Decatur High School - Ravelings Yearbook (Decatur, IN)

Text from Pages 1 - 132 of the 1960 volume:

mmm smm DECATUR HIGH SCHOOL D E C A T U R, I N D I A N A Ifi ' ' i rL. y i OLD CENTRAL BUILDING LINCOLN BUILDING OUR PRESEN T HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING WE HAVE RECORDED FIFTY YEARS WITH nCaveli incis w These are the three buildings that have been the home of the D.H.S. Ravelings. It was begun in 1910 in the old Central Building that was located where the present high school building now stands. In the fall of 1918 the high school was moved to the new building at Fifth and Adams, now known as Lincoln Building. As the school population grew, and buildings be- came unsafe, Central Building was razed to make room for the present high school building. It was occu- pied in the fall of 1939 as a Junior- Senior High School. An adequate picture of old Cen- tral was difficult to find. The pic- ture reproduced above was on a colored postcard that had been mailed March 2, 1915 by a young lady of Monroe to a girl friend in Hicksville, Ohio. A group of hunt- ers found the card, along with a few others, in an old, abandoned house in Ohio, and brought it back lo Mr. Brown. You see, in this pic- ture, the iron fence that once surrounded the school yard. v olden yVL emories The first attempt of the Decatur High School to publish a paper was made about 1897, when W. F. Smith was principal and Miss Mary A. John- son was head of the English department. The paper was printed on four sheets of pink paper, and was called The Aurora. After it was published for about two years, it was dropped and nothing further was done along this line until 1910. Then Miss Clara Williams revived the idea and began a publication called the High School Student. It was published every six weeks. The staff consisted of Clem Steigmeyer, editor, and Lawrence Archbold, business manager. Other assistants were Matie Chronister, Orpha Sheets, Paul Meyer, Lillian Rice, Estella Perkins, Dorothy Dugan and Carl Beatty. In 1911 the form was changed from a paper to a pamphlet, and the name was changed to the High School Booster. That year the last issue was made larger, called the Commencement Number and thought of as an annual. In 1914 it was decided to change the name of the paper. A contest was initiated and the name Ravelings, submitted by Florence Cowan, was se- lected. The pamphlet continued to be published several times a year with the last number the Com- mencement Number until 1920 when the pamphlet went into book form with one large issue each year. That has continued to be the policy to the present time. 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 19118 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 To give a better basis for comparison be- tween the OLD and the NEW, we have print- ed, on many pages of this book, pictures of the yesterdays and today. At the upper left Carol Norquest, Carolyn Steele, and Bruce Voshell inspect an old ' 23 Cadillac. In the lower picture Betty Haugk and Dave Sheets try out a ' 60 model of the same make car, while Terje Strom stands guard to protect it from over-zealous school- mates. On the opposite page Judy Brodbeck and Ann Arnold show the old method of getting a drink at school, while Taya Erekson and Jay DeVoss use the modern fountain at the present school. Mr. Andrews as a D.H.S. graduate of 1925. Coming to Decatur, after two years at Monroe, he became very active in D.H.S. He was center on both the football and basket- ball teams, winning an All Sectional in basketball in ' 25. He was in the Junior play in ' 24. the Senior play in ' 25, and a member of the ' 25 Ravelings staff. esterda Mr. Brown during his early years at Decatur. Mr. Brown came to the Decatur Schools in 1916, after having taught at the Irwin School and Monmouth . He began as Principal of the elemen- tary portion of old Central School. This was made up of grades 5, 6, 7 and In the fall of 1931 he was made principal of the High School and was moved into the Superintendency in 1951. JHostL y Ulesterda ' When we say Time marches on, we are not just using idle words. To the right changes in D sweat- ers are modeled by Jim Reiden- bach, John Cowan, and Tom GrabiU. The D award back in the teens were gold felt. In the thirties sweaters with stripes knit- ted in the sleeve to indicate the number of years in a major sport were given. Tom is modeling Paul Harden ' s sweater. A chenille D was used as the letter award. Later chevrons were used instead of knit- ted stripes, and now a leather and felt jacket is used instead of the knitted sweater. SOPHOMORES OF 1919 «pr W ' % €. M w Below are two Sophomore groups. In the 1919 group notice the high laced shoes, the middy blouses with sailor collars, and the large, loosely knotted ties. In the ' 23 group, note still some high laced shoes and, although these are Sophomores, some of the boys are still wearing knickers. We haven ' t identified these people for you but you might be surprised at some of the names. For instance, Paul Spuller, now principal of Central High School, Ft. Wayne. SOPHOMORES OF 1923 g . :mB§m m ' K Still comparing the OLD with the NEW we have above a charming little kindergarten miss, Patty Thomas, sitting at one of the old time desks, and beside this Rudy Klein- knight and Shirley Harden demonstrate the new style desks of today ' s classroom. Below Alice Allwein shows the use of the old style telephone while Barbara Burk goes ultra modern with the new base dial phone. To the right is pictured the way some of us old timers came to school. We do not know who the man is, but I can well imagine Mr. Ketchum, as a young man, all ready to give Dobbin the whip and start for school. And then there is the way some of them come today. Of course they do not sit up on the back of the seat on their way to school, but Diane Rhodes, Carol Bebout, Paula Strickler, and Susan Mayclin did not want to be hidden from the camera by Becky Maddox, Carol Norquest, and Rosie Flora. Some of the boj ' s, of course, do not drive such fine cars, and some of the cars driven are what could accurately be called heaps. 11, en an J JV. ow chool =fL eadi ers MARTIN F. WORTHMAN WALTER J. KRICK E. E. RICE 9 H| qb i Hi |f- « ■ fe ■ . i - me f ast We present here some of the Decatur school leaders in the life of Ravelings. For two of these pictures we had to fall back on old year books. Mr. E. E. Rice was Supt. of Schools from 1909 to 1913. His picture was taken from the 1912 High School Booster, Commencement number. Mr. C. E. Spaulding followed Mr. Rice and was here from 1913-1916. His picture was taken from The Colum- bian, high school yearbook of Columbia City, to which place he went after leav- ing Decatur. Mr. M. F. Woi-thman stepped up from high school principal to the Superin- tendency in 1916 and served until his death in 1934. Mr. Walter J. Krick had been high school principal here and went to Van Wert as principal there. In 1934 Mr. Krick moved back to Deca- tur as School Superintendent and served until 1951 when he too died in office. He was succeeded by Mr. W. Guy Brown, our present Superintendent. Mr. Brown had served as Central grade principal, and high school principal before his election to the superintend- ency. Miss Wemhoff is the only woman prin- cipal we have had in our high school, acting in that capacity from 1918 to 1920. She had been a teacher in the high school before becoming principal. C. E. SPAULDING FRIEDA WEHMHOFF 13 When speaking of fads and fashions, just compare, or rather contrast, the dress of the Sophomores of 1914 with the other styles of dress shown here. In their long skirts and coats, the girls look more like middle aged ladies than high school sophomores. And how would our young men of today, with their low, soft, and often open collars, like to wear the high, stiff collars of that day. Compare the dress of Kay Stoppenhagen and Diane Rhodes in their trench coats and