobart. After losing to Laporte and the Roosevelt Rough Riders consec- utively, they turned the tide by defeating Hobart, in a well-fought battle by a 13-7 decision. In defeating Hobart, they deflated the talked-about record of Hobart ' s scorer deluxe, Lewis Rose. With excellent recovery of passes, good blocking, and beautiful work by the backfield, the Vikings annexed a well-earned victory. Second Squad Row 1, Bottom: Gordon LaTour, Gene Gray, Paul Havlick, James Goble, Eugene Sanders. Row 2: George Ball, John Sullivan, Otto LiOeffler, Joseph Long, Robert Gloyeske, Herman Corsbie. Row 3: Nicholas Polite, Duane Collins, William Johnson. Malcolm Varner. Uikinq Cleuen iKesutti [Ja.ru The Vikings finished the 1941 season with a variety of results, a win, a tie, and a loss. The seventh game of the season brought the fourth and final victory for Valparaiso, a 6-0 triumph over South Bend Central Catholic. Chuck Younce returned a punt forty-five yards for Val- po ' s only touchdown. Although the Vik- ings fought their way into enemy ter- ritory several times and knocked often on the Central goal-line, they lacked the necessary force to break through the In- dian line. The eighth and next to last game of the season was a rather triumphal de- cision for the Viking gridders, holding Lowell to a 7-7 tie. Playing in a con- stant rain and a muddy field, the Viki ngs upset the predictions of the experts who gave them little or no chance against the Lowell eleven. Walt Woycik provided the touchdown and extra point for Valpo, scoring from the three yard line. This tie for the Vikings provided the revenge they wanted for last year ' s setback, Val- po being defeated by a score of 40-0. The team concluded the season by losing a 7-0 decision to Hobart. This triumph by Hobart avenged an early 13-6 win, a game which the Vikings brilliantly played. The Vikings tried un- successfully to push over a touchdown many times but could not obtain the yardage needed. The vital statistics proved this, for the Vikings got only three first downs to Hobart ' s fifteen and fifty-one yards gained to Hobart ' s two- hundred forty-nine. This defeat, how- ever, did not ruin the Vikings ' record for the season, for they showed improvement over last year b y winning four, losing four, and tying one. The seniors who concluded their high school football careers were: Ralph Doel- ling, Duncan Garrison, Robert Gray, Richard Henderson, Walter Woycik, and Charles Younce. The underclassmen who played were: George Ball, Alvin Beach. Howard Bil- lerbeck, Mendill Burrus, Vance Burrus, George Doelling, Herman Corsbie, Duane Collins, Jack Dooley, Donald Findling, Paul Havlick, Bill Johnson, Nicholas Polite, Harold Riddle, Eugene Sanders, Bob Soliday, Bill Wellman, and Malcolm Varner. Spirit of ' 76 Majorettes 54 Third Squad Row 1, Bottom: Randall Mann, Robert Scoville. Paul Wheeler, Ken- neth Chester. Donald Pierce. Row 2: James Johnson, Robert Smith, Carroll Masterson, Wayne McClellan, Jim Johnson. Bernard Woycik. Row 3: Wallace Brown. Yule Sprat- ley, Lewis Casbon. s rwards Sweaters Warren Hoover, Willard Graves, Gene Hart, Walter Molinder, Wilford Murphy, Charles Sink, Wendell Waskom, Charles Eades. Varsity V. Vance Burrus, Ralph Doelling, George Doelling, Robert Gray, Donald Findling, John Frederick, Duncan Garrison. Wal- ter Woycik. Monograms George Ball, Alvin Beach, Robert Bogan, Fred Butterfield, William Butter- field, Charles Chester, Dan Downing, Jack Dooley, Melvin Frederick, Robert Gloyeske, Jim Goble, Eugene Gray, Paul Havlick. Richard Henderson, Paul Hites- man, James Holt, William Johnson, Tom Jones, Gordon LaTour, Douglas Lamb, Joe Long, Wayne Moser, William Morth- land, Nicholas Polite, Waldo Profitt, Harold Riddle, Eugene Sanders, George Shauer, Robert Soliday, Hubert Stanton, Sons of Union Veterans John Sullivan, Lawrence Siddall, Allen Tidholm, Charles Van Ness, Malcolm Varner, Willard Wellman, Arthur Wil- ling, Robert Wilson. Managers Arthur Profitt, Herman Corsbie, Frank Fillwock. 