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

Text from Pages 1 - 48 of the 1947 volume:

SANDSCRIPT by Class of 1947 a A Play in Three Acts Produced by William A. Wirt Students Directed by liiss Alice Studebaker Gary, Indiana CLASS of 47 “THafoi (Z wuzct iA .III the world is a stage hid all the men and women merely players. JACQUELINE ARVIDSON Spanish Club, 1, 2 ; Science Club, 2, 3, 4; Art Club, 4; Chorus, 1; Band, 1. 2; Hall Guards, 2, 3; Christmas Pageant 3: G. A. A., 1. 2. 3. 4 ; P. K. P . 3. 4; Junior Academy of Science, 4: Social Committee. 3; Shifting Sands 4; Sandsoript, 4: Student Council, 3. RICH AKD ERLANIXSON Class PiVs., 2; Class Treas., 3; Spanish Club. 1, 2: Science Club. 2. 3. 4; Hall Guards, 2. 4; Radio Program, 2: Track. 2; Prom Committee. 2; Honor Society. 2. 4; Mayor. I; Boy’s State. 3; Junior Academy of Science, 3, 4; Shifting Sands Editor, 4; Sandscript, 2. 4. SALLY CLARKE Spanish Club. 1. 2; Art Club, 1, 2. 3. 4; Science Club, 2. 3. 4; Hall Guards. 2. 4; G. A. A.. 1, 2. 3. f; P. K. P.. 3. 4; Shifting Sands, 4; Sandscript, 4. ROBERT DUN 1 VAN Class Treasurer. 4; Camera Club. 1. 2. 3. 4; Selene Club. 2. 3. 1; Band, 1, 2. 3. 4; Mall Guards. I. 2. 4; Christmas Pageant. 2; Basketball. 1 : Track. 1 ; Basketball Manager, 2: Track Manager. 2: Football Manager. 3. 1; Basketball Timer. 3, 4; Prom Committee. 1. 4; Social Committee, 4; J uni o r Academy of Science, 4; Sandscript. 4. MARTHA BOWERS Lew Wallace. 1. 2, 3: Art Club. 4: Dramatics Club. 1; Christmas Pageant, t: Shifting Sands. 4; Now in P. S. O. Entertaining Troupe. WILLIAM FIELDS Camera Club. 2; Art Club. 2: Spanish Club, 2 ; Christmas Pageant, 2. 3; Band. 1; Track. 1: Football Manager. 2: Basketball Manager. 3; 14. M. S. Pinafore, 1. Withdrawn. BARBARA CONWAY Spanish Club. I. 2; Dramatics Club. 1.2. Science Club, 2, 3. 4 ; C a m e r a Club, 3; Chorus, 2. 3. 4; Christmas Pageant. 3 ; Sandscript Editor, 4 ; Honor Society. 4: G. A. A.. 1. 2. 3. 4; Hall Guards 1. 2; Junior Academy rf Science, 4: P. K. P., 3. 4; Radio Program. 2. LYNDAL ELSTAD Art Club, 1. 2. 3. 4 ; Spanish Club. 2. 3; Hall Guards. I; Science Club, 2. 3. 4; G. A. A . 1. 2. 3. 4; P. K. I . 3. 4; Shiftin': Sands, 4: Sandscript 4; Saluiatorian. 4. GENE GOFORTH Class Vice-Pros., 2; Camera Club. I. 2; S -ien. e Club, 2, 3. 4; S. C. Treas., Spanish Club, 1. : Band, 1, 2. 3. 4: Bui I Vice-Pres., 4; Radio IT -gram, 2; Track. I: Social Committee. 3: Prom Committee. 1; Hall Guards. 2. 4: Pres. Mayor's Con., 4: Jr. Academy of Science, 4; Sandscript Editor, 4; Honor Society, 4. I aye TtVo JUELL FRIEDMAN Ari Club. 1. 2. 3. 4; .Spanish ('lub. I. 2; Science Club. 2. 4; Chorus. I: Hall C.uards. 2. 4; 5. A. A., 1. 2. 2. 4: Ethic Commit tec. 3: Sjndscript lousiness Manager. 4. DON HAblO Science Club, 2. 4: Camera Club, 1. 2: Hall c.uards. 4: Sandscrlpt. 4. DORIS HOFFMAN Spanish Club. I. 2: Drama Club. 1:0. A. A.. 1. 2. 3. 4: I . K. I . 3. 4-; Chaplain. 3; Christmas Pageant, 3: Sandscript, 4; Cheerleader. 3. ROBERT HARBAUC H Art Club. 1. 2. 3, 4: Science Club, 2. 3. 4; Hall Guards, 1. 2. 3, 4. ROBERT (JU.NDKRSON Spanish C 1 ul� . 1. 2; Science Club. 2, 3, 4; C’liess Club. 3; Hall Guards, 2. � ; Coot ball. 2: Emerson la day, 3; Sandscript. 1. SHIRLEY hi: FT Science Club, 2. 4; Chorus. 2; Christmas Pageant, 2; Hall Guards, 2; «;. A., A., 1. 2. 3. 4; 1 . K. I’.. 3, 4: Social Committee, 2: Cheerleader. 1: Sandscript, 4. EDWARD HALF Class I’res.. 3; Science Club, 2. 3, 4; S. C. Pres., S. C. Sec., 2; Hall Guard. 4: Football, 4; Honor Society. 3, 4: Sandscript, 4. MAX I NIC HOl rZMAN Mishawaka High School. I. 2; Chorus, 3; Hall Guard, 3, 4: Christmas Pageant, 3; 0 .A. A.. 3, 4; P. K. P„ 3. 4; Shifting Sands, 4; Sandscript, 4. ZOE ICKXOGLE Spanish Club. 1, 2; Art Club. 1. 2. 3: Chorus. 1, 2; Christmas Pageant, 1; G. A. A.. 1, 2. 3: P. K. P.. 3. 4; Hall Guards, 1. 2, -T; Sandscript, 4: Shifting Sands, 4. Al.bKN HAl’SKR Science Club, 2. 3. 1; Track, 1: Football. 2; Basketball, I. 2. 3, 4; Sandscript, 4. CHARMAINE KKXXKDY Class Vice-Pres., 3; I• rain a club. 1: Spanisli club 2. 3; Science Club, 2. 3. 1; S. C. Sec., I; Hall Guard. I; Radio Program. 3; Chorus, I: Art Club, 1. 2. 3. 4: G. A. A.. 1. 2. 3. 4; 1 . K. P.. 3, 4; Shifting Sands, 4; Sandscript, 4. KARL HODGERS Camera Club. 1. 2: Band. 1; Ethics Committee, 3; Emerson V.- day. 2. 3. I1 aye Three ’Ttiajo'i (fyevuicten6 (Continued) They have their exits ami their entrances 1.0 is KREBKS Drama Club, 1; Art Club. 1, 2. 3, 4: Spanish Club, 2. 3; Hall Guard. 1; Christmas Pageant, 1; 1. A. A.. 1, 2. 3, 4; Social Committee. 4: Prom Committee, 1 ; P. K. P.. 3. i; Shifting Sands, t: Sandscript, 4. WILLIAM JABO Art Club. 1. 2. 3. 4; Hal! Guard. I, 2, 3; Band. 1; Basketball, 1. 2, 3. 4: Football, 2, 4; Sandscript 4. BETTY LARSON Art Club. I, 2: Science Club. 2. 3, 4; Band, 1. 2, 3. 4; Hall Guard. 2. 4; O. A. A.. I. 2 3: P. K. P., 3. 4; Press Con. Committee, 3; Girls Con., 2; Shifting Sands. 3. 4: Sandbur. 3: Sandscript Editor. 4; Junior Academy of Science, 4. VKRLIE McCALLISTER Science Club, 3. 4; Band, 1. 2: Chorus. 2. 4; Hall Guard. 1. 3; G. A. A.. 1. 2. 3; P. K P.. 3. 4; Shifting Sands Junior editor. 3. 4; Sandscript Editor, 4. HAROLD LUNDSTROM Camera Club, 1. 2; Junior Academy of Science, 4; Science Club. 2. 3, 4-; Hall Guard, 2, 4; Football, 3. MARTHA MOORE Science Club, 3. 4; Spanish Club. 2; Hall Guard, 1. 4; Drama Club. 3; G. A. A.. 1. 2. 3: P. K. P„ 3. 4; Band, 1, 2; Sandscript, LAWRENCE QUIGLEY Science Club. 2. 3, 4; S. C. Vice-Pres., 2; Track. 2; Football, 3. 4; Basket ball. 3. 4: Sandscript Editor, 4. Page Four JOHN LOCKHART Football. 2. 3, 1; Basketball. 2. 3. 4; Track. 1. 2. 3; Hall Guard. 3. 4. CLINTON MILLKR Basketball. 1: Track. 1 (Chorus, 1. 2. 3; Art Club I, 2, 3, I; Science Club 3. 4; Drama. I. 2. 3. t; II M. S. Pinalore, I; Sand script, 4. LOIS HEGEL. Class Treas.. 1 : Spanish Club. 1. 2; Science Club. 2. 3, 4; S. C. Treas., 2; Student Con. Clerk. 4; Majorette, 1; G. A. A.. 1. 2. 3. I: B. K. 1 .. 3, 4: P. K. P. Sec., 3; P. K. P. V. Pres.. 4; Art Club. 4: Girls Con.. 2; Junior Academy of Science, 3, 4: Honor Society. 3. 4; Attend. Schol. Board, 4; Shifting Sands. 4: Sand-script Editor, 4; Valedictorian, i. f PATRICIA McGOUGH Science Club, 3. 4; Hall Guard, 4; G. A. A.. 1. 2. 3; Shifting Sands, 2; Sandseript, 4; Honor Society, 4. PATTI It VAN Class Pits., 4; Art Club, I, 2, 3, 4; Drama Club, 2. 3; Spanish Club. 2, 2; Science club. 2. 3, I; 5. A. A.. 1. 2. 3. t. P. K. R, 3, 4; Social Committee, 4; Honor Society, 3. 4; Press Conference. 4; Shifting Sands. 4; Sand-script lOditor. 4; Christmas Pageant, 1. 4: Prom Committee. 2. 4; Mall Guard. I. 2; Pure as the Driven Snow, 3; How Very English. 4. CblONX SPKIXCMANN Track Manager. 2; Camera Club, 3: Pres. Camera Club. 3; Science Club, 3. 4; Sandscript. 4; Hand 1, 2, 3, 4; Hall Guard 1. 2. 4. EILEEN SANDERSON Class Sec.. 2; Hand. 1. 2. 3. 4; Chorus. I; Art Chib, I. 2; Spanish Club. 2, 3; Science Club, 2. 3. 4; Hall Guard. 4; G. A. A., 1. 2. 3. 1; Social Com., 2; P. K. J . 3. 4: Junior Academy of Science, 4: Shifting Sands Co-Edi-tor. 4; Common Council, •f; Sandscript. 4. GLEN THORNTON Science Club. 2. 3. 4: S. C. Pres.. 3; Hall Guard. 2; Student Con., 3. DE-LORES SEI PERT Art Club. 2, 3; Science Club. 2, 3. I; Hall Guard. 2; 'Letters From Abroad' 1; Chorus, 2. 3; Christmas Pageant. 