West Lafayette High School - Scarlet and Gray Yearbook (West Lafayette, IN)

Text from Pages 1 - 38 of the 1942 volume:

INSIDE WESTSIDE In the many, many years to come, mem- ories of this year will dim and fade. One day, in the dark recess of the attic, you will come across a book--a slim little book to be seized with eager fingers. Before a group of calm and curious grandchildren you turn the pages-first laughing, then crying, and finally blushing. With a rush this prank and that will come crowding back into your memory and a wondering, How could I ever forget thatl There is never such a charming or per- plexing scramble as the four happy-go-lucky years of high school life. lt is that time you have dreamed of from the cradle, wondered how you got there at the time, and looked back upon with longing eyes when you have left. With this future in mind, our purpose in publishing this book of the year is to bring back the days when it was a strain to look dignified, and to show a cross section of the inner workings of our school. The pride we have in our work and progress, clubs, and activities is pictured within so you can look again-Inside West Side. THE MAN OE THE YEAR Because in these four high school years he has become increasingly important to us, not just as a teacher, but as a friend to be loved and a scholar to be admired, we, the staff of '42 and you, dedi- cate this book to Mr. Troy C. Smith. We have known him for a long time, indeed, back in the days when we still wore braces on our teeth, our older brothers and sisters were coming home from school with enormous tales of travel- ing negatrons that resembled hat pins stuck in rubber balls-because Mr. Smith said so. Mr. Smith's original ambition was not to be the successful chemistry and physics teacher that we know him to be. He desired to be a linguist--to speak seven different languages. After studying Greek, German, French, Latin, and Anglo-Saxon, he decided he wasn't made to be a linguist, and following this decision, majored in zoology, After he was graduated, he taught a variety of subjects, but, we are pleased to say, he finally chose to teach chemistry and physics. A Bachelor of Arts degree from lndiana Uni- versity and a Master of Science degree from Co- lumbia University are merely formal acknowl- edgment of his keen intellect. Because he pos- sesses an active interest in current events and a delightful type of wit, Mr. Smith's classroom be- comes a fascinating place. Mr. Smith, in our book we give the year '42 back to you. TEACHERS OF '42 AND Standing: WILLIAM FLOYD Principal GORDON STRALEY Physical Ed. ELLIS HOPKINS Social Studies CHESTER EDDY Social Studies YOU MR. BURTSFIELD LESLIE TUCKER DAVID MARCH Superintendent Industrial Arts Social Studies TROY SMITH W, C. IMMEL CARL HAMMER Science Industrial Arts Mathematics Coach English F. G. REPLOGLE Commercial Seated: PEARL ADAMS BELLE COULTER BERNICE FITES BESSIE MASON Clerk Latin Mathematics English Physical Ed. Bible Study HARRIETT MUELLER DOROTHY BROWN RUTH HAMLIN MARY MARIORIE English Librarian Home Economics Clerk Speech SMITH RUTH SINKS English Dean of Girls SUPERINTENDENT MR. BURTSFIELD Appointed by the School Board for the last twenty-eight years to fill the office of Superin- tendent, Mr. Burtsfield has, indeed, a full time job on his hands. It is he who observes our prob- lems, reports them, and recommends a solu- tion. lt was largely through his efforts that our new school was built, and to his vision and fore- sight do we owe its beautiful setting. His keen interest in student life is reflected in the tem- po of a smoothly organized school system. THE MEN BEHIND THE MAN BOARD OF EDUCATION Comprising the Board of Education are Mr. R, S. Fouts, Sec- retary-Treasurer of the Tippecanoe County National Farm Loan Association, Mr. Ammon Swope, Associate Professor of Indus- trial Education of Purdue University, and Dr. Paul Risk, Dentist. This group establishes the policies of our school, and all expendi- tures of funds are approved by them. Although we do not often have the opportunity to become acquainted with the members of the Board, we are fully aware that Mr. Fouts, president, Mr. Swope, secretary, and Dr. Risk, treasurer, are vitally interested in the educational opportunities for '42 and you. SPONSORy,t ' REQ ff OF Algii X c ln the last three years we feel that we have really come to know our spon- sor, Mrs. Ruth l-lamlin. We know her as a bundle of energy and ideas, en- thusiastically backing us up in all our schemes. She had the tremendous re- sponsibility of guiding and keeping pace with the numerous committees appointed for class activities. Whether we were selling Christmas cards, giving a benefit dance, or planning the de- tailed arrangements for our Gala Week Trip, l-lammie, as we affectionately call her, has indeed been the force behind the Senior Class. PRINCIPAL MR. FLOYD ln Mr. William Floyd we have a prin- cipal quick to meet the demands and needs of '42 and you in a changing world. l-le has through fine cooperation with faculty and students led the way toward making our school one of the most progressive in the Middle West. Defense projects, elimination of final examinations, early completion of work for seniors-these were among the necessary requirements of a busy year arranged by Mr. Floyd. l-le has been an important influence during the whole of our high school lite. 12 AND YOU FACULTY GUIDANCE The offices on either side of Mr. Floyd's are those of Miss Sinks and Mr. Tucker-Dean of Girls and Dean of Boys. In these two rooms you will always find students-conferring about activities, grades, or vocations, reading the college catalogues, or just talking with one or the other of the deans, It is here that a student can meet representatives of colleges, and with the help of Miss Sinks or Mr. Tucker may make the choices which will decide the course of his future. In our deans we have two sincere and understanding advisors. MR. LESLIE TUCKER MISS RUTH SINKS N-q..,,. The speech makers especially like broadcasting. Under the direction of Mrs. Mueller they give excellent programs month- ly over WBAA of