1941 Schedule Teams Opponents Valpo Crown Point 13 20 Griffith 6 Rensselaer 20 LaPorte 31 n Roosevelt 7 Hobart 7 13 South Bend C; atholic 6 Lowell 7 7 Hobart 7 American Legion Color-guards 55 Robert Schumacker- Junior Guard — 63 points Donald Findling — Junior Guard — 26 points August Raelson — Senior Forward — 50 points Paul Thune— Sophomore Guard — 46 points Edgar Dost — Senior Guard — 14 points Ulkina rirst Jc cam inS 3, ew Facing tough competition, the best in the state, the Valpo Viking ' s cage season for 1941-42 was rather g loomy; the team ended with a record of only two wins, out of twenty-one games. The two successive games in which the Vikings found the victory trail were with Michigan City and Tolleston. They dropped Michigan City in a very exciting tilt by a score of 28-21. On the following Friday night they defeated Tolleston in a close battle, 20-17, which concluded their victories for the season. There were many other games, how- ever, which proved the ability of the team on fighting no matter how far be- hind. The two games with Lew Wallace were bitterly fought to the last minute, the scores being 28-26 and 29-26. Games with Horace Mann, Hammond Tech, Whiting, and Emerson also proved this ability. Concluding their season they prepared earnestly and with high spirits for the coming sectional, which was held in the Memorial Auditorium in Gary. They were scheduled to play Tolleston as their first opponent toward winning the Gary 56 Jack Kain — Senior Forward — 35 points Ralph Doelling — Senior Center — 66 points Robert Gray — Senior Guard — 87 points Paul Hitesman — Junior Forward — 58 points William Nielsen — Junior Forward — 32 points QameS in 1941-1942 ScLJiJc sectional. Although the boys had the determination to win at any cost and played hard, they could not seem to turn the trick and lost by a score of 37-33. This was their best game of the season, and they again proved their ability and their courage by not considering them- selves beaten until the final shot was fired. The 1941-42 season cannot be looked upon as a failure by the team, the coach, or the fans. If one considers the compe- tition and the total number of points made, the record of this team is not as bad as it might seem. o First Team Schedule T. Crown Point 33 Valpo 22 H. Winamac 34 Valpo 26 H. Michigan City 21 Valpo 28 T. Tolleston 17 Valpo 20 T. Laporte 28 Valpo 13 T. Lew Wallace 28 Valpo 26 T. Hammond 41 Valpo 22 H. Horace Mann 31 Valpo 16 H. Roosevelt 49 Valpo 22 T. Whiting 33 Valpo 25 H. Laporte 30 Valpo 19 H. George Rogers Clark 32 Valpo 24 H. Lew Wallace 29 Valpo 26 T. Froebel 47 Valpo 19 H. Hammond 48 Valpo 22 T. Horace Mann 43 Valpo 20 H. Emerson 39 Valpo 20 T. Hammond Tech 45 Valpo 28 H. Washington 36 Valpo 29 T. Emerson 11 _32 Va lpo 26 696 453 Conference Games Sectional — Tolleston 3 7 Valpo 33 733 486 Nov. 19 Nov. 21 Nov. 28 Dec. 5 Dec. 6 Dec. 12 Dec. 16 Dec. 1!) ' Jan. 9 Jan. 9 Jan. 10 Jan. 16 Jan. 21 Jan. 23 Jan. 30 Jan. 31 Feb. 6 Feb. 13 Feb. 20 Feb. 21 57 Reserve Basketball Team Row 1, bottom: George Ball, Bruce Crockett, Mr. R. Powell. coach; Donald Hiltpold, Jack Toole. Row 2: Duane Collins, Willard Wellman, Robert McKim, Harry James Nielsen, Daryl Lindberg, Robert Bogan, Frank Lightcap Row 3: Joseph Long. Jack Sievers, Allan Tidholm. William Domke, Harold Riddle, Richard Smith, James Holt, Gene Myers. VKeierued f tau ruit J chedule Improved a great deal over last year ' s squad, the second team of Valpo High finished the season with seven wins and thirteen losses. Of the first five victims, Michigan City and Tolleston were the most troublesome, being defeated by only two points each. The team lost the next six games but won two of the last nine games, an overtime with Washing- ton and a win over Hammond Clark. The freshman team practised three nights a week and won eight out of eleven games. The sophomore team fin- ished its season with five wins and five losses. The sophomore team consisted of: Jack Toole, Joe Long, Allan Tidholm, Robert Bogan, George Ball, Gordon LaTour, and Gene Gray. The freshman team consisted of: Frank Lightcap, Robert McKim, Jack Sievers, Dick Smith, Harry Nielsen, Robert Sco- ville, Elvin Arnold, Wayne McClellen, Delbert Bordeau and Daryl Lindberg. Re-erve Schedule T. Crown Point 14 Valpo 25 Nov. 19 H. Winamac 14 Valpo 34 Nov. 21 H. Michigan City 19 Valpo 21 Nov. 28 T. Tolleston 25 Valpo 27 Dec. 5 T. LaPorte : 13 Valpo 18 Dec. 6 T. Lew Wallace - 31 Valpo 16 Dec. 12 T. Hammond 18 Valpo 16 Dec. 16 H. Horace Mann 22 Valpo 15 Dec. 19 H. Roosevelt (E. C.) .... 