Decatur High School - Ravelings Yearbook (Decatur, IN)

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FRESHMEN First Row: Doris Adler, Donald Affolder, George Al¬ ton, Evelyn Andrews, Leroy Bailey, Gene Basset, Mary Bollinger, Brice Breiner. Second Row: Pauline Brintzenhofe, Irene Brooks, Na¬ omi Brown, Jim Brunnegraff, Leona Bultemeier, Belva Burke, Jean Carter, James ' Cochran. Third Row: Bud Crider, James Diffendorfer, Florine Drake, Lois Eady, Juanita E7dgell, Pat Edwards, James Eichhorn, Bernadetta Eley. Fourth Row: Billy Joe Pea.sel, Gene Foreman, Howard Foreman, Anola Friedt, Betty Gallogly, Jack Garner, Vern- ell Habegger, Beverly Hakes, Paris Hakes. Fifth Row: Richard Hakey, Dorotny Ramniond, Ed¬ ward Hammond, Keith Hammond, Paul Hawkins, Helen Hazelwood, Betty Hill, Ivan Howard, Vada Howe. “Freshmen May Rest Assured They On September 3, 1940, eighty-two freshmen entered the halls of the Junior-Senior High School to carry on with their burdens as an important class. These freshmen, excited and proud to know that they were now members of the high school, met one afternoon under the guidance of Mr. Brown and organized. As sponsor they elected Mr. Adams, who, they thought, could best cope with problems and ideals like their own. The offi¬ cers elected w ere as follows: Bob Mutschler, presi¬ dent; Jerry Leitz, vice-president; Irene Brooks, secretary; Doris Adler, treasurer. The freshmen worked very diligently to dis¬ play their talents and abilities. In the first place they had a few master-minds who upheld the class in scholastic ability by having their names appear on the honor roll at least once during the year. They were Pauline Brintzenhofe, Irene Brooks, Naomi Brown, Juanita Edgell, Patsy Ed¬ wards, Dorothy Hammond, Betty Hill, Lillian Koeneman, Barbara Kohls, Manfred Melchi, Ken¬ neth McConnell, Alice Owens, Phyllis Owens, Bet¬ ty Roop, John Spahr, and Edward Walters. Aside from their scholastic standing, the freshmen lads and lassies also took up sports pret¬ ty seriously; it gave them an opportunity to dis¬ play their abilities. Under the careful guidance of Mr. Ives, the following freshmen boys proved their worth as basketball players: LeRoy Bailey, Brice Breiner, Jack Garner, Paris Hakes, Keith Hammond, Paul Hawkins, Jerry Leitz, Alvin Rickord, and John T w e nty -E igh t

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SOI’HO MORES First Row: Elva Mae Jackson, Raymond Johnson, Ger¬ ald Kimuie, joan Krick, Max Leonardson, Don Liby, Rich¬ ard Lichtenstiger, Erma Lillich, Ardella Miller, Peggy McAlhaney. I [ °econd Row: Robert McClenahan, Phyllis McFarland, Douglas Neidigh, Cal Peterson, Mary Reed, Paul Rickord, Donald Roeder, Arlene Roop, Alice Roth, Betty Sautters. Third Row: Lewis Sehnepp, Raymond Schwartz, Max Shady, Milo Stalter, Norman Stemr.v, Virginia Venis. Dale v on Gunten, Betty Werst, Isabelle White, Roy Wolfe, Kathryn Yager. Mr. Mumma ' s Room 6th Period” Other fields of sports were baseball and foot¬ ball. The Babe Ruths and Dizzy Deans of to¬ morrow were found in such players as Lewis Sehnepp, Herman Hammond, and Murvel And¬ rews. In football such names as Herman Ham¬ mond, Charles Arnold, Donald Grote, and Ray¬ mond Johnson on the first team and Merlin Feas- el, Cal Peterson, and Paul Rickord on the second team struck as much terror to Decatur’s oppon¬ ents as Orson Welles did to his listening audience. After a few more years of training, we hope to see the girls and boys as seniors in the highest rankings. We feel confident they will. Aside from regular studies many of our sophomores participated in the inspiring organi¬ zations of this school; namely, the Pep Champs, Howling Hosts, Home Economics Club, and the Girls’, Boys’, and High Scnool Bands. One big event of the year, the Junior-Senior Reception, came on May 16. The juniors, al¬ though in charge of the reception, choose sopho¬ mores to do the serving. Those chosen to serve this year were Lois Baughman, Joan Cowens, Dorothy Gerber, Joan Krick, Alice Roth, Betty Sautters, Kathryn Yager, Janice Feasel, Charles Arnold, Jack Graham, Rex Heare, Dale Von Gun- ten, Norman Steury, Murvel Andrews, Richard Abbott, and Max Leonardson. As the year’s activities came to a close, the sophomores by diligent effort had set a pattern of lofty ideals and achievements which will en¬ courage their successors on to newer and greater heights of fame and glory. Proud of their physical and educational ability displayed as sophomores, the class could hardly wait until September when they would attempt to climb the next rung in the ladder of education. Twenty-Seven

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FRESHMEX First Row: Junior Kaehr, Barbara Kohls, Lillian Koeneman, Selma Koeneman, Ava Nelle Kraft, David Langs¬ ton, Jerry Leitz, Beatrice Light. Second Row: Manfred Melchi, Paul Moore, Bob Mutsch- ler, Marjorie McAlhaney, Kenneth McConnell, Alice Owens, Phyllis Owens, Junior Pickford. Third Row: Frances Pollock, Floyd Reed, Dean Reber, Francile Reidenbach, Robert Reppert, Alvin Rickord, Betty Roop, Betty Roop. Fourth Row: Laverne Roth, Patricia Schnepp, Kath¬ leen Shackley, Jack Shady, Alice Sheets, Jean Slusher, John Spahr, Donald Springer, Lillian Stolp. Fifth Row: Lillian Terrell, Melvin Thieme, Regina Thieme, Edward Walters, June Ward, Betty Weber, Mar¬ jorie Weldy, Bob Welker, Norma Werling. Will Not Be Initiated This Year” Spahr. The freshman class was also proud to boast of having three boys qualify for the section¬ al. There were eight boys out for football: Brice Breiner, Jack Garner, Paris Hakes, Keith Ham¬ mond, Paul Hawkins, Jerry Leitz, Alvin Rickord, and John Spahr. The freshmen, too, held their own in base¬ ball with three boys going out to gain berths on the big nine. They were Floyd Reed, Jim Coch¬ ran, and Jim Eichhorn. The game of tennis found but one lone fresh¬ man to add to its roster, Kenneth McConnell. In order to prove that the woman’s place is not limited to the home, the freshmen girls form¬ ed their own basketball team to battle it out with other classes. The members were Doris Adler, Mary Bollinger, Irene Brooks, Barbara Kohls, Jean Gass, Dorothy Hammond, Marjorie McAl¬ haney, Phyllis Owens, and Francile Reidenbach. The freshman class provided a number of mu¬ sicians. The following played in the school band directed by Mr. Sellemeyer: Irene Brooks, Belva Burke, Patsy Edwards, Anola Friedt, Helen Hazel¬ wood, Ava Nelle Kraft, Barbara Kohls, Beatrice Light, Marjorie McAlhaney, David Langston, and Manfred Melchi. As the activities and accomplishments of the freshman class are reviewed, there is no doubt but that these students will really do things in their three remaining years at D. H. S. They have made a fine showing this year. May they continue to keep up the good work and may suc¬ cess crown their efforts. Twenty-Nine