Crawfordsville High School - Athenian Yearbook (Crawfordsville, IN)

Page 14 text:

Tli ATHlENlAN Q3-Htlleitllillttll' SEPTEMBER Monday was Labor Day and Tuesday we started our last year of labor at Crawfordsville High School.-Boyl Oh, boy! We looked around the school and noticed a few changes from last year. Alas, alack, we found that Uncle Sam had borrowed Mr. Moore, Mr. Rose, and Mr. Sullivan for the duration. Miss Henderson left for Indiana University. New additions are Miss Miller, Miss Denney, Mr. LaFollette, and Mr. johnson. Substitutes are Mrs. Grossman, Mrs. F ortney, Mrs. Endicott, Mrs. Finan, and Mrs. Porter. Our dear friend and adviser, Mr. Burgess, passed away during the summer vacation. The first football game was away and we held our own-Crawfordsville 6, Brazil 6. The Sunshine Society had its first meeting and the officers for this year are: President, Sallie Rogers, Vice-president, Billie Winningham, Secretary, Louise'Van Dyke, and Treasurer, Mary Ellen Patrick. The football team traveled to Shortridge and came home a sorrowful bunch-Shortridge 51, Crawfordsville 6. The first chapel program was a success. Mr. Howard Cleaves talked on the subject of Animals at Night. We waited expectantly for the first issue of The Gold and Blue, which was published on September 25 by the united effort of Merilyn Stilwell fpage one editorl, Mildred McMurray fpage two editorl, Shirley Brigance fpage three editorj, jack joel Q page four editorl, Pat MacDaniel Ccirculation managerl, and George Colvin fbusiness managerl. Our first home football game resulted in our winning from Ben Davis by the score of 6 to 0. The students are finally in the groove. OCTOBER Such a time, such a time! For days we racked our brains trying to pick the best students in our class for Senior officers, and came up with: Tom Mason, President, Bob Ross, Vice-president, Nancy Cummings, Secretary, and Louise Van Dyke, Treasurer. We struggled through the first six-weeks tests. Now, only five more to go! The Hi-Y installed their new officers: President, Pete Westfall, Vice-president, Bill Horton, Secretary, Dave Cornell, Treasurer, Bob Moon, and Sergeant at Arms, Don Swarat. AThe fighting aggregation from Crawfordsville High School bowed in defeat to Wiley of Terre Haute, 39 to 14. The Latin clubs elected new officers. The officers for Classical Club are: President, Phyllis Spencer, Vice-president, Jean McKinney, and Secretary, Sylvia Sommer. The Plus Ultra Clubis new officers are: Sara Caldwell, President, Inez Riggs, Vice-president, Annie Lee Chesterson, Secretary, Phyllis Spencer, Treasurer. The Speech Arts Club held its first meeting of the year. 'Presiding were jack Duke, President, Kate Sinclair, Vice-president, Nancy Otto, Secretary-Treasurer. The Speech Arts tryouts for membership were held two days later. It seems as if bad luck has fastened itself to our football team-Garfield 6, Craw- fordsville 0. Then jeff 38, Crawfordsville 0. The G. A. A. elected their officers for the coming year. The results of the election were: President, Margaret Ranking Vice-president, Betty Stevens, Secretary, Wilda Riddle, and Treasurer, Eleanor Green. Food!-Band Parents gave a potluck supper. The commercial classes fmostly girlsl visited their rivals, the Western Union Girls, at the Ben Hur Building. P. S. No casualties. Woe is usl Another lost cause-Frankfort 9, Crawfordsville 0. Audubon Society elected the following officers: President, David Burns, Vice-president, Bob Sosbeg Secretary-Treasurer, Betty Chadwick. Hurrahl Tables turned! Teachers go to school in Indianapolis while we loaf. Lt. Timberman spoke in the auditorium on Navy Day. Page Twelve

Page 13 text:

