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

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APRIL The Devil ' s movie machine was running tonight as the " Ten Gentlemen from West Point " was shown. -The District Band Contest was held at Attica today and the Devil ' s Band took the lead with first place. Here ' s orc hids to this year ' s band. Corsages for boys were voted in at the Girls ' Club meeting today. We Devil girls are certainly look¬ ing forward to the Golddiggers ' Ball. -I think the Devil was very much interested in the Easter Convo this morning. Rev. McCormick was introduced to the Devils for the first time. 8—Greencastle welcomed the Devil songbirds at the Spring Chorus Festival today. 11-15—Spring vacation for the Devil. 18—This month ' s Speech Arts meeting was held after school and the Devil elected its next year ' s officers. 21— WASK visited the Devil this afternoon to make a recording of the activities at the Devil ' s Den. 22— The Golddiggers ' Ball was the highlight of the day ' s activities. I thought some of the guys ' cor¬ sages were ravishing. The Devil Girls performed a quite large task to make this dance such a success. 23— " The Pied Piper " provided the entertainment for the Devil tonight in the cafeteria. 25—The Hi-Y and Girls ' Club together sponsored the annual vocational conference this week. Have you decided your vocation as yet? The Devil has. MAY The Devil attended another picnic tonight spon¬ sored by the Speech Arts Club. Jeans and old shirts were in order. 18—The Ahea homemakers again displayed their talents today at the Mothers ' Tea. The Devil is proud of its good cooks and dressmakers. 28—The Hi-Y took a trip to McCormick ' s Creek to spend the day. A good time was had by all. 26-27—The Senior Devils brought to the public on the Morton stage their wonderful interpretation of " What a Life " . This play was well cast and well attended. We seniors are really neat. 28—The Devil ' s Athletic Department sponsored an¬ other picnic this year. This club has really prog¬ ressed rapidly since its beginning in ' 48. Mother was the guest of honor tonight at the Annual Tea sponsored by the Girls ' Club. The Devil girls looked nice with their mothers. 3-9—Gala Week 8—Junior-Senior Prom 9—The Devil received his sheepskin. Now—to relax for the summer.

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FEBRUARY The Devil began a new semester this morning and he surely felt relieved after hearing he had passed all the tests. Tonight the Devil motored to Fowler to beat the Bulldogs by a score of 51 to 41. Nice going. Winamac was the Devil ' s guest tonight at the Fieldhouse and our Devils were really happy after chalking up another victory. The mixer after the game was enjoyed by all who attended. Attica came to our Devil ' s Den tonight and took home the honors. It was a close game literally crammed with excitement. 11—Williamsport left tonight feeling a little sad after the Devil racking of 59 to 18. To add to the eve¬ ning ' s enjoyment a mixer was held in the cafe¬ teria and lo and behold we have a new jukebox!! 14—Who ' s your Valentine? I guess everyone found out at the Speech Arts meeting after school. 16—The Devil ' s homemakers visited McCord ' s Con¬ fectionery today after school to learn to make candy. 18—The Devils played their last game tonight before the sectionals to be defeated at Brazil by a very small margin. I hope they are going better for the sectionals. ( 22— The Ahea Devils were busy making plans for the Shamrock Ball today at the business meeting. I think the dance will be most delightful this year. 23- 26—The Devil was pretty busy attending the sec¬ tionals and was disappointed when our Jefferson rivals outplayed us Devils but it was really a fine tournament and the Devils should be mighty proud of themselves. 28—The Devil Girls ' Fathers were entertained at a banquet tonight and the freshmen were initiated. The program was enjoyed by our fathers im¬ mensely. MARCH 11—A Mixer was in the air tonight with the Dance Band providing the noise. That Devil band de¬ serves orchids for their teamwork and originality. 14—The Speech Arts meeting was held this afternoon, and I thoroughly enjoyed the skits from the play. 16-17— " The Great American Family ' ' was presented tonight to the Devil and his friends at the Morton Auditorium. Some future talent for the Devil was revealed and the entire play reached the Devil ' s high standards. 18—Formals and flowers were in order tonight at the Devil ' s Shamrock Ball. A1 Schmidt ' s band played for this gala event and I think the Devil really went for the punch. 21—Lincoln Lodge was packed with people who were friends of the teams from both sides of the river to honor them at a banquet. 23—The Hi-Y Devils were hosts at a conference held at Purdue this afternoon and tonight. Mr. Evans acted as district sponsor. 25—The Devils were among six schools representing the Hoosier Conference at a Banquet tonight at the Union. Our Devils and Attica tied for the championship award. 30—The Senior Devils displayed their talent this morning at the annual Senior Convo. This extrav¬ aganza was in the form of an old-time vaudeville show and provided many laughs. Page Hit

