Decatur High School - Ravelings Yearbook (Decatur, IN)

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They Stand before You EVELYN ADAMS When a pianist was needed, Evelyn took her place at the piano uncomplaining¬ ly. She was one of the two girls who rep¬ resented our school in the Spelling Contest over WOWO at Fort Wayne. VERNON AFFOLDER “Bun”, a very busy business man, was a great politician and quite a diplomat. Did you ever notice Bun “working” or try¬ ing to work the teachers ? ROBERT BEAVERS “Bob”, a man of many hobbies, loved to dabble with airplanes, photography, etc. And Bob, don’t blush, but “all the world loves a lover.” LEWIS BEERY “Lewie” played basketball since he was a freshman. He, Friedt, and Heller were seen together a lot, especially on the bench. Lewie was also a firm believer in sonambulism. Evelyn Adams Robert Beavers Vernon Lawrence Affolder Ansimuglt Lewis Donald Beery Bi.vler Donald Arnold Virginia Breiner Mary Iv. Baker Robert Brod berk LAWRENCE ANSPAUGH “Eppie”, the athletic trainer, was usually busy letting boys in and out of the dressing room, and getting excused from classes. He also played in the band four years. DONALD ARNOLD “Don” works in a drug store. He hop¬ es some day to become an apothecary. That’s a druggist, folks. Don started his career in high school by playing Mickey Mouse in the high school party program. ALICE BAKER “Alyce Kay”, one of our yell leaders for ’37, followed in her brother’s footsteps. Her hobbies were Purdue and gum chew¬ ing in which she was past master. DONALD BIXLER “Don” had one hobby; arguing with Mr. Brown in Civics Class. Don was also snapshot editor of the Ravelings Staff and popped up at unexpected times to take pic¬ tures. VIRGINIA BRIENER Virginia, a quiet, efficient little miss, stood high in the eyes of her pedagogues. She was a very good basketball player, too. ROBERT BRODBECK “Bob” was one of our varsity basket¬ ball and football players. His hobbies were getting out of classes and finding excuses to go to the Catholic High School- Nineteen.

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Ah! The Perfect Seniors Judge them wisely and well, 0 World. They now belong to you. The mill of education after four years of grinding, polishing, and molding has put forth on the market that acme of perfection, the seniors of Decatur High School. Fifty-one of these superior products have withstood the or¬ deals of education and they now stand ready for the critical inspection and consideration of the public. The class elected as their leaders, for the fin¬ al year, 36-37, the following: Lewis Smith, presi¬ dent; Eugene Friedt, vice-president; Catherine Jackson, secretary; Jeanette Christen, treasurer. Miss Mildred Worthman, a former graduate of A Kit ST SEXIOH OFFICERS AM) SPONSOR. Miss Worthman, Catharine Jackson, Jeanette Christen Smith, Eugene Friedt. this school, who served her first year of teaching here, was chosen by the class to guide them in their activities. She proved herself very capable, and the seniors are proud of her. One of the seniors’ strong points was athlet¬ ics. Robert Worthman, Eugene Friedt, Ralph Hurst, Robert Brodbeck, Lewis Beery, and Wen¬ dell Smith participated in basketball, and togeth¬ er with Dick Girod, David Macklin, and Harold Zimmerman played active positions on the foot¬ ball squad. The seniors were equally proud of their girl athletes who took part in interclassmen basket¬ ball, volleyball, tennis, and ping-pong tourna¬ ments. Those who comprised the seniors’ team were: Esther Fisher, Catharine Murphy, Virgin¬ ia Breiner, Kathryn Kohls, and Catherine Jack- son. One of the wide-reaching and well-known senior activities was the student day sale. Stud¬ ents of the high school were placed in sixty differ¬ ent business places and assumed the duties of a clerk for one day. The proceeds were given to the treasury of the senior class and the event proved helpful to the students, the class, and the mer¬ chants. The play “For Pete’s Sake’’ was presented January 12 before a large and well-pleased group of spectators in the school auditorium. The cast was composed of Mary Kathryn Garner, Alice Baker, Catherine Murphy, Virginia Breiner, Catharine Jackson, Kathryn Kohls, David Macklin, Lawrence Ans- paugh, Robert Franz, Donald Bixler, Monroe Fuhrman, and Harold Zimmer¬ man. The publication of this yearbook was one of the most prominent activi¬ ties of the senior class. Those who worked on the publication staff were Robert Franz, Donald Bixler, Robert Beavers. Lewis Smith, David Macklin, Lewis Fennig, Joanna Daily, Emma Marquart, and Kathryn Kohls. Each senior who served on the staff had a so- called understudy who will next year assume his duties. The class also claimed many hon¬ or students, and was well represented on the Honor Roll by: Emma Marquart, Robert Franz, Faye Martin, Walter Hendricks, Kathryn Kohls, Virginia Breiner, Don¬ ald Bixler, and Harold Zimmerman. The seniors paid their last tribute to the underclassmen, friends, and relatives with a sen¬ ior reception in the gymnasium after the gradua¬ tion exercises, May 28. A well-known orchestra played for the affair and dancing was enjoyed from 10:00 to 12:00. The seniors wended their way homeward, just another class of graduates out in the world on their own. There is nothing new under the sun. A thou¬ sand seniors in the past have said good-bye to their school days and have offered their regrets. A thousand seniors will do so in the future. But, that which is sincere is never trite; so the seniors of 1937 say, “Good-bye and the best of luck.” Eighteen

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After Four Years FLORENCE CHAMBERL AIN Florence left the ranks of the senior class and the class regretted to lose her as one of its classmates. Florence advocated roller-skating as a slenderizing process. JEANETTE CHRISTEN Just another Christen girl. Jeanette was quite often chased about by Miss Worthman and Mr. Anderson, acting as treasurer of the senior class and Commer¬ cial Club president. VIOLA ELLSWORTH When a freshman, Viola was called “Moonlight Murphy”. She is a happy, smiling girl who frequently asked, “Have you paid your Scholastics?” LEWIS FENNIG Lewis, one of our tall good-looking seniors, just wouldn’t give the girls a break. But he was an artist, and when asked to do such work, he responded will¬ ingly. Florence Chamberlain Jeanette Christen Joanna Daily ' .elan Drake Edwin Eic h horn JOANNA DAILY Joanna came from South Side when a sophomore. Mr. Anderson and Bob Beav¬ ers considered her an ideal stenographer, and she was selected to serve as typist on the Ravelings Staff. ZELNO DRAKE Zelno, a small and quiet lad, proved the old adage, “Still water runs deep.” He acted as postman for Dorothy and Angie. And, incidentally, he is quite pleasing to the eyes. EDWIN EICHHORN “Ed” was a typical example of a few of the sleepy people in school. Last year he played a sousaphone in Bob Johnson’s orchestra. Ed is also given credit for starting the mustaches around school- ESTHER FISHER “Fish” was always being teased by the boys in the fifth period art class. Esther said, “I just hate ’em all,” but she teased them right back. ROBERT FRANZ “Romeo” came from Monmouth when he was a junior, and stepped right into the editorship of our annual. Bob was a sec¬ ond Shakespeare to us who knew him. EUGENE FRIEDT “Pop”, a quiet reserved boy in school, would, in our opinion, make an ideal North Canadian lumberman. To this statement, Pop replied, “Yeah, it would be 0. K. if there were rabbits up there.” Twenty.