Decatur High School - Ravelings Yearbook (Decatur, IN)

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Goocl or Eighth Grade ' The eighth grade, the upperclassmen of the junior high, has an enrollment of seventy-seven. This was the second year for these graders as part of the Junior Senior High School student body. Of course, they had been permitted to organize the year before; so they felt quite superior to those lowly seventh graders. But even though they did conduct themselves fairly well, Mr. Brown felt that as they advanced higher into the elem- ents of their education, they needed someone to guide and direct them ; so he called them together for the purpose of organizing. For their class guardian they chose Mr. Smith, who, with an understanding of how to cope with the ambitions and needs of these young lads and lassies, led them very successfully through the last year of their Junior high education. They elected as their officers Alvin Rickord, president; Jerry Leitz, vice-president; Marilyn Cairns, treasurer; and John Spahr, secretary. To retain their standing as superiors to the seventh grade, these eighth grade rs worked very diligently and displayed much talent and ability. In the first place, this class boasted a few master- minds who upheld the class intellectually by hav- ing their names appear on the honor roll at least once during the year. They were Barbara Kohls, Kenneth McConnell, John Spahr, Marilyn Cairns, Irene Brooks, Patsy Edwards, Dorothy Hammond, Juanita Edgell, Kathleen Shackley, and Edward Walters. Aside from being all-round students, these graders developed themselves along other lines. Of course, being typical of the average youth of today, their prime interest was sports, chiefly basketball. They proved, even though they were small, that they could provide just as interesting a game to their ardent fans as their superiors, the upperclassmen. This Junior High team, coached by Mr. Everhart, really played basketball and won a high percentage of their games. The eighth graders who played on this team were John Spahr, Jim Eichhorn, Jim Cochran, Brice Breiner, Alvin Rickord, Floyd Reed, Kenneth McConnell, and Junior Hakey. These young lads will be Yellow Jacket six-footers in a few short years. Let ' s watch them. The girls, though limited in sports, participat- ed very enthusiastically in the intra-class basket- ball, volley ball, and dodgeball, which were direct- ed by Miss Pumphrey in the physical education classes. Also, these girls never lost faith in their Junior High boys ' team. The eighth grade also had musicians. The following played in the school bands directed by Mr. Sellemeyer: Irene Brooks, Marilyn Cairns, Barbara Kohls, Beatrice Light, Dorothy Ham- mond, Marjorie McAlhany, Ava Nelle Kraft, Patsy Edwards, Belva Burke, Anola Freidt, Manfred Melchi, and David Langston. This class has made a good start toward mak- ing a success of their high school career. We have confidence that the determination and ambi- tion shown by every member will enable them to cont inue their good efforts and to graduate in 1944 with all the honors any class could possibly attain. May this class add glory and honor to the aame of good old D. H. S. as they advance toward their seniorhood. Jerry Leitz. vice-president; Marilyn Cairns, treasurer; John Spahr, secretary, and Alvin Rick- ord. president, are the magistrates of the eighth grade. EIGHTH GRADE First Row: George Alton, Evelyn Andrews, Doris Adler, Gene Basset, LeRoy Bailey, Pauline Brintzenhofe, James Brunnegraff. Second Row: Brice Breiner. Naomi Brown, Irene Brooks, Belva Burke, Jean Carter, Bud Crider, Marilyn Cairns, James Cochran. Third Row: Florine Drake, Lois Eady. Patricia Edwards, Juanita Edgell, James Eicfihorai, Bernadetta. Eley, Anola Friedt, Wayne Fisher. Fourth Row: Gene Foreman, Billy Joe Feasel, Jack Garner, Betty Gallogly, Jean Gass, Beverly Hakes, Vernell Habegger, Paris Hakes. Fifth Row: Keith Hammond, Ruth Harmon, Betty Hill, Iven Howard, Henriet ta Hunter, Richard Hakey, Dor- othy Hammond. Paul Hawkins. Sixth Row: Helen Hazelwood. Vada Howe, Junior Kaehr, Ava Nelle Kraft, Barbara Kohls. David Langston, Jerry Leitz, Beatrice Light. Seventh Row; Kenneth McConnell, Bob Mutschler, Marjorie McAlhaney, Harland McGill. Manfred Melchi, Paul Moore, Alice Owens, Junior Pickford, Francis Pollock. Eighth Row: Floyd Reed. Francile Reidenbach, Dorothy Ritter, Earl Rolsion. Alvin Itiokord, Betty Roop, LaVern Roth, Patricia Schnepp, Don Springer. Ninth Row: Kathleen Shackley, Alice Sheets, Jean Slusher, John Spahr, Lillian Terrell, Edward Walters, Rob- ert Welker, Betty Weber, Marjory Veldy. Twenty-Six

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