3; Radio Program. 3: G. A. A., 1. 2. 3; P. K. P. 3. 4; Sand-seript, 4. SIDNEY TUCKER Class Treas., 2; Camera Club. 3: Science Club. 2. 3. 4: Mall Guard. 2. 3. I; Track. 1.2; Gasket ball. 1. 2. 3. 4; Football. 4; Sand-sreipt, 4. ST IM SON IRENE Science Club. 2. 3, 4; Chorus, I; G. A. A., 1. 2, 3. 4: P. K. P„ 3. 4; Mall Guard. 4; Junior Academy of Science. I; Shifting Sands, 3: Sandscript, I. JAMES WEAVER Hand, 1. 2: Science Club, 2. 3, 4: Hall Guard. 3; Radio Program, 2: Football. 2. 3. 4-; Track. 2. 3. 4; Ethics Committee, 3; Sandscript. 4. LEONARD SULLIVAN Christmas I agt ant, 1, 2. 3; Radio Program, 1; Shi fling Sands, 2; Stu-dent Drama Director, 3; Spanish club. 2: Letters from Abroad, 1: Chorus. 2; I'ur� As the Driven Snow, 3; Camera Club, 3; Debate. 2: Science Club. 2. 3; U. S. Signal Corps, LOIS STEIN HOFF Chorus. 3: Drama Club, 2: Musical Extravaganza, 3; G. A. A., 1. 2, 3; Shifting Sands, 2. 3: Sand-scrip , 4. EUGENE VASl'SKY Science Club. 2, 3. I; Hall Guard, 1. 2; Football, 1. 2. 3. 4: Basketball. 1. 2. 3. 4; Track 2. 3; Sand-script, 4. BARBARA STINSON Drama Club. 1, I; Spanish Club. 2. 3; Science Club. 2. 3. 4; Art Club. 1. 2. 3. 4; Chorus. 1 ; G. A. A.. I. 2. 3. 4; I . K. 1 . 3. 4; P. K. P. Pres.. 4: Christmas Pageant, 1, 4: Shifting Sands, 4: Sand-script Editor, 4; Press Con., 4; Prom Com., 2. 4; How Very English, 4. Page Five 'Tfiajan, {Continued) And one man in his time plays many parts. SANDSCRIPT STUDKNT DIRKCTORS — Barbara Conway, Lois Regel, Gene Goforth, Betty Larson, Lad Quigley, Verlic McCallister, Patti Ryan, Peggy VVestergren, Barbara Stinson. in-: i jon TINNIAN Strong Vincent High School, Erie, Fa., 1, 2, 3, 4: Sandscript, I. NANCY WACHTER (Mass Sec.. 4; Drama (Muh 1. 3, 4; Art Club, 1. 2. 3. 4; Science Club, 2, 3, 4; Spanish Club, 2. 3; Pres. Schol. Hoard. 4; Shifting Sands, 3. 4; Sandscript. 4; Prom Com., 2, 4; (J. A. A., 1. 2, 3. 4; P. K. F., 3, 4; How Very English. 4. JOHN WHITED Science Club, I; Football, 2, 3, 4; Track. 2. 3; Social Committee, 3; Sand-script, 4. PEGGY WESTEKGREN Class Sec., 3; Class Vice-Pres.. 4; Art (Muh, 1, 2, 3, 4; Drama Club, l; Spanish Club, 2, 3; Spanish Club Pres., 2; Science (Muh, 2, 3. 4; Chorus, 1; G. A. A.. 1 ,2. 3. 4; P. K. P., 3. 4; Pres. O. A. A.. 4; Prom. Committee, 2; Ethics Committee, 2 ; Hall Guard. 1; Majorette. 1. 2; Girls Con.. 2; Shifting Sands, t; Sandscript Editor. 4; Schol. and Attend. Board, 4. FACULTY DIRECTOR................ BUSINESS MANAGERS- STUDENT—Juell Friedman. (Posters by Ed Hale and Art Staff). FACULTY—Demltria Magrames and Frances Huddleston. ART STAKK- director- Helen Ruth Huber COVER John Whited (aided by ideas from student test, notably that of Richmond Given). LETTERING -John Whited and James Driscoll, (also Jack Brownawell, Robert McGrow. (Minton Miller. Lad Quigley) LAY-OUT—Board of Directors (See above) PEN SKETCHES—Nancie Wachter, Lyn-dal HIstad, Barbara Stinson. Patti Ryan. (Minton Miller. SNAP PAGES—Peggy Westergren. Char-tnaine Kennedy, Jackie Arvidson. MAJOR CHARACTERS— I'ORTRA ITS—Verlle -McCallister. Eileen Sanderson. Betty Larson. PUBLICITY M ATERI A L—Robert Duni-van. MINOR CHARACTERS— PORTRAITS- DeLores Seibert. Zoe Ice-nogle, Irene Stimson. Verlie McCallister. Betty Larson 1NC1DENTIAL MUSIC—Betty Larson PROLOGUE—Betty Larson ACT I, SCENE I CLASS HISTORY. WILL. PROPHECY Lois Regel. Doris Hoffman. Zoe leenogle, Lois Steinhoff. Juell Friedman, Sally Clarke, Jacqueline Arvidson, Lois Krobes, Charmaine Kennedy. Peggy Westergren. CLASS POEMS— Verlie McCallister. Pat McGougli. ACT I. SCENE II STUDENT GOVERNMENT Dick Erland-son. SOCIAL COMMITTEE—Patti Ryan .................Alice Studebaker ACT I. SCENE III FACULTY—Robert Dunivan. (also Zoe leenogle, Verlie McCallister. Martha Moore, Eileen Sanderson, Maxine Iloltz-man) INTKRM ISSION— Miarmaine Kennedy ACT II. SCENE I FOOTBALL—Eugene Vasusky HASKKTHALL Allen Hauser. Sidney Tucker. TRACK Jim Weaver JINGLES—Bill Jabo G. A. A.—Peggy Westergren. Shirley Heft ACT II, SCENE II SHIFTING SANDS Dick Erlandson DRAMA—Patti Ryan. Barbara Stinson SPANISH—Ei 1 een Sanderson SCIENCE- Lynda 1 Elstad. ACT II, SCENE III P. K. P.—Barbara Stinson WILLIE Y-TEENS— Eileen Sanderson ACT 111—Patti Ryan MUSIC IO': BAND—Eileen Sanderson CHOIR Verlie McCallister PHOTOGRAPHY— Brazil’s. Gary (Student Assistants. Gl nn Springmann. Lawrence Quigley, Gene « forth. Bob Dunivan Football pictur • by Joe Seheck). ENGRAVING— Electro-Matic Engraving Company. ( h,‘ eago. PRINTING— Burke Printing Company. Gary. Page Six yiCcnot dha'iacte'16 CLASS OF ’4-q Page Eight Page Nine Ml rjm v unoz dkazckcLe CLASS OF '5 Page Ten MINOR CHARACTERS IDENTIFIED CLASS OK '48, {page seven) FIRST HONV: I’. Barrasx, K. Ballard. M. Bores, J. Bowers, J. Cummings. J. Brownawell. SECOND HOW: K. Dumeron M. A. Ditty, I . Collier. S. Ployd. .J. Driscoll, M. Friedman, D. Gleason. J. (jraham, F. Elchhorn, K. Humphrey. THIRD HOW: H. Given, I . Gray, M. B. Hokanson. J. Kelly, G. Kleckner, R. Bustgarten, H. Matthews, H. McGrow. B. Nabhan, K. Meyers. FOURTH ROW: M. Owen. M. Sammy, R. Pinkerton, J. Wachter, S. Whited, J. Scheck, E. Wysong, A. Will. Cl.ASS OK '49 {page eight) FIRST HOW: B. Allen. T. Ballard. E. Allen K. Barwlg, J. Allen, S. Bennett. SECOND ROW: Bowman S. Beres. M. Campbell, E. Calaway, .1. Clark. H. Carlson. M. Cottrell, D. Donley. P. Dahlgren. D. Dykstra. THIRD ROW: J. Erlandson. J. Hady, B. Fausnaugh B. Hargis, B. Guenther. J. Hunt. J. Hinchman, G. Keressinan, M. Hook, G. Kolvek. FOURTH ROW: B. Knies, I . Krebes. M. Beech. B. Kretlow, N. Bindstrom, W. McCall, .J. Manor, E. Marposon, P. McGinn, C. Mills. {page nine) FIRST ROW: B. Moldenhauer, T Matthews. J. Nason, J. Mlsehanko, B. Olson J. Newton. SECOND ROW: R O’Neal, .1. Neff. M. Overbeck. B. Palmer, B. Penrod, R. Rebeck. N. Quigley. T. Rogers. J. Roupe. F. Shehorn. THIRD ROW: It. Sargent. J. Sollors. A. Sheer. B. Stein. E. Spurling. B. Stern. D. Stempnlak. D. Sullivan. I . Thornton. I� . Teegarden. FOURTH ROW: J. Walstad, B. Whited. B. Warner. B. Witham, C. Werteen, B. Young. CLASS OF ’50 {page ten) FIRST ROW: M. Bickno.se, W. Akers, Cl. Bowman, R. Allen, .1. Dear-horn. D. Bieknese. SECOND ROW: C. 10vans. J. Chapman, I . Feeler. H. 'ook, G. Gambec, T. Cook. I. Hooper, D. Karl, .1. Hurd, B. Kiehhorn. THIRD ROW: Janxig. S. Gibson. C. Luslgarten, Pete Hook, D. Matthews. Raul Hook, .1. Morton, O. Hopkins. D. Mueler, H. Overbeek. FOURTH ROW: C. Rainier. I� . Reid. A. Peterson, G. Sherman. Y. Phillips K. Sblens, ,J. Stimson, L. Spurlock, B. Sullivan, D. Weaver. (page eleven) R. Thomas. B. Weaver. B. Tomcrlin, B. Weatergren, N. Tuft, R. Wood-worth, 10. Wahlsmith, H. Youngheim. F. Wahlsmith, J. Whited. INCIDENTAL MUSIC MENDELSSOHN MISS MOLLIE GOODMAN, auditorium bead at Wirt last year, to Mr. A1 Maeknin. MISS MARY LOU ATHENS, clerk, to Mr. Arthur Carroll. MISS LOUISE GALST. Knglish-Spanish teacher, to Mr. Sanford Wechsler. MISS THERESA CYGAX, 5th and 6th grade academic teacher, to Mr. Carl Durkel. MISS GLORIA PITLUK, training teacher here last year, to Mr. Lloyd Silverman. LOHENGRIN MISS MARGARET RANKIN. 