Andrews High School - Andronian Yearbook (Andrews, IN)

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l l .g. , ,471 n- l , ish' I M K 7 K 4 v 3 ! 0500141301111 que '11 ing' 1 I1 s 'Elie Alumni Azanriatinn Officers 1923- 1924 President w,,,AAA,,,,,,.,,V,,,A.........,..... Edgar R. Keefer Secretary-Treasurer ....,,,. Mrs. Edgar R. Keefer The A. H. S. Alumni Association was organized in 1911 through the joint efforts of Hugh S. Jeffrey and Miss Grace Lamport. The first meet- ing was held in the K. of P. Hall. on which occasion a pot-luck supper was served. At this first banquet George Young was toastmaster. Since the time of its organization it has been the custom for the Alumni to give a banquet at the end of each school term in honor of the graduating class of that year. On these occasions the graduates are initiated into the Association and officers for the following year are elected. The real purpose of the Alumni is to strengthen those bonds by which the students are united during their school days and to further the prin- ciples which are instilled into each mind while in school. It is by these principles that graduates are prompted to take an active interest in the af- fairs of their school and to assist in making it a better and broader institu- tion. A it is to be regretted that no complete list ot' its members is kept by the Alumni. Efforts have been made in this direction, but as yet no suc- cess has been met with. , The Alumni can, if it sees fit, exert a great deal of infiuence in the community and it is hoped that it will get behind and foster the move- ment for a new school building. THE FIRST CLASS TO GRADUATE FROM THE A. H. S. In 1888 a class, composed of six members, graduated from the An- drews High School. This was the first class to be graduated from An- drews and since that time there have been thirty-six classes, including the present class of '24. ' The Hrst commencement exercises were held in the M. E. Church. On this occasion music was rendered by the high school chorus. The members of this famous class were Ella Shaughnessy Ernest Long Thedosia Brewer CLambertJ William Lambert Maude Hart lHeinyJ B, F, Rhodes One member of this group is still in Andrews, Mrs. Charles Heiney. o THE GRADUATING CLASSES 1911 - 1923 It has been impossible for the staff to secure a complete list of the graduates of Andrews High since there seems to be no records of the H111 -iw:--11101-1-1:1 1-1-L1-1'-1-101 10' A N D R 0 N I A N '3'1 I

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...,.-.Q-0-p...-wpoq A N D R 0 N I A N -H Q 15.0 ! ! ! ALEXANDER GREENE, HERO It has been many dreary years since I and old Jack Armstrong sailed the seas, but sometimes when he gets tuned just right and starts spinn- ing yarns I can fairly see the cold foam fly and hear the flapping of taunt sails as we used to on board the Nancy Lee. One such night when he had H just the right amount of rum he told me the story of Alexander Greene, fffifilf' a cabin boy, and I shall put it down just as he told it to me. Alexander Greene was a cabin boy on board the Mary Ann, which K Dj was a doubtful old tub, and the position of cabin boy has its drawbacks in SV ? this instance. In the first place all the old salts would send him one place to fetch a rope, and then send him on another goose chase every time he came on deck till he became so tired he could almost cry. Then U too he had to peel potatoes-dark, grimy old shrunken potatoes, and he had done this so often that his hands were dark, grimy and shrunken, just like the potatoes. But we must leave Alexander peeling his old potatoes and see what was happening elsewhere. On deck all was going quietly as the ship plodded on through the heavy seas. Suddenly the lookout began to cry, Ship ho! Two points to the starboard. i Immediately the captain strutted on deck and climbed to the bridge l to look through his long black telescope to see what country the sighted ship was from. Having gained the bridge he raised the telescope to his Q eye and his face turned white with dismay. When he was able to speak he could merely gasp, Pirates ! Q The crew became suddenly frightened and began to run around over the deck, while the pirate ship drew nearer every moment. The pirates were all dressed in ragged clothes, but to a man they had ' bright red handkerchiefs around their necks and wore blue and white sus- penders, fastened to their trousers with large white buttons. They were i a fierce looking bunch and when they swarmed over the edge of the vessel with their hands full of pistols, revolvers, knives and shotguns the whole crew was at their mercy-that is all excepting Alexander, who was peel- ' ing potatoes for dinner. Just as the pirates were discussing among themselves whether they ' should make their victims walk the plank or a broomstick, up the stairs j dashed Alexander with his little bright paring knife and plunged fear- j lessly among the pirates. There came a terrible rattling and suddenly Q they were all at his mercy. No, he didn't cut their heads off. He cut their suspender buttons otf and of course they had to drop their guns and knives to hold up their trousers-and that is how little Alexander Greene saved the day and cap- tured the whole band of pirates. From that day to this all pirates wear belts instead of suspenders.-Clarence Wisner. ! ! ! zotvrvi' 1-111' CW1 'I' Hi W' ini '1 1 1 1'1 1 111111---Cv 1111 -I -1 If-1011-:mfg Sixty-fire

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1:-1 inioc A N D R 0 N I A N za-311-1-1 :oz 1--111:-12--1-1 io:-1:-11 sz' classes which have graduated. By dint of considerable exertion and re- search the following list has been compiled, and although it is not complete, it is as thorough a record as could be obtained. 1911 Arthur Fults, William Kaufman, Herman Mattern, Victor Rudig, Nellie Strevy fKaufmanJ, Vaughn Snowden and Clarence Stalling. 1912 Fred Heiney, George Hahn, Esther lry tHefnerJ, Louis Mattern, Ralph Notter, May Sharp, and Ruby Williams CGrimesJ. 1913 Clarence Bitzer, Harold Brenamin, Edna Cleveland, Mildred Dawson, Edgar Keefer, Ethel Fults tSmithJ, Francis Myers, Clare Streit and Mable Stanley tFulhart.J 1915 Inez Brewer, Rena Fitch, Paul Haller, Howard Knight, Ray Pressler, Neva Stouder and Edna Wire. 1916 Jessie Biglow, Lloyd Gerard, Samuel Klingel, Nellie Myers tBrownJ, Carl Shinkel, Paul Stouder, Frank Stouder, Thelma Satterthwaite tShinkelJ, and Eugene Wire. 1917 L. Paul Bailey, Grace Johnson, Vera Poe, Ruth Wintrode tHansel- nwanj, Lela Wisner, Thelma Wisner tStouderJ, and William Young. 1918 Wallace Beck, George Fults, Floris Gerard tKeeferJ, Frank Kelsey, Lucile Long, and Glen Stouder. 1919 Troy Depoy, Maude Dillon fSatterthwaiteJ, Robert Fox, Treva Hefner, Ernest Hahn, Beulah King fRudigJ, Leon Long, Willard Mcllrath, Mable Ohmart tKelseyJ and Edna Shinkel. 1920 Ethel Anson fCrossj, Edward Fleck, Margaret King, Mae Mcllrath, Bruce Ulrey, Anna Wickhiser and Harry Young. 1921 Udah B. Haley, Ruth M. Hefner, Ivan McDaniel, Marie Sharp CEI- lisonj, Earl Stouder, Leslie Streit, Earl Taylor and Elizabeth Chenoweth. 1922 Willard Alfred, Vernice Bragg. Charles Heiney, Charles Jeffrey, Ruth Long, Esther Mcllrath, Albert Ross, Clifford Taylor, Paul Warschko and Louis Wasmuth. 1923 Dorothy Abernathy, Louise Alpaugh, Mary Andrew, Carl Bailey, Austin Campbell, Leone Chubb, Ralph Cramer, Doris Denton, Mary King, Ruth King. Clarence Steele, and Nellie Wolverton. Sixty selen