Syracuse-Wawasee Journal, Volume 50, Number 28, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 16 May 1957 — Page 2

Editorial Page Syracun-Wawaser Journal

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—Thursday 16 May 1957

Published each Thursday by the Wawasee Publishing Co. Entered as second class matter at the post office at Syracuse. Indiana. Subscriptions $2.50 per year by mail. Publisher—W. W.P«nn Editor Margaret Freeman Business Manager_Lucy Garrett Production Manager Sandra DeGroff The Syracuse-Wawasee Journal is a Republican newspaper, owned and produced by residents of the Syracuse-Wawasee community in its own modern printing plant. Display Advertising rate, 70 cents per column inch. Telephone 191. Recognition Day Mon. (Continued Prom Page 1) Barnhart; Music, James Lentz; Speech, Philip Pawley; Vocations and Agriculture, Bill Stotts; and Science, Charles Garner. The valedictorian award for the 1957 graduating class will be given to Harriett Traster; also the Readers Digest certificate award. Salutatorian award will be received by Larry Nicolai. Two college scholarship awards will be given: the Ball State scholarship to Carol Dreher and Indiana University scholarship to Harriett Traster. Perfect attendance medals will be given to three seniors: Carol App, Nelson Kistler and Larry Nicolai. Annuhl editor award medal goes to Larry Nicolai. Carol App will receive” the Newspaper Editor award medal. Other awards will be as follows: Agriculture, F.F.A. and Vocational Agriculture—Paul Beezley. Spelling Contest: Fort Wayne Journal Gazette certificate and Paper Mate pen, County School Plaque and County Pin—Diane Martin. Athletics Awards Manager, Eddie Anglemyer and John Thornburg.. Yell leaders; Susan Klink, Sue Herdrich, Judy Jones, Janet Riley and Brenda Stabler. Baseball Letters: Larry Nicolai, Nelson Kistler, Jim Caskey, Terry Frushour, Bill Dorsey, Bob Simon, Bob Swensoh, Gary Kline Norman Druckamiller, Larry Laird, and Tom Miller. Basketball Maj or Letters: Ronnie Roberts, Jim Denton, Bob Swenson, Bill Dorsey, Terry Frushour and Delbert Thornburg. Seniors already have received their jackets. Basketball Minor awards: Tom Miller, Steve Bornman, Ted Burson, Larry Laird, Bob Simon, Ronnie Roberts, Norman Druckamiller, Gary Kline, LaMar Kilmer, Dallas Bjella, Carroll Denton and Dick Buscher. Freshment Basketball awards: Numerals: Dick Keim, Fred Godschalk, Jim Mock, John Thornburg, Harry Alfrey, Frank Duy, Gene Nicolai, and Mike Disher. Cross County letters: Dennis Bjella, Dallas Bjella, Steve Bomman, Milton Karesh, Lanny Kelly, LaMar Kilmer, and Carroll Denton. Track award letters: Nelson Kistler, Larry Nicolai, Jim Caskey, Dallas Bjella, Delbert Thornburg, Miltoh Karesh, and Carroll Denton. Most Valuable Track Player award will be announced Monday. Band Awards Lyres: Larry Nicolai, Jim Caskey, Lee Barnhart, Terry McClintic, Beatrice Bachman, David Rupprecht, Paul Beezley, Sharon Miller, and Bette Mollenhour. Commercial Class Awards Office practice: Harriett Traster, Wanda Coy, Lou Ann Hunnicutt, & Bette Mollenhour for shorthand, typing and bookkeeping; Carol App and Bea Bachman for shorthand and typing; Terry McClintic and Nelson Kistler for general business. Bookkeeping Pins: Suzi Klink, Sandra Miller, Sharon Treadway for straight A average thru the year. Special awards in Commercial Classes will be announced Mon-

r* 1 m *1 .. lour Personal ; 1 ributeJ - ■ p > i - iBB' -- I WwanßMp AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY Poppy Day, Saturday 25 May

Lutheran Ladies Honor Mothers & Daughters Women of the Lutheran Church held their MotherDaughter Banquet at Howard’s Restaurant Monday evening. Forty-six were seated at tables beautifully decorated with lillies of the valley, tulips and wildflowers. Mrs. Vernon Beckman presided as mistress of ceremonies. Mrs. Roy Riddle was introduced and gave the toast and tribute to the daughters of the association. Miss Carol Biever respond ed with a tribute to the mothers entitled A Beatitude of Seven Days of Living. Miss Janet Lee Riley read . most beautiful poem. Mother' Way, by Edgar Guest. The program was concludes: by the group singing the Doxo logy. Mrs. Herman Bauman, pres; dent of the Women’s Society and Mrs. Gerald Kline were the committee for the evening. Local Teachers Attend Area ICTA Workshop Five local classroom teachers attended a Workshop of the In diana Classroom Teachers As sociation, Area 11, at Goshen College Saturday. Teachers from the Syracuse Grade School were Mrs. DeLos Weaver, Mrs. Leo Kowallik, Mrs Merton Meredith, Mrs. Ruth Rapp, and Miss Mary Ann Stieg litz. George Carroll of South Bend was chairman of the genera session called at 9:00 a. m. Laurence McKinney, South Bend; Paul Gibson, Goshen; anc Glen Cree, Mishawaka, con ducted a panel for the discussion of Executives, Classroom Teach ers and N.E.A. Membership. Afternoon speaker was B. P. Poynter, Elkhart County representative of the 1957 General As sembly, who spoke on Teachers and their relation with the legislature. Open Forum for a review of the day concluded the workshop.