6th. 7th, Sth grade academic, to Dr. Robort Tocpel. BRAHMS There is a new generation, started by our former teachers and clerk. MRS. MARGARET GRIFFITH, former band leader, had a little girl: she named her Anne Martindale. MRS. PEARL WHITE, former singing teacher, had a little girl: she named her Sherry Leah. MRS. RAMONA SMITH, our former clerk, had a little girl: she named her Susan Jane. Page Eleven Page Twelve let t Scene I Since well I’ve played my part, all clap your hands, .hid from the stage dismiss me with applause. Caesar Augustus CLASS HISTORY When we started our freshman year in ’43, Clyde White was our president; Doris Hostetler, vice president; Donald Eliot, secretary; and Lois Regel, treasurer. As is usual of most freshman classes, we supported a Halloween Dance. This first year we lost two of our sponsors: Miss Plum and Miss Knapp. To wind up the year we had a beach party, whi.h ended up in the gym, because of bad weather. Our second year the honors for class officers went to Dick Erland-son, president; Gene Goforth, vice president; Eileen Sanderson, secretary; Sidney 'Pucker, treasurer. Taking the place of the two sponsors we lost the preceding year were Miss DcVol and Miss Termohlen. In February of this year we gave the Valentine Dance, at whi.h Evelyn Clark and Sidney Tu ker were king and queen. As we started our Junior year Edward Hale took his place as head of the class, Charmaine Kennedy, vice president; Peggy Wcstcr- gren, secretary; Dick Erlandson, treasurer. 'Phis year we really got off to a fine start. The tobaggan party we had at Marquette Park, December 23, proved plenty of excitment for all of us with Dick Erlandson winding up the evening with a broken leg. February 18, was declared “Quigley Day”, with “Lad” president of his “Mob.” With three happy years behind us we started our last year as “High and Mighty” Seniors. Our president was Patti Ryan; Peggy Wcstergren, vice president; Nancy Wachtcr, secretary; and Robert Dunivan, treasurer. The brains of the senior gang were Lois Regel, Valedictorian, and Lyndal Elstad. Salutatorian. June 9. was Senior Day with everyone signing annuals. On June 8. Father Conway was the speaker at our Baccalaureate Service. “Then finally, last scene of all, that ends this strange eventful history” —Commencement. SENIOR OFFICERS AND SPONSORS Left to Right: Miss Betty Newkirk, sponsor; Peggy Wcstergren. vice-president; Miss Demitria Magrames. sponsor; Mrs. Frances Huddleston, sponsor; Nancy Wachter, secretary; Robert Dunivan, treasurer; Mr. Andrew Htatrak, sponsor; Patti Ryan, president. Page Thirteen CLASS REMEMBRANCE School days art- remembrance Of life relaxed and gay: The hallway . . . the locker . . . the classrooms We shall remember them always. We won’t say “Goodbye” to you (Our pictures are on the wall!!) We’ll give just one last lingering look As you mingle there in the hall. And we have but one wish for you Who remain here at Wirt today: May all your times be bright as ours As you journey along your way! Verlic McCallister Page Fourteen POEMS “GRADUATION” This life is ever changing as we travel through the years. Even happy school days flit away with all their joys and fears. When we reach the parting day and bid our friends goodbye, A lump is felt in every throat a tear in every eye. We forget the homework and the tests. . the teachers’ moods anil whims— As we stand upon the threshold of what the future brings To all our pals and classmates in their weary world of strife . . . As we thread the thorny paths Down the winding road of lite. Pat McGough £Prophecy JACKIE ARVIDSON has taken over the Miller milk route since Dick broke his leg at the alumni toboggan party. DON HALE has opened his own barber shop and models for crew cuts. ROB DUN IVAN is now the husband of a famous authoress. Her latest book is Wake Up Screaming. MARTHA BOWERS finally hit big time. She has won her chance to dance on Morris B. Sachs Amateur Hour program. DICK ERLANDSON is using the dirty politics he learned in civics to try and secure a position as Mayor of Gary. SALLY CLARKE, dean of women at Grove City College, is now' an embittered old maid. She has been like this ever since she was jilted by her high school sweetheart, “Dcrf” Eichhorn. BARBARA CONWAY is writing ballets for her now famous husband. Her latest is a revision of the Dance of the Su9ar Plum Fairy. ' GENE GOFORTH now has a nationally known all-girl band. LYNDAL ELSTAD has had her first novel published in serial form in Country Gentleman entitled 1 Married a Horse. BOB GUNDERSON has at last perfected a method of keeping the wravc in his hair without putting it up every night. After ten years of hard work JUELL FRIEDMAN has finally made her debut at the Empire Room as 1957’s leading cigarette girl. SHIRLEY HEFT is sporting her tenth engagement ring. Spooks in the running again. ED HALE has pitted his brain with his artistic ability and has designed a jeweled mousetrap. After ten years, DORIS HOFFMAN is still ticklish and up to her old tricks—making lakes out ot puddles. BOB HARBAUGH has won a national award for being America’s best car salesman in 1957. MAXINE HOLTZMAN is still using the magnum of Tabu that M rs. Heist gave her for graduation. ALLEN HAUSER is star player on the HAIRIER APES FOR 1957 BASKETBALL TEAM. ZOL ICENOGLE is happily married and though she has no children as yet, what she’s knittin’ ain’t for Britian. Since CHARMAINE KENNEDY married into money, she has the Emerson basketball team clad in leopard skins, as her butlers. BILL JABO is the coach of William A. Wirt’s track team. They have a new' path going past Bill Boyle’s. «Last CWdl and Testament JACKIE ARVIDSON wills her collection of “late-to-registcr” admits back to Miss Magrames. BOB DUN I VAN leaves his willingness to do things that nobody else will do, to Ron Ballard who conscientiously does all he possibly can—to avoid work. SALLY CLARKE leaves her “curly toed shoes” to Arlene Sheer who’s “got dem big feet. DICK ERLANDSON leaves his ability to get along with people to John Manor. BARBARA CONWAY leaves her escapades to Rosemary O’Neal, who could sure use some excitement. GENE GOFORTH leaves his ability to hunch up his shoulders over test papers to Sue Whited. LYNDAL ELSTAD leaves ten pounds,---------she hopes!! £OB GUNDERSON leaves his curlers to Joan Dearborn. He’s getting an end curl. JUELL FRIEDMAN leaves her ability to strut to Peggy Kampf. ALLEN HAUSER leaves his long, windy tales to Mr Fowble, who can add them to his repertoire. SHIRLEY HEFT leaves school on a motorcycle. EDWARD HALE leaves Miss Huber minus a good art student. DORIS HOFFMAN leaves her book I IVrote My On Excuses, better known as Goddy, t Got Caught Ditching Again. DON HALE leaves his loud boistrous manner to Paul Collier. MAXINE HOLTZMAN leaves Mrs. Heist to dip her own ice cream. ROBERT HARBAUGH leaves his politeness to the wea ther man, so we may have a decent spring next year. ZOE ICENOGLE bequeaths her vitamins to poor anemic little Jerry Bowman. BILL JABO bequeaths his policy of “smoke and drink to Barbara’s Richmond, who is watched constantly. CHAR MAINE KENNEDY leaves her ability to put peroxide on her hair with a tooth brush to Miss Finn. KARL HODGERS wills his way with women to anyone who is willing to spend an evening with a mechanical man. LOIS KREBES leaves her expression “Oh you rotten tail to Alarthalu Hokanson. JOHN LOCKHART leaves his metals and alloys to Richard Pinkerton. BETTY LARSON leaves all the tests she's run off on the mimeograph machine to Mary Ann Ditty. HAROLD