Decatur High School - Ravelings Yearbook (Decatur, IN)

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Iverna Werling Secretary to Supt. E. Mumma President W. I. Krick Superintendent C. C. Pumphrey Treasurer G. Cole Secretary SCHOOL BOARD The school board was defense minded too this year, some form or other. Each member made his or her contribution in Superintendent Krick was kept on the run the whole year. There was always someone waiting to see him. He, like everyone else, was knee-deep in defense activities. Although his job didn ' t call for as many changes due to the war situation as did Principal Biown ' s, those that were necessary were difficult to be- come accustomed to; but they were mastered and everything ran smoothly. Superintendent Krick thought he was going to be vitally handicapped at the beginning of school last fall due to the loss of his secretary, but his worries soon vanished when he discovered how capable and Johnny on the spot his new secre- tary. Miss Werling, was. When Miss Werling wasn ' t writing letters or filling out documents, she usually could be found in the typing room operating the mimeograph machine, cutting stencils, and running off tests for teachers, who were greatly obliged to have someone to perform this task for them.

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John McConnell, Robert Frisinger, Jack Eady, Ned Johnson and unidentified soldier. William Spahr, Max Odle, LaVere Hakey, Robert Hammond, Lawrence Fuelling, Paul Lord. Louis Koldewey, James Krick, Robert Koenemonn, Joy Alton. WHERE ARE YOU NOW? Nine

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THE GENERAL AND HIS AID-DE-CAMP Principal, W. G. Brown, has cerlainly had a busy year. Besides the supervision of the regular high school activities, he has had to organize cmd oversee the school ' s wartime routine. He has done everything in his power to aid those students cf draft age. Several new subjects, valuable to persons active in the war effort, were added to the school curricula; among those subjects were aeronautics, fundamental arith- metic for the emergency, and calisthenics. For pupils who were interested in fitting themselves for defense jobs or for placement in the armed forces, night school was held on several designcrted evenings during each v.reek. Such courses as drafting, radio, cmd the Morse code were taught. Besides regular high school and night classes, there was rationing to contend withthis year. Operating an all out for victory high school, kept Mrs. Kern, Mr. Brown ' s secretary, almost as busy as her employer. It was a difficult year; but under the guidance of a well-informed and capable principal, we came out on top at the close of school in the spring. W. Guy Brown Principal Mrs. H, L. Kern Secretary