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

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DEEDS AND MISDEEDS central ATHLETICS The Central girls have shown much enthusiasm and interest in athletics this year. Every Thursday you can see at six different intervals about thirty gills running like deer to the H’ ' gh School building. They rush in, gasping for breath, filled with enthus¬ iasm and pep. Much credit should be given to these people for the interest they have taken. The eighth grade girls had a bas¬ ketball team and everyone of the squad was eager to put forth every ounce of strength. What is ah work without play? What we need is to relax several times during the day and get our minds off the old line of thought. Ath¬ letics has become in the last few years a big factor in education. Many factories have hours set aside for ath¬ letics, also in hospital there are in¬ structors who are willing to give the sick exercise. How many of you have visited hospitals and sanitariums where the lame and sick were par¬ ticipating in games? One night dur¬ ing my schooling in Chicago, I visited a sanitarium where the invalids were to give the program and it was re¬ markable the different things they could do. After the program there was a dance and as the orchestra start¬ ed everyone seemed to be so happy, even those in wheel chairs, that their feet began to keep time. A leader then came forward and they had an old fashioned dance. It was remark¬ able how these people moved about. If most of us could see a pitiful sight like this we would be only anxious to kep our bodies clean and in a healthy condition. —Miss Clark. —--o- Son—“What part of speech is wom¬ an?” Father — “She ain’t no part of speech, son, she is the whole thing.” Officer (to man pacing sidewalk at three a. m.)—“What are you doing here?” Gentleman—“I forgot my key, of¬ ficer, and I’m waiting for my children to come home and let me in.” FIRST SEMESTER CLASS 8A On September fourth, nineteen hun¬ dred twenty-seven a class consisting of 16 students entered from the eight A class of Central school. Those that entered were Darrell Williams, George entered were Robert Brown, George Helm, Robert Hite, Harold Huffman, Ralph Johnson, Lester Johnson, Ber- niece Knittle, Lewis Litterer, Harold Mumma, Bernard Scheiman, Mary Spahr, Ruth Thornton, Paul Uhrick, and Ruth Winnes. Everyone started work with good will. We had many good times dur¬ ing the year, especially at our eighth grade party. In our reading class, with Mr. Brown as teacher, we enjoyed every minute of the forty-five allowed us. We took up Julius Caesar and acted it out, which proved very interesting. The instructions received under Miss Coffee, Miss Brandyberry, Miss Sellemeyer, and Mr. Brown have prov¬ ed very helpful in our High School work. In January, thirteen went to High School, where we have been carry¬ ing on our work as Freshmen. -—Ruth Winnes. - o- — The bulletin board in room 7 has been a very popular and interesting one this year. Each week pictures pertaining to Geography, Science, His¬ tory and Current Events have been posted upon it for the observation of the pupils. Much knowledge as well as pleasure has been derived from it. Inspired by the daring of Colonel Lindbergh and others the 7th and 8tli grade Geography classes have just completed a record-breaking flight around the world in “The Spirit of Central.” Every country of the uni¬ verse was visited. Many things of in¬ terest were seen and studied by the aid of the “Six Hundred Slides” that belong to Central building. -o- Chas. Teeple is somewhat alarmed. He fears that he has dislocated his heart.

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DEEDS AND MISDEEDS —13 BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM BASKETBALL Central was well represented in basketball this year by a squad of thirteen players and since we will not lose a one by graduation this spring we have prospects for an even better team next year. Although we missed the use of the “old gym” which was sold to Kirkland High School, we managed to get along very well with practice from 4:30 to 6:00 each evening in the Decatur High School gym. In the season’s opener, December 2nd., Central swamped the Geneva eighth graders by a score of 77 to 2, and followed up with two decisive vic¬ tories over St. Joe (2S-19), and Gar¬ rett (39-14). In the next few games we were not so successful and lost twice to St. Joe and once to Garrett. These were the only defeats of the season, and the boys come back strong in the next three games, winning two from Monroeville and one from St. Joe. We were hoping to get a chance to defend our title of County Champions, again this year but a county eighth grade tournament was not held. In our games with St. Joe, we lost the two out of three game series, for the city championship, but won the last game played at the end of the season, making the count two all. Each player on the squad was equipped with a new grey sweat shirt, with a blue letter “C” on the front at the beginning of the season. The members of the squad for this year were: Chester Hill, Robert Brown, Marion Feasel, Carl Buffenbarger, John Hill, Hugh Engle, Herman Burk- head, Dale Myers, John Hill, Glen Elzey, Vernon Hill, George Helm and Darrell Williams. Helm and Williams graduated from the eighth grade at the end of the first semester and were replaced by Gerald Strickler and Dick Sutton. Brown was high point man during the season, secur¬ ing 93 points, while Chester Hill was second with 47 points and John Hill third with 44 points. Feasel, Buffen¬ barger, Myers, V. Hill, and Burkhead also proved valuable men on the team. Central scored 305 points during the season to their opponents 177.

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DEEDS AND MISDEEDS —15 MARY MADELINE COVERDALE ESSAY CONTEST WINNER We are all proud of Mary Madeline Coverdale whose essay “How to Pre¬ vent Fires in the Community” won her first place among the Adams county contestants. Her essay fol¬ lows : “HOW TO PREVENT FIRE IN THE COMMUNITY” Fire is one of the most destructive elements with which we have to deal. In the year 1927 in the U. S. alone more than $600,000,000 worth of prop¬ erty was destroyed and more than 15,000 lives were lost as a result of fires. More than eighty per cent of this enormous loss was due to fires caused by carelessness which could have been prevented. Each state and each city has its laws governing fire prevention and also organizations which are con¬ stantly keeping the importance of the question before the people. Each one of us should do all we can to prevent fires in our homes. The chimneys should be free from cracks, the roofs should be kept in good repair, the basement and attic should be clean and free from all rub¬ bish, the heating system should be in good condition, live coals should not be taken from the furnace, matches should be kept in a safe place away from children, and gasoline and other cleaning materials should be used with great caution. The moment fire is discovered in our homes, if it is beyond our own control by smothering or quenching with water, we should immediately turn in an alarm which we do here by calling or telephoning central who in¬ forms the fire department. In the larger cities alarms are turned in by pressing electric buttons which are in boxes at the street corners. In our progressive cities the older types of buildings which are fire traps are rapidly being replaced by modern fire-proof buildings and in our own and similar communities there are laws governing the kind of buildings to be erected. Many public buildings and factories are equipped with fire apparatus to be used in case of emerg¬ ency and many of the modern build¬ ings have sprinkling systems which automatically throw out sprays of water when fire starts. Many destructive fires have occur¬ red in theaters and schools. Our schools should be inspected at inter¬ vals by proper authorities to see that they are kept in a condition of safety. The building should be equipped with fire extinguishers, all doors should swing outward and regular fire drills should be held. And above all things in case of fire we students should not become excited and forget all we learn at these fire drills but march out in orderly manner at the command of the teachers. Every one owning property should be fully insured against its loss by fire. Motorists during the dry seasons should be extremely cautious to ex¬ tinguish cigar and cigarette stubs and not toss them carelessly along the road, also campfires should be com¬ pletely extinguished before leaving them as many destructive fires have occurred by carelessness in this re¬ spect. Each citizen should be on the look¬ out to prevent fires in his community. —Mary Madeline Coverdale, 8A.