LUNDSTROM leaves his “can’t carry a tune in a bucket” voice to Marie Sammy. PATRICIA McGOUGH leaves her knitting needles to Miss Cygan. VERLIE McCALLISTER leaves her rough and tough character to Janet Walstad. LAD QUIGLEY wills his “back board slishcrs to Nevvtie. MARTHA MOORE bequeaths her excellent posture to Betsy Olson. GLENN SPRINGMANN leaves. What more could you ask for??? LOIS REGEL wills her horn rimmed glasses to Mr. Fowblc so he can see those helpful little papers. PATTI RYAN leaves her friendly manner and sweet charm to Marge Owen. GLEN THORNTON leaves his gift of gab to Joan Nason. SIDNEY TUCKER leaves his cool manner with the women to Boh Palmer. EILEEN SANDERSON leaves, but she’s taking her oboe. EUGENE VASUSKY leaves his little sister to carry on his ni kname “Possum.” DE LORES SEIBERT leaves her high heels to Miss Newkirk, who is going to throw away all her flats. JAMES WEAVER leaves Wirt, to go on to scrub bigger and better floors. LOIS STEIN HOFF leaves her coy, shy, not-sure-of-her-self manner to Evelyn Damcron. IRENE STIMSON leaves her cool stare to Barbara Sargent. BARBARA STINSON leaves her policy of “a smile for everyone” to Norma Lindstrom. JOHN WHITED leaves his manly physique to Joe Hunt. NANCY WACHTER leaves, but her sister will still be here. PEGGY WESTERGREN leaves Newtie. (For a while there we thought she was going to take him with her.) HELEN TIN NT AN leaves and she just got here. LOIS KREBES is the proprietress of Chicago’s Last Liquor Store. She can’t figure out who’s drinking up all the profits. JOHN MACK LOCKHART is just “rolling them in the isles” in the New York Opera House where he is starring as prima ballerina in the Ballet Russc. BETTY LARSON and her Turnipseeed are married and have quite a garden. HAROLD LUNDSTROM now has his own little restaurant affectionately called “Duff's Beanery”. Weaver’s beating a path to his door. For the last ten years Miss Studebaker has been begging VERLIE MX’ALLISTER to come back and advise her. but VERLIE is too busy writing her Advice to the Lovelorn Column. CLINTON MILLER has a collection of 125 neck ties . . . . you guessed it, he wears them all at once. PAT McGOUGH is still knitting the sweater that she started for Joyce Hinchman the year she graduated. Sine Mr. Doig has a fond affection for LAWRENCE QUIGLEY, he left him Spratts in his will. MARTHA MOORE has finally worked her way up to head jerk at Hooks. PATTI RYAN, after deciding to marry her red-headed fellow, has four little ones named: Fuschia, Pink, Red Jr., and th youngest .... Vermillion. LOIS REGEL missed graduation and after ten years she still hasn’t made it. Her only explanation was, “I simply can’t find my powder base.” Aften ten years GLENN SPRINGMANN finally bought some rope to tic his loafers on with. GLEN I HORN TON, with all his experience in speaking, has started a filibuster in the Senate. Girls! Girls! Girls! Twenty — count them! Twenty! SIDNEY TUCKER, is now on tour with his gorgeous bevy of glamorous girls. After ten years EILEEN SANDERSON’S hair has finally reached shoulder length. Women arc flocking to Marshall Fields Men’s store. Why? Because EUGENE VASUSKY has a job modeling basketball socks. Could it be his legs they’re interested in? I)E LORES SEIBERT has finally attained her chief goal in life. She models gym shoes in Gary’s Goshawfullest Store. LOIS STEIN HOFF has patented her old idea of her “slick-it-back-with-gooey-and-tie-a-ribbon-around-my-braidcd-horsc’s-taiT hair do. There is a great liquor shortage in the states as JIMMY WEAVER is still trying to drown his troubles in drink. BARBARA STINSON reviews movies over the radio on a program sposnored by “The Potomac Blue Beans.” NANCY WACHTER has created a funny paper character called “Gooey Louie” . . . (of Walgreens). PEGGY WESTERGREN has taken Bernice Hmura into her art school . . . for obvious reasons. HELEN TINXIAN is now singing with her husband’s band in Erie, Pennsylvania. Page Fifteen Act 1 Scene 2 STUDENT GOVERNMENT - The function, they tell us, of a play’s first act is to acquaint the audience with the major characters and the problems which they face. Scene 1 has, accordingly, brought us up to date on the story of the class of ‘47, and has expressed some of its philosophy. A brief interlude has shown us a good many folks around school in their lighter moments, and we find ourselves now at the beginning of ’47 ... . ready to face the challenges it presents .... We see a class in session, organized as a court to enforce the traffic regulations that have been worked out . . . Yes, there seem to be problems to face. How? Who? A giant spotlight comes into focus and picks out a group sitting around a table; it is the Common Council. Who arc they? What are they discussing. . . It seems that at the beginning of the school year, Mr. Reid proposed to the students a new form of student government to be drawn up after the Mayor-Council type of city government. This plan of student leadership was readily adopted by the students, and soon an election of officers was in progress. The officers elected were as follows: Dick Erlandson. Mayor: John Lockhart, Judge; and Lois Regel. Clerk of the Court, with the common council recruited from the upper six grades. All the students also were organized as boards, practically coinciding with their register classes, and assigned various duties, such as managing the school’s Fire Department and 'Traffic Court, and carrying out a Children’s Morality Code. We realize, of course, that our goal of good conduct on the part of each individual student at Wirt has been slow under this plan the first year, but we hope that in future years it will effectively work toward the achievement of this goal. Page Sixteen Judge not the play before the play is done; Her plot hath many changes; every day Speaks a new scene. Frances Ouarles - - SOCIAL COMMITTEE The Spotlight shifts and falls on another table, whose members reflect another mood. They are contemplating an adequate social program for Wirt. Hut the quite placid atmosphere is broken: Ann Peterson declares, “It didn’t work.” M rs. Wechsler states, “It was a waste.” Bob Dunivan shouts, “We will have to change it” Right there and then the plan for reorganizing the Social Committee was born. According to the new plan the big dances were to be handled by the Social Committee, and given in the honor of the various high-school classes. For example, the Halloween Dame on November 1 was dedicated to the Freshman Class and the money made from it went to that group. Committees for the dance, however, were drawn from the entire student body, headed by Social Committee members: Seniors: Bob Dunivan, Patti Ryan. Juniors: Marjorie Owen, John Schcck. Sophomores: Barbara Allen, Don Smith. Freshmen: Ann Peterson, Henry Overbeck. It is spring time now, and problems that seemed so hard arc in the past .... “Oh boy, says Marge, “Remember the Junior Stork Club dance? The decorations were just like a night club.” “I’ll never forget those candy girls,” booms Johnny. ('I'his dance honored the seniors, and the entertainment was the best to be had.) “Well, speaking of dances, what about the Pan-American dance? We even had a bull-fight at that!” “The best dances, though,” insists Barbara, “were the last two; the much-looked-forward-to Prom