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CULVER HIGH SCHOOL
CULVER, INDIANA
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M O M E N T S TO R E M E M B E R . . . part of them concern the edu­
cation we gained at Culver High, but mostly they are the little
things that were a part of each day. None of us will remember
the same things, because each incident differs in its individual
importance to us. Now we look for moments of glamour or
excitement, but— as time mellows our outlook— we will re­
member the more solid, routine experiences. W e will be sur­
prised someday, as we reminisce with old friends, that we re­
call the most trivial unexciting things that happened when we
were in high school. Little everyday occurrences will pop up in
our minds . . . slumber parties, classroom boners, adm iration
for Elvis, Bermuda shorts, getting a high grade in a tough sub­
ject, puppy love tragedies, sock dances, senior concessions,
class play, junior dances, senior trip, club activities . . . these
are just some of the things we will wish we had appreciated
more when we were near, for when we pause to think of yester­
day, of youth— when we form these images in our mind—
these are the Mom ents to Remember of our days in Culver
High School.
Ve will have these MO-HENTS TO RE-MEM-BER
the
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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IN T R O D U C T IO N
T H E FA C U LT Y A N D STA FF
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T H E C L A S S R O O M S ............................ 13
T H E CLA SSES
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T H E M U S IC D E P A R T M E N T
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A T H L E T I C S ....................................... 53
C L U B S A N D O R G A N IZ A T IO N S
T H E E L E M E N T A R Y SCHO O L
THE C ALEN D AR
C O N C L U S IO N
Editor-in-chief
w ith
the
Linda
Reed
rubber cem ent
seems
as
she
to
enjoy
pastes
up
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playing
picture
panels for the classes section.
Ve will Uv* these MOMENTS TO RE-MEMBER
Business
M anager
Karen
Hesgard
and
Subscription
M anager Ju d y M orris are happy to find that their a c ­
counts actually balance.
THE TOMAHAWK STAFF
Editor-in-Chief
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Faculty, Classrooms
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Classes
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L IN D A REED
BETTY M cKEE
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A t h l e t i c s ...................... V IR G IN IA REED
M u s i c ............................ JO A N K O E B K E
C l u b s ............................ B E V E R L Y P R IC E
Calendar
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V IR G IN IA P IE R S O L
Elem entary School
A rt
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BA R BA R A RU ST
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Subscriptions
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Business M an ager
Faculty Advisor
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JU D IT H M O R R IS
K A R EN H ESGARD
M R . M. R. R O B IN S O N
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Tow nship Trustee Glen S. Tibbetts inspects the w o rk being done in the school’s newest departm ent, the kindergart­
en, w h ich has been accorded w holehearted approval by the com m unity.
Tow nship A dvisory Board members Earl Foreman, Ralph A . Osborn Jr., and Earl D.
Overm yer.
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Ve will have these MO-HENIS TO RE-MEM-BER
THE FACULTY
M IS S R U T H S H A N K S
Com m erce.
Sponsor;
Junior
Class, Cheerleaders.
M R . P H I L I P S H IE L D S
M usic. Band Director. Choral
Director.
M IS S D O R IS S T E P H E N S O N
Rem edial
Reading,
English.
Sponsor: Ushers Club.
M R S . E L IZ A B E T H
STEPH EN SO N
English.
Sponsor:
Senior
Class.
M R. FRED S T E T T B A C H E R
Librarian,
English.
Student Librarians,
Sponsor:
H i- Y .
M R S . E D IT H S T R A IT
Hom e
Economics.
Sponsor:
Sophomore Class, Girls 4-H
Club.
BUS
D R IV E R S .
Oscar Booker,
H en ry H inkle,
David W a lle n , D ew ey Overm yer, Eugene Benedict, W illia m
brath, Donovan Overm yer, Norm an Ringer, Robert Kepler.
C A F E T E R IA S T A F F . M rs. A n n e W a ite , m anager; M rs. M a rie Cow en, M rs. Zora C raft, Mrs. M abel Crom ley.
M ill-
C U S T O D IA N S . Don Bruce, Mrs. Cleo W a rre n , M rs. M arjorie M artin , and Edward K ow atch check on the popular
m ilk dispenser in the elem entary building..
O F F I CE
SEC R ETA RY.
C hecking in money from
the various organizations
is only one of the many
jobs that keeps M rs. Ruth
W a r n e r busy. T u rn in g in
the money is Carol Kline.
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A R T . T h is eighth grade art class pauses to admire the artistic skill of Sharon Spahr. Shari Yocom enjoys an a p ­
preciative close-up, w h ile Jean W a r n e r holds the colorful giraffe she has just finished w ith distinctive spots and
stripes.
H IG H
S C H O O L M A T H E M A T IC S . Roger Peters is interrupted as he does a bit of subtraction. David Booker is
doing the criticizing, w h ile Sandra W h it e remains strictly neutral. H ow ever, the second-guessing doesn’t seem to
upset Roger too much.
P L A N E G E O M E T R Y . Evid ently it takes tw o to convince Je a n e tte Berger as the class listens to a discussion of a
problem that has been placed on the board. T h e earnest convincers are Danny L ittle and Tom Sutch, w ho fin ally
won their point.
L A T IN . T h is class of second year Latin students is doing some translating of sentences M iss Fletchall has w ritte n
on the board in her usual neat script. Stanley Curtis is doing the pointing, w h ile Joan Barshes w aits to see if the
questioner agrees.
G E N E R A L S C IE N C E , A n n e Behm er explains the meaning of some diagrams on a chart dealing w ith chem icals,
and seems quite confident about the w hole thing. B u t the rest of the class mixes bew ilderm ent w ith am azem ent
and open-mouthed awe at A n n e ’s glib remarks.
IN D U S T R IA L A R T S . Learning to w o rk w ith their hands helps to turn out well-rounded students. These indus­
trious students are Ronald W is e at the sander, A lv in T rip le t at the jig saw, and David M cC oige w atches Charles
M cC oige at the metal lathe.
A D VA N C ED
M A T H E M A T IC S .
Robert Taylo r pauses in the midst of an explanation of a com plicated trig prob­
lem to listen to a question from one of the other students. Yo u may be sure th at Bob came up w ith a ready and
convincing answer.
S P A N IS H . M r. Hand has just popped a question to his second year linguists, and Sally M edbourn, Linda Reed and
Greta Hughes indicate they know the answer. Th e faces o f the others reflect varying reactions to the teach er’s
query.
E N G L IS H . This class of freshmen is busy w restling w ith the parts of speech and Donald W y n n comes up w ith the
declaration that the word is a noun. B y a strange q u irk this class is composed of only boys, w h ile another has only
girls in it.
G IR L S G Y M . First row : Jan et Low ry, Jeanne Best, V e rn a M cDonald, Johnye Sipes, B etty Prosser, Eileen Overm yer,
Jan ice Measels, Ellen Sm ith. Second row : V irg in ia A u lt, Jo Ellen Hand, Betsy Pettis. Th ird ro w : M arjory Powers,
Pat Singletary. To p : Beverly M cG affey.
W O R L D G E O G R A P H Y . G iving special reports that are the result of hours of research w o rk in the library feature
the w o rk of this class. Doris G unter is giving her report on G erm any, and it must have been quite interesting,
judging the a tten tive expressions.
B O Y S G Y M . Caught m id-air in a tum bling stunt is Donald W y n n w ith Frank H err and Buddy W a ts o n the ap ­
prehensive
kneelers.
W a tc h in g
are
Leslie W o o lfre ,
Donald Hand, Robert M ikesell, Charles H ardin and W a tso n
W h ite , wondering if Don w ill com plete the leap successfully.
S O C IA L S T U D IE S . The precincts of Union Tow nship are discussed by a class in civics as Carl W a g o n e r points out
w here a classmate lives in Precinct Tw o, but B e tty M c K e e declares the home is over the line in Precinct Three.
Linda Reed is keeping score.
C O M M E R C IA L . These future secretaries are busy m aking a bunch of funny looking marks and hieroglyphics as
they w rite out a lesson in shorthand. In the foreground are V erna M cD onald and Johnye Sipes. L e t’s see if you
can name the others.
E N S E M B L E . Various ensembles practice d aily as segments of the senior high band. Pictured is a brass sextet
(obviously one member is missing)
composed of Robert K ennedy, V irg in ia Piersol, W illia m O tt, Jan et Lo w ry and
Tom C ultice. Bob Taylo r w as absent.
R E M E D IA L R E A D IN G . Last year this course was inaugurated in the C u lver schools and this year it is in full swing
under the leadership of M iss Stephenson. It has been highly successful, as has the course in remedial speech u n ­
der the same teacher.
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L IB R A R Y . M a n y tim es a day M r. Stettb acher assists students w ith their research w o rk in the library, w ith sub­
jects ranging from the love life of a bettle to the fall of the Roman Em pire. Pictured is Librarian Stettbacher
conferring w ith Edna M enser.
H O M E E C O N O M IC S . Shhhh! This Hom e Ec ill quartet is taking a test and the picture
brains at w ork. Pictured are Pat Dowd, Eileen Overm'yer,
handy in case anyone collapses.
M arjory
is an unusual shot of
Powers and Sue Geiselm an. The pillows are
Ve wil l have these MOMENTS TO RE - MEM BER
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7957
CLASS OF
C Y N T H IA
Sunshine
D. A L L E N .
Society
(C in d y .)
2,3 ,4.
M on ito r 4.
Hoosier G irls’ State
A ltern ate 3. Choir 1,2,3. Class P lay 3. Band
1,2,3. Dance
Band
1,2,3,4. Student Council
2. Student Court B a iliff 4. Schoolbell 4. N a ­
tional Honor Society 3 ,4 ; V ic e
President 4.
Future Teachers of A m erica 1,2. 4-H Club 1.
Operetta 3. V a rie ty Show 4. The N a tiv ity 3.
M A RG A RET
R.
BEA N .
(M a g g ie .)
Sunshine
Society 2,3,4. Choir 3. 4-H Club 1. O peretta
3. W ith d re w from school Feb. 13.
M IC H A E L B E N N E T T . (M ik e .) Class President
2. M onitor 1 ; Lieu ten ant 2,3,4. M on ito r C o m ­
m ittee 3. Choir
1,2,3,4. Stud ent Council 2.
Basketball, B-Team 1,2; V a rsity 3,4. Baseball
3,4.
JE A N N E A N N B EST .
(Bessers.)
M o n ito r 3,4.
Sunshine Society 2 ,3 ,4 ; Corresponding Secre­
tary 2, Treasurer 3. Choir 2,3,4. Class P lay 3.
Band 1,2,3. Schoolbell 4. 4-H Club 1,2. O p er­
etta
3.
M essiah 4.
The
N a tiv ity
3. V a rie ty
Show 4.
M A R IL Y N
RUTH
C LA U SO N .
(M a rjo rie .)
Sunshine Society 2. C hoir 3,4. Band
1,2,3,4.
4-H Club 2 ; Secretary 2. Operetta 3. N a tivity
3. M essiah 4. National Honor Society 4.
C A R O L RO SE C R O M L E Y . Sunshine Society 2.
Hoosier G irls’ State A ltern a te
Band
1,2,3,4. Schoolbell
2.
3. Choir 3,4.
N ation al
Honor
Society 3,4. Operetta 3. M essiah 4. Th e N a t i­
v ity 3.
T O M M Y G. C U L T IC E .
(T im o th y .) Class V ice
President 1. M o n ito r 1,2. Hoosier Boys’ State
A ltern a te
3. H i- Y
3,4. C hoir
1,2,3,4. Class
Play 3. Band 1,2,3,4. Pep Band 2,3,4. Dance
Band 1,2,3,4. Student Court, Judge 2 ,3 ; C h ie f
Justice 4.
Drum
M a jo r 3,4.
Choraleers 3,4.
Future Teachers of A m erica 2 ,3 ,4 ; President
3,4.
Band Council 3,4. O peretta 3. Messiah
4. V a rie ty Show 4. National H onor Society 4.
W ARREN
D.
C U R T IS .
Class
President
3.
M on ito r 1,2,4. M o n ito r C om m ittee Chairm an
4. Band
1. Student C ourt Sh eriff 4. B a sk et­
ball, B-Team 1, V a rsity 2,3,4. Baseball 1,2,3,4.
T ra ck
3,4.
Future
Farmers
of Am erica
1,2,3; Secretary 2,3. V a rie ty Show 4.
LA RRY
D e W IT T .
(W ild
M a n .)
H i- Y 2,3,4.
Track 1,2,3,4.
P A T R IC I A K. D O W D .
Sunshine
Society
Play 3. Band
(P e te .) M o n ito r 1,3,4.
2 ,3 ,4.
C hoir
2,3,4.
Class
1,2,3,4. V a rsity Cheerleader 4.
4-H Club 1,2. Operetta 3. Messiah 4. V a rie ty
Show 4.
