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

Text from Pages 1 - 36 of the 1927 volume:

DEEDS AND MISDEEDS f f PUBLISHED BY THE PUPILS AND TEACHERS OF CENTRAL SCHOOL 1927 2— DEEDS AND MISDEEDS FOREWORD An attempt has been made to record the happenings of the past school year. It is our hope that our deeds outnumber our misdeeds. DEEDS AND MISDEEDS —3 DEDICATION ♦ ♦ I I 4 To our patrons who have given us such loyal support and co-operation during the past year, we respectfully dedicate this book. DEEDS AND MISDEEDS ; CENTRAL BUILDING OLD CENTRAL There is an old school house which you quite well know, She’s made up of brick and not very low, She’s got good windows and a good front door, The ceiling’s cracked but she’s got a good floor Our teachers, oh, yes, they’re the best in town, You’ll have to step fast to put one of them down, The children are models we’re proud of them, too So here’s to Old Central, all hats off to you. —L.ucille Ogg. SCHOOL BOARD DEEDS AND MISDEEDS 5 DEEDS AND MISDEEDS M. F. WORTHMAN Superintendent DEEDS AND MISDEEDS —7 FACULTY W. GUY BROWN Principal and Mathematics 8— DEEDS AND MISDEEDS GRACE COFFEE English and Penmanship MATILDA SELLEMEYER History and Civics NEVA BRANDYBERRY Geography and Hygiene BRYCE THOMAS Mathematics and Athletic Coach DEEDS AND MISDEEDS —9 CATHERINE DORWIN Sixth Grade DORA MARIE MAGLEY Sixth Grade MARGARET MORAN Fifth Grade GLENNYS ELZEY Sixth Grade 10 - DEEDS AND MISDEEDS NELLIE McGATH, Fifth Grade NAOMI GILBERT Fourth Grade CATHERINE MARTIN Art DESSOLEE CHESTER Music DEEDS AND MISDEEDS —11 FLOYD T. GIBSON Manual Training VERA DULL Domestic Science HERB CURTIS Physical Training HELEN STEPHENSON Physical Training 12 - DEEDS AND MISDEEDS EIGHTH GRADE CLASS—First Semester Mary Acker Isabelle Baumgartner Mildred Bright Philip Baker Walter Biodle Randolph Brandyberry Helen Chronister James Engeler Marcella Gerber Russell Jaberg Erna Lankenau Martha Moser Rowena Myers Isabel Odle Pearl Ogg Sanford Richards Guy Raymond Ruby Reinhard Oneita Reynolds Luetta Reffey Daniel Schafer Ruth Roop Gerald Smitley Bernadine Shraluka Margaret Straub Dorothy Summers Dwight Schnepp Gladys Whitright Enid Walters Lela Yost DEEDS AND MISDEEDS —13 EIGHTH GRADE CLASS Thurman Andrews Frederick Brown Maynard Butcher James Burke Bernice Closs Inez Cook Chalmer Debolt Mary Engle Georgia Foughty Edward Gauze Mary Hower Paul Handier Raymond Heller Robert Hesher Vernon Hurst Thurman Irelan Alice James Margaret Kitson Helen Koos Second Semester Sherman Koos Elevena Lough Ruth Macklin Irene McClure Mary Murphy Harold Melchi Ralph Myers Lula Ogg Dorothy Stevens Cecil Shaffer Luther Singleton Vaufan Snedeker Richard Steele Jesse Sutton William Sutilef G dys Thompson Gretchen Winans Dorothy Young Wayne Zerkel 14 DEEDS AND MISDEEDS BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM COUNTY CHAMPIONS ATHLETICS AND IDEALISM The Central basketball team ended a very successful season by defeating Kirkland in the final game of the county eighth grade tournament by a score of 40 to 8. The team had prac¬ ticed hard since they lost the city championship to the St. Joseph Cath¬ olic eighth grade, and as a result play¬ ed much better ball in the county tournament. Central will lose three of its best players this year as Debolt, Andrews and Fred Brown will enter High School next fall. However, C. Hill, J. Hill, McNeal and Fox will only be in the seventh grade next year and will play two more years on the team. Line-up—Forwards: McNeal, Snedek- er, C. Hill and R. Brown; guards, F. Brown, Fox, Debolt and Steele; cent¬ ers, Andrews and J. Hill. Winning teams make athletic his¬ tory. Without victories, schools lack traditional atmosphere for the boys who come after. Real teams are built around such traditions. If we don’t have this type of tradition, we must build it. On-coming athletes must have superb players to emulate. Every player should have an ideal. High school players should pick an old-timer or a college star. Let the star athlete of the high school be the grade boy’s ideal. Boys, never miss an opportunity to meet and shake the hand of an “old-timer” or to mingle with the star athletes. It is through such associations that boys form a deep desire to emulate the skill and courage of such stars. Once a little, tow-headed boy in the grades studied the maneuvers of the school’s greatest athlete. This at h- DEEDS AND MISDEEDS —15 lete was injured which ultimately meant death. This little tow-head, hero worshipper, vowed and revowed to live to take the place of this greatest athlete, his ideal. Our tow-head lived true to his ideal and his vow, and grew to be a fine, clean, clear-brained athlete, an hon¬ or to his school, a “scrapper” worthy of his ideal. He lived true to tradi¬ tion and left illuminated tradition be¬ hind. A player was once heard to remark, “As a player I have never used to¬ bacco or liquor in any form. As a lad, I used tobacco; but when an ath¬ lete’s life lured me, the desire, strong¬ er than the desire to smoke, was the desire for a strong body. I could not afford to break training. I wanted the best physical machine possible to build. I wanted endurance, speed, agility, and all that made a good play¬ er. Success comes to the team, which obeys training rules, also to the teams which follow, due to that training tradition. Team brotherhood must be upper¬ most in each squad member’s mind. Teammates find a secret pride in helping each other. Friendliness is closer companionship. Friendliness