Angola High School - Key Yearbook (Angola, IN)

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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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FROM THE BEGINNING Angola Academy 1866 Angola s first school was an old log building located near the present site of Klink s Funeral Home. The second build¬ ing was a frame one and larger than the first. It was erected near the Dr. Weicht property. In 1864 the frame building burned. Also there was the Union Seminary, a select school, located where the Hotel Hendry now stands. Later it became the public school of Pleasant township. The advance courses were given in t lie Seminary building (known as the Bee Hive) and the primary classes were held wherever rooms could be obtained. In May, 1866, a new brick building was erected where our school now stands. In the third story of this building was an audi¬ torium where plays were produced. At about this time tin students published the first school paper. In 1876, the surrounding counties sent delegations to the Angola Academy to prepare for teaching. This sug¬ gested the need of a teacher’s training school in northeastern Indiana. In 1883, the Academy was torn dow r n and the first Angola Public High School was built. However, since this building pro¬ vided no auditorium or place to give enter¬ tainments, the Alcyone Literary Society gave a number of ice cream socials to raise money to erect a stage in one of the larger rooms. School equipment in 1885 included chemical apparatus, a skeleton, a micro¬ scope, maps, globes, historical charts, and geometrical blocks. In 1905 the north wing was added. After nearly fifty years of serv¬ ice, the first Angola Public School building was torn down to make way for the present structure.

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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.