sneakers. Compare also one of the most out- standing and characteristic of present day fashions, the crinoline underskirt. Monica Badenhop and Candy Johnson pose to give us a typical crinoline skirt picture. In the upper right hand pictures, some of our Union townsliip pupils and their bus driver posed for a picture. You will note that several of the girls, dressed in their norm.al school clothes, are wearing the fa- mous fad of present day fashion, crinoline underskirts. yViostl i J octa ' J ' f ' SI D.H.S., Oh! D.H.S. D.H.S. we ' re all for you. We will fight for the Gold and Purple, For the glory of our hiigh School. Never daunted we cannot falter. In the battle we ' re tried and true; D.H.S., Oh! D.H.S. D.H.S. we ' re all for you. KS iiperin teticten t W. GUY BROWN SINCE 1951 p rincipal HUGH J. ANDREWS SINCE 1951 SCHOOL BOARD President John G. Heller Secretary Herbert N. Banning Treasurer Dr. J. M. Burk MISS IVERNA WERLING Secy, to Superintendent Since 1942 MRS. VERA DOTY Secy, to Principal Since 1953 19 -ractiltxi jntemsted and J t teyestin ROBERTA CHRONISTER ft CHARLES ABEL KATHRYN KAUFFMAN CHARLOTTE VERA AMOS KETCHUM WILLIAM McCOLLY I CATHERINE WEIDLER JOHN BUTLER ELEANOR PUMPHREY REBECCA WORTHMAN ROBERT WORTHMAN 21 CUSTODIANS - Wynn, Drake and Cummings CAROLYN MESHBERGER did her practice teaching under the guidance of Mr. Hetrick of the Commercial department AT THE SENIOR PARTY — SPRING OF 1959 MISS ELEANOR PUMPHREY, Librari- an, and one of her assistants, Cindy Gable, help Barry Ellis in his quest for knowledge. 23 u ■ MQimiiiL asses SENIOR CREAMS Row 1: Nancy Helm, Kay Burke, Elaine Cochran, Becky Dickerson, Etta Mae Soliday, Rosie Flora, Pat Sovine, Kay Wynn. Row 2: Bonnie Fulton, Diane Sau- er, Kathy Hullinger. Row 2: Helen Elliott, Reta Thorn- ton, Becky Maddox, Alice AUwein, Barb Burk, Betty Haugk. Row 4: Lois Gerke, Cassie Strick- ler, Sandy Baumann, Jan Aumann. Row 5: Penny Longerbone, Diane Rhodes, Dee Schroeder, Carol Be- bout. Row 6: Kay Stoppenhagen, Elea- nor Miller, Jean Hoffman. SCHOOL SONG D.H.S., Oh! D.H.S. D.H.S. we ' re all for you. We will fighf for the Gold and Purphy For ihe glory of our High School. Never daunted we cannot falter. , In the battle we ' re tried and true; D.H.S. Oh! D.H.S. D.H.S. we ' re all for you. m wv ' ' wwm ' CLASS OFFICERS Jack Dailey President Terje Strom Vice-President Lois Gerke Secretary Alice Allwein Treasurer SENIOR HONOR STUDENTS Roiv 1: Becky Maddox, Alice Allwein, Betty Haugk. Row 2: Kay Stoppenhagen, Carolyn Steele, Ron Kiess. Roio 3: Jack Dailey, Carol Norquest, Connie Kiess, Kay Wynn. Row 4: Terje Strom, Rosie Flora, Lois Gerke, Loretta Wass. Row 5: Jim Reidenbach, Roger Fuelling, Mike Thieme, Janice Heemstra. s. enlorS— ovc to ew leUs Donald Agler Alice Allwein Carolyn Amstutz Janice Aumann AGLER DONALD— Football 57. 58, 59, 60: Basket- ball 57, 58; Baseball 58; Jacket Journal 60; Cheering Block 60; Boys Intramural — champs 59, 60; Student Dav Sale 57, 58, 59; Latin Banquet 58; Summer School 59, D-Club 60. ALLWEIN, ALICE— Editor of Ravelings 60; Assist- ant Editor of Ravelings 59; School Reporter 60; Girls Volleyball team 57, 58, 59, 60; Girls ' Intramurals 57, 58, 59, 60; Reserve Team Cheerleader 57; Football Cheerleader 58; Prom Server 58; Latm Banquet 57, 58; Student Council 57, 58, 60; Secretary Student Council 58: Commercial Club 58; Color Wheel 59; Cheering Bloc 58, 59, 60; Pop Concert 59, 60: Music Festival 59, 60; Christmas Program 59, 60; Fresh. - Soph. Chorus 57, 58; Jr.-Sr. Choir 59, 60; Fresh. Class Secretary 57; Soph. Class Secretary 58; Senior Class Treas. 60; Chairman of Prom 59; Scholastic Letter 57, 58, 59, 60; Student Day Sale 59. 60; Sum- mer School 60; Rotary Speech Contest 60: Legion Speech Contest 60. Exchange Student Nominee 59; Jr. Class Play 59. AMSTUTZ, CAROLYN— Soph. Chorus 58; Jr.-Sr. Choir 60: Commercial Club 59, 60; Pop Concert 60; Music Festival 60; Gabfest 60; Cheering Bloc 58, 59, 60; Christmas Program 59; Student Librarian 60; School Store 60; Student Day Sale 60. AUMANN, JANICE— School Reporter 60; Student Barbara Burk Kathleen Burk Council 57; Fresh. -Soph. Chorus 57, 58; Jr.-Sr. Choir 59, 60; Basketball, Volleyball Intramurals 57, 58, 59, 60; Reserve Team Cheerleader 57; Football Cheer- leader 57; Commercial Club 59; Pop Concert 59, 60; Music Festival 59, 60; Latin Banquet 57, 58; Summer School 59; Prom Server 58; Cheering Bloc 58, 59, 60; Student Day Sale 59, 60 BURK, BARBARA— Frosh.-Soph. Chorus 57, 58: Jr.-Sr. Choir 59, 60: Roman Banquet 57, 58; Prom Server 58, Class Treasurer 58; Class Vice President 59; Intramurals 57. 58. 59. 60; Secretary of Student Council 59: Class Plav 59; Christmas Program 59; Commercial Club 59; Cheering Bloc 57. 58. 59, 60; Teen Council 59, Rotary Contest Winner 60; Scholastic Letter 57; Music Festival 59, 60; Ravelings Staff 59, 60; Pop Concert 59, 60; Student Day Sale 59, 63; Jacket Journal 60. BURKE, KATHLEEN— Jr.-Sr. Choir 59. 60; Frosh.- Soph. Chorus 57. 58; Girls ' Intramurals 58. 59. 60; Color Wheel 59. 60; Commercial 59. 60; Pop Concert 59, 60; Latin Banquet 57, 58; Music Festival 60; Cheering Bloc 57, 58, 59, 60; Student Day Sale 59. BUTCHER, STEVE— Music Festival 58, 59, 60; Band 57, 58, 59, 60. BUTLER, LARRY— Track 59, 60; Football 59, 60; D-Club 59, 60; Intramurals 59, 60; Color Wheel 59; Cheering Bloc 60; Student Day Sale 59, 60. Steve Butcher Larry Butler In September, 78 of us entered the familiar doors of Decatur High School to begin our final year of high school education. Our first activity was to elect class officers Herb Banning Marie Barlett BANNING, HERB— Football 57, 58, 59, 60; Track 57, 58, 59, 60; Intramurals 59, 60; D-Club 59, 60; Co- Captain Football 60; Secretary-Treasurer D-Club; Vice President Color Wheel 60; Color Wheel 59, 60; Junior Rotarian 60; Choir 57, 58, 60; Commercial Club 59; Junior Class Play 59; Music Festival 60. BARLETT, MARIE— Frosh.-Soph. Chorus 57, 58; Jr.-Sr. Choir 60; Intramurals 57, 58, 59, 60; Color Wheel 60; Commercial Club 59; Pop Concert 60; Mu- sic Festival 60; Chairman Latin Banquet 57; Latin Banquet 57, 58; French Banquet 60; Summer School 59, 60; Jacket Journal 60; Gabfest 59; Scholastic Let- ter 57; Cheering Bloc 57, 58, 59, 60; Christmas Pro- gram 60; Jr. Class Play 59. Sandra Baumann Carol Bebout Club 59, 60; President Commercial Club 60; Editor of Gabfest 60; Ravelings Staff 60; Jacket Journal 60; F.H.A. 60; Frosh.-Soph. Chorus 57, 58; Cheering Bloc 57, 58, 59, 60; Student Day Sale 60. CALL, KAREN— Frosh.-Soph. Chorus 57, 58; Jr.-Sr. Choir 60; Intramurals 58, 59; Color Wheel 60; Com- mercial Club 59; Junior Class Play 59. CLARK, DAVE— Basketball 57, 58, 59, 60; Baseball 60; Track 58, 59; Cross Country 57, Commercial Club 59, 60; Gabfest Staff 60; Student Day Sale 57, 59, 60; D-Club 60. BAUMANN, SANDRA— Cheering Bloc 57, 58, 59, 60; Intramurals 57, 58, 59, 60; Latin Banquet 57, 58; Com- mercial 59, 60; Commercial Club Treasurer 60; Ravel- ings Staff 60; Frosh.-Soph. Chorus 57, 58, 59, 60; Summer School 59; Jacket Journal 60; Gabfest Staff 60; COCHRAN, ELAINE— Choir 57, 58, 60; Music Festi- val 60; Pop Concert 60; Cheering Bloc 57, 58, 59, 60; Christmas Program 60; Intramurals 59, 60; Commer- cial Club 59, Jacket Journal 60; Latin Banquet 57, 58; Student Day Sale 60. BEBOUT, CAROL— Latin Banquet 57; Girls ' Intra- murals 58, 60; Legion Speech Contest 60; Commercial Karen Cal Dave Clark CONRAD, RICHARD— Student Day Sale 57, 59; Col- or Wheel 60; Montpelier High School 56, Roanoke High School 57; Class Play 59. Elaine Cochran Richard Conrad and a sponsor: president, Jack Dailey; vice- president, Terje Strom; secretary, Lois Jean Gerke; treasurer, Alice Allwein. In November we worked hard on the Stu- John Cowans Carolyn Crozier Jack Dailey Jay DeVoss COWANS, JOHN— Intramurals 57, 58, 59, 60; Track 57, Football 57; Jr. Class rtav 58; Student Day Sale 57. 