promotes a feeling of kinship and soon petty jealousy is wiped out; and the men are one big thing—the team. The reflected habits of the boy wor¬ shippers are the habits of his ideals. Strive to be worthy of the trust im¬ posed upon you. Give the best you’ve got and the best will come back to you. Be always “up and at ’em.” Deal the knocker a knockout blow. In crisis boys play outside of them¬ selves. Freed from the bondage of entity, loosed souls afire, they forget all but the sting of defeat. Inspired men like this lead teams to victory. In our sectional tourney this year our center, Gerber, was withheld from all games (due to injury) until the latter part of the final game. The game was anyone’s game with only ten minutes left to play. Gerber went to the rescue and immediately scored three field goals. The team became an inspired team. Bell, Bebout, Ana- dell, and Krick followed with a bar¬ rage of field goals, scoring twenty- five points in ten minutes, winning by the score of 42-17. “If you think you’re beaten, you are. If you think you dare not, you don’t. If you’d like to win, but think you can’t, It’s almost a cinch you wont. If you think you’ll lose, you’ve lost; For out in the world you’ll find, Success begins with a fellow’s will. It’s all in the state of mind.” —H. L. Curtis. --o- Once again we have arrived at the close of the school term. Another year has vanished into the dim and shadowy past and we are about to enter upon a period of time which will bring for us—we know not what. But, on we must go. There is no turning back or standing still. For many it has been a pleasant and profi¬ table year. The future abounds in opportun¬ ities. What they will mean to us lies wholly within our power to decide. Will we grasp them? -,-o- (Miss Gilbert)—“Who killed Cock Robin?” “It must have been two other fel¬ lows.” Getting the baby to sleep is hard¬ est when she is about eighteen years old. (James Burke)—“Do you like cod¬ fi sh balls, Alice?” (A. James)—“I don’t know. I never attended any.” 16 - DEEDS AND MISDEEDS CENTRAL SCHOOL ORCHESTRA OUR ORCHESTRA MUSIC Boom! Crack! Bang! That was the name of one of the first numbers we learned. No, it doesn’t sound very musical but you know “there’s noth¬ ing in a name.” You must hear us play before you can appreciate what beautiful (?) tones we can produce. Miss Chester, who directs us, has worked hard and patiently with us and has encouraged us to continue our efforts and some day reach the goal for which we are striving. The following have remained faith¬ ful members of the orchestra through¬ out the year: Violin: Virginia Miller, Louis Buch¬ er and Robert Coffee. Cornet: Roll- and Reppert. Slide trombone: Rich¬ ard Odle, Paul Hancher, Robert Schroyer. Saxophone: George Helm, and Franklin Keller, Glenn Dickerson. Drum, Carl Buffenbarger. Piano, Olive Teeter. The pupils of Central building have shown unusual enthusiasm in music this year. Besides the regular funda¬ mental work in Public School music. A Glee Club, made up of boys and girls from the Eighth grade, was or¬ ganized with forty members enrolled. James Burke, president; Thurman Andrews, vice-president; Chalmer De¬ bolt, secretary and treasurer; Bernice Closs, librarian. Three part songs, soprano, alto and baritone were used and so well done the Glee Club was invited to sing on the Chapel programs at the High School and Central. This training will be very valuable to the boys and girls preparatory to Glee Club and Chorus work in the High School. The following numbers were sung on Chapel programs: “On Parade”.Loomis “Boating Song”.Ely “Buccaneers” . Frazier An Orchestra was organized with sixteen members. Four violins, two DEEDS AND MISDEEDS ■—17 cornets, a saprano saxaphone, two alto saxaphones, three trombones, one bass drum, two trap drums, and piano. Not having had previous orchestra experience, it took most of the first semester to learn to play together with balance and smoothness. During this time members were tak¬ ing private lessons regularly and be¬ coming more independent players. They worked conscientiously and pro¬ gressed so rapidly they were in¬ vited to play for Chapel programs and Parent-Teacher meeting. They were enthusiastically received and later invited to furnish music between acts of the Eighth grade play. This was the first time Central had furnished music for their own play. Several pot luck suppers were held after rehearsals which added to the interest. We are looking forward to 1928 ex¬ pecting better results with more mem¬ bers added to the violin section. With this year’s experience and the sum¬ mer’s added training, Central ought to have an orchestra prepared to give real pleasure to its hearers. We did not enter the State Music Memory contest this year for several reasons. Instead we decided to make it regular class work ending in a con¬ test confined to Central building alone giving every pupil an equal chance. This resulted in more inter¬ est. Some pupils who had never had an opportunity to listen to good music at home became very much interest¬ ed. This resulted in more enthusiasm in other music work, individual and class, and best of all cultivated an appreciation of good music which is the object of Music Memory study. GLEE CLUB Miss Chester organized a group of the best singers in the eighth grade and started a Glee Club. After a few weeks of tiresome and faithful work we were able to sing a few songs. We took a great interest in our w r ork so the task was not hard to