and the Senior Farewell. Don’t you think so, Smitty? The spotlight fades............and the curtain falls. UPPER RIOWT- COWSCS CCU1CIL Sugar Hollingsworth, Vara Saac?, Paul Colllftr, Boh Paloar, Eli Uarpoeon; Lola Hagai, dark; John fioaar. IKSSTS- Sana Goforth, Praaidant; Dick Srlandaon, kayor; Klloon Sandoraoc, Vico Prooldont. lover right- social covnrrsR standing— Honry Ovarback, Bob Dunlvan, Barbara Allen, Donald Saitfa, John Sohook. so tod— Patti Ryan, A nr. potoraoo, Uarjorio CMn, Ulso Galat. BELOV- CIVICS CLASS AS COPST John Lookhart, Jodga; Lola Segal, Clark; Ur. Fcmble and Ur. footer, Sponsor . Page Seventeen Act f Scene S For this i STA MRS. NAOMI ADKINS Madame Maker's (Now Butler University); 3rd Grade Academic. SAM BOBELE Indiana University, B. P. S. M.; Band and Guidance. MISS MARGARET CORNELL Indiana State Teachers College, A. B.; Speech and Dramatics. WALDO CRISMAN University of Chicago; School Clerk. MISS THERESA M. CYGAN Indiana University, B. S.; 5th and 6th Grade Academic. MISS THERESA FINN Massachusetts State College, B. S., University of Chicago; Science and Mathematics. MONTE B. FOSTER Indiana University, Indiana State Teachers College, B. S.; 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade Academic. GEORGE A. FOWBLE Earlham College, University of Wisconsin, University of Chicago, B. A.; Social Science. MRS. WINIFRED HARRISON Methodist Hospital, graduate work at Indiana Extension; School Nurse. ANDREW HATRAK Indiana University, B. S.; Physical Education. MRS. GLADYS M. HEIST T xas State College for Women, B. S.; University of Chicago and Columbia University, work on M. S.; Graduate of Lewis Hotel Training School; Home Economics. MISS BERNICE HMURA Indiana State Teachers College, B. S.; 5th and 6th Grade Academic. MRS. DOROTHY HOKANSON Manchester College B. S.; Elementary Mathematics. MISS HELEN RUTH HUBER Chicago Academy of Fine Arts; Chicago Art Institute; Ecole dc Fountainblcau; University of Chicago, Ph. B.; Northwestern University, M. A.; Fine Arts. MRS. MADELEINE HUNT Pestallozzi-Froebel, B. E.; 3rd Grade Academic, Page Eighteen ur business, to play admirably the role assigned to you. Epictetus MRS. hRANGES HUDDLESTON DePauw University, A. B.; New York University; Catholic University of America; University of Colorado; Science. MISS MARGARE1 LABB Northwestern University, B. S.; Indiana University, M. S.; Auditorium Head. MRS. ADELE BOHLING LEE Northwestern University, B. M.; American Conservatory of Music, M. M.; Music. MISS DEM I I RIA MAGRAMLS Indiana University, B. S.; English and Library. ARTHUR MANNING Since January has been teaching in Germany. Indiana State Teachers College, B. S.; Columbia University, M. A.; Industrial Arts. MISS MARY MORRISON Purdue University extension; Illinois State Normal University. B. Ed.; Northern State Teachers College, Michigan; Loyola University, graduate work; Home Visitor. MISS BETTY NEWKIRK Ball State Teachers College, B. S.; Physical Education. EDWARD H. PALONCY Indiana State Teachers College, B. S.; Industrial Arts. MISS MARGARET RANKIN Valparaiso University, A. B.; 6th, 7th. and 8th Grade Academic. JOHN N. REID Indiana University B. S. and M. A.; Principal. MISS ALICE M. STUDEBAKER Manchester College. A. B.; Northwestern University, M. A.; Genevieve Rae Hahne School of Music; Commerce and Journalism. MRS. LOUISE GALST WECHSLER University of Chicago. A. B. and I. A.; University of Havana, Certificate; McGill University, Certificate; Spanish, English, and Guidance. MRS. EDITH WILLIAMS Hanover College; University of Wisconsin; 3rd and 4th Grade A.ademic. riarun T HUr Mro torothy Hokansonftf jg lr. 0. A. Powblo iw Bornica Hmra nlfrod Harrison Wrn, ?r� nc«a Haddloston Mr. Arthur Manning kr . Ad«L« Booling l « Mr. E iard Pal oney MU Margarot iUnfcln With MU1U b Vlas Alica Stud«ba er Mra. Louisa Vachalar RANGERS As we were leaving the school, with diplomas in hand, the heel of my sling pump accidentally touched a blade of grass and we were suddenly surrounded by—guess who? The Rangers! “All right, five hours!!!!” I had met them before: One sunny lunch hour, weary from strolling, I yawned and my hand chanced to touch a leaf of one of the trees in our wild-life preserve. A limb reached out and grabbed my neck and what would it be—guess who? A camouflaged Ranger. With a sharp finger in my eye and a high-pit hed voice, he was screaming, “All right, that’s 17 hours.” One dark night coming home from a late show, we swerved ACT H. SCENE I to miss three camels resting in front of the school. Our luck, a tread of our tire slightly rolled over a beloved cinder and right again—A troop of Rangers and their leader yelling. “We’ve just been waiting for some victim to make up time.” They gave us life imprisonment! Of course, in our better moments, we know that the Rangers have a job to do and they carry it out well. They have a fine organization and help to keep our school grounds beautiful. They are organized as follows: JUDGES: Allen Miller, Charles Overbeck. FILE TENDERS: Ellen Riise. Caroline Cristine. RANGER CAPTAINS: Rosemary Kolvek, Allen Miller, Jerry O'Neill, Patsy Lustgarten. This year’s track squad did not win many meets, but the experience gained, coupled with the added maturity of a year’s growth, should prove enough to make Wirt look forward to one of its finest seasons in track in 194H. Our new track is a large improvement over what the teams of the past have trained on. If we can keep the seniors of next year interested in track, it will impove our chances of winning our share of meets 'This year’s schedule was high-lighted by the fact that we placed in every major meet we entered. R. Ballard, running a 23.5-second 220-yard dash, and John Manor, throwing the shotput 44 feet, 2x i in hes, were the record breakers this year. R. Ballard also managed to tie the school record for the pole vault. Out of the foliowign boys the major and minor letter winners will be selected: R. Ballard. T. Ballard, Eichhorn, Sollors. Brownawell, Weaver, Scheck, Beres, McGrew, Collier, Pinkerton, R. Whited, Manor, Hargis. Hady. Newton, Teegarden, and Rebeck. These boys were augmented by a promising group of freshmen. (Mention should be made here, also, of the fact that Jim Whited, eighth grader, will be one to watch in future years—he broke the school record for the 660-yard dash, doing it in 2 minutes, 4 seconds.) Page Twenty-one For when the one great Scorer conies to write against your name He marks-not that you won or lost—but how yon played the game. —Grant I and Rice VARSITY Our boys in the ’46-’47 season won seven games and lost fourteen. In home games they took six out of eight. There were many high spots in this season of 1947: for example, the upset victories over Portage and Lowell. But the outstanding game was probably the one in which we posted a 58 to 56 victory over Lowell, with Captain Lad Quigley scoring the winning basket. An unusual thing happened at Hobart, too, when we had our game called on account of darkness, so that the game had to be finished at a later date. Newton and Hauser, our forwards, did most of the scoring, with Tucker, Ballard and Vasusky rounding out the first five. The bench consisted of Quigley, Lovkhart, Brownawell. Jabo and Eichhorn. Coach Hatrak toop up where Mr. Manning left off, in mid season. Although