Decatur High School - Ravelings Yearbook (Decatur, IN)

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DEDICATION ECATUR INDUSTRIES are essential to the main¬ tenance and well-being of our community life. Without such industrial aid there could be little, if any, educational advantages within our environs. There¬ fore the Senior Class, 1937, Decatur High School, grate¬ fully dedicates this issue of Ravelings to all of Decatur’s Industries. FOREWORD T 00 LITTLE INTEREST is displayed by the aver¬ age student to the importance of the industrialism that surrounds him in this modern day. He takes for granted the conveniences of easy living without giving thought beyond that point as to what factors contribute toward this end. In this day of mechanical wonders the student should perhaps show a greater appreciation of Decatur’s contribution in this mighty world of industry. Does this average student, for example, know just what commodities are manufactured in Decatur? Does he real¬ ize that he lives in a community where the manufacture of sugar, feeds, and dairy food products is a vital part in the upkeep of the community life? Does he realize that we have meat packing industries here? Is he aware of the electrical appliances turned out in our local plants? Is he proud of the fact that the little town of Decatur owns Two

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wHZ HZOO The Ravelings-193 7 Decatur High School Decatur, Indiana Theme and Foreword .. 2 View of High School 3 View of Decatur City Light and Power. 4 View of McMillen Feed Mills 5 View of General Electric 6 The Unseen Force . 7 W. J. Krick, Superintendent 8 W. G. Brown, Principal 9 They are the Craftsmen (Faculty) 10-11 Just the Raw Material (Freshmen) 12-13 Beginning to Take Form (Sophomores) 14-15 Diamonds in the Rough (Juniors) 16-17 Ah ! The Perfect Seniors 18 Thev Stand Before You 19 After Four Years 20 The Finished Product 21 May They Stand the Test 22 On Life’s Proving Ground 23 They Have Their Unions 24 The Publishers! Ah Yes! 24 Howl! Bovs Howl! 25 Girls Always Scream 26 The White Collar Brigade 27 They Cook ! They Sew ! 28 They Sound Like Angels, But 29 Strike up the Band 30 A Good Deed Daily 31 Shades of Shakespeare 32 Hollywood and Broadwav 33 Pigskin Parade 34-35-36 History Is Made at Night 37-38-39 (Spring Sports) 40 (Athletic Snaps) 41 Girls In Action .... 42-43 Circus Day 44 In and Out the Window 45 A Little of This and a Little of That 46 The All American Sport.. . 47 Advertising 48 Volume XXIII

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Decatur High School Decatur, Indiana and controls its own power plant, thereby enabling it to proudly and truthfully boast that there is no better light¬ ed city, big or little, in Indiana. The view section is devoted to some of the larger industries in Decatur. The McMillen Feed Mills Company is the only industry of its kind in Indiana. The General Electric is one of our major industries and has furnished employment for hundreds of Decatur’s sons and daughters. The City Power and Light Co. furnishes the light whereby the Decatur High School burns not the midnight oil, but rather studies un¬ der a light almost equivalent to that furnished by mother nature herself. The advantages that these industries provide are too numerous to mention, and in this limited space cannot possibly receive the praise they deserve, but may this brief comment on Decatur’s Industries cause the student to take cognizance of their importance and appre¬ ciate the vital part they play in his life. ' hr