accomplish. Miss Chester soon taught us to sing two special numbers. We were asked to sing for the High School chapel exercise, and sang our best. We later sang for Central chapel. Miss Chester has taken great in¬ terest in the class and we extend our hearty thanks. ■—Alice James. -—o- MUSIC MEMORY In spite of many handicaps, Miss Chester has developed a good music memory team and has helped the school in general very much in music appreciation. The pupils upstairs heard the rec¬ ords only once, yet several perfect scores were turned in. Downstairs, the pupils heard the records several times and it is ex¬ pected that when they reach the eighth grade, there will be some fine material for a team. In the first elimination contest, held in each room, the three best in the room advanced to the contest between the room win¬ ners, upstairs and down, and three were selected from downstairs, and three from the seventh and eighth grades for the final contest between the two floors. The finalists were: Sixth Grade 8A Grade Glenice Tyndall Bernice Closs Virginia Miller Georgia Foughty Mary Maxine Brown James Burke. The 8A grade finally won the con¬ test by beating the sixth grade 46 points. —James Burke. 18 - DEEDS AND MISDEEDS EIGHTH GRADE PLAY “HIS LAST LEGS” The eighth grade play, a comedy entitled “His Last Legs” was, as usual, the outstanding feature of the school year. Scholarship, attitude to¬ ward the school work, and the will¬ ingness to do much hard work with¬ out extra compensation are the prin¬ cipal things taken into consideration when our teachers select a play cast. Of course, fitness for the particular part assigned is also considered but we are assured that that is the sec¬ ondary consideration. So, we who were honored by being given a part, felt that we had every reason to con¬ gratulate ourselves. The routine of practice was fre¬ quently relieved by luncheons before rehearsal and Ford rides in Randolph’s truck afterwards, provided Miss Coffee accompanied us. We presented the comedy January 7th and 8th before a full house each night. After the second night’s per¬ formance we went to the M. O. confectionery where Mr. Brown had ordered delicious toasted sandwiches, hot chocolate and hot chocolate sun¬ daes. We ate and made merry for we felt that all our troubles were over. They were, but our joys were not, for Mr. Thomas loaded us into his Essex and took us for a long ride over our little city. Thus it ended as all things will end but we have many happy memories which we shall always cherish. —,-o- Bernard Scheiman, 8B, believes in living “close to nature.” One inter¬ mission period he seemed to be the center of attraction and upon inquiry, we learned that he was wearing a “real honest-to-goodness” rattlesnake skin belt. He informed his classmates that he had killed the rattler, skinned it and tanned it. We also learned that “reptiles” are his common playmates. Anyone looking for a manager for a side show, consult Bernard. -o- “Are you going to send me violets every day?” “No. I’ll send a package of seed and you can raise ’em yourself.” DEEDS AND MISDEEDS —19 DECATUR CENTRAL SCHOOL Presents the Comedy “HIS LAST LEGS” at the HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY, JAN. 5 and 6, 1927 CAST OF CHARACTERS Felix O’Callaghan Charles Rivers. Mr. Rivers. Dr. Banks. John. Mrs. Montague. Julia Banks. Mrs. Banks. .James Engeler ..Daniel Schafer Randolph Brandyberry .James Burk .Harold Melchi .Bernadine Shraluka .Erna Lankenau .=..-.Enid Walter ACT I—A street in a country town. ACT II.—The home of Mrs. Rivers. ACT III.—The same as Act II. Miss Grace Coffee, Directress. SPECIALTIES Music.....Central School Orchestra Directed by Miss Chester (a) Little Miss Muffet (b) When I do Wrong Mary Katherine Tyndall Piano Solo, Raspody Mignonne.Koelling Russel Jaberg 20 DEEDS AND MISDEEDS MISS IVA SPANGLER The following greeting was received from Miss Iva Spangler, a former teacher in this building. Miss Spangler has been teaching in the Fort Wayne schools this year: 2908 Holton Ave., Fort Wayne, Indiana, May 7, 1927. Dear Teachers and Pupils at Central: This being Mother’s Day season, my thoughts naturally turn back to my intellectual posterity at Decatur, though my practical mother interest has been transformed to that of an indulgent grandmother. Of course I hope you don’t think of me as old and decrepit and having retired to the city to spend my days in peace and com¬ fort for I am the same old globe¬ trotter I used to be, always starting out with new interest in the fall and returning foot-sore and weary in the spring. You might be glad to know where my last travels have been. In com¬ pany with about a hundred enthus¬ iastic youngsters I have spent several months in Asia, traveling via water, rail, camel, jinrikisha, and even dog sledge. The curious customs of the Chinese, the beauty in Japan, and the adventures of the Northland were so time-consuming that when we at last reached Mt. Everest little time re¬ mained for the thrills of mountain climbing. We are now in Africa and expect to be back in Fort Wayne by June 10. I have tried to decide which of sev¬ eral reasons leads to your vacation being longer than ours will be. Is it that with your Brown faculty, includ¬ ing Coffee, a Brandyberry, and all else desirable and good for boys and girls, that you “drink in” a sufficient amount to last over summer in less time? Perhaps it is the unusual intelligence of you students. That is the probable cause, isn’t it? Or is it because you are delicate little people and need much time to relax from the tension brought on by Julius Caesar, conjuga¬ tion of verbs, and living through the Civil War. When you go a-summering, I wish for you all a vacation of refreshment, of pleasure and inspiration and may you be glad to be back at Central next fall for another year of friendly re¬ lationships. Sincerely yours, Iva Spangler. •-Oi-—— During the school year the eighth grade class lost two of their class¬ mates. Richard Tricker moved to Fort Wayne where he is doing good work. Helen Frances Chrisman mov¬ ed to Memphis, Tenn. Helen is gett¬ ing along fine in the Lenox school school which she attends. Miss Helen has been on the honor roll and has received many compliments for her superior work. -o—- Gladys T.