58; Cheering Block 57, 58, 59, 60. CROZIER, CAROLYN— Frosh. -Soph. Chorus 58; Commercial Club 59, 60; Latin Banquet 57, 58; Cheer- ing Bloc 57, 58, 59, 60. DAILEY, JACK— President Senior Class 60; Presi- dent Student Council 60; Treasurer Freshman Class 57; Treasurer Junior Class 59; A.F.S. Exchange Stu- dent 59; Student Director of Band 58, 60; Band 57, 58, 59, 60; Golf 57, 58, 59, 60; D-Club 57, 58, 59, 60; Intramurals 57, 58, 59, 60;Frosh.-Soph. Chorus 57, 58; Jr.-Sr. Choir 59, 60; Pop Concert 57, 58, 59, 60; Music Festival 57, 58, 59, 60; Christmas Program 57, 58, 59, 60; Scholastic Letter 58, 59; Student Day Sale 57, 58, 59, 60; Junior Rotarian 60; Rotary Speech Con- test 60; Jr. Class Play 59; Ravelings Staff 59, 60; Prom Server 59; Latin Banquet 57, 58; Teen Council 60; Gabfest Staff 58, DEVOSS, JAY— Football 57, 58, 59, 60; Track 57, 58, 59, 60; Track Manager 57; Basketball 57, 58; Intra- murals 60; Legion Speech Contest 60; Latin Ban- quet 57, 58; Prom Server 58; Junior Class Play 59, Junior Rotarian 60; Hoosier Boys ' State 59, FUELLING, ROGER— Football 57, 58, 59, 60; Track 59, 60; Intramurals 60; D-Club 59, 60; Junior Rotari- an 60; Commercial Club 59; Cheering Bloc 59, 60; Student Day Sale 60. FULTON, BONNIE— Girls ' Intramurals 57, 58, 59, 60; Commercial Club 59, 60; F.H.A. 57, 58, 59; Cheering Bloc 57, 58, 59, 60; Student Day Sale 59, 60. GAUNT. ROGER— Color Wheel 59, 60; President of Color Wheel 60; Commercial Club 59, 60; D-Club 60; Intramurals 60; Junior Class Plav 59; Fresh. -Soph. Choir 57, 58; Baseball 57, 58, 59; Football 57; Cheer- ing Block 57, 58, 59, 60; Chr istmas Program 59, 60; Student Day Sale 57, 58. 59. 60. GAY, JIM— Football 57, 58, 59, 60; Basketball 57, 58, 59, 60; Baseball 57, 58, 59, 60; Track 58, 59, 60; N.E.I. C. Honorable Mention Football 59, 60; Class President 59; Student Council 59; Teen Council 59; Ravelings Staff 59, 60; Latin Banquet 57, 58; Junior Class Play 59; Rotary Speech Contest 60; Fresh. - Soph. Chorus 57; Jr.-Sr. Choir 59, 60; Pop Concert 59, 60; Christmas Program 57, 59, 60; Vice-President Choir 60; Vice President D-Club 60; Summer School 59; Prom Server 58; Junior Rotarian 60; D-Club 58, 59, 60; Commercial Club 59; Student Day Sale 57, 58; Music Festival 59, 60; News Sentinel Regional First Team 59. Roger Fuelling Bonnie Fulton Roger Gaunt Jim Gay m. J dent Day Sale, which was very successful. In December we visited the Adams County Courthouse and various offices in the building. May 20 meant the Junior-Senior Prom. The Becky Dickerson Helen Elliott DICKERSON, REBECCA— Chattanooga High School 57, 58; Commercial Club 59; Junior Play 59; F.H.A. 59; Cheering Bloc 59, 60; Summer School 59; Jr.-Sr. Choir 60; Music Festival 60; Pop Concert 60; French Banquet 60. ELLIOTT, HELEN— Intramurals 57, 58, 59, 60; Color Wheel 60; Cheering Bloc 57, 58, 59, 60; Jacket Journal 60; Student Librarian 57, 58, 59, 60; Junior Class Play 59; Christnr.as Program; Student Day Sale 57; Com- mercial Club 59. Rosie Flora Bob Frauhiger GERKE LOIS— Student Day Sale 60; Fresh. -Soph. Chorus 57, 58; Jr.-Sr. Choir 59, 60; Girls ' Intramurals 57, 58, 59, 60; F.H.A. 57; F.H.A. Treasurer 57; Com- mercial Club 59; Latin Banquet 57, 58; Color Wheel 60; Class Secretary 59, 60; Student Council 57, 58, 59; Scholastic Letter 57, 58, 59; Cheering Bloc 60; Canteen 57, 58, 59; Music Festival 59, 60; Pop Con- cert 59, 60; Christmas Program 59, 60; Prom Server 58; Class Play 59; Exchange Student nominee 59. GRIFFITHS, KEITH— Adams Central 57, 58, 59; Cheering Block 60; Summer School 60. FLORA, ROSELYN— Prom Server 58; Frosh.-Soph, Chorus 57, 58; Jr.-Sr. Choir 59, 60; Girls ' Intramurals 60; Commercial Club 59, 60; Gabfest 57, 60; Latin Banquet 57,58; French Banquet 60; Scholastic Let- ter 57, 58; Music Festival 58, 60; Cheering Bloc 57, 58, 59, 60; Pop Concert 59, 60; Christmas Program 59, 60. HAUGK, BETTY— Scholastic Letter 57, 58; Latin Banquet 57, 58; Cheering Bloc 57, 58, 59, 60; Fresh.- Soph. Chorus 57, 58; Choir 59, 60; Summer School 59; Pop Concert 59, 60; Music Festival 59, 60; Christmas Program 59, 60; Junior Class Play 59; Intramurals 57, 58, 59, 60; Student Day Sale 59, 60. FRAUHIGER, BOB— Basketball 58, 59, 60; Football 59, 60; Commercial Club 59; Color Wheel 60; D-Club 59, 60. Lois Gerke Keith Griffiths HEEMSTRA, JANICE— Milford, Illinois 57, 58; Quincv, Illinois 59; Band 60; Girls ' Intramurals 60; Pop Concert 60; Jr.-Sr. Chorus 60; Student Day Sale 60; Christmas Program 60; Scholastic Letter 60. Betty Haugk Janice Heemstra Juniors did a wonderful job of planning and decorating around the theme, Starlight Fan- tasy. This Prom was something that all the seniors will remember. Nancy Helm Ronald Highland Lorry Hill Jean Hoffman HELM, NANCY— Latin Banquet 57, 58; Fresh. -Soph. Chorus 57, 58; Girls ' Intramurals 57, 58, 59, 60; Rav- elings Staff 59, 60; Color Wheel 60; Commercial Club 59; Jr.-Sr. Choir 59, 60; Pop Concert 59, 60; Music Festival 59, 60; Cheering Bloc 57, 58, 59, 60; Christ- mas Program 59, 60 Student Day Sale 60. HIGHLAND, RONALD— Band 57, 58, 59; Fresh. - Soph. Choir 57, 58; Intramural Basketball 57, 58, 59, 60; Commercial Club 59; Latin Banquet 57, 58; Music Festival 57, 58, 59; Pop Concert 57, 58, 59; Golf 57, 60; Ravelings Staff 59, 60; Prom Server 58; Cheering Bloc 60; Summer School 59; Christmas Program 57, 58, 59; Student Day Sale 57, 58, 59, 60. HILL, LARRY— Football 57, 58, 59; Basketball 57, 58, 59, 60; Track 57, 58, 59; Junior Class Play 59; Jacket Journal Staff 60; Student Day Sale 57, 58, 59, 60; Commercial Club 59; D-Club 59, 60; Intramural Basketball Champs 57, 60. HOFFMAN, JEAN— Fresh. -Soph. Chorus 57, 58; Jr.-Sr. Choir 59, 60; Class Play 59; Ravelings Staff 60; Scholastic Letter 57, 58; Student Day Sale 60; Latin Banquet 57, 58; French Banquet 60; Christmas Pro- gram 59, 60; Commercial Club 59; Summer School 59, 60; Music Festival 59, 60; Cheering Bloc 57, 58, 59, 60; Pop Concert 59, 60. KIESS, CONNIE— Fresh. -Soph. Chorus 57, 58; Jr.-Sr. Choir 59, 60; Commercial Club 59, 60; Gabfest Staff 60; Pop Concert 59, 60; Music Festival 59, 60; Christ- mas Progiam 59, 60; Cheering Bloc 57, 58, 59, 60; Latin Banquet 57, 47; Girls ' Intramurals 59, 60; Summer School 58; Scholastic Letter 57, 58; Rotary Speech Contest 60; Legion Speech Contest 60; Na- tional High School Poetry Award 60. KIESS, RONALD— Intramurals 57, 58, 59, 60; Latin Banquet 57, 58; Track 59, 60; Scholastic Letter 58, 59. 60; Science Institute 59; D-Club 59, 60; Cheering Bloc 59, 60; Student Day Sale 58, 59. KRICK, VANCE— Intramurals 57, 59, 60; Cheering Bloc 57. 58, 59, 60; Student Day Sale 57, 58, 59. KRUECKEBERG, CHARLES— Football 57, 58, 59, 60; Student Dav Sale 58, 59, 60; Commercial Club 59; D-Club 59, 60; Track 57, 58, 60; Summer School 60; Cheering Bloc 58, 59, 60; Intramural Basketball Champs 60; Intramural Basketball 58, 59, 60; Christ- mas Program 60. Connie Kiess Ronald Kiess Vance Krick Charles Krueckeberg Our Baccalaureate services were held on the following Sunday, May 22. Commencement, the important night toward which all of us had been working, arrived on Coleen Howell Kathy Hullinger HOWELL, COLLEEN— Pep Champs 57, 58, 59; Freshman Class Treasurer 57; Band 57,58, 59; Drum Corps 59; Operetta 58, 59; Christmas Play 58, 59- Drum Majorette 59; Freshma n Sophomore Chorus 58; Color Wheel 50; Commercial Club 59; Gab Fest Staff 59; High School Choir 59. Barbara Johnson Mike Kaehr tival 57, 58, 59, 60; Latin Banquet 57, 58; French Banquet 60; Commercial Club 59; Christmas Program 57, 58, 59, 60; Student Director of Band 59; Junior Class Play 59; Junior Rotarian 60. HULLINGER, KATHY— Choir 59, 60; Intramurals (Girls) 58, 59; F.H.A. 57, 58, 59, 60; Color Wheel 59 60; Pop Concert 60; Jacket Journal Staff 60 ' F H a ' Secretary 58; Cheering Bloc 57, 58, 59, 60 JOHNSON, BARBARA— Cheering Bloc 57, 58, 59, 60- Fresh.-Soph. Chorus 57; Latin Banquet 57, 58- Girls ' Intramurals 57, 58, 59, 60; Fresh.-Soph. Chorus 58- Christmas Program 60; Jacket Journal Staff 60- Summer School 59; Commercial Club 59, 60- Gabfest Writer 60; Student Day Sale 60 LAMBERT, BEVERLY— Commercial Club 59 60- Color Wheel 60; F.H.A. 57, 58, 59, 60. LONGERBONE, PENNY— Fresh.