we didn’t take the sectionals in 1947, no doubt we will in the future. RESERVES The junior Troopers did well in winning ten games and losing seven. There were many tight and hard-fought games, so next year you can look forward to some fine playing from this outfit. The first five was made up of Rogers, Manor, T. Ballard, Sheck and Beres, with substitutes in Kolvek, Marposon, Kerzman, Smith, Hunt and Hady. The picture at right includes a drawing of our new score board that arrived last fall. It was given to the school by the class of 43. FRESHMEN The freshmen have a nice ball club composed of Pete and Paul Hook, DLk Allen. Floyd Spurlock, and Bill Eichhorn, who made up the first five, with Wcstergren, Woodruff, Hopkins, Overbeck, Young-heim, Reid and Weaver rounding out the bench. The freshmen’s best game was the one with Wallace, in which they scored a 35 to 27 victory. Look for a good reserve team next year. Page Twenty-two 8th GRADE They have a small team and it is only natural that they lack experience, but in the future they should round into form. JINGLE BY JABO The game of basketball is realty fast To see how long five men ean last They trip. push, and at each other they shout And before the Second Quarter they all foul out. SEASON RECORD 27 Wirt 25 1 vj 11 y 50 Wirt 34 49 Wirt — 42 Wheder 26 Wirt 37 Griffith 49 Wirt 27 34 Wirt 42 Crown Point 41 Wirt 45 50 Wirt 29 50 Wirt 31 43 Wirt 33 30 Wirt 39 37 Wirt 17 39 Wirt 47 44 Wirt 57 51 Wirt 46 56 Wirt 58 46 Wirt 27 46 Wirt 42 57 Wirt 47 54 Wirt 35 Froebel 52 Wirt 23 8'-GR ADE FRESHMEN Page Twenty-three This year was the fourth for eleven-man football here, and was distinguished by three varsity games and Wirt’s first encounter at Gleason. SEPTEMBER 13- WIRT. 12; HOBART, 21. The season opened with a night game in the Brickie Bowl. For three quarters the Troopers fought in vain against Hobart’s great defensive feats—until the fourth quarter when they managed to push two touhdowns over, one by a quarter-back sneak and the other with a pass from Newton to Humphrey. SEPTEMBER 20,—WIRT. 0; GRIFFITH, 33. Exactly one week after tin- Hobart loss, the Troopers buckled before a powerful Griffith eleven for their second conference defeat of the season. SEPTEMBER 2.r..—WIRT. 19; TOEEESTOX. 0. In this game, with Tolleston's second team, the Troopers had many chances to score, but only three times did they succeed. Given plunged off tackle for the first touchdown, Humphrey converted; Weaver recovered a blocked kick and ran for a second touchdown. Given, taking it on the kickoff, ran all the way for the last. It was a vietorv well earned. OCTOBER 9—WIRT. 18; M ERR I LEVI LEE, 7. Wirt celebrated Its first game in Gleason Field, when the Pirates bowed before their first display of Trooper aggressiveness. Brownawell Page Twenty-four FOOTBALL accounted for the first two touchdowns and T. Italian! for the third. OCTOBER 1C WIRT. 14: WALE ACE. 7. An alert ami vastly improved Wirt eleven unleashed a vaunted aerial attack. Wallace scorched Wirt's green for the first score. Newton threw a pass to Brownawell for the home team's first score, with T. Ballard converting. Brownawell made the final score after catching Newton’s pass, then converted. OCTOBER 2.1—WIRT, 12; TOLLESTON. 7. Exceptional spirit was displayed in the Tolleston game. Ballard sliced around end for the first score. Then Tolleston scored, leaving the score 7 to 6 in their favor, till Ballard again ran around end to score. The Wirt line fought off (numerable Tolleston drives, with almost superhuman strength and courage. JINGLE BY JABO Football is a game that's rough Flaying clean is really tough, Listening to their cries and moans And snapping and popping of your bones. Page Twenty-five Come children, lei iis shut up the box and the puppets, for our play is played out.— Thackeray The G. A. A. operated this year under the sponsorship of Miss Betty Newkirk, who introduced an entirely new point system, and a delightfully full program. The point system is explained as follows: the members must earn 100 points a year to stay in the G. A. A. These points must all be earned in after-school activities. When a girl earns 750 points, she gets an emblem, 1,500 points, a letter; 2,250 points, a sweater; and finally, for 3,000 points, which is the highest, she gets a Senior Award. There were many dances and other outside activities to raise money for new equipment, such as shuffle board, archery, and table tennis. Some of the main events were as follows: a rollerskating party, a barn dance, to which the girls asked the boys, a hay ride, plus swimming and bowling every week . . . . Every one of the events had a big turn out. The officers that led the year were: Peg Westergren, who was president; Evelyn Dameron, vice-president; Mary Ann Ditty, secretary; Sue Whited, treasurer; Lois Krebes. chairman of social committee; Rosemary O’Neal, program chairman; and Ann Peterson, proctor. A G. A. A. girl is quite the treat, She has a 100 per, from head to feet. She has a smile a while, a winning way, No matter where you go, you'll recognize her name. You’ll say now, there’s a girl, I’d like to know She has a G. A. A. go, pep and go, And just to look at her, is sure a treat, It’s hard to heat, a G. A. A. girl .... Ki, yi, yi, yike ns, nobody like us, we are the girts of the G. A. A. Always a-winnin’, always a-grinnin’, always a-feelin’ fine, Ki, Yi . . PROLOGUE Characters (Page 12) I. Peggy Westergren 9. Pat McGough 10. Shirley Heft 1 1. Bob Dunivan 3. Lois Steinhoff 4. Irene Stimson and 2. Sally Clarke Jim Stimson 5. John Lockhart 6. Lois Regel 7. Delores Seibert 8. Jackie Arvidson 12. Charmaine Kennedy 13. Bill Jabo 14. Betty Larson 15. Dick Erlandson 16. Gene Goforth 17. Zoe Icenogle Page Twenty-seven is with life as with a play—it matters not how long the SCRIPT-WRITERS SHIFTING SANDS Here wo see SHIFTING SANDS editor. I)iok Erlandson, consulting with Ronald Lustgarten and Rol� McGrow, chief letterers. Rots Regel and Jackie Arvidson, two of our export typists, are relaxing a moment over someone else’s attractive layout, while Sally Clarke, gossip ditor (aided and abetted by Mary Ann Ditty and Circulation Manager Sue Whited) relays a choice hit t«� Juell Friedman, another light-fingered typist, and Martha Bowers, who contributed to the special-feature department, along with Charmaine Kennedy and lads Regel. Betty Larson, with her ROOKING BACKWARD column; Zoe Icenogle, with her FUSS AND FKATHKRS; and Margaret Beres and Jackie Wacliter. with their question box and their modern musical notes, also added spice. Our feminine sports writers, Peggy Westergron and Lois Krebes. proved very successful too. (as well as brave!) Flea nor Allen, Verlie McCnllister, and Maxine Holtzman were always willing to help wherever they could. We mustn't overlook ‘outside” people like Rosemary O’Neal and Carol Palmer, who helped us with such news as Spanish Club and Willy-Y-Teens. We see Nancle Wacliter hard at work on one of her famous covers. Our talented art staff also included; Barbara Stinson, stenclller deluxe, Patti Ryan, writer poetic, and Lynda! Klstad. proofreader indispensable. We see our ambitious Miss Studebaker right there on the job as sponsor, but we can't find Sandy (Eileen Sanderson to you). Must be she’s looking for Mr. Bobele to get the latest Band news or for Waldo to get another box of stencils or doing one of the umteen other jobs that go along with being associate editor of SHIFTING SANDS. action is span out, hut how good the acting is.