—“I think every kiss a girl gels makes her an hour younger.” M. Engle—“Goodness, if that were so I wouldn’t be born yet.” DEEDS AND MISDEEDS 21 THE TEACHER By Dr. Henry Van Dyke “And what of teaching? Ah, there you have the worst paid, and the best rewarded, of all the vocations. Dare not to enter it unless you love it. For the vast majority of men and women it has no promise of wealth or fame but they to whom it is dear for its own sake are among the nobility of mankind. I sing the praise of the un¬ known teacher. Great generals win campaigns but it is the unknown soldier that wins the war. “Famous educators plan new sys¬ tems of pedagogy, but it is the un¬ known teacher who delivers and guides the young. He lives in ob¬ scurity and contends with hardship. For him no trumpets blare, no char¬ iots wait, no golden decorations are decreed. He keeps the watch along the borders of darkness and makes the attack on the trenches of ignor¬ ance and folly. Patient in his daily duty, he strives to conquer the evil powers which are the enemies of youth. He awakens sleeping spirits. He quickens the indolent, encourages the eager, and steadies the unstable. He communicates his own joy in learning and shares with boys and girls the best treasures of his mind. He lights many candles which, in later years, will shine back to cheer him. This is his reward. “Knowledge may be gained from books, but the love of knowledge is transmitted only by personal contact. No one has deserved better of the republic than the unknown teacher. No one is more worthy to be enrolled in the democratic aristocracy, ‘king of himself and servant of mankind’.” -o- Miss C.—So you wear your gloves in bed to keep your hands soft? D. Y.—Sure. M. C.—And do you wear your hat? SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS Three people in each of the A sec¬ tions in the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grades were awarded the gold scholarship pin at the end of the first semester: The fates seemed to be against a few, however, and they missed reach¬ ing the coveted goal by such a nar¬ row margin that we feel impeded to give them honorable mention. 8A James Engeler Bernadine Shraluka Russell Jaberg Honorable Mention Isabelle Baumgartner Martha Moser Mary Acker Dorothy Summers Daniel Schafer. Gerald Smitley Ruth Winnes Harold Hoffman Edward Martz 6A Rolland Reppert Mary Elizabeth Frisinger Laura Alice Christen Honorable Mention Virginia Smith Waveland Fisher 5A Mary Maxine Brown Glenyns Tyndall Virginia Miller Honorable Mention Forest Baker. -o- Honoring the Leaders and Diggers for their excellent attainments in scholarship, two parties were held during the year. This recognition of superiority in intellectual achieve¬ ments has been greatly appreciated by both teachers and pupils. 22 - DEEDS AND MISDEEDS OUR SUNSET CLASS Our sunset class convenes at 3:45 daily. The size of this class varies in numbers as it is made up of those who have not yet learned the wisdom of applying themselves to their stud¬ ies. You can imagine our feelings when Mr. Brown steps into the room with a number of familiar looking slips of paper and in a tone that would indicate that one was being asked to step forward and receive some signal honor he reads the names and tells us the number of the “cell” for that particular evening. Who our “jailer” will be is also learned by the number of the room. The “term” fif¬ teen minutes for each offense is fre- quenly lengthened by being multi¬ plied by the number of times our names have been taken. Five regular teachers and three special teachers make it possible for us to serve eight times fifteen minutes. Sentence is irrevocable, not even the death of your grandmother being sufficient cause for excuse. We know because we’ve tried. Those of us who have been almost regular members of the class hereby petition Mr. Worthman to compel Miss Coffee to learn to tell time for a fifteen minute sentence in¬ variably meant 4:15 or even later. “Work while you work” is the motto in Central so we agreed to abide by that principle; but alas! how frail we poor children are and many and sad are the tales we could tell. -o- A litlte girl was at the circus. She was viewing the animals when all of a sudden she said, “Gee that elephant is dumb.” Her mother said, “Why.” “Because,” she said, “its head is so full of ivory that it even sticks out..” (Stranger)—“Do you run a car?” (Randolph B.)