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

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DEEDS AND MISDEEDS while the seventh and eighth grades attempt the three and sometimes four-part songs. A new feature in the Jr. High music classes has been the introduction of the Bass Clef. If boys became accustomed to this clef over here they will find it easier in the High School Glee Clubs. The classes have also been much interested in the music appreciation lessons. Compositions were played on the piano and the pupils were to know the title ? composer, and his national¬ ity. Some favorites of all were “The Swan” by Saint Salus, French and “March Militaire” by Schubert, Ger¬ man. Next year we hope to make some note bocks in the music class. ---o- MISS SCHINDLER Yes, she comes from Berne. A dainty miss with a winsome smile, a really born artist, Miss G ' adys Schindler, our music instructor has taught us not only to know but also to appreciate the beautiful things in music. We have eagerly looked for¬ ward to our music period during this term. MISS SCOTT Miss Scott, our art teacher, came to us in the fall of 1930. Her thorough knowledge of her subject and her en¬ thusiasm have made the art period during this year a real pleasure. EIGHTH GRADE HISTORY We the class of ’31 entered the stately halls of Central (upstairs) in September, 1929. We were bullied and jeered by notorious eighth grad¬ ers. Since we were very brilliant we soon became the favorites of our dear teachers. The walls (we mean the halls) are shrinking day by day and we now have something to look down upon. How many years we have been on our way we refuse to tell, (A few having fallen by the great road of progress and prosperity???) Our victorious basketball boys have pounded many dents in the hardwood just falling on their heads. We are very proud of our grade and we think it is the best one that has ever been in Central. (This is a hope to those struggling 8 B’s.) -- 29 —

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DEEDS AND MISDEEDS CENTRAL, SCHOOL ORCHESTRA Back Row (Left to Right): Robert Brodbeck, Harry Moyer, Martha Jane Linn, Miss Schindler, Martha Erma Butler, Robert Ashbaucher, Richard Brodbeck. Front Row: Marceil Leatherman, Donald Bixler, Eula Myers, Evelyn Kohls. The Central School Orchestra was organized at the beginning of the school year. The officers chosen were: Pesident, Marceil Leatherman; Secre¬ tary-Treasurer, Harry Moyer; Librar¬ ian Bob Ashbaucher. The orchestra y was entirely an ertra activity, meeting only once a week and usually after school. However, toward the close of the year we met at three o’clock on Monday afternoons. The orchestra did some very fine work this year, having mastered ar¬ rangement of some classical music such as “Intermezzo from L’Arte- sienne Suite” by George Bizet. On Friday morning, March 6, the orchestra made its first appearance, playing for the “downstairs” chapel at 11:15 o’clock. Their intial appear¬ ance was very well received. Their next appointment was a short concert which preceeded the eighth grade play. On Friday, May 1, the orchestra en¬ tertained the High School students at their weekly chapel. The last engage¬ ment was for the program given by the physical education department. The orchestra accompanied several of the dances, including the “Maypole Dance.” -o- MUSIC Since the annual inter-class Music Contest was not held this year, Cen¬ tral has not shown in anything mus¬ ical, with the exception of the orches¬ tra. There is some very fine talent here at Central and it only needs de¬ veloping. The pupils who began to study the violin last fall are now ready to play orchestra pieces. Besides the strings, we have invited some begin¬ ners on cornets and clarinets to play with us as well as the new cello stu¬ dents from the High School and a string bass player. These players mark the beginning of future High School orchestras. Next year we hope to have more pupils to take up the string instruments. The singing classes of Central are doing fine work. The fifth and sixth grades are doing two-part singing — 28 —

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DEEDS AND MISDEEDS GIRL SCOUTS Bottom Row: Rachel Lehman, Harriet Fruchte, Marciel Leatherman, Mary Catherine Garner, Kathryn Kohls. Middle Row: Irene Sell, E ' dna Beane, Mary Kathryn Tyndall, Betty Short, Pauline Affolder, Rumain Elzey, Betty Frisinger, Laura Christen, Eula Meyers. Top Row: Evelyn Kohls, Alice Jane Archbold, Gertrude Brandyberry, Ruth Thomas, Captain; Marjorie Johnson, Martha Erma Butler, Martha Elizabeth Calland. GIRL SCOUTS One of the most popular activities for girls during the past year has been the Girl Sccut Troop, sponsored by the Tri Kappa Sorority. This troop was organized in the fall of 1927 and has been doing splendid work dur¬ ing the past four years, under the leadership of Mrs. Bryce Thomas. The member s, as well as the entire com¬ munity, should be grateful to Mrs. Thomas who so unselfishly gives of her time and her talent that the girls may enjoy the benefits and the pleas¬ ures of being members of this worthy organization. The troop now boasts of twenty-six wide a-wake, interested scouts, many of whom have won merit badges for first aid, scholarship, needle craft, life¬ saving, home nursing and original compositions both poetry and prose. The two girls having the highest number of points by June 1, 1931, will be sent to the Girl Scout Camp in Northern Indiana with all expenses paid. Eileen Burk and Kathryn How- er attended this camp last year and returned with an enthusiastic report of two delightful weeks’ vacation. However not all of our time was spent in work. We also enjoyed a number of purely social functions. Mary Kathryn Tyndall entertained with a Hallowe’en party, Mrs. Thomas a St. Patrick’s Day frolic, and Marceil Leatherman had the Christmas ex¬ change party. Besides these formal affairs we also enjoyed several hikes which were both recreational and edu¬ cational. Marcella Brandyberry, as assistant scout leader, has been very helpful both to us and to our director, Mrs. Thomas. The Scouts of the Anthony W ' ayne Area Council have shown their love and appreciation of the work of Gene Stratton Porter by purchasing her home on Sylvan Lake and making it into a Scout Camp called Camp Limb- erlost. — 30 —