—Seneca. ACT II SCENE II SPANISH and SCIENCE CLUBS While we are waiting for the scenery change before scene II. we hear a group of people coming up the stairs. We wonder it it's Mrs. Weehsler ami her Spanish Club officers? Maybe they are to be In the next scene. Oh, shh, the curtain is going up .... See, we were right! There thev are in room 302. . . . home of Wirt's two Spanish Clubs . . . . We see Eli Marposon presiding, while Rosemary O’Neal, secretary of the second year group, writes madly to get down on paper some of the interesting lilts contributed b her classmates as they tell ol life in various Latin countries and cities. They tell us Teddy Ballard plans these programs. . . . the lights dim. we hear shouts of Feliz Navidad” (Spanish for Merry Christmas, and when we can see again, we find ourselves in the gym; a huge jar (pinata they call it) is being crashed and Christmas surprises are spilling out (an old Spanish custom). . . . Then once more we're back in the classroom hearing more accounts of Latin-Amerlcan peoples, only Bol� Hargis is in Eli’s place now, for tills in the first-year group, and Bob is its chairman. (Carol Palmer is secretary, and Joe Hunt program chairman). They’re trying to tell us something about a bowling league, in which they defeated the second-year people rather hopelessly, but despite their protests, the scene shifts to the science room. . . . There we see some of the leaders of the Science Club planning a paper drive in order to raise money for the trip to Terre Haute . . . the lights dim for a second and we are at a dance being held to help finance the Terre Haute trip: everyone is having a good time dancing, eating, and drinking soft drinks: the party is a success. All goes well, and we see them departing for Terre Haute in excitement and hilarity . . . the curtain drops for a minute or so while the scenery is being changed, and being shown on the new bead screen bv means of the new projector then it rises again to reveal the chemistry class watching a science film that the Science Club has purchased through paper drives and the sale of Lather Leaves ... at the other end of the chemistry room we hear the chirping of baby chicks that the biology class has hatched in the new incubator that was also purchased by tlie Science Club . . . the scene is coming to close, and the curtain comes down amid a roar ol applause. PRODUCERS DRAMATIC CLUB You can almost tell it, just looking at the picture, that dramatic abilitv is 'bustin' out all over in this group, presided over by Miss Margaret Labb. auditorium head, and Miss Margaret Cornell, training teacher .... Their first public appearance was during National Education Week, in a script made novel by the use of flashlights by the various characters ... At Christmas, they gave THE MAN WHO WAS TOO BUSY TO FIND THE CHILD, a beautiful and unusual Christmas story. The costumes and the characters were worked out to such perfection that the scenes were breath-takingly beautiful. This was the loveliest presentation of the year. Following this, in January, there was a program in memory of Dr. William A. Wirt . . The grade school also took part in dramatic work this year when Page Twenty-eight they produced IMNOCCHJO, directed by Miss Cornell, and THE LEGEND OF’ THE SNOWMAN, a delightful operetta written by Mrs. Lee and directed by Miss Labb. (PINOCCHIO was featured in the Children’s Theater.) The grand performance of the year was the threee-act play. HOW VERY ENGLISH, written by Beulah King ami presented mainly by junior and senior dramatic students. Miss Labb directed. Another entertaining play was THE WISE FRESHMEN given by freshmen and sophomore girls, and directed by Miss Cornell. There have been many other activities that are hard to set down in a formal list—such as monologues, pantomimes, the panel presenting the student government to the P. T. A., the planning of Honor Society induction, baccalaureate, and commencement, and theater parties that enjoyed two plays in Chicago as well as several In other Gary high schools. Yes it has been a busy—and a happy—year. Pit Out C r ctez3 l age Thirty Now that some few of our ''characters have taken their curtain calls (as at our left), we settle hack In our seats for Scene 3. The curtain rises and we see revealed one of Wirt’s most attractive rooms—the library—Just now a background to some of the world’s most attractive girls see the shining faces of the junior and senior girls who make tip 1’. K. P.—What occasions the grin on Greta’s face? . . . We hear moans— We hear giggles—we find ourselves in Kleekners’ living room. The orderly eircle has been dissolved into a most informal one. On the floor in its center are hunks ot assorted materials— May I use those scissors nCx ’ ' s the elephant? Hut his KARS don't look right! No. it ISN T a zo lab—U IS a p. K. P. meeting; the girls are making seems to he the first regular meeting, for Lois Regel. vice-president and program chairman, is asking the girls what ideas they have for the year’s work and Lorraine Nabhan. secretary, has just read the account of the organisation meeting . . . hut where are we—oh yes—here in the library where the picture has just been taken. As we leave the library and start down the stairs, we are obstructed by another group of shining smiling teensters. Oh! it’s the Willie Y-Teens, sponsored by the Y. W. and made up of Wirt sophomores. The officers are: President Barbara Sargent. Vice-President Rosemary O’Neal. Secretary Joan Allen. Treasurer D’AIaris Thornton, also Barbara Guenther, Parol Bowman, Joan Nason, and Barbara Allen. It really would be fun to tarry here, for these girls' words are toppling over each other to describe their varied activities: including scavanger hunts, dances at the Y. M.. splash parties, and visits to different schools, to the police station and a session of court, but the curtain falls, and we have reached the end of Scene 3. Page Thirty-one MILLER ntestyrni i CAFETERIA � 1KT CATS'7fiR: T?,lFr-----Wr . Twirf i-' Hr . V - -. v:� e«r . Vr . XjrpwnJ, ri c«n. V«rtlnson £)ct jff HONOR SOCIETY An l now we reach the climax of our play. The curtain opens and •ill is dirk hut for tin torch which lights up the faces of Gene Goforth. Barbara Conwav. Pat McGough, Janice Cummings. Sin- Whited, and Paul Collier who are being initiated Into Honor Society by Dick Rrlandson. I ois Kegel Ed Hale, and Patti Kyan, present members with sponsors, Mrs. Huddieston and Mrs. Wechsler. standing by. Gradually our eyes distinguish on the Keystone four letters I. . S ‘ Scholarship. Leadership. Service, Character ... 