Waveland High School - Hornets Nest Yearbook (Waveland, IN)

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SCHOOL FACULTY I Florence Servies Commerce Victor L. Pence Principal Government ADVISORY BOARD Clarence Milligan Gerald Robinson, Trustee Lee Evans Oscar Moody Page Seven

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THE infill James Dingle Mathematics Physics Junior High Coach Ralph Williams Latin Speech English Mary Good Home Ec. Physical Education James Pinnick Agriculture Science Hazlitt Hali. History Biology Ruth Beeson Band English Page Six

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 The most potent of all indirect influences in the development of our citizenry is the influence of a good teacher”—Armand J. Gcrson. A (Tribute As we began preparing the pages of this yearbook to commemorate our last year in Wavcland School, certain things stood out distinctly from the routine of day-by-day learning. Events had occurred that made deep impressions; classmates and teachers had created lasting impressions upon our personalities. For eight years we had had music and art and for four years most of us have had chorus and band—twelve years of instruction in art. music, in manners, in morals—twelve years of devoted service from a man who came into the community thirty years ago as a stranger and remained to be- come a vital force in the lives of the hundreds of boys and girls who have been students in the Waveland School. While acknowledging with gratitude the many services rendered us by other memlxTS of the faculty, because of his many years of faithful service to our school and community, his devotion to his profession, his love for children, and ability as a musician, we. the Class of 1957, pay tribute to X. R. Walker. In the fall of 1927, Mr. Walker came to Waveland as the music and art teacher. For the next several years lu1 coached many vocal groups in addition to his regular classroom work, as well as staging operettas and cantatas in both the grades and high school. In 1939 the community expressed a desire for instrument tl music, and Mr. Walker organized instrumental classes in the school that fall for the purpose of assembling a band. In January, 1940, the hand was organized under Mr. Walker’s direction, and played its first concert in the school gym on April 5, 1940. In 1942, the hand entered the district contest and won a first place. Since that time many Waveland students have ! een entered in instrumental and vocal contests for which they have received numerous awards. Mr. Walker gave up the hand work in 1953, but continues to teach grade music and art and directs the high school glee clubs. During the many years Mr. Walker has served the Waveland Sclux l he has sponsored all the different classes, coached plavs, sponsored Junior-Senior receptions and class parties, and for several years was school treasurer. He is a member of the NEA and the Indiana State Teacliers Association; a life m ■mber of the alumni of Indiana State Teachers College of Terre Haute, and is listed in the 1957 edition of Who Is Who In Music. Mr. Walker is quite active in the community. He has served the Waveland Christian Church as organist for twenty-five vears; is a charter member of the Lions Club of Waveland, of which organization lie is now secretary-treasurer; is a mem lx r of the Masonic bodies and has served a number of years as organist for Crawfordsville Commander) 25. Mr. and Mrs. Walker own their home in Waveland. They are the parents of three children, all of whom graduated from Waveland High School. Mrs. Don Cabbage (Martha Jo) is a stenographer at Donnelley’s, William is a student in engineer- ing at Purdue, anti John is a junior in business accounting at Indiana State Teachers College in Terre Haute. We extend our l»est wishes to Mr. Walker as we leave Waveland High School. Page Eight