Boonville High School - Entre Nous Yearbook (Boonville, IN)

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THE PIONEER Literary Staff of The Pioneer Editor-ill-chief—Helen Lowell Assistant- Mary F. Sullenger Feature Editor—Dorothy Traylor I toys’ Sports—(’heater Werrv Dirls' Sports—Ruth Taylor Joke Kditor—Charles Ferguson Facult Advisor Ruth II Bateman January Class: Will—Ray Fuller I ‘rophecy—Bessie Csmphell I fistory—George Day May Class: Will—Doris Edwards rropheey—Lois Ritter. Bertha L Bailey History Hilda Wolfe We Change Our Name Since its foundation in 1920 our annual has borne the name “Kntre Nous.” Its meaning, “among ourselves , was good for a book that is a reflection of the school year, but Its pronunciation was more often incorrect than not. ror this, and other reasons of suitability to school and community, tin- staff and Student Council this year voted to enange the title to “The Pioneer. Our new cover is the joint production of Thomas Tichenor and Noel Baum. Page Four 1929

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THE PIONEER Our Story The pioneer educators of Boonville failed to leave any records of their early activities in blazing a trail for learning in our community, but from some of the older residents we learn that the school teacher came to the village before the sound of the clearing axes ceased. Our story proper begins in 1X86 when a one room high school was held in the old Gum street building. Fifteen or twenty pupils studied Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry, Latin. Rhetoric and U. S. History, under the guidance of Prof. O. K Clarke and Prof. Emmerson. For commencement each graduate was required to write an essay on a subject of his own selection. The first class consisted of four hoys and two gills. The enrollment increased with each new year. In 1897 the school was given its commission by the State Board and the course was changed from three to four years. The year 1904 found seventy-five students occupying three rooms in the First Street building, now known as the Ella Williams School. Our present home was built in 1910 to house one hundred sixty students. We now number more than three hundred. Since 1886 there have been nine hundred ninety-six graduates, many of whom have become famous and all useful citizens Until 1906 Prof. Clarke acted as principal along with his other duties as super- visor of schools. Since that time Mr. Skinner. Mr. Lmdley Mr. Seybold Mr Kat- terjohn Mr. Robinson, and Mr. Bennett have had charge of Boonville High School. 1929 Page Three

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THE PIONEER Business Staff Business Manager—Edgar Baum. t‘ommlttee—Iniogene Ward, Mildred Donnelly. Jarrett Roth, Ann Hoover, Thomas Tich- enor, Chester Werry. Faculty Managers—Miss Youngblood, Mr. Goerlltz. How We Did It At the beginning of the school year all signs pointed to no annual for the class of '2J . At their first meeting the matter was discussed pro and con. The Senior sponsors made all the obstacles and difficulties very clear: five hundred dollars and a great deal of hard work. We were firm in our determination and voted for an annual and all the labor involved. The first test of our will power came with the operetta Cool Knights. Mr. Robinson an- nounced that all proceeds above a certain sum would go to the two upper classe . The division was to he made on the basis of the amount of tickets sold. Both classes needed money, the Juniors for the banquet and the Seniors for the annual. The contest was a lively one; peo- ple had to buv tickets In self-defense when they were caught between a determined Junior and a more determined Senior. The Seniors triumphed in this selling contest by a good margin. Result—some fifty dollars added to our bank account. With our willingness to work proved beyond a doubt the staff, consisting of two divisions, literary and financial, was chosen by the class sponsors and Mr. Bennett. Their first meet- ing turned into a dbcusslon of ways and means of earning more money. Faithful members of the class stood by at games and sold endless candy bars. (Mr. Ben- nett was our best customer.) We were at a loss as to the source of next income when one day a representative of the Crowell Publishing Company visited us and suggested a magazine campaign. We had al- ready started negotiations with Better Homes and Gardens. Soon we were on the streets again. Our profits this time grew to a hundred dollars. The senior play was in the offing so we took a little rest and gave the community time to save a little before we made another attack. Everybody did his share in the play or selling tickets, or both. The play was a big success in every way si our financial worries came to a happy end. The performance of the literary staff can best he judged by the product this hook. 1929 Page Five