—“No, I let the en¬ gine do that.” A GALA DAY Boys are boys. They are affected and influenced by little adult atten¬ tions that bespeak a real sincerity of interest in them. Consequently the boys of Deca ur hold a most kindly feeling toward the Rotary Club for having provided a delightful day’s outing for them as the culmination of the Boys’ Week program. The weath¬ er was ideal for out-door festivities. Athletic contests, bicycle races, and most important all that every boy could eat, were included in the pro¬ gram. We feel certain that the men who sponsored this entertainment for the boys regained a little of their own youth. Such contact is the nearest known substitute for the fabled foun¬ tain. The experiences are sure to be mutually pleasant and mutually help¬ ful. Since it was evident that our girls had been somewhat neglected, Mr. Worthman took the initiative, as usual, and under the capable direc¬ tion of Miss Stephenson they, too, spent a very happy day at the park. Their diversion was similar to the events in which the boys participated and ribbons were awarded the win¬ ners. Mr. Worthman had very gen¬ erously provided a number of gifts which were hidden in the park, and, guided by signs posted at various points, the girls enjoyed their “treas¬ ure hunt” for almost an hour. A picnic luncheon at the noon hour was of course the feature of the day. —-o- (Miss C.)—Thurman, use the word “vermin” in a sentence. (T. Irelan)—“I always go vermin before I go fishing.” Once there was a teacher as well known as a football coach.? Some of our 8-B boys are long on sleep but short on study. DEEDS AND MISDEEDS —23 PENMANSHIP Total awards for school year 1926- 1927 issued up-to-date: The boys and girls who became freshmen at the close of the first semester hold the record for qualify¬ ing in penmanship early in the term. Up to going to press, the report on the last specimens submitted has not been receive dfrom the A. N. Palmer Co., so a number of our 8 A’s are not so sure of receiving their credentials Friday as an Improvement Certificate in penmanship is the minimum re¬ quirement in that subject. The following awards have been received: High School: Bernadine Shraluka, Isabelle Odle, Luetta Reffey, Mary Engle, Helen Frances Chrisman, Dor¬ othy Young, Gretchen Winans, Georgia Foughty. Finals: James Engeler, Walter Bodle, Daniel Schafer, Enid Walter, Gerald Smitley, Dorothy Summers, Erna Lankenau, Ruth Roop, Bernice Closs, Georgia Foughty, Elevena Lough, Dorothy Krick, Ruth Thornton, Ruth Macklin, Mary Murphy, Mar¬ garet Kitson, Frederick Brown, Inez Cook, Dorothy Stevens, Jesse Sutton, Mary Hower, Cecil Shaffer, Mildred Bright, Helen Chronister, Erna Lank¬ enau, Irene McClure, Pearl Ogg, Ruby Reinhard, Oneita Reynolds, Margaret Straub, Dorothy Summers, Enid Walt¬ er. Improvement Certificates: Inez Cook, Philip Baker, Harold Gay, Randolph Brandyberry, Guy Raymond, Russell Jaberg, Dwight Schnepp, Erna Lankenau, Martha Moser, Lela Yost, Isabelle Baumgartner, Marcella Ger¬ ber, Martha Moser, Rowena Myers, Gladys Whitright. THANKS Miss Martin, our efficient art teach¬ er, has always been generous with little acts of kindness but this year at Mr. Brown’s request she was in¬ strumental in having placed in his of¬ fice a real work of art. Marker Mount, one of her talented high school stu¬ dents, in illuminated lettering com¬ pleted a very artistic arrangement of the poem printed below: The Gates of Gold If you are tempted to reveal A tale to you someone has told, About another, let it pass Before you speak Three Gates of Gold. Three narrow gates First, “Is it true?’’ Then, “Is it needful?” In your mind give truthful answer And the next is last and narrowest, “Is it kind?” And if to reach your lips at last It passes through these gateways large Then you may tell the tale, nor fear What the result of speech may be. •-o- Sellemeyer—What is the difference between hospital and hospitable. Summers—Hospital is when you are sick in the hospital and hospitable is when you are sick at home. Taken from an examination paper) —The college Nathaniel Hawthorne attended was Bowdin and died in 1864. Pupil—Does B. C. on the map of Canada mean Before Christ? Teacher—Please tell us about Egypt, Sherman. No response. Teacher—Is Sherman absent? Sherman—Yes, absent in mind. Teacher—What are the three prin¬ ciples in finding interest? 24- DEEDS AND MISDEEDS INTERMEDIATE DEPARTMENT NEWS 6A— MISS MAGLEY Minnie Moyer, Roscoe Smith and Miriam Haley represented our room in the Music Memory contest. Kenneth McNeal served as substi¬ tute on the basketball team. He play¬ ed forward during the tournament. Beulah Richards, Dick Sutton, Ruth Elzey, Minnie Moyer, Wilbur Reyn¬ olds, Edwina Shroll, Pauline Marshall, Miriam Haley, George Womack, Dale Myers, Odis Bodle, and Frederick Evans have not missed any words in spelling, on the Friday lessons, this semester. Max Stoakes entered our class from Greenfield, Indiana. Lester Bebont left our class May 11, when his family moved to Dayton, Ohio. Donald Earehart and Delilah McGough left earlier in the semester. Franklin Keller has been absent from school this last month because of illness. He is a good student and our only member of the orchestra and band. Dick Macklin, Wilson Hofstetter, Ruth Elzey, Miriam Haley, Minnie Moyer, Mary Catharine Toney, and Margaret Hebble have not been ab¬ sent or tardy. ---o —v- Last semester Vivian Lynch became ill. When we found out that she had to stay out of school the rest of the semester, we though we would try to do something to keep her from being lonesome. Miss Magley decided we would take turns in writing letters to her. We wrote these letters in school. Miss Magley mailed them after school so she would get one every day. Our plan worked out fine and she said that