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

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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.”

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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

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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.