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

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DEEDS AND MISDEEDS —21 MY TRIP TO THE SOUTHLAND We left home Wednesday, January 11th, at 2 p. m. for the Sunny South. Our route took us through Cincin¬ nati, Lexington, Middleboro, Knox¬ ville, Atlanta and Tampa. These were the main cities. Just out of Middleboro, I saw my first mountain. It was the famous Cumberland Gap. It surely was a monstrous thing. Going down through the states we noticed the difference in manufactur¬ ing and agriculture. From the busy land of the North, the land of chim¬ neys and whistles we came to the slow and easy going south. At Sarasota, Florida, I caught my first glimpse of salt water, the Gulf of Mexico. We located at Ft. Myers, Florida. There I attended school for two months. Coming home again we found that we could not go through Georgia on account of mud. So we changed our course and came home by way of Birmingham, Nashville, Louisville and Indianapolis. Coming this way, we saw more of the real South than by the other route. We saw the usual number of mountains, lakes, etc., on our return trip but the sight no longer caused us to be so excited as when we first beheld them. We arrived home on Saturday, April 21. Thus ended a most delightful and educa¬ tional trip. —Dick Schug. -o-- Of all the odd things that Mr. Brown does the 8A’s think his best is to put his questions in the form of state¬ ments. The Tuesday evening sunset class breathed a sigh of relief when they learned that Miss Coffee could not stay late one evening as she had an appointment at five-thirty. The SB’s boast the combination Glenn and Ford but they do not do their broadcasting from WLW but from the rear seats in the English class. BOYS’ DAY Prompted by the organization’s principle of service, all the grade boys of Decatur again enjoyed a day of hilarity under the direction of the Rotary Club, of our city, in fact, they were feted for almost a week, but the day long remembered was fiel d day. A careful 1 y arranged program of ath¬ letic events and stunts was carried out at Steele’s Park. Three ribbons were awarded in each event and as usual, Central’s athletes won their share of honors. The most pleasant experience of the day came about five o’clock — the serving of lunch—or rather food. In this event everybody did his best to excell but they say that Fred Musser and Carl Hurst were the champions. Boys’ Rotary Day always make a hit and the club members merit the gratitude of their guests. --o- GIRLS’ DAY Boys’ Day sponsored by the Rotary Club of Decatur would have been a gloomy one for the girls of Central had not Miss Clark been so generous hearted. She planned an entertain¬ ing program for them and aided by the regular teachers of Central she marshalled her forces and hied to the Meibers’ woods. Here the girls in¬ dulged in every possible stunt (and we have on good authority) a few al¬ most impossible ones. Their appetites had been whetted by the long walk so lunch was spread about four-thirty. Plans for the re¬ turn trip were made immediately after lunch but some of the girls seemed to want to remain in the woods in¬ definitely, others wanted to detour on the return trip but Miss Clark and Miss Magley soon caused them to change their minds and everybody reached home in safety. •—Laura Lankenau. -o- Just Right Teacher — “I have went. That’s wrong, isn’t it?” Wee Bill—“Yes, ma’am.” Teacher—“Why is it wrong?” Wee Bill—“Because you ain’t went yet.”