she always looked forward to a letter every day. —Sara Jane Kauffman, 6A. Our geography class made posters of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, and Chicago. We collected pictures from advertisements of these slates. We pasted them on cardboard. We also made maps for each poster. We made our study of Indiana by making posters. We made a special poster of Indianapolis. —Richard Sutton. -o—-- In hygiene we read of an experi¬ ment with a frog showing how the corpuscles move through the blood. We wished to have this experiment so we could be sure we knew how the corpuscles worked. We appointed a boy to get the frog. We got the microscope from the office and ex¬ amined the frog with it. In order to see the corpuscles we had to tie the frog on a board and fix one of the feet securely to the board in order to see the corpuscles just as they flow through the web of the frog’s foot. It worked out fine. We could see the corpuscles flowing through the blood in the web of the frog’s foot as it really does. —Minnie Moyer, 6A. -o———i- 6B-5A—MISS ELZEY OUR HEALTH BOOK First came the clown with rosy cheeks and glee turned in breeches and looking at me. Next came an apple red as could be, waiting to be eaten by a little kiddie. Then an orange which had torn his vest, he was weeping and weeping because it was his best. Next came a glass of water singing and singing. Health DEEDS AND MISDEEDS —25 is something that makes us full of glee. Then came the tub that said, “I give the boys a rub.” The soup came next laughing at a boy, who was sick and had no joy. I gave him soup to help him out, then he grew big and stout. Next came the sun as bright as ever; never to be shunned at never, never, no never. —Miles Parrish, 5A. •-o- In the music memory contest this room was represented by Eileen Burk and Robert Elzey, 6 A’s and Marie Teeter, 5A. News Outline meetings were held each Friday afternoon by the children of the room. They were conducted according to parliamentary law, the chairman being elected by the chil¬ dren. Topics taken from the News Outline were assigned by the chair¬ man to various children and reported by them at the next meeting. Oppor¬ tunity was given for questions to be asked and a general discussion was usually held. Three 6A boys from this room play¬ ed on the Central basketball team. They were John Hill, Chester Hill, and Ervin Fox. A cartoon contest was held between the members of the room. Many in¬ teresting pictures were turned in. The contest was won by Marie Teeter. —Glennis Elzey. -o-i- 6B—MISS DORW1N Our year has been very short or at least, so it has seemed to most of us. We have enjoyed very much our class club which had its meetings on Wednesday. In these meetings the lives of authors and composers in whom we were interested were re¬ ported upon by members of the club. We also discussed the current affairs of our nation. The chairmen and secretaries were appointed by Miss Dorwin, and it was they who planned the program. We are very proud of the record made by the Music Memory team, Glenice Tindall, Virginia Miller, and Mary Maxine Brown. They had the highest scores of any of the down¬ stairs rooms but were beaten in the final contest by the 8A team. We were sorry to have Williard and Willis Bebout move away. Lucille Debolt and Robert Gerod are two new members of our class. We also have three people who have not been tardy or absent. They are, Glenice Tindall, Gertrude Brandy- berry, and Stanley Hollopeter. We think that some of our class¬ mates show the ear-marks of great poets. Marion Baker says that if James Whitcomb Riley were alive to¬ day he would “certainly put him in the shade” with his verses. -o- 5B—MISS McGATH I IN MEMORIAM H GERALD CHRONISTER f Born November 30, 1915 Died February 1, 1927 During the second semester the 6 B’s lost a classmate and friend when Gerald Chronister was called by death, February 1, 1927. Gerald was well liked b yhis teachers and class¬ mates and is greatly missed by all who knew him. We 5 B’s are glad to be at Central this semester. We have enjoyed the privilege of being included in the activities, and we were especially pleased with Boys’ Day and the girls’ picnic. Just now our greatest con¬ cern is to become 5 A’s. -o-- 4A-B—MISS GILBERT One Friday our class decided to 26 - DEEDS AND MISDEEDS have a picnic. Everyone else was out to the park. We were too little to go along with them. We enjoyed having school alone, but we thought it would be more fun to slip away to the woods. We bought wieners, buns, and marshmallows. We had a lot of them, too. Some mother sent some pickles and catchup. The boys built a fire and we roasted the vwieners and marshmallows. We had all we could eat. We played games and had a fine time. Oh, yes, we found a bird’s nest and a snake. —Fourth Grade. —-o- 5A—MISS MORAN Pupils in Room 6 who were neither tardy nor absent during the second semester are James Cowan, Charles Baumgartner, Idora Lough, Kathryn Engeler and Marcella Gilbert. Room 6 was represented in the Music Memory contest by the follow¬ ing pupils: Marcella Gilbert, Lela Palmer and Kathryn Engeler. Now Central is a good old school and Mr. Brown is fine Bnt when I see him have his paddle, I fear I’m next in line. —Robert Odle. Old Central School is very fine The best one in the city We have some of the “bestest” times That’s why this little ditty. It is so very good, you know And so is Mr. Brown The teachers they are all “just so”, And great is their renown. —Hoffman. - 1 - o- Jones—Hello old chap. Where ya been? Bones—Just returned from my va¬ cation. While there I looked up some of my family tree, and— Jones—Did the hit you with any cocoanuts? L. E. BEARD Janitor Mr. L. E. Beard, our efficient janitor, goes about his work in his quiet way, cheerfully doing the numberless odd jobs requested by the various teach¬ ers. He keeps our building spick and span and comfortably heated even though some of our “ventilators” can¬ not be regulated. His assistant, Ger¬ ald Smitley, is equally capable and obliging. We feel greatly indebted to them for what they have done to make the year’s , work pleasant. -o- Officer—Sorry I have to paint your car red. Vernon H.