Decatur Catholic High School - Tattler Yearbook (Decatur, IN)

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THE TATTLER E SENIOR CLASS HISTORY Chapter I It was on a golden morning in the September of '19 that ten supercilious, but inwardly quaking Freshmen, entered the new D. C. H. S. They were: Irene Holthouse, Helen Gass, Chatz Niblick, Mugs Mylott, Gerald Kohne, Snitz Schneider, Andy Appleman, Paul Phillips, Norbert Gase and Ray Mougey. The new High School course was the laboratory of a new venture and we fresh- men were to be the experiment. What the result of the experiment was to be, lay shrouded in the sonibre veils of the future. After a few weeks we became accustomed to the High School regime and soon became engrossed in the work. Our faculty con- sisted of a staff of four: Religion, taught by Fr. Seimetz, our pas- torg Latin, by Fr. Kroeger, assistant pastor, English. History and Bookkeeping taught by Sr. Antonitag Mathematics, and Music by Sr. Odelia. VVe distinguished ourselves this first year by publishing the first issue of the Tattler, our official High School organ. We took it upon ourselves as the first class of D. C. H. S. to select the school colors of Green and Gold. We chose green and white as our class colors and the white rose as our class flower. This first happy, sunshiny year passed all too swiftly. The summer of 1920 came and snatched us away, and we enjoyed the rare title of Sophomore. One phenomenon marked this Freshman year. As Freshmen we were invested with the rare privilege of not having any upper-classmen to kou-ton to. It was a great year. Chapter II The following September found us again at old D. C. H. S. But our numbers were decreased for a few Sophomores were absent from the ranks. Gerald Kohne, Raymond Mougey and Paul Phillips entered the Decatur High School. Norbert Gase decided he liked the great outdoors where he would find Sermons in stones, tongues in the running brook etc., and became a decided asset to his father on his farm. But the rest of the old class were there with vim and pep. Sr. M. Vera, our new High School English and Latin teacher, gave our pep and ambition a big boost and soon had us thirsting for knowledge. We were also very glad to have five Freshmen to order around and be supercilious to, and we never wasted a opportunity to boss We gave a High School entertain- ment also this year under the capable direction of Sr. Vera and Sr. Odelia. The College Girl and the Milkmaidl' Charlotte Niblick cleverly portrayed the College Girl and Anna Dowling made an ideal Milkmaid. The members of the Glee Club took part in the Chorus. The boys also rendered a group of songs very pleasing- ly, and this very successful school year closed with a flourish the first week of June. Chapter III Another September found us stationed again in old D. C. H. S. All of the fully-fledged Juniors were back with the exception of Helen Gass who left us to try her newly-acquired commercial wings in the great commercial world. As Juniors we assumed many new privileges and felt pretty cocky. We now l0rd:d it over three Sophomores and eight Freshmen. In February we gave another High School entertainment, and the Juniors had prominent parts. The boys shone in a comedy Dixie Land and the girls scintillated in a rendering of the musi- cal treat Peer Gynt Suite. The rest of the term flew by, and another summer rolled 'round.

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THE TATTLER SENIOR SU - After a. private interview with each Senior we are prepared to publish the following interesting views of each Senior and we have tabulated the views just as we received them and we have added a few of our own personal observations. Snitz: Good natured tsometimel-Basketball tgreat stuffj- Baseball tIt's the berries J-English KBAHOJ-Chemistry lnot so badl-School tWel1-I- can't sayl-Motorcycle toh, heavenl- Automobile tgreat old playthingl-Girls tall right in their place but they don't know their place-I wonit say any more on the subject! -A good all around fellow, we'd say. Irene: Peppy-Math tgreatl-Chemistry IWOWJ-School CNot so bad?-Chatz and Mugs fthe best everl-Tennis tCelestia1 joyl- Cooking tNot so good when Mom goes to Toledol-Books tl love to readj-Hiking tgreat sportl-Boys tWell if they were all like-?J -A real girl we'd say. Chatz: Full of fun-Music lXVOIld9l'fl1ll73IBl.ll texitj-School tlt's pretty nice!-Irene and Mugs lgrezitl-My new car tgrandl- Maxim t I'm always going to stay as slender as I ani nowl-Boys tthey are all nuisances every one of Ih9llli. She's a dandy girl we'd say. Andy: Good natured plus-Basketball tSecond team is the best!-English tDeath where is thy sting'?l-School tfine place for sleeping!-Baseball tliead lines!-Girls tl Cau't express myself for I'm afraid of the Senior girlsl. He-'s a real fellow we-'d say. Mugs: A Keener -Englisli twhat joy!-Math twhat terrori- School tl adore it-we wonder if she means it?P-Irene and Chatz tiny standbysl-Football tl love it!-Tardiness thow I abhor itl- Boys tWell I know of one that-1. She's a great girl we'd say. OBSERVER? '23 vw lv llffyfi-1' 1 agtgll Q' YA, V

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0 0-0 0-0 Q 0 0 s 0 s 0-0-o-0 0 0 0 Q o 0 o Q Q--0--Q--o o 0 9 9 o 0 o 0 0 -0--o--0--u--o--0--0-Q--o--o--m-n--o--c--0--m-0--o--s--0-'ou THE TATTLER Chapter IV The end draweth near! We grand old Seniors will soon taste the bitter-sweet joys of graduation time, and then what? This last year was replete with many new innovations. The Sisters' old home was converted into class-rooms, and a chemistry laboratory and a domestic science kitchen became realities. As Seniors we assumed the reins of government and staged a great theatrical debut. The Senior, Sophomore and Freshman boys presented a play Uncle Sam's Boys in Camp and it was a huge success. The girls, assisted by five male characters: Andrew Appleman, Aloysius Schneider, Walter Brunnegraf, George Foo: and Robert Holthouse presented The Heart of France, a drama in four acts. Both plays were enthusiastically received. Our last venture is the publication of this, our Annual, and we hope it will tend to keep green the memory of the Greatest Class, the first class of the Decatur Catholic High School and be to us a dear reminder of- When life was but a song, holding neither sob nor sigh, In the golden, olden glory of the days gone by. -Riley. 0 sosooso one000400ofononoo-oooooou-0-some