William A Wirt High School - Sandscript Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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below par FRESHMAN CLASS Aside from the cccasion.il teasing of their elders, the memories of the freshman’s first year in hig i school will be those of a pleasant and busy time. Their sponsors — Miss Finn, Mr. Manning and Mr. Fowble — started them off on their high school career with the election of officers: Teddy Ballard, president, Charles Hess, vice-president; Barbara Allen, sccrctar: John Newton, treasurer; Joyce Hinchman and Bob Palmer, Social Committee; and Stuart Baruch, Student Council The newly formed chess club was composed mainly of freshmen. In fact, the majority of the freshmen participated in all social activities, including the Prom and, of course, their own Hallowe’en and St. Patrick’s Day Dance. The freshman basketball team won twelve out of fifteen games; a team composed of John Newton, John Manor, George Kerczman, Frank Shehorn, Ted Ballard, Joe Hunt, Ray Rebeck, Jim Soliors, Ted Rogers, Bill Stern, Stuart Baruch, Bob Stein, Eli Marpo-sen, George Kolvck, Dave Donley, Don Smith and Steve Bercs. You will find their pictures on page 3. Fin Row: B. Sargent, J. Soliors, A. Sheer, R. Stein, 1'. Spurting, W. Stern, D. Stempniak, I). Teegarden, I). Thornton, R. Whited, J. V.-ncc, I . Will. Second Row:N. Wagoner, R. Young, V. Wahlsmith, J. Walstcd. B. W.rn.r P. Weller. C. Wcrtccn. Pictures Not Available: K. Allen, M. Hook, S. Bercs, R. Carlson, R. Rcarick, D. Sullivan.

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First Row: T. Ballard, Pres., C. Hess, Vice-Prcs. (lias moved); B. Allen, See.; J. Newton, Treas.; J. H inch man, and R. Palmer, Social Committee; S. Baruch, Student Council; J. Allen, S. Bennett. Second Rou: C. Bowman, F. Calaway, M. Campbell, D. Donley, J. Clark, D. Dykstra, M. Cottrell, C. Fletcher, M. Coundiff, S. Gibson, P. Dahlgrcn, J. Hady. Third Row: J. F.rlandson, R. Hargis, B. Fausnaugh, D. Hollingsworth, B. Guenther Page Sixteen J. Hunt, B. Irons, G. Johnson, B. Kneis, G. Kerezman, M. Leech, G. Kolvck. Fourth Row: N. I.indstrom, D. Krebes, P. McGinn, W. Kretlow, C. Mills, B. McCall I.. Moldcnhaucr, J. Manor, J. Nason, E. Marposon, R. O’Neal, J. Mischanko. Fifth Rou : B. Olson. J. Neff, M. Overbeck, R. Rebeck, L. Penrod, T. Rogers, N. Quigley, F. Shchorn, B. Renz, D. Smith, J. Roupc, B. Snemis.

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First Row: F. Eichhorn, pres.; A.Will, vicc-prcs.; 1.. N.ibhan, see.; J. Kelly, treas.; P. Collier, Social Committee; R. MeGrew, Student Council P. llarrass, R. Mallard, M. Bcrcs. Second Row: J. Brownawcll, E. Damcron, J. Driscoll. M. Friedman, R. Given, S. Floyd, D. Gray, D. Gleason, R. Lustgarten, M. Hokanson, T. Matthews, M. A. Ditty. Third Row: R. Matthews, B. Roups-, E. Wysong V. Robinson, G. Klcckncr J. O’Neill E. Humphrey, R. Myers, P. Kampf, R. McKenzie, M. Owen, J. Hart. Fourth Rou : R. Stevens, S. Whited, B. Sterling, M. Sammy, J. Scheck, D. Parker, W. Spurlock, J. Wachter. Pictures Not Available: R. Pinkerton, J. Graham, J. Morton. Pa e Eighteen The second year of their high school career saw Fred Eichhorn as president of the class of 1948; Ann Will, vice-president; Lorraine Nabhan, secretary; Jack Kelly, treasurer; Robert MeGrew, Student Council; and Paul Collier, Social Committee, The sponsors were Miss Studebakcr, Miss Goodman and Mrs Heist. On February 14, the sophomores’ main social event, the Valentine’s Dance, was held in the gym, in spite of a raging blizzard. Sophomores formed the major part of the drama club. They began fulfilling last years promise in athetics, too, having one boy on the starting eleven in football — as well as almost making up the reserve teams in both basketball and football Seven sophs ran track.