31 Valpo 22 Jan. 2 T. Whiting 19 Valpo 17 Jan. 9 H. LaPorte 26 Valpo 20 Jan. 10 H. George Rogers Clark 15 Valpo 30 Jan. 16 H Lew Wallace 23 Valpo 18 Jan. 21 T. Froebel 30 Valpo 18 Jan. 23 H. Hammond 42 Valpo 19 Jan. 30 T. Horace Mann 21 Valpo 17 Jan. 31 H. Emerson 16 Valpo 11 Feb. 6 T. Hammond Tech 21 Valpo 19 Feb. 13 H. Washington (E. C.) 20 Valpo 23 Feb. 20 T. Emerson 26 Valpo 17 Feb. 21 Basketball Awards Monograms Robert Blackney. Herman Corsbie, George Doelling. Kenneth Prentiss, Melvin Sheets, Robert Suesse, Paul Thune, Robert Wilson, George Ball, Alvin Beach, Robert Bogan, Jack Burt, Bruce Crockett, William Domke, Jack Dooley, Gene Gray, Donald Hiltpold. Paul Hitesman. James Holt, Joseph Long, William Nielsen, Waldo Proffitt, Harold Riddle, Rob- ert Schumacker, Allen Tidholm, Jack Toole. Arthur Willing, Robert Worthington. Letters James Briscoe, Ralph Doelling, Donald Find- ling, Robert Gray, Jack Kain, August Raelson. Sweaters William Bowman, Charles Eades, Warren Hoover, Richard Marrell, Walter Molinder. Managers Richard Moltz, Richard Henderson, Bryce Billings. Yell Leaders Harriet Arnold, Mary Siddall, Isabel Fabing, Mary Helen Wark. Basketball Players in the Making 58 Awards Letters: Walter Mo- linder, Walter Woycik. William Take, Ralph Doelling, George Doel- ling, Duncan Garrison, Willard Wellman, Au- gust Raelson, and Har- old Riddle. Victor Tilton Award — Walter Molinder. Monograms: Samuel Yazel, Clarence Bue- low, Robert Beehler, Otto Loeffler, Herman Corsbie. Row 1. Bottom: Willard Wellman. Robert Bagdon. Walter Molinder, William Take. Harold Riddle Row 2: Duncan Garrison. Richard Rader. August Raelson. George Doelling. Herman Corsbie. Clarence Buelow. Row 3: Malcolm Vainer. Robert Beehler, Ralph Doelling. Mr. Wiggins (Coachi, Otto Loeffler. Samuel Yazel. Jiklna5 Conclude (JSaSeoaii With .3 even Wi ins This being the school ' s last year for baseball as a major sport, the Vikings looked forward hopefully to a successful season. They started by winning from Chester- ton but lost their second game to Wash- ington. They went on to win from Roose- velt and Tolleston, but Hammond and Washington won the next two. A win- ning streak followed with three wins and two losses for the Vikings. Winning one of the three final games, the Vikings ended the season with seven wins and seven losses. Home games are held at the Valparaiso fair ground since the high school does not afford the team with a playing field. Because of the lack of equipment, and the inauguration of spring football, this sport will be discon- On the Diamond tinued for the following year. During the present emergency, the athletic di- rectors are making no definite plans for the near future in this sport. Baseball Schedule 1. Chesterton Valpo 6 2. Washington 2 Valpo 1 3. Roosevelt 7 Valpo 10 4. Hammond 8 Valpo 2 5. Tolleston 7 Valpo 8 6. Washington 11 Valpo 3 7. Hammond Clark 2 Valpo 5 8. Hammond Clark Valpo 2 9. Hammond Tech. 2 Valpo 1 10. Whiting 4 Valpo 6 11. Whiting 2 Valpo 12. Roosevelt 21 Valpo 13. Hammond Tech. 2 Valpo 1 14. Hammond 4 Valpo 11 72 56 Bill Take and George Doelling ' s combined action produces an out. Ralph Doelling reaches for a wide throw. — o 59 Row 1, Bottom: Allen Tidholm. Lawrence Olinger, Bruce Crock- ett, George Ball, Richard Hen- derson, Randall Mann. Row 2: Howard Stipp, Gene Gray. Bob Schumacker, Bill Nielsen, James Barrington, War- ren Hoover, Milton Peters. Row 3: Alvin Beach. Paul Hav- lick, Jack Dooley, Gordon La- Tour, Duane Collins, Wendell Waskom, Jack Cavell. Row 4: Nicholas Polite, Jack Brownbridge, Willard Graves, Bob Gray, Paul Thune, Robert Porter, Charles Eades, William Fraser. Mr. Powell (Coach). Jack Dooley lands in broad jump. Charles Eades comes in second in low hurdles. A group of spectators at meet. Coach Powell watch- ing for results of broad jump. truckmen Win J-our ol f fine ivleets Track, the most popular springtime sport, was a successful season for the Vikings, the cindermen winning four of nine dual meets. In the Triangular Meet they scored thirty-five points coming in second behind Michigan City, who won with eighty-four points. In the LaPorte Invitational they came in third with forty-eight and a half points, LaPorte and Hobart ahead of them with sev- enty-nine and a half and sixty-nine points, respectively. In the Chesterton Relays, a big event for Porter County cinder-squads, the Vikings finished third. In the Conference meet at Roosevelt of East Chicago, the Vikings scored three points. The Gary sectional was won by Horace Mann, Valpo coming in last with one point. Jack Brownbridge, scoring the lone tally, was qualified to repre- sent our school for