CLASS OF 1957
CARY
C.
D UFF.
M o n jto r
1.
Basketball,
B-
Team 2 ; V a rsity 3,4. T ra ck 3,4. Future Farm ­
ers of A m erica
AUDA
1,2,3; Sentinel 2,3.
SU E
F IS H E R .
Future
Teachers
of
Am erica 4. Librarian and Historian 4. W in a mac, Ind., High School 1,2,3.
J E R E M Y C. F IS H E R .
3,4.
(Je r .)
M onitor 4. H i- Y
Band 1,2,3. Pep Band 2.3. Dance Band
2,3.
SU E
ANN
C E IS E L M A N .
(So u p y.)
M onitor
1,2; Lieu ten ant 3,4. Sunshine Society 2 ,3 ,4 ;
Corresponding
Secretary 4.
C hoir 2.
Class
Play 3. V a rie ty Show 4.
TO M M YE
LO U
G LA ZE.
(T o m ee .)
Sunshine
Society 3,4. C hoir 3,4. Dance Band 3,4. N a ­
tional Honor Society 3,4. Choraleers 4. O p er­
etta 3. M essiah 4. V a rie ty Show 4. Guym on,
O kla., High School
D O R IS M A R IE
1,2.
GUNTER.
(P u g .)
M onitor 4.
Sunshine Society 2,3,4. V a rie ty Show 4. Rock
Island, III., High School 1.
K A Y C L A IR E H E N D E R S O N . M o n ito r 4. S u n ­
shine Society 2,3 ,4. C hoir 2,3. Class Play 3.
Band
3 ,4 ;
1,2,3.
To m ah aw k
Editor 4.
Treasurer 4.
National
4-H
C lub
Staff
3.
Schoolbell
H onor Society
1,2 ,3;
3 ,4 ;
President
3;
Secretary 2. O peretta 3. V a rie ty Show 4. G irls’
Barbershop Quartet 2,3.
D O N A LD
E.
H ERR.
M o n ito r 4.
Baseball
4.
Knox High School 1,2,3.
KA REN
ANN
Society
3,4.
H ESG A RD .
Hoosier
(H ess.)
G irls’
State
Sunshine
3.
Choir
1,2,3,4. Band 1,2,3,4. To m ah aw k Staff 2,3,4.
Schoolbell
2.
Choraleers
3,4.
4-H
C lub
1.
V a rie ty Show 4. M essiah 4. Operetta 3. N a ­
tivity 3. G irls’ Barbershop Q uartet 2,3.
TH ELM A
Society
H O D G ES.
2 ,3 ,4 ;
(Th elm a L il.)
Treasurer
4.
Sunshine
Hoosier
G irls’
State A ltern a te 3. C hoir 1,2,3,4. Band 1,2,3,4 ; President 4 ; Ju n io r Girl O fficer 3 ; Senior
Girl O fficer 4. Band Council 3,4. V a rie ty Show
4. M essiah 4. N a tiv ity 3.
7957
CLASS OF
JIL L
H U N T E R . M o n ito r 1,2,3; Lieu ten an t 4.
Sunshine
Society
2,3,4.
Choir 3.
Band
3.
Schoolbell 2,3,4. Projectors Club 4. Librarian
2.
R IC H A R D S C O T T H U N T E R .
1,3,4;
Lieu ten ant
2.
(H o o t.)
M on ito r
Choir 4. T ra ck
2,3,4.
V a rie ty Show 4.
C A R O L S U E K L IN E .
Sunshine
Society
(A b le .) M o n ito r 1,2,3,4.
2 ,3 ,4 ;
V ic e
President
3;
President 4. Choir 4. Class Play 3. Band 1,2,3.
Dance Band
1,2,3,4. Schoolbell 4. 4-H Club
1,2. M essiah 4. V a rie ty Show Queen 4.
JO A N C H R IS T IN E K O E B K E . Sunshine Society
2 ,3,4.
Hoosier G irls’ State 3. Choir
1,2,3,4.
Class P lay 3. Band 1,2,3,4. Student C ourt 2 ;
Assistant A tto rn ey 3 ; A tto rn e y 4. To m ah aw k
S ta ff 4. Schoolbell 2,3.
ciety
3,4.
N ational
Honor So­
Future Teachers of A m erica
1,2.
Operetta 3. Messiah 4. V a rie ty Show 4. N a ti­
vity 3.
C H A R L E S E. M c C O IG E .
(P e e W e e .)
M on ito r
2. H i- Y 3,4. T ra ck 3,4.
B E T T Y L O U IS E M c K E E .
(M a g o o .)
Class V ice
President 2. Class Treasurer 3,4. M o n ito r 3,4.
Sunshine
Society 2,3,4.
To m ah aw k
S ta ff
4.
Schoolbell 2,3. V a rie ty Show 4.
R O B E R T F. M E A S E L S . (B o b .) H i- Y 3,4. T ra ck
3,4. M onterey, Ind., H igh School
SALLY
ANNE
M ED BO U RN .
1,2,.
(Sa m .)
Class
Secretary 4. M o n ito r 3 ; Lieu ten ant 4. S u n ­
shine Society 2,3 ,4.
ternate
3.
Band
Hoosier G irls’ State A l ­
1,2.
Schoolbell 4.
N ational
Honor Society 3,4. Future Teachers of A m erica
1.
Projectors
Club
2,3.
G irls’
Barbershop
Quartet 2,3. V a rie ty Show 4.
RUTH A N N
M E N S E R . M onitor 2 ,3 ; L ie u te n ­
ant 4. Sunshine Society 2,3,4. Student Court
C lerk 4. T o m ah aw k Sta ff 4. Schoolbell 2,3,4.
National Honor Society 3,4. V a rie ty Show 4.
D A V ID
M ID D L E T O N .
(P in k y .) "C la s s
Presi­
dent 4. M o n ito r 2,3. Hoosier Boys’ State 3.
H i- Y
2 ,3 ,4 ; V ic e
President
3,4. Choir
3,4.
Student Council 4 ; President 4. Student Court
A ssistant Prosecuting A tto rn ey 3 ; Prosecuting
A tto rn ey
3,4.
4.
Baseball
Basketball,
2,3 ,4.
B-Team
T ra ck
2,3.
2,
V a rsity
Projectors
Club 2,3. V a rie ty Show 4. Messiah 4. Fenger
High School, Chicago, 1.
LLA JJ u r
I 7J/
M A B L E M A R IE M O O R E . M o n ito r 1. Sunshine
Society 2,3,4. Choir 3. 4-H Club
1,2. O p er­
etta 3.
D O N A LD
1,2,3,4.
C.
M O R R IS O N .
(D o n .)
M onitor
H i- Y 4. C hoir 1,2,3,4. Class Play 3.
Schoolbell 2,3,4. 4-H C lub 1. Librarian 1,2,3.
Operetta 3. M essiah 4. N a tiv ity 3.
D W IG H T
N EW M AN .
(N e w m ie .)
M o n ito r
3,4. Band 1,2. Pep Band 2. T ra ck 2,3,4. P ro ­
jectors Club
LA RRY
1,2,3,4. V a rie ty Show 4.
GEN E
2,3. T rack
O SBO RN .
1. 4-H
(O z z ie .)
M onitor
1,2.
R. W I L L I A M O T T , ]R .
(B ill.) Class President
1. M o n ito r 1,2,3; Lieu ten ant 2. Hoosier Boys’
State 3. H i- Y 2 ,3 ,4 ; Secretary 3, President 4.
Choir 1,2,3,4. Class Play 3. Band 1,2,3,4. Pep
Band 3,4. Dance Band 2,3,4. N ational Honor
Society 3 ,4 ; President 4. Choraleers 3,4. P ro ­
jectors Club 4. O peretta 3. M essiah 4. V a rie ty
Show 4.
BEVERLY
JO
P R IC E .
(B e v .)
Secretary
3.
M onitor 1,2 ,3,4; Lieu ten ant 2. Sunshine So­
ciety 2,3,4. Cheerleader 2,4. Schoolbell 2,3,4.
V ariety Show 4.
BETTY
JU N E
PRO SSER.
(Pross.)
Sunshine
Society 2,3,4. C hoir 3. Ushers Club 1, 2,3,4.
4-H Ciub 1,2,3,4. O peretta 3.
L IN D A
E L IZ A B E T H
1,2,3,4;
Lieutenant
R E ED .
3,4.
(L in .)
M onitor
Sunshine
Society
2.3.4. Hoosier G irls’ State 3. Choir 2,3,4. Band
1.2.3.4.
To m ah aw k Staff
3;
Editor-in-C hief
4. Schoolbell 2,3. National H onor Society 3,4.
4-H Club
1; Recreational Leader 1. N a tivity
3. Operetta 3. M essiah 4. V a rie ty Show 4.
D A N IE L
P.
SA V A G E.
(L ess.)
M o n ito r
3.
M onitor C om m ittee 2. Hoosier Boys’ State A l ­
ternate 3. Student Council 3. Basketball,
B-
Team 2, V a rsity 3,4. Baseball 3,4. T ra ck 3,4.
Future Farmers of A m erica 1,2,3; Reporter 2 ;
V ice President 3.
JA Y
SN YD ER.
M o n ito r
2,3 ,4.
H i- Y
2 ,3 ,4 ;
Sergeant-at-Arm s 3, Treasurer 4. Choir 2,3,4.
Basketball, B-Team 3, V a rsity 4. T ra ck 2,3,4.
V a rie ty Show 4. Plym outh, Ind., H igh School
1.
CLASS OF
R O Y E L L E JE A N
SUTCH .
7957
(T u sh .)
Class Sec-
retary 1. Class Treasurer 2. M on ito r 1,2 ,3,4:
Lieu ten ant 2. Sunshine Society 2 ,3 ,4. Hoosier
G irls’ State 3. Class P lay 3. Stud ent Council
1,3,4; Secretary 3, V ic e President 4. Student
Court Sh eriff 2. To m ah aw k S ta ff 3. Schoolbell
2 ,3 ;
Editor 4.
N ational
Honor Society
3 ,4 ;
Secretary 3,4. 4-H Club 1,2. V a rie ty Show 4.
C A R L W A G O N E R . (B la c k y .) Class V ic e Presi­
dent 3,4. M o n ito r 2 ,4 ; Lieu ten ant 3. M o n ito r
Com m ittee
1. H i- Y 4. Class P lay 3. Student
Council 1. Basketball, B-Team 2, V a rsity 3,4.
Baseball 1,3,4. T ra ck 3. Projectors Club 2,3,4.
JO H N N. W H A R T O N . H i- Y 4. T ra ck 4. J e f ­
ferson High School, Lafayette, Ind. 1,2,3.
RO N A LD
K. W I S E .
(W a lt.)
M on ito r 2 ,3 ;
Lieu ten an t 3. Choir 4. Class Play 3. Messiah
4.
JA N E T
S U E Z E C H IE L .
(Z e k e .)
Class Secre­
tary 2. M o n ito r 4. Sunshine 2.3,4. Choir 1,2,3.4.
Band
1,2,3,4.
Schoolbell
4. Choraleers
3.4. 4-H Club 1. O peretta 3. G irls’ Barbershop
Quartet 2,3.
M essiah 4.
N a tivity 3. V a rie ty
Show 4. National Honor Society 4.
MOMENTS TO REMEMBER FOR THE CLASS OF 7957
Do you remember the fall of 1953? There
were 55 freshmen beginning their high
school days, the future Senior Class of 1957.
Our officers were: Bill Ott, president; Tom
Cultice, vice president; Royelle Sutch, secre­
tary; Ann Jurgensen, treasurer; Carl W a g o ­
ner, monitor committee; and Royelle Sutch
and Carl W agoner, student council. Betty
M cK e e and Royelle Sutch were selected as
our candidates for the carnival queen. W e
held two fudge sales during the year. W e
wanted to save money for our Senior trip,
so we didn't have a class party at Christmas.
On December 22 we learned of the death of
our beloved classmate, Doris Sellers. Dur­
ing the year Paul Howard, Joh n O'Conner,
Richard Pontius, and H awley Shepard with­
drew from school and Robert Howard en­
tered.
Slowly but surely we climbed the ladder
toward our somewhat future graduation.
Our sophomore class had 47 members; lead­
ing us on were our officers: M ike Bennett,
president; Betty M cKee, vice president;
Ja n e t Zechiel, secretary; Royelle Sutch,
treasurer; Dan Savage, monitor committee;
and Cynthia Allen and M ike Bennett, stu­
dent council. During the year we held five
fudge sales ,and at Christm as we spent a lit­
tle of our hard-earned money on a class
party. Our candidate for queen of the
Am erican Legion show was Betty M cKee.
Shirley Bassinger, Je rry M iller, Homer Personet, and Carl Seals left during the year.
Three of our present class members joined
the class that year— -Dave Middleton, Ja y
Snyder, and Doris Gunter.
