Decatur High School - Ravelings Yearbook (Decatur, IN)

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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

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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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Tor Picture, Bottom Row: Dwight Meyers, Everett Hutker, Stanley McBride, Bob Anicld, Bill Amick. Dwight Marshall, Don Chronister, James Cowens, Jay Barnett, Don Black, Marcus Foreman Second Row: Dwight Egly, Calvin Smitley, Tom Garner, Rich.-rd Knapp. Fred Steiner, Paul Hammond, Ray Lehman, Roger Schnepf, Bob McAlhany, Jack Fisher. Bill Kingsley Third Row: Tom Bayles, Gordon Rice, Bill Lichtenstiger, Monte Marbach, Jim Helm, Gene Meyers, Paul Bucher, Max Knittle, George Gilbert, Bob Haley Bottom Picture, Bottom Row: Hubert Feasel, Norm.an Stin l y, Norman Kruse, Phil Thomas, Richard Saylors, Roger Borne, Roger Gentis, Dave Moore, Medfcrd Smith, Noriis Blocker, Ralph Jackson Second Row: Don Wolfe, Bill Eichhorn, B.ll Shook. Doyle My2i-s, Don Slusher, Raymond Thieme. Waynard Habcgger, Jack Rayer, Norbert Bleeke, Eddie Deitsch, Bob Shackley Third Row: Tom Ahr, Herman Andress, Bill Fre£by. Lym£.n Hann, Carl Beeliler, Wilbert Thieme, Den Bieberich, Jim Pol- lack, Herman Everett retary; Don Light, treasurer. Mr. Andrews was elected sponsor. In the past years the Howling Hosts sponsored a few dances following the home games. Many of the D. H. S. Howlers spent their evenings at the Den after the games. Nevertheless, you culd count on the Howlers being present at eech game to help to create a spirit of victory in our teams. We hope that next year ' s Howling Hosts will support our athletic teams as well as the Howling Hosts did this year.