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20- DEEDS AND MISDEEDS and Fern Zimmerman —Miss McGath, teacher. 5A— Unison chorus—“The Flag and the Eagle” Duet—“If We Could Fly” Thelma Darr, and Madeline Spahr •—Miss Moran, teacher 6B— Unison Chorus— “Merry Robin”.West Quartet—-“Stars” First Soprano Maxine Humbarger, Donald Gage Second Soprano Mary Kathryn Tyndall, Roger Beard — Miss Dorwin, teacher. 5A and 6A— Two part chorus--“Winter Goodbye” Duet—“Land of Spain” Margaret Campbell and Jane Linn —Miss Gilbert, teacher 6 A— Unison chorus—“The Swing” Duet—-“The Two Clocks” Fay Eichar, Helen Suttles Duet—“The Patriots” Joyce Riker, Ellen Gepliart —Miss Elzey, teacher. Central 8th Grade Glee Club— Four part chorus— “The Storm King”.West “The Awakening”.Wilder -— -o-«— OUR PORTFOLIO Our art portfolio, we sent to the Junior Red Cross of Czecho Slovakia, was really a sample book of the year’s work. We choise the best work on each subject and this student made a duplicate lesson. The cover design was a large red cross surrounded by the flags of the various nations. The book contained our model cottage home, an aeroplane view of the garden and walks and boulevard in front of the house. We thought the foreign children would be interested in this problem because the home was so different from their own. In design we made patterns for oil¬ cloth, linoleum blocks, stained glass windows, Indian borders and mosaic. We also sent two or three small health posters and a hand made American flag. Vernon Ogg drew and painted an excellent United States seal for the first page, followed by our state flag, by Carl Buffenbarger. An Indian chief in color, by Harold Teet¬ er, was exceptional work and I know this will be of particular interest to the children, for nothing appeals to a foreigner as much as our own American Indian. Next year we hope to make an en¬ tire book of the Indian himself, for he is the typica 1 American of the earliest date. The Indian is individual in every way, his mode of living, his costume, his language, religion and his art. The last section of our portfolio con¬ tained a letter from Central school, a picture of our building and a group snapshot of the children that helped, in their own way, to make the book a success. We hope it will bring many, many moments of happiness to our little friends across the sea and will help each child to stop and think of the brotherhood of nations exempli¬ fied by the National Red Cross. —Miss Martin. -o- —— Jones—“Sorry, old man, that my hen got loose and scratched up your garden.” Smith—“That’s all right; my dog ate your hen.” Jones—“Fine! I just ran over your dog and killed him.” “I was not going thirty miles an hour,’ ’said the accused motorist, “not twenty, not even ten; in fact, when the officer came up, I was al most at a standstill.” Magistrate—“I must stop this or you’ll be backing into something. Ten dollars and costs.” “How is it,’ ’said the teacher to the new pupil, that your name is Green and your mother’s name is given as Smith?” “Well, you see,” explained the pupil, “she got married again but I didn’t.” —Our Sun.

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22- DEEDS AND MISDEEDS DECATUR CENTRAL SCHOOL Presents the Comedy “DANNY BOY” AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM THURSDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHTS, MAY 3-4, 1928 CAST OF CHARACTERS Gertie Gallagher..Harriet Shockey Rose Gallagher.Marcella Brandyberry Harry Devlin....Roland Reppert Ma Gallagher.Mamie Niblick Dan Gallagher.Fred Musser Mona.Mary M. Coverdale Betty Woodbridge....4.Louise Haubold Phil Carter.William Merryman Professor Mooney.Marion Feasel Mr. Hunniwell.Richard Schug McSorley.Carl Hurst Washington Jefferson Pottle.Kenneth Tricker Officer Mulvaney...Richard Odle Act I.—The Gallagher kitchen. Six o’clock of a warm June evening. (The curtain is lowered for one minute to indicate the passage of ten). Act II.—Living room in Dan and Mona’s apartment. One afternoon in June a year later. Act III.—Scene I. That evening. Scene II. The same. Two hours later. Miss Grace Coffee, Directress. OPENING (a) The Olive Branch—Overture.by Edward Hazel (b) Hearts Longing—Romance.by J. S. Zamecnik (c) War Eagle—March.....by E. W. Beery.... Between Acts I and II. (a) Carnation—Intermezzo.by Chas. L. Johnson (b) Dance of the Clowns.by J. S. Zamecnik (c) Among My Souvenirs..DeSylva Brown and Henderson, Inc. Between Acts II and III. Class Day—March.......By J. S. Zamecnik Music by the Decatur Concert Orchestra John Gage, Director