Decatur High School - Ravelings Yearbook (Decatur, IN)

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RAVELINGS Gibran 13112111 Thou class so true, of staid fidelity, Thou product of four years of useful work, Off spirit steadfast, looking to eternity, The duties of thy school life ne'er did shirk. What paths of life now loom ahead of thee, Beset with disappointments and despair, And also full of joy if it grasped? To reach success is now our greatest care, We build air castles with a fancy free, As swelling hopes within us are unclasped. Past joys were sweet, they can ne'er be fore gOt! But those to- come will each give their own thrill, When bound to whate'er duty is our lo-t, And in obedience to our F'ather's will, A knowledge of a work that's nobly done ls pay enough for sincere happiness. The class of seventeen has reached its go-al, By faithful work, these joys are rightiy won. This class, with a bright future, as a whole, Will try by work, its high worth to express. O, happy, happy days, that never will return Will doubtless in our mem'ry e'er' remain alive The heart in future years will surely yearn, For friends to come who never will arrive. We step out from the harbor to the deepg The waves are very rough and dashing high, The shelter of the bay is fading fast. Out of our hearts we'll build a dungeon keep To hold and love these mem'ries to the last, And cherish them when we have said good-bye. When we have left the halls of me1n'ries dear, To go forth, for some service in the World, May always then our colors, brave, appear, May they or their meaning never be furled, But fix in us the impulse to do right. The gold that highest worth doth signify, The white that holds the purity of dew, These colors are the blend of sunset light. Our trust sho-uld then reach out to Him most high, When in this life our stay fore'er is through. ROY L. KALVER, '17.

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RAVELINGS accident on the way when they ran into a ditch. ' Say, that's interesting. How about some of the others? Eva, Sophia, Naomi, and Vera for instance?' Last time I heard of Eva she was a cow-girl in Texas, branding steers and iighting Greasers. Sophia is employed in a large department store in N. Y. as a buyer of ladies' fancy and fashionable gar- ments. As for Naomi she became an aviator during the war with Germany. She gain- eddistinction for her daring and bravery. She flew across the Atlantic to France. During the war she destroyed twenty-one German aeroplanes, three submarines and six Zeppelins. And strange to say while combatingiwith one of the Zeppelins she saw a man drop from it. It happened in the battle of Cale in the N. Sea I believe. After routing the enemy she descended. There in thewater, supported by a life belt, floated a man, and who do you think it was. None other than our classmate, Dortha Shady. Of course, they were mar- ried after that bit of romance. I never knew what became of them afterwards. And Vera, I think, is leading the suffra- gette movement in New York. How about Doris and Vivian? Why, Doris is running a peanut stand in Bobo. Vivian, I think, is working for the government at,Washington. She is in the weather forecasting department. She serves as anchor for a captive balloon while the observer is making his predic- tions. Let's see, who are some of the oth- ers? Oh, yes, Roopy and Grace are quietly settled on the farm and Mildred married Rev. Byerly. Ida Gunsett is a German school teacher in Egypt and her old chum, Thelma, is a foreign missionary in India. Izzy is selling Fords and editing the F'ord Weekly as a side line. Don't you know where some of the others are? Well, Bill, I recently saw Bob and Gladys Suman at the state fair at San Francisco. You see Bob is a racer and Gladys takes care of the betting end of the game. I suppose you know that Snyder is a professional base ball player. Last year he played with the world's champion Chi- cago Cubs. Mary l+'uhrn1a11 and lreta Mil- ler are playing in grand opera. Rowena Shoaf is leading a lonely life at Poe since her rejected love suit with Haney. Dick Gay is leading a fast life in Boston society. His wife, Gertrude, is the cause of his rapid advancement. And Florence Haney is a professional flirt, scouring the country as a seller of patent medicines. Sounds pretty good, but what have you been doing all this while?' Oh, I have been living a sequestered life in Idaho. You see I own a sheep ranch out there and put in my time trailing the herd. Just then an aeroplane swooped down and gracefully landed on the street at the curb. A handsomely dressed young man with a shining plug hat and black moustache alighted and came up the walk swinging his cane. And who do you think it was? None other than our old class- mate, Hubert Gilpen. We had a sociable talk and after eating supper attended the ball given in the parlor by my host. The next morning Bill took me to the sta- tion in his limousine, but not before I had promised to sell my ranch and live a retired life in Bachelor Hall. 0 CLASS SONG Our High Schcol life will soon be o'er, Of learning we have quite a store. We leave our school in smiles and tears, To grow in wisdom as in years. Oh our dear old Decatur High To you at last we say goodbye. Fond love for you throughout all time Still in our hearts you'll always find. A cheer for thee Decatur High To you at last we say goodbye Goodbye to you our underclassinen. Goodbye to you dear Faculty. As from the halls we must depart. We leave the love of every heart. We leave you with a sorrow keen. Farewell, farewell. from Seventeen. FINIS.

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C RAVELINGS Svvninr iglilg On the 7th of March the Seniors gave their play The Colonel's Maid. The old B-osse opera house was packed full, and .io one regretted go-ing for the play proved to be a good one. After all expenses were paid the Seniors had a neat little bank account of 311562. The cast was as follows: Col. Rudd-Bob. Colter. Col. Byrd-Do-rtha Shady. Margaret Byrd-Eva Aughenbaugh. Bob Rudd-Roy Kalver. Ching-a-ling-Bill Linn. Mrs. Carrol-Vera Eady. Julia Carrol-Ida Gunsett. Ned Graydon-Roy Goldner. Lawyer Baskom-Hubert Gilpen. Each one in the cast took his part almost like a pro-fessional. lirugram fur Qlnmmvnrvmvnt A muah Junior Reception-Friday Evening, May 11, at Masonic Hall. Baccalaureate Services-Sunday Even- ing, May 13, at First Methodist Church, Sermon by Rev. Paul Marsh. Colmlmeincement-Friday Evening, May 18, at Eight O'clock. Address by Supt. W. E. Wenner of Ashtabula Harbor. Senior Reception-Friday Evening. May 18, following Commencement at Masonic Hall. O . 0112155 Night The Seniors held their Class Day Exer- cises, Friday, May 4, at the central school building. This kind of program is popular in many other schools but is a thing out of the ordinary in Decatur high school. The program was as follows: Piano Duet-Doris DeVoss and Mary Fuhrman. Salutatory-Ida Gunsett. History-Eva Aughenbaugh. Vocal Trio-Rowena Shoaf, Florence Han- ey and Bill Linn. Class Poem--Written by Roy Kalver, read by Gertrude Kienzle. Class Song-Written by Thelma Houk and Florence Haney. Class Propliecy-Written by Bob Colter, read by Roy Kalver. Class Will-Writteii by Hubert Gilpin, read by Roy Kalver. Victrola Music. Playlet- Not a Man in the House. Valedictory-Sophia Droll. Unveiling of Statue-lreta Miller. O Glnmmvnrvmvnt Iirngram March, Militaire ' tSchubertJ-Orches- tra. America. Invocation-Rev. Fred F. Thornburg. Lovely June tArditeJ-High School Chorus. Commencement Address - Superintend- ent W. E. Wenner. Humore.ske tDvorak-LampeJ-Orches- tra. The Montebank's Sang, tXVatsonJ- High School Chorus. Presentation of Graduating Class-Priir cipal J. D. Sarig. Presentation of Diplomas-Superintend- tendent M. F1 Xvorthman. Minuet in G. tBeethovenJ-Orchestra. Benediction-Rev. VV. S. Mills. 17