Angola High School - Key Yearbook (Angola, IN)

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+ THE KEY • Mil—mi— nil—im — + STUDENT ACTIVITIES The scope of the activities of A. H. S. is greatly extended this year, and greater op¬ portunities for pupil development are af¬ forded along many lines. More class rooms, new equipment, and a large auditorium are among the aids. The new auditorium will enable the dra¬ matic department to make greater progress. Dramatic students may have access to the stage at any time; heretofore, they could use the stage in the gymnasium for only a few days before a performance. The music de¬ partment will also he benefited by the use of the auditorium. The debating club last year won second place in the district. The teams this year may use the stage for practice, and thus gain confidence by speaking in a resounding room. They will not be satisfied with sec¬ ond place again. The Ili-Y and Girl Reserve Clubs have the choice rooms in the building. Their ac¬ tivities will become more extensive. Altogether, the opportunities for student development through school activities have been almost doubled, and we feel that the number of these opportunities will increase as time goes on. CONFIDENCE Regarding confidence it may well be said that “enough is enough” but that not any is fatal. A young man or woman needs self-confidence if he or she is to become suc¬ cessful. Yet over-confidence leads to ego¬ tism and is sure to bring about failure. It is true that many people have some marked ability or are talented in some line, but they have let that ability go unused be- eause they have not enough confidence in themselves to develop it. In any line of work we can go just as far as our ability, courage, and confidence permit us. We should never lose an opportunity to do any kind of constructive work in school, for upon this experience is based the right kind of self confidence. HOME ROOM 310 We juniors and seniors challenge the other rooms to find a more satisfactory form of self-government than ours. If you meet Ed Williamson, you should address him civ¬ illy, for lie’s our chairman, and he is aided by the vice-chairman, John VanAman; but we’re careful what we talk about in our meetings for the minutes are recorded by Ruth Yotter. If you want exact information about what happens at the athletic events, ask Osean Dick and Joe Elmer, our athletic committee. Our reporter is Helen Casebeer, who does a bit of running now and then in getting the latest announcements and reports. You pupils who make it a habit to be la te or absent should watch out, for we intend to elect an attendance committee. Who among us doesn ' t need a few lessons in parliamentary law? We’re planning to have them. We know we shall be fairly represented on the student council as long as Emily Croxton and Harry Hull are the members from our room. We’re planning big things so watch for more news of our activities. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS VOTE An equal amount of “booing” and clap¬ ping accompanied both of the political speeches on “Why We Should Vote for Hoover” and “Why We Should Vote for Roosevelt.” These reports opened our poli¬ tical assembly, Nov. 8, which was under the direction of Mr. Hammond. Margaret Yo¬ der explained the qualifications for voting and Frances King gave the students an un¬ derstanding of the history and functions of the electoral college. As a fitting con¬ clusion to that part of the program, Ralph Orwig explained to us how to vote. These talks were to prepare the students and post graduates of the high school to vote intelligently at the mock election which was conducted by the Civics classes. All but 29 out of the eligible 209 voted. Some ballots were thrown out because voters talked while voting; others split their elec¬ toral votes and some, in voting a straight ticket, placed their crosses outside the cir¬ cle. Results were: Hoover 103, Roosevelt 64; Watson 99, VanNuys 68; Springer 87, McNutt 78.

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-THE KEY- -+ +- •Mil Mil- • HM—n;i—MM—»M—HU—— l.ll —MM—— Nil- ■ mi nil h im ii m mi im — ■- -till mi im iim - nw im- NEW FACULTY MR. 0. D. KESSLER A former instructor at Tri-State College, Mr. 0. D. Kessler, has been secured to fill the vacancy in our mathematics department left by Mr. Harry C. Snider. Mr. Kessler is not a stranger to us, and many of the stu¬ dents could greet him the first day of school as an old friend. Our mathematics instructor has attended Muncie Normal School, and Tri-State Col¬ lege, and he holds a bachelor of arts degree in education from the University of Chicago. He has had seventeen years of teaching experience including three years in the rural schools, two years as assistant principal and five years as principal of Hamilton High School, and four years as superintendent of the high school at Edgerton, Ohio. He was a normal school instructor at Tri-State Col¬ lege for three summers and later became mathematics instructor in the engineering department of the same institution. He comes to Angola High School well ecpiippecl for his duties. His boyhood home was in Decatur, Indi¬ ana. During the past three years Mr. Kess¬ ler, his wife, and two daughters have made their home in Angola. Welcome, Mr. “0. K.” We know your initials fit you, and we hope you’ll like us. Some other world is glad to see Our star that’s gone away; The light whose going makes our night Makes somewhere else a day. Money and time are the heaviest burdens of life, and the unhappiest of all mortals are those who have more of either than they know how to use. MISS MARTHA YOUNG Not so very long ago, three eager chil¬ dren, who greatly enjoyed traveling with their parents, were thrilled at the thought of another trip. One of those children was none other than our new vocational home economics instructor, Miss Young. She has already visited Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Iowa, and Kentucky; she has seen Boston and New York City; she has sailed up the Potomac and Hudson; and she has traveled on Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie, and the Atlantic. In addition to this she intends to travel more extensively in other parts of the United States. Even though Miss Young has traveled mostly by motor, she prefers the comforts of a Pull¬ man along with the services of a porter, who will obligingly (for a certain sum) shine hopelessly grimy shoes and brush dusty clothes. Miss Young studied home economics at Ball State Teachers’ College and received the degree of bachelor of arts at the Indiana State Teachers’ College. She took graduate work at Purdue University. Miss Young has taught in her home town, Huntington, and at Fairmount. It is inter¬ esting to find that in Fairmount, Miss Young changed dull class parties into exceedingly “peppy” ones, by introducing her favorite- sport, roller skating, as a form of entertain¬ ment. Miss Young collects pictures pertaining to her work, likes to read, and is fond of high school athletics. Last, but not least, we find that she likes Angola and wishes to be¬ come better acquainted here. Let s do our best to make her wish come true!