Suddenly we were juniors, and we cer­
tainly were busy ones. There were 46 stu­
dents in our class that year. Our officers
were: W a rre n Curtis, president; Carl W a g o ­
ner, vice president; Beverly Price, secretary;
Betty M cKee, treasurer; M ike Bennett, mon­
itor committee; and Royelle Sutch and Dan
Savage, student council. Do you remember
how hard we worked to learn parts, collect
props, and sell tickets for our class play?
" O ff the T ra c k " was a smashing success.
C ertainly no one will forget the day in early
December when our class rings arrived. Soon
it was M arch and again we worked to give
our ham supper, and we found that the re­
sults were certainly worth the effort. A t last
we were excused from classes to transform
the gym into a dreamland. Our theme was
"M o o n lig h t Seranad e" that M a y 4, and we
had a wonderful evening- Je rri Brown moved
to Chicago during the year, but we gained
two new classmates— Tommye Glaze and
Robert Measels.
A t last we were seniors. Now only a few
months stretched ahead of us and then—
graduation. There were 45 in our class. Our
capable officers were: Dave Middleton,
president; Carl W agoner, vice president;
Sally Medbourn, secretary; Betty M cKee,
treasurer; W a rre n Curtis, monitor com m it­
tee; and Royelle Sutch and Dave Middleton,
student council. Ann Jurgensen and Lucin­
da Piersol left our class, and Auda Fisher,
Don Herr, and John W h arto n entered. On
September 7 we launched our magazine
drive, and we went all out to go over our
goal of $4,500 .The highest sellers in our
class were Sally Medbourn and Tom Cultice.
On October 15 we went to Chicago, courtesy
of The State Exchange Bank, where we vis­
ited The Federal Reserve Bank, The Con­
tinental National Bank, and The Board of
Trade. Do you remember the delicious
chicken dinner we had? W e had our third
car wash on October 20, the others were
held during the previous summer. W e chose
blue and silver as our class colors, the yellow
rose as our class flower, and "T h e y conquer
who believe they c a n " as our class motto.
During the basketball season we sold con­
cessions, and money for our Senior trip
quickly reached an impressive total. Fin ally
we left on April 30 to see W ashington D. C.,
W illiam sburg, and New York with our hardearned money. W e returned to Culver on
M a y 6, tired but happy. Four days later we
had a wonderful evening at the prom given
in our honor by the junior class. The end of
our high school days came all too soon. Our
baccalaureate service was on Sunday, M a y
19, then, with a few tears, but with high
hopes for the future, we received our diplo­
mas on Friday, M a y 24.
The seniors extend their sincere thanks
to everyone, especially the faculty, for help­
ing us in our years here at Culver High
School. W e shall always have these mo­
ments to remember. W e wish the best of
everything to the future graduates of C.H.S.
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THE JUNIOR CLASS
JO S E P H A N D E R L O H R
V IR G IN IA
AU LT
Orchids for his wom en.
___
Plym outh-bound.
B U D D Y B A R N E T T E ________ F eu d in ’, Fussin’, and aFig h tin ’.
M IL D R E D B E N N E T T ___________ M oved to W a rrin g to n , Fla.
JA M E S D O W N S ____________________ Down
(s) w ith w o m en!
JA M E S E A R I____________________________________________ Joy ride.
E V E R E T T F E E C E ____________________ One of the quiet type.
M A X G I B B O N S ______________ “ I don’t ‘gibb’ in to nobody.”
G A R Y G R E T T E R ______________________________Don’t bi-gripe!
D A V ID H A L I________________ Early to bed, early to rise . . . ?
JO E L L E N H A N D ____________________ H and-y to have around.
N E D H E R R _____________________________________ H e rr’s a H im !
THE JUNIOR CLASS
D A L E H O U G H T O N _______________________ M u m ’s the word.
E L A IN E J A C K S O N ___________ Here I am, you lucky people.
R IC H A R D
L A R G E _____________________________ Large charge.
M A RSH A
L I N D V A L L _________________ Dim, dim the lights.
JA N E T
L O W R Y ______________ W o m a n
driver— w atch o u t!
D A V ID M c C O I G E ____________________ M y fair lady (C a r o l? ).
V E R N A M c D O N A L D _____________ W o rd s can ’t describe her.
BEVERLY
M c G A F F E Y ______________________
M ig h ty
Mouse.
JA N IC E
M E A S E L S ______________ T he non-quarantine kind.
JU D IT H
M O R R IS ____________________ Sw e et as sugar candy.
L O IS M O R R I S O N ____________________ She couldn’t be cuter.
R O Y M O R R IS O N
___ M ean w h ile, back in the jungle . . <
THE JUNIOR CLASS
j U D IT H O N E S T I ______________________________A to m ic energy.
T H O M A S O T T ____________________________ W h a t — me w o rry?
E IL E E N
O V E R M Y E R __________________________ W h is tle
Bait.
F R A N C E S P A C I L I O _________________________ Popularity plus.
M A R Y B E T H P E T T IS
A h , M en ! ! !
V IR G IN IA
__
P IE R S O L
Baby Doll.
M A R JO R Y P O W E R S
M y Little M argie.
A N N E T T E PRO SSER
______ Ship A h o y '
V I R G I N I A R E E D _______________________ W a lk in g pep session.
E D W A R D R O S E B A U M ________________ It a in ’t necessarily so.
B A R B A R A R U S T _________________ Sw eet, smooth, and sassy.
JO H N
S C H M I D T _________________________ I live dangerously.
THE JUNIOR CLASS
D A R L E N E S H E P P A R D --------------- W a n d e rin g shepherd
P A T R IC I A S IN G L E T A R Y ___________ Singletary, not solitary.
JO H N Y E S I P E S --------------------------Oh, Johnny, oh!
E L L E N S M I T H ------------ Take me out to the ball game.
R O B E R T T A Y L O R ________ T h e hand is quicker than the eye.
R U S S E L L U L E R Y ____Just give him w ine, wom en, and song.
W A T S O N W H I T E ___________ Elem entary, my dear W a tso n .
EVA Z O V A N Y I
En seretem it eben as skolaba,
es m indenkit bene.
THE SOPHOMORE CLASS
Lamoin
Banks
Leroy Bean
Dale Bennett
Je an e tte
Berger
Theresa
C ihak
N ed Crum
Jean C urry
Larry Dickson
M ich ael
Fitterlin g
Sandra Furnas
Greta Hughes
Robert Kennedy
Ja c k Kin n ey
Dan L ittle
Sally Lo w ry
Carol Lucas
Donald Lu tz
W e n d e ll M c A fe e
Robert M cC oige
Donovan Osborn
G u y Ott
Donald Reed
Barbara Russell
Harold Schm idt
Buddy Seese
Sh irley Sherwood
Thom as Sutch
Norm an Thomas. A lv in Trip let. Sandra W a lle n , Paul W a rn e r. Thom as W esso n . Larry Z e c h ie L
SO PHO M O RE
C LA SS
O F F I­
C ER S. Seated : Robert Kennedy,
president;
Jean
Curry,
treas­
urer. Standing:
Thom as Sutch,
vice
Sandra
president;
Furnas,
secretary.
FRESH M A N
F IC E R S .
treasurer;
dict,
W ynn,
)oan
C LA SS
B etty
Eugene
president;
vice
Barshes,
O F­
Kose,
Bene­
Donald
president;
secretary.
Th e picture on the w all
is one of the clever pos­
ters proclaim ing a fresh ­
man class fudge sale.
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FRESHMAN CLASS
Em ily A llen
Joan
Barshes
Eugene
David
Benedict
Booker
T e rry Cavender
Stanley Cutrtis
A rth u r
Eskridge
Denny Geiger
M a ry Guess
Donald
Hand
Charles H ardin
Christina
Hughes
John Vird en
B etty
Kose
M argaret K ruli
V irg in ia
Lee
Susan
M edbourn
Edna
M enser
Joyce Morrison
Robert N eid lin ger
Larry Norm an
Roger Peters
FRESHMAN CLASS
Ha I lie Pierce
Beatrice
Price
Sam uel
Prosser
Sandra Sm ith
K erry Spahr
John T aylo r
Patricia
V anSch o iack
David W a sh b u rn
W illia m
W a ts o n
Sandra W h it e
Leslie W o o lfre
Donald W y n n
Richard Calhoun
Ju d y Lo w ry
Frank
Ju d ith
H err
G olln ick
Robert
M ikesell
M a ry M evis
Paul Thompson
N ita
Fahlgren
Donald K ibort
Larry Holston
THE EIGHTH GRADE
N an cy
Burns
Sharon
Baker
Lila
Bean
M arsha Crozier
Sharon
Feece
Christine Croy
Ph illip C retter
John
Crom ley
Ronald Osborn
Rochelle Coed
Donna
Keyser *
Sheila Strow
M a ry Todd
Shari Yocom
B etty Z echiel
jean W a rn e r
M errie
K ay Stoneburner
C atherine Overm yer
Sam
M edbourn, Jam es Piersol
Ph illip
W illia m
Rosebaum, Jam es Parker
Robison, Darrel Cook
Randel
M ilto n
Sheppard,
Banks,
M ich ael
Je rry
Robert Kerrigan
M ille r
Kirhm el, John
Hook
THE EIGHTH GRADE
Karen Kem ple
Lynda Sipes
M arizetta Robinson
Roberta Easterday
Barbara K auffm an
A n n e Osborn
Sharon Spahr
Sharon Lindvall
Barbara M oore
A nn e Behm er
Linda Gibbons
Jean M cC oige
W illia m Sheppard
Diane Goldm an
Larry Sellers
Je rry Grover
Barbara M evis
P a trick M c Fe e ly
G ary Dillon
Susan M uehlhausen
Ronald Kuhn
Richard Kuhn
Linda Banks
Larry Davis
Tony C ihak, Lance Overm'yer
Robert Sherwood, Jam es H all
SEVENTH GRADE
Sandra
Fisher, Charles Hodges
A nn a
N an cy
Lu tz, Jam es C arter
Prosser,
Christine
Hand
M a rile e
Z ech iel, Jane Thom as
Rebecca
Russell, Charles Reed
M elissa
Fisher, John
Sharon Yeaze!, Linda
Ben ed ict
Kose
Susan Ruhnow , Ruthann Kovacs
Peter Ott, Jane Benson
Robert Osborn, Glenda Dawson
Sandra Osborn, Jam es Gross
M a ry Jane Guise, Patricia Lu tz
W illa r d Herr, Rodney Edgington
George
Baker
M alco lm
M acQ u illan
Dodd Stacy
Jam es Spencer
Charles W a rra n
M ich ael Cavender
John
Crum
B illy V a n D y k e
THE SEVENTH GRADE
Ja n e t Logan
Jam es C anterbury
Ju lia Furnas
Ronald Le ffe rt
Ja n et
M a rtin
Robert Dickson
Patricia W e sso n
Jon
M ikesell
Sandra Summers
Danny Baker
Sandra
Boetsma
M ichael
Lana
O verm yer
Berger
W a lt e r G o lln ick
Carol
H eiser
Thom as C urtis
Linda Guess
John Jurgensen
Diane Behm er
Gabriel Z o van yi
M argo O verm yer
Thom as Boswell
Donna Sm ith
Brian
Lin h a rt
Bern ice M evis
A nn a C hatm an
M artha Lowr'y
N ot p ictured :
Beverly Thom as
1956 S E N IO R T R IP . Top, le ft: A visit to C hinatow n. M id d le :
In front of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine.
R igh t: W h o told the joke? Second row, left: O ur private car. M id d le : W a s h in g to n ’s M onum ent.
about this p ictu re .)
guide through U n ited Nations. R ig h t: The Capitol of the U n ited
dle: Lincoln
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M em orial. R ig h t: U nited N ations Buildin g.
States.
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left: Jefferson
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Banks, W illia m O tt, V irg in ia Reed, Charles H ardin. Second ro w : N ita
Fahlgren, Ja n e t Z ech iel, Jean Curry,
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SENIOR HIGH
K inney, Carol Lucas, Elaine Jackson, B etty Kose, Guy O tt. T h ird
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row : Sandra Furnas,
Karen Hesgard, Ju d y Gollnick, M arsha
Lindvall, Greta Hughes, Robert Neidlinger, Tom W e sso n , Larry Z ec h iel. Fourth row : Joyce M orrison, Patricia Dowd, M arjory
Powers, Sally Low ry, M a rilyn Clauson, Donald Reed, Ju d y Low ry, Buddy Seese, Robert Taylor. Fifth ro w : Beatrice Price, Eileen
Betsy Pettis, Joan Koebke, Thelm a Hodges, Ju d ith M orris, Larry Norm an, Robert M ikesell, Robert Kennedy.
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Front ro w : Carol Lucas, Sandra Furnas,
mye Lou Glaze, Ja n et Z ech iel.
