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

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Gala Week The climax to our four years of hugh school is Gala Week This year the committee making plans For Gala Week consisted of Jim Henderson Lucy Freehater Ann Davis Chip Holcomb Ma tha Johnson Marcia Stacker Derek Sharvelle Gene Axelrod Vicky Heath Carol Shigley Rosalie Sab bagh Marilyn Meyers B ll R sk Karen Ullstrup Susan Risk and Jack Lemmon Senior Class Vice president Bette Speaker is chairman of the group Ways and Means The 'ob of this committee consisted in Finding money making prolects and then organizing these prolects with the help ofthe class The members of this committee are Mark Freeman chairman Linda Baker Boyd Christensen Ted Hunt and Molly Loop Invitations and nameoards When we saw our invitations for the first time the end of our high school days really seemed close The choosing and ordering of our invitations was the work of Carolyn Milligan and her committee consisting of Mary Smith Bob Backoff Ann Hagen and Mike McFadden The invitations have slots inside for our name cards The orders For our name cards were handled by Peggy Cable, chairman, Judy Becker, Marc Graney, Thurman Brown, and Karen Farmer Pap and Gown Ginger Vaught, Carol Shigley, Gene Axelrod, Kenneth Kemmer, and Marcia Stacker saw inches in their dreams after measuring all of the seniors for their caps and gowns. Besides the measuring, their job consisted of choosing the color and style and ordering the caps and gowns for thatimportant night at the end of school . Play Reading and Senior Uonvo The class of '55 really had talented CPB students as displayed in the Senior Convocation. The discovery of these talented people was the job of David Knoll, Jim Rogers, Dave Selby, Angus Duncan, Lucy Free- hafer, and Sandy Frazer. The Play Reading Committee had the hard task of finding just the right play for the senior class to give this year. The members of this important committee were Liz Hoxsie, Derek Sharvelle, and Molly Loop.

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EUR KXREN UILSIRUP CUl'1OLlSSZ1Nag6 4 Gray Bread 2 Pep Club4 Block Sect1on4 Dextltrtes 3 4 Prom Commtttee 3 Gala Week Commtttee 4 Thesptan Socrety 4 Football Court 2 4 Football Q een 4 Gtrls State 3 G -I A 1 2 Glee Club l 2 Concert Chotr 2 Student Counc1l I 4 Secretarx Treasurer 4 Ahea 1 4 Speech Arts 1 4 Sec retary 3 Glrls Club 1 4 Scarlet and Gray 3 4 Co Edrtor 4 Sc rlette 1 4 Natronal Honor Soctety 4 D A R Award4 A A V W Award4 VIRGINIA VAUGHT G A A 1 Band l Glee Club 1 4 Concert Chotr 2 4 Ahea 1 4 Speech Arts 1 4 Gtrls Club l 4 Executne Commtttee 4 Den Boardl 4 Pres1dent3 Scarlette 1 4 Scarlet and Gray 4 Co Features Edltor 4 Tenth Word 3 Pep Club 4 Block Sectton 3 4 Devtltrres 3 4 Cap and Gown Commtttce Chatrman 4 Prom Comnuttee 3 KE1'I H W AGINER Basketball I 4 Track 3 4 Band 1 4 Drum Major 4 Dance Band 4 Orchestra 1 4 Student Counc1l4 Letter m n s Club 3 4 H1 Y 3 4 Dexlltrres 1 4 Semor Class Pres1dent4 Prom Comtmttee 3 Nattonal Honor Soctetx 4 BOB WHITE Dextltrtcs 3 4 Intramurals 4 Track 3 4 Wrestllng 1 and3 H1Y3 DnBoard34 TEC Presxdent 4 Student Councll 4 HM WIEGAND Intramurals 2 4 Football 1 4 Track 1 4 Wrestllng 2 4 Lettermen s Club 3 4 H1 Y 3 4 JERRY WOODS Football l 4 Wrestltng 1 2 Where But ln Amerxca l H1 Y 3 4 Speech Arts I 4 Lettermen s Club 3 4 Den Board 4 JERRI YOS1 A A 2 Aheal 4 G1r1s Club l 4 Pep C u Block Sectton 3 Den Board 4 C war 'ZS -QV N O9 5 5

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JU Hill The Junior Class got off to a fine start by electing these officers: President, Gordon Munson, Vice-president, Jack Ha tc he r, Secretary, Susie Wiselogel, Treasurer, Mahlon Straszheim. Betsy Kemmer was chosen as the StudentCouncil representative while Clark Ridgely was chairman of the Ways and Means Com- mittee. Under Mr. Casson's sponsorship, the class began earning money early in the fall by having paper drives and car washes. The play, Our Hearts Were Young and Gay, was given November l0th and I ith. The Junior Class was well represented also in the other activities of the school. Patti Peyton was Vice-president of the Student Council. John Bac hman and Margaret Serviss served as Vice-president and Junior Class representative respec- tively in the Speech Arts Club. Patti Peyton was Vice-president of A. H. E.A. Mary Dienhart, co-chairman of the Social Committee of the Girls' Club, Jane Chapman of Service commit- tee, Anne Webster, Ways and Means, and Editors of the Scarlette were Betsy Kemmer, circulating, and Tom Brown, advertising. Jane Chapman was the Vice-president of the newly-formed Pep Club. Patti Pey- ton and Betsy Kemmer were A-team cheer- leaders, and Susie Wiselogle was a B- team enthusiast. LEFT TO RIGHT: Mr. Casson, Sponsorg J.I-Iatcher Vice-presidentg G. Munson, President: S. Wiselogel Secretaryg M. Straszheim, Treasurer. ,,- ,ff Q ' , f . W 6 L fb I L. f pr 9 0 1 X TW ip' :M r fy L'-X If its l A' Q75 Q . ' , ' A U x JXPQBQ Betsy Kemmer, Patti Pe yton , Judy if Q Coan, and Mary Dienhart were members of I the football and basketball queens' courts, X respectively. N xx ' ' I - ez za