-Soph. Choir 57 58- Student Council 57; Gabfest 60; Jacket Journal 60- Cheering Bloc 57, 58, 59, 60; Girls ' Intramurals 57 58, 59; Student Day Sale 60; Color Wheel 59; Vice- President of Commercial Club 60; Commercial Club 59, 60; Latin Banquet 57; F.H.A 60 LOPEZ, FRANK— Intramurals 57; Commercial Club 59; Student Day Sale 59. 60; Junior Class Play 59. KAEHR, MIKE— Band 57, 58, 59, 60; Jr.-Sr Choir 57, 58, 59, 60; Pop Concert 57, 58, 59, 60; Music Fes- Beverly Lambert Penny Longerbone McCAGG, JERRY— Track 59; Color Wheel 60- In- tramural Basketball 58, 59, 60; Cheering Bloc 58 59 60; Christmas Program 59. Frank Lopez Jerry McCagg May 26. We heard a challenging address by Prof, George Kien zle. Mr. Jack Heller, president of the School Board, presented the diplomas to the seniors. I Jerry Mcintosh Becky Maddox Eleanor Miller Carol Norquest McINTOSH. JERRY— Fresh. -Soph. Chorus 57, 58; Jr.-Sr. 60: Christmas Program 59, 60; Music Festi- val 60; Pop Concert 60; Latin Banquet 57, 58; Junior Class Plav 59; Student Dav Sale 57, 58, 59, 60; Com- mercial Club 60; Gabfest Staff 60; Summer School 58, 59; Cheering Bloc 57, 58, 59, 60; Track 57. 58, 59, 60; Cross Country 57, 58; D-Club 59, 60; Intramural Basketball 57, 58, 59, 60; Intramural Champions 58; Student Manager Football 59, 60. MADDOX, BECKY— Choir 57, 58, 60; Reserve Team Cheerleader 58, 59; Varsity Cheerleader 60; Music Festival 60; Pop Concert 60; Gn-ls ' Intramurals 57. 58, 59, 60; Cheering Bloc 57, 59; Student Day Sale 60; Color Wheel 59, 60; Latin Banquet 57, 58; Commercial Club 59; Ravelmgs Staff Art Editor 60; Prom Server 58; Football Cheerleader 59. MILLER, ELEANOR— Fresh. -Soph. Chorus 57, 58; Accompanist for Choir 57, 58, 59, 60; Student Day Sale 60; Music Festival 57, 58, 59. 60; Pop Concert 57, 58. 59. 60; Christmas Program 57, 58, 59, 60; Com- mercial Club 59. 60; Gabfest Staff 58, 59. 60; Girls ' Intramurals 57, 59, 60; Latin Banquet 57, 58; Girls ' Quartet 59; Girls ' Double Trio 60; Cheering Bloc 57, 58. 59, 60. NORQUEST, CAROL— Fresh. -Soph. Chorus 57, 58; Pop Concert 59, 60; Ravelings Staff 60; Choir 59, 60; Commercial Club 58; Summer School 58; Science In- stitute 59; Junior Class Play 59; Cheering Bloc 57, 58, 59, 60; Christmas Program 58, 59; Legion Speech Contest 60, Latin Banquet 57, 58; French Banquet 59; Music Festival 59, 60; Scholastic Letter 57, 59, 60. SCHROEDER, DELORES— Student Day Sale 59, 60 Ravel ings Staff 59, 60; Fresh. -Soph. Chorus 57, 58 Jr.-Sr. Choir 60; Intramurals 57, 58. 59, 60; Color Wheel 60; Commercial Club 58; Pop Concert 60 Music Festival 60; Latin Banquet 57, 58; Co-Editor Jacket Journal 60; Prom Server 58; Cheering Bloc 57, 58, 59, 60; Volley Ball Team 57, 58, 60; Summer School 59. SHEETS, DAVID— Football 57, 58, 59; Track 59; In- tramurals 57, 58. 59, 60; Prom Server 58; Golf 57, 58; Fresh. -Soph. Choir 57, 58; Commercial Club 59. SHEETS, LARRY— Fresh. -Soph. Chorus 57, 58; Choir 59, 60, Football 58, 59, 60; Intramural Basket- ball 57, 58. 59. 60; Cheering Bloc 57. 58, 59, 60; Prom Server 58; Commercial Club 59; Pop Concert 58, 59, 60; Music Festival 57, 58, 59, 60; Jr. Class Play 59; Christmas Program 57, 58, 59; Band 57, 58, 59; Choir Treasurer 60; Latin Banquet 57, 58; Summer School 58, 59; Hoosier Boys ' State 59; D-Club 59, 60; Junior Rotarian 60. BROWN (SLUSHER) MARGARET— Commercial Club 59; Color Wheel 59, 60; Intramural 57, 58, 59; F.H.A. 57, 58, 59, 60. Delores Schroeder David Sheets Larry Sheets Margaret Slusher The Commencement dance followed graduation. After the dance, entertainment was provided throughout the night by various organizations of the city. Jim Reidenbach Diane Rhodes REIDENBACH, JIM— Class President 57; Student Council 57; Co-Captain Football 60; Captain Basket- ball 60; D-Club President 60; D-Club 58, 59, 60; Junior Rotarian 60; Fr.-Soph. Chorus 57; Prom Serv- er 58; Track 60; B Team Basketball 58; Basketball 59, 60; N.E.I.C. Honorable Mention Basketball 60; Football 57, 58, 59, 60; All Conference Second Team Football 60; Baseball 57, 58, 59, 60; All Conference ence First Team Baseball 59; Class Vice President 58; Commercial Club 59; Latin Banquet 57, 58; Student Day Sale 57, 58. RHODES, DIANE— Fresh.-Soph. Chorus 57. 58; Color Wheel 59; Commercial Club 59, 60; Girls ' In- tramurals 57, 58, 59, 60; Volleyball Team 59, 60; Editor Jacket Journal 60; Cheering Bloc 57, 58, 59, 60; Junior Class Play 59; Gabfest 60; Latin Banquet 57, 58. ROOP, RUTH— Color Wheel 60; F.H.A. 60; Cheer- ing Bloc 57, 58, 59, 60; Commercial Club 59. Ruth Roop Diane Sauer SMITH, JOE— Track 57, 58, 59, 60; Football 57, 58, 59, 60; Basketball 57, 58; Band 57, 58, 59, 60; Latin Banquet 57, 58; Commercial Club 59; Vice-President 57; President 58; Vice-President of Student Council 58; Choir 59, 60; Fresh.-Soph. Chorus 57, 58; Pres. of Choir 60; Prom Server 58; D-Club 58, 59, 60; Stu- dent Council 57, 58; Pop Concert 57, 58, 59, 60; Music Festival 57, 58, 59, 60; Jacket Journal Staff 60. SNYDER, TERRY— Football 57, 58, 59, 60; Basketball 57; Track 57, 58, 59, 60; Baseball 57; D-CIub 58, 59, 60; Commercial Club 59; Color Wheel 59. SNYDER, WALDO— Football 58, 59, 60; Intramural Basketball 57, 58, 59, 60; Color Wheel 59, 60; D-Club 58, 59, 60; Christmas Program 60; Student Mgr. Basketball 59, 60; Baseball 60; Track 57, 58, 59, 60. SAUER, DIANE— Commercial Club 59, 60; Color Wheel 60; Cheering Bloc 57, 58, 59, 60; Gabfest 60; Christmas Program 60; Intramural Volleyball 57, 58, 59, 60; F.H.A. 57, 58; Girls ' Intramurals 58, 59, 60; Fresh.-Soph. Chorus 57, 58. Joe Smith Terry Snyder SOLIDAY, ETTA MAE— Intramurals 57, 58, 59, 60; Fresh.-Soph. Chorus 57, 58; Commercial Club 59, 60; Color Wheel 60; Latin Banquet 57, 58; Student Librarian 58, 59, 60; Jr. Class Play 59; Christmas Program 60; Student Day Sale 60. Waldo Snyder Etta Mae Soiiday Each senior has many wonderful memories of his high school days at dear old D.H.S. Patricia Sovine Carolyn Steele Kay Stoppenhogen Cassie Strickler SOVINE, PATRICIA— Cheering Bloc 57, 58, 59, 60; Fresh. -Soph. Chorus 57, 58; Girls ' Intramurals 57. 60; Latin Banquet 57, 58; Vice-President of F.H.A. 59; Commercial Club 59, 60; Student Day Sale 59. STEELE, CAROLYN— Fresh.-Soph. Chorus 57, 58; Jr.-Sr. Choir 59, 60; Commercial Club 58, 60; Pop Concert 59, 60; Music Festival 59. 60; Latin Banquet 57, 58; Scholastic Letter 57. 58, 59, 60; Christmas Pro- gram 59, 60; Girls ' Intramurals 57; Student Day Sale 58, 59, 60. STOPPENHAGEN. KAY— Lhiton High School. Lin- ton, Indiana 57, 58; Commercial Club 59; Jr.-Sr. Choir 59, 60; Cheering Bloc 59, 60; Girls ' Intramurals 59, 60; Ravelings Staff 60; Volleyball Team 60; Pop Con- cert 59, 60; Music Festival 59, 60; Christmas Program 59, 60; French Banquet 60; Legion Speech Contest 60; Scholastic Letter 59; Junior Class Play 59; Student Day Sale 59, 60. STRICKLER. CASSIE— Varsity Cheerleader 60; Football Cheerleader 59; Reserve Team Cheerleader 58; Cheering Bloc 57, 59; President of F.H.A. 60; Commercial Club 59, 60; Commercial Club Secretary 60; Girls ' Intramurals 57, 58, 59, 60; Volleyball Teana 57. 58, 59, 60; Gabfest 60; Fresh.-Soph. Chorus 57, 58; Jr.-Sr. Choir 60; Color Wheel 59, 60. THORNTON, RETA— Cheering Bloc 57, 58, 59, 60 Commercial Club 59, 60; Fresh.-Soph. Chorus 57, 58 Girls ' Intramurals 57, 58, 59, 60; Latin Banquet 57 Junior Class Play 59; Gabfest 60; F.H.A. 58. 60; Stu- dent Day Sale 60; ' Winner of Betty Crocker Test 60. VOSHELL, BRUCE— Cheering Bloc 57, 58, 59, 60; Fresh.-Soph Chorus 57, 58; Jr.-Sr. Choir 59, 60; Track 59; Football 58, 59; Student Day Sale 57, 58, 59, 60; Intramural Basketball 59; Intramural Champs 57, 58, 60; Pop Concert 59, 60; Latin Banquet 57, 58; French Banquet 60; Junior Class Play 59; Summer School 59. ■WALTERS, PAM— Girls ' Intramurals 57, 58, 59, 60; Jacket Journal 60; Color ' Wheel 60; F.H.A. 57, 58, 59, 60; Cheering Bloc 57, 58, 59, 60; Gabfest 60; Com- mercial Club 58, 60; Christmas Program 60; Fresh.