C urtis, Charles Hardin, Tom Sutch,
C H O IR . Thelm a
Karen Hesgard, V irg in ia Reed, Elaine Jackson, Eileen Overm yer, Tom-
Back row : Larry Norm an, Ja c k
Hodges, V irg in ia
Kinney,
Donald Reed
Barbara Rust, Tom m y Cultice, Tom Ott, W illia m
Piersol, Ju d ith Onesti,
Barbara Rust,
B e tty Kose,
Jr.,
M r.
Shields,
Stanley
Ott, Robert Kennedy.
Linda
Reed, Joan
Koebke,
Jeanne Best, Ja n et Z echiel, Jan et Low ry. Second ro w : V irg in ia Reed, Karen Hesgard, Carol Lucas, Sandra Furnas,
Kerry Spahr, Joyce M orrison, Beatrice Price, V erna M cD o nald , B everly M cG affey, Eva Z o va n yi, Johnye Sipes. Third
ro w : M r. Shields, Em ily A llen , Christina Hughes, Joan Barshes, Carol Kline, M arsha Lindvall, Elaine Jackson, Betsy
Pettis, A n n ette Prosser, Patricia Dowd, Carol Crom ley.
Fourth
row: Jean
Curry,
M a rilyn
Clauson,
Sally Low ry,
Greta Hughes, Jo Ellen Hand, Eileen O verm yer, Tom m ye Lou Glaze, Ju d ith M orris, Mairjory Powers, Darlene Sh ep ­
pard. F ifth
row : N ita
Fahlgren, Ju d ith Low ry, Je a n e tte Berger, Donald Lutz, Tom m y Cultice, Buddy Seese, R o ­
bert N eidlinger, Charles W esso n , Ja ck Kinney, G u y Ott. Sixth row : Donald Reed, W illia m
Ott, David M iddleton,
Ja y Snyder, Donald Hand, Norm an Thomas, Donald M orrison, Thom as O tt, Robert Kennedy.
Back row :
M ich ael
Ben n ett, Larry Norm an, Stanley Curtis, A lv in T rip let, Scott H unter, Joseph A nderlohr, M ich ael Fitterling, Ronald
W is e , Robert M ikesell.
D A N C E B A N D . Front row : N ita Fahlgren, B etty Kose, V irg in ia
Reed, Carol
Thomas Ott, Cynthia A llen . Second row : Larry Norm an,
Low ry,
Ja n e t
Thom as Sutch, Tom m y C ultice. Back row : Elaine Jackson, W ilia m
Kline, Stanley Curtis, Joan Barshes,
Robert Taylor,
G u y Ott,
Donald
Reed,
O tt, Charles H ardin, Tom m ye Lou Glaze.
P E P B A N D . W illia m O tt, Tom m y C ultice, G uy Ott, Robert Taylor, Thom as Ott, Stan ley Curtis, Donald Reed, T h o m ­
as Sutch. T ry iden tifyin g the surrounding decorations yourself.
S E N IO R B A N D S W E A T E R W I N N E R S . Ja n et Z ech iel, Joan Koebke, Thelm a Hodges, Carol Crom ley, Patricia Dowd,
Tom m y C ultice,
Linda
Reed,
Karen
Hesgard, W illia m O tt, M arilyn Clauson.
JU N IO R B A N D T W i R L E R S . M a ry Todd demonstrates how to make a baton hang suspended in midair. Flanking
her are M argo O verm yer and Glenda Dawson.
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ELEM EN TA RY
M a ry
Ellen
BAND.
Tornquist,
Front row : Jan ice
Bonnie
Parker,
N eidlinger,
Linda
La rry M iller, Barbara H atten, Ju d y Bishop, Ruth Sprunger,
Behm er, M arge
M c C a ffe y ,
M artha M cA llister,
Sharon
M cC affey ,
Sharon Norris. Second ro w : Scott M arston, Paul Crom ley, W a d e Logan, Larry Linhart, Brian Piersol, John W ilk in s ,
Tom M iracle, Robert Carter, Linda Shock, V ic k i Lu tz,
Pamela
Phelps,
Ja n e t
Beck,
Paul
W h it e ,
W illia m
Karen
M cD onald,
Sharon
M cD onald,
Beverly
Barshes,
Russell, M argaret Coble, Ronald Porter, C h arlene Lucas. Third
row : M r. Shields, Scott Ceiselm an, Tom W a lk e r, M a ry A n n
Kem ple, Sharon W a g o n er, Sam
Low ry,
Je rry
Nelson,
Tom Easterday, Thad Overm yer.
B A N D C O U N C IL . Seated : V irg in ia Piersol, secretary; V irg in ia
Reed, vice president; Theim a
Hodges, senior girl and president; Barbara Rust, treasurer. Stand ing: Robert Taylor, junior boy;
Jud ith M orris, junior girl; Tom m y C ultice, senior boy.
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S E N IO R B A N D T W I R L E R S . Fro nt: Sandra Furnas, Joyce
Drum M ajo r Tom m y C ultice.
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CULVER'S BASKETBALL
"G ood work, team, good work; good work,
team, good work; team, we say good w o rk!"
This is one of the joyous strains which were
heard m any times throughout the year as
the Culver fans saluted their mighty In­
dians. This truly was one of those traditional
Culver basketball seasons with the Culver
tribe standing high with thirteen wins and
nine losses during the 1956-57 season.
The opening game of
the season showed that
the Indians were to be
rough to handle this
year. It was a close con­
test all the way, but the
Indians ended up on top
as the final score was
Culver 64, LaPaz 59.
W a rre n Curtis led the
Culver attack with 20
points, followed by Ben­
nett's 17 and Triplet's
TRADITION
five and the final score was Culver 52, Rens­
selaer 38.
Our Indians bumped off Knox for their
fourth victory. Free throws were the decid­
ing factor in this game since both teams
had 19 field goals. Culver hit 30 of 44 free
throws, while Knox only made 26 out of 39.
The final score was Culver 68, Knox 64.
Curtis and Triplet again took the honors
with 19 points each.
Culver lost a close con­
test to Rochester with a
score of 58-52. Duff and
Curtis each scored 14
points for our Indians.
12.
W alk erto n 's
Indians
proved to be too power­
ful for Culver, scalping
our tribe on our own
hunting grounds with a
score of 67 to 59. Curtis
and Triplet led the scor­
ing with 19 and 13
points respectively.
COACH RA LPH
For the third battle, Culver took to the
road for the first time to meet the Akron
Flyers. "Score, score, we want m ore!" was
the cry of the fans as they observed the
Old Culver Spirit which the boys again dis­
played. Culver won by a margin of ten
points, the final score being Culver 58, A k ­
ron 48. Curtis and Triplet again were top
point men with 13 and 18 points respective­
ly.
North Judson overpowered Culver 59-46
in the second setback of four games. Ben­
nett and Curtis each scored 14 points for
top honors.
Culver overtook the Rensselaer Bombers
for their third win of the season. The scor­
ing was evenly divided between the starting
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REVIVED
PED ERSEN
The Four-W av Tour­
ney was next in line for
the Indians and Culver
drew Argos for the open­
ing game. The Dragons
won over Culver with a
score of 62 to 46, and
went on to take Ply­
mouth in the finals. C u l­
ver dropped the consola­
tion game, a close battle
which ended 68-64 in
favor of Valparaiso. Al
Triplet was high scorer
both nights scoring 17
and 27 points respec­
tively.
Next the Culver tribe knocked down the
high flying Bourbon Comets, winning by an
eleven point margin. Curtis again was tops
in scoring with 25 points.
The Indians were victorious over the
Bremen Lions in a close thriller, the final
score being Culver 46, Bremen 42. The top
scorers for the evening were W ago ner and
Duff, each scoring 14 points.
Only a week after their first encounter,
Culver again faced the Bremen Lions for
their first game of the county tourney.
Coach Pedersen and his squad experienced
little difficulty in elim inating the Lions.
Curtis led the M axinkuckee Indians7 attack
swishing in 29 pointers. Coach Pedersen's
tribe than advanced to the semi-finals, once
T H E V A R S IT Y . Front row : David W a sh b u rn , A lv in T rip le t, W a rre n C urtis (c a p ta in ), C ary Duff, Dan Savage. Se c ­
ond row : Richard Large
(stu d en t m a n ag er), David M iddleton,
M ik e
Bennett,
Buddy
Barnette,
Ralph
Pedersen
(c o a c h ). Back row : Jam es Downs, David H all, Ja y Snyder, Carl W a g o n e r.
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again meeting Bourbon. The Comets gave
Culver a rough time, but the Indians came
out on top with their second tourney vic­
tory, 52-49. In this game, Curtis again led
the scoring with 33 points.
Oh that final game! The determined C u l­
ver crew met the Argos Dragons with their
hopes set high. W a rre n Curtis proved him ­
self to be the outstanding player of the
tourney by again racking up 24 points for
the Culver team. In the three games which
Culver played, W a rre n scored 86 of the 162
Indian points! Using a new zone defense,
Culver controlled both boards; and with the
scalp to display. Curtis and Triplet lead the
"C h a m p s / 7 scoring 27 and 18 points re­
spectively.
Our tribe had a rough time against Tyner,
but they managed to scalp them by a m ar­
gin of only four points. Triplet and Duff
accounted for 13 points each.
The Argos Dragons were really out to get
revenge for the "u p s e t" that Culver gave
them at the county tourney. The fans who
packed the Culver gym saw a close battle
every minute throughout the entire game.
W h e n the final buzzer rang Argos was on
the long end of the count which was 56-
Captain C urtis and Coach Pedersen happily display the loot that came from w in n in g the county championship. For
more on the county tourney see page 84.
help of D uff who cleared more than his
share of the rebounds, Culver proved to be
victorious over the Dragons. Culver broke
Argos7 record of 15 straight victories. Yes,
we7re from Culver, couldn't be prouder! A ll
hail to the new County Champs!
The
Indians captured their seventh
straight game, 63 to 60 as North M a n ­
chester became their next victim. M anchest­
er was really some tough competition and
the game was hard fought throughout, but
the Indians returned home with another
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50. Curtis and W ag o ner led the way with
16 and 12 points respectively.
The Plymouth Pilgrims proved to be no
match for our Champs as they scalped them
68-48. The game was really a team victory
with all five starters hitting double figures.
Bennett had 16, Triplet 15, Curtis 13, and
Duff and W ag o ner 12 each.
Next Culver met with the Nappanee B u ll­
dogs, one of the most highly rated teams in
this area who had only lost two games. The
Indians bowed to Nappanee by a score of
57 to 42. D uff and Triplet were high scor­
ers with 17 and 10 points respectively.
Culver journeyed to W in a m c c to meet
the Indians on their hunting grounds. The
opponent's field goal accuracy was terrific,
connecting 30 of 55 for a 54 per cent aver­
age, while Culver had only a 31 per cent
average. W in a m a c led all the way winning
over Culver 78-66. Curtis scored 22, Triplet
18, and D uff 16.
The Lakeville game was really a grand
finale for the Indians7 season. Culver won
73-58, putting the final season record at
13-8. Triplet was high point man with 27
points, followed by Curtis and W ago ner
with 22 and 17 points respectively.
Culver lost out in the sectional tourney
W A CO N ER
BEN N ETT
D UFF
C U R T IS
in an over-time battle against Bourbon. C ur­
tis scored 17, and Triplet 16 of Culver's 58
points against Bourbon's 66.
During the season Culver netted a total
number of 1,258 points, while their oppo­
nents scored 1,233. Of the total points,
Curtis scored 381, Triplet 278, Duff 181,
Bennett 171, and W ago ner 167. There were
325 personal fouls called against Culver,
while there were 388 personal fouls called
against our opponents.
The Indians will be hard hit by graduation
this year, losing Bennett, Curtis, Duff, M id ­
dleton, Savage, Snyder, and W agoner. How­
ever, all in all things look good for another
victorious season in 1957-58 as there are
some good prospects on the B-team who will
SA VAG E
M ID D L E T O N
SN YD ER
be ready to play varsity ball next year.
Prospects for next season took on a
brighter hue when next year's varsity nosed
out the seniors by one point in the annua!
W ill Be-Has Been game with Thomas, T rip ­
let, McCoige, W ashburn and Barnette fu r­
nishing the fans with five good reasons for
being a bit optimistic.
There will be a few changes in next
year's schedule. The Indians will drop Akron
to play W arsaw , and there will be no holiday
tourney in which to compete. Thus, there
will be two games less than this year's sche­
dule, but still it will be a full season with
Culver participating in 16 games plus the
county tourney.
T R IP L E T
DOWNS
BARN ETTE
1, T rip le t lets go w ith a push shot as C u rtis aw aits
a possible
rebound. 2,
mouthed Argos player.
D uff
shoots over an
open-
3, D u ff takes a rebound as
Bennett and Curtis look on. 4, T rip le t takes a closein shot as Duff, C urtis and Bennett fo llo w the ball.
