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Volume II. No. 19 JOHN ADAMS ~IGH SCHOOL, SOUTH BEND, April 29, 1942 YEARBOOK SOON ON SAL _E ADAMSMATHEMATICIANS THEADAMS ALBUM TO IN STATE CONTEST BEPUBLISHED MAY 27 CRAWLEY. TOTH. SCHUBERT, MOON, YEARBOOK NEARS COMPLETION AND SANDOCK ARE ENTRANT~. UNDER GUIDANCE OF McNA­ MARA AND EDITOR BEAL · Adams High School was repre­ :- sented by five of her students at the The editing of the Yearhook was a st(Ite mathematics tests at Indiana big and - difficult project. The fact University on April 25. This group, that it is the first project of its kind accompanied by Mr. Weir, left South undertaken by students of Adams Bend Friday afternoon and returned made it doubly hard. The staffs un­ Saturday evening after the test. der the close supe rvision of Mr . Mc­ Lodgings were provided in fraternity Namara have done a great deal of and sorority houses. work and are to be commended. Leslie Moon, Jules Sandock, and The editorial staff, headed by Katherine Crawley were Adams sur- . Marilyn Beal, editor -in-chief. decided vivors of the recent elimination tests on the contents of the book, then col­ at Notre Dame. Katherine took part lected and wrote up the material. .,. in the algebra contest and Sandock They saw to it that the book included and Moon were entered in the plane Marilyn Beal, Lynn Dibble, and Charlotte Whiting ; edito r , adv erti sin g ma n ag er , a n d cir culation man­ articles on everythjng of importance ager of THE ADAMS ALBtJl,'I look on as Mr. Cha rl es Betz of the In di ana En grav in g Company takes geometry division. the firat proof of the pla1e from which the frontispiece of th e ALBUM will be p ri nted. throughout the school. This staff in­ Lillian . Toth and Justin Schubert cludes Dorothy Bickel, Dean Robert­ took the comprehensive mathematics son, Joan Smith, Bob Horenn , Lillian exam, open to high school seniors. CLASS OF '42 PLANS Toth, Bette Ann Malcolm, and Bon­ Adams, with an enrollment of less ADAMS GIRLS TROUNCE NEAR COMPLETIONnie McCullough. than 1000, was eligible -to send two -NOTRE DAME FRESHMEN The Layout Committee designed entrants. . · DORAN APPOINTS COMMITTEES the dummy of the year book, decided Results of these contests will be on the cover, the size, and the ar­ published in a few weeks. Four Adams quiz ' kids flexed their Many programs are being arrang­ rangement of the book. Pat Hudson mental muscles Saturday, April 18, ed for the Seni ors that will take up was the chairman of this group and and showed their superiority to most of Senior We ek. Senior Assem­ helping her were Lillian Toth, Tom ADAMS ALBUMTO Notre Dame freshmen. Dot Bickel, bly , Graduat ion Exerc ise , Baccalau­ Matthews, Winnie Jaqua, and Jack .. BE DELUXEJOB Lillian Toth, Carol Kline, and Mary reate Serviaes , Sen ior Prom , are a Conklin . .,... Monahan were the intellects who up­ few of the many activities that are The individual senior pictures were The printing of the first yearbook held Adams prestige on the quiz pro­ being planned . To date there are · made by The Priddy-Tompsett Stu­ in Adams history will be done by gram broadcast by the campus stu­ five comm ittees , composed of a rep­ dio. Underclass men's portraits were the Peterson Printing Co. which has dios of Notre Dame. resentative from each Senior home made by the Student Miniature Com­ established a reputation, both local­ On previous programs two groups room , that have been appointed and pany of Grand Rapids . Group pic­ ly and nationally, as a printer of all of Adams boys, on separate occa­ are at work. tures which entailed much work in types of commercial and advertising sions, have downed their respective GRADUATION: Dorothy Bickel, getting groups together, arranging material. Our yearbook will be Notre Dame opponents. Betty Kindig, Robert Murphy, Joseph and making pictures, were taken by printed on heavy enameled paper Wamsley . . Mr. McNamara. and the staff is considering the use ASSEMBLY: Lynn Dibble, Winnie The Advertising Staff under Caro­ of buff papers with parts in sepia Jaqua, Mary Monahan, Fred Watson. lyn Dibble called on local merchants (brown) . color ink. Heavy leather SENIOR GIRLS WILL PROM: Camille De Kegelaer, Car­ and solicited ads for the book. Work­ grained paper will compose the VISIT HOSPITALS roll Hyde, Anna