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

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There is the crackle of paper, stamping feet, and clapping of hands. A sudden wave of uncontrolahle feeling sweeps the crowd, The teams are on the floor! There are piercing yells, long whistles, wild pandemonium! There are the yell leaders, daringly becoming in hright colored suits, grinning sheepishly hut proud. The referee's whistle! Then silence! The susf pense is begun! There is sparkling sarcasm, and later, perhaps,-a glowing air of triumph. -Mary Jane Eichelhaugh, BOARD OF CONTROL The Board of Control is an organization, controlling all the financial affairs of the school, in all its extrafcurricular activities, with hut few exceptions. It also holds other miscellaneous powers such as the giving of various awards. The Board of Control is composed of the following: Principal Mr. Brumhaugh, Chairman Faculty Members Miss Valenti Mr. Howerton Senior Class President John Runden Mr. Baker Mr. Guymon Annual Business Manager Donald Strater Boy Representative Wa3'ne Becker Girl Representative Harriet Henney The important acts of this hoard have heen, confirming the hudget of the Annual, thus permitting its puhlication again, adoption of a new point system, originating of new awards for scholarship and more stringent enforcement of honor sweater rules Page 27

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of one of these unfortunates was found on the marshy shore of Griegh lake. However, horse stealing was the most obnoxious. Anyone having very good horses ran the risk of having their stables broken into or the chance of being robbed at the point of a gun and forced to give up their other valuables as well as their horses. Most men were wisely satisfied with a poor old nag just strong enough to work. One tale of horse stealing is especially interest' ing as it shows the close connection of the blackleg with the honest citizen and shows the evil of the criminal. Dolphus Gale, called old Dof, a wealthy pioneer farmer and a great churchman, owned a splendid team of valuable oxen. About twice a year, almost on schedule, the Blacklegs stole this team and sold it. Old Dof would call out the Regulators, the organization which combated the criminal element, and scoured the country to re- trieve his property. However Gale himself always found them in the possession of people of other communities who had bought them. After this extraordinary circumstance repeated itself a number of times, the Regulators smelled a rat. They suspected that Gale shared the profits of the blacklegs who stole his team, and that he, upon recovery of his oxen each time, had them stolen, thus continuing to make profit. At least Gld Dof was informed that the next time his team was stolen, he would be hanged. Consequently, for a time, his team of oxen stayed at home. Then one day they were really stolen! Dolphus Gale was really in a predicament. He faced the Regulators on one side and the Blacklegs on the other! He was scared and he knew it! When the Regulators came to get him, he told them who he thought had stolen his team. Two regulators were sent immediately to Halls Corners, near Plato, to arrest a man Hall whom Gale had ac' cused. Hall was gone, but on a pretense of wishing to buy horses, the two regulators were led into the cellar of Hall's barn by the young farm hand. Here the Regulators discovered, in the stone wall, a secret passage leading to a spacious cave where many stolen horses and Gale's oxen were kept. just then Hall arrived and after a short fierce struggle he was arrested. The next day his body was found hanging from the limb of a tree near his house. One of the most amazing jail breaks was per' formed by a man called Doty at Angola. He was a Robin Hood type of thief, giving much of his loot to the poor. As he was well liked a decree was made stating that as long as he did not steal any' thing within six miles of Angola he would not be molested. As he was a hardened thief he was soon jailed. One night he escaped, mysteriously, and although he was handcuffed he fled to the country and mounted a horse, grazing in a field and with hands still manacled rode far back to escape a posse. The affair of Gregory McDougal was the most infamous case of horse stealing. By his own conf fession, he had stolen no less than thirtyffive horses, passed several thousand dollars in fake money and had killed a school teacher on the ice in Canada, had robbed and tortured an old Scotch' man in Northern Michigan. He swore violently, that he feared neither God, man or the devil. After several months of unsuccessful search, he was at last caught and given a very diliberate, fair trial by the Regulators. He was sentenced to be hanged. His manner changedg he repented his vain oaths. The wife and child, that he had def serted, came to beg for leniency, but to no avail. He was taken to Diamond Hill, near Diamond Lake, in a wagon carrying his coffin. He wept freely and lamented his fate before he was exe' cuted. He renounced his confession and denied all accusations and declared he was innocent. Strangely enough, when he was buried north of Rome Gity his wife had inscribed on his tomb stone, My Husband is in Heaven. With the death of McDougal the power of the A'Blacklegs wavered. The bands of crooks gradual' ly dispersed. After ten years the Blacklegs had disappeared almost completely. While a few rem' nants remained the powerful rings of law breakers never returned to this part of the state. -john Howerton, jr. Tl-IAT'S A TOURNAMENT! just a mass of rosy colorfof vividnessfof laughteriof hilarity! The blaring of the horns! The clash of the symbols! Streamers flying! A steady stream of people are pushing and jostling onto the big, dusty floor. The gym is ablaze with light-white, brilf liant lights. The air is charged with excitement and anticipation. It is just one unconventional, eager, curious crowd-pulses throbbing, full of exhilera- tion. Following the stimulating effect of the low, deep beat of the drums, comes light laughter and breath' less handclasps. At every turn one meets a pair of frank, friendly eyes, glittering with enjoyment. It is a time of easy friendliness and keen amusement. Page 26