5, T rip le t fires in another basket w ith D u ff and Curtis
poised for action. 6, W a g o n e r is obviously fouled as
he
shoots,
w ith
T rip le t
and
C urtis
tw isting
their
necks. 7, Curtis scores two more points. The backs
belong to D u ff and Bennett. 8, T rip le t and D u ff b at­
tle the lanky Nappanee center for a rebound. 9, W a g ­
oner sinks one from m id-court as the buzzer sounds.
W ASH BURN
LA RG E
PAPOOSES
SHOW PROMISE
The Papooses really had a rough season
this year. Ju s t before the season started,
Dan Little, one of the returning " B " team
players broke his foot during practice, thus
leaving the team minus one player for about
two months. Shortly after the season got
underway, Dave W ashburn was moved up to
play on the Varsity squad. Bob Mikesell was
his replacement on the line-up, but before
the season ended, Bob got sick and had to
give up basketball.
The Papooses had a desire to win and
kept right in there all the way. For almost
every game there was a different high point
man. This shows that they have the ability
Standing: Don W y n n , N ed Herr, David Booker, Dan
FOR
FUTURE
to shoot, but that they need to get consist­
ent. The height of the team as a whole
shows a great deal of promise for next year.
Here are the results of some of the out­
standing games of the season:
LaPaz
W alkerton
Akron
Rochester
Bremen
Tyner
Argos
Nappannee
Opp.
38
29
43
40
34
29
26
21
Culver
37
33
41
37
31
40
30
26
Little, Robert M ikesell, Larry Z e c h ie l, Dale Bennett, Eugene
Benedict, M ik e Fitterling, Robert M cC oige, Norm an Thom as. K n eeling: Stud ent M anager Harold Schm idt, Coach
Pedersen.
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THE FRESHMAN TEAM ENGAGES FOES
A Freshman team was organized for the
first time at Culver this year. Culver did
have a " C " team which was made up of
both freshmen and sophomores, but this
new team is only for freshmen.
The main purpose of this group is to give
as many boys as possible a chance to devel­
op in basketball. It gives them another year
of experience like that of the Ju n io r High
teams, and prepares them for the B-team.
Their practice sessions are integrated with
the B-team two nights a week.
The Freshman team had a six game sche­
dule this year playing Argos two times,
Bourbon, Aubbeenaubbee, W in a m a c, and
Plymouth. They also played in a four-way
tourney with Argos, Talm a, and Aubbee­
naubbee the other schools participating.
Next year's plans call for a full 16 game
schedule, plus the four-way tourney.
The letter winners on this year's Freshman
team are Richard Calhoun, Terry Cavender,
Art Eskridge, Do,n Hand, Larry Holston,
Charles Hardin, and Denny Geiger.
K n eeling : T e rry Cavender, Richard Calhoun, A rth u r Eskridge, M r. Pedersen
(c o a c h ). Stand ing: Harold Schm idt
(student m an ag er), Donald Hand, Dennis Geiger, Charles H ardin, Larry Holston.
JUNIOR
%
HIGH
SEVEN TH
CRADE
Front ro w : Cabe Z ovanyi,
Jam es Carter, Jam es Canterbury,
Rodney
*
Edgington,
George Herr. Second row : Earl M ishler (student m an ag er), M ik e Overm yer, Dodd
Stacy, Robert Dickson, Danny Baker, M r. Parson (c o a c h ). Back row : M ik e Cavender, Brian Linhart, John Benedict, Tom Boswell.
Front row :
Larry Sellers,
Jam es
Piersol. Second row : Earl M ish le r
Parker,
Pat M cFe ely,
Davis, Ph illip Gretter, Jam es H all, M r. Parson
TEAMS
E IG H T H
CRADE
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Hook, Jam es
(c o a c h ). Third ro w : Darrell
Cook, Ronald Kuhn, Randy Banks, Lance O verm yer.
BASKETBALL
John
(student m a n ag er), John Crom ley, Larry
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INDIANS SPARKLE ON THE DIAMOND
On September 10, 1956, the fall base­
ball season opened with our Culver Indians
facing the Bourbon Comets on our diamond.
" P in k y " Middleton pitched for Culver while
Schuh hurled for Bourbon. The opposing
team took advantage of our non-hitting In­
dians and returned home with a 3-0 victory.
Tippecanoe played their home game here
on September 13. Hurrah! Our tribe won.
The score was Culver 18, Tippy 2.
Dave W ashburn brought in a
Culver on September 17 when
against W e st High School. W e
qame for our second victory with
19 to 5.
homer for
we played
took that
a score of
On September 20 our Indians traveled to
Tyner to gain another victory. Middleton
and W ashburn took turns on the mound for
Culver, while Ross and Cochran pitched for
Tyner.
Our tribe again took to the road on Sep­
tember 24 when they met the LaPaz Vikings
on the LaPaz diamond in a high-scoring
game. Jim Downs collected a homer for the
Indians and W eiss hit a home run for the
Vikings. The Indians returned home with
another victory, the final score being Culver
23, LaPaz 14. '
Our Indians went hunting for Green D ra­
gon scalps in the final clash of the season,
but ended up as the victims themselves. The
Dragons brought in 18 runs and with this
chalked up a 6-0 record.
A ll in all, the Indians enjoyed an out­
standing season, winning four, and losing
only two.
The season's schedule was as follows:
C.H.S.
Bourbon .............................. 0
Tippy ................................... 18
W e s t ................................... 19
Tyner ............. .....................18
LaPaz .................................23
Argos ................................... 0
Opp.
3
2
5
1
14
18
Front row : Tom Sutch, Harold Schm idt, Sam Prosser, T e rry Cavender, Ned Herr, John Schm idt, Jam es Downs.
Second row : Coach Pedersen, Dan Savage, Carl W ag o n er, David
W ash b u rn ,
M ik e
Bennett,
Ed
Rosebaum,
Don
Herr, Dan Little, Richard Large. Third row : David M iddleton, Dale Houghton, Robert M cCoige, Norm an Thomas,
W a rre n Curtis, David H all, Eugene Benedict, A lv in Triplet.
TRACK TEAM BRINGS PROMISE OF SPRING
In the first meet Knox edged out Culver
for first place, leaving Francesville third. In
the second meet Culver lost to Bourbon by
a mere seven points. Then Culver was vic­
torious over Aubbenaubee, but W alk erto n
won nine points more than Culver in the
fourth meet. Culver came in third in the
next meet, behind Hammond Noll and John
Adams. In the final meet Culver was edged
out by Culver M ilita ry Academ y.
The standings in the county meet were:
Bremen, first, 58 points; Argos, second, 50;
Culver, third, 49^; Bourbon, fourth 33; LaPaz, fifth, 18; W est, sixth, 14; and Tyner,
last, no points. Larry Berger and Bill W a s h ­
burn tied for highest individual points.
W ashburn set a new county record, 23:05,
for the 220-yard dash, and he tied his own
record in the 100-yard dash— 10:05. Berger
set a new record in the high hurdles— 16:5.
Out of 23 schools represented in Class B
at the Goshen Relays, Culver finished fifth
with W ashburn winning in the 100-yard
dash and Berger in the high hurdles. The
Delphi Relays were held during the senior
class trip, so only underclassmen participat­
ed. Out of 12 teams in Class B, Culver came
in tenth. In the Logansport Relays Culver
finished fourth in the two-mile relay, third
in the shuttle-hurdle relay, and first in the
sprint-medley relay.
Seven boys represented Culver at the sec­
tional meet at Huntington. Berger qualified
for the regional in both the high and low
hurdles, W ashburn in both the 100 and 220
yard dash, and the half-mile relay team of
Berger, W ashburn, and David and Richard
McCoige. In the regional at Fort W a y n e
W ashburn qualified for the state in the 100
and 220-yard dash, setting a new regional
record in the latter at 22:4. He finished
fifth in both events in the morning trials
at the state finals at Indianapolis.
Front row : Ed Rosebaum, T erry Cavender, David M cC oige, David W a sh b u rn , Charles H ardin, Sam Prosser. Second
ro w : Larry Norm an, Norm an Thomas, Dale Bennett, E v e re tt Feece, A lv in
Th ird row : Coach Pedersen, John W h a rto n , Larry D e W itt , Dan
Savage,
Trip let, Ja y Snyder, Charles M cC oige.
Carl W a g o n e r,
Scott
H unter,
Student
M anager Richard Large. Back row : Eugene Benedict, David M iddleton, W a rre n Curtis, C a ry D uff, Robert M c ­
Coige,
D w ight
N ew m an,
Buddy
Barnette.
JU N IO R H IG H T R A C K T E A M . First row : Darrell Cook, Ronald
Stacy, W illia m
V a n D yk e, Robert Dickson. Second ro w :
Rosebaum, W illia m
Parson
(c o a c h ),
Sheppard, Lance O verm yer, John
John Jergensen, George
Herr,
Sam
Kuhn,
Larry
M edbourn,
B en ed ict,
M ik e
Sellers,
Robert
Robert Osborn,
Cavender,
Jam es
Sherwood,
Jam es Piersol,
H all.
Th ird
Dodd
Ph illip
row :
M r.
P h illip Gretter, Peter Ott, Charles Hodges, Gabe Z o van yi, Rodney
Edgington, Jam es C anterbury. Fourth row : Paul Crom ley,
John Hook, Pat M cFe ely, Tom Boswell, Charles Reed,
George Baker, Jam es Carter, Randy Banks.
SEV EN TH
dra Fisher.
GRADE CH EERLEA D ERS.
Jane
Benson, San-
E IG H T H
GRADE
bara M oore.
C H E E R L E A D E R S . Sheri Yocom , Bar-
V A R S IT Y
C H EERLEA D ERS
Beverly Price,
Barbara Rust, V irg in ia Reed and Pat Dowd are in the midst of leading
the vociferous fans in “ Say C u lv e r!”
CHEERLEADERS INSPIRE FAITHFUL ROOTERS
P A P O O S E C H E E R L E A D E R S Sandra Furnas, Jean ette Berger and Carol Lucas in the clim ax of the varied routines
that accom pany the w id e range of yells.
Top left: C u lver scores a flock of runs. Curtis speeds past M iddleton, who signals Rosebaum to cross the plate
standing up. A no th er runner can be seen at the extrem e right. Coach Pedersen w atches the course of the ball.
Top right: W a g o n e r slashes a hit to left field. Second
is back of H e rr’s right foot. R ig h t: Rosebaum
row, left: Ned H err is safe at first on a bad throw . Ball
leads o ff first and C urtis edges toward third as they w a tch b a t­
ter. Third row, left: W a g o n e r reaches for a w ind-blow n pop-up as M iddleton, Savage, and Downs w atch intently.
R igh t: H err rounds first on his hit to left field and T rip le t pounds for home. Ball is circled. Bottom , le ft: M id ­
dleton
second.
is out at first.
R ig h t:
M iddleton
pitches to b a tte r as Savage and W a g o n e r w atch runner start to steal
Top, left: Trip let, followed by M iddleton, rounds the cu rve in the 220-yard dash. R ig h t: C urtis takes off in the
broad jump. Second row, left: N ew m an heaves the shot. R ig h t: N um ber 83 is Rosebaum. T h ird row, left: C u r­
tis is landing, Buster M cC arth y straddles the hurdle. R ig h t: Rosebaum pole vaults as B arnett looks on. Bottom ,
left: Dowd in the broad jum p. R igh t: Curtis skims over the low hurdle.
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MO-nENTS TO RE-MEM-BER
Ruth M enser, Joan Koebke and
B e tty M c K e e hold a discussion
during the planning of a layout
of
tw o
of
the
pages of
The
Tom ahaw k.
THE T O M A H A W K S T A F F PRODUCED THI S BOOK
Seated: Joan Koebke, m usic; Karen Hesgard, business
m anager;
Linda
calendar. Stan d ing: Dale Bennett, a rt; B e tty M c K e e , faculty-classroom s;
Reed,
Ruth
ed itor-in -chief;
M enser,
V irg in ia
classes; V irg in ia
ath letics; Ju d ith M orris, su bcriptions; Barbara Rust, elem en tary school. N o t pictured: Beve rly Price, clubs.
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Piersol,
Reed,
Kay
Henderson
and
Royelle
Sutch, co-editors of T h e School­
bell, confer as they prepare copy
for the w e e k ly issue.
JOURNALISTS
FORM
PRESS CLUB
Front row : K ay Henderson, Royelle Sutch, Linda Reed, Jill H unter, Jeanne Best, Ja n et Z ech iel,
Second ro w : Veirna M cD onald, Lois M orrison, Sandra Furnas,
V irg in ia
Koebke. Third ro w : Ja c k Kinney, Robert Kennedy, M arsha Lin dvall,
Piersol,
Carol
Jan et
Lucas,
Low ry,
B everly
Ju d ith
Price,
B e tty
M c K e e.