the state meet, thus ending the season. Awards Track Monograms Paul Havlick, James Barrington, Wil- liam Butterfield, Jack Dooley, Gordon LaTour, Victor Lindberg, Lawrence Olinger, Robert Porter, Gene Gray, Nich- olas Polite, Howard Stipp, Allen Tid- holm, Randall Mann. Letters George Ball, Alvin Beach, Jack Brown- bridge, Jack Cavell, Duane Collins, Bruce Crockett, Charles Eades, William Fraser, Willard Graves, Richard Hender- son, Warren Hoover, William Nielsen, Robert Schumacker, Wendell Waskom, Jack Dooley. HO GO CZD G Jack Dougall makes a long drive. Jack Burt. George Shauer. Alfred Meyer. Robert Bibler compose sec- ond team. Jack Dougall, Delmar LaCount. Charles Sink make up first team. Qotfe Jlnisli 1941 Season With One Win The golf team of V. H. S. had a rather disastrous season in 1941, winning one out of the twelve meets. Playing against stronger opposition and the lack of ex- perienced men proved to be the main obstacles. With but one member of the 1940 team returning. Coach William Kendall had to build his inexperienced team around the veteran, Charles Sink. The team included Delmar LaCount, By- ron Smith, Jack Dougall, Robert Bibler, Jack Burt, Alfred Meyer, George Shauer, and Richard Smith. The Viking tee men started the sea- son by defeating Griffith. This proved to be their only win of the season. De- feats by Riley of South Bend, Hammond, Lew Wallace, Hobart, LaPorte, Michigan City, and South Bend Central followed. The team finished fourteenth in the State Tourney at Indianapolis. Golf Schedule Griffith Riley. South Bend 12 Hammond 14V2 Lew Wallace IIV2 Hobart 9V 2 LaPorte 11% Hammond 17 Lew Wallace - 16 Michigan City 9% Hobart 13 Hammond 11 Lew Wallace 8V2 South Bend Central 12% Awards Letter- Charles Sink Certificates — Robert Bibler George Shauer Delmar La Count Jack Burt Jack Dougall Valpo Valpo Valpo Valpo Valpo Valpo Valpo Valpo Valpo Valpo Valpo Valpo Valpo L8 3% 6% 8y 2 6V2 1 2 2V 2 5 6V2 6V2 2y 2 6] Touchball, softball, and basketball are three of the noonday league sports for boys. o ■CD Noonday Activities in the Gymnasium and on the Field n oon ciciu cU.( eaa l lie vJt-ferS Jhree S ports Noonday league, very popular with the boys in the school, is held from the opening of school until the closing day, the participants sacrificing their noon dinners at home to get in a game of bas- ketball, football, or indoor baseball. Football is the first sport which is played in noonday league. Every noon the boys interested in the sport are formed into two teams. They play stren- uously until about 12:45. In many in- stances, these games become rather rough, boys coming into classes with shirts torn or their faces roughened, or other signs of struggle. During the winter months, basketball takes the realm and extends into March. The boys interested in this sport prac- tice for a few weeks and then are or- ganized into eight or nine teams accord- ing to the number of boys. Coach Powell then makes a schedule, each team play- ing about one game a week. Two sched- ules are played off during the season and the teams winning each schedule play for the championship. At times, these games are rather strenuous, because the refereeing is done by spectators picked at the time of the game and therefore, would not be very strict. However, they usually finish the games in time for af- ternoon classes. The third sport that noonday league offers is indoor baseball which is played in the spr ing. The teams, as in football, are organized from day to day. This sport ends with the close of school. 62 GO CO GO C lsie rrarrison Kju ' icicS Cy. -At. -At. Miss Elsie Harrison is, in the eyes of the girls in G. A. A. as well as the physical education classes, a guiding light towards clean fun and good sportsmanship. She has taught them to follow in the right footsteps of fairness and square play. m lfW - Mm . Elsie Harrison Girls ' physical edu- cation instructor (j. -At. -At. f ronram varied oDurinq t Jc G. A. A., standing for Girls ' Athletic Association, also stands for clean fun and good sportsmanship. This organization is sponsored by Miss Harrison, girls ' physical education teach- er, and is composed of girls who are in- terested in athletics of various kinds. The G. A. A. has one of the largest mem- berships of any club in the school and offers entertainment as well as sport. The business meetings of G. A. A. are held on every other Thursday