Kendallville High School - Kay Aitch Ess Yearbook (Kendallville, IN)

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ours except that it was called lyceum. Here an- nouncements were read, programs presented and spelling-bees conducted. It was in this assembly hall that Our School Colors were selected and the custom of class ring selection originated. The first High School Faculty was composed of only four teachers: now there are twenty. Once the three R's was the only course of studyg now the sub- jects offered have increased into a complex cur- riculum. While the first graduating class had only eight members and the smallest only two, this year's class will have seventy-eight members, the largest in the School's History. the gegenh nf the QEri HERE did Our School Colors, Crimson and Gold. come from? 'Twas a puzzling question to solve. ifor those brilliant hues held sway before the coming of any of the present Faculty. These colors have always been the same although teams and classes select new ones yearly. Even before the erection of the present High School building and the building before it, those colors were dominant. In seeking an answer, many townsfolk were quizzed in vain. Old records were searched fruit- lessly for a clue to the solution. Finally inquiries were sent to a number of Old Graduates of our Alma. Mater. At last some clues, one a valuable lead, were successfully traced. revealing a fascinat- ing legend. September. with its fall semester of school had just begun in the Old Central building 'way back in that exciting year of 1898. when Superintendent D. A. Lambright made the startling announcement to the High School that each of the four classes, was to select colors for itself? This was an innova- tion for never before had such a thing been done! During the next few days the students eagerly presented color combinations to their Class Chair- men rClass Officers were not yet in existence! School spirit rose to great heights and rivalry be- tween classes for the most distinctive colors. be- came the order of the day. A particularly enthusiastic seeker was Donald Campbell, a Sophomore. who was imbued with a keen interest in the selection of School Colors. VVhile visiting his neighbor, Miss Eva Gilbert, he was attracted by a beautiful college pillow which she brought from Oberlin, where she had spent her Freshman year. This cushion, sheathed in shimmering satin cloth of Crimson and Gold. was eighteen inches With new buildings erected, the third floor is deserted. Dead silence. broken only by the rattle of a loose window pane or the creak of the warped floor, grips this dead place with its tenacious hold. The stagnant air is choking to all intruders. Piled desks and stacks of discarded books covered with dust are the only occupants. Yet evidence of a lively bunch of school folk having occupied those rooms. is still present, The doors, sills, floors, desks and even the blackboards are engraved in- delibily with initials and names of early students, reminiscent of the joys of the past school days. fl lt. mann cmh the Qliulh square. Across each side, a black stripe, with the name Oberlin on it. reached diagonally. separating the two hues. So delighted was Donald with the pillow that he gained permission to bring it to his class chairman. that its colors might be voted upon. This glisten- ing object, laid among the other examples of colors for exhibition, out shone them all, with its velvety texture. and won favorable comment from every- one. VVhen the decision was made Oberlin's Crim- son and Gold were victoriously inaugurated as the Sophomores' hues. But the Fates were contrary that day. for when all the Classes gathered to select oflicial colors for the entire school, the Freshmen. Juniors. and Sen- iors disregarded the decision of their fellow class- mates. the Sophomores. They too had seen the attractive pillow and foresaw that those hues with their lustrous sheen could become distinctive symbols of Our School. Thus. with a tremendous show of hands in its favor. Crimson and Gold easily vanquished all other contenders. Immediately. the bellow of protest. arising from the Sophomores' section of the Assembly. clearly demonstrated their sentiments. but as argument was useless they at last relinquished their claim and chose Blue and Gold for themselves. leaving Crimson and Gold permanently as the colors of Kendallville High School. Since then Crimson and Gold have stood with- out a rival, symbolical of the highest type of school spirit. Classes have passed on, the faculty has changed. the High School building itself has been twice removed, even a new century has been ushered in since that memorable day. Yet Crim- son and Gold remain-reminders of Old Honor and Pride to be sustained untarnished. +John Runden. May what we do help mount you higher On your own ladder of fame. May the cherished Gold and Crimson Ne'er by strife be torn in twain May your fair name be untarnished May your honor never fall, May the words ring out forever You're the grandest school of all. iiClass pins we1'e also selected at that time by each class. -Enid Haller. Page 19 4