Pittsboro High School - Progress Yearbook (Pittsboro, IN)

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The first school room was the hall over the brick store where Larry Lovell had his barber shop. The first male teacher was A.L.H. Miller. The first graduates were Oscar Reynolds, Norman Worrell, james Flaherty, Charles Kress and Maude Hughes Newman. The first graduates from the four year high school were Carroll McDonald and Edwin Terrell. The first graduates from a four year commissioned high school was the class of 1917. The first music teacher was Mrs. Martha Harvey King here in 1914, next was Sarah McClain Money. The first gym was built in 1919-20. The first home game was played in 1920. The first girl graduate was Maude Hughes Newman in 1897. The first Alumni banquet was held in 1912. The first Alumni Scholarship medal was won by Elizabeth Yeager Dillon. The first county tourney played at Pittsboro in 1923. The first sectional ever Won by Pittsboro was in 1922. The first trustee who was an Alumnus of PHS was Edgar Parker. The first Alumnus to become a doctor was Aubrey Pebworth H8981 The first senior play was given by the class of 1917. The first school paper was published in 1903. The first Iunior High School was organized in 1921. The first child of an Alumni of PHS as Blanche Ashby 1915. The first grandchild of an Alumni to graduate was Ronald Montgomery 1944, grandson of Pearl Cowley 1901. The first principal to receive a salary of more than S2000 was j.P. Girard in 1931. The first class to have military training was in 1918 under teacher Leo Fitzgerald. The first superintendent of schools to be employed by the school board was Bruno Lupato. The first school board was elected in 1962. Q The first members from PHS on the school board were Herschel Gentry, jr. and Merle Hendricks. The first husband and wife team to teach in PHS was Glen and Helen Staton. In 1905 school was stopped on account of an epidemic of small pox. In 1918 school was stopped because of the flu epidemic. A play entitled Uncle Dick's Mistaken was a great success, given by the high school and netting 322.550, f1905j A play given by the Alumni Association in the late 1920's was a great success and netted more than 8200. Entitled His Uncleis Niecef' The first senior class play in 1917 was entitled The Varsity Coachf, In January 1904 a big oratorical contest was held at the Christian Church. Here are samples of some of the titles: Napo- lean the Great by Esther Wells McConnaha, mother of Margaret Gregory, grandmother of Gary Gregory and great grandmother of Mike and Teryl Gregory. Spartacus to the Gladiatorsi' given by Blaine Bmmfield, father of the actor, Ion Bmmfield for Bromfieldl. In 1904, Maude Worrell Staneart, recently deceased, wrote a modern version of Women's Lib on The Ambition of Womenn. Quoting directly from her article, If it were not for the ambition of women, society would lose fully one half the development which it has already attainedf, Even years ago ERA had its followers. Along with many other activities in which PHS has always excelled is the fact that it was the first high school in the county to have a school paper. To verify that, consult the january copy, 1904 of the Pittsboro High School Starf' Not only was it the first paper, but it was interesting and cleverly written, the work of the students, containing editorials on current subjects, original poems, lots of jokes, athletic notes, mainly football, many personals especially in reference to boy and girl cases. All the businesses in Pittsboro put in their ads: Livery stable, millinery, physician and dentists, general merchants, horse blankets, farmers and restaurants. Reading these brings information about our town in the good old days, and makes us increasingly proud to be a part of it now. X