M orris,
Ju d ith
Joan
Onesti.
Fourth row : Ruth M enser, Sally M edbourn, Carol K lin e, Jean Curry, Greta Hughes, Barbara Rust, Back row : Dale
Bennett, V irg in ia Reed, Karen Hesgard, Donald M orrison, C yn th ia A llen , Joe Anderlohr.
71
Ruth M enser, Joan Koebke and
B e tty M c K e e hold a discussion
during the planning of a layout
of
tw o
of
the
pages of
The
Tom ahaw k.
THE T O M A H A W K S T A F F PRODUCED THI S BOOK
Seated : Joan Koebke, m usic; Karen Hesgard, business
m anager;
Linda
Reed,
calendar. Stand ing: Dale Bennett, a rt; B etty M c K e e , faculty-classroom s; Ruth
ed itor-in -chief;
M enser,
V irg in ia
classes; V irg in ia
a th letics; Ju d ith M orris, su bcriptions; Barbara Rust, elem en tary school. N o t pictured: B eve rly Price, clubs.
Piersol,
Reed,
K ay
Henderson
and
Royelle
Sutch, co-editors of The School­
bell, confer as they prepare copy
for the w e ek ly issue.
JOURNALISTS
FORM
PRESS CLUB
Front row : K ay Henderson, Royelle Sutch, Linda Reed, jill H unter, Jeanne Best, Ja n et Z ech iel,
Second ro w : Veirna M cD onald, Lois M orrison, Sandra Furnas,
V irg in ia
Koebke. Th ird ro w : Ja c k Kinney, Robert Kennedy, Marsha Lin dvall,
Piersol,
Carol
Jan et
Lucas,
Low ry,
B everly
Ju d ith
Price,
B e tty
M c K e e.
M orris,
Ju d ith
Joan
Onesti.
Fourth row : Ruth M enser, Sally M edbourn, Carol K lin e, Jean Curry, Greta Hughes, Barbara Rust, Back row : Dale
Bennett, V irg in ia Reed, Karen Hesgard, Donald M orrison, C yn th ia A llen , Joe Anderlohr.
W illia m Ott, president; David M id ­
dleton, vice president; Ja y Snyder,
treasurer;
Buddy
Barnette,
ser­
geant-at-arm s; Jam es Downs, sec­
retary.
H I-Y C L U B
SETS
H I G H ST AND A R DS
Seated: M r. Stettbacher, Carl W a g o n e r, Thom as Sutch, Donald
Second ro w : Harold Schm idt, Jam es Downs, John W 'h arto n ,
Reed, G uy Ott, La rry D e W itt,
David
M cCoige,
Charles
M cC oige,
M r. A lexander.
Jerem y
Fisher,
Donald M orrison. Third row : Donald Lutz, Leroy Bean, Norm an Thomas, Thomas O tt, Tom m y C u ltice, W illia m
O tt, Joseph A nderlohr, David M iddleton. Back row : Robert Measels, M ax Gibbons, Robert Kennedy, Robert M c ­
Coige, Dale Houghton, Russell U lery, Buddy Barnette, Ja y Snyder.
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Seated:
Carol
Kline,
presi­
dent. Standing: Eileen O ve r­
myer,
vice
Ceiselm an,
Jean
Curry,
president;
corr.
Sue
secretary;
reporter; T h e l­
ma Hodges, treasurer.
S E R V I C E TO O T H E R S F E A T U R E S
SUNSHINE SOCIETY
Front row : Ruth M enser, Royelle Sutch, K ay Henderson, C ynthia A llen , Jeanne Best, Jill
H unter,
Ellen Sm ith,
Mrs. A llen . Second ro w : Carol Kline, Sally M edbourn, B everly Price, Patricia Dowd, Doris Gunter, B etty M c K e e ,
Sue Geiselm an, Barbara Rust. T h ird row : B etty Prosser, M a rjo ry Powers,
Lindvall,
Ju d ith
M orris,
Elaine Jackson,
Beverly
Linda Reed, V irg in ia
Piersol,
M arsha
M c G affey . Fourth row : V erna M cD onald, Sandra Furnas, Jean
Curry, Theresa Cihak, Greta Hughes, S ally Low ry, Betsy Pettis,
Jan et
Low ry,
Johnye
Sipes.
Fifth
row :
V irg in ia
Reed, A n n ette Prosser, Lois M orrison, Carol Lucas, Ja n et Z e c h ie l, Frances Pacilio, Ju d ith Onesti, Eileen Overm yer.
Back
row : Thelm a
Hodges,
Karen
Hesgard, To m m ye Lou Glaze, Joan Koebke, M argaret Bean, M ab le
M oore,
Sandra W a lle n .
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Three
student
dem onstrate
librarians
how
they
check out a book. T h ey
are
Lana
Berger,
Jane
Benson, and M elissa Fish ­
er.
STUDENT L IB R A R I A N S KEEP BUSY EVERY DAY
Seated: Jane Benson, M elissa Fisher, Bernice M evis,
Jane Thomas, judith
■
Lana
Berger.
Second
row :
Patricia
Singletary,
M orris. B ack ro w : Larry N orm an, Barbara Russell, M r. Stettbacher.
M ich ael
Fitterling,
president;
Eugene
vice
Ben e­
dict, chairm an ; M r. K a i­
ser, sponsor; Robert T a y ­
lor, president.
PROJECTORS CLUB REELS
M Y R I A D OF M O V I E S
Seated:
M r.
Kaiser, Robert Taylor,
OFF
M ich ael Fitterlin g, Eugene Benedict. Second row : Jill H un ter, Ju d ith Onesti,
Jeanette Berger, Carol Lucas, Larry Dickson. Third ro w : D w igh t N ew m an, Daniel L ittle , Robert M cCoige, W i l ­
liam O tt, Ned Crum . B ack row : David W a sh b u rn , Carl W a g o n e r, Roy M orrison, Russell Ulery.
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Joseph Anderlohr, vice pres­
id en t;
B etty
Prosser,
presi­
d en t; Leroy Bean, treasurer;
Eva Z o va n yi, secretary.
USHERS
CLUB PERFORMS
S E R V I C E TO A L L
VITAL
Seated:
M iss Stephenson, Eva Z ovanyi,
W a lle n ,
Barbara Russell, Leslie W o o lfre , Robert V ird en . Back row : Charles W e sso n , Lam oin Banks, Robert
Kennedy, Larry Norm an.
B etty Prosser, Joseph A nderlohr, Leroy Bean. Second row : Sandra
Seated: Ju d ith Onesti, secretary-treasurer;
Jo Ellen
Hand,
vice
president.
Standing:
Tom m y C u ltice, president; A uda
librarian-historian.
Fisher,
F U T U R E T E A C H E R S OF A M E R I C A
T H I N K OF F U T U R E
Seated: M iss Fletchall, Jo Ellen Hand, A ud a Fisher. Stan d ing : Tom m y C u ltice, Larry Norm an, Ju d ith Onesti, Sandra
W a lle n , Thom as Ott.
S T U D E N T C O U N C IL . Seated: Carol Lucas, sophom ore; Eileen O verm yer, secretary, ju n io r; Em ily A llen , freshm an;
Royelle Sutch, vice president, senior; Barbara M oore, eighth grade. Stan d ing: Thom as Sutch, sophomore; David
M iddleton, president, senior; Eugene Benedict, freshm an; Richard Large, ju n io r; Lance O verm yer, eighth grade.
STU D EN T
C O U R T . Tom
Ott, judge; Tom m y Cultice, chief justice; M ic h ­
ael Fitterling, judge. Sec­
ond
ro w :
c le rk ;
Ruth
Barbara
sistant
atto rn ey;
Koebke,
atto rn ey;
thia A llen ,
row :
M enser,
Rust, as­
David
bailiff.
Joan
C yn­
Back
M iddleton,
atto rn ey; W a rre n Curtis,
s h eriff; Jam es Downs, as­
sistant attorney.
M O N IT O R S . Front row : Christina Hughes, Royelle Sutch, K ay Henderson, Linda Reed, Cyn th ia A llen , Jeann e Best,
Jill H unter, Ellen Sm ith, Sandra W a lle n . Second ro w : Carol K line, Sally M edbourn, B everly Price, Patricia Dowd,
Doris Gunter, B e tty M c K e e , Sue Geiselm an, Barbara Rust, M arsha
Third row : B eatrice Price, Karen Kem ple, Ruth M enser,
Morrison, Rochelle Good,
Barbara
Lindvall,
M argaret
K ruII,
Beverly
V irgin ia
M c G affey ,
Lee,
V irg in ia
Ju d ith
Piersol.
G ollnick,
Joyce
Moore, Ju d ith M orris, Elain e Jackson. Fourth ro w : Donald Reed, Thom as O tt,
Jam es Downs, T e rry Cavendar, Donald Hand, Samuel Prosser,
Harold Schm idt, Donald Herr, John
Hook,
M ichael
Fitterling. Fifth ro w : D w igh t N ew m an, Jerem y Fisher, W a r r e n Curtis, Carl W a g o n er, Daniel Savage, M ich ael B e n ­
nett, A lv in Trip let, Robert M cC oige, Daniel Little, Joseph Anderlohr. Sixth row : Donald M orrison, Donald W y n n ,
Robert M ikesell, Ja y Snyder, Scott H unter, Edward Rosebaum, Everett Feece, Dale Houghton, Russell Ulery, Jam es
Earl. Back row : W e n d e ll M c A fe e , Richard Calhoun, La rry
Holston, W illia m
Ott,
Leroy Bean,
Ned
Crum , Larry
Dickson.
STUDENT
TRAFFIC CONTROLLED
BY M O N I T O R S
M O N IT O R C O M M IT T E E .
Seated:
W a rre n
Curtis,
chairm an ; Jam es
Downs.
Standing:
W ash­
burn,
David
M ichael
Fitterlin g,
John Hook.
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Stanley Curtis, reporter; Richard Large, president; Charles W esso n , treasurer; Russell
U lery, vice president; Norm an Thomas, secretary.
SENIOR
4-H C L U B
HAS V A R I E D P R O G R A M
Seated: M r. Frazee, Charles W esso n , Stanley Curtis. Second row : Lam oin Banks, M ax Gibbons, Richard Large, Dale
Houghton. B ack row : Eugene Benedict, N orm an Thomas, Russell Ulery.
Anne
Behm er,
d en t;
Jane
and safety;
president;
vice
presi­
Benson,
health
Theresa Cihak,
Sandra
Fisher,
song leader; Linda Gibbons,
secreta ry-treasurer.
GIRLS
4-H C L U B
BOASTS
LARGE MEMBERSHIP
Front ro w : Jan ice N eidlinger, Barbara Rosebaum, B e tty Z echiel, B etty Prosser, Eileen Overm yer, Sandra W a lle n ,
Theresa Cihak, Mrs. Strait. Second row : Glenda Dawson, Melissa Fisher, Carol Heiser, Lana Berger, Linda Kose,
Sandra Fisher,
N an cy Prosser, Jan et M artin , Beverly Thom as. Th ird row : M arjorie M cG affey, Jan e Baker, Linda
Behm er, Linda Gibbons, A n n e Behm er, A nn a Chapm an, P atty Lutz, P a tty W esso n , A nn a Lutz. Fourth row : Jane
Benson, Ju lia Furnas, P a tty Kline, John Taylor, Leslie W o o lfre , Jan e Thomas, Bernice M evis, Sandra Boetsma, Sh er­
rill Edgington, Fifth ro w : A nn W a g o n e r, Jan W a g o n e r, Jan et Heiser, C arolee Easterday, Ruth Sprunger, M artha
M c A lliste r,
Pam ela Phelps, Jan Scruggs, Sharon Norris. B a ck row : Johanna Hughes, V ic k y Lutz, M argaret Gobel,
Linda Shock, Eileen Q uinn, M arsha W e n tz , Ja n et Beck.
John Benedict, vice presi­
den t;
Linda
Behm er,
health and safety; Linda
Gibbons, song leader; Ju l­
ia
Furnas,
Sharon
game
leader;
Lindvall,
secre­
tary ; A n n e Behm er, pres­
ident; Bonnie Good,
porter.
JUNIOR
BOYS
4-H C L U B
IS P O P U L A R
re ­
GROUP
Ju lia Furnas, Rochelle Good, A nn e Behmer, Sharon Lindvall, Linda Gibbons. Second ro w : M r. Frazee, Charles Sn y ­
der, Frank
Ikirt, Linda Behm er, Bonnie Good. Th ird row : Tom m y Yocom , Jam es Piersol, Samuel Low ry, Jon M ike-
sell,
W h it e .
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Paul
Back
ro w :
Randy
Banks,
John
Benedict,
John
Crom ley,
M ik e
Overm yer,
Ned
Davis.
