Clay Township High School - Geronimo Yearbook (Peru, IN)

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1925 TOP ROW: Victory Dawalt, As- sistant Coach; Carl Jenkins, Head Coach. SECOND HOW: Leonard Johnson, Herrell Waters, Omer Conn, Raymond Shively, Everett Shively. FRONT ROW: Ralph Myers, Laurel Shively, Harry Wolf. Clay Township High School ' s husky basket tossers played the best game of their careers when they defeated Converse High in the finals of the local basketball sectional, 31 to 19. Sectional Champs Within 24 hours the Indians defeated Somerset, 69-58; the unbeaten North Caston, 59-56; and finally received their greatest reward by winning over the Peru Tigers, 62-51. BACK ROW: Dick Wood, Dave Hostetler, Dave Minor, Mr. Bowles, Roger Oldham, Carl Zody, and Gene Hedrick. FRONT ROW: Steve Oldham, Tom Agness, Charlie Barnett, Bill Newman, John Rickard, and Terry Fye. 9 6 2

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Zke Dust of the Sarth SENIOR CLASS PLAY March 15 and 16, 1929 Mrs. G. L. Runyan Coach Edith Rody Elizabeth Moore Paul LeMaster Rev. Dr. Templeton Pauline Graham Aunt Susan Moore Herbert Osborne David Moore Thurman Agness Business Manager Roy Humbarger Old Mose Mildred Tumblin Miss Arabella Verlin Kling John Ryder Noel Bailey Wandering Tom Herman Agness Jerry Above is the cast of one of many fine plays presented to the public by students at Clay. A little touch of ' Broadway ' has always been welcomed and enjoyed by the com- munity. Music and Dramatics Clay Twp. has the unique position of being one of the very first rural schools in Indiana having the advantage of band and orchestra in the school. Clay has continued its appreciation for music throughout the years. Many awards have been attained by both ensembles and individuals in the music department. INSTRUCTOR, Mr. Baker; SEATED, left to right: Dorothy Reed, Max Waters, Earl Shrock, Dorotha Overman, Kath- leen Kling, Basil Overman, John R. Harts, Carl Yoars. STANDING, left to right: Lloyd Shrock, Emerson Larrison, Paul Huston, Walden Whitezel, Meredith Bowland, Dorothea Shrock, Geraldine Hostetler, Moses Hensler. 1 r 9 c 2 H 9 e s t 1 r 9 a 3 77

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Indians ZakeJWany Scalps TOP ROW, left to right: Glen Nelson, Principal; John Christner, Edward McKinley, Charles Glass- burn, Weldon Worl, Edward Lip- pold, Coach. BOTTOM ROW: Claude Dearing, Ralph Jenkins, Nelson Glassburn, Leo Stodgell. The first County Tournament which Clay won was played in the Peru High School gymnasium between all teams in the county with Peru entering their second team. The Clay Twp. Indians, heavy favorites to win the tournament, came through and were crowned 1929-1930 Champions of Miami County. They won this honor by defeating the Peru Cubs in the final game with a score of 32-15. This was the first team to be called Indians. County Champs 1936 Everett Fewell Gene Bargerhuff Robert Rhinebarger Claude Wolf Bob McKinley Bob Zehring Beecher Waters Charles Kile Lawrence Fewell Robert Aldridge Eddie Lippold, Coach 1940 Eldo Fewell John Nichols Ed Bargerhuff Elmer Miles Dick Cagley Bill Bullock Bob Finch Waldo Fewell Vernon Waltz Jack Hedrick 5ddie Lippold, Coach 1946 Frank Maple Bill Bartrum Jack Klingman Bill Shively Dick Shively Dick Weller Earl Overman Don Harts Wayne Rhinebarger Richard Graft Eddie Lippold, Coach 1949 Ronald Waters Bill Wise Don Hullinger Dale Glassburn Larry Shively Marvin Green Bill Kuntz Bob Shively Dick Green Lloyd Oldfather Eddie Lippold, Coach 1951 Lloyd Oldfather Gail Oldfather Everett Neal Kenneth Longfellow Wendell Vincent Dick Fawcett Rex Childers Gene Lippold Gary Worl Jack Stambaugh Eddie Lippold, Coach 1957 Mike Lesher Garry Childers Dick Oldham Bob Newman Rex Klise Wayne Miller Mike Murray Rex Zody Frank McConnell Ben Bowles, Coach 1960 Joe Glassburn Roland Wideman Kent Sumpter John Rickard Roger Oldham Gary Powell David Minor Carl Zody Wilbur Deeter Rex Kling Marshall Crain Larry Harts Jerry McCracken, Coach 79