morning at 8:32 in room 102. At these meetings, the girls discussed various business mat- ters which turned up during the year. Along with business, the program com- mittee furnished interesting and humor- ear ous programs. The sports activities of G. A. A. include soccer, volleyball, basketball, baseball, archery, tumbling, tennis, and noonday league sports. These sports were held at four o ' clock, on various days of the week. Besides meetings, after school activ- ities, and noonday league sports, the Girls ' Athletic Association also held some social events. At the beginning of the year, a freshman party was held in which all the girls became better ac- quainted with each other. Also, after the basketball season, the annual ban- quet was held. This is probably the most outstanding social event of the year for the G. A. A. members. Rosemary Claussen Winner of the G. A. A. trophy Cy. -At. -At. Senior vUinS L nn Every year at the award day held in the gymnasium, an award is given to the senior girl who is outstanding in sports. The girl who re- ceived the award last May was Rosemary Claus- sen. This award is a silver cup which has the girl ' s name engraved on it, and is given to her to keep through the summer. She is also given a silver pin which she may keep for herself. Rosemary was the president of G. A. A. last year. She is the eleventh girl so honored. 63 jKJteifcd G. A. A. Board Row 1. Bottom: Marjorie Hoist, Florence A ' Neals. Miss Stoner, sponsor; Miss Harrison, sponsor; Peggy Toole, Doris Lain, LaVergne Niequist. Row 2: Wilma Berkey, Mary Nolan, Mary Jane Bueher, Virginia Day, Caryl Lofquist, Norma Jean Haley, Rcw 3; Harriet Arnold, Virginia Paul, Lois Dalke, Mary Helen Breen, Martha Wharton, Frances Erea. Senior G. A. A. Row 1, Bottom: LaVergne Niequist. Mable Brown, Phyllis Greene, Alice Clark, Mary Helen Breen, Elnora Hill, Marjorie Hoist, Shirley Jensen, Row 2: Virjinia Day. Kathleen Witner, Madelon Fabing, Sina Church, Florence Shinabargar. Martha Berry. Cornelia Powell. Kathleen Nolan, Norma Jean Haley. Row 3: Lois Dalke, Marijane Stoltz, Louise Swish- er, Eleanor Hiltpold. Virginia Paul. Peggy Toole. Florence A ' Neals, Martha Wharton, Frances Erea. Row 4: Mary Lou Peck, Betty Peters, Ann Un- derwood, Betty Lou Claudon, Marian Crosby, Doris Lain, Mary Jane Bueher, Miriam Brown, Jeanne Claudon. (_y. -At. _ Xr. uOoarci rJuirocts K luu - Tctivities In order to keep the Girls ' Athletic Association moving along in a methodical manner, each year a board is put into effect by an election of four officers at the end of the school year. The officers elected then choose the remaining mem- bers of the board. This board consists mainly of seniors, but also has some low- er classmen serving on it. The officers for the past year were: LaVergne Niequist, president. She car- ried out all the duties of a president; Doris Lain was vice-president, and serv- ed as recorder of the points; Kathleen Nolan was secretary and had charge of the minutes of each meeting and keep- ing attendance; Florence A ' Neals, treas- urer, collected dues and other money. The other members of the board were: Mary Jane Bueher, basketball chairman who carried out her duties of making out schedules of games and keeping them going. Frances Erea, soccer chairman, Mary Lou Peck, volleyball chairman, and Virjinia Day, baseball chairman, had the same duties in their respective sports. Mary Helen Breen and Caryl Lofquist cared for the noon sports, Vir- ginia Paul supervised archery, Martha Wharton had charge of tennis, and Wil- ma Berkey was tumbling chairman. Minor offices, but important ones, were held by Lois Dalke who kept the scrapbook in shape, Betty Frazier who saw that all the equipment was in, Peggy Toole who collected and recorded mis- cellaneous points, Marge Hoist, Mary Nolan, Harriet Arnold, and Bonnie Pod- reskey who provided programs, and Jean Haley who did the art work of the club. 64 GO CO cO oo ( .5a nqu el is 1 1 lain C vent of UJear Holding their annual banquet at Cen- tral Junior High School April 25, 1941, was the main social event of the year for the girls in G. A. A. The event was held in the gymnasium which offered a bet- ter view of entertainment on the stage than did the high school library in pre- vious years. The banquet is planned and prepared by the G. A. A. board, but many of the underclassmen enter into the program, including a representative