I
W illia m
Ott,
Henderson,
president;
treasurer;
A llen , vice president;
Sutch, secretary.
K ay
C yn th ia
Royelle
N A T I ON A L HONOR SOCI ETY
RECOGNIZES SCHOLARSHIP
Seated: V irg in ia
Reed, Ju d ith Onesti, V irg in ia
Piersol, R u th M enser, C ynthia A llen . Second ro w : Sandra Furnas,
Carol Lucas, Barbara Rust, Joan Koebke, Sally M edbourn, V ern a
Sutch, Daniel Little, W illia m
M cD onald,
Royelle
Sutch.
Third
row : Thom as
Ott, Thom as O tt, G re ta Hughes, Carol Crom ley, K ay Henderson. Back row : Tom-
mye Lou Glaze, Jeanette Berger, Barbara Russell, Jean Curry, Linda Reed. N o t pictured are: Ja n e t Z ech iel, M a ri­
lyn Clauson, Tom m y C u ltice, Jo Ellen Hand, Eileen O verm yer, Robert Kennedy, Sally Low ry, Richard Large.
8?
B A S K E T B A L L M O M E N T S T O R E M E M B E R . The cheerleaders lead the enthusiastic and happy C u lver fans in an
outburst of approval as the Indians lead at h alf-tim e. C heerleader V irg in ia Reed snips the nets after w in n in g the
county tournam ent. Captain W a rre n Curtis receives the cou n ty championship
trophy
and
congratulations
from
C ounty Superintendent of Schools Frank M cLa n e . For another picture of the trophy and net see Page 56. Lo w er
tw o pictures through the courtesy of The Plym outh P ilo t- N ew s.
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M R.
SH ELT O N
K A IS E R
Elem entary Supervisor.
M RS.
BERTH A
Director of
MAY
RUST
M u sic
A ud io -V isual Aids. Science. Sponsor:
Projectors Club.
Top row : Greg Thomas, Sandra Harness, Tom Houghton, K aren
H atten . Second row :
Peggy Shei,
Bonnie A lb e rt. Th ird
row : Tom
Perry Sm ith,
O verm yer,
D iane
M ikesell,
Steven
K elly,
Beatrice
P eter
M ars,
Carol Schilling,
Je rry
Schrimsher,
Janet Z ech iel, David Cottrell, M a ry Beth Ives, Perry Sm ith, Sharon
Thomas, K erry Haenes. Fourth row : Sally Schultz, Richard
Pam ela W e ls h ,
Banks, Tom Dobrodt, Deborah Trip let, M ich ael
Napier,
Jim m y
Snyder,
Leslie
Crom ley.
F ifth
row :
Bill
W ie rin g a ,
M iracle, Linda M iller, Jim Brom ley. Sixth row: M a ry Ju r ­
gensen, Tom Osborn, Steven Parker, David Curtis, M a rk M cFarland , Stephen Ringer, N an cy Porter. Seventh ro w ;
Carol Jean Kline, Steven Snyder, Sara Hoesel, David Jackson, Bonita A lb ert, M a ry Easterday, M arilyn W o lv e rto n .
Eighth row : Je f f Adam s, K ath y Tasch, V aughn Kepler, Ph yllis K elly, Doug H artz, M a ry jean D e W itt. N in th row :
Glenn Pow ell, Karen T rip let, Geraldine Chatm an, M itz i Brook, Carl Strang. N o t pictured: Rose M a rie T rip let, Jan et
Helber, Roger W a g o n er.
Top row : Jim m y Crothaus, Linda Fisher, Philip Edgington, V irg in a Shidler, Rex Schrimsher, Susan Donnelly. Second
row : M arth a W e a v e r, T o n y M attox, Teri Crom ley, Brian Lindvall, Karen Ruhnow, John Cook. Third row : Edward
Ricciardi, V a le rie Carter, Gregg Anderson, V ic k i Helber, Scotty Tibbetts, M a ry W a rre n . Fourth row : Dodie W o rboys, Corky O verm yer, Susan Thew s, Ph ilip W h it e , La u rel Prosser, Charles Gollnick. Fifth ro w : John M erton, E l­
sie Bickel, Jam es Taber, V ic k i M ikesell, Ronald Chatm an, Lynn M ackey. Sixth row : Donald Gardner, T e rry Beck,
A n d y Hodgkins, Stu art Low ry, Greg Easterday, R ic k y Burns. N o t pictured: Karen Sue Ross.
THE FIRST
MRS. ALICE McLANE
88
GRADE
Top ro w : Law ren ce Harness, Carla M organ, Ronald W a rn e r, Linda Reinholt, Jack ie Lucas, V irg in ia Guess. Second
row : V ic k i M cK in n e y , David Readel, K atherine D e W itt , M ich ael Baker, Jean Gross, D ick Earl. Th ird row : Stephen
Booker, Laura Y eaz el, Charles D e W itt, Joan Kosterman, M ich el Bleck, A n n W ilk in s . Fourth row : Ruth A n n B e n ­
ner, Bobby A ndrew s, Ralph Houghton, M orton Goble, Bobby Schilling, Linda Broeker. Fifth row : M ich ael W y n n ,
Raym ond Sheppard, Lee Eskridge, Stevie Crum p, Kenneth Tasch, Dale Crabb. Sixth ro w : O liver Mason, Patty C a r­
ter, Bobby Fahlgren, Leon Sims, C hristine Stevens, Gregory DeTroy.
THE
FIRST
GRADE
MRS. MARTHA MARSHALL
89
Top ro w : Rita Lutz, Stevie A u lt, Carolyn Saft, T o n y M ars, V ic k i
Sm ith,
Fletcher
M attox.
Second
ro w :
Stephen
Thomas, Laura M iracle, Joyce Odle, Patsy H u ffer, Linda Baker, M arsha Estey. Th ird ro w : K ath y W e ls h , Claudia
DePoy, Elaine Epley, David Crabb, M arilee H errm ann, A lb e rt Pare. Fourth row : Ph illip Scruggs, Tom m y Keyser,
B etty Bickel, C ary Herr, A rt Stacy. N ot pictured: Laura Hitchcox.
THE
SECOND GRADE
M IS S
FLO REN C E
PACE
Top ro w : Brenda M c A lliste r, M arshall Brow n, Suzanne O verm yer,
Paul
H atten,
Elaine
Kaiser,
Peter C a n tw ell.
Second row : George Dugan, Loretta Klocek, T im m y Schultz, P a tty Overm yer, Doug Brown, Roberta Y eaz el. Third
row : Lela Donnelly, Stevie Bair, Penny W a k e fie ld , David K elly, Diane Nelson, Eddie Geiselm an. Fourth row : T erry
C lifton, Linda Dinsmore, A la n Banks, Sue Ellen Sedlacek, H ow ard A lbert, Linda M c A lliste r.
THE SECOND GRADE
Top row : Diana Davis, Richard Gimbel, Becky Easterday,
Richard
Lutz,
Pam ela Carter,
Russell Prosser. Second
row : Frank Sheppard, Sheryl Fisher, Robert M cFarland , Lin d a Stevens, M a rk Kosterm an, M arsha Guise. Third row :
Barbara Bean, A n d y Low ry, B everly Pollock,
M ich ael Oellig, Cheryl Morgan, A la n
M ahler. Fourth rpw : Randy
W a k e fie ld , V ivia n Harness, Larry Boetsma, Pa tty M iller, Donna H uff, A ndrea Siple. Fifth ro w : Jean M orrison, T e r ­
ry Porter, Evelyn M erton, Jim m y Easterday, M a ry Norris, Larry W a sh b u rn , Sh effie W o rb o ys. N o t pictured: A leda
Turner, Law ren ce Maxson.
THE
THIRD
MRS. HELEN KELLER
92
GRADE
Top ro w :
Lucinda Ricciardi,
Danny Haenes, Susan
H elber, Frank C a n tw e ll, Ju d y Thew s, Bruce Lindvall. Second
row : Greg Osborn, Frances W a rn e r, Peter Z ovanyi, Brenda
Selina Cox, W a y n e
N eidlinger,
M a rtin ,
Jan ice V a n D erM e a d e , M a rk
John
Deckard,
Kerrigan,
A nn
Pierce,
Loretta
Richard
Berger.
Bean.
Th ird
row :
Fourth row :
Stephen Cruise, Pam ela Thomas, K en t W a llste a d , Jo an Heiser, Sharyl W e ls h , Stephen Cavender. Fifth ro w : B e v ­
erly Schilling, N ick y H artz, Linda M cFe ely, Larry Banks, C ind y Ruhnow , Karen D e W itt, M a rk Low ry, Carol M evis.
THE
THIRD
GRADE
MRS. MARGARET CARTER
Top row : C ind y Kem ple, John Behm er, Jane A n n Ives, Jam es Lew is, Jeanne Adam s, Jam es Readel. Second
Eugene Harness, Ju lia Funk, John Kibort, Susannah Spencer, Douglas Kosterm an, B etty M cFarland . Third
Jan et Rosebaum ,Gale V an D erM ead e, Lorrie Sands, Jam es Boswell, K ath y Easterday, A rl A ltm an . Fourth ro w :
nis Pollock, M eg M arshall, Charles Benner, Debbie Henderson, C ary W a lle n , Layne Z ech iel. Fifth row :
Crump, B illy Osborn, Steven Ulery, Sharon W a rre n , H u g h H artz, Peggy Herr. Sixth row : Robert A lb ert, Joan
is, Richard Jackson.
THE
M IS S
94
M ARY
FOURTH
FRA N C ES
MAHAN
GRADE
row:
row :
D en ­
Ja c k
M ev-
Top row : Greg Dawson, V era Sm ith, Larry Dawson, Ja n e t Branam an, Tom Grothaus, Pa tty Ogden. Second row :
Pam ela Crozier, Paul Saft, Sharon Earl, Larry Fisher, Lin da Nelson, Larry Butler. Th ird row : Dick M ackey, C aro ­
lyn Snyder, Hershal Odle, Donna W a tk in s , David U ebel, V a le rie Gunder. Fourth row : C ath y Carrothers, B illy
Epley, W a n d a W a rre n , Jim m y W e iric k , Ju d y Price, Robert M edland. Fifth row : Jim m y Reinhold, Kay Thomas,
Douglas Lindvall, Jim m y D e W itt , Dana Marston, P e te r DeTroy. Sixth row : Earl Mason, Joan Dillon, T e rry Lewis,
Eva Norris, A lla n Keyser, Leona Masterson.
THE
FOURTH
GRADE
MRS. ALICE KELLER
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Top row : Richard W a rn e r, M a ry Stro w ; Tom M iracle, Ja n e t Heiser, David D e W itt, Susie Gardner. Second row :
M argaret Goble, Sam m y Low ry, M artha M cA llister, Charles
Snyder,
M arsha
W e n tz ,
Bobby Carter.
Th ird
row :
Gregory Yapp, Sharon M cG affey, Brian Piersol, Ja n et B e c k , Stephen Downs, Lavonda C lifton . Fourth row : Pam ela
Phelps, Sherry Croy, A n n W a g o n er, Ned Davis, R ich a rd Knoerzer,
B illy Russell. Fifth
row : Linda Shock, Nora
Sheppard, Danny W e a v e r, Carol Herr, Jan W a g o n er.
i
THE F I F T H
MRS. JEANNE EPLEY
96
GRADE
Top row : Sharon M cD onald, Je rry Cross, Larry Linhart, B everly Barshes, Je rry H uffer, K ay O verm yer. Second row :
Rex Crum p, Bonnie Guess, Tom m y Yocom , A n ita Y eazel, Shaun Donnelly, M a ry Ricciardi. Third row : Lu cy Osborn,
Lee Curry, Janeen Scruggs, Frank Ikirt, Eileen Quinn, Paul W h it e . Fourth ro w : John W ilk in s , Diana Boots, B o n ­
nie Saft, M a ry A n n Shock, Leonard Chatm an, Cloria Osborn. F ifth
Masterson, Karen M cD onald, Sharon Norris.
row : Gloria
Baker, Cheryl
M cFe ely,
Robert
Top row : Ju d ith Bochantine, M ik e Geiger, Ju d y Bishop, Robbie Ogden, Ruth Sprunger, Scott Geiselm an. Second
row : T im o th y W h a rto n ,
Barbara Rosebaum,
Paul Crom ley, Gloria Bean, W a d e Logan, Patricia Feece. Third row :
Jan ice N eidlinger, M ich ael M cC ullough, M a ry Ellen To rnquist, A lla n Estey, Brenda Baker, N ic k y Knoezer. Fourth
ro w : Larry M iller, Bennie Parker, C h erly Dillon, V ic k y Lu tz, Pen n y Downs, A nn a M arie Bennett, F ifth row : Tom
Easterday, M a ry Keyser, M ich ael C ihak, Carolyn Stephenson.
THE
M R.