—What? Officer—Every old tin can contain¬ ing gasoline must be painted red. Clancy — Mrs. Murphy, yore son Mike was killed. M. Murphy—Oh my goodness. C.—Don’t git scart oi was jest pre- parin ye for the worst, e got hes arm broke. DEEDS AND MISDEEDS —27 BOY SCOUTS GLEN McCAUGHEY -o-� - SCOUT WORK A large amount of good work has been accomplished in Decatur during the last several years through the Boy Scout organization and the boys have received much valuable training. At the present time ten of the Scouts have advanced to the first class rank, twenty are second class and only four who have recently been taken in the organization are tenderfoot scouts. -o- CAMP THIS SUMMER Arrangements are being made at the present time for two Scout camps, one from May 25th to 29th which will be held near Decatur and the other, at a lake from August 28th to Sept. 4th. HISTORY OF DECATUR SCOUTS The first Scout troop organized in Decatur was formed in 1913, with Clark Spahr as scoutmaster. This was only three years after the found¬ ing of the national Boy Scout organ¬ ization, February 8, 1910. Meetings of the local troop were held, for a time, in a house at the corner of Ad¬ ams and Third street. Later, the Scouts rented a room above what is now the Kolter grocery store on South Second street. Among the members of the first troop were Roy Kalver, Robert Colter, Alex Sutton, Ishmael Macy, Harry Knapp, Albert Gehrig, George Schug, Dick Durkin, Winfield Maddy, Bryce Thomas, Murry Sutton, Ralph Tyndall, Carlisle Flanders, and Gregg Ball. i he first Scout troop continued as an active organization for about two or three years, before becoming in¬ active. Shortly after this troop ceased to exist, another troop was organized with Dr. Fred I. Patterson as scout¬ master and Carl C. Pumphrey as assistant. Among the members of that troop were Max Williams, Disk Heller, Dick Durkin, Paul Castle, Thetis Hocker, Herman Myers, David Hensley and Gerald Grandstaff. These Scouts held a camp at Rome City dur¬ ing the summer. Shortly after the organization of the American Legion Post in this city in 1919, the Legion became sponser for the Scout work, and Joseph McConnell was made scoutmaster. He was followed by Harold Daniels. Later in 1921 or 1922, the Rotary Club became sponser for the Scout work. Roland Shirnp was made scoutmast¬ er of troop No. 1 and Dr. Patterson was scoutmaster of troop No. 2. The 28 - DEEDS AND MISDEEDS Rotarians have sponsored the Scout work in Decatur since that time. Bryce Thomas, present scoutmaster, took over the work as leader in the summer of 1923. Cornelius Durkin is scoutmaster of troop No. 2 at the present time. —-o- CAMP The Decatur Scouts made their an¬ nual summer camp at Lake James last summer between August 30 and Sept. 6. The Scouts were accompanied to the lake by W. Guy Brown, Cornelius Durkin and Bryce Thomas. A regular program was in force in camp and each day was divided into work, study and play periods. Scout- craft, boating, swimming, fishing, hikes, games and camp life took up most of the time of the boys and their instructors. -_ 0 - SCOUTS ATTEND BANQUET Several members of the Decatur Scouts, Mr. Brown and Mr. Thomas, attended the annual meeting and din¬ ner of the Fort Wayne council, Boy Scouts of America, held in the Wayne Street M. E. church in Fort Wayne, February 26th. The speaker of the evening was Fielding H. Yost, direct¬ or of athletics and head fotoball coach of the University of Michigan. Nearly 200 Fort Wayne citizens at¬ tended the meeting and banquet. Scout honors were awarded to 105 members of the Fort Wayne troops. The awards were in the following order: Two Eagle Scout awards, 20 merit badge awards, 7 Star Scout awards, 20 first class awards and 55 second class awards. -o- AREA COUNCIL Decatur and Adams county will form a part of the new Area Council which will include Adams, Allen, Wells, and Whitley counties and Fort Wayne making five units in the Coun¬ cil. Each iCOun‘y will be an organ¬ ization in itself and to make the ex¬ penses the minimum and the organ¬ izations the maximum each unit will send representatives to the council from which officers will be elected and budgets made and programs out¬ lined. The name of Limberlost has been suggested as the most appropriate for the new council, and it will be one of the largest in the state. Fort Wayne has agreed to come into the Area Council on equal basis wi h the other units, turning their council headquarters, executives, camping equipment and all into the new Area Council. The plan is not a new plan but has grown throughout the country for to¬ day not only scouts but millions of other boys are doing things for others without expec ing pay. The program is character building and citizenship training and is promoted through the act of teaching boys to