Decatur High School - Ravelings Yearbook (Decatur, IN)

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MAKING WHOOPEE DURING OLD HOME WEEK

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— R A V E L I N G S— ,; hST ' OLD HOME WEEK At precisely six o ' clock on Monday, September 10, 1928, the ringing of bells and the blowing of whistles ushered in a week of festivities and entertainment, namely Old Home Week. Later in the evening Mayor Krick presented a floral key to the master of ceremonies, F. M. Schirmeyer. On the following morning Decatur could scarcely be recognized. The city seemed to have turned over night into a typical Coney Island. Booths of gypsy fortune tellers, popcorn venders, and their fellows lined the streets. This, Tuesday, was Limberlost Day in which the children took a prominent part by participating in a large parade, made up of students from all over the county, including grade and high schools. The feature of the afternoon was the unveiling of Elephant Rock, and the dedicat- ing of it to the memory of Gene Stratton-Porter. This monument was secured through the efforts of the school children of Adams county. It was covered with many beautiful flowers, and at the proper time, was un- veiled by the Girl Scouts of Decatur. That evening a beautiful pageant entitled Adams County, Yesterday and Today was presented at the Country Cl ub, through the combined eff ' orts of four hundred people of Decatur. It was divided into three episodes, the first, representing the Indians and the coming of the pioneers. A very weird scene was presented by the Indians, who engaged in a Corn Dance around their campfire. This was suddenly interrupted by a tribal scout who announced visitors. Soon the visiting tribe arrived and an- nounced the coming of the strange pale-faces. The Indians left, and presently a lumbering prairie-schooner, loaded with pioneers, approached. The newcomers alighted, and at once pitched camp at the place deserted by the Indians. On this very spot, Decatur first was founded. In the second episode, Gene Stratton-Porter was represented as call- ing the wild life from the Limberlost to her. The Spirit of Patriotism was the title of the third episode. It portrayed the people of all nation- alities being bound together by good will. The different countries were shown by dances given in native costumes. Modern Arts laid their gifts at the feet of Patriotism, and the pageant ended by all the participants fir I l JK. ' m ' IWli {