Purdue. Besides the plays carefully planned in timing and effect, a program of poetry accompanied with music was widely praised. Debating is one of the highlights of the English classes. Through actual practice the mechanics ot debating are learned painlessly and thoroughly. ln this manner students are trained in extemporaneous speaking and in thinking on their feet. GREEK TO ME LANGUAGE ARTS Through requirements or choice we have all come in con- tact with the language arts. The English classes are taught by Miss Sinks, Mrs. Mueller, or Mrs. Mason. We know we are getting educated when we begin to recognize transitive verbs and adverbial clauses, and to be able to quote Macbeth gives us secret delight. Speech becomes a fascinating subject under the guidance of Mrs. Mueller. Whether the assignment is a business inter- view, an extemporaneous speech, or a debating project, we receive valuable experience in self-confidence and poise. Because of the development in foreign affairs, our interest in German has arisen. Mr. Eddy's students learn not only an- other language but also the characteristics of a people signifi- cant to '42 and you. Miss Coulter has developed an interesting phase of Latin study involving the lives and customs of the ancient Romans. The annual Roman dinner has become traditional. Only this year was Spanish added to the curriculum with Miss Beth McCloud holding her classes in the junior High School Building. THE ARTISTIC TOUCH ART AND DRAMA Besides making sketches of each other, the art students study color, design, crafts, interior decoration, and history of art. They have at- tended state conventions of Feder- ated Art Clubs, exhibits of winning Scholastic contest material, art mu- seums, and the Purdue puttering shop as a part of their activities. The art room is equipped with a gaily be- spattered sink, an ironing board for textiles, a press for printing linoleum blocks, and a potter's wheel. Mrs. l-lammer, art supervisor, is also di- recting the work of the long contem- plated mural on the west wall of the cafeteria. Phil Demaree, the artist, in warm rich colors is completing a panorama of school life, past and present. Symbolical in meaning, we are awaiting with interest the final interpretation. Nearly everyone in our school has at one time or another felt the gentle touch of grease paint. lf he has escaped this, he has no doubt built flats, painted scenery, or tracked down a skunk or a pair of handcuffs for props. ln addition to the dramatics classes taught by Mrs. Mueller, there are opportunities to be in the cast of publicly performed plays. This year the season opened in December with the junior Play, Youth Takes Over, a drama of high school life, directed by Miss Brown. ln March came The Hoos- ier Schoolmaster, the Speech Arts Play, under the direction of Mrs. Mueller. The Seniors finished the year with two performances of Skid- ding, featuring Andy Hardy, and directed by Miss Sinks. .1- ' NGW WE KNOW WHY SCIENCE lt is safe to say that the two most discussed school subjects are physics and chemistry. As underclass- men we peered into the labs and said reverently, Gosh, it smells awful , or, What are they doing with those little pulleys? but now we're in the labs, and it's How do you correct for vapor pressure? and, What, no hydrogen to pop? At any time you can hear heated discussions over the relation of Far- raday's third law of electrolysis to the electro-chem- ical equivalent of silver, or, as we put it, How do you get the fifth problem? The chemistry laboratory contains equipment enough for 36 students, and the physics laboratory has twelve complete sets of materials for experi- ments in heat and magnetism. The most expensive piece of apparatus in the science department is the rotary vacuum pump which cost between seventy- five and eighty dollars. This machine is able to pro- duce a vacuum up to one thousandth millimeters of mercury or more. Also included in the laboratory equipment are fifteen scales, costing about eleven dollars each. The chemistry laboratory does not con- tain all of the ninety-two elements, because some of them are too rare and too expensive. ln one of the three rooms that make up his own private realm, you may always find that venerable gentleman who is the science department - Mr. Troy Smith. SCHOLARSHIP Proud wearers of the little gold honor pins the last half of our junior year were Betty King, lean Burnham, ludy Reed, and lim Gildersleeve. ln the seven years since a charter from the National Honor Society was granted to West Lafayette High School, eighty- one members have been added. Members are selected by the faculty on a basis of scholarship, leadership, service, and char- acter. Students honored this year are: Lor- raine Stigers, Marion Donham, Barbara Sanders, Eleanor Slopsema, Mack Thomas, Katherine Burnham, Betty Freeland, David Todd, Beth Schaupp, Dorothy Heckard, lanice Warren, jean Leer, Mary Ann Roberts, and Harvey McComb. STUDENT COUNCIL Three years ago there was a great buzz around school. People were forever popping off to Steering Committee Meetings or Constitution Meetings, where they spent hours in heated argument. Soon everyone knew that we were to have a Student Council, which would discuss matters of importance to the students and voice an opinion when there were decisions of school policy to be made. The council was first organized in january, l939. Because of the transfer of Miss Schaaf, the sponsor for the first two years of the Council's existence, Mr. Hopkins assumed this duty for '42 and you. Each home room is permitted to choose two students to act as representatives in the bi-weekly meetings. The president, vice-president, and secretary are elected by a general school vote after three students have been nominated for each posi- tion by a group designated for that purpose. The standing committees take care of convocations, tea-dances, and pep-sessions. The Student Council functioned this year in duties pertaining to the opening of school, it cooperated with the P. T. A. in U 1def5'fa WCll 1Q and W0 k Q OUT Sfudenl problems, it promoted the buying of defense bonds