'I pledge myself .... striving in every way to make these Ideals the ideals of my school.” . . . Our minds go back .... What have these four qualities meant at William A. Wirt this year? SCHOLARSHIP—“not only learning hut love of learning” . . . . Have we felt its excitement? Yes .... It has been recognized through the Honor Roll established by class 20. It has been made vivid by such tangible satisfactions as a trip to the Sheet and Tin Mill, participation in the Press Conference which was held at Horace Mann School with discussions of both annuals and newspapers, organization of a student dance band which played for many of our hops, formation of a special class for those with a professional interest In art, ranking high on a city-wide Spanish test, taking part in the Junior Academy of Science Conference at Terre Haute and so on and on .... LEADERSHIP the desire to he worthy to lead .... Has that known encouragement? Again we answer yes. It has been shown in many worthwhile achievements: Juell Friedman won third place in the Gary Fire Prevention Essay Contest .... Patti Ryan won first place in the American Legion Oratorical Contest with her splendid speech on the Constitution.......lames Weaver also showed speaking ability when he won second in the city-wide Rotary Contest. Besides this he won a Navy scholarship which admits him to the university of his choice .... Eileen Sanderson won a merit scholarship to Indiana University .... Nancie Wachter has been accepted at the Art Institute SERVICE— Those boys and girls serve their school best who have a vision ol' a better school, a school where more desirable learning The blissful unrealities of your childhood lie behind you. You enter upon a life that cannot be without its harsh moments. Forget square root (if you ever learned it); forget the difference between a preposition and a con-junction; but remember that the way to new blissful unrealities is through the door marked Drama. Ter civ a I fVilde takes place; a cleaner and quieter school, a school kindlier to new comers, more thoughtful of the unhappy” .... Have we known the keen satisfaction that unselfish service can bring? .... See those kids on tin floor? They are working hard to finish those silhouettes for the dance .... What happened to that mimeograph machine? It has to be fixed because those programs for the play have to be done . . . . Yes. these boys and girls have known service to the school and to their fellow students, working without regard for “credit on jobs such as making posters, decorating for dances, typing and so on, and staying at it far beyond the call of duty .... We now give you who have worked so hard beyond the call of duty, a silent tribute . . . . Also an honorary service was that which took place on Honor Day during National Education Week when students taught the classes, taking the places of the teachers. CHARACTER—“the daily practice of doing the right thing . . . . Are we learning that ‘it is not enough merely to be good; we must be good for something’’ Yes . . . For character has grown from our expression of the other three principles .... It has received specialized attention, too, in many of our assemblies: We remember such people as ... . Howard Ellis, artist, studying for the ministry .... Homer Ithodeheaver, trombonist, evangelist . . . Allen Brown, Negro pianist . . . Maury Fadell, personnel expert . . . Lew Hylton, monologuist. The induction service is coming to an end.................. But it is not enough that scattered here and there are single torches. Place your lights around the glowing flame.” Yes. perhaps that says it best—Wirt for us has been a place where we could bring all our ideas and abilities and talents and personalities and intellects together to make a flame that could light our own lives and our own corner of the world. And In its radiant glow we see this year of ’46-’47, our senior year, shining brightest of all .... Tlu- Prom. Senior Farewell. Baccalaureate. Commencement .... beacons all, that mark the end of the first lap of our journey toward Scholarship . . . Leadership . . . Service . . . Character. Page Thirty-three ACT —INTRODUCTION Working with Mr. Sam Bobele in his second year of directing William A. Wirt’s band. Eileen Sanderson was president of the group; Gene Goforth, vice president; Joe Hunt, secretary; Eli Marposon, librarian; Bill Eichhorn, assistant librarian: and Jack Kelly, manager. ACT —AS THE YEAR WENT BY Throughout the major part of the year, regular class work was spiced at about weekly intervals by the solo appearance of class members. This practice not only gave pleasure to the listeners but also increased the confidence of thq performers. I1 age 'Thirty-four ACT —CLIMAX , , . „ . „ Winning first pine In the stale solo meet at W h I ting on Match were Joe Hunt, saxophone; Hem- tioforth. marimba: bileen .Sanderson, oboe; and Don (Jlasford, cornet—while Jack Kelly took second in clarinet. Dorothy Kozderka, second in violin; and Kli Marposon, third in clarinet. The Band concert on May 16. featured four of these soloists and proved pleasant listening. „ An especially satisfying accomplishment was President Sandersons winning of a one-year scholarship in the School of Music at Indiana. Congratulations, “Sandy , and good luck! ACT I—INTRODUCTION The personnel of the high-school choir has been small, but by working with various small groups and with grade-school youngsters, Mrs. Adele Boh-ling Lee has helped Wirt students to find enjoyment and self-expression in vocal music. ACT II—AS THE YEAR WENT BY The choral clinic in connection with the Northwestern Teachers’ Association last fall was an instructive experience. In mid-winter three grade-school classes gave Mrs. Lee’s sparkling operetta. The Legend of the Snow Alan. And at Christmas time singers did much to increase our appreciation—carols in the halls and over the broadcasting system downtown . . . . beautiful background music for the pageant. Many outside groups had pleasure from these students also. Marie Sammy sang for various programs. Verlie McCallister, Greta Kleckncr, Clinton Miller, and Sam Manges constituted a quartet. Ellen Riis, Vera Sammy, Sandra Englander, Mary Lou Smith, and David Reid were other soloists. ACT III—CLIMAX The spring concert was planned as a varied musical evening, to include a recital by individuals and small groups, a military routine, and an Irving Berlin Fantasy. Marie S tKQr Mildred Cottrell Eleanor Allen Jean Srlandeon Verlie McCalliater Norma Lindstrum Lydia Penrod Mrs. Lee Greta Kleckncr . Vivian Wahlsmith Priscilla McGinn V '™ Barbara Conway Margaret Hook Janet Wahls tad Ernestine Spurling Joan Clark D'Maris Thornton Betty Tfamo.' Seretta Hoffenberg Page Thirty-six WILLIAM A. WIRT F3IEND OF CHILDREN AND VASTER TEACHER Idealist with power to transform ideals into accomplishments; dreamer of a child world and builder of a school where children make a world for themselves; advocate of work, study, and play, each in its place 'and each for every child; creator of a system of adult education to improve the day's work and to enrich the day'8 leisure; believer in all forms of art as ennobling influences in the formation of character—the world is richer for his life, and childhood, for generations will be blessed by his teaching, Herbert S. Jones FATHER M'QUETTE KtuU (fyUST' WILLIAM AKERS KENNETH AKERS ROBERT ARVIDSON DICK ALBRIGHT BETTY AKERS WILLIAM BOWMAN EDUARD BOWMAN RALPH CARLSON ROBERT CALEF KENNETH CARLSON GEORGE COOKE JERRY CONNERS WALLACE CLEMENS KEITH CRAWFORD KENNETH CRfnPBELL LEROY COTTRELL WORD CRPLINGER FREO OYKSTA WAYNE DYKSTA WILLIPH OE GEER RICHARD DURKIN BOBBIE ELLIOTT FRANK FAY MARSHAL FOX ALBERT FOX FRANK GIBSON FRANK GALLOWAY JR. 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