Decatur High School - Ravelings Yearbook (Decatur, IN)

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The drum corps was organized again with six- teen members. They played first for the Blind Tourney on New Year ' s Day, and again for the Sectional Tournam-ent. The band, as well as everyone else, was very proud of them. Again this year, Selly gave a chicken dinner for the members of the band on November 7. The dinner and dance that followed were enjoyed by everyone present. Some of the band ' s activities for this year in- cluded playing for the Blind Tourney, the Sectional Tournament, the basketball game at Bluffton, and all of the home football and basketball games. Even though the war is over, we are still un- able to get those long awaited treasures, our uni- forms. We are still trying very hard anyway. The band will lose quite a few very good mem- bers by graduation this year. They are Marelyn Schultz, Ann Maddox, Barbara Roop, Lois Chron- ister, Barbara Bracey, Geraldine Andrews, Jerry Ketchum, Karl Kolter, Phil Thomas, and Richard Saylors. These people have done a fine job and we shall miss them next year. Many seventh graders were started on the band road this year by Mr. Sellemeyer, so next year ' s band should be equally good or better than the one this year.

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Band Officers Richard Saylors, Vice Pres., Dorothy Kohler, Pres. Phil Thomas, Sec.-Treas. Bottovi Roto; Kristine Striker. Ann Maddox. Mary Leitz, Dick Johnson, Phil Tlionias. Geraldine Andrews, Bar- bara Roop, Dorothy Flaugh, Katherine Edwards, Dora Brunnegraff, Anna Steury Seccnd Row: Rosemary Schwartz, Barbara Anspaugh, Barbara Bracey, Marelyn Schultz, George Bair, Jane Daily, Bonnie Schieferstein, Edsal Mattox, Bob Smith, Connie Hill, Gerald Schultz, Jerry Ketchum, Dorothy Kohler, Donna Jaberg, Lojs Chronister, Margene Bauer Third Row: Kverett Hutker, Medford Smith, Tom Sharp, Norma Lammert, Bob Matzger, Harold Nash, Karl Kolter, Karlann Striker, Richard Saylors, Jac- queline Warren, Colleen Lehman, Anna Garner, He en Baughman, Anita Rentz, Phyllis Kohler Others not there when pictures were taken; Jane Brum ley, Raymond Lehman The Band . , » This year ' s band was composed of about fifty members. After the loss of so many seniors last year, we were a little handicapped until we got started under the able direction of Marelyn Schultz and Mr. Sellemeyer. Officers were elected for both the Combined and the High School Bands. The officers elected for the Combined Band were Medford Smith, president; Barbara Anspaugh, vice president; and Kristine Striker, sec- retary-treasurer. The following peo- ple were chosen to guide the ways of the High School Band: Dorothy Koh- ler, president; Richard Saylors, vice president; and Phil Thomas, secre- tary-treasurer. ' Stf iM

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The Howling Hosts In the year of 1923 there was an organization started known as the Howling Hosts made up of D. H. S. boys for the purpose of promoting athletic enthusiasm. This organization has been carried on by the D. H. S. boys until the present time. To become a full fledged member of the Howling Hosts, each boy must purchase a season ticket for either the football games or the basketball home games. The first part of the year officers were elected. These were the results: Gene Myers, president; Paul Bucher, vice president; Herb Johnston, see- To? Picture, Bcttovi Row: Merlin Lister. Tom Lister, Gene Reynolds, Dave MacLean, Sheldon Daniels. Ralph Smith. B3rford Smith, Gerald Schultz, Paul Busse, Bryan Lehman Seccnd Row: Willis Brock, Bob Smith. Herbert Kitson, Doyle Liby. Victor Porter, Norman Leonardson. Kenneth Jennings. Royal Bollinger, Jim Hurst, Norman Burnett, Bob Krueckeberfj Third Row: Tony Nagel, Don McLean. Sam Bogner, Herbert Fruchte. Bob Metzger. Jerry Ketchum. Tom Sharp, Max An- drews, Ralph Sauer, Bob Rcop Bottom Picture, Bottom Row: Jim Shackley. Chester Summers. Phil Merriman, Dick McConnell, Richard Cottrell. Don Grant, Warren Arnold, Herb Johnston. Bill Whittredge, Lawren Arnold Second Row: Dan Freeby, Kenneth Roop, Loren Brentlinger, Jack Reynolds, Charles Ward, Duane Holmes. Karl Kolter, Merritt Marbach, Jerry Lichtenstiger. Jack Harker, Melvin Werling Third Row: Melvin Taylor, Ted Hill, Leigh Nelson, Kenneth Grant. Neil Thomas. Ronald Ballard. Don Wefel. Harold Nash. Don Light. Eddie Mattox