and stamps, it approved the abolishment of finals and the lengthening of school periods for the sec- ond semester. On the whole it has tried to be a go-between for faculty, students, and parents, at- tempting to study the problems of each and to reach satisfactory solu- tions for the best interests of the school. THE WORLD IN RETROSPECT SOCIAL SCIENCES The Year '42 was a very significant one in the tield of social sciences. With maps chang- ing overnight, new heroes being honored, and such names as Wake, Bataan and-Pearl Harbor-making the headlines, the social sci- ences became an integral part of daily living. As a sophomore your schedule says world history, and you may be instructed by Mr. Eddy, Mr. Hopkins, or Mr. March. As a junior, you try American history under one of the same teachers, and in your last year you are initiated by Mr. March or Mr. Hopkins into the mys- teries of economics and civics. The weekly dis- cussions of current events, and the ready ac- cess to newspapers and magazines keep stu- dents of '42 up to the minute on questions ot the day. SHOP There comes a time in every boy's life when he feels the urge to pound nails. This energy has been directed into valuable channels by Mr. Leslie Tucker and his shop. There are five divisions in which the boys can work: sheet metal, wood work, bench metal, machine shop, and foundry. Amid deaf- ening blows and poundings - and the smell of new wood and turpine- radio cabinets, bookcases, tools, fruit bowls, scissors, and many other sim- ilar articles are turned out. LEARN BY EXPERIENCE SEWING The sewing laboratory with its six shining sewing machines, six long cut- ting tables, stacks of fashion maga- zines ,office and reference room, would not be complete without the little lemon tree in the corner. Those of us who do not have occasion to be in the laboratory much, often make special trips down to see the bulletin boards, magazines, new dresses, admire our- selves in the triple mirror in the fit- ting room, or just to ask Mrs. Ham- lin. COOKING lt is a great satisfaction to know that the girls of W, L. H. S. are learning how to whip up a breakfast or dash off a dinner. ln fact, we have noticed many delicious odors in the air, and follow- ing our noses, arrived at the kitchen. Attractively furnished living-dining room containing an oil painting by Mrs. june Burkholder, and the large kitchen with its six complete cooking units has even enticed a class of seventeen boys besides other classes taught by Mrs. Ruth Hamlin or by one of the practice teachers from Purdue under her di- rection. GENERAL OFFICE FROM LIBRARY TO OFFICE LIBRARY lnstead of having a huge study hall as most schools do, we are justly proud of our large, well lighted library with its capacity for 77 students and its more than ZOOO volumes. The library has become increasingly important as a place for study and reference work, and Miss Brown with her student helpers can tell us exactly where to find material for anything from volcanoes to sail boats or can recommend to us the most interesting fiction for our book reports. Subscriptions for twenty-five monthly and weekly magazines provide ample reading on up-to-the-minute information. To be sure Madamoiselle and Life seemed to be the most widely thumbed, but Consumer's Guide and Popular Mechanics come in for their share of attention. If you would like to use the telephone, buy typing or theme paper, find out where johnny is the third hour, or just ask questions, go to the office. Miss Adams, secretary to Mr. Burtsfield, and Miss Smith, secretary to Mr. Floyd, have numerous duties per- taining to the administration of the school, but are al- ways ready to answer all questions whether they be Was my pen returned here? or l-low many credits do l have? Several students who work under the N. Y. A. act as assistants in the office, doing some typing, filing, and collecting of attendance records. COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT The click, click of the seventeen typewriters in the commercial classes lend a business atmosphere to the sec- ond floor. In '42, fifty-two typing, six- teen shorthand, and fifteen bookkeep- ing students studied under Mr. Rep- logle. Everyone who has secretarial am- bitions or who possesses cherished dreams of typing those college themes finds in the commercial department op- portunity to strive for flawless results. Typing classes were organized for after school hours to accommodate seniors and others who desired to prepare for defense work. MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT The national demand for engineers places a new importance on the study of logarithms, square roots, sines and cosines, l-lowever, in order to meet graduation requirements or those for college entrance, most of us take only two years of math. Having mastered freshman algebra at junior High come into the classes of Mr. l-lammer or Miss Fites, and would-be engineers find that four years of learning the x s and y's to the p's and q's of tangents and secants result in satisfactory prep aration. HEALTHIER, HAPPIER, SAFER PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND HEALTH CLASSES Lacking a gymnasium makes little difference to the physical education classes. Many fine days in the fall and spring, our urge to gambol on the green is satisfied by the meeting of the gym classes on the football field. With the boys at one end and the girls at the other, the field fairly buzzes with the activity of baseball, football, soccer, and other games which serve to teach sportsmanship as well as to de- velop sound bodies. The winter months are taken up with learning why we tick, or what makes our wheels go around. These health and physical education classes, which are required subjects, are instructed by Miss Fites and Mr. Straley. lt is amazing to realize what a healthy, sports-minded group we are. Back Row: Eloise Bushnell, julia Ann Reed, Barbara Sanders, Ruth Lee, Loraine Stigers, Louise Rubenkoenig, Carol Elward, Dorothy Heckard, Eleanor Slopsema, Elizabeth Young, Frances George, Shirley Wileman, Clara Boz- worth Mary Kepner, Peggy Bradley, Margaret