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

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DEEDS AND MISDEEDS —19 MISS ELLA MUTSCHLER Miss Ella Mutschler, who was granted a leave of absence last year on account of illness, has tendered her resignation. After resting for several months. Miss Mutschler ac¬ cepted a position with the Compton Company. She has been very suc¬ cessful in her new work. In a nation¬ al contest extending over a period of five weeks she was one of twenty who had the largest sales and she was awarded a diamond ring in recog¬ nition of her superior ability. “Better Business,” the company’s publication, recently contained Miss Mutschler’s picture and the story of her success. Miss Mutschler is very enthusias¬ tic about her work and reports that there is no limit to one’s opportunity for advancement, should he be wil¬ ling to work hard. We sincerely regret that Miss Mutschler has decided to leave the profession for during our many years ■of association we learned to know her well and to admire her many admir¬ able traits of character. Here’.s our sincerest wish for your continued success. Miss Mutschler sends greetings to her friends and associates- in the fol¬ lowing interesting letter: Springfield, Ohio, May 1, 1926. Dear Teachers and Pupils of Central: — All winter I have been thinking of writing a letter but I just never started. I thought I would get a chance to drop in some time and sur¬ prise you, but school is almost out and it hasn’t happened. How I should like to stand on that little assembly platform once more to look you folks over. Ha! I can see Mr. Brown hopping around trying to get everybody to smile for a picture to place in “Deeds and Misdeeds.” Miss Coffee is car¬ rying a bushel of contributions try¬ ing to find one that will match the rest; Miss Sellemeyer I know is giv¬ ing you on extra meal each day, serv¬ ing history and civics, so the plates will be licked clean when dish-wash¬ ing time comes. I know too, Miss Spangler has taken you on a good many journeys, and if you traveled in a Ford you have had a few bumps. I know because I travel in one. But never mind, you have three months to recover. I wish I might take you all with me as I am visiting hundreds of homes. What troubles children everywhere are having! Cheer up, boys and girls! If you are having a hard pull remember somewhere else someone is pulling harder. It pays to keep on pulling, too. If you don’t believe it, come along with me just one week If I could gather up some of the tears I see, you would be surprised. I know a lot of you children are strangers to me and some of my old pupils are in high school thinking they own Decatur by this t ime. Am

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18 - DEEDS AND MISDEEDS MOTHERS’ DAY Life is a series of broadening circles expanding with experience and re¬ sponsibility, but at last, as at first, its center is the mother whose love and patience and faith have given us th e courage to assume its numerous cares. To honor all mothers, an ap¬ propriate program was given with Rev. Covert as speaker. In his ever pleasing way, he spoke of the un¬ changing, unselfish and unceasing love of a mother. The future of our country—the destiny of America—• the hope of the world lies in the hearts and minds of our mothers, for mothers, and only mothers, can put the real impress of character on the children of the world. In order to repay the mother, to show her some acknowledgement of our indebtedness, we should endeavor to live the kind of a life she would wish us to live. -o- EXCERPTS FROM REV. LIGHT’S ADDRESS I shall try to say something to cause you to think seriously about what lies before you. You are living now, but you are not living as you would like to live later on. If you would be the best when you reach manhood and womanhood you must be most careful how you prepare. You are now building for that future so be careful how you lay the foun¬ dation. What you will be depends upon your ability to “get out.’’ The boy or girl who has the ability to overcome circumstances will win out. If you are made of the “right stuff” you can become exactly what you want to be and all that God intended you to be. Your success depends up¬ on how you get ready. Don’t cry about it if you have no one to back you with money. Set your foot down and say “I’m determined to do the thing” and success will be yours. We have had no more interesting and instructive chapel period than that provided by Rev. Thompson, pastor of the First Christian Church and one of our patrons. Rev. Thompson has the good for¬ tune to have ben born and reared in the coal regions of Pennsylvania and to have labored as a coal-miner. He spoke entertainingly of the min¬ er’s life and gave many of us not only our first real mental picture of some of its hardships but also a greater ap¬ preciation of the many comforts which we enjoy through the labors .of the humble miner. -——o- Among the many interesting pro¬ grams presented by the various sec¬ tions as special numbers for Friday opening exercises, none was more ap¬ propriate nor more ably given than that presented by the 7 B’s. Mr. Thomas, who, by the way, is intensely patriotic, had charge of the program which was commemorative of the one-hundred fiftieth anniver¬ sary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence The “tiny tots” of our department acquitted themselves most creditably. In song, story and poem the events, leading up to this memorable historical occurrence were very cleverly depicted. The drum corps, and music on the Jew’s harp by George Helm and Bob Hite lent an air of distinction to their program. -o- It affords us genuine pleasure to in¬ form our readers that our principal, Mr. Brown, has had the unique dis¬ tinction of appearing before the micro¬ phone, when as a member of the dra¬ matic team of the K. of P. Lodge, he broadcasted in the play, Damon and Pythias, at WOWO. Every member of the team was highly complimented as was also their pianist, Helen Hau- bold.

