Culver High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Culver, IN)

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Il JUST A STORY Jack had just come home from school. Mother, I am so tired of school. Was high school such hard work and so dull when you went? Tell me a little bit about your high school days. Yes, at times it was rather dull and, too, we had lots of hard vsqdrkg but, say, Jack, I never dlifd tell you very much about it, so just s'pose I give you a little ac- count of our class. That will be fine, was Jack's ready reply. Ours, a class of fifty, was the largest that had ever entered Culver high school. We were well initiated by a reception from the Seniors and the amusing event of the evening was Mr. Young sitting i-n the Freshman circle with a. green cap on. By the way, all the Freshmen had to wear greep caps 'that night, Of 'course we were an ig- norant bunch, but we enjoyed ourselves nevertheless and had several mlore parties all our own. The high school had an exhibition iday the next spring and believe me, the Freshmen exhibits were nsoticeable. I guess on account of the many mistakes. For our offlicers that year we chose: Reynold Crossland, President, Evea Fish- burn, Secretary: and Marion Crandall, Treasurer. September, 1917, found th.irty-seven happy boys and girls ready to begin their Sophomore term. This was all that was left om the fifty, seven having qwit the year before, and six did not come back. During that term three of our class enlisted in the service to help get the Kaiser. Mr. Walker succeeded Mrs. 'McLaughlin as Su- perintendent and was present at most of our class partlies. He certainly enlivened them. When we came back September 13, 1918, only twenty-three of us were left, sev- eral having moved away and three having been transferred to the class of '21. About this time the 'flu' was raging, so school was closed only three weeks after it had be-1 gun, but we returned, after three weeks vacation, to work with a will. The hardest work that I or any other Junior did that year was to write a debate. I think I had ten pages and oh, what a job ! This year we changed offiqers and elected Alice Over- myer fyou've heard me talk so much about herb, for President, and combined the offices of Secretary and Treasurer and gave it to the trustworthy Maryalice Buswell. On May 8 of, that term we gave the Seniors a dandy reception. Had a fine time. When I came to school September 8, 1919, I could hardly believe that twenty-'two were still there striwing for that 'sheepskin 5' but two of this number dropped out before Christmas. However, the remaining twenty 'stuck to it' until the end, with the exception off Glenn Behmer, who enlisted in the navy February 19 to take a trip around the globe. Who were your officers that year, mother ? We had that same pleasing Alice as President and the ever-ready Maryalice for Secretary-1Treasurer. Did you have class advisers then, too ? Yes, we had Superintendent Walker for our adviser. Don't you remember? ,You spoke of him when you read the class poem in the annual I got when I was a Junior. Yes, he always sent us away with a smile. Wish our advriser would do that way with us. Page Twenty-three

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LAWRENCE Il0LLINS- Class Play 141, Class Day Program 141, Glee Club. There is a why and wherefore in all things. RUBY SCHROCK- Class History 141, Class Day Program 147- We know what we are, but know not what we may be. GLENN IEHMER- Assistant Business Manager 'Maxin- kuckee 141, Glee Club. I know it is a sin For me to sit and grin. ESTHER VUREIS- Junior-Senior Reception Committee 131, Class Day Program 141. Quiet, wise, and good. Page Twenty-two

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Il A TRIP TO FRA CE It had been several years since I had seen my old chum, Alice Overmyer, and I was very glad to get her letter asking me to come and see her. 'After leaving high school she had entered business college. Her career as a business woman had been a successful one and for the last five years she had been working for a large firm in Chicago. For myself, I had been teaching so long ard the idea of a vacation made me so happy that I immediately informed my 'pupils that I would be gone for the next two weeks. So, packing my clothes, I took the iirst train for Chicago. The rain was coming down in torrents when my train pulled into the city. As I was leaving the station, a lady and gentleman ran finto me, kmcqcking my umbrella from my hand. The gentleman asked my pardon and chased after the umbrella, but the lady threw her arms around my neck and exclaimed, Why, Ruth Behmer, where did you drop from '? I instantly recognized my 'old friend, Grace Romig, although her name was no longer Romig, for she told me that she and her husband, who was an officer at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station, had been living in Chicago for the last four years. After I had promised I would come to see them while in Chicago, they accompanied me to Alice's boarding house. That night Alice .blushingly explained that she was engaged to a promising young minister, and asked me 'if I wouldn't go to Paris with her and help select her trous- seau. I was very enthusiastic over the idea and that night we planned a wonderful trip to France. Alice decided tow return to Culver with me. Since there was a wait of about thir- ty minutes between trains at Hibbard, I suggsted that we have a short visit with Ruby Schrock, principal of Hibbard high school. Ruby was very glad to see us and we had a very enjoyable talk with her. As our train drew into Culver, Alice was very much astonished at the size of the city and said she thought it had grown very large in ten years. That evening we called upon -Mr. and Mus. Stabenow. lWe had a very pleasant time, since Mrs. Stabenow, who was formerly Evea Fishburn, was as jolly as ever. The next afternoon we drove over to Curtis' to see Elsie, who had been writing articles for several papers on, How To Become Beautiful. On our way home, Alice remarked that Elsie was sweeter than ever. In the evening we went 'to the theater and whom should we reiqognize as one of the chorus girls, but 'Mildred Castlemam After the show we had a short visit with her in the dressing room and were surprised to learn that her wedded life had been very stormy. She said that she and Mr. Robertson simply couldn't agree and after she had twice broken a rolling pin 'over his head, he had applsied for a divprce. She told us that she had met Marion Crandall while traveling out West with the troupe. Marion had married one of her many frienlds at the C. M. A. and at present was lead- ing a peaceful life on a ranch in Arizona. About the first of March, -having shipped our trunks, which were packed with pretty dresses and all necessary articles, we took a morning train for South Bend, where we had to change cars. We had ,a wait of three hours in that city so we vis- ited the high school. Prof. D. E. Walker, the superintendent, met us with a smile that made us feel like we were in high school again. And while we were there, who ' , Page Twenty-four