Decatur High School - Ravelings Yearbook (Decatur, IN)

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JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS Elmer Schultz President Harriet Fruchte Vice-President Harold Blythe Secretary Marceil Leatherman Treasurer JUNIOR CLASS HISTORY Year 1932 On September 7, 1931, sixty-seven freshmen began their quest of higher learning by entering Decatur High School. In the following month, October, they elected their officers as follows: Clark Smith, president ; Evelyn Kohls, vice-president ; Mary Kathryn Tyndall, sec- retary; Corolene Townsend, treasurer. In the course of the meeting Miss Lewton was elected class guardian. Throughout the term the freshmen claimed their laurels in school activities. In January of the second semester thirty-one pupils were promoted to the freshman class, making a total of ninety-eight fresh- men. Year 1933 By September, 1932, the freshmen of the year before were ready to assume the duties of sophomores. Shortly after school started, they chose the class officers in their order: August Kelly, president; Clark Smith, vice-president; Evelyn Kohls, secretary; Richard Brodbeck, treasurer. At this meeting Miss Lewton was again chosen class guard- ian. Year 1934 Having enjoyed a restful vacation, the class, as juniors, settled down to hard work in September, 1933. They began by selecting their officers: Elmer Schultz, president, Harriet Fruchte, vice-president: Harold Blythe, secretary ; Marceil Leatherman, treasurer. At this meeting, Miss Whalen was selected to be sponsor of the class. On the football squad were the following boys: Harold Blythe, Dick Brodbeck, Lloyd Conrad, Dale Newhard, James Harkless, Harold Kolter, Elmer Schultz, and Dick Sheets. The class was proud to have Harold Blythe on the first squad in basketball. Harold Kolter, Elmer Schultz, and Dick Sheets were the juniors on the second team. Throughout the year the class had a number of representatives on the honor roll. They were in scholastic competition as follows: Alice Archbold, Martha Butler, Martha Calland, William Elston, Jack Greth- er, Corolene Townsend, Betty Tricker, and Mary Tyndall. The class was proud to have Martha Butler as cheer leader. The junior play, which was carefully selected, was entitled, Too Many Bosses. It was given skillfully and with much success on April 6, 1934, under the direction of Miss Whalen. The reception, which the juniors nlanned for the seniors, took place on May 18, 1934, and was a grand affair. The beautiful array of colors, the syncopating music, and the graceful dancers all lent to making the evening a charming one. The juniors, with the coming of the end of the term, look forward to next year when they will acquire the usual dignified airs and will reign as seniors.

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COMMENCEMENT WEEK, MAY 18-21, 1934 DECATUR HIGH SCHOOL, DECATUR, INDIANA Junior-Senior Reception Country Club Friday evening, May 18, 1934 Baccalaureate Services Reformed Church Sunday evening, May 20, 1934 Sermon Rev. Arthur B. Brown Pastor Baptist Church, Decatur, Indiana Class Day Exercises. High School Auditorium Monday morning, May 21, 1934, 9:30 o ' clock Commencement Exercises High School Auditorium Monday evening, May 21, 1934, 8:00 o ' clock Senior Reception will follow the Commencement Exercises in the High School Gymnasium. COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM March — Spirit of America J. S. Zamecnik Festival Overture ...Edward Hazel DECATTJR JUNIOR BAND Invocation Rev. Glen E. Marshall Pastor Church of God, Decatur, Indiana Music .Mixed Chorus, Decatur High School (a) Thanks be to God — Dickson-Salter (b) Songs of the Leaves — Pearson Address — On Coming of Age Dr. L. A. Pittinger President Ball State Teachers College, Muncie, Indiana Presentation of Graduating Class Principal W. Guy Brown Presentation of Diplomas President Dr. Burt Mangold Benediction Rev. J. M. Dawson Pastor Christian Church, Decatur, Indiana Finale — March, Sabre and Spurs John Philip Sousa DECATUR JUNIOR BAND Mixed Chorus — Selection in charge of Miss Helen Haubold Supervisor of music, Decatur Public Schools Junior Band — Selections in charge of Mr. Albert Sellemeyer Band Instructor, Decatur Public Schools. Class Motto — The Easiest Way to Get to the Top is to Start at the Bottom. Colors — Canary and Light Green. Flower — Tea Rose. Class Guardian — Miss Blanche McCrory

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SOPHOMORE CLASS OFFICERS Robert Engeler Dale Myers Harold Thieme Marie Grether President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer SOPHOMORE CLASS HISTORY Year 1933 September 6, 1932, ninety-two freshmen entered the Decatur High School. There were thirty-four mid-year students from the year be- fore. Three weeks passed by and the first class meeting was held. Robert Engeler was elected president; Agnes Nelson, vice-president; Russel Butler, secretary; and Ruth Porter, treasurer. Miss Vance was chosen sponsor of this large freshman class. The class did well by way of scholastic and athletic ability. Those who diligently earned the honor of being on the honor roll were Mary Ann Bauman, Marie Grether, Albert Keller, Agnes Nelson, Ruth Porter, William Schafer, Ellis Squire, William Tutewiler, and Eileen Wells. Russel Butler and Ralph Peterson showed their athletic ability by being on the first basketball squad. Those freshmen playing in the Junior Band were: Robert Ash- baucher, Robert Engeler, Harry Moyer, William Schafer, William Shrock, and Ellis Squier. At the High School Party held on November 11, the freshmen pre- sented a stunt in the form of a patriotic drill, showing how all sections of the country are bound in one solid unit. So the first year of high school life passed successfully, and the fresh- men were looking toward the oncoming year hoping it be as enjoyable as the one just passed. Year 1934 In the fall of 1933 sixty-three students registered as sophomores. With Robert Engeler again as president, Dale Myers, vice-president, Harold Thieme, secretary, and Marie Grether, treasurer, the class has prospered under the supervision of Miss Lewton. June O ' Donnell, Marie Grether, Albert Keller, Agnes Nelson, Ruth Porter, William Schafer, and William Tutewiler represented the class in scholastic ability. Each worked hard to have his name on the list of honor roll students. Again Ralph Peterson and Russel Butler made the first basketball squad. The sophomores were proud to claim them as students of their class. This is the class ' s desire — we feel that we will soon be sophisticated juniors. We spend much time in dreaming of the upperclassmen stage. Step by step, we reach the top , was chosen as our motto when we be- gan our work in Decatur High School. In the future each member hopes to attain that height, the Top. Time will fly swiftly and soon we shall venture out of high school feeling and knowing we have profited by the hours spent in study. It is not for us to say how much we have accomplished in our two years of study, but through our acts of culture we shall define education to others.