Lazzara, Eileen ing on this staff were Marjorie Par­ cover with the white-lettered title Walsh. rish, Phyllis Reed, June McDaniel, standing out against a background PLAY: Vasil Evanoff, Pat Hudson, Suzanne Martell , Roma Grebe, and of Adam's blue. The book will be On April 28, Miss Cheek, Director Dean Robertson , Yvonne Wass. Tom Matthews. bound, not with the usual wire of Nurses training at Epworth Hos­ GIFFT: Lorraine Akre, Art Krone­ The Circulation Staff consists of staples, but with red plastic celluloid. pital, will speak to Senior girJs con­ witter, Bill Peck, Paul Smeltzer. Charlotte Whiting who will supervise Thus carrying out the patriotic motif cerning the great need and oppor­ The Graduation and Assembly sales and collections, the members of the good 'ole red, white, and blue. tunities for girls in the field of nurs­ Committees will act as directors. of the Adams Student Council, who The typ~ ~ called Futura, (yes, even ing . It is estimated tb,_at between They are to stage the setting, arrange have volunteered to act as home­ types are named) is in keeping with 65,000 and 80,000 nurses will be for speakers, and arrange for the room agents, and a group of seniors the modernistic design of the whole needed the next two years and near­ issuing of awards. under the directipn of senior class book . This type is like nothing you've ly all of the nurses graduating this The Prom Committee has arranged president John Doran, who will pub­ ever seen, since it's new and unique year from our South Bend hospital for the dance to be held at the licize and ·encourage the sale of the in yearbook publication. will be used in army work and there­ Progress Club. There are possibilities book. The plates from which the art work fore replacements in the hospital are of obtaining a leading band from ... ctnd photographs were printed were essential. From this group of girls, this Northern Indiana section. The made by the Indiana Engraving any who are interested are invited dance will be a Senior A and B af­ HEALTH-CLASSES Company according to a contract to visit either St. Joseph ·or Epworth fair. which called for the use of the finest at a date which will be announced The Play Committee is under the TO AGAIN HEAR DRS. £ materials and workmanship avail­ later. supervision of Mrs . McClure. They FRITHAND CARTER able. This firm does many of the ad­ Another -trip of interest to Senior will select the type of play to be pre- · vertisements used in national publi­ girls is the one to St. Mary's College sented at the Senior Assembly and Tuesday morning, May 5th, four cations by Studebaker, South Bend on May 5 which is South Bend Col­ also help in the production. Adams health classes will be pre­ Lathe, South Bend Bait, and the Kel­ lege Day. They will be entertainetl The most recently organized com­ sented with speeches given by Dr. logg Company. The Adams plates by students and will have the oppor­ mittee has the duty of selecting a Carter and Dr. Frith. Dr. Carter will are what is known to any engraver tunity to talk with faculty heads of proper gift to leave with the school. speak to the boys and Dr. Frith to as 133 line copper, but to you and various departments. The selection will be in accrodance the girls. They speak every semester me they are simply super, super. These trips should prove to be in­ with the suggestions of the Senior to the health pupils. Their second (Continu,d 011 Pac, ThrH) · teresting and worthwhile. A's, speech will be May 7th. THE TOWE .R

TOWER TOWER TOWER TALK THEAL BUMIS ABOUT YOU THE STAff Vacations are the times for sports­ "W ondez: what they're going to put PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF THE JOHN ADAMS IDGH SCHOOL. SOUTH BEND, IND. For every differen t kind and sort, in the yecirpook?" You, of course! EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ...... Lillian Toth But of the kind I'm thinking now, After all, what more interesting and FEATURE EDITORS ...... Carol Kline, Bill Currise Dear boys and girls-you sure popular subject connected with John !~~::~fsI~N:2JfGER.....·.·.·.:·.·.· .·. ·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·-·.·.·.·.·.·_-.-.·.·.·.·.·.·.-.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·-~.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.-.·.·.·.·.·.·.·_-.-.·.·.-.