Mann, Patricia Patrick, Ruth Ann Barnes, Lois Sanford, Susan Mayer, jane Wilson, Betty Freeland. Second Row: Keith Steckel, Gene Caldwell, Robert Gray, john Phillip Pierce, Harris jackson, Frank LeBart, William Wallace joline Marsh, Georgianna Britt, Venetta Heath, Martha Cromer, Lois Rae johnson, joan Woods, Mary Eva Thompson, Barbara jenkins, Harriett Thompson, Donald Cooley, Donald Alexander, james Gaylord, Thomas Hass, joseph Mealka, james Bowman, Mrs. Ruth Hamlin, Sponsor. WE COME TO The thirty-two little boys and girls who so timidly started to Morton School that memorable September day in l93O have more than tripled in number to become the graduating class from W.L.H.S. in '42, Although we were the first class to spend three years in the new high school, we shall not forget the year we started as freshmen in the building on Fowler Avenue. Here it was that we first gazed upon the interior of a grasshopper, and here also that we learned how to hustle down a fire escape, issue forth like a shot, and be half way up the stairs for a second trip, all in the space of 23V2 seconds. Afraid even to approach the library window, we were also deeply impressed with the huge seniors. Now we wonder why. During this year we all felt deep sorrow in the loss of our algebra teacher and Dean of Girls in Miss Frances McMahon. The best part of our sophomore year was the first half when we had school only in the mornings because the new building was not yet completed. After- noons at the malt shoppe were soon interrupted, however, as in November we started to trudge up the hill to spend the entire day at geometry, English, and such, with perhaps the novelty of a cafeteria lunch at noon. Puffed up with the importance of organizing, we elected Ann Newton, President. Blue sweaters decorated with 42's became the distinguishing garb in our junior year. With Bill Wallace as president, we began our dreams of a fabulous trip to Washington, D. C., to replace all Gala Week activities. Suddenly pos- A Third Row: jack Bush, George Doyle, Horace McPhetridge, Mack Thomas, Howard Pervine, Harold Swank, Leslie Lewis, Phillip Demaree, Sam McConnell, William Sylvester, Harold Lange, Edward Pierce, Paul jackson, David Todd, Richard Small, james Gildersleeve, Richard Ward, William Moore. Fourth Row: Frances Allen, jean Burnham, Ann Muller, Molly McKee, Helen jones, Anne Newton, Betty Wilson, Maxine Sense, Betty King, Beth Schaupp, Shirley Fauber, Virginia Kashner, Lois Remmers, Constance McCoid, Katherine Burnham, Margaret Baynes. Front Row: Raymond Leonard, jack Dienhart, Donald Becker, jack Boes, Robert Schubert, Robert Barnes, Charles Lange, Elizabeth Girvin, Robert Shaw, William Greer, Henry Abbett, Donald Craig, Noel Lee. NEW BEGINNING essed with energy and ambition we wore out ourselves and our shoes selling Christmas cards, we sponsored dances and had paper drives, we planned a card party and presented a thriller called Hobgoblin House. Meanwhile we jeal- ously hoarded all proceeds from these adventures, our hearts set on going to Washington. Ending the year, we said farewell to the class of '4l with a dance and reception executed in the cabaret style of South America. ln the fall of l94l , we all felt a little queer. One could hear now and then the confidential whisper, But l don't feel like a senior! l-lowever, that superior senior feeling came when our school turned out one of the best football teams of all times, beating jeff by a large score. While we were com- pleting our plans for the trip to Washington, the japs decided that we should convert our energies into the selling of defense stamps, and now we have the never-before-recorded situation of a senior class with over S900 in its treasury and the problem of what to do with it. Because twenty-three of our class entered Purdue on May 4, a pre-Gala Week event was a Sunrise Dance and Breakfast at Lincoln Lodge. Skidding, our senior play, will be presented May l4 and l5, and other plans for Gala Week to be fulfilled at graduation time will include a steak fry, a senior night, the junior-senior prom, and a cap and gown dance. Senior officers for the class of '42 are Charles Lange, president, Bob Barnes, vice president, Elizabeth Girvin, secretary, and Bob Schubert, treasurer. FUTURE BIG SHOTS Top row, left to right-M. Abbett, D, Allen, D. Alwyn, E. Ains- lie, C. Baxla, B. Beeker, K. Bettag, P. Bruhn, A. Bugher, D. Car- bon, G. Carrick, B. Canan, l. Charles, M. Clevenger, R. Collins, B. Compton, l. Crose, K. Curtis, l. Deffendall, D. Dayisson. Row 3-M. Freihofer, E. Flemming, W. Graham, B. Gray, 1. Guthrie, D. Hamilton, B. Heath, T. Hockema, L. Horral, P. Huffman, l. Kashner, M. Kern, B, Knapp, 1. Leer, E. Lynch, H. McComb, M. McCown, Mr. Hammer. Row 2-B, Dickes, B. Devaney, H. Deck- ard, M. Fairman, R. Moore, R. Noble, D. Ostrander, S. Owens, I Penrod, H. Phillips, D, Rees, B, Robbins, M. Roberts, B, Sheetz, K Shideler, B. Soller, R. Turman, l. Warren, B. Wilkins. Row I- R. Mowery, B. Mangus, B. Miller, 1. Miller, H. Miles, P. Wiley, M Ross, M. Nicol, R, Steinmetz, E. Schroyer, R. Wilson, B. Mulvey, C. DeKay, M. Marshall, l. Collins, I. Yeager. Top row, left to right--B. Adams, l, Alexander, M. Armantrout, B. Baker, E. Barnes, M. Baumgardt, M. Baumgardt, P. Binney, L. Bozworth, A, Brady, B. Brumif, H, Burkenpas, E. Busche, R. Busche, H. Bush, B. Bushnell, M. Caldwell, B. Capps, S, Chaffee. Row 3-I. Cole, A. Collins, I. Cooley, M. Cooley, C. Cooper, B. Dawkins, B. Elrod, A, Fairman, S. Ford, A. Fulks, D. Ganong, W. Harth, M. Helm, E. Hilton, V. Holmes, W, Holmes, H. Heimlich, Row 241. Hughes, T. Howard, l. jackson, C. Kaufman, j. Kenz- ler, B. Leslie, M. Lambert, V. Linyille, B, Mann, I. johnson, V Martin, A. Mayer, B. McCormick, W. Miller, P. Oakes, D. Papen- guth, I, Pershing, D. Poe, D. Raub, Mrs. Meuller. Row l-D Ritenour, E. Ryder, B. Sexton, T. Smith, 1. Sylvester, I. Donham D. Bushnell, L. Oyler, E. Young, l. Taylor, A. Remley, I. Vander- ploeg, D. Walker, B. Topping, D. Weidner. Q,-. .'