Decatur High School - Ravelings Yearbook (Decatur, IN)

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The Freshmen Thirteen.

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Just the Raw Material SPONSOR AMOS, TELLS THE OFFICERS. Dixie Miller, Betty Boss, Mr. Ketchum, Robert Stapleton, Ned Johnson. Freshmen are freshmen the world over. They come into a new phase of school life, unmoldod, unshaped, just the raw human clay that must be punched and kneaded into some semblance of a ligh school student. Four years of processing in¬ evitably makes a good product, one that may be guaranteed to stand life’s vicissitudes. So pity not the lowly freshmen! In the fall of 1936 eighty-one of these fresh¬ men entered high school and timidly crept through the halls, constantly getting lost. They stood in awe before the statue of “Honest Abe” and quak¬ ed in fear at the approach of upperclassmen. Mr. Brown, the principal, observing their sad plight corralled them into the assembly, introduced them to the high school instructors, and gave them in¬ structions as to how to find their various class¬ rooms. The upperclassmen, however, were not so considerate. First, they gave the freshmen a vig¬ orous initiation before they were admitted into high school as true members of the student body. The freshmen submitted like lambs and there¬ after were taken to the bosom of Decatur High School. Mr .Brown, feeling the class in need of further guidance, suggested a class meeting for the election of officers and a class sponsor. The class was as¬ signed to the fatherly supervision of Mr. Ketchum and his cohorts. Ned John¬ son, Dixie Miller, Robert Stapleton, and Betty Ross, who served as president, secretary, and treasurer, respectively. The class boasts three sets of twins, some very promising boys for the basketball team, and some that are sure to shine on the football team of ’39 and ’40. There are also a sprinkling of musicians and many embryo Romeos and Juliets. Oh, 3ms, they also claim the principal’s son and the superintend¬ ent’s daughter. They say a little pull goes a long way. What more could a freshman class desire? It seemed that the girls were unanimous in carrying the banner for scholastic ability. Peg¬ gy Gaunt, Betty Jean Fuhrman, Katherine Weil- and, Ethelyn Burnett, Irene Light, Thelma Smith, and Vivian Hitchcock helped make this possible by appearing on the honor roll. Aided by Miss Haubold, musical supervisor, they organized the Freshmen Chorus. This chor¬ us is sort of a rookie camp for the coming mem¬ bers of the Decatur High School Glee Club. There are also members of this class in both the High School Band and the Decatur Girls’ Band. Sever¬ al of the girls belong to the Girls’ Athletic Asso¬ ciation. Just to show that a freshman does have uses, three of them were chosen to assist the seniors in the student day sale. Since that project was quite a success, these young and inexperienced sales¬ men may lay claim to part of the glory. The class, mixing youth with patriotism, chose crimson and gold as their colors and chose as their flower the red rose. Then they showed their boundless ambition by choosing as their motto, “We will find a path or make one.” FRESH MEN First Row—John Acheson, Kathleen Acker, Pauline Acker, Irvin Anderson, Charles Andrews, William Archbold, Esther Baumgartner, Robert Baxter. Second Row—Edward Beavers, Marjorie Beer, Harry Bleeke, Hollis Bonifas, Anna Brandyberry, William Brown, Ethelyn Burnett, Evelyn Burnett. Third Row—Fred Conrad, Fred Carson, Duane David s on, LaVon Debolt, Alice Drake, Richard Drake, Barbara Duke, Robert Eg ' ly. Fourth Row—Mary Eichhorn, Robert Eichhorn, Richard Fennig, Richard Foreman, Kathleen Fryback, Betty Fuhr¬ man, Peggy Gaunt. Fifth Row—Cecil Clause, Robert Gentis, Mary Girod, Violet Gir d, Richard Hammond, Warren Harden, Ralph Haw¬ kins, Mary Maxine Hilton. Sixth Row—Doris Hitchcock, Vivian Hitchcock, Dorothy Hoffman, Phyllis Hunter, Ned Johnson, Helen Kelly, Robert Koeneman, James Kitchen. Seventh Row—Lewis Koldewey, Irene Light, Robert Lord, Arnold Martin, Harry Massonne, Dixie Miller, Karl Miller, Marjorie Miller. Eighth Row—Patricia Moser, Junior Owens, Robert Porter, Elizabeth Reynolds, Margaret Ritter, Betty Ross, Vera Sauer, Richard Schnitz. Ninth Row—Raymond Sheets, Max Smith, Thelma Smith, Richard Spencer, Robert Stapled n, John Stoner, Ervin Thieme. Tenth Row—Edward Toney, Richard Walter, Dorothy Watrous, Kathryn Weiland, Dorothy Werling, Helen Will¬ iams, Jean Zimmerman. Twelve.