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A question that kept recurring was What is wrong with our school in its present status?', Why can't we continue as we are? We have good teachers and a good school. Our students go away to college and many of them distinguish themselves. On the other side of the argument were the inducements offered by a bigger school, more modern facilities, better equipment, varied curricul a, better opportunities, more teachers with advanced degrees. Mr. Floyd Burroughs was the last principal employed by a township trustee, Mr. Merle Hendricks, and it was his sad lot to serve during this difficult time. He will be remembered for his patience, his dedication to his task as principal and teacher and his loyalty to the school. The division in the community was a tragic conclusion to thc 10 years he spent as principal. On November 6, 1962, a vote to consolidate with Center, Marion, Eel River and Union Townships was rejected with Middle Township voting 147 for and 683 against consolidation. A vote to consolidate with Union and Eel River Town- ships was passed May 5, 1964. In Middle Township, the vote was 259 for consolidation and 169 against. The first School Board was composed of the trustees of the three townships, Lamar Hartman, later replaced by Gerald Studley after his resignation, Eel River, Marvin Adams, Middle and Keith Herring, Union. They served two years until the first election of a school board. This board hired Mr. Bruno Lupato as Superintendent of Schools. He remained two years. The first elected school board was elected in May, 1966. It was composed of one member from each district and two at large. They were: District I-Merle Hendricks who was elected for a two year term, District 2-Donald Hitch, District 3-Harold Power. At-large-Robert Porter and Herschel Gentry, Ir. elected for a two year term. After the first election, the members were elected for a four year term. This board hired Mr. john Crick as administrator of the consolidated school district. Mr. Crick is an experienced educator and has served with ability and wisdom. The task of welding three townships into a functioning consolidation has not been easy, but the efforts of the school board and the superintendent are sincerely appreciated. Reports of subsequent elections are as follows: Elected in May, 1968, District 1-Herschel Gentry, Ir., At-large-Devon Jackson. Elected in May 1970-District 2-Donald Hitch, District 3-Jerry Bishop, At-large-jack Lee. This board autho- rized the purchase of ground for the new high school building. The Jewel Leachman farm extending south on State Road 39 and east on U.S. 136 at Lizton was bought in 1970, 72 plus acres for the amount of 889,000 james and Associates ere hired as Architects. They had built the new elementary building at Pittsboro at a cost of S355,000. In May, 1972 Robert Bray was elected from District 1, Devon Iackson at large. Due to the resignation of Ierry Bishop, Steven Ross was ap- pointed as District 3 member. This board started construction of the new high school which will be known as Tri-West Hendricks. Elected in May 1974, were District 3, Steven Ross, District 2, james Hall, At-large, jack Lec. Side Liner Am! By Liner After we become a part of Tri-West Hendricks, it will be a pleasure to look back on the days when we were a high school and know that we were always marching abreast of the times. The first regular band uniforms were purchased in 1953-54 at a cost of S30 to S35 per' uniform. The new uniforms for next year will cost S136 each. The first majorettes were Carolyn Sue Lindley and Thelma Yelton Hunter. In the years following many girls served as majorettes, among them Shirley Swain Boles, lean Scamahorn Abbott, Sharon Wagoner Reynolds, Carolyn Hinshaw Adams, Patty Smith Cales, Mary jo Reynolds Mendenhall, Sharon Miller, Cindy Raney, Peggy Thompson, Susie Trent O'Maley, Donna McClung Herring, Darlene Dillon, Sandra Hiland Marsh, Ieanne Niggel, janet Edwards Marsh, and Sharon Stevenson Hague. One of the most active extra curricular organizations is the Sunshine Society which Mrs. Zelma Heinig organized and sponsored for many years. Their creed is indicative of the high ideals which the girls strive to have: With love in my heart, forgetting self, and with charity for all, I will make the object of my life helpfulness and kindness to others. I shall try to get myself to give intelligent service in making my community a safer and more beautiful place in which to live. Thus will my own life become rich and complete. Their motto is Others',. Each year the girls select an Ideal Lady and between them there is a happy exchange of greetings and gifts until the Sunshine girls reveal themselves at the spring meeting. A Lift Of Firm T0 Remember: The Pittsboro High School was organized in 1894. The first teacher was Mrs. Mamie Reynolds Spees. IX

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This is the time to pay modest tribute to our present principal, Mr. Dan Zielinski, who has served well for nine years, maintained excellent discipline, being fair in his dealings with parent and student, heartily endorsing school activities, offering excellent opportunities to students. His competent staff is as follows: Bill Compton, whose success as a coach is well known, Reva Clancy, Charleen Purdy, Betty Leak, John Osborn, Sharon Reynolds, Hartsel Newell, Sandra Clag- horn, Larry Lamb, Larry Sparks, Judith Anderson, Rod Ely, David Morphew, Donna Gentry, Vicky Williams, Robert Lang, Barbara Wilson, Kathleen Brandt, George Curry, Clyde McKee, Principal of Elementary, Wanda Wilson, Shirley Osborn, Becky Patterson, Shari Ward, Barbara Peters, Linda Brooks, Marsha Holcomb, Jackie Sparks, Bill Livengood, Mary Lou Priebe, Doris Martin, Jeanne Weeks, Sandra Ely and teacher's aide, Rosann Zielinski. More than 80 years have come and gone since the first class met in the old hall over the grocery store. We can look back with happiness and pride to those years and we can treasure the memories of this, our school. Graduates which now number more than 1500 are living proof of the quality of education they received in Pittsboro High School, through the lives they have lived and the attainments they have reached. All we can say in conclusion falong with Bob Hopej is THANKS FOB THE MEMORYH. Written by Frances Weaver Fisher Class of 1917 Xl