- Soph. Chorus 57. 58; Canteen ' Worker 59. 60; Junior Class Play 59. ' WASS. LORETTA— Scholastic Letter 57. 58; Latin Banquet 57. 58; Commercial Club 59; Volleyball Team 58. 59, 60; Girls ' Intramurals 57, 58, 59, 60; Canteen ' Worker 57, 58, 59; Cheering Bloc 60; Junior Play 59; Fresh.-Soph. Chorus 58; Jr.-Sr. Choir 60; Music Festival 60. Reta Thornton Bruce Voshell Pam Walters Loretta Wass Terje Strom Jerry Swygart Arlene Thieme Mike Thieme STROM, TERJE— Moss, Norway; A.F.S. Exchange Student 60; Vice-President of Senior Class 60; Stu- dent Council 60; Rotary Speech Contest 60; Christmas Program 60; Cheering Bloc 60. WEBSTER, FREELA— Commercial Club 57; Latin Banquet 58, 59; French Banquet 60; Summer School 58. 59. SWYGART, JERRY— Football 59; D-Club 59; Cheer- ing Bloc 59, 60; Color Wheel 58. WOLFE. HARLEY— Baseball 57, 58, 59, 60; Football 58, 59; Intramural Basketball 57, 58, 59, 60; D-Club 57, 58, 59. 60; Track 60; Christmas Program 60; Com- mercial Club 59; Color Wheel 60. THIEME, ARLENE— Fresh. Chorus 57; Band 57, 58, 59, 60; F.H.A. 57, 58, 59; Commercial Club 59, 60; School Store 60; Student Day Sale 60. THIEME, MIKE— Football 57, 58, 59, 60; Track 59, 60; Basketball 57, 58; D-Club 59, 60; Commercial Club 59; F.F.A. 57; Dairy Judging 57, 58, 59, 60; Land Judging 57, 58, 59, 60; Junior Rotarian 60. WYNN, KAY— Band 57, 58, 59, 60; Latin Banquet 57, 58; Gabfest 58, 60; Pop Concert 57, 58, 59, 60: Music Festival 57, 58, 59, 60; Scholastic Letter 57 Christmas Program 57, 58, 59; Pianist of Fresh. -Soph Chorus 57, 58; Jr.-Sr. Choir 59, 60; Jr. Class Play 59 Commercial Club 59, 60; Summer School 59; Girls Quartet 59; Girls ' Sextet 60; Secretary of Choir 60 Student Director of Band 60; Ravelings Staff 60 Girls ' Intramurals 60. Freela Webster Harley Wolfe Kay Wynn Jfe ' % a f ' 3 - ' l: 3 38 J. uniors Row 1: Carolyn Af folder, Mike Af folder, Janice Allison, Ann Arnold, Ron August, Monica Badenhop, Roger Ballard, Patricia Bauman, Larry Baumgartner, Sidney Beery. Row 2: Kenneth Bleeke, Richard Boring, Barbara Borror, Judy Brodbeck, Janet Brown, Bobbilou Butler, Jack Carpenter, Jackie Chew, Douglas Chrisman, Ivan Chris- man. The first activity of the Junior Class of 1960 was to elect officers; John Cowan was elected president; Stu Knodel, vice- president; Taya Erek- son, secretary; Ron August, treasurer, and Cath- erine Weidler, class sponsor. The Juniors sponsored two after-game dances. The Jacket Jive during the football season and Saturday Night Swing during the basketball season. Many Juniors have been active in such organ- izations as Choir, Commercial Club, Color Wheel, F.F.A., F.H.A. and Band. Many Junior boys are active members of the D Club. On April 8, under the direction of Miss Weidler, we presented a class play entitled Onions in the Stew. We ended our school activities by entertaining the seniors at the annual Jr. and Sr. prom. Row 3: Jean Conrad, John Cowan, Tom Cravens, Ivan Davis, Donna Dedolph, Jerry Douglas, Mike Drake, Naureen Egly, Carl Elliott, Barry Ellis. Roio 4: Julia Ellsworth, Taya Erekson, Bar- bara Fawcett, Gary Fawcett, Charleen Feasel, Cynthia Gable, Marilyn Garwood, Thomas Gase, Ronnie Glentzer, Tom Grabill. Row 5: Larry Hall, Barbara Harden, Roger Harris, James Hawkins, Mary Heller, Joyce Helm, Howard Hess, Diana Hill, Phyllis Hodle, Junior Isch. Row 6: Becky Jackson, Suette Johnson, Tom Johnson, Donna Keller, Grace Kelsey, Janet Kiess, Stu Knodle, Mary Kocher, Dick Lam- bert, Bob Landrum. Row 7: Fred Lehrman, Ronald Lovellette, Peggy McCammon, Larry Macklin, Sharon Magasmen, Janet Miller, Dick Miller, Eddie Morgan, Richard Morgan, Marilyn Myers. Row 8: Eddie Nelson, Jim Newton, Kaye No- ack, John Patterson, Steve Pickford, Dan Poling, Jerry Rambo, Kathy Ratliff, Dave Rolston, Sharon Scott. Row 9: ' Tom Sharpe, Phyllis Smith, Mary Snyder, Rosalyn Sommers, Sharon Sprunger, Mary Stetler, Bev Stults, LaMar Taylor, Bob Theobald, Donna Thieme. Row 10: Mary Thorton, Thelma Walters, Gary Werst, Marceda Whetstone, Karen Zimmer- man. JUNIOR OFFICERS John Cowan President Stewart Knodel Vice-President Taya Erekson Secretary Ronald August Treasurer 39 12 ' s (! r vt a o •- , n a. T J F - . ■«- m a 40 opft omores Row 1: Donald Aeschliman, Linda Aeschli- man, Dennis Ahr, Marvin Alverson, Pamela Anderson, Larry Andrews, Janeen Augsbur- ger, Margaret Azbell, Mary Bassett, Kather- ine Bischoff. Row 2: June Blakey, Dorothy Bleeke, Dennis Bollenbacher, David Bond, Clarence Boring, Judy Burk, Don Butler, Ruth Cancino, Larry Chrisman, Dan Christen. Last September, brand new sophomores entered the halls of D.H.S. to start the school year of 1959-1960. The first thing we did was elect class officers as follows: president, Max Eichenauer; vice-presi- dent, Al Townsend; secretary, Susan Mayclin; treasurer, Diana DeBolt. Mr. Smith was elected class sponsor. The class officers represented the class on the Student Council. We were very well represented on all of the athletic teams this year. Susan Mayclin, Diana DeBolt, Paula Strickler, and Nan Kelly were elect- ed as second team yell leaders. We had the pleasure of sponsoring two dances this year, both of which were very successful. Many class members were on the honor roll, and we are very proud cf them. We wish to thank all the sophomores who made this year at D.H.S. very successful, and we are looking forward to next year as juniors. Row 3: Donna Corey, Isabella Costello, Pat Death, Diane Debolt, John Dierkes, Mary Dy- er, Max Eichenauer, James Elliott, Janelle Everhart, Edward Feasel. Row 4: Gary Feasel, Virginia Foor, Fred Frauhiger, Thomas Fulton, Sandra Grote, Janet Habegger, Sally Hahn, Larry Hamil- ton, Ernie Hanni, Shirley Harden. Row 5: Sydney Hawkins, Karen Hoelle, Ron Hoelle, Jim Hoffman, Feme Hunter, Larry Johnson, Jerry Jones, Nan Kelly, George Kiess, Ron Kleinknight. Row 6: Rudy Kleinknight, Jerry Knavel, Ruth Koenig, Gerald Krick, Alice Lillich, Karen Lough, Herb Magley, Steve Marbach, Susie Mayclin, Shirley May. Row 7: Robert McKinnon, Joe McNerney, Mike Nelson, Harry Nicodemus, Betty O ' Campo, David Ortiz, Diana Parker, David Ross, Karen Putter, Allen Scheiderer. Row 8: David Schieferstein, Dennis Scott, Cheryl Shackley, Jerry Shafer, Mike Shan- non, Ruth Soliday, Sonja Strahm, Paula Strickler, Sharon Sudduth, Tom Suman. Row 9: Karen Thieme, Al Townsend, Judy Tutewiler, Trinidad Vergara, Kathy Walters, Bob Walters, Earl Wass. SOPHOMORE OFFICERS Max Eichenauer President Al Townsend Vice-President Susan Mayclin Secretary Diana DeBolt , Treasurer 41 ' ■ 9 ' ' r n C;,ii f €% 1% L, ' . - I ' ' f: or O V Q a r n A ri a ' - o 9 v ' ' . jaA ' r - i I 1 JV ' P% i i %§J It 1 - D ■f . A 42 JTCsh rcsnmcn Row 1: Larry Af folder, Donna Allison, Bob Andrews, Russell Augsburger, Jim Bailer, Harold Ballard, John Bedwell, Dave Beery Donna Bixler, Roger Bixler. Row 2: Sylvia Bleeke, Cheryl BoUenbacher, Fred Brecht, Sheri Brodbeck, Ilo Brown, Dan Butcher, Kathy Call, Von Call, Tom Carpen- ter, Bette Castle. Row 3: Cynthia CoUier, Bennie Colter, Roger Conrad, Bill Conrad, Tom Cowans, Cynthia Cravens, Arthur Crozier, Shirley Cummings, Thane Custer, Joyce Daniels. Row 4: Jerry Davis, Larry Davis, Kenneth Dawson, Herman Dellinger, Roger DeRoo, Joanna Drake, Mary Eichenauer, Donnie Fawcett, Paul Feller, Dick Fravel. Row 5: Diana Case, Steve Gause, Dave Gay, Nancy Gephart, Thomas Gray, Karen Grice, Carl Hakes, Ricky Hakey, Eileen Hannie, Gloria Harvey Row 6: Dale Hawkins, Dan Heller, Kenny Hill, Leonard Hilyard, Geraldine Hitchcock, Diannia Hueston, Steve Jacobs, Marcia Jes- sup, Candy Johnson, Ron Johnson. Row 7; Gloria Kaehr, Colleen Kelly, Carol Kiess, Bob Ladd, Alyce Lankenau, Norma Lewis, Sandra Liby, Pam Lister, Susie Lopez Dick McClure. ' Row 8: Bob McClure, Tom Mcintosh, Tom Maddox, Dave Magley, Jim Martin, Missy Mayclin, Delight Michel, Doyt Miller, Vir- ginia Mills, Rita Norquest. Row 9: Shirley Painter, Ralph Peterson, Don Poling, Janet Pugh, Janet Reinking, Dave Riehle, Gary Ross, Melissa Ruby, Ernie Saut- bine, Nola Schieferstein. Row 10: Alice Schroeder, Marilyn Scott, Bonnie Shaffer, Maureen Shook, Katy Smith, ' Evelyn Snyder, Forest Strickler, Rex Strick- ler, Ed Suttles, Dave Swickard. Row 11: Dan Theobald, Ron Thieme, Mike Tussing, Helen Walters, Robert Webert, Rusty Whetstone, Carolyn Wolfe, Margie Wright, Paul Young, Zane Zwick. On September 8 , 1960, 112 Freshmen entered the halls of Decatur High School, to carry on their burdens as an important class. As sponsor they elected Mr. Butler, who, they thought, could best cope with their problems and ideas. There were 20 students who upheld the schol- astic ability of their class by having their name appear at least once on the honor roll. The freshmen were notably sportsminded and athletically inclined. Bill Conrad, Steve Gause and David Magley made the varsity football team! The basketball team had a 14 and 5 record, which indicated more success in the future for D.H.S. Twelve boys were on the freshman baseball team, while many others were on the track team and two were on the golf team. The Freshmen sponsored two dances this year, Teen Beat and Cupid ' s Capers, the latter complete with hearts and dancing cupids. We consider this first year in high school as a successful step up the ladder to future achieve- ment. FRESHMAN OFFICERS James Martin President Cynthia Collier Vice-President Rita Norquest Secretary Bennie Colter Treasurer 43 Sy r in li ' ' q ■v • . .t l;i ' - c n £- -„_=--iy N V -1 o 2 JJJL l icjntn K rade Row 1: Jean Aeschliman, Ann AUwein, Tom Arnold, David Baker, Sammy Baumann, Tom Baxter, John Beeler, Donna Birch, Polly Bonifas, Kay Bowman. Roto 2: Lois Brodbeck Nora Lee Brown, Donna Burk, Jane Burk, Amelia Canales, Elsie Canales, Stella Canales, Tom Christen, Terry Conrad, Carolyn Cook. Row 3: Denny Cookson, Mark Corral, Caro- lyn Crone, John Custer, Karen Daniels, Rog- er Death, Ricky Doty, Judy Drake, Sandra Dull, Danny Eyanson. Row 4: Robert Eyanson, Gary Frauhiger, Janet Fugate, Richard Garwood, Charlotte Gephart, Nancy Gerber, Diane Girod, Rita Glentzer, Manuel Gonzales, Nathan Gonzales. Row 5: Carolyn Gould, Jerry Gay, Ed Grov- er, Sharon Harden, Kitty Harding, Sandra Harner, John Hall, Steve Hazelwood, Judy Heare, Jane Heemstra. Row 6: Jeanne Hoelle, Billy Hullinger, Alan Kalver, Donnalu Kiess, Ted Kleinknight, Sharon Klinetob, Marilyn Knudsen, Margaret Kocher, Betty Krick, Greg Ladd. Row 7: Connie Lambert, Richard Landrum, George LaTurner, Deane Lehman, Larry Lehman, Betty Springer, David Lillich, Cheryl Lobsiger, Carolyn Long, Tom Mack- lin. Row 8: Becky Mauller, Buster Melchi, Carol Miller, Susan Morgan, Deedra Murray, Rich- ard Ortiz, Sherry Price, Janis Rawley, Ron- ald Ray, Larry Reinking. Row 9: Nancy Reynolds, Susan Reynolds, Jessica Rich, Kenny Riffle, Carolyn Roloff, David Roop, Ronald Rowland, Becky Rumple, Judy Rydell, Cheryl Sapp. Row 10: Glenda Scheiderer, Gary Schultz, Lynn Sheets, Peggy Sheets, Steve Sheets, Barbara Singer, Pauline Smith, Susie Smith, Rita Spence, Larry Stalter. Row 11: Richard Stevens, Mike Suman, Bob Swygart, Connie Teeple, Alice Thornton, David Wynn, Manuel Ybarra, Mary Ann Zwick. The long awaited year had arrived, and we finally became a part of the daily routine in the high school building. The school year started with the election of the following officers: Ann Allwein, president; IVIar- garet Kocher, vice-president; Jane Burk, secretary, and John Beeler, treasurer. Mr. Abel was our class sponsor. The eighth grade football team was undefeated with 2 victories and 1 tie. The basketball team had a successful season with 17 wins and 6 losses. Our cheerleaders were Donna Burk, Carolyn Cook, and Nancy Gerber. Ann Allwein, John Beeler, Jane Burk, Kitty Harding, Margaret Kocher, and Steve Sheets serv- ed on the Student Council. This was the first year that eighth graders v.-ere allowed to vote for high school cheerleaders. The eighth grade was well represented on ths honor roll. The annual class party was a big success and our final event of the year. We are FRESHMEN at last! EIGHTH GRADE OFFICERS Ann Allwein President Margaret Kocher Vice-President Jane Burk Secretary John Beeler .._ Treasurer 45 ' : ' - Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior Honor Roll Students Top, Juniors — Row 1: Marceda Whet- stone, Karen Zimmerman, Monica Badenhop, Mary Kocher. Row 2: Taya Erekson, Judy Brodbeck, Janice Allison, Julia Ellsworth, Barbara Harden, Mary Heller, Janet Miller, Jean Conrad, Sharon Sprunger. Row 3: Tom Grabill, Tom Cravens, Bob Theobold, Stu Knodel, Tom Sharp, Roger Harris, Ron August. Center, Sophomores — Row 1: Judy Tutewiler, Karen Rutter, Alice Lillich, Margie Azbll, Donna Corey, Katherine Bischoff. Row 2: Steve Marbach, Al Tow nsend, Dennis Ahr, Larry Hamilton. Bottom, Freshmen — Row 1: Dave Swickard, Dan Heller, Rita Norquest, Kathleen Smith. Row 2: Candy Johnson, Cheryl Bollen- bacher, Cynthia Cravens, Joyce Daniels, Colleen Kelly, Mary Eichenauer, Alice Schroeder. Row 3: Dave Magley, Paul Feller, Tom Mcintosh, Tom Maddox, Dave Gay, Zane Zwick, Jim Martin, Jerry Davis, Dan Theobold. DH.S., Oh! D.H.S. D.H.S. we ' re all for you. We will fighf for the Gold and Purple, For the glory of our High School. Never daunted we cannot falter. In the battle we ' re tried and true; D.H.S., Oh! D.H.S. D.H.S. we ' re all for you. 47 BAND OF 1920 BAND OF 1926 Bands and band masters were not always high school people. The band pictured above was of the year 1920. The band opposite above is the 1926 or 1927 band. Its picture does not appear in any of the old Ravelings and its membership is not all high school people. It was not until 1937 that the band master be- came a member of the school faculty. The first such bandleader was Albert Sellmeyer. The Girls ' Band pictured below was de- veloped under his leadership. It was the only Girls ' Band in the state composed entirely of high school girls. This Girls ' Band made a trip to Fort Wayne during the Northwest Territory Sesqui-Centennial, and to a Legion Convention parade in Chicago. The band pictured at the bottom of the op- posite page posed especially for a picture in this series for comparison. Some members BAND OF 1939-40 were absent, but this is the Decatur High School Band of 1960 with band master, Mr. Clint Reed. BAND OF 1960 Row 1: Elsie Gonzales. Rita Spence, Margaret Kocher, Barbara Borror, Kenny Hill, Tom Baxter, Pam Lister, Sharon Sprunger, Ricky Doty, Becky Mauller. Row 2: George Kiess, John Beeler, Bobby Andrews, Jean Conrad, Mary Heller, Diana Hill, Julia Ells- worth, Mary Kocher, Sharon Magsamen, Jerry Gray, Tom Suman, Mr. Clint Reed. Row 3: Lynn Sheets, Polly Bonifas, Karen Grise, David Wynn, Zane Zwick, Shirley Mays, Dale Hawkins, Cheryl Bollenbacher, Mary Eichenauer. Row 4: Dave Schieferstein, Nola Schieferstein, Kay Wynn, Joe Smith, Larry Macklin, Tom Sharp, Roger Harris, Janice Heemstra, Jack Dailey, Steve Butcher, Dick Fravel. BAND OF 1926 Kneeling: Bob Worthman, Glen Dickerson. Second Row: Raymond? Baker, Clark Smith, Don Klepper, Bob Brown, Marion Baker, Carl Buffen- barger, Jim Engler, Band Master J. C. Cafaro, Bob Fowler, Dick Engle, Lyle Mallonee, John DeVoss, Gordon Teeter. Third, Row: David Heller, Harold Teeter, Arthur Krick, Bob Passwater, Ron Parrish, Roland Rep- pert, Cedric Voglewede, Harold Strickler, Harold Mumma. Fourth Row: Harry Dailey, Arthur Suttles, Violet Squire, George Helm, Franklin Keller, Frank Dever, Bob Heller, Dr. Harold Zwick, Fred Schroy- er, Mary Engle. Fifth Row: Ernest Uhrick, Hoot Gibson (teacher), Russell Jaberg, Paul Hancher, Archie Foley, Dick Odle, Lillian Worthman, Mrs. George Squires. Sixth Row: Thurman Elzey, Martin Worthman (supt.), Mildred Worthman, Herman Laukenau. Row 1: Ron August, Herb Magley, Jim Elliott, Dennis Ahr, Max Eichenauer, Dennis Bollenbacher, Bill Conrad, Ed Nelson, Tom