The Daily Echo, 1959-04-09

              61 YEARS OFCONTINVOUS DAILY PUBLICATION
SHORTRIDGE
DAILY ECHO
The World's Oldest High School Daily
Vol. 81, No. 130
SHORTRIDGE HIOH SCHOOL, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA,  THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1959
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Good Morning . . .
By Joel Whitaker
You get some idea of the size of
this great land of ours when you
reaUze that about 4,000 drivers a
day run out of gas, not one of them
in sight of a filling station.
(Changing Times)
Dept. of Useless Info—The average person speaks at a rate of 125-
160 w.p.m. but thinks four times
faster, according to a Pennsylvania State University researcher.
Wanted -
Family to House
AFS Feminine
Exchange Student
Would you enjoy the opportunity
and companionship of a foreign
exchange student Uvlng in your
home?
The Shortridge Student Board is
planning to sponsor another student and this time has asked that
the AFS send a girl from AustraUa;
England, France, New Zealand,,
Scotland, or Switzerland to attend1
Shortridge.    .
• The family with wfcom the girl
would Uve would be expected to
make the girl a member of the
family and give her the experience
of American family Uvlng. The
family may have a daughter of
any grade level. The host and hostess provide Uvlng expenses and the
school provides lunch and carfare if
necessary.
Mrs. Eugenia Hayden, dean of
girls and sponsor of the Student
Board, is interested in talking with
any famUy interested in housing a
girl.
The Student Board has sponsored
two exchange students. Two years
ago Knud Mork was at SHS from
Denmark and Uils year Ernesto
Culebras is here from Madrid,
Spain.
Mr. Grubbs Tells
Math Club About Rockets
Robert C. Grubbs, head of the
physical science department, talked
to Math Club members Monday
afternoon at the regular meeting of
the group.
His talk concerned rockets.   He
traced rocket development and ex
plained the rocket parts.
Mr. Grubbs, who is quite inter
ested in rockets, is a member of the
Rocket Society of America.
Miss Ellen Ocker is sponsor ot
the Math Club.
Annual Candidates
to Give Summary
of Qualifications
During the junior meeting today
during homeroom period the candidates who have qualified to run
for the office of Annual editor of
the 1960 yearbook will introduce
themselves and give their qualifications.
Susan Graves, Diane Neumann,
and Nancy Rader have indicated
that they are willing to make the
sacrifices necessary to serve as editor of the yearbook.
The election will be held April
23.
PARTIAL 'BOY FRIEND9 CAST
RELEASED WEDNESDAY
Auditions for the French musical, "The Boy Friend," were
held Tuesday, April 7. Betty Young will play PoUy, a young girl;
Alice Rawlings, Maxie, the school charmer; Susan Schumacher,
Mme. Dubonnett, the headmistress of the school; Diane Grosvenor,
Hortense, a maid who knows all and sees all; and Joe Lah: will
portray Tony, a tultor to Polly.
i Phil Thrasher will act as boy friend;* Sylvia Schindler as
"Nancy; Serita Slocum as Fay; Mary Ellen Blaisdell as*Dulcie. Other
members of the class are Ploo's father -Percival Bftwne, portrayed
by Oeorge Sundell; Lord Brokhurst by Brad Bate; Lady Bokhurst
by Barbara Keenan; Le Gendarme by Richard Cohen.
The entire cast has not been chosen as yet and Joe Mafflt,
student director, hasn't announced a definite date for its performance.
The requirements for the musical were at least 10 points toward Thespian membership. The cast was selected by Joe Maffit,
director, and Nancy Rader, assistant director.
Three Entrants Added
According to a recent release,
21 students have withdrawn from
school whUe three pupils have enrolled in Shortridge. Newcomers are
James Crouch, Vernon, Indiana;
Carl Donald, North Central; Linda
Mark, Louisville, Kentucky.
Losses include Eleanor Batton,
Jerry Beaumont, Thomas Beaumont, James Beckham, Margo
Blackwell, Nola Jean Curry, Nicky
Doney, Paul Duckette, Shirley
Fletcher, James Gant, Nicholas
Hatfield, Sylvia Kager, Robert
Jackson, WendeU Martin, Luster
Oliver, Linda Podgorski, James
Porter, Christine Rosenbaum,
Thomas Rudy, Jacqueline Sears,
and Lawrence Warfield.
