Elwood Community High School - Crescent Yearbook (Elwood, IN)

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T II E CRESCENT, 1 9 2 4 21 RUBY CAIN Yea! Rah! Yea! Club. Ruby is not only a star in history, but also an expert in commercial work. Effort makes her so. “Talent is the capacity for doing things.” ALEXANDER BAKER “Aleck” is a good mixer. You will always find him “in the gang” somewhere. “A pleasant companion is a boon.” HAROLD BAGLEY Class Football and Basketball. Besides being husky, Harold is of that fine, rugged, open type that makes real friends. “ ’Tis excellent to have a giant’s strength.” DALE R1CHESON Annual Staff. Boys’ Chorus. Debonair—that’s the word. It fills the bill. Dale would grace any ballroom. “None made the social hall more free from care.” OPAL FRAZEE Although she is quiet and reserved, her eyes tell a different story—the flash of fun and good nature. “Intent upon her destined course.” ELBERT MORGAN. Class Football and Basketball. Radio Club. Freshies, Sohps, and Juniors felt themselves slipping when Elbert set his foot on the hardwood. In woodturning, also, he has an accurate eye. “Purpose firm is equal to the deed.”

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23 THE CRESCENT, 1924 CARL FERN H, S. Football. Class Basketball. “Fernie” offers an example of the steady type. In athletics and in studies, he kept his “finger in the pie.” “Sincerity is the face of the soul.” MARY BIRDWELL DAVIS If Mary B. had Alladin’s lamp, what would happen? Parties, fun, gaiety— As it is, she’s no “isolationist.” “Hail, society! Share thy joys with me.” EDWIN SCHOENBERGER Orchestra. Debating Club. Twee-diddle-dee. Ed plays the violin with accomplishment. Also, he debates with clean-cut logic. “One of the god-like traits is appreciation.” RUTH DIPBOYE Yea! Rah! Yea! Club. Ruth gleamed as one of the Yea! Rah! Yea! Club’s “leading lights.” Her kind is always needed. “Let us sing, long live our team!” WYLIE TOMES “Forge” Staff. H. S. Band. Radio Club. Dramatic Club. Witty in repartee; at home with the 4 heavy”studies; a proficient cor-netist; and—the “Black Diamond” sparkled from his brain. “Were music words—a powerful speaker!” HAZEL MOORE Debating Club. Webster would give “inexhaustible energy” as a synonym for “Hazel Moore.” She earned her every “E” twofold. “Love of study is a virtuous passion.”

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22 T II E C RE SCENT, 1924 GEORGE NUZUM Class football. Sheik-like, George makes a big hit. More than that, he is resourceful, sure and attentive. “Self-reliance marks the winner.” RAYMOND McMAHAN Class Football and Basketball. Annual Staff. “Accuracy” is Ray’s middle name. Then, just tell him he can’t do a thing and see—. He’s in love with Chemistry. “The truest wisdom’s a resolute will.” CLARA WILLKIE Slightly bashful is Clara, but just get her “warmed up” and see what happens. She can be as full of fun as any. “Patient, still, and full of good will.” TREVA WOODSMALL Orchestra. Senior String Quartette. “Forge” Staff. Yea! Rah! Yea! Club Radiant, reliable, ready—the three R’s of Treva. Forge readers enjoyed the results of her efforts to supply good jokes. “Candor, the sweetest charm of woman.” GOLDIE RAY In every nook of the world are those who never blusteringly push themselves. Such is Goldie. “Quiet singleness is the secret of success.” J. R. SOWASH Class Football and Basketball. “J. R.” is short and rotund, and makes a specialty of taking vacations. Last semester he took a real “vacation” and dropped out. “Happy go lucky!”