-' k'.' i . Q 4' -t li- . , ii- iz 94' . ' 'I 4' .fr -l 5, fy. 1 s lf' . .I ci 1 4 'tis Q it 5 3 N g - THE IUNIOR CLASS After much animated discussion the junior Class burst upon West Side in a blaze of glory, and proceeded to startle staid seniors and impressionable sophomores with the appearance of scarlet sweaters. The juniors sponsored a successful supernatural mixer on Hal- loween Eve, and then turned all efforts to the selection of a class play. Youth Takes Over , directed by Miss Dorothy Brown, was presented to two enthusiastic audiences in February. Rodney Steinmetz and john Guthrie, as president and vice- president, with Mary Alice Ross and Martha Nell Nicol, as sec- retary and treasurer, aided by the able sponsorship of Mr. Carl Hammer, have served as class officers during this year. Committees are now hard at work planning decorations, music, and the other details which will constitute a memorable recep- tion. The class, aware that this year's reception may be the last for some time, is striving to make it the best yet . THE SOPHOMORE CLASS The up and coming Sophomore Class is. just becoming recon- ciled to being the greenhorns around the school. lt has taken a long time to drill into them that, though Sophomores, they must act like Freshmen, Their first meeting was held on December IZ, l94l, and a nominating committee was appointed by the acting chairman, Lillian Oyler. At the second meeting, officers were elected. Dick Bushnell was elected president, jim Donham, vice-president, Lillian Oyler, secretary, and Elizabeth Young, treasurer. The sophomores, who are under the sponsorship of Mrs. Mueller, are working out their tentative schedules for the rest of their high school courses. As an activity, the class has helped with a paper drive which the school sponsored for the Council for Civilian Defense. The sophomores are in charge of decorations for the baccalaur- eate and commencement services. Members of the class usher for these important occasions. The class is generously supplied with football and dramatic talent, beauty and brains. lt is our prophecy that an outstanding career lies ahead of them. ,vga 'G x-Ma? Y M41 k 2 1 I K 3 E E X , YQ K A qw ff! me 'Q Uk 5, W' i , . 5 Y 'Q ? 2 W' i 4 L -.P ..,.. is X . ,, x fi' ' k 22? Q O NM -its Y? E ! N rl- QIN 4' Q 5 ,. ,,:, bli my , :KESE .Q .:.Z ig, .. ..,V ii.. g . X 2 i - i i ' Y, 1 ,M 1- , N ms S i Q . 1 mis , if 'G ,HW ,is NINTH GRADE Front row, left to right-B. Abbett, j. Amstutz, F. Beeson, W. Brown, N, Crockett, V. Davisson, D. DenUyI, j. Devaney, G. Dietrick, B. Durham, G. Freeland. Second row-G. Geurin, M. Gray, T. Heemstra, D. Hoshaw, j. Hughes, j. lrwin, B. jacklin., D. johnson, B. Klein, C. Klinger, E. M. Lake, M. Leonard. Third row--P. Lommel, D. Ludwig, P. Lull, l. Lynch, janet Lynch, T. McClintock, D. Mathers, L. Mills, R. Montgomery, M. Morehouse. Fourth row-M. Rommell, D. Newmark, R. Russell, M. Schroyer, j. Shepard, j. Smith, C. Sprague, H. Terry, G. Tompson, H. Wallace. Fifth row-G. Steele, D. Zartman, M. Berryhill, M. Geiger, j. Thise, j. Zula, R. Pershing. Sixth row-K. Comingore, P. Compton, M. Crites, R. Gannon, j. Girton, R. Guard, R. Heath, E. Holden, H. Hudlow, M. R. Kellar, P. Knauer, j. Lawler. Seventh row-M. McClure, j. McComb, V. Mann, M. Miller, M. L. Morlan, j. Norris, N. Monroe, B. Phillips, B. Owens, H. Ryder, R. Scanlon, D. Schweidler, L. Swindler. Eighth row-j. Todd, K. Van Camp, S. Walker, V. Walter, H. Wileman, B. Wilkins. EIGHTH GRADE Front row, left to right-S. Ade, N. Alberts, D. Barnes, B. Bau h, B. Biddle, M. Bradley, D. Caldwell, Y. Craw, B. Conkright, H. grites, D. Davis. Second row-B. DeKock, P. Ehresman, V. Gamble, R. Guild, H. Hilton, C. lsenbarger, N. Kemler, D. Kern, M. Lake, j. Moore. Third row-M. Malton, j. Mayer, B. McCormick, S. Miller, M. Misner, B. Parkenson, j. Shepard, R. Shideler, j. Sylvester, j. Thomas. Fourth row-j. Wierenga, M. McDaniel, M. Cain, R. Fauber, A. Biggs, j. Colliers, D. Halwick, B. Baughman, j. Payne, G. Habson. Fifth row-j. Allen, C. Ash, B. Bloss, j. Boxell j. Baugher, j. Bushnell, A. Curtis, B. DeYoung, M. L. Eckhart, Graves. Sixth row-D. Hamilton, F. Honeywell, H. Hudlow, B. jenkins, M. KeilholtZ, B. j. Leevy, R. Linville, M. j. McComb, C. McCown, M. Moore, j. Morrison, D. Oyler. Seventh row-S. Papenguth, S. Price, M. Struble, N. Tetrault, D. Turner, A. Warren, B. White. SEVENTH GRADE Front row, left to right-V. Amstutz, B. Bray, P. Burkenpas, B. Bushnell, V. Canan, . Collings, C. Clevenger, C. Dye, B. Hall, N. Heemstra, D. Hicks, A. j. johnson. Second row-D. Kiser, E. Kluth, F. Knight, W. Lull, D. Mac- Donald, B. Mann, j. Martin, M. McMillan, S. Mounts, A. Oderkirk, j. Osborne, M. Owen. Third row-W. Penrod, P. Pontius, D. Remley, M. Scarseth, j. Southworth, M. Steckel, P. Thomet, S. Wagner, L. Wilson, D. un . Fourth row-R. Adams, M. Ainslie, S. Arnold, B. Backman, M. Bartlett, G. Carr, L. Cartwright, M. E. Clark, j. Clevett, R. Cole, B. Creson, D. Dartford. Fifth row-L. Durham, R. Freeman, R. Gard, D. Hass, E. Hicks, E. Hockema, j. jamison, B. jolly, R. Kellogg, j. Lang, j. Law, V. eer. Sixth row-j. Marack, W. Marsh, P. Pesha, S. Remn-iers, B. Roberts, M. Roys, R. Ryder, W. Shook, P. Sidwell, j. Strubel, B. Terry, N. Todd, j. Wilson, j. Woods, S. Lewis, M. Long. Home Economics Picture, left to right-Wanda Bahla, Mary Edna Walton. Social Science Club, left to right-Dorothy Mathers, Myron Moore, Phyllis Pesha. Third Picture, lett to right-Ted Heemstra, Marylin Gray. Fourth Picture-joe Bugher. Fifth Picture-Scene from Elmer. LEADERSHIP SCARLETTE CLU B Who was it who sat in front of you at football games and screamed so loudly that your ears complained? Who was it who kept hounding you to buy ice cream just as Robbins was getting ready to make the shot that would tie up a game? Who was it who appeared at a tea dance leading by a rope a pledge dressed in a flour sack? Remember now? A Scarlette, of course. The Scarlettes, organized since i929 as a booster club for athletics, has a membership of junior and senior girls who meet certain require- ments scholastically and who enthusiastically prove their willingness to support the school's athletic contests. The Scarlettes had suppers before games to encourage attendance, and at the end