·.·.R~~:~t ~:r~{; know how. Adams could they- possibly find? SPORTS EDITORS ...... Rodger Buck, Mary Monahan Our Slats is really quite a lad, Yes, every single student in school, CIRCULATION MANAGER ...... Marilyn Beal Conside ring all he has and had, or a reas onable facsimile thereof. is PRINCIPAL ...... -...... Mr . Galen B. Sargent But Barbara is his special dish FACULTY ADVISER ...... , ...... ,...... Miss Florence Roell in the "cl ass" section of the yearbook .. Who makes . the rest sigh back (by ph oto, of courseJ The Juniors and wish. and Soph morse got together and out TO THE CLASS OF '42 . I've heard from sources here and of the generosity of their hearts and there considerin g what a grand bunch of A In a little more than a month we seniors will graduate. In our two years That Peg and Bill have hit a snare, students the seniors are, decided to· at Adams, what have we done that will be remembered? We feel we have And while I hope it isn't true, ciowd themselves up ·a little just so accomplished a great deal-but have we? Important as we now consider He sure is cute-and handsome, .thrY could give them more standing ourselves, in a few years the class of '42 may be remembered as pages of too! room. In other words, the Seniors pictures in an old yearbook tucked away in a back library shelf. Love is really quite the thing; pictures . are a few square inches We have ·one month more. In this short time what is there that we can Especially in this time of spring, larger than the Sophmore's arid Ju­ do to make ourselves known as more than merely' "the first graduating For Ruth and Dean have told me so niors':' Another district in this class c:lass of Adams High School"?-L. E. T. And they are two who might to section will feature you and your know . classmate s of '42 and '43 in several There is only one good, that is knowledge; there is only one evil, that is TOWER TALK of your numerous and varied ac- ignorance. As I was strolling down the street, tivities-d ances, parties, and a few - Socrates. Some sailor lads I chanced to classroom shots of Adams genius at meet. its might iest. Now, I'm not one to rave and fuss, Just wait 'till your major s~orts PURPOSELESSNESS But over them I simply must. men (arid everyone else) see your­ • Their suits were blue and trimmed selves in the pages of our book! All '- in white; · As the coffin settled inch by inch into the encompassing earth, I realized the sporting activities at Adams: Their shoes were ·brown and football, baseball, basketball, golf, that I had looked upon death in all of its grim, stark, reality. As I turned shined just right; from the grave, I was deeply troubled, for I knew that I too some day would and tennis, will be included, well Their smiles were broad and friend- sprinkled with photos of the players be gone. I was disturbed because it suddenly became clear to me that ly, too- · unless I changed my way of living, I would be finished before I had started . and, confidentially, some ve,ry com; As if to say -"there's only you!" plimentar y remarks concerning the . I knew then that my case was -"purposelessness," and that I needed to Now, here's our cue, dear Adams' acquire an end to strive for. · various . teams' activities. In ·recalling my childhood, it seems that I did what most of the other "Memms ," You Glee Club, Bc;md and Orc;hes- children did , that is, played. Let's get to work and hook some tra members are there, your new men. robes and uniforms practically "mak­ Later, much later, I do not know the exact time, I believe I subconsciously We haven' t all our .lives to ·waste, realized that I was merely drifting thro'tgh my existence. I knew that in ing" the book! And now's our chance-so make School -wide activities, debating, order to get the most from life, I needed 'to have an end in view, I needed it haste. a goal to strive for, an ambition to fulfil, or an end to attain. and plays will be there in photos as It would seem then that my life might be divided into two periods, each well as copy, featuring you . in a period characterized wy.a state of mind. In my childhood I did things aim­ prominent role. A few of more active lessly with no end in view, and, naturally, I was content; then as I became ____LETTE RS TO THE ED____clubs will be represented, the Tower older, I still wondered aimlessly through life but I was no longer contented, and Hi-Y among them. for I knew, whether subconsciously or otherwise, that I needed to have a Dear Editor , The Adams faculty has a leading purpose .