day. Speech Festival Awards _ Ratings given for entries in the County Speech Festival held here included the following for Syracuse students: Paul Beezley: Good for radio announcing; Excellent for Bible Reading. David Rupprecht: Excellent for Humorous Reading: Good for Radio Announcing. Beatrice Bachman: Excellent for Humorous Reading. Carol App, Harriett Traster, Jim Caskey: Good for Humorous Reading. Announcement of Future Teacher of America award will be made Monday; also, the perfect attendance certificates for grades seven thru eleven.

Annual Band Concert Receives High Praise Playing to a full house Friday night 3 May in the new gym, the High School band, directed by James Lentz, gave a varied program which delighted the audience. Only the \ highest praise was heard for the excellence of their This was the -first concert for the public given sinqe Mr. Lents became director of \the school music department at\he beginning of the school yeay. It also was the first time that the new uniforms had been worn for concert performance. The beginning band of fourth graaeio, seconu year band oi fifth graders, and the Junto; .ligh band displayed remarkable accomplishment for their year’s work. Concluding the program was a program by the high school chorus featuring the boys’ chorus, a girls’ trio and a girls’ duet. At the close of the concert, Mr. Lentz expressed appreciation for the band members and himself for the generous response to vhe Band Uniform Fund which made possible the handsome new uniforms. RETURN FROM VACATION AT BOUNDARY LAKE, CANADA Mr. and Mrs. Steve Finton resurned Saturday from a ten-day .rip to Sudlow’s island in Boundary Lake, Ontario, Canada. Sudlow’s cabin on their island rias been a popular lodge for ocal hunters in the deer season out this was the first time, Mrs. Tinton said, that she had been here and she is ready to go again. To get to the island one drives thru Dunn’s Valley near Bruce Mines to the edge of Scookum Cake. A small boat is kept there for crossing the lake. Then with pack sacks, a forty minute hike thru wooded trails brings one to the edge of Boundary Lake where another boat is kept for getting to the island. It was too early for good fishing but there was plenty of wildlife around. No bears out in the open but there were tracks and there were some young deer. Local News . . . Dean Olds of Chicago, Illinois was a week end guest of his grandmother, Mrs. Grace Olds at her home on Syracuse Lake. On Sunday Mr. Olds and his grandmother had dinner at the Wagon Wheel Restaurant in Warsaw. Mrs. Morris Buzzard of New Castle, Indiana, was a Friday morning caller of Mrs. Nellie Wilt and Mrs. Charles Rock, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Willard and Kenny were Saturday afternoon callers at the Gilbert George home. Saturday evening guests at the George home were Mr. and Mrs. Richard Zollinger from Goshen.

