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

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Libra Page 24 ‘A pass to the library, please’. What a book minded group we are! MR. HOWARD EVANS, our librarian, has made the spacious room an attractive and profitable place to spend our time. He is assisted by student librarians, who receive valuable training through serving our needs. When we have reference material as- signed, when we must choose a book for a re- port, or must know the latest news or the new- est fashions in Madamoiselle, the library is the place to go. By the time we are seniors, we have learned to use its facilities with skill.

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It is the orchestra with its forty to fifty members that accompanies our march down the aisles of Commencement Hall. Its well bal- anced organization and selection of music gave our school a high rating in music ricles. Everyone likes to sing, and MRS. MAR- SHALL HOWENSTEIN has trained in chorus and glee club those who especially enjoy sing- ing. In many programs throughout the year these singers willingly gave their services. They have lent the atmosphere of worship to Christ- mas and Good Friday services, given enjoyment at meetings of our parents, entertained with lighter music at convocations, and will sing to us at Commencement. Soloists from this group as well as from the instrumental department have rated high in district,and state festivals. [20 Page 23

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Ve Wh “They molded with full power and art An eager mind and yielding heart.” When we entered the seventh grade, it seemed that an eternity stretched between us and that bright goal — graduation. However, every class finds that the years go more quickly than we expect. We are seniors almost before we have a chance to think about it. Perhaps, because of the troubled world condi- tions, the last six years have passed more rapidly for us, the class of 1945, than they have for pre- ceding classes. Now that our time here in West Side is almost over, we begin to think about these past years. Although we did not realize it before, now we know that our minds have been developing right along with our stature. Many things have had an influence on this development, and one of the most important of these is the influence of class activ- ities. In the seventh and eighth grades at West Side, we organize in the form of ‘“home rooms”. In this way we learn how to conduct orderly, business-like meetings. In the ninth grade most classes produce their first play. The highlight of the sophomore year is the Sophomore Cotillion which is held in the fall. The class is really organized for the first time in the junior year. Officers are elected and com- mittees appointed, and we learn to develop our ex- ecutive ability and sense of responsibility. The junior class also always presents a play. The senior class, of course, has the most responsibilities of all. It publishes the annual, produces a play, plans Gala Week, and takes important roles in school govern- ment. Now we are proud to present to you the different classes at West Lafayette.