Decatur High School - Ravelings Yearbook (Decatur, IN)

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JUNIORS First Row: Max Heare. Virginia Hoffman, Jim Hunter, Loretta Kaehr, LaVerne Kitchen, Flora Belle Kohls, Donna Kraft, Gerald Light. Second Row: Vann Liniger, Dick Linn, Bill Lynch, Mildred Marshall, Jay Martin, Eugene Melchi, Bernard Mey¬ er, Edward Moser. Third Row: Virginia McManama, Joan Newlin, Jon Noonan, Ramona Oliver, Bonita Roeder, Carl Rash, Walter Roop, Katherine Ross. Fourth Row: Rose Marie Stanley, James Strickler, Peggy Sullivan, Jean iT ' ricker, Leona Wefel, Mary Jane Wilson, Florence Worthman, Helen Worthman, Robert Yost. Rings Are In” The baseball team also showed the interest and skill of the juniors in athletics. Those who play¬ ed heads-up ball during the season were Vaun Liniger, Bill Lynch, Don Fruchte, Kenneth Friedt, Bernard Meyer, and Laverne Kitchen. The outstanding performance of the tennis team cannot be overlooked. Those juniors who lively swung their racquets were Rollie Affolder and Max Heare. The girls were of great help to the teams in cheering them on to victory. The girls were not only interested in watching the games but also were interested in participating. They organiz¬ ed themselves into a girls’ basketball team. Those who were members of this team were Alyce Brun- negraff, Jane Eady, Flora Belle Kohls, Ramona Oliver, Helen Fennig, Mildred Blythe, Mary Jane Wilson, Vera Affolder, and Lois Frank. On April 18 the class presented the comedy, “Don’t Take My Penny.” The play was very suc¬ cessful, due in a large part to the capable direc¬ tion of Miss Lewton and also to the hard work of the cast. The proceeds of the play were used to fin¬ ance the Junior-Senior Reception. This is an annual affair at which the juniors, under the direction of Miss Lewton, entertain the seniors and faculty. This year the juniors elaborately entertained their guests, consisting of ninety- eight seniors, twenty-one faculty members, and the school board and their wives. The decora¬ tions were novel and different in manner. Re¬ freshments were served by sixteen sophomores. This affair was a new excitement for the juniors and a very fitting tribute to the graduates of ’41. Twenty-Five I

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I JUNIORS First Row: Rollie Affolder, Vera Affolder, Spencer Andrews, Jean Barkley, Vera Bauer, Patricia Baughn, Ken¬ neth Beery, Bob Beery. Second Row: Juanita Blum, Mildred Blythe, Mary Borne, Alyce Brunneyraff, Richard Buckley, Thais Baum- yerdner, Calvin Burnett, Roberta Coffelt. Third Row: Jim Colter, Kathryn Davis, Jayne Eady, Janies E ' gdy, Richard Eichhorn, Dor us Eley, Harriet Eley, Helen Fennigi Fourth Row: Robert Foreman, Lois Frank, Roy Fried- ley, Kenneth Friedt, Donald Fruchte, Dore G-allogly, Patsy Garard, Ross Gunder, Fred Harden. “The Junior Well! Who would have thought that the low¬ ly freshmen of two winters ago could climb up the ladder into the rank of upperclassmen ? These un¬ der-dogs of last year, numbering sixty-six, by fol¬ lowing their motto, “Aim high and hold your aim,” and by the inspiration of their colors, blue and white, came to be the junior class of 1941. After the somewhat embarrassing situation of being freshmen and sophomores, the juniors, proud of their rank, blossomed out through the year’s activities with flying colors. The juniors met early in the year and elected their class guardian and officers. Miss Lewton was again selected to lead the juniors through their activities; Vaun Liniger was elected presi¬ dent; Robert Yost, vice-president. Lois Frank, secretary, and Kathryn Davis, treasurer. Every pupil wished to help the class in some way. Some who attempted to help the class¬ standing through scholastic effort were Robert Foreman, Lois Frank, Virginia Hoffman, Flora Belle Kohls, and Vaun Liniger. On the football field were found many juniors fighting for the glory of the school. When the team lineups were announced, big Bill Lynch was found at end; tall and lanky Don Fruchte at tackle; Kenny Friedt, the bearded anchor of the line, at the other tackle position; Eugene Melchi, the im¬ movable, at center; Spencer Andrews at guard; and Vaun Liniger, the line-cracker, at fullback; Junior Strickler, Dorus Eley, and Laverne Kitchen proved their worth as capable reserves. Several juniors were on the basketball squad also. Don Fruchte and Bill Lynch showed their skill by playing as regulars on the first team. Dick Linn, Laverne Kitchen, and Spencer Andrews played on the second team during the season, and they looked very promising. Twenty-Four

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m SOPHOMORES First Row: Richard Abbott, Edwin Ahr, Mervel And¬ rews, Charles Arnold, Bernice Barber, Lois Baughman, Richard Beery, Betty Beyer, Eileen Bleeke, Edwin Boknecht. Second Row: Betty Lou Brewster, Erna Bultemeier, Harriet “Christen, Joan Co wens, Frances Daniels, Gladys Having outgrown the nickname “Freshie” in the limited time of just exactly nine months, those same humble individuals now began to look down upon the freshman class just as they were looked down upon by the other members of D. H. S. After the novelty of the first days of anoth¬ er school year had worn off, the sophomores assembled to elect officers and a class sponsor. When the votes were counted, it was found that Mr. Mumma was elected to be guardian of this ever-progressing flock of sixty-three members for his fourth consecutive year. Charles Arnold, Paul Rickord, Robert McClenahan, and Alice Roth were elected president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer, respectively. The guiding light for some members of this class was the class motto, “We shall be what we make ourselves.” Those fortunate enough to Death, Kenneth Debolt, Janice Feasel, Merlin Feasel, Grace Flaugh. Third Row: Carl Fuelling, Wanda Garner, Dorothy Gerber, Jack Graham, Donald Grote, Herman Hammond, Howard ITaugk, Rex Heare, Mary Helen Helm, Florence Hoffman. All Sopho mores Meet In get their names on the honor roll were Richard Abbott, Bernice Barber, Lois Baughman, Joan Cowens, Grace Flaugh, Jack Graham, and Gerald Kimble. A group of girls, anxious about their trim fig¬ ures, went about the matter by getting the neces¬ sary exercises in the gymnasium. This group was composed of Harriet Christen, Ardella Mill¬ er, Alice Roth, Janice Feasel, Isabel White, Elva Mae Jackson, Joan Krick, Peggy McAlhaney, and Marjorie Gass. The boys had a wider field of opportunity than did the girls. In the field of basketball, one person was fortunate enough to make the first team, and he could really put on the steam. He was Murvel Andrews, better known as “Whitey” to some. Others who will be taking the seniors’ places in winning were those on the second team. They were Dale Von Gunten and Donald Grote. Twenty-Six