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+- -THE KEY -+ Mil ■ till- • IIII— ||II H|| III! 1111 IIH — IIW llll IIII IIH - -llll ■ IIH — IIII• VALUES OF THE HI-Y CLUB The chief purpose of the Angola Hi-Y Club is “to preserve and extend through¬ out the school and community, higher ideals of Christian character.” The Hi-Y does much to build up character and it can influence indirectly almost every school activity. The members of the organi¬ zation take an active part in basketball, baseball, debating, band, orchestra, the stu¬ dent council, and other school activities. In the Ili-Y organization the student learns the value of co-operation. He learns to express himself in the meetings, and to respect the opinions of others. These are the qualities which enable a boy to succeed in later life. During the year the club plans to hold a father and son banquet, a mother and son banquet, and a Girl Reserve - Hi-Y party. The programs at the regular meetings will be of interest to every member. The club is in favor of any plan or activity which will be a benefit to the school. The members wish to make this year the best that Angola High has ever known. The club is made up of boys from the sophomore, junior, and senior classes. The officers are: Harry Hull, president; Lowell Hall, vice-president; William Dole, secre¬ tary-treasurer. New members this year are: Robert Cassady, Jack Elliot, Richard Booth, Henry Holderness, Victor Orwig, Gerald King, Thomas Owens, Carl Wert, Kenneth Fast, Hershel Eberhard, and Robert James. OUR NEW JANITOR Along with the new school building came new duties for the janitors. Uncle Bert and Andy had too much work so a new helper arrived. He is Joe Gessinger, formerly of Edwardsburg, Michigan. Mr. Gessinger is a graduate of the high school of his home town, and he can appre¬ ciate the trials and tribulations of the stu¬ dents in Angola High School. He has been living in Angola for about two years. He is married and has a son nine months old. At the north entrance every morning from about seven-thirty until eight o’clock, we may see our new janitor greeting the stu¬ dents and admitting the teachers who are early arrivals. When angry, count ten before you speak; when very angry, keep your mouth shut. THE GIRL RESERVE CLUB All Girl Reserve members are looking for¬ ward to a prosperous year in the new build¬ ing. The theme to be studied throughout the year is “Vocations for Women” and the girls selected for study the ten following: Hostesses of the world, dramatics, beauty culture, interior decorating, home making, nursing, recreation supervising, business ad¬ ministration, radio broadcasting, and teach¬ ing. One vocation will be discussed at each meeting. Other features of the program will be talks by local people outside the school, music, devotions, dramatics, and the “daily dirt” sheet. The new members to be formally initiated on November 28 are: Alice Koos, Dorthea Zimmerman, Alice Kingery, Madeline My¬ ers, Gertrude Young, Virginia Parr, Ava Shank, Ellen Reese, Opal Blackburn, Janet Elliott, Dorthy Knisley, Lorene Ilanselman, Arline Davis, Joan Ogden, Irene Bodley, Sybil Purdy. The staff for the ensuing year is: Pres¬ ident, Margaret Miller; vice-president, Hel¬ en Musser; secretary, Margaret Yoder; treasurer, Frances King; social chairman, Marjorie Golden; service chairman, Helen Casebeer; finance chairman, Emily Croxton; program chairman, Helen Wert. THE FRESHMEN ARRIVE! A great many freshmen have invaded the high school world this year. Everywhere the faculty and upper classmen go, question¬ ing faces loom before them. The owners of these faces stroll wonderingly through the halls, trying to decide where they should be at that particular time. The freshmen are: Bennie Kope, Ruth Roberts, Pauline Sellers, Della Varner, Dean Wilson, Edwin Wallace, Helen Wyatt, Robert Kingery, Evelyn Brown, Raymond Care, Aileen Casebeer, Wvmond Castner, Wanda Delaney, Thomas Dolph, John Duckwall, Rex Ferris, Junior Friend, Lucille Goodrich, Marvin Green, Velma Griffin, Jean Hawthorne, Evelyn Hubbell, Pauline Jackson, Max Kemmerling, Ilene Kiess, Irene Kiess, Pauline Kope, Har¬ old Myers, Raymond Mote, Harold Noragon, Mary Katherine Orwig, Margaret Pence, Richard Preston, Taylor Rush, Lorrayne Shank, Ned Sherrick, Raymond Shoup, Vir¬ ginia Shull, Wilbur Simpson, Donald Sud- borough, Charlotte Suffel, Evelyn Whitlock, Phyllis Zimmerman, and Herbert Brown.