' rwssgarw Ti... ATHENTAN the haunting memories it had brought him. Through his mind trooped the days in which his finances had dwindled leaving him penniless and forcing him to sell his lifelong home. Again he stood and watched his home taken over by strangers. He had no place to go. All of his friends seemed to have deserted him. True, he was still jonathan Amherst-but in name only. He had changed from the happy young man he had been before the accident, into a silent, bitter, strangely older man. He repelled the advances of his former friends. in their every action, he fancied he saw pity-and jonathan was afraid of pity. What could it bring him but a recurrence of painful memories, Thus he lost contact with his friends. He started anew. Affer a long search for work, jonathan finally found a position in the coal mines. The pay was small and he had barely enough to live on. Many times he was hungry, always he was tired. He worked doggedly, day after day. Scarcely buying even the necessities of life, he managed to save a tidy amount of money each week. He was ruthless in'his dealings at the mine. He did not care whom he hurt. Anyone who stood in his path must move. It was never jonathan who gave way. Ruthless and cruel as he had grown, he had perfect control of his emotions. He tried to stifle the softer emotions of laughter and gaiety in himself, and permitted only hatred to grow steadily within him. He had no close friends and his few acquaintances knew him for a harsh and bitter man. The time moved on. Ionathan's blonde hair had long since whitened but had it not been for the harsh lines in which his face was set, he would still have been a handsome man. It was thirty years since he had begun working in the mines. Years of saving mone , scheming to undermine those higher than himself. He had worked his way up until now llie was part owner of the mines. Part owner of the mines-the thought gave Jonathan a satisfied feeling. He was a very wealthy man now, and soon, if his plans to buy out the other owners of the mine were successful, he would be making millions of dollars. The thought warmed his heart. Relentlessly' he set out to ruin his partners. One by one he forced them out of the partnership, forced them to sell their shares to him. In his thirty-fifth year at the mines, jonathan became sole owner. A rich man, he now planned to buy back his old home. Changing fortunes made it possible for jonathan to buy the house from it owners and he set about having it repaired. Everything must be as it had been when he had lived in it. He remembered every detail clearly and he paid the builders well to recreate the house. Long they worked until jonathan was satisfied. The night that the builders left, jonathan had stood in the music room looking at his violin lying in the mahogany cabinet. He had taken it up and laid it to his shoulder, but his twisted hands had been able to wring only discordant melody from the instrument. The invincible Ionathan was shocked as he felt tears rolling down his wrinkled cheek. Tears running down his cheek! jonathan roused from his revery and felt his face wet. The firelight shone on an old man silently weeping. He raised his eyes again to the portrait above the mantelpiece and muttered, Stephanie, how wrong I've been! As he stared into the fire's depths, a live coal popped from it and lay glowing brightly on the marble floor. Looking at it, Ionathan saw a reflection of his wasted life. The coal, now burning brightly, soon would go out' and leave only ashes. Had it stayed in the fire it would still be glowing with flames and would be giving warmth and light. He saw that he had everything but happiness and love, which he now wanted more than anything else. But it was too late. Life had passed him by and now he was leaving it without anyone to care. Even as he sat there, the coal sent up a tiny smoke signal and died out. jonathan Amherst, slumped deep into his chair, sat staring into the huge crackling fire. Dancing flames, dancing flames . . . he closed his eyes. He was very tired. Page Eleven

Page 15 text:

T'! f' I ' F' E'5'iF4'!! The ATHENIAN We came home for the sixth time, down but not out, as West Lafayette won with the score of 39 to 0. Sniff, sniff, sniff, a heart-wrenching melodrama. That sad story of The Widow's Plight or Curse You, jack Daltonf, left us weeping tears of sympathy for the lovely heroine, portrayed by Harriett Flaningamg lusty shouts and cheers for the hero, George Colvin, and loud boos and hisses for that treacherous villian, Billy joe Linn. NOVEMBER We started the month off by enjoying an unusual auditorium program. Our entertainers were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Howell. They are members of glass-blowing amilies and their trade secrets have been handed down from generation to generation. They had a factory during World War I making medical and scientific instruments. They held us fascinated as they turned out birds, vases, deer, and other beautiful novelties before our eyes. Spirits ran high as the victorious team returned from Noblesville, 27 to 19. Thus ended the football season for 1942, 2 victories, 1 tie, 6 losses. Booie', Priest was elected honorary captain. We said good-bye to a swell coach as Mr. Cummings accepted a position in Anderson. He is to be succeeded by Red LaFollette, former coach at Waveland. We were dismissed from school to see the Army Caravan which gave us a glimpse of our army in action. The band met them and led them through town. More vacation while teachers dusted the table tops, knocked down the cobwebs, and straightened the pictures in preparation for our parents' visit during Open House. At last! What we have been waiting for. The first All-School Party sponsored by Sun- shine and Blue-Tri. It was a Hard Times Party with square dancing and delicious box lunches, which were brought by the girls. Miss Schweitzer won the prize for the best dressed faculty member in her Gay Nineties costume. Crawfordsville was host to the Central Indiana High School Oratorical Association. Margaret Kitts placed third in the girls, contest. In the boys' contest, second place was won by jack Joel. Music Club held its first meeting of the year. Officers elected were Oscar Norman, President, Frank Myers, Vice-president, and Kate Taylor, Secretary. With a whoop and holler, we started our basketball season with Coach LaFollette. We lost our first game to Noblesville 36 to 32. We're off again on another vacation. Nothing to do but eat turkey and all the trim- mings and rouse ourselves from a nap to go to one of those super basketball games at jeff. We came home with acute indigestion, brought on by the score, jeff 30, Craw- fordsville 28. Returning to school, we found that during our vacation we had lost one of our most valuable faculty members to the Navy. He is now known as Ensign R. H. Plummer. VVhile here, he served as government, speech, and journalism instructor. Another one of his services for which we are indebted was his sponsorship of T he Gold and Blue. New additions to the faculty are Mrs. Fortney, government and journalism instructor, Mrs. Gillis, public speaking instructor, Mr. Ceer, government instructor, and Mrs. 'Warbinton, junior High School social studies. ' DECEMBER This year it seems as if everything is different. The Hi-Y broke that age-old custom of a Father and Son banquet and stepped out with their best girls for a gala occasion, a Mother and Son banquet. Nothing need be sid, jeffersonville 40, Crawfordsville 22. In spite of our loss every- one enjoyed the dance after the game. An entirely different-looking Athenian team out-shot the Archers of South Side of Fort Wayne, 27 to 23. The Hi-Y inducted fourteen new members. At our third auditorium program Dr. Thomas Harrison Reed talked about the citizenship program. Since he had been city manager of several cities, he was well qualified to speak on this subject. Page Thirteen