of the year honored the basketball boys with a banquet. The club also planned pep sessions including the never-to-be-forgotten one featuring the Coronation of Frank LeBart as athletic queen with his manly attend- ants bedecked with ribbons and lipstick. Madelyn Gabler was this year's president and Miss Sinks, the sponsor. GIRLS' CLUB In order to lessen activities for girls and to dispense with dupli- cation of program, the class of '42 and you voted to merge the Sun- shine Society and the Tri-Y Club under the name of Girls' Club with Marian Donham as presi- dent. Betty Freeland, elected pres- ident of the Tri-Y, became treas- urer of the new club, and Clarabel Bozworth, elected to head the Sunshine Society, acted as social chairman. Miss Sinks and Miss Coulter, sponsors of the respective clubs, became co-sponsors of the new organization. Making a new constitution, deciding upon a pur- pose, and formulating a code of ideals comprised the work of many committees. Endeavoring to give opportunity for active club participation to every girl in school, the club sponsored pro- grams based on the defense theme, took an active part in service and community welfare work, and planned social activ- ities, climaxed by the meeting honoring mothers and senior girls late in April, SPEECH ARTS With l l7 fellow members to shout Hear, hear at the appropriate moment, the Speech Arts Club enioys ample opportunities to find and give the best in the realm of public speaking. Organ- ized in l933 to promote speech, debate, and dramatic activities, the Club has this year continued to present for '42 and you its entertaining and instructive pro- gram, including lectures on radio and Little Theater, moving pictures, and the ever fun producing amateur hour. A highlight of the second semester was the unusually successful production of The Hoosier Schoolmaster, di- rected by the club sponsor, Mrs. Mueller. A repeat performance was requested by the Indiana l-listorical Society. The debating season was curtailed by the national emergency since the topic for discussion concerned compulsory mili- tary training, for which Emperor Hirohito gave the decision to the affirmative. Don Cooley was the president of this year's Speech Arts Club. AHEA CLUB Any boy or girl enrolled in the Home Economics Department may become a member of the Ahea Club. Organized since l936, the club is affiliated with the lndiana State Home Eco- nomics Association and the American l-lome Economics Association, The purpose of the club is fourfold: to make the members more acquainted with vocational opportunities in the l-lome Economics field, to promote an interest in high school Home Economics, to aid in personality development, and to give each year a substantial material gift to the department. The club has been instrumental in purchasing a punch bowl, frequently used by all organizations, both lace and linen table-cloths, a beautiful painting Orchid of the Chrysanthemumsf' screen, andirons, and fire-set for the fireplace. The tea for mothers in April, given in the charming living-dining room where club meetings are held, climaxed a year of interesting programs and social events. Mary Kepner and Frances George were this year's successive presidents, and Mrs. Hamlin was the sponsor. DO-RA-MI-FA-SO-LA-TI-DO GLEE CLUB AND MIXED CHORUS lf you will analyze the sounds that fill the building every fourth hour, you will find that on three days a week there is a different quality to the uproar. lf you trace this new sound to its source, you will find yourself just outside the Science Lecture Room. Peeking in, you will not see Mr. Smith at all, but you will find Miss Roth standing before a group of 30 or 40 students. lf it is Tuesday or Wednesday, you will be observing the Girls' Glee Club, if it is Thursday, it will be Mixed Chorus. Last year the Glee Club and Mixed Chorus became the proud possessors of dark red robes, which they wear on pub- lic occasions. The effect is very impressive, giving everyone a sweetly solemn air. ln the year l94l-l942 the Glee Club and Chorus have done a number of things, Members of the Chorus went to Indianap- olis in the fall to sing with the State Chorus. The Glee Club has sung several times in and around the school, for P, T, A. meetings, for a DA. R. tea, for convocations. On May lst an operetta-cantata- Pan on a Summer Day -was present- ed, the proceeds going toward a fund for a larger musical li- brary, A festival at Lebanon was scheduled for May, and Commencement would not be complete without the final ap- pearance of these singers. BAND AND ORCHESTRA Those of us with home rooms on the second floor find it very inspiring to do chemistry problems to the strain of a mili- tary march or to study civics in rhythm with a dreamy waltz. The fifty-six mem- bers of the band are especially impressive when they parade on the football field in their new scarlet and gray uniforms, pur- chased through the efforts of the mysteri- ous l SOO Club. At the band and orchestra contest held at Sullivan, the orchestra won first division rating and a special trophy for being the best playing orchestra in both B and BB classification. The band won the sweepstake's trophy and first division rat- ing. Leslie Lewis was honored with the trophy presented to the best drum major. At the state contest at Crawfordsville, the orchestra was the only organization in class B that won first division rating, and the band merited second division rating in both playing and marching. Thus we note that '42 and you not only inspired our athletes but also excelled in musical accomplishment. 