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

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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

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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.

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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.