98
KEN N ETH
SIXTH
LU C A S
GRADE
Top row : Barbara H atten, Dennis Shock, Patricia Kline, W illia m Cook, Linda Behmer, M ich ael W a lle n . Second row :
Thad O verm yer,
M arjorie
M c C affe y , Je rry Nelson, Jan e
Baker,
Bonnie Good, Ju d ith Kim m el, H elen Burns, Carm en Gretter, Ju d ith
M a rtin
Ruhnow,
Johanna
Hughes. Th ird
ro w :
Eskridge, Charlene Lucas. Fourth row : Sherrill
Edgington, Thom as W a lk e r , Ronald Porter, M a ry A n n Kem ple, M ich ael O ’Donnell, Carolee Easterday, Scott Marston. N ot pictured: Laura Maxson.
THE
SIXTH
GRADE
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1— Fifth Grade, jan et Beck leads a geography class. 2— Second
Grade,
To n y
M ars
demonstrates
candle
snuffing.
3— Third
Grade, T o y Day. 4— Sixth Grade, Bonnie Parker selects words
in a vocabulary study. 5— Kindergarten, learning to w eave. 6—
First Grade, studying health books. 7— Fourth Grade, Paul Saft
answers a question in geography.
THESE MOMENTS WE'LL REMEMBER
SEPTEM BER
4 Back to the old grind, as they say.
7 The Senior M agazine Drive was launch­
ed today with the goal set at $4,500.
Am bitious aren't they!
14 The Juniors excitedly picked out their
class rings and sent in their orders. Now
they can hardly wait to receive them.
20 "O h , I'm nervous alread y." Tryouts for
the Ju n io r play were held after school.
24 Today marked the end of the Senior
M agazine Drive. The results showed
that the Seniors went $164 over their
goal!
28 School was dismissed at 1 1:30 A .M . so
that the teachers could attend County
Workshop. Sometimes we really appre­
ciate our teachers!
O CTO BER
5 Committees from each grade of the
high school chose the yell-leaders for
this year's basketball season. Beverly
Price, Pat Dowd, Virginia Reed, and
Barbara Rust will work together to
cheer the Indians to victory. Carol Lu ­
cas, Jean ette Berger, and Sandra Fur­
nas will be rooting for the Papooses to
win.
8-12 The Seniors have been all dolled up
the past few days in order to look
their best for the Senior pictures.
9 Freshmen tests got under way. The
Freshmen aren't complaining about the
tests since they get out of regular class­
es.
15 The Seniors took an outing to Chicago
to visit the Continental N ational Bank
among other things, as guests of The
State Exchange Bank. W h e n they got
back home, they were still dazed by all
the money they had viewed in one day.
17 The final dress rehearsal for the Jun ior
play was held, and pictures were taken.
There is a saying that if the dress re­
hearsal is bad, the play will be good. !f
this is true, the play should be m agnifi­
cent!
19 The Ju n io r play was a smash and a
roaring success! A ll in all, it brought
the class $519.42. By the way, the play
was called "M is s President, Please."
20 The Seniors had a car wash in back of
the grade building.
24 "W e re n 't they g ru e lin g ?" This was the
opinion of most of the Seniors after they
took the scholarship tests at C .M .A .
25-26 Thanks to the State Teachers' Con­
vention, there was no school.
30-31 "G rin and bear it." The underclass
pictures were taken by Tom Ross
Studios.
N O VEM BER
1 " W h a t a glorious m ess!" Th at was one
way of describing the school yard as it
look this morning. The Halloweeners
certainly worked hard last night!
2 Our Indians scalped the LaPaz Vikings
in our very first game of the season.
The final score was 64-59.
9 The Juniors were proud and jubilant to­
day because they just received their
class rings. The Sunshine Society spon­
sored a sock dance at noon. The pep
session in the afternoon failed to rouse
enough pep to beat W alkerton . The
Juniors were cheered up after the de­
feat when they made $49.50 on their
dance.
12 A special assembly program was held
to hear Genera! D. T. Spivey speak in
observance of Veterans Day.
16 "T h re e cheers for our Ind ian s!" They
beat the Akron team by 10 points, 58
to 48.
22 Happy day! W e get out of school for
Thanksgiving vacation. Turkey, here I
come.
30 The Sunshine Girls put on a variety
show and crowned their Queen, Caro!
Kline. Carol's attendants were Sally
Lowry, Je a n Curry, K ay Henderson,
Ju d y Morris, and Ginger Piersol. One
of the novelties of the show was an im­
personation of Elvis Presley by Sally
Medbourn. She was very convincing!
The Choraleers made their first public
appearance in Culver at the program.
D EC EM BER
4 "T o o bad, too b ad ." Culver was defeat­
ed by North Judson, 46-59, but they
say it won't happen next time.
8 It didn't! W e really showed Renssalaer
by beating them, 38 to 52.
14 W e did it again by winning over Knox
with a score of 68-64.
16 The choir presented "T h e M e ssiah " as
its Christmas Program with the accom ­
paniment of the Com munity Symphony
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“ M IS S
P R E S ID E N T ,
PLEASE”
October
T H E C A S T . Eva Zovanyi, V erna M cD onald, Lois M orrison,
Hand,
Eileen
Richard Large, Johnye Sipes, Barbara Rust, V irg in ia
Overm yer,
Buddy
Barnett,
19,
1956
Jo Ellen
Piersol, Dale Houghton, Joe Anderlohr,
Russell Ulery, Tom O tt, David H all.
It was a tense mom ent w hen V erna fainted.
A b o ve: The meal that was never finished. B elo w : M rs. A llen ,
m akeup;
M iss
Stephenson,
d irecto r;
and V irg in ia
Reed;
prom pter; join Eva in adm iring Jo e ’s live w h ite mouse.
B elo w : Everybody seems to enjoy the spanking except Buddy.
Low er left: Th e hard w orking stage crew that labored fa ith fu lly
and long to help make the play a big success.
DO YOU REMEMBER THESE MOMENTS?
Orchestra, and won high praise for the
performance.
21 "T h a t is the way school ought to be a !I
the tim e/7 Th at remark was referring
to this morning. Although there were
no real classes, everyone was kept busy
with an assembly program, parties, and
a sock dance sponsored by the Seniors.
The floor show was put on by the f a c ­
ulty, and though we could say a LO T
about it, we will leave it with this one
comment: If you didn't see it, you really
missed something. In the evening Ro­
chester beat us, 58-52.
22 This is the time everyone has been
eagerly awaiting— Christmas vacation.
It is also the day of the B-Team tourney.
Sad to say, our Papooses came in fourth.
28. The Lion's Den was transformed into
a sparkling winter snow scene for the
Sunshine Dance. Everyone had a good
time, especially Mr. Shields and his
band.
JA N U A R Y
1 W e hate to say this, but Culver was
taken by Argos in the Invitational Tour­
ney. The score at the end of the fateful
game was 62 to 46.
2 Another sad day— the vacation ended.
Also, the Indians were unable to beat
Valparaiso. By the way, Argos won the
tourney.
3 Tom my Cultice showed up at school to­
day wearing a snappy pair of Senior
77cords.77 He seems to be taking after
Dwight Newm an, who has had a gaily
decorated pair for some time.
4 The Indians made a welcome come­
back by beating Bourbon and beating
them good! 74 to 63 was the score.
8-9 " W h a t a sad looking bunch of kids.
Come on now, sm ile!" Mr. Ross a p ­
parently wanted everyone to look hap­
py for the Tom ahawk group pictures.
10 7'0h, how we love snow!'7 And we do,
especially when it snows so much that
we can't have school! In short, here is
what happened today: Heap big snow—
no school.
1 1 Our tribe won over the Bremen tribe,
46 to 42.
12 The Seniors had to use their brains to­
day for taking the College Board Exams.
16-17 Everyone had to use what brains
they had in order to get through the
semester exams. (Groan.)
18 Our Indians have made a much better
start in the County Tourney than they
did in the four-way tourney by winning
the game against Bremen by a score of
50-40. Today was the end of the first
semester.
19 7'l hope, I hope, I hope.'7 Everyone was
fervently hoping we could beat Argos,
after we went on to win the afternoon
game against Bourbon. They were hop­
ing extra hard, because Argos had won
15 games straight and was the favored
team. Their hoping was not in vain be­
cause our wonderful Indians beat the
Dragons by 1 1 points! A fte r receiving
the well-earned trophy, the Culver tribe
came back to their home territory to
celebrate, and celebrate they did!
21 A pep rally was held in the gymnasium
until 10:15 a.m., and then we got a
surprise. As a reward for winning the
County Tourney, Doc (bless his heart)
dismissed school for the rest of the
day.
25 Culver continued its winning streak by
beating North M anchester, 63-60.
26 The Indians are still going strong! They
whipped Tyner 56 to 60. Piano and
Vocal Solo and Ensemble Contest was
held at Plymouth today with Culver
capturing a flock of honors.
28-29 The Juniors joined the Freshmen in
taking more tests.
FEBRU A RY
1 The gym was literally packed as Culver
played Argos in their regularly schedul­
ed game. It was an exciting game all
the way, but Culver lost out to Argos
this time with a score of 50 to 56.
2 The District Instrumental Solo and En­
semble Contest was held here with blue
notes flying all over the place. Culver
musicians won a record number of
medals. N ice going!
4 The ceiling in the study hall is being
torh down to make way for a better,
safer ceiling. The study hall has been
tem porarily moved to the gym.
5 I guess we really showed our old rivals
from Plymouth. Our Indians scalped
their Pilgrims by 20 points!!!
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U pper left: Sally M edbourn does her im itation of Elvis w h ile K ay Henderson looks on. R ig h t: Part of the seniors
w hen they w ere first graders. First ro w : Larry Osborn, Carl W a g o n er, Lavern Caba, Linda Reed, Donna Butler, Sue
Geiselm an, Thelm a Hodges, M ax Gibbons: Second row: Je rry Fisher, Doris Harper, N ila Kreighbaum , Elaine W a r ­
ner, B etty Burns, Gala W o o d w a rd , Ruth M enser, Doris Sellers, M abel Moore. Third row : Larry Sausaman, A nn Jergensen, Jam es W a sh b u rn , Charles Taylor, Opal Voreis, Ja c k Lolomaugh, A llen W e ls h . Back row : Mrs. M arshall, L a r­
ry A k in , W a lt e r W o lf, Stanley V ale n tin e , Leo Hartm an, Bill O tt,
M iddleton points w ith
ed. R ig h t: senior slumber party. Low er row : Senior car wash.
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Larry Strait,
Larry Condon.
M idd le
left: Dave
pride to the seniors’ record-breaking subscription record and K ay Henderson looks pleas­
Top left. Th e cheerleaders are up in the air over this y e ll; right: M ik e Fitterlin g and Dale Ben n ett display their art
class project to Principal Ives, slyly inferring a comparison.
Second
row
left:
Pep session
stunt that has
K ay
Henderson as the crystal ball gazer, Scott H u n ter the customer, and the cheerleaders interested bystanders; right:
.W h e n the girls gym class pyram id collapsed. For the successful act see Page 20. Third row left: W h y school was
dismissed; right: Easter egg hunt staged by the sixth grade. Low er left: Joe A nd erloh r takes a fall in the junior class
play; right: W a rre n C u rtis admires the sum m ary of the senior’s m agazine drive.
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S M D S Q S ira S IP ® S iS M S M IB g lli
W e hope that when you pick up this book
in the years to come that these pages will
help you remember the highlights of the
school year 1956-57. If they do, then our
mission will have been accomplished and
the many hours of hard work, sometimes
struggling against seemingly hopeless odds,
will not have been in vain.
The Tom ahawk Staff wishes to thank all
those who have assisted in any way in the
publishing of this annual. W e have caused
a number of interruptions in the school's
normal routine and have probably taxed
several persons7 patience, but we hope that
the finished book will make all these an ­
noyances, if such they were, seem trivial by
now.
W ith due modesty we record for posterity
that this issue of The Tom ahawk is the
largest in the school's history in number of
pages, in number of copies printed, and in
number of pictures used. Another distinctive
feature is the use of student art work for
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the division pages, for which we are indebt­
ed to Dale Bennett, who worked under the
supervision of Mrs. M a ry Allen.
The printing was done in the plant of The
Culver Press, while the binding was handled
by the Free Methodist Publishing House,
W in on a, Indiana. M r. Ja c k Bundy of the S.
K. Smith Com pany was most helpful in de­
ciding on the cover, which was produced by
that firm. Both the portraits and group pic­
tures are the work orf the Tom Ross Studio
of Argos, Indiana, and we are grateful to
M r. Ross for his key role in making this
book a success.
W h e n the Union Township Organized
Charities holds its annual drive next fall,
give generously as it is the financial support
provided by this organization that makes
this record of the school year possible. The
student body joins in thanking the officers
of the charities group and all those who
contributed to the fund for their coopera­
tion.
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