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2C DEEDS AND MISDEEDS I right? It doesn’t make any differ¬ ence, I hope every one of yon get a little lift higher. If any time yon get a chance to own Decatu go to it. I know Mr. Thomas has had some cf your arithmetic classes and I am sure he can help you figure out a plan to buy it. Ask him I want you children and teachers too, to save a few of your pennies for vacation. If any of you feel like taking a little trip with me—come on. I’ll help you spend it Let me know when I may expect you. I know I’m a wandering Jew and never know just where I’ll hang my hat next, but Miss Selleme yer usually knows where I am and she can direct you. With best wishes to all and with the hope that you will have the hap¬ piest vacation ever, I am Sincerely yours, ELLA MUTSCHLER. -o- BOY SCOUTS Although Scouting is not a Central School activity, our school is well represented in, and a loyal supporter of, the Decatur Boy Scout Rotary Troop No 1. The troop has moved its head¬ quarters from the basement of the Central school to the Rotary Club and Industrial Association club rooms. These rooms have been ar¬ ranged to serve as an ideal Scout headquarters. Meetings have been held nearly every Tuesday evening during the past winter and Clark Lutz, French Quinn, Rev. Covert, Rev. Miller, Dr. Fred Patterson, O. L. Vance and other equally good speakers have attended and talked to the boys The Scouts gave several banquets in the Rotary Club rooms during the winter. One was in honor of Father Fettig, assistant pastor of the Cath¬ olic church, who was a leader in Scout work in Fort Wayne, and an¬ other for the Pleasant Mills Boy Scouts. The Troop has been work¬ ing hard this winter trying to raise enough money for their camping trip at the lakes which will be held the latter part of August and the first of September this year. They have given entertainments, bringing to Decatur, C. Lawrence Abbott, a noted impersonator, and are hoping that the Rotary Club, Teachers and Post¬ men will play their annual baseball game for the benefit of the iscout camp fund as they did last year. The scouts enjoyed a weeks outing at Hamilton Lake last summer. About thirty boys made the trip and en¬ joyed a week of swimming, boating, fishing, hiking, games, peeling pota¬ toes, camp fires, songs and every¬ thing that goes with the exciting life in a scout camp. They lived in tents, cooked out of doors and lived in true camp style The scouts have been advancing rapidly in their scout work during the year. Ten scouts have passed their Second Class tests, four have passed their first class work and two of the boys are Star Scouts. Rotary Troop No. 1 has taken active part in community programs during the past year, having had charge of giving out the candy at the community Christ¬ mas tree, and having helped with the Boys Week and Memorial Day pro¬ grams. They have proved themselves to be a real asset to the community and Central school is proud of her representatives in the Decatur Boy Scouts. -o- Clara Ellen, after being frightened, “Marie, am I a little pale?” Marie Kolter—“No, you’re a big tub.”