Editorial LOOKING AHEAD! Members of the 1957 senior class are to be congratulated for the way in which they have decided to use the money earned by the class during its four years in the Syracuse High School and which is left at the school when they graduate. These students have voted to place the balance left in their treasury, some S3OO after all bills are paid, in a fund for a recreation hall for the youth of Syracuse. If, after two years further contribution has not been made to the fund, the sum is to go automatically to the Cancer Society. Looking ahead for the young people of the community in itself speaks well for .these youth of today. A youth center in Syracuse has been needed for a long time and has been the subject of much discussion and attempted organization. This may be the push that will start the ball rolling. If not, the fund will lend support to one of the most vital research foundations in the country working for the benefit of people of all ages. Congratulations, Seniors! Senior Banquet And Dance Held Friday Members of the senior class and their guests met for a class banquet Friday night at Louie’s Grill. Special guests were Principal and Mrs. Glen Longenecker/and Mrs. Philip Fawley, wife of class sponsor Philip Fawley, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Garner who are accompanying them this week on their eastern trip. After a delicious meal the “Class of 57’’ and their guests met at the old Syracuse gym for an evening of pure fun and dancing. At the gym parents of the seniors had decorated the auditorium beautifully around the theme of a “Garden of Friendship.” A blue sky with stars hanging from the crepe paper and balloons starched and covered with glitter first caught the eye. Tables were arranged around the floor and a wishing well in one corner delighted everyone. A gold fish pond captivated everyone’s attention at the other end of the floor, at which there was an outdoor case design. An orchestra platform was decorated for the Rythmers from Rochester who played for dancing during the evening’s entertainment. The class motto, “Not Finished, Just Begun,” was overhanging the refreshment table as a symbol of the class’s future years to come. 5 Other school members and senior parents, along with several teachers and their wives and husbands, enjoyed the dancing and refreshments of punch and cookies. Members of the senior class who attended the dinner at Louie’s Grill were Sharon Miller, Janet LeCount, David Rupperecht, Terry McClintic, Steve Keim, Lou Ann Hunnicutt, Bette Mollenhour, Robert Robinson, Carol App. Roddy Laughlin, Paul Beezley, Lee Barnhart, Wanda Coy, Harriett Traster, Jerry Hapner, Bea Bachman, Carol Dreher, Nelson Kistler, Larry Nicolai-, and Jim Caskey. Among other guests attending were Ned Nolan, Dale Coy, Connie Sudlow, Sheral Tarman, Bud Slabaugh, Freda Vorhis, Judy Jones, Dale Plummer, Jr., Janet Riley, Sue Herdrich, Mrs, Jane Grady, and Miss Sandy DeGross. NEW FIRE EQUIPMENT The North Webster fire department has purchased a new tanker which is to be delivered some time this month. Everett Smith, township trustee, states that the township will share half of the $5400 purchase price of the tanker. James Waltz Joins DePauw Collegians James Waltz, junior at DePauw University, has been elected to membership in The Collegians, a dramatic and singing group of the university at Greencastle, Indiana. Joseph Flummerfelt, music major, who plans a music career in this work, leads the twenty music students. The program for this year consists of many popu-

School Days End Here Next Week Principal Glen Longeneecker has announced that school will be out Tuesday noon 21 May. Final exams will be given Monday and Tuesday. Report cards will be ready for distribution at 2:00 p. m. Thursday 23 May at the school house. All pupils are asked to get their cards at that time. Reports which cannot be picked up Thursday will be mailed to the students, said Mr. Longenecker. Summer Bible School To Be 27 May to 7 June Summer Bible School has been scheduled for two weeks beginning 27 May. The final program will be on the evening of the last day, 7 June. Classes will be held in the grade school building. The nursery class will include four yearolds with the older children of ages of the first six classes of grade school. Pupils will attend from 8:45 a. m. until 11:15 a. m. each morning Monday thru Friday of the two weeks. Registration blanks have been distributed to the children of the grade school and the committee asks the cooperation of parents in filling out the blanks for returning to school on Monday. This information is necessary in order to plan for materials and transportation. Executive committe this year is headed by Rev. Elvin Hoffman with Rev. Noble Green, assistant dean, David Weaver, secretary and Miss Carol Weaver, registrar. There will be a meeting of teachers and officers 17 May at the Church of God. Foo & Faye Team Wins Annual Bowling Award At the annual business meeting held at Louie’s Grill last Thursday, the Thursday Night' Ladies League presented a sponsor’s trophy to the first .place team of Foo and Faye. Smorgabord was served with 57 girls attending the meeting. Officers elected for the 195758 season were Delight Spearman, president; Lois Gilbert, vice-president; Carol Karr, secretary; Mary Popenfoose; treasurer; Pat Strombeck, sergeantat arms. The meeting was conducted by the retiring president, Izzy Stahley. Besides the first place trophy, prizes were awarded to Rose Jewelry for High Team Game, handicap of 853 and High Team Series, handicap of 2380 pins. Foo and Faye won the High Team Game, scratch, with an 866 total and High Team Series, scratch with 2401. High Individual Game award went to Margaret Smith with a 236 and Pat Cripe won the High Individual Series with a 595 total. Members of the winning team of Foo and Faye were also given individual team pins inscribed “57 Champs,” along with arm emblems awarded by the W.1.8.C. Members of this team were Carol Karr, Elgie Tatman, LaVada Dean, Annie Gallahan and Pat Cripe, captain. Pins were also given to each winner in the Individual Game and Series presentations. Recognition was given to ladies not having missed a night bowling in the two years since formation of the Thursday Night Ladies League. These ladies were Lola Buhrt, Pat Cripe, LaVada Dean, Lois Gilbert and Jeanne Van Sickle. Thelma Hattersley was awarded a special prize and Margaret Smith won the door prize—a large floral centerpiece at the head table. A number of other smaller potted plants were also given for door prizes. lar and classical works including the complete repertoire of songs from Oklahoma, with costumes and dramatic background. Their program was given recently in Maherry Hall on the campus for Mother’s Day festivities and they have recently filled engagements in Ft. Wayne and Huntington for civic groups. The past week end they entertained Vice-president Richard Nixon who was a guest at DePauw to receive an honorary degree' from the university. James is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Waltz ctf Lake Wawa|see, formerly of Goshen, g