of each class who gives a speech expressing her feel- ings toward the past year in G. A. A. As always at the G. A. A. banquet, the Sophomore G. A. A. Row 1, Bottom: Kathryn Hippensteel, Elsie Hol- lansworth, Norma Hill, Sarah Covert. Helen Lind- holm, Loretta Tresler, Marjorie Massom. Row 2: Betty Meadows. Betty Fields, Dorothy Gordon, Katheryn Greenlee, Eleanor Julian, Joan Stinchneld. Shirley Hepner. Row 3: Gail Keesling, Joanne Ragsdale, Victoria Lindberg, Virginia LaCount, Ruth Crisman, Betty Collins, Ruth Mayer. Row 4: Leona Burrus, Margaret Fiseh, Mary Mayer, Frances Jacobs, Dorothy Becker, Mary Hollett, Betty Jungjohan. Junior G. A. A. Row 1, Bottom: Lois Jordan, Emily White, Helen Peck, Mary Ellen Pillard, Bonnie Jean Reid, Bonnie Podreskey, Mary Siddall. Patricia Krause, Row 2- Marilyn Miller, Barbara Trenkle, Shirley Kolner, Harriet Arnold, Elaine Owens, Grace Sallee, Alice Greene. Helen Kleehammer Row 3: Betty Frazier, Wilma Berkey. Barbara Niksch, Phyllis Crisman. Frances McGillicuddy. Mary Nolan, Wilna Davis, Betty June Popp. Row 4: Dorothy Kraft, Jean Holt, Caryl Lofquist, Marjorie Bair, Edith Eichelberg, Betty Jean Brat- ton, Mary McGarvey, Dorothy Foltz. Freshman G. A. A. Row 1, Bottom: Helen McCombs, Louise John- son, Virginia Erea, Shirley Foster, Carrie Henson, Theresa Miller, Betty Burns, Betty Smith, Betty Bozarth, Shirley Tressler. Shirley Harden. Pa- tricia Stookey, Sammy Williams, Barbara Scribner. Row 2: Barbara Lembke, Anita Holzbaur. Helen Miller, Marilyn Parry. Joan Krieger, Theresa Labreque, Katherine Morand, Phyllis Gott, Phyllis Erown, Pamela Marquart, Marion Gold. Rosella AfTeld. Catherine Barber. Row 3: Mary Blevens. Betty Ried, Marian Miller, Shirley Nerger, Rita Halloran, Mary Weddle. Louisa Spagna, Priscilla Palmer, Stella Hoskins. Edyth Eichelburg, Helen Lamberson, Patricia Hickman, Lilian Gold. Row 4: Jeanne Spratley, Shirley Cochran. Bev- erly Goodrich. Betty Shinabarger, Ruth Weichert. Ethel Daily, Violet Smisck, Charlotte Tuthill, Monafae Webb, Betty Blachley. Nancy Van Ness, Lucille Dean, Darlene Yazel. Row 5: Dorothy Day, Mary Lee Klein. Marjorie Crosby, Ruth McKim, Rhea Hubbard, Patricia Cadwell. Doris Mathias, June Clark, Dolores Mathias. Joyce Fabing. Edna Davis. Elma Alborn, Nancy Fabing. minor awards of numerals and mono- grams were given. Forty-five girls re- ceived these awards. Sweaters were issued to those girls earning fifteen hun- dred points, and chevrons to those earn- ing five hundred points over fifteen hun- dred. These sweaters were issued on award day in May. Those receiving sweaters were: Marie Morthland, Frances Erea. Martha Whar- ton, Doris Lain, Frances White, and La- Vergne Niequist. Chevrons were issued to Arlene Benson, Hilde Buck, Rosemary Claussen, Marion Scoville, Janet Shauer, Doris Lain, and LaVergne Niequist. 65 rvlaru (JSucher J4eaJU (jSashelbaU V Under the leadership of Mary Jane Bueher, basketball had a very successful season. This, the third major sport of the year, began just after Christmas and ended March 13. At the beginning of the season, A and B teams were chosen and a schedule prepared. These teams were picked by Mary Jane and Miss Harrison. As always, a round-robin tournament was played, and it ended in a tie for first place in the A team schedule, with teams five and six each winning the same number of games, and a win for team eight in the B team schedule. Many of the games were very close, and all of the girls had exciting moments when the game stood in the balance of whether or not a free throw was success- fully completed. After the regular schedule was fin- ished, the class teams were chosen, and the class team tournaments were played. After the drawings were made, it was found that the freshmen were to play the sophomores and the juniors were to play the seniors. Although the fresh- men made it tough sledding for the sophomores in the first half, the second year team proved impossible to beat and emerged with a 6-2 win. The seniors were victorious over the juniors and won a place in the finals. The two winners, sophomores and seniors, fought hard and kept very close in the first half, but in the second half, the seniors pushed in one bucket after another and came out on top, 16-6. This is the third time that the class of 1942 has won the basketball tournament. They won it first in their sophomore year, then followed it up in their junior, and