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SENIOR WILL Name Pet Peeve Ambition Will Marian Arvidson. .Lee Halliday To teach Bill to jitterbug My phone and Ronnie Roberts to anyone who likes three- way conversations Jim Ash . .Losing a game of fantan to a certain thermostat To bowl a 200 average game My ability to do nothing to any underclassman Rae Asher . .People who ask how much I weigh and then want to pick me up To convince Mrs. Isaac that I don ' t mind being in her classes My love of be-bop and Sarah to Jerry Maddox Bob Baker . .Ed Dillard To raise rabbits on a bee farm My basketball skill to Bob Kriebel Bill Bauman . .Getting slammed in the face by the Girls ' Rest Room door To be more like I am not My test cramming ability to anyone who has Mrs. Isaac Mary Ellen Binney .. .Rit ' s notes in typing class To go to California All the fun of a senior year to the coming seniors, especially the Thrianns Bob Blome . .Traffic jams in the halls be- tween classes To be a radio announcer at WGN My ability in English to Ches¬ ter Sheets Sally Bolds . .Men with crew cuts To see " far away places " My ability to be absent on Monday morning to anyone who likes late dates Bruce Brown . .People who say the answer is obvious To broadcast a West Side-Jeff game The name " Mangier " to Charles Moore Barbara Bryan . .White sox that show up at night To become a commercial artist and own ten swimming pools My accomplishment of whist¬ ling through my fingers to some ambitious freshman John Bullard . .The " Billys " To give college a try My typing ability to anyone Bonnie Burns . .Gaining weight To attend an Entre Nous re¬ union in ten years My nickname, Babydoll, to Corty Pat Butz . .People who insist on mispro- nouncing my name just for a laugh To see and hear Eckstine in person My shyness to Sue McMullen Louie Carr. .Running out of gas To be first in the cafeteria line My " new " car to my brother, Harry Tom Comingore . .Insincerity To leave each of my kids $1,000,000 My 28 point record in Intra¬ mural to George Owen Doris Conkright . .People who love to tease To make good in this world My dimples to anyone who wants them Sara Jane Cox . .People who smack their gum To make good grades in Purdue My ability to gain weight to Mary Lou Daane George Cromer. ......Bill Gray in all my math classes To accomplish something at a Penguin meeting A new trombone to John Castell (maybe) Ed Dillard . .Bob Baker and Tom Thise To raise whales in California My curly golden locks to George King Bernard Dodds . .People who are always on time To be only reasonably late somewhere My ability to hold extra points to the " Duckling " Edith Edwards . .My Short lab assistant To own a " Tudiebaker " My ability to walk up the hill on cold mornings to anyone Shirley Felknor . .Lemon meringue pie To hook a neat blond with a four wheel personality My porch light to Shirley Sherman June Frager . .My bangs on a rainy day To understand chemistry My ability to sneak into the show to Edi Kennedy Bill Freel . .A certain girl with blonde hair and a white sweater Have the Moonbeams sing at Radio City My ability to make enemies to any fellow smoe Steve Freeman . .One meat ball and no salt To be a first string guard for the Boilermakers My cafeteria job to anyone who likes to carry dishes Bob Friend . .The " Duck ' s” remarks To play baseball in big league My curve ball to the " Rangier " Alexis Gilliland . .People who are proud of their stupidity To win the Nobel Peace Prize My 4000 inch cyclotron to Miss Bushong ' s science classes Paul Gilliland . .A yellow slip from Mr. Eddy when I have no excuse To write a perfect English 8 theme My ability to dry lab in chem to John Cramer Barbara Girton. .People who refuse to learn anything beneath their dignity —jitterbugging To be on time some day and shock " Leftie " All the good times and fun I ' ve had at W.L. to somebody who makes better grades Gerhard Graff . .Dark blue shirts To own a Lincoln Cosmopoli¬ tan convertible The attendance office to Mr. Eddy Page 90