'M ' f SPIRIT MIND, BODY, SERVICE HI-Y CLUBS Did you buy a season ticket for the football games and were your footsteps shadowed until you made the last payment? Then '42 and you became well acquainted with the Hi-Y boys. Under the leadership of Mr. Hammer and Mr. Eddy, the senior and junior clubs have had an interesting year of vocational and recreational programs. Reverend Baird Gleason acted as club chaplain. To do its bit to help win the war, the senior Hi-Y collected over six tons of paper, giving a large sum of money earned from this source to the Red Cross and toward other charitable causes. Holding meetings twice monthly and attending church in a body once every four Sundays have helped this organiza- tion of boys, organized since I926, to maintain its purpose of extending throughout the school and the community the high- er standards of Christian living. Mack Thomas has been presi- dent of this year's club with jerry jones and lim Donham pre- siding for the junior Hi-Y. '42 AND YOU What were you doing in '42-the year you started buying war stamps, the year when the clocks said war time, the year that Washington, D. C. became only a bygone memory to us, the seniors? We, the staff of this Year Book, have sincerely tried to reproduce your high school lite in pictures. Within these covers you will find yourself and your friends in action. It you can recapture somehow that courageous yet gay spirit of the year '42, then we have accomplished our purpose in telling your story in pictures. YOU have made this book. We salute '42 and you! Editor-in-Chief ...... ....... H enry Abbett Assistant Editor ........ ........ A nne Newton Literary Editor ....... ....... M argaret Baynes Photography Editor ........................ jack Boes Photography Assistants ............ Paul jackson Robert Gray Art Consultants ........ ...... P hilip Demaree Shirley Fauber Sports Editors ........ .......... D on Craig Mack Thomas Activities Editors ...... ............ B etty King Eleanor Slopsema Business Manager ........ Horace McPhetridge Circulation Manager ............ Sam McConnell Assistant Circulation Manager .... Bill Moore Faculty Advisor .................. Miss Ruth Sinks FOR THE GLORY OF OLD W. L. 6.A.A. Come out and have fun. That's what the 58 members of the Girls' Athletic Association do on Wednesdays and Fri- days from 3:00-5200. Under the di- rection of Miss Fites, the sponsor, the girls play soccer, basketball, volley ball, baseball, and participate in other sports. Girls also have fun in earning points for their activities. Besides Cleonice De Kay, who received her award last year, proud possessors of engraved plaques, the highest award, are Betty Wilson, jean Burnham, Barbara San- ders, Betty King, Frances Allen, and Elizabeth Young, the president of the club. The club sent Dorothy Mather and Bernice Heath to the State Con- vention at Muncie, Indiana, and eight girls to the State Play Day at Craw- fordsville. W. l. ClUB The W. L. Club is composed of all the boys who have won major letters in football, basketball, baseball, or golf. The club is headed by Gordon Straley. The main object of the club is to uphold the fine characteristics that were practiced by former athletes of this school. The members also encour- age and promote clean speech and high morals throughout the school. During the past year the club was rather inactive. At various times dur- ing the year, the club met to discuss problems concerning the athletic de- partment and problems concerning the future of athletics. The final club ac- tivity-was a dance, that was given in the spring. WHY WE NEVER KNEW THE SCORE Many and unforgettable are the cold, clear nights we sat huddled on the bleachers cheering our team to victory. Between touchdowns we ate hotdogs, arranged cur neighbor's blanket to keep the wind off our feet, and Ioyally followed the leadership of our yell leaders. Their urgent faces, scarlet with cold, encouraged us to rah, rah, choo, choo as never before. Head Cheer Leader Don Cooley, Elizabeth Girvin, and Bob johnson were honored at the football and basketball banquets. The whole student body is pleased with its five young and glamorous majorettes. lt is all very technical to know that they won first in the state contest, but we have all spent pleasant hours watching them lead the band, and perform on the basketball floor. Helen Wileman, Marilyn Miller, Mary- rose Kellar, Mary Lou Morlan, and Catherine Comingore all have several more years of twirling for W.L.H.S. ahead of them. The season's result is as follows: West West West West West West West West West Side Side Side Side Side Side Side Side Side 7 ....,s. ..,,,.... L aporte I 3 ..Logansport I3 ......Hoopeston 6 ..............Peru 7 .......Broad Ripple 6 ....,...Frankfort O ,....,..........jeff O Crawfordsville O ....,.MonticelIo O YEA SCARIETI Do you remember a fleet-footed halfback who twisted and squirmed his way through a determined red and black eleven, and a tackle who continually broke up and stopped every play the night of October 27? If you do, you remember Harold Swank, Paul jackson, and a 25-O score over the not so broncin' jefferson Broncos which helped to make the l94I Red Devil season one of the best in the school's history and one that will be long remembered. Opening the season September I2 at Laporte the Red Devils, playing for a win instead of a tie, met their lone defeat of the schedule at the hands of the strong La- porte Slicers. Hampered somewhat by the loss of Harold Swank, the Devils were turned back I3-7 in spite of the performances of Paul jackson and Keith Steckel. The Devils, however, bounced into a winning streak -a streak which counted eight straight victories-the following Friday at the expense of Logansport, I8-I3. Hoopeston of Illinois proved to be the next stepping stone of the Devils, being trounced by the score of 33-6 as the Scarlets made their first appearance of the season at Meridian Field. The Peru Indians were next to feel the sting of the Red Devils' horns, Co-Captain Frank Lebart personally accounting for I3 of the Devils' points in an I8-7 vic- tory. The Scarlets then turned back successively Broad- ripple of Indianapolis 3I-6 and Frankfort 7-O, the lat- ter a bitterly fought contest in which Keith Steckel re- turned a second half kick-off 92 yards for the only score, Then came the annual battle with jeff in which West Side in a scarlet night showed her supremacy on the field by a 25-O score. A soggy, muddy field provided the setting for the final two games of the season, but the boys showed that all the elements could not stop them, turning back Crawfordsville Athenians 6-O and ending the season in a