Central School - Deeds and Misdeeds Yearbook (Decatur, IN)

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16 DEEDS AND MISDEEDS BOYS BASKET BALL, FIRST SEMESTER BOYS’ BASKET BALL The basket ball season for the sev¬ enth and eighth grade boys for 1923 was very successful. Mr. Gibson, the coach had given the boys four weeks of strenuous practice, when the opening game was played with the St. Joe boys on our home floor. The St. Joe boys won by a score of 10-12. Our second game was played with the St. Joe boys and we were again de¬ feated by a score 8-9. This was the last time that Clarence Merryman, Lloyd Ahr and Basil Co¬ vault appeared with the team for this semester. The line up for the first semester follows: Forwards: Basil Covault Chester Reynolds Center: Clarence Merryman. Guards: Ora Brentlinger Lloyd Ahr. Substitutes. Russel Baumgartner Robert Zwick At the beginning of the second sem¬ ester we played three games with the St. Joe boys which resulted in our win¬ ning two. One of the scores was 9-10 and the other was 12-14. In the last battle with the St. Joe boys we had to play an over-time game. We then went to Berne and were defeated by the score of 10-20.

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DEEDS AND MISDEEDS 15 SPELLING TEAM—A. AND B. ENGLISH The habit of correct speech is the golden key to many a successful life. The course in English in this de¬ partment is designed to help make fluent, correct and effective speakers and writers, therefore we had both grammar and composition classes dur¬ ing this year. This is an ideal ar¬ rangement which we have hoped for for many years. In the grammar classes the theory is emphasized, in the composition classes the art side. We believe that this dual arrange¬ ment is more logical, more practical and more pedagogical. The two¬ fold purposes, that of teaching the principles underlying sentence struc¬ ture and aiding the pupils to acquire skill in using English intelligently and effectively are constantly kept in mind. Miss Coffee - • -- During the first semester the 6th grade, under the direction of Miss Stevens, conducted a very successful food convention. Each pupil, as a delegate, represented a standard food, and gave an interesting report of his particular food. Harry Dailey acted as chairman, conducting the conven¬ tion most satisfactorily. A number of parents attended, and enjoyed every session.

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DEEDS AND MISDEEDS 17 BOYS BASKET BALL. SECOND SEMESTER We again played the Berne boys on our home floor. This time we were successful in winning by a score of. 12-14. Mr. Gibson was our coach for the second semester. The line up for the second semester follows: Forwards: Robert Acker Chester Reynolds. Center: Russel Baumgartner. Guards: Ora Brentlinger Chester Brandyberry. Substitutes: Charles Hite Edward Anderson. —Russel Baumgartner HISTORY AND CIVICS A nation is safe for democracy only when it is composed of citizens who know their duties and do them conscientiously. The boys and girls of our schools constitute the source from which a citizenship of this kind must be developed. Our curriculum is so arranged that the seventh and eighth grade classes are to study both History and Civics; History in the Seven B and Eight B, and Civics in the Seven A and Eight A classes. BETTY ERWIN. -o- Hilda Miller: “Comparison is the vibration of an adjective.”