\nlife. Pardon us if we're wrong, but role, pictures as well as copy con­ I am , still in this second state of mind, and that is why I was troubled aren't some of the age old .customs cerning their various activities -in a!!d .distµrbed as I turned from the grave of my dead friend, for I knew then being desec rated? For example, wed­ school. that I must soon find a better . way to spend the time allotted to me, or it ding and engagem ent rings. We ~'Whpt do you 'spose the Yearbook would be sqµanicl< t~-ut a', .The,. Yearbopk will be published m , nice Field (Boo)~ Finally afte_t''Il!u.chP on :Wg ADVERTISING ASSISTANTS..... : . .Lynn Dibble; Bette Schwedler, Florette Dibble, John Patteraon, send out its Rays (John} sohis ,Fiow.•"-'· .,_ : • . . . , .. .1° ::Jun'!. ~eDanie~}everl ~ M~rphl" · , . - er (Delorma ) and 'veg:elcililes --Weuld :' · Empl9y.er; ."I •hope . you ,thordU.gh}y:,l TYl>IS'l'S::-...1...... ::·"·····.. ···· ;:··.. ~ ·······:···;;;····:·'·····::...... Nadine Schrader, Betty Stuart, Kathleen Beutter grow Strong (Betty) 'and Jim wished !.. undeista nd the importance of;q>-uns-10 HOME.ROOM. AG~S ...... Jeap. Bratcher, Howard Koenlghshof, Mary Ramsey, Janet Bickel with all his Hart (Bob) that fhe'Grows ) 1 tuo:tiQil " - , j :. ~; ~ :::> ~ R~th, Ann -Mock, Betty Zeidman ~ Jat:k Houston, Fred Watson, Ruth Dishon, Janet Wondries, (J . d p ) ,1dn' 1.1.· - · 11 t ( t "O. h · · "' · Betty Wrilbe~..pat Hudson, ,Dorothy Blc;_zck{9rd,l:!9rette Dibble. Betty Van de Walle, Joyce oan an · tat ~om ,t eC{h11s· new . . .npP;.1can ' · , yes ; indeect; JJ.'Jctl-m .....Mcur. Robert ·Hore~ ]?at KQB~ori.Mn:ry Alice Hamblen. Ned Schwantz. Dorothy Norwood. .· seeds. .ol ~v:.:j1ow Cm) t?ni!..:"' 1 ways gef-tl5 worl.t on time.'''' .L \' · .....1.•1 9-. .,;.1,"'"'7/- a: .....,. .- '°'' .,

. ·-=;- ) . THE TOWER WHAT GOES ON DON'T BE COLOR-BLIND ,. . '.fhat rugged individualist Mr. Mc­ Nc;xmara again - Carol Kline, very VIA MR. REASOR Now watch OiJ.tgirls. This is very " eager to ask a question right before definitely putting yo u on the spot. a quiz raised her hand. As this ob­ The following colors, . when worn in Name: Phyllis Kronewitter tained no results, she snapped her Indiana University is a n important ribbons or sweaters, will notify all Age: 15 fingers to attract attention. She got college to students in South Bend males as to what typ e you are . . Height: 5' 4" i,_t-"Mac" looked up and said, "If Pick your spring ~ ardrobe with because so many of us go there ~ach Weight: 140 you whistle, I'll bite you." year. So, if you 're college-bound care!! · Not to accuse anyone of match­ lend an ear to what Mr. Reasor, _ a _ pink: in .love Favorite subject: Fish making, but teachers are often show­ graduate of Indiana, says about green: flirt Favorite smell: Dried leaves .,. ing their human side. As Bill Engle dear old I. U. . blue: kiss me Favorite color: Red was absent Mr. Shearer asked Lea white: going stea dy .,._ Indiana, you might sa y , is a dual Favorite sport: Marbles Schide where he was. Lea stated that college, for it has two campuses­ red: dangerous woman sh·e ·didn't have the faintest idea. So black: disappoin ted Best girl friends: Dot Taylor, Dot._ .. one at Bloomington -t he other at In­ Smith . when it came time to hand back test dianapolis. At Bloomingt on there are purple: lonesom e papers, Mr. Shearer gave Lea Bill's some 4,500 students where the main wine: vampir .e Best boy friend: Eugene Harper .. paper to take to him. Lea said, "But courses are taught. It is well known orange~ oomph girl Favorite food: Boys , really Mr. Shearer, I din't even speak for its school of Arts a nd Sciences brown: heavily . dated Hair: Black to him!" Mr. Shearer told her to take and its School of Business. Other yellow: man hunt ing Eyes: Black it and ·it would be a good excuse to blue-green: fickel inain branches include the ~chools Favorite pastime: Eugene Harper start a conversation. of Law, Medicine and Education. tan: nobody's bab y Speaking of love and spring and At Indianapolis th e advanced gold: jitterbug Clubs: Dance ,. stuff like that - it's hardly ever now­ medical