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Qittuarti s ifmruatauarm The Spotlight Staff, Kendallville High Schools first paper Staff, was organized late in Novemher of 1933 and the first issue was puhlished on De- cemher 5. This Staff was selected from the journalism Classes, all memhers heing chosen ac' cording to their capabilities in a journalistic type of xvork. After much deliheration and argument, the paper was named The Spotlightf' The first Staff was made up of nineteen mem' hers, with Miss Sherman, Faculty Advisor and Margaret Kellner, Manager. DEPARTMENTS NENVS: Ellen Arehart, Elizaheth Pfaffman, Eileen Irie. Helen Ackerman, Otis Melnturf, Rrfhert Hosler. EDITORIALS. Mary jane Eichelhaugh, Chris, tine Slagle, Frank Dauner. COLUMNISTS: Mary Ann Vkfehmeyer, Karl Bly. Mary .lane Fenimore. ART: ,Iohn Claussen, Donald Eckhart. Pauline Dieterle. COMPOSINC: Crace Iddings. CIRCULATION: Karl Bly, This was the first Staff, far from perfect, hut nevertheless --a Staff. These first memhers should he proud of the fact that they were the organizers of this, our first paper. In fact, one could never see a more highly pleased group than this on the day of the paperls initial appearance. Now our Staff has grown considerahly and many new departments have heen added. The paper has continued to hold the interests of the Faculty and StudentfBody during the first half year of its existence and will surely he considered in the history of K, H, S. as one of its most worthy proiects. Today the masthead of our paper looks like thisi FACULTY ADVISER: Miss Sherman EDITOR: Margaret Kellner. ASSISTANTS: Frank Dauner, Mary Moss, Ralph Willy. EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT: Mary Jane Eichf elhaugh, Frank Dauner, Edward Stoeckley. COLUMNISTS: Mary Moss, Karl Bly, Mary Ann Wehiiieyer, Christine Slagle, David Runden. ARTISTS: John Claussen, Pauline Dieterle, Def light Nichols, Waiyrie Becker. NEWS: Elizaheth Pfaffman, Ellen Arehart, Ray' inond Beights, Dale Stockton, Junior Kollman, Charlotte Swartz, Otis Mclnturf. SECRETARY AND TREASURER: Grace Idd- ings. MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT: Donald Eekf hart, Stanley Minar, Eileen Irie, Helen Aeker' man, Cvrace Iddings, Elmer Zollman. PLATFORM 1. To create the proper feeling hetween Student and Faculty. 2. To aid economy measures. 3. To aid in the promotion of worthy School projects. 4. To give an opportunity for the puhlication of literary endeavorsfand ahove all 5. To make Kendallville High School the hest in the state. Many times the puhlieation of this paper has proved a tedious task indeed, hut hy sticking with it, in all its ups and downs, it is certain to remain through the years as a living monument to student fellowship in K, H. S. -Elizaheth Pfaffman. First Rott' Otis Mclnturf. Grace lddings. Mary Moss, john Claussen, Christine Slagle, Elmer Zollman, Pauline Dieterle. Charlotte Swartz. Second Rott' Delight Nichols, Stanley Minar, Mary -lane Eichelhaugh, Donald Eckhart, Margaret Kellner. Frank Dauner. Third Run' Miss Sherman, Sponsor, Ellen Arehart, Ralph W'illy, Elizabeth Pfaffman, Raymond Beights, Wayiie Becker. Mary Ann Vvlehmeyer, David Runden, Eileen Ihrie. junior Kollman, Helen Ackerman, Edward Stoeekley. Karl Bly. Page 28