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Beginning to Take Form They won’t be stepped on! The sophomore class for some mysterious reason just naturally took over the high school when it came to num¬ bers. Last year an upperclassman couldn’t take a step without treading on a freshman, and this year, 1936-37, still found much the same situation although the sophomores refused to be trodden up¬ on by upperclassmen. They believed in the old ad¬ age, “Might makes right,” and stood a united front of one hundred nine strong to withstand the onslaughts of those who would say them nay. Mr. Adams was acclaimed the man of the hour to whip them into further shape to stand the vicissitudes of school life. Four officers were elec¬ ted: president, Clarence Stapleton; vice-president, James Highland; secretary, Mary Steele; treasur¬ er, Martha Myers. Notice how confidently the off¬ icers strut before the building. And they are jus¬ tified in feeling proud of the achievements of their class. John McConnell, a member of the sophomore class, gained due recognition as a member of the varsity basketball squad’s first five. Clarence Stapleton was also on the first team squad. Oth¬ ers who performed on the second team were Jam¬ es Highland, Lewis Shoe, Kenneth Gaunt, Gilbert Hoffman, Guy Koos, James Christen, Junior Zer- kel, and John Knepp. The sophomore class also had its representa¬ tives on the gridiron. They were John McConnell, Donald Drake, Marion Friedt, James Highland, Paul Neidigh, Lewis Shoe, and John Knepp. The girls also showed an interest in athletics aside from rooting for the boys. Florence Brandyberry, Mary Steele, Helen Jean Kohls, Ruth Beineke, Margaret Hoffman, Ruth Kimble, Bernita Lytle, Vera Frauhiger, Ruth Cook, and Marion Burke made the team in girls’ basketball. The girls decided to get the honor due themselves by taking their text books to heart. Katheryne Knapp, Mar¬ jorie Massonnee, Barbara Burk, Ruth Grether, Gladys Miller, Leona Bauer, Ruth Kimble, Mae Mauller, Rachel Mick- ley, Marjorie Foughty, May Steele, Ar- dis Brintzenhofe, Virginia Shady, Mar¬ garet Hoffman, Plorence McConnell, and Betty Hunter appeared on the honor roll. Ralph Scott, James Christen, and Raymond Franz kept the boys from be¬ ing totally overshadowed. The sophomore class was also rep¬ resented in the Howling Hosts, Pep Champs, Girls’ Athletic Association, in both the Boys’ and Girls’ Bands, and in the Glee Club. At the Junior-Senior Reception refreshments were served by the following sophomores: Anna- belle Doan, Evangeline Fuhrman, Betty Hunter, Betty Hamma, Flora Marie Lankenau, Florence McConnell, Gladys Miller, Anna Jane Tyndall, Bill Hunter, John McConnell, James Highland, Junior Zerkel, Lewis Shoe, Jack Tricker, James Christen, and Robert Boch. Oh, yes, the sophomore is really beginning to take on the appearance of a real-for-sure educa¬ tionally smoothed product of the Decatur High School. GUARDIAN ADAMS A l) I1IS CABINET Mary Steele, Martha Meyers, Mr. Adams, Clarence Stapleton, James Highland. SOPHOMORES First Row—Kathryn Affolder, Roger Arnold, Eldora Baker, Leona Bauer, Mary J. Beery, Ruth Beineke, Robert Boeh, Donald Bohnke, Juanita Bowman, Florence Brandyberry. Second Row—Ardes Brintzenhofe, Rosemary Brown, Sylvan Brunner, Billy Buck, Barbara Burk, Marian Burke, Jerry Carper, James Christen, Ruth Cook, Annabelle Doan. Third Row—Betty Drake, Donald Drake, Marjorie Drum, Jack Eady, Nina Eichar, Marjorie Foughty, Raymond Franz, Vera Frauhiger, Marion Friedt. Wanda Fry. Fourth Row—Evangeline Fuhrman, Kenneth Gaunt, Harriet Gilson, Ruth Grether, Raymond Hakes, LaVere Haltey, Betty Hamma, Iris Hebble, James Highland, Juanita Hitchcock. Fifth Row—Fred Hoffman, Gilbert Hoffman, Margaret Hoffman, Rosemary Huffman, Betty Hunter, William Hunt¬ er, Viola Hunter, Ruth Kimble, Kathryn King, Fred Ivirsch. Sixth Row—Kathryn Knapp, John Knepp, Helen Jean Kohls, Guy Koos, Berniece Kreischer, Flora Marie Lankenau, Doyle Lee, Bernita Lytle, Evelyn Lobsiger, Robert Maloney. Seventh Row—Charles Marbach, Elva Jane Martin, Marjorie Massonne, Faye Mauller, Mae Mauller, Billy Melchi, Leonard Merryman, LaVera Meyer, Rachel Miekley, Gladys Miller. Eighth Row—Harriet Ann Miller, Onnolee Millisor, Max Moser, Martha Myers, Mervin McCoy, John McConnell, Florence McConnell, Paul Neidigh, Eileen Odle, Robert Owens. Ninth Row—Louis Reinking, Helen Roop, Junior Ross, Annabelle Rupert, Richard Schafer, William Schnepp, Iona Schnepp, Robert Schnitz, Ralph Scott, Virginia Shady. Tenth Row— ' Robert Sheets, Lewis Shoe, James Skiles, Betty Smith, William Spahr, Robert Stalter, Claren ' ce Staple- ton, Helen Steele, Mary Steele, Thomas Summers. Eleventh Row—Walter Summers, Jack Tricker, Marcella Tuteweiler, Anna J. Tyndall, Marj Weber, Robert Wood- hall, Ethel Worthman, Mary Worthman. Junior Zerkel. Fourteen.