do things for themselves. - 0 _- ANNIVERSARY WEEK Seventeen years of steady progress were celebrated by the Boy Scouts of America at birthday exercises held throughout the United States during Anniversary Week, February 6 to 12, 1927. The Decatur Boy Scouts joined in this nation-wide observance and on Tuesday evening, February 8th about forty Boy Scouts and Junior Scouts hiked to the Country Club grounds, where they built a huge camp fire and ate their suppers. Games were played around the camp fire and promptly at 8:15 o’clock the Scouts recommited themselves to the Scout oath. . . DEEDS AND MISDEEDS —29 LAUGHLAND FLEAS! FLEAS! Mr. Brown had fleas! No, not the ordinary kind but dressed up fleas. He tried to keep the fact a secret, but like all secrets, it soon became generally known and everybody was eager to see the little curiosities. He succeeded in keeping them under cover however until the carnival and the sight of the dear little things caused Miss Martin to break into the following rhyme: A secret is out! Mr. Brown had some fleas, He kept them all winter away from the breeze. The weather affect them? Oh, no, not a bit, They were dressed in fine suits with a quite stylish fit. Their debut was put off until carnival time, When equipped with a spy glass and a nice shiny dime, You could gaze on their beauty as long as you please And enjoy to the fullest this show of fine fleas. -,-o- (Miss Sellemeyer)—“What can be done with the by-products of gaso¬ line?” (James Burke)—“Usually they are taken to the hospital.” (Mr. Thomas)—“Do you know our Scout oath?” (Bob Hite)—“Sure. A lot of them.” (Dorothy Young, shopping)“--I want a pound of mine meat—please take it from a nice young mince.” (Girls)—“What size shoe do you wear?” (Lula Ogg)—“Well, four is my size, but I wear seven because fours hurt my feet so.” (Vernon Hurst)—“I had an ulcer last year.” (Ray Heller)—“I used to have one of those overcoats too.” With Malice Toward All And Char¬ ity Toward None. (Stranger to Bill Sutilef)—“Are you a student?” (Bill)—“No, I just go to school here.” Bernice Closs was wandering around in the park when she suddenly came upon a box with a number of con¬ densed milk cans in it. “Girls, come here quick,” she yelled, “I’ve found a cow’s nest.” (Miss Brandyberry to Edward Gauze)—“No, no, Edward, the roofs of the catacombs are not supported by catapillars.” Chalmer Debolt’s favorite song “The Picnic in the Graveyard.” Truth is always mighty enough to hurt somebody a little. All things come to those who stop waiting and go after them. Few people remain in the self-satis¬ fied class after they once get acquaint¬ ed with themselves. Heredity is something every father believes in until his son begins acting the fool. 30 - DEEDS AND MISDEEDS Killing time injures you much more than it does time. Two small boys, aged seven and nine, were discussing the much-moot¬ ed possibilities of visiting warmer but less comfortable regions when this so¬ journ shall have ended. “Do you believe in the devil?” the younger one asked with awe and re¬ spect. “Naw,” said the worldly nine-year- old with complete confidence and a slight sneer, “he’s the same as Santa Claus; he’s your father.” The other day we heard some un¬ earthly groans and shrieks in the direction of the assembly. Of course we were much frightened, but on further inspection we found it was only Miss Chester and the Glee club. Mr. Brown—“Say, what are you laughing at?” Bill Sutilef—“Oh, I was just think¬ ing of something.” Mr. Brown—“Thinking in class? Never let that occur again.” Mary Engle—“I think I’ll go home, my tongue is coated, isn’t it?” Miss Coffee—“Don’t worry, did you ever hear of moss growing on a race track?” Billy Brown—“Daddy, there’s a bug on the ceiling.” Mr. Brown (absent mindedly) — “Well, step on it.” Book Agent—“Is Mr. Thomas en¬ gaged?” Ruth Macklin—“I don’t know but all the kids are teasing him about it.” (Miss Sellemeyer)—“What are the army and navy for?” (Maynard Butcher) — “For? The army and navy forever.” (Danny Schafer)—“Do you ever read love stories?” (Erna Lankenau)—“No, but I’ve listened to a lot of them.” (Mr. Brown)—“Don’t you think Wadsworth was right when he said, ‘Heaven lies about us in our infancy’?” (Mr. Worthman)—“Surely, but he forgot to add that everybody lies about us in our maturity.” Miss Coffee—“William let’s hear your rhyme.” Wrn. Sutilef—“I was standing on the sidewalk under a tree. A young lady stepped in a puddle up to her ankle.” Miss C.—“That doesn’t rhyme.” W. S. ' —“O, well, the puddle wasn’t deep enough.” A Chinaman wrote the following bill to a grocer he had been hauling for: 10 coming. 10 going. 50c a went. $10.00 Please. Freshie—Where does your lap go when you stand up? Senior—I don’t know; where? Freshie—The same place your fist goes when you open your hand. W. B. G.—If twelve men could build a house in one day one man could build it in twelve days. J. M.—So if one ship could cross the ocean in seven days, seven ships could cross it in one day, and if one man could lay a brick in 60 seconds, sixty men could lay a brick in one second, no, they couldn’t lay a single brick. So I am not going to study Tithmetic. DEEDS AND MISDEEDS —31 YOUR AUTOGRAPH PLEASE ' 1 itm WBt j ' jk Ms m !� - H law kl r it «K-- ■ ' ify w.j ? fv-mT ; Ay ri� K ' 3i J l ft 3•� ( t� y s, r � rrtv« : V KiTsar ffti S.tJ mm vT-tif ■N4. I H-: FjK Wmm .At vAt IJi3« H� Sn MSi ViF j ' Sjf ' f ' v.v; £ ?! ' i,4 ' ! ( ' , ! 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