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Page 9 text:
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v olden yVL emories The first attempt of the Decatur High School to publish a paper was made about 1897, when W. F. Smith was principal and Miss Mary A. John- son was head of the English department. The paper was printed on four sheets of pink paper, and was called The Aurora. After it was published for about two years, it was dropped and nothing further was done along this line until 1910. Then Miss Clara Williams revived the idea and began a publication called the High School Student. It was published every six weeks. The staff consisted of Clem Steigmeyer, editor, and Lawrence Archbold, business manager. Other assistants were Matie Chronister, Orpha Sheets, Paul Meyer, Lillian Rice, Estella Perkins, Dorothy Dugan and Carl Beatty. In 1911 the form was changed from a paper to a pamphlet, and the name was changed to the High School Booster. That year the last issue was made larger, called the Commencement Number and thought of as an annual. In 1914 it was decided to change the name of the paper. A contest was initiated and the name Ravelings, submitted by Florence Cowan, was se- lected. The pamphlet continued to be published several times a year with the last number the Com- mencement Number until 1920 when the pamphlet went into book form with one large issue each year. That has continued to be the policy to the present time. 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 19118 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960
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To give a better basis for comparison be- tween the OLD and the NEW, we have print- ed, on many pages of this book, pictures of the yesterdays and today. At the upper left Carol Norquest, Carolyn Steele, and Bruce Voshell inspect an old ' 23 Cadillac. In the lower picture Betty Haugk and Dave Sheets try out a ' 60 model of the same make car, while Terje Strom stands guard to protect it from over-zealous school- mates. On the opposite page Judy Brodbeck and Ann Arnold show the old method of getting a drink at school, while Taya Erekson and Jay DeVoss use the modern fountain at the present school. Mr. Andrews as a D.H.S. graduate of 1925. Coming to Decatur, after two years at Monroe, he became very active in D.H.S. He was center on both the football and basket- ball teams, winning an All Sectional in basketball in ' 25. He was in the Junior play in ' 24. the Senior play in ' 25, and a member of the ' 25 Ravelings staff.
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