finally their senior year. They were the first senior class team to have their names put on the ' Lucy Dean tries to shoot past Gwenn Kinne. Mary Weddle lines up a shot for the basket. All eyes are focused on Lucy as she tries her skill in sinking a free throw. G. A. A. basketball cup. Those girls who played on the senior team were: Marylou Peck, captain; Doris Lain, Mary Jane Bueher, Virjinia Day, Kathleen Nolan, Martha Wharton, and LaVergne Niequist. G 66 Soccer KJnenS Cy. _ r. _Xr. J uorts S$ 7 eaSon As the first sport of the year, soccer began in early September and carried This year soccer was through October. Goal made by free kick. • ■ -At Mad scramble for the ball in a 4:00 o ' clock soccer game. under the direction of Frances Erea who, with the aid of Miss Harrison, picked the class teams at the end of the round robin tournaments. The winner of this tourna- ment was team one. The regular season was interrupted frequently by bad weather, but the schedule was followed as closely as pos- sible. Soccer was held on Tuesdays and Fridays, and each night six or eight would play. There were eight teams in the round robin tournament, and all of them played their hardest in order to win a place at the top of the standings. However, team one was hardest to beat and won the top standing and along with it, each member of the team received twenty-five extra points. Team eight ran second, and each member of this team received fifteen extra points. The class team tournament this year was won by the sophomores who de- feated the juniors in a hotly contested game. At the end of the game, the score was tied and the winner was decided by penalty kicks, the sophomores scoring one more goal than the juniors. This was the first class team tournament won by the sophomores since they entered high school. The members of the sopho- more class team included: Dorothy Beck- er, Dorothy Gordon, Shirley Hepner, Kathryn Hippensteel, Mary Hollett, Frances Jacobs, Betty Jungjohan, Vic- toria Lindberg, Joanne Ragsdale, Elinor Julian. In the games, the goalies were stub- born and only one goal was made in the regular playing time of all the games. The sophomores defeated the freshmen by a score of 2-0 in the first game, and the juniors and seniors fought to a score- less tie. Because it would take too long to play an extra half, the two teams were each allowed five penalty kicks. The juniors won the game when they made one more goal than did the seniors. The final game also ended in a 0-0 tie and penalty kicks were once more re- sorted to. Both teams scored the same number of goals on the first tries, but the sophomores got their last kick through the goal post to win by one point. CO CZD cO 67 vb ■ %. • « j Mll UHII li ' WIl .o.- Helen Peck swings at the ball. (jjSciSeball ( nas Snorts Concluding the G. A. A. program for the year is the spring sport of baseball. This activity is the last major sport, and as it affords the girls a chance to get outside again after playing indoors all winter, many of the members sign up. Last spring, baseball was under the direction of Marie Morthland, who di- vided the girls into teams and then matched them against each other in a round robin tournament. Team three proved victorious in this tourney, and team seven was runner-up. In the class team tournament at the end of the season, this year ' s seniors, who were juniors then, conquered a sophomore team to walk away with the fruits of victory. The seniors were de- feated by a strong junior team in the preliminary game, and the hapless freshies were downed by a determined sophomore ten. The final game matched these two teams and consequently ac- counted for an exciting game. The juniors, however, gained a victory by outscoring the sophomores. K S eniors Win Uolteuball Jitle As always, volleyball this year drew a great number of participants and was responsible for many exciting moments. Marylou Peck was volleyball chairman and placed the girls of about equal ability on teams. Although team twelve won all but one game of its complete schedule, there were many more te?.ms that were right behind in the standings. Several of the games of the schedule had to be held after supper in the early part of the season. The basketball boys had the gym for practice until Thanks- giving. This caused an inconvience for several of the girls, but they reported as soon as the 4:00 sessions of volleyball