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

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DEEDS AND MISDEEDS 5A First Row: Victor Kiess, Junior Ross, Kathryn King. Second Row: La Vere Hakey, Richard Jackson, Hilda Williams, Janet Schroek, Raymond Hakes, Robert McClure, Ben Franklin. Third Row: Robert Sheets, Eloise Millisor, Mary Eichhorn, Naomi Ward,. Gilbert Eg ' ley, Lena Tuter, Paulin Light, Max Odle. Fourth Row: Woodson Womack, Robert Kenworthy, Dorcas Haagland, Zula Poter, Eleanor Niblick, Marguerite Staley, Rosie Moyer, Jean Bright. Fifth Row: Mary Hurst, Beatrice Johnson, Vernon Frauigher, Jim Krick, Janette Winnes, Jessie Smith. Sixth Row: Emma Kohn, Keith Hunt, Robert Bowman, Henry Morrison, Fredrick Lough, Odem Bailer, Robert Lehman. The 5A class gave two playlets for chapel this semester. The first one, “Mother Tongue’s Party” showed the many mistakes that we make in the use of the Eng¬ lish language. The part of “Mother Tongue” was well taken by Zula Port¬ er. The second play, “Little Stories of Lincoln,” was presented on Lincoln’s birthday. The cast was as follows: Lincoln . Keith Hunt Mother . Naomi Ward Father . Dick Jackson Mrs. Lowdy . Rosie Moyer Step-sisters . Dorcas Hoagland .Marjory Foughty General Seward . Jim Krick Friends . Woodson Womack .Frederick Lough Blossom . Kathryn King Bennie . Robert Lehman Crowd.Jean Bright, Eleanor Nib¬ lick, and Gilbert Egly Southern Soldier . Victor Kiess -o- Rosie: Mother, why is Daddy sing¬ ing so much tonight? Mother: He is trying to sing the baby asleep. Rosie: If I was the baby I would pretend I was asleep. 5A CLASS We felt our room honored when one of our number. Junior Ross, was asked to take a part in the Junior clas play, “Take My Advice.” While Miss Moran was at the sani¬ tarium we sent her a joke book, each pupil making one page on which was written a joke he thought funniest. We hope she enjoyed it. -o- OUR TEACHER Mrs. Downs is our teacher, And we like her very much; And I hope it isn’t I That she might have to touch. So let’s try to do our best In our studies and in our play So as to honor Mrs. Downs Forever and a day. —Eleanor Niblick. -o- The gentleman’s wife was entering a railway carriage, an dlie neglected to assist her. “You are not so gallant, Martin, as when I was a girl.” “No,” Mr. Martin responded, “and you are not so buoyant as when I was a boy.”

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DEEDS AND MISDEEDS MRS. HAZEL CURTIS OUR THOUGHTS We are boys and girls of the 6th grade In the year of ’31 And we all quite fully realize That our work has just begun But we mean to keep on trying And we’ll reach the 8th grade A Then good-bye to dear old Central Where we’ve worked many a day. We’ll never forget our class mates Nor our teacher kind and true And from every class mate, Mrs. Curtis, here’s to you. Here’s to one who ne’er has failed us When hard work made us feel blue Here’s to one who always helps us With fun and good times too. —Donald Bixler. LEADERS AND DIGGERS Leaders and Diggers in our room are proud Every six weeks we hear them shout loud For a single lesson they must not falter But lasso each one and put on it a halter. —Betty Campbell. -o- OUR JANITORS Our janitors three Do you know who they be? Peterson, Smitley and Evans, Yes, they keep everything clean BUT THE HEAVENS. -o- Children (to man walking along street with a pair of dumbells, one in each hand): “What are those things?” Man: “Dumbells.” Children: “We ain’t either dumb- -o- Loyd Meyers: What are you wait¬ ing for sir? Diner: I’m waiting for this melon to get ripe. MR. CURTIS Mr. Curtis, with his air of business¬ like decisiveness has admirably dis¬ charged his difficult task of both teaching and playing at the same time. His ideals of clean, strong manhood are bound to influence the lives of the boys who come under his training. — 19 -

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DEEDS AND MISDEEDS DAVE RICE Mr. Rice is the director of the Decatur Junior Band. He has de¬ veloped a fine organization and Central is proud of the fact that quite a few of the band members are from our school. -o-- MISS MORAN After teaching the first semester, Miss Moran was forced to take a leave of absence because of ill health. She spent several weeks in a sanitarium and though much improved in health thought it wise to rest so that she might be fully recovered and ready for next year’s school. The pupils of Room 6 join in wishing for Miss Moran a comp ets recovery of health. -o- FACULTY ADVICE Hhard work has been invented a long time, and in ' a good many thous¬ and years, nobody has ever been able to invent a satisfactory substitute for it. If there is any shorter cut to suc¬ cess, we shall feel indebted to the student who will wire us at our ex¬ pense—and he need not send a night message either. $ - THE “ANSWER-RIGHT” CORRESPONDENCE BUREAU Run by AUNT HEPZIA (Actual Questions— Actual Answers) All guaranteed. All names with-held. Dear Aunt “Hep”—Do fishes have love affairs? —Snoopy. Snoopy—Observe any of the suck¬ ers in this school for as surely as the flowers bloom in spring an epidemic of puppy-love breaks out in Central. If this doesn’t convince you look at the “paired off” skater suckers at night. Quest.—How can I reduce? M. J. Ans.—Exercise all the other mus¬ cles of the body just as vigorously as those of the tongue. Results guaran¬ teed. Aunt “Heppy”—What shall we be when we grow up. M.E.B. and M G. Ans.—Lord only knows. I’d hate to prophesy. Aunt Hepzia—How can I gain wait? Ans. — To obtain, poundage eat sweets as regularly as Bob Engeler eats ginger-snaps. Dear “Hepsy”—Why do they say a hen ' is immortal? —Me. Me—Because her “son” will never set. “Hep”—What makes a weeping wil¬ low weep? Ans.—One look at your face would make anything weep. Darling H.—Why did Columbus dis¬ cover America? Ans.—Because he was born before you were. Hepsia—Give me the definition for a pole-cat. —Reggy. Ans.—Reggy, an animal to be killed with a pole. (The longer the pole the better). Ques.—Does Miss Coffee like writing or grammar more? Ans.—Writing, because while teach¬ ing that she can do all the talking.