Sharp. Row 2: Bob Frauhiger, Waldo Snyder, Jim Reidenbach, Herb Ban- ning, Jay DeVoss, Jerry Mcintosh, Roger Fuelling, Mike Thieme, Larry Hill, Joe Smith, Stu Knodel. Row 3: Jim Gay, Larry Sheets, Harley Wolfe, Don Agler, Roger Gaunt, Jerry Swygart, Terry Snyder, Carl Elliott, Dan Poling, Steve Gause. Roiu 4: Chuck Krueckeberg, Jack Dailey, Larry Butler, Junior Isch, Larry Macklin, Tom Grabill, Tom Johnson, Tom Cravens, John Cowan, Mike Drake, Ivan Davis, Dave Magley, Bob Theobald. • ' D ' CLUB The D Club is an organization which began during the year of the Class of 1952. It consists of the athletes who have earned the right to re- ceive D letters for participating in any of the five sports Decatur High has to offer. True to the past, this year ' s members, although slighted in the win column, are a fine bunch of men. The annual D Club Banquet was held on April 23. The lettermen present and past, the Booster Club, and anyone interested in sports were honored to the fullest. The after-dinner speaker was Ted Harb, who, true to form, did a splendid job with the topic entitled, If I Had My Life to Live Over. A free dance was held after the banquet, sponsored by the D ' ' Club. D CLUB OFFICERS Jim Gay, vice-president; Jim Reidenbach, presi- dent; Herb Banning, secretary-treasurer. First Row: Benny Colter, Max Eichenauer, Al Townsend, Steve Sheets, Jim Martin, Jolm Beeler. Second Row: Ron August, Terje Strom, John Cow- an, Jack Dailey, Taya Erekson, Alice Allwein, Lois Gerke, Stu Knodel. Third Row: Kitty Harding, Dee DeBolt, Karen Thieme, Susie Mayclin, Janice Alli- son, Cindy Collier, Rita Norquest, Sandy Liby, Jane Burk, Ann Allwein, Margaret Kocher. i tudent C council The Student Council exists to make D.H.S. a better school. The council ' s first activity was to elect the following officers: President, Jack Dai- ley; Vice President, John Cowan: Secretary, Taya Erekson. Amos Ketchum is our faculty advisor. To better the appearance of our school, a com- mittee was appointed to check the halls. All three floors were checked daily, and the winner was announced over the pulslic address system at the end of the week. One of our most important projects was trying to lay the foundation necessary to make D.H.S. an even better school in years to come. Several upperclassmen gave talks to underclassmen con- cerning such things as honesty, loyalty, cleanliness, and respect for property. The Student Council was once again very suc- cessful this past year, and its influence will con- tinue to grow in the years to come. STUDENT COUNCIL OFFICERS John Cowan, vice-president; Amos Ketchum, faculty advisor; Jack Dailey, president; Taya Erek- son, secretary. J aveti avQlincfs 1910 To give an adequate review of the activi- ties and accomplishments of fifty years is a tremendous task. We cannot give it in com- plete detail, for that would require a large book in itself. As we rummaged through old editions of the Ravelings, the High School Booster, and packages of old pictures, we found so much of great interest, and yet such a Umited amount of material that was actually usable, it was difficult to decide just what to include. The building of a reg- ular Yearbook is quite a task, but the anni- versary sections were a tremendous chal- lenge. Oftentimes, in going through old Ravelings, we became so interested in the Ahce Allwein — Editor Julia Ellsworth — Assistant Jean Hoffman, assistant anniversary editor; Car- ol Norquest, anniversary editor; Becky Maddox, art editor. Catherine Weidler, proofreader; L. J. Smith, faculty advisor; Kathryn Kauffman. art advisor. v 1960 records of the past, we became lost to the present, and consumed a lot of extra time. We hope that you will find both the 1960 sections of the book and the anniversary pages enjoyable and interesting. We have enjoyed the work involved in bringing this yearbook to you. Alice Allwein — Editor RAVELINGS STAFF Barb Burk, Snapshot Editor; assistant, Joyce Helm; Jack Dailey, Photography Editor; assistant. Bob Theobold; Ron Highland, Nancy Helm, Ad Editors; assistants, Larry Macklin, Becky Jackson, Jim Gay, Boys ' Sports Editor; assistant, Ed Nelson; Dee Schroeder, Girls ' Sports Editor; assistant, Taya Erekson. COPY EDITORS— Kay Wynn, Carol Bebout, Kay Stoppenhagen, Sandy Baumann. •Sk (Zl, oir Soon after school opened last September the choir elected the following officers: pres- ident, Joe Smith; vice-president, Jim Gay; secretary, Kay Wynn and treasurer, Larry Sheets. Our first Conce rt was given at Open House in November. We presented numbers for the Rotary Club. At Christmas time the choir, along with the band, presented our annual Christmas program. We, along with D.H.S. Band, entertained the Lions ' Club with a program in February for our first program of the new year. On March 11, we held another one of our annual programs. This was, of course, the Music Festival along with the choirs of Berne and Bluffton. We ended the year with the Pop Concert, which turned out to be a very enjoyable eve- ning ' s entertainment. All in all, it has been a very enjoyable year, and the graduating seniors wish the best of luck to next year ' s choir and their able director, Miss Haubold. HELEN HAUBOLD Director iu thm CHOIR ACCOMPANIST Eleanor Miller CHOIR OFFICERS Larry Sheets, treasurer; Joe Smith, president; Kay Wynn, secretary; Jim Gay, vice-president. CHOIR — First Row: Rosie Flora, Marie Barlett, Kay Stoppenhagen, Carolyn Steele, Elaine Cochran, Connie Kiess, Eleanor Miller, Becky Jackson, Kay Wynn, Barbara Harden, Jean Hoffman, Becky Mad- dox, Betty Haugk, Lois Gerke, Dee Schroeder, Jan Aumann, Carol Norquest, Cassie Strickler, Kathy Hullinger, Alice Allwein, Becky Dickerson. Second Row: Karen Call, Kay Burke, Judy Brodbeck, Kar- en Zimmerman, Sharon Sprunger, Marceda Whetstone, Mary Kocher, Marilyn Myers, Carolyn Amstutz, Janice Heemstra, Janet Miller, Joyce Helm, Suette Johnson, Julia Ellsworth, Janice Allison, Loretta Wass, Nancy Helm, Mary Heller, Diana Hill. Third Row: Jerry Rambo, Ed Nelson, Larry Macklin, Stu Knodel, Ed Morgan, Jim Gay, Mike Kaehr, Jerry Mcintosh, Jack Dailey, Larry Sheets, Joe Smith, Herb Banning, Bruce Voshell. an J CLINT KEED Director Row 1: Suette Johnson, Mary Kocher, Julia Ellsworth, Roger Harris, Jean Conrad, Bob Andrews, Mike Affolder, Mike Kaehr, Row 2- John Beeler, Margaret Kocher, Mary Eichenauer, Pita Spence, Marilj ' n Knudsen, Becky Lord, Diane Hill, Sharon Magsamen, Mary Heller, Jack Dailey, Kenny Hill. Row 3- Kay Wynn, Cheryl Bollenbacher, Nola Schieferstein, Elsie Canales, Linda Hirshey, Susie Smith, Candy Johnson, Barbara Borror, Dave Anspaugh, Lynn Sheets, Tom Sharp. Row 4- Eric Kelly Roger Conrad, Joe Smith, Janice Heemstra, Shirley Mays, Ricky Doty, Zane Zwick, Tom Whitaker, Polly Bonifas, Karen Grice, Dave Schieferstem, Jim Hoffman, Jerry Gray. Row 5: Dave Wynn, Arlene Thieme, Tom Engle, Larry Mack in, Sharon Sprunger, Dick Fravel, George Kiess. The Decatur High School Baiid, under the direction of Chnt Reed, had a very successful musical year. The Band consists of approximately 60 members, all of whom were eager to give their best. Soon after the band was organized, the student directors were elected. Kay Wynn and Jack Dailey found this job to be quite intere ' sting. The band took part in several performances this year, including per- formances at football and basketball games, the Christmas program, and the April Pop Concert. The band, along with the bands from Berne and Bluffton, also participated in the Music Festival, which provided a very enjoyable entertainment. The band and choir combined to give a performance for the Decatur Rotary Club early this year. Certainly, this has been a profitable and successful year for the Decatur High School Band. F.H.A. OFFICERS Cassie Strickler, president; Donna Allison, treas- urer; Diana Hill, vice-president; Paula Strickler, secretary. J.Ji. . At the beginning of the year the F.H.A. held an annual election of officers. We