were held again. The class team tournaments at the end of the season always prove interesting, and this year the seniors came out vic- torious over a determined and skilled junior team. In the preliminaries, the freshmen played a stronger and more experienced senior team; and although they fought hard, the seniors won. The same thing was true with the juniors and sophomores, the juniors gaining the finals by virtue of their win. In the finals the seniors made up for their defeat of the year before by winning over the junior team of 1941. A tense moment in volleyball. O } 68 SJ iftij-LJne Ljlrts IKeport for Atrck crii Ann Underwood scoring the bull ' s eye. The sport of archery this year attracted more participants than ever before, fif- ty-one girls reporting. Virginia Paul, archery chairman, and Miss Elsie Har- rison, sponsor, had to devise a system whereby all the girls could participate and still do it without delaying a great number of girls. In solving this prob- lem, the girls were divided into two groups of almost even numbers. One group met on Mondays and one met on Thursdays. In this way, all the girls got their required number of shots. Caryl Lofquist was the winner, and Mary Hol- lett the runner-up. Those girls who went out for archery were: Florence A ' Neals, Harriet Arnold, Dorothy Becker, Wilma Berkey, Leona Burrus, Mary Jane Bucher, Janice Child, Betty Collins, Marge Crosby, Wilna Davis, Dorothy Day, Lucille Dean, Edith Eichelberg, Betty Frazier, Nancylee Fab- ing, Joyce Fabing, Beverly Goodrich, Shirley Hepner, Mary Hollett, Jean Holt, Frances Jacobs, Lois Jordan, Elinor Julian, Betty Jungjohan, Dorothy Kraft, Virginia LaCount, Victoria Lindberg, Caryl Lofquist, Ruth McKim. Frances McGillicuddy, Helen Miller, Marian Miller, LaVergne Niequist, Mary Nolan, Elaine Owens, Betty Reid, Marilyn Parry, Barbara Scribner, Louise Swish- er, Nancy Van Ness, Emily White, Dar- lene Yazel, Eleanor Hiltpold, Phyllis Crisman, Edna Davis, Virginia Erea, Barbara Lemke, Anita Holzbaur, Betty Smith, Sarah Covert, Patricia Stookey. ZJennis I lew Lj. M. - t. S port One of the newly inaugurated minor sports in the G. A. A. program is the popular sport of tennis. This sport was just started last year. Doris Lain was in charge of the sport which was held along with baseball in the spring. Because it was so popular with the girls, there was not enough room on the three high school courts to accommodate them all at once, and nothing much could be done. Some games were played, but no tournament held. Miss Harrison furnished some racquets, but most of the girls had their own. All girls who came out were given points. Norma Whitehead plays close to the net. 69 Betty Frazier tries to get a ringer while LaVergne Niequist stands by giving her encouragement. Virginia Paul holds her paddle poised for a lightning serve. Kathleen Nolan attempts to make a strike. LaVergne Niequist stretches for a short one. 1 1 ' I a mi Kjirls (filter ffoonaau S norts Although the noonday sports are called minor activities, they have a goodly num- ber of girls participating in them. This year Caryl Lofquist and Mary Helen Breen were the chairmen and took charge of these sports. In the fall of the year, the first sports were health-ball and singles horseshoes. After these came doubles horseshoes, singles ping-pong, doubles ping-pong, bowling, and shuffleboard. The winners of the first sports are as follows: Health- ball, LaVergne Niequist; singles horse- shoes, Ruth Barkley; doubles ping-pong, Norma Whitehead and Eleanor Hiltpold; doubles horseshoe, Caryl Lofquist and Mary Nolan; singles ping-pong, Virginia Paul. Ping-pong is the most popular of these noonday sports, and has the largest num- ber of girls signing up for it. However, the other sports also are very popular, as they too afford some recreation for the noon hour. Also, it is another way of earning points. These sports are a part of G. A. A. and are held mainly for those girls who stay for lunch and those who are unable to attend the activities after school hours. These girls receive points for their at- tendance, and they count right in with the points of major sports. A girl can very easily win points this way, as she receives fifteen points for coming out and five points for each ad- ditional time she plays. The winner gets fifteen points, and the runner-up gets ten points. QO CO GO CO 70 A utographs 7! Jlutographs 72