blaze of glory with a 38-O triumph over Monticello. RED DEVILS WIN HONURS After completing one of the most successful seasons in West Lafayette history, the Scarlets were honored with the selection of four members on the All State Foot- ball Squad. Co-Captain Paul jumbo jackson received a tackle position on the first team all state, an honor that is en- vied by every high school performer in the state of In- diana. Honorable mentions went to Co-Captain Frank Ernie LeBart, halfback Harold Swank, and quarter- back Keith Steckel. At the annual banquet honoring the team, Keith Steckel was presented the most valuable player award, and joe Collings and Rodney Steinmetz were selected as Co-Captains of the I942 Devil Squad. Much credit for the Red Devils' successful season goes to Coach Gordon Straley and Assistant Coach Dave March. Outstanding also, was the play of underclassmen, notably ends, joe Collings and Rod Steinmetz, guards, jerry Yeager and john Guthrie, backs, Bill Leslie, Dick Bushnell, and Bill Canfield. YEA GRAY! The West Side basketball team, handi- capped by limited practice facilities, completed its regular season with a rec- ord of six victories against eleven defeats. The season opened with victories over Brook and West Point, followed by a de- feat at the hands of Lebanon. ln the annual inter-city game against jeff, the Red Devils proved to be no match for the underestimated jeff five, the final score of the game being 47 to l2, The Scarlettes were unable to hit the basket, while jeff turned in their best performance of the year. In the following game the Red Devils lost a heartbreaker to Rossville, 27 to 26, the loss being avenged by a 33 to 27 victory over Veedersburg. Next, Doxie Moore's Mt. Vernon, Illi- nois team displayed great ability as it smothered the Scarlettes, After a tight first half Mt. Vernon started rolling and they didn't stop until they had won by a 30 to l8 score. West Side proceeded to upset Delphi in a game played in the Purdue Field- house. Defeats were dealt the Devils by Klon- dike, Attica, and Delphi. ln the return garne with Rossville, the battered West Side team avenged its earlier defeat by winning 47 to l9. Otterbein, Riley of South Bend, and Winamac took the W. L. Red Devils for sound defeats in quick succession. Battle Ground's supposedly super team was easily beaten by West Lafayette's team. On February 20 the curtain fell on another basketball season. The boys from Attica did it again---Attica 32, West Side 25. SECTIONAL TOU RNAMENT During the sectional tournament the Red Devils played fine ball to reach the finals. Constantly the Scarlettes were forced to come from behind in win- ning the first three games. In the opening game with Klondike, West Side produced an effective stall to win 26 to 23. ln the game with Romney, which was the most excit- ing game Of the sectional, the Devils were vic- torious 29 to 28, ln the semi-final game against Monitor, the Scarlettes won 30 to 28. ln the final game, jefferson won over the locals, 40 to 22, Although outclassed by the jeff five, the Red Devils played a game long to be remem- bered. Keith Steckel was the only senior to play the complete season. Dick Tirmenstein, another senior, was forced to quit early in the year bc- cause of an appendicitis operation, At the banquet honoring the team, joe Collings was voted as be- ing the most valuable player, and Bill Robbins was named next year's captain. YEA SCARLET! BASEBALL This year baseball was dropped from the school's calendar for an indefinite length of time. The sus- pension of the American Game , was caused by the war emergency. Baseball equipment was very difficult to secure and transportation problems be- came very acute. Spring football, golf, and archery, were empha- sized as spring sports. Returning baseball letter men, who were unable to display their skill were: Leslie, star pitcher, Collings, first baseman, Steckel, shortstop, Reese, third baseman, and Ainslie, catcher. YEA GRAY! INTRAMURAL During the past school year the West Side in- tramural program enjoyed its most successful sea- son. Seventy boys participated in the intramural activities, which were under the direction of Mar- tin Stamm and Dale Sheetz. Eleven victories against one defeat was suf- ficient to win the round-robin basketball tourna- ment for the Michigan team. Minnesota clinched second place, while Purdue finished in third. Wis- consin and Indiana ended in a tie for fourth posi- tion. ln last place came Northwestern. At the close of the regular season the six teams participated in an elimination tournament. Once again the Michigan squad displayed its superior ability in winning without difficulty. Medals were awarded to the Michigan squad which consisted of: Baxla, Topping, Hughes, Pierce, Mann, and Craig. GOLF The l942 golf team, under the supervision of Carl Hammer, expects to schedule matches with Attica, Goshen, Central of South Bend, Horace Mann of Gary, and jefferson. Also, the team is expected to enter the northern high school tournament to be held at LaPorte. Although hampered by the loss of Bill Dahl and Wible Hiner, the team will carry on with Don Craig and Bob Gray, Co-Captains, Bud Schroyer, and Chuck Cooper, with Phil Wiley as alternate. W2 GTM THE MERRY-G0-ROUND The Merry-go-round of Many Activities . . . . . . is the Cafeteria. Here we realize the joys of eating, relaxing, and playing ping-pong. This large room assumes a grave, sedate air during its study hall hours, but for club dances, tea dances, committee meetings, convocations, play rehearsals, class meetings, and at noon hour, it is smiling and cheerful, gay and lively. The little wooden house which appeared on the scene one day and provoked much curiosity, was finally identified as the headquarters from whence war stamps were sold by Sam McConnell and Betty Sheetz. At the same end of the cafeteria is the much-talked-of mural Phil Demaree is painting. Miss Virginia Huffman is manager of the well equipped cafeteria kitchen and with her student helpers serves luncheons to a varying number of students and faculty at noon. QQ 'Eg H if MLP' .WN ix N fc N .X Wg x 2