courses are given where plaid: romantic Favorite song: "In a Persian Market" adays that a girl is serenaded by her pre-med students coII:ing_ from peach: mushy Added comment: Sophomore A - best beaux, but Shirley Wagner had Bloomington are given the ir fnst toste gray: sorrowful Boiler Room • just that experience. Not that it took of real hospital work. A large part place when a few other people were 1: of the Physical Ed. Trai ning School around. In fact the Sprmg Musicale is at Indianapolis too. All in all the Compliment s of WATCHES DIAMONDS JEWELlJ,Y t: was really a great success whether student population the re numbers be- Milton Johnson sang "The Sweetest tween 1,500 and 2,000 . . ·aoLLIS MORTUARY Joe the Jeweler Story Ever Told" to the audience or Something worth the consideration FINE WATCH REPAIRING Shirley isn't even debatable-I'm 2528 Mishawaka A venue of South Bend studen ts is the exten­ 113 E. Jefferson J. Trethewey · afraid for once the audience lost out. sion courses offered by . Indiana at P,erhaps you'v wondered why all South Bend. It is possible to take I. U. the Chemistry students have been in extension night-school courses here a fog lately. The weather man had and then finish with two ye ars at nothing to do with it, merely a case Bloomington. This plan helps solve YE HUD DLE of a little N20, better known as a many a financial problem by keep­ Breakfasts substance used for smoke-screens. t: ing down living expens es a1:1d by FOR . ·As you've passed the _ auditorium enabling a student to wo rk m the Student Luncheons door Wednesday and Friday noons, daytime thus helping out on ex­ perhaps, you've wondered where the penses. These extensio n courses LIME SHE RBET Dinners .,. musical notes are coming from. It's equal 60 semester hours or two merely the band giving up 40 min­ years. utes of their lunch hour so that they Indiana is now a three semester LARGEDIS H * T mighf be properly ·prepared to wear school. Tuition is $44.75 per semester Oriole Coffee Shop the school colors and again be a l" except in the Schools of Law , Busi­ IOc . 1522 Mishawaka Ave. credit to their school. That's school ness and Medicine. Four scholar­ spirit! ships are offered ev ery year, not more than two to a coJmty a t a time. It is a rapidly expand ing school. It Album Deluxe Job is equipped with a $1,000,000 audi­ . (Continued from Paie One) torium and an observatory for young . Altogether there are over 75 photo­ astrologers. · graphic plates that range in size As for social life I. U. definitely from postage size portraits of cap­ excels! Twenty-two natio l}al fraterni- · tains and coaches, and others of the ties and eleven sororities flourish on elite, to page size spreads of such the campus. W~ek-end da nces, coke­ things as the Adams Facacle, under­ dates and hikes abound . A student class members, and athletic spreads. orchestra furnishes afternoon relaxa­ The senior photos are something to tion and near -by abando ne d quarries r. write home about, since they're twice make ideal swimmin' holes! 'Inci­ as large as any previously seen dentally Hoagy Carm ichae l, an I. ·u. about town. All the senior pictures music student, wrote "Stardust" were made by the Priddy-Tompsett while he was at Bloomin gton. Sports St.udio expressly for our Adams pub­ as a whole are very we ll developed · ,. liqation .' Other pictures were made and give a healthy ba ckground to 1:>ya commercial photographer, and the student life. So here we see In- t quit~ .a fe_w were contributed by Mr. diana, a well rounded school. Ask 1

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Being the bore­ This week we are going to meet a "Well," you say, "that's not bad, punishment as a hobby?" However, some type of man, he looked for couple of fellows who are very pop­ 4 to 3 is a close game." Now that don't forget I am not · always on the something to occupy his time. Even­ ular and ac ive in many school may be true l;>ut there's only one receiving end. I give as well as I tually he spied a broom sitting in the circles. These boys are twins, the · game w_here being close counts. take. To me, boxing is a great sport. corner. He picked it up by the end Culp twins, Bob and Pon. That's horseshoes. Maybe we ought It is the art of self-defense for sport­ of its handle and began o swing it Don ,the taller of the two, stands to take that up. ing pleasure and not because of a like a baseball bat. Then he looked 5'' IOW ' and weighs 157 pounds. Don Baseball is a funny game. You necessity. Many who read this article around for something to hit and saw played the field position on our team must have fielding, pitching. and hit­ might say boxing is brutal. or maybe an old boxing glove lying on a until a few weeks .ago. His favorite ting . You must have there three one takes too much pun ishment. but locker. sport, however, is basketball. During things closely co-ordinating with boxing really teaches one to work George Hancock had an idea - the winter season, he .played on the each other, working together as a and to be patient. as well as being an idea so absurd that he laughed Harper's Kewpee basketball team unit or a team. One of these things in good physical condition at all aloud as he thought about it. Carry­ that took first in the city i:p.its league. is missing from Adams' team-just times. The latter is seventy-five per ing both the boxing glove and the Don wos on the first five of this team. which .it is I do not know for sure­ cent of your boxing and don't ask broom, he called several of his com­ · It's too bad that we couldn't have but I think I can make a pretty good me why because you should know panions who were also bored with had him on our squad this year. guess. · what conditioning means in any the rain . He told them that they were .He does not intend to go to college Do you know how many fellows sport. You learn the art of quick going to try a new game 1 He said but is ehrolling in the Purdue engi­ on our team are hitting over. .250 thinking. and taking advantage of a that they would play baseball right neering course that is to be offered (which is a mighty smelly batting good break . This holds good for there in the room. The others were this summer . average)? Well, I'll tell you . Three. everyday life , too, knowing what to willing, so bctses were marked off. ... Now we sw ing over to the other Do you know how many are under do at the right time, such as self­ Soon they were all playing, and the half of this combination. Bob is 5' .250? Fourteen. There are nineteen control. taking a punch on the chin, shouting and laughing made them ­ 9W' and weighs 145 pounds. His pet boys on our squad and of t!iese, nine and not losing your head . These are forget all about the rain outside. sport is baseball. His hobby is his are hitting absolutely zero--.000; not a few of the reasons why boxing is From this, softball was born . But work, ushering at the Palace theater . only that but only six boys out of the taught in our army and navy camps. it was not called softball at first and (And girls , you ought to see how nineteen are over .200. Our government knows what is ·best it was not played outdoots . It first -- handsome he looks in his uniform.) They don't play much baseball in for its men . became an indoor game, usually Like his bro ther , Bob prefers steak Bremen. Riley's team has never won How did I start to box? We ll, I'll played in gymnasiums, and was and fries . any tournaments. Yet both Bremen tell you. When I was ten years old, known as kitten ball, indoor base­ Bob is best known for his office as and Riley were good enough to take everyone seemed to pick on me . ball, pumpkin ball. recreation ball, president of the John Adam's Hi~Y. the team that beat us last night. Thii; went on for nearly five years. twilight ball, army ball, and play­ Much of the activity and progress of Of the four games, Paul Meyers Then I had a chance to learn how to ground ball. Since the game grew this organization has been due to his has lost three. Conditions are rather box, so I took advantage of it. It was so popular, the places where it was fine work. But Bob is known for still poor when we have to pitch our best tough at first, going to bed at nine played could not find enough indoor another reason. He is our regular pitcher every game. Not that Paul , every night, watching my weight space , so for this reason it was third baseman , and a good one, too. is complaining. He's willing to fulfill and boxing eight rounds every night, moved outdoors in 1908. He is undecided on the issue of col­ his obligation as co-captain by pitch­ but I had one idea in