Decatur High School - Ravelings Yearbook (Decatur, IN)

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idanis, Sciences. Mathematics. Middle Row: Angle Macy. Secretary to Superintendent: Amos Ketchum, Manual Arts, History; Hugh Andrews. Physical Education. Bottom Row: D ane Dorwin. History, Public Speaking; Eliza- beth Frisinger, Latin; Mary Myers. Secretary to Principal; Eleanor Pumphrey, Physical Education.

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He Is A Personal Friend Of Mine This is one of Mr. Brown ' s pet expression regarding his most valued acquaintances. We shall plagiarize to the extent of adding this saying to our own stock of phrases and say about Mr. Brown, He is a personal friend of ours. Mr. Brown has acted as principal in Decatur High School for the last eight years. During this time, perhaps his great- est worries resulted from the loss of his secretaries by marriage. MR. W. GUY BROWN Principal

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The Builders Now that we are on the subject of new build- ings, old buildings, and all sorts of buildings, it is apropos that we comment on the builders, not of the building, but those in the structure, the teach- ers. Teachers are an integral part in the charac- ter-building of the students. Often the destiny of a pupil is moulded by some particular instructor to whom he looked for guidance, help, and broad understanding. Far too often the student places the faculty in a peculiar category. To him the teachers are a race apart. Many times the teach- er is as much to blame for this attitude as is the student. Let neither student nor teacher be as Rudyard Kipling once wrote. East is East and West is West and ne ' er the twain shall meet. Maj ' there be mutual understanding and respect on the part of both teacher and student. The student should not feel that the teacher is a skilled automaton ; the teacher should not re- gard the students as so many units to be taught, disciplined, and sent on their different ways. Let each regard the other as beings of flesh and blood with the same needs, wants, and problems. Let us hope that in the teacher-student relationship there will continually be a worth-while exchange of ideas that tends for character-building. May each have gained, from the other, something worth- while in the way of enriching experience that will tend toward a bigger, better, and more noble edi- fice. Mr. Adams administered the higher sciences to the willing students. In spite of the fact that he taught most of the harder subjects and super- vised the seventh periods, he was very well liked by everyone. His teachings ranged from the Pythagorean Theorem in geometry to the Atomic Theory in chemistry. When Central moved over, Mr. Adams was relieved of his sixth period assem- bly duties, a job he has had for years. Mrs. Macy has been secretary to the Superin- tendant for several years. Everyone who knew Angle (and who didn ' t?) agreed that, although she was one of the busiest people in school, she was the most cheerful. Mr. Ketchum was usually seen with his shirt sleeves rolled up and with sawdust on his apron, showing some freshman how to use one of the various machines in the manual training room downstairs. Occasionally Mr. Ketchum donned his coat, came upstairs, and taught history. He was also sophomore class sponsor. Mr. Andrews, it was said, lost five years of his life at almost every basketball game and had to retreat to a math classroom to recuperate. Hm-m, a nice way to recuperate! As athletic dir- ector, he was elected with Mr. Dorwin, his assist- ant, to co-sponsor the Howling Hosts. Mr. Dorwin ' s subject was unparalled in the matter of covering territory. Members of his classes started with prehistoric times and ended up prophesying the next election. Mr. Dorwin, MR, Superintendent WALTER J. KRICK himself athletically in- clined, was Coach And- rews ' chief assistant and in full charge of the sec- ond teams. He was also instructor of the new public speaking class and co-sponsor of the Howl- ing Hosts. Miss Frisinger ' s good- naturedness brought Latin students into her classes smiling, even if they didn ' t have their translations or the Gal- ia est divisa in partes tres. Last year was her second year as instructor at D. H. S. Her hobbies seemed to be ice skating and chumming around with Miss Worthman. Mrs. Myers was the smiling, full-of-informa- tion lady that sat behind the counter in Mr. Brown ' s office. This was her first year at D. H. S. and unaccustomed as she was, she supplied the editors of the Ravelings all necessary informa- tion ; for this we here give her thanks. Miss Pumphrey was physical instructor for the girls. Although this was her first year at D. H. S., she took over the sponsorship of the Pep Champs and Girls ' Athletic Association and pull- ed through like a veteran. Occasionally Miss Pumphrey had charge of the sixth period typists. Mr. Krick, Superintendent of Decatur schools, was one of the strong links in the chain that pull- ed the new school building into Decatur. Mr. Krick was an ardent athletic fan and followed our team as faithfully as students. Mr. Brown ' s primary jobs were that of prin- cipal and teaching civics and sociology. However, due to his interest in social problems, he had num- erous outside activities. Mr. Brown ' s hobby was book collecting, and due to his literary knowledge, no doubt, broke the monotony of the term by handing out some very interesting theme titles. Mr. Anderson, unsuspected by most of us, was faculty member of longest standing. His two-room typing class was one of the all-time oddities at D. H. S. He taught shorthand to ex- pectant secretaries and was also official make-up man for the class play casts. Advising the Ravel- ings Staff and sponsoring the Commercial Club were among his achievements. Despite all these, without a doubt, his greatest achievement for the year was becoming a husband. Mr. Sellemeyer was responsible for the great rise in musicians in the Decatur High School student body. Decatur was proud of his three bands which gave both public concerts and chapel programs at school. Visiting teacher was Mr. Nine