Battle Ground High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Battle Ground, IN)

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1924 T O M A H A VV K ll. G. H. S. HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF '24 Our tribe was first organized in the year of 1920, its members consist- ing of all in the township who, for the first time, had attained the honor of one feather by becoming Freshmen. This year we were a well-behaved tribe carrying on mock wars with tlitsother three tribes that inhabited the Assembly and having our own little pow-wows like all others. VVe had no potlatch fpartyl this year. as the Big Chief would not permit. VVe were proud to furnish warriors for the team. Some of our maidens played on the girls' team, but it was not a success this year. VVhen we had won our second feather we thought ourselves very big and quite out of the papoose class. VVe had a new Big Chief this year. He allowed us to have two potlatches, one at the end of the first semester at the Keith wigwam and one at the end of the year at the Doyle wigwam. Both were greatly enjoyed. VVith three feathers in our bonnets we really became an important tribe. VVe gave a box social at the beginning of school and sold candy all year be- cause we needed much wampum to prepare for the Grand Potlatch that was to be given for the superior tribe at the end of the year. At the middle of the year we moved into our new Wigwam. The six groups of Papooses each had a room on the first floor and the six upper tribes were put in a big room upstairs with six class rooms for recitations. Three braves from our class fought on the team this year, one the fa- mous Stonewall Cassaday. Plans began to be made, secrets were whispered about, the Great Pot- latch was soonlto be had. Many preparations were made and at last the great day came. It was to be held at the Doyle Wigwam which was beautifully decorated in the colors of the two classes, high school colors, and flowers. The two tribes and all the chiefs assembled in all their beads and war paint. Two maidens came from the Oxford tribe to entertain. After this came feasting and merriment. The! Senior Tribe and all the Chiefs left saying we had given them a most enjoyable evening. Four feathers! VVe are at last The Big Tribe. XVe elected our officers: President, Bessie Bush: Vice-President, Lewis Grossg Secretary, Luella Royerg Treasurer, Roy Titus. XVe had a new Big Chief this year and three new sub-chiefs. The Big Chief advised against selling candy so we decided to give a play, but after a few rehearsals, gave it up. VVe decided to publish an annual as the tribe before us had and all mem- bers worked faithfully on this, the Tomahawk. Some maidens and braves have fallen behind or left us for other localities and some have fallen back with us from the tribes before or come here. Nine of our charter members are still in the class, two of whom started as papooses in B. G. in 1912, and have worked all their way to Seniordom together. This year we had only one warrior on the team. Martin Chamberlain. The maidens organized a team and two of our girls answered the call, Bessie llush and Hortense Doyle. ' VVe are looking forward to a pleasant gala week, but we do not like to think of the time when we, like the tribes that have gone before, must leave this school that has grown so dear to us and go out into the big world and seek our fortunes. Xvhen we become hardened warriors and ancient squaws I am sure we will enjoy the memories of happy days spent in B. G. High. Page fourteen