mind . I did not Softball's greatest growth dates lege , but he wants to be an engineer . ing his arm out every game. It's a · want to be pushed around. I ·will from the depression · in the early Both boys are senior A's and both crime he has to pitch his arm out to never forget the first fight I had . I 1930's when the thousands of peo­ have won their award sweaters . keep us in the game. Why can't you went down nine times in three ple who were out of work found soft­ Carl, alias "Tuffy", is the third junior _ fellas back him with some hits? rounds, but you know the old saying, ball a great way to while away the member of the firm Culp, Culp, and You ·know, there's an American "Live and Learn." I learned and now time and make them forget their Culp. We will hear more about him Legion Post in River Park. It's called I think I can take care of my self, at troubles. · next year. Post 303. Every summer they sponsor least I hope so. I still like to box a Today softball ranks as America's .. a baseball team. Last year the team little, but I don 't overdo it, because leading outdoor sport. In 1938 it out­ went all the way to Indianapolis in I'm not the blood-thirsty type. I just ranked both baseball and football. BANQUET A SUCCESS the state tournament. I don't have to like to try my skill against someone In the United States almost every say who played on that team. Every else once in a while. small town has its electrically-lighted The first annual All Sports Ban­ fellow was from Adams. 1 The high schools and colleges now softball field and the number now quet sponsored by Adams Hi-Y was So come on boys, if you can do it teach boxing on a large scale . Dur­ playing the game in America has a tremendous success. for 303, why not for Adams? I'm get­ ing this war, we should all do our been estimated at nearly ten million. · · Bob Culp, the Hi-Y president, was ting mighty tired of putting gooseggs part in keeping fit in case Uncle the chairman, and the enttire club down in that scorebook. Same calls. My suggestion is-- to Gray: "How did you list the money deserves much credit for the success Yours till the base hits come home. start boxing and learn to give and that fortuneteller got from you? " of the banquet. It was evident that Amos Reitz, take. Green: "I entered it under the everyone present had an enjoyable Baseball Editor. heading of 'Prophet and Lost'." time . POP'S RECORD SHOP Elmer Burnham, head coach at Whoever finds the secret of taking 10,000 Used Phonograph Recorj:ls FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Purdue, was the principal speaker 15--20-25c each satisfaction in good, without uneasi­ Alao the new "ELITE RECORD" "Go West Young Lady" and Forest Wood , athletic director of at 37c each "Three Sons of Guns" ness at disappointment. has made a Two hita on every record South Bend, acted as toastmaster. great acliievemerit.....,,...Blaise Pascal. There was never a dJll moment 232V2 S. Michigan Street-Second Floor SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY throughqµt the evening. Such not­ "Law of the Tropics" ables as Jack Ledden, Dave Gallup, Corner Candy Counter "Keep 'Em Flying" .. Mr. Allen, coaches Primmer, Shearer, 1226 Mish(IW'aka Annu• BILL'SSuper Shell Service Gale, and others gave some mighty J. A. MacDONALD, Prop. Gas an d Oii RIVER PARK Candy- . fine speeches. Batteries and Acc essories The major award winners were all Soft Drinka THEATRE Maqazinea - Sunday Pape~ 28th and Mishawaka Ave. introduced and then the evening was PHONE 3-0818 30th and Mishawaka Avenue climaxed with the presentation of the awards and trophies. Pat Bailey won the Gilbert trophy as the most valu­ able player and John Ray · got his ERNIE'S Members of Florist Phone BUSINESS IS GOOD name on the large Reco trophy as Telegraph Delivery 4-3431 .. the most valuable lineman. Bud Em­ SHELL STATION We Use erick and ~y Bowden received Riverside Floral Co. sportsmanship awards. "Quality Flowers and Service FURNAS ICE CREAM SHELL GASOLINE as Good" In our Sodas and Sundaes . WHO NOSE? C. W. O~BORNE, Prop . Twixt handkerchief and nose Twyckenham Drive and 1326 Lincoln Way East A difference arose ,..,£ .~Ol • 1=f cJ ,;, Im Mishawaka Avenue · SOUTH BEND INDIANA g :&JPHARMACY• I And the story goes 2212 Mlsh1w1kl AYI. SOUTH IIENO.IND, They settled it by blows.