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

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14 DEEDS AND MISDEEDS ROBERT SHRALUKA “B” SPELLING CONTEST The annual spelling match proved an interesting factor in our school year. Several preliminary contests were held between the fifth and sixth grades, creating an added zeal and a quickened interest in the little blue spelling book. In the final local match the following seven won first place: Madgeline Miller, Dorothea Young, Harold Strickler, Luetta Rieffe, Lucille Phillippi, Dwight Schnepp and Robert Shraluka. In the sectional meet the last three above mentioned won a place on the “B” team to represent Decatur in the coun¬ ty match. Two evenings of spelling, one at Decatur and one at Berne, were required to decide the winner. Robert Shraluka proved himself the county champion and Ellen Ray, of Geneva, won second place. Robert Shra¬ luka deserves much credit for his splendid spelling as do the others on the team. As a token of merit those on the county team from Central were given copies of Riley’s poems. EDITH DAGER “A” SPELLING CONTEST In the county spelling contest we spelled well, but not well enough to win the championship. However, we did not feel that de¬ feat in this case meant disgrace, for Margaret Rawley, the winner, was also last year’s champion. She thus had the advantage not only of two years’ drill, but also, self- confidence with which her former suc¬ cess naturally inspired her and she stood as an impregnable bulwark against the other spellers. Edith Dager, 8-A, won second place for us. Besides Miss Edith, Pauline Niblick and Harry Dailey were yet in the running when the contestants were called together for the third time. Della Johnson, Helen Myers, Virginia Steele, June Miller and Anna Elizabeth Winnes were the other rep¬ resentatives of our school. As a mark of appreciation each member of the team was given an il¬ lustrated copy of Riley’s poems.

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DEEDS AND MISDEEDS 13 First and Second Grades We are first grade from Central, We have a right good time, We like the spirit of this school; So we will fall in line. We’re second grade at Central, We number twenty-six, We try to grow in knowledge, We love to play our tricks. We are first grade from Central, The hustling number race, But, best of all we like to see, Each jolly smiling face. Our school is very pleasant, Our work should be just so, Read stories that will teach us Morals, that we should know. Oh! how we like the weaving, Of colored paper mats, Then take our pretty yarn And make our dolls some hats. We turn our school to a toy-shop We saw and hammer, too, We make our beds and bedding, When reading lessons through. We make us teeter-totters, When weaving all is done, Dress our teeny, tiny dolls, It is such jolly fun. Play happy games at rest time, Then all join in and sing, Our music lesson, do, re, mi, Is not an easy thing. We’re coming on to high school, Perhaps to college, too. We’ll be good men and women, When schooldays are through. Jumpnig, yelling and shouting, Second grade are we, We’re coming here for learning. That’s our aim you see.

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DEEDS AND MISDEEDS 15 mwmmmmm mm Spelling Team—A and B PARTIES! PARTIES! There has been a real epidemic of parties this spring. Every section has enjoyed one except the 7 B’s and Mr. Brown says they must “grow up” be¬ fore indulging in such frivolities. Miss Sellemeyer and Miss Mutscniei who always serve as the menu com¬ m ittee, have become so proficient that they are able to figure how many “hot dogs” forty hungry boys and girls can eat and yet live. Owing to the fact that April weather prevailed during the month of May, these jollifications were held in the old gym and from the constant din that prevailed for the two hours ev¬ erybody forgot his troubles at least for the time being. Miss Coffee says words cannot tell How much she misses Billy Bell, For every evening after school He did observe the Golden Rule. All the blackboards he’d erase And never leave there e’en a trace Of anything to mar the place. So from her heart she thanks the boy Whose motive was to give her joy. - • - Jest do your best and praise or blame, That follers, counts al the same. I’ve alius noticed great success Is mixed with troubles more or less, And it’s the man who does the best That gits more kicks than all the rest. —James Whitcomb Riley