Goshen High School - Crimson Yearbook (Goshen, IN)

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Page 26 to receive a high school education, who have always guided us, helped us, and had patience with us. We also want to thank the School Board and taxpayers, who have provided us with such excellent facilities, and the members of the faculty, who have been always ready to help us in our school work. ln years to come we shall all have our work to do. Some of us will go to college, while others will enter the business world. But let us, no matter how great the odds seem, always strive to do the best we can in all our undertakings. RoBERT F. RAMSBY. CLAII H IITDIQY lt is my duty, as class historian, to relate to you some of the outstanding moments in the last four years of the lives of the girls and fellows of whom you will hear much today. 'Way back in the fall of 1925 a name appeared in G. H. S. that had never been there before, that of the Class of '29. That class consisted of 195 of the grassiest nuisances in the school at that time. Notice I said at that timeng for that is one point that is true of all classes. The spirit of co-operation as it was begun under the leadership of the officers-Charles Suntheimer, Ralph Blough, lNava Tyler, and John Fobes-and the sponsors-Miss Smith, and Mr. Kintigh---has been a lasting feature and has shown itself in all of our endeavors, The first job after the election of officers was to draw up the Constitution, choose colors, and decide on the flower of the class. The Pansy, for thoughts, was chosen as the flower, Purple and VVhite, for colors. Although we were represented on the varsity squads in football, basketball, track, and baseball, our presence was little felt in athletics until the interclass basketball tourney, in which we won Hrst place. lt was this feat of our basketball team that placed us on the map of G. H. S. ' We had a rip-roaring time at our first party held in May at Blosserls Park, and were ready at the end of our first year to tear into school life the next fall. However, we found upon returning to school that Sophomores are little more than Freshmen in the estimation of juniors and Seniors.

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CLAII DIQATIDN AM BIT ION P VVhat is ambition? This is a question that should be answered in the mind of every senior who is leaving this school today. Ambition is the determination to attain a certain goal. . ls it wrong to be ambitious? ls it wrong to improve the talents which our Master has given us? Of course, in a certain way, we are seeking our own rewards, but in doing so, with the right attitude, we will not fail to help others. The human race is so bound together that no man can labor for himself alone. Each task that we perform with an unselfish effort helps to mould the universe, and if we build on a firm foundation we shall leave a monument to posterity. VVe who are soon to make our ambitions a reality can leave a trace of our success. Contented, ambitious people are all very well in their way. I have not a word to say against them so long as they do not become so self- satisfied and indifferent that they fail to further the world's progress. lt seems to me that the life of a contented person is a very monot- onous one. He never knows the excitement or delight of accomplish- ing a certain task, but to the ambitious man it is a brilliant game, calling for him to contribute his tact, energy, and nerve-a game to be won, but having in it that indescribable quality of uncertainty. Even though the result may be a defeat, he has the pleasure of knowing that he has fought the battle squarely. And now, as we are about to step over the threshold of G. H. S, into the world of opportunities, let us have an aim in view, and let us work it out with all the vigor and zest that we can give. V1oI.ET STRYC K ER. IDIQEIIIDENTQI AIDDIQEII It is my privilege as president of the Senior Class to give on this day the Presidents Address. Four years ago this Class of 1929 entered high school to reach that goal for which we have all strived, graduation. As we worked our way from year to year, and finally to this stage. everyone in this class has done his or her share of the work. Now, as we are about to leave old G. H. S. forever, we want to express our thanks to our parents, who have given us every opportunity Page 25

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VVe chose our officers: Bob Ramsby, Bob Bender, Lucille Stoner, and Rhea East. Then we settled down to a life of seclusion. Vtfe set a precedent this year, nevertheless, when we gave pins to ten members of the class who ranked highest in scholarship in their Freshman year. ln September of 1927, we learned that juniors are merely servants for Seniors, so we started out to be the best. VVith Vernon Pease, Charles Snyder, Rhea East, and Dorothy Zook as head domestics, we began earning money in preparation for a proper send off to the Seniors in the spring, and in order to obtain an even higher plane of co-operation than was already present, we were divided into seven groups. The really big event of the year was the play, They All Want Something, which We presented in the auditorium on February 9. The net proceeds from the play amounted to 822500. It was also a huge success from an entertainment point of view, due mostly to Miss 'Theek's ardent work in coaching. The Sixth Group sold more tickets than any other group, thus earning a banquet in their honor. Two special prizes were also given for individual selling. In the spring we brought the idea before the school of having a standardized class ring, and it was adopted. Rushed as we were, getting ready to help the Seniors graduate, We took time to have an enjoyable little party at Blosser's on lVlay 21, at which we rollicked as much as we did when we were Freshmen. From then on it was easy to distinguish us from Seniors. For, if you saw a tired looking person, covered with crepe-paper, pins and tacksg dashing around, Working here and there, climbing through the rafters in the gym or anything like that you were certain it was one of us. The gym, on the night of the Prom, Friday, lVlay 25, was a jap- anese garden, of which to be proud. lt more than repaid us for our labors. The same was true of the auditorium during Baccalaureate on May 27, and Class Day and Commencement Exercises in the afternoon and evening of lVlay 31. Thus culminated our third year in G. H. S. On Thursday, September 29, 1928, we assembled in the auditorium and began as a class, our fourth, last and most important year of our high school career. Everyone called us Seniors after that, and We were looked up to by the three lower classes. W'hat a grand and glorious feeling! Page 27