Committees to Plan Prom
"Everyone must help in order to
make the dance a real success,"
said Pat Howell and PhU Nicely,
cochairmen of the annual Junior
Prom. Today there wiU be a meeting of all prom committees ln room
305 after school.
TWELVE SENIOR BOYS VIE
FOR 'KING OF THE ISLAND'
"King of the Island" will be chosen from the 12 candidates
nominated by a special committee of seniors at the Hawaiian Hop,
to be held in the Shortridge gym, April 18 from 7:30 to 10:30,
school time.
Candidates are Jeff Boles, Mike Burgett, Dick Caplin, Kent
CUse, David Dirks, Joe Hood, Jerry Klapper, Pete Lunte, Mike
Moulton, Gordon Pruett, A. B. Rudy, and Mike Smith.
The spring dance, sponsored by the senior class, is traditionally
a turn-about affair in which the girls invite the boys, and perform
all the duties of a host. One of each couple attending the dance
must be a senior.
Also traditional at the dance is the competition and award
given to the girl making the most interesting corsage for her date.
Committees planning the dance were appointed by Bill Bowe
and the other senior officers. The chairmen and personnel are
listed.
Decorations: Joyce Cunningham
and Nancy Ruddell, chairmen;
Gloria Carpenter, Virginia Doss,
Jane Flint, Carol Heidenreich, Sue
Heidenreich, Kathy McConahay,
Michaela McKittrick, Anne Rodgers, Judy Sachs, Phyllis Scaturo,
Joan Solbeck, Karen Stuebe, Sherry
Stout, Betty Terry, Brenda Twines,
Pat Turner.
Cokes: Dick CapUn and BiU
Crain, chairmen; Jim Broffitt, Kent
CUse, Jack Davis, John Hawk, Joe
Hood, Dick Pollak, BUI Taylor.
PubUclty: AurzeUa Osier, chairman; Carter Booth, Carolyn Boots,
Bonnie Cassady, Dave Dirks, AUce
RawUngs.
Band: Kent CUse and Barbara
Hauck.
Tables and Chairs: Erich Ko-
pitzke and Bob Spraetz, chairmen;
Elson Benedict, Floyd Blackwell,
Steve Caplin, Dave Foutty, Chuck
Johnston, Jerry Klapper, Stan
Love, Andy Lacis, Ed Schneider,
Tom Schoellkopf.
Posters: Quin Groth and Alan
Brown.
Invitations: Julie Webster, senior
class secretary.
Tickets: Jeff Boles, chairman;
Mike Burget, Barbara Cohen, Sandy
Henderson, Jay Lautzenhelser, Jim
Lucas, Pete Lunte, Elaine Reuben,
A. B. Rudy.
King Candidates: Mary Shullenberger: Suzy Gillespie, Cindy Kernahan, Libby Linn, Dinny McFarland, Anne Temple, Susie Vandivier, girls; Alan Brown, BUI Dyer,
Dave Leighty, Dick Myers, Don
Throgmartin, Bill Weigel, boys.
Corsages: Claudia Carr, Barbara
Ball, Mary Anne Wright.
Each City High School
May Select Senior   .
for IU Extension Award
Indiana University extension division is giving one full-time scholarship covering fees for 15 semester hours credit each semester or
two half-time scholarships covering fees for 7'/2 hours' credit each
semester to each IndlanapoUs high
school.
Each school is entitled to designate one student to receive one of
the scholarships. If the student
does not use the award, the scholarship may be given to a student
participating in the competitive
examination, which will be given
in August.
Those achieving best results in
a competitive examination will be
awarded three f uU-time or six half-
time scholarships; however, the
competitive examination is open to
anyone above 18 years old.
Anyone planning to attend IU
extension full time in the fall
should see Mrs. Dorothy Otto, senior class sponsor.
Senate Meets Today
Today the Shortridge Senate
plans to meet in room 210 at 1:35.
The trial of Senator Goldwater
(Allen Tumey) will continue. Don
Kercheval is sponsor.