Decatur High School - Ravelings Yearbook (Decatur, IN)

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We the Freshmen! Yea Man! At the opening of the school year a new fresh- man class took over with the hope of outdoing all former freshman classes. The seventy-three members of this class had an advantage over all others, for their orientation period had started as members of the junior high school. The freshmen, excited and proud that at last they could be called members of high school, met under the direction of Mr. Brown for organization purposes. They elected their officers as follows: president, Isabel White; vice-president, Rex Heare ; secretary, Bob McClenahan ; treasurer, Lewis Schnepp. As sponsor they chose Mr. Ketch- um, the manual training instructor. No, you ' re wrong, officers, Isabel White. Heare, vice-president. Ttiey are freslimen president, and Rex All these students tried to live up to their motto, We shall be what we make ourselves. Some succeeded after a few weeks in making themselves members of the honor roll. These students were Richard Abbott, Berniece Barber, Lois Baughman, Joan Cowens, Grace Flaugh, Jack Graham, Gerald Kimble, and Gal Peterson. Some of the girls who wished to become good sportswomen went out for basketball. The team was composed of Gladys Death, Janice Feasel, Evelyn Gerig, Elva Mae Jackson, Joan Krick, Ar- della Miller, Alice Roth, Betty Sautters, and Kathryn Yager. The boys, too, aspired to be active in basket- ball and saw action on the second team. They were Charles Arnold, Dale Beer, Vilas Elzey, Don- ald Grote, Raymond Johnson, Douglas Neidigh, Paul Rickord, Lewis Schnepp, and Dale Von Gun- ten. Murvel Andrews saw action on the first team, and Whitey was not on the hardwood as an ornament. He was down there pouring in the points. The freshmen gridiron players were not just lucky to rate the team; they played because they were tough. Remember the touchdown Raymond Johnson made in the reserve team game at Bluff- ton? Every time the ball was snapped back, the freshies could be seen digging in and fighting with the fury of college stars. All you had to do was to mention some of the following names to rival school football players to watch their coun- tenances become pale. Cold sweat upon their fore- head was also a sypmtom of their respect for the freshmen line-smashers of D. H. S. These terror- striking names belonged to Herman Hammond, Donald Grote, Paul Rickord, Charles Arnold, Cal Peterson, and Raymond Johnson. It is hoped that both the boys and the girls after they have had more experience will become the senior all-stars in 1943. The freshmen joined many of the worthwhile organizations of this school — the Girls ' and Boys ' Bands, Freshman Chorus, Pep Champs, Howling Hosts, Color Wheel Club, and the Home Economic Club. As the freshmen looked back they recall that many of the older students considered them very inexperienced and green . Perhaps they were, but the freshmen soon realized that as a part of this school, they had to contribute to their share of the work and activities. They like to think that they did their work willingly and received the approval of the older students. May it be so with every new class. And I said to him, said secretary, Brlj McClenalian, to treasurer, Louis Schnepp. Tod Plow: Richard Abbott, Edwin Ahr, Mervel Andrews, Charles Arnold, Bernice Barber, Lois Baughman, Dale Beer, Richard Beery, Betty Beyer. Second P ow: Edwin Boknecht, Joan Bollinger, Betty Lou Brewster, Erna Bultemeier, Max Burdge, Harriet Christen, Joan Cowens, Francis Daniels, Gladys Death. Third Row: Kenneth DeBolt, Vilas Elzey, Richard Pairchild, Janice Feasel, Merlin Feasel, Grace Flaugh. Carl Fuelling, Dorothy Gerber, Evelyn Gehrig. Fourtli Row: Jack Graham, Donald Grote, Betty Haley, Herman Hammond. Howard Haugk, Rex Heare, Mary Helen Helm, Florence Hoffman, Elva Mae Jackson, Ua.vmond Johnson. Fifth Row; Gerald Kimble, Joan Krick, James Leland, Don Liby, Richard Lichtensteiger, Erma Lillich, Peggy McAlhaney, Robert McClenahan, Fhvllis McFarland, Ardeila Miller. Sixth Ptow: Robert Morris. Cal Peterson, Ruth Rayhouser, Mary Reed, Paul Rickord. Seventh Row: Irene Roop, Alice Roth, Betty Saut- ters, Max Shady, Milo Stalter. Eighth Row: Norman Steury, Frederick Sudduth, A ' alter Sudduth, A irginia Venis, M ' ' anda Vian. Ninth Row: Dale Von Gunten, Kathryn Yager, Betty Werst, Isabel White, Elva Mae Wilson. Twenty-Four

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