have had several teas for the faculty. The F.H.A. has also been in charge, on dif- ferent occasions, of faculty and SCHOOL BOARD banquets. The junior F.H.A. mem- bers entertained with a breakfast for the Senior F.H.A. members. From time to time we prepared exhibits displaying various items made by the F.H.A. junior and senior class. Kow on i: Dee DeBolt, Jan- elle Everhart, Thelma Wal- ters, Mary Heller, Kathy Ratliff, Jean Conrad, Shar- on Magsamen, Sharon Sud- deth. Row two: Jan Habegger, Fern Hunter, Phyllis Hodle, Ronni Glentzer Diane Hill, Naureen Egly, Mary Beth Snyder, Ruth Cancino, Kar- en Thieme. Row three: Virginia Foor, Isabel Costello, Cheryl Shackley, Ruth Koenig, Kathy Walters, Pat Death, Mary Dyer, Mary Bassett, Karen Lough. Row four: Paula Strickler, Ruth Ann Soliday, Nan Kelly, Reta Thornton, Carol Bebout, Penny Longerbone, Cassie Strickler, Kathy HuUinger, Donna Thieme. Row one: Diane Gase, Kaye Nern, Shirley Cummings, Janet Pugh, Bette Castle, Diannia Hueston. Row two: Joyce Daniels, Marcia Jessup, Donna Alli- son, Bonnie Shaffer, Delieht Michel, Geraldine Hitch- cock. ii ' ( u) three: Margaret Slush- er, Ilo Brown, Carolyn Wolf. Barbara Fawcett Marilyn Garwood, Joanna Drake, Maureen Shook. Row jour: Helen Elliott, Bev Lambert, Eileen Hanni, Carol Kiess, Norma Lewis, Helen Walters, Sheri Brod- beck. Co c- lAjLel The Art Club participated in many activi- ties this year. During November we had an exhibit in the art room displaying the stu- dents ' drawings. In December we were busy decorating the windows with Christmas scenes. We also painted scenery for the Christmas program. In April we had our Fine Arts Festival in collaboration with the band and choir. COLOR WHEEL OFFICERS Roger Gaunt, president; Ann Arnold, secre- tary-treasurer; Herb Banning, vice-president. First Row: IVIary Beth Snyder, Katliy Hullinger, Cassie Strickler, Sid Berry, Ann Arnold, Taya Erekson, Sharon Magsamen, Pam Walters, Kay Burke, Diane Sauer, Donna Thieme, Thelma Walters, Kathy Ratliff. Second Row: Phyllis Smith, Peg McCammon, Pat Baumann, Bev Stults, Diana Hill, Ronnie Glentzer, Mary Stetler, Grace Kelsey, Mary Thornton, Donna Dedolph, Janet Brown. Third Row: Becky Maddox, Mike Affolder, Ivan Chrisman, Dick Boring, Ed Morgan, Lois Gerke, Charlene Feasel, Marie Barlett, Nancy Helm, Helen Elliott, Etta Mae Soliday, Margaret Slusher, Bev Lambert. Fourth Row: Jerry Mc- Cagg, Herb Banning, Roger Gaunt, David Rolston, Waldo Snyder, Gary Werst, Lamar Taylor, Ivan Davis, Jerry Douglas. c ommerica I CU Organized soon after the beginning of school, the Commercial Club consists of be- ginning and advanced typing students. The officers, who were chosen soon after the organization of the c lub, are as follows: President Carol Bebout Vice-President Penny Longerbone Secretary Cassie Strickler Treasurer Sandy Baumann One of the main projects of the Commercial Club is the production of the annual Gabjest, a publication on which the advanced class worked very diligently. We would like to wish next year ' s Commer- cial Club much success in its endeavors. COMMERCIAL CLUB OFFICERS Carol Bebout, president; Cassie Strickler, secre- tary; Penny Longerbone, vice-president; Sandy Baumann, treasurer. TOP — First Row: Jerry Mcintosh, Dan Poling, Dee Debolt, Susie Mayclin, Mary Beth Snyder, John Patterson, John Cowan, Stu Knodel, Ed Nelson, Tom Sharpe. Second Row: Allen Scheiderer, Max Eichenauer, Dennis Ahr, Kathy Ratliff, Mary Heller, Diana Hill, Janet Kiess, Grace Kelsey, Mary Stetler, Charlene Feasel, Donna Corey, Shir- ley Harden. Third Row: Barry Ellis, Jim Newton, Larry Macklin, Tom Grabill, Larry Hall, Steve Pickford, Noreen Egley, Donna Dedolph, Sharon Magsamen, Jean Conr ad. MIDDLE— Fi?-st Row: Janice Allison, Pat Bau- mann, Bev Stults, Phyllis Smith, Peg McCammon, Diane Sauer, Pam Walters, Mary Thornton, Bar- bara Johnson. Second Row: Carol Bebout, Diane Rhodes, Penny Longerbone, Phyllis Hodle, Mari- lyn Myers, Carolyn Crozier, Carolyn Amstutz, Arlene Thieme, Reta Thornton, Sonja Strom. Third Row: Cassie Strickler, Taya Erekson, Sid Berry, Ann Arnold, Barbara Borror, Joyce Helm, Donna Thieme, Monica Badenhop, Ronni Glentzer, Sandy Baumann, BOTTOM— First Row: Thelma Walters, Becky Jackson Carolyn Affolder, Janet Miller, Sharon Sprunger, Eleanor Miller, Rosie Flora, Carolyn Steele, Connie Kiess, Bonnie Fulton. Second Row: Janice Heemstra, Donna Keller, Barbara Harden, Cindy Gable, Roger Gaunt, Julie Ellsworth, Kaye Ann Noack, Etta Mae Soliday, Pat Sovine. Third Row: Bob Landrum, Ed Morgan, Roger Ballard, Ivan Davis, Jerry Douglas, Jerry Rambo, Junior Isch, Gary Werst, Fred Lehrman, Kenny Bleeke. GABFEST STAFF Carol Bebout, Penny Longerbone, Jerry Mcintosh, Sandy Baumann, Cassie Strickler, Barbara John- ► D.H.S., Oh! D.H.S. D.H.S. we ' re all for you. We will fight for the Gold and Purple, For the glory of our High School. Never daunted we cannot falter. In the battle we ' re tried and true; D.H.S., Oh! D.H.S. D.H.S. we ' re all for you. An attentive audience listens at the Music Festival. 63 ccnes y round JT c ioo ABOVE: The library as it was when Lincoln Building was the high school. BELOW: The present li- brary is on two levels, and is connected to the study hall by a door in a glassed partition. On the opposite page are comparison pictures of the shops and the stages of the two build- ings. The shop now does not confine itself to wood work, but does welding and metal lathe work as well. 64 ABOVE: The band plays at the Pop Concert. BELOW: Miss Kauffman rests a bit after the Art Exhibit. 1L en an J JVo vv The proscenium of our stage is much wider and much higher than that of Lincoln Building, and the stage has greater depth. The lighting has been much improved through the years. 65 ;: ssentvli iCS We had three assemblies this year from the School Assembly Service: The Vocal Aires, an excellent negro quartet; Scott Morrison, a pianist and harpsichordist, and Lou Gaeta and his trained falcons. From Indiana University: Prof. Eugene Bayless of the Indiana University School of Music sang for us. It was an excellent pro- gram. From Indiana Tech: an instructor and team members demonstrated the technique of fencing. Locally: Reverend Feller presented Rev- erend John L. Schmitt, the Spiritual Empha- sis Week Speaker, who talked to the school. Reverend Benjamin Thomas was our speaker for the Christmas Assembly and Reverend Stuart Brightwell spoke at our Easter as- sembly. 67 jr. — r. f eception The theme of the Reception last spring was Southern Serenade. Seniors, Juniors, Faculty and guests f roliced on the lawn before the great plantation house. The myriad of southern stars in the night sky helped light the gala event. Couples strolled by the little pond under the blossom laden cherry branches. Left: Self-service was the or- der of the day. Right: Junior officers and sponsor. Jack Dailey Treas. Lois Gerke Secy. Miss Weidler Sponsor Barbara Burk V.-Pres. Jim Gay Pres. Lower left: Official guests en- joy the refreshments. Lower right: The principal part of the evening. ■restival %% Decatur was host to the musical Festival this year. The choirs and bands of the Decatur, Berne-French and Bluffton schools combined for an evening of unusual musical treat to music lovers of the three towns. The combined choir was conducted by Mr. Morris Shadley, professor of music at Indiana University. The com- bined band played under the baton of Mr. Robert Mitchum, professor of band, Wabash College. .- . .. M ' rcf. J- ■m ' Bm mm v (Zk hristntas T t ' ooir LEFT — Picture one Bob Frauhiger Picture two: Tom GF ill , Mary Beth Snyder ' V ' i f ■ Picture three: Diane Sauer, Taya .V Erekson, Pat Baumann, Sid. Beery ,, Barb Johnson. Picture four: Mary Stetk terson, Donna Thieme, Tom Johnson. Picture five: Etta Mae SoUday, Alan Kalver, IBecky Mauller, Waldo Snyder Terje Strom Tom Cravens, Jackie Chew 71 Row 1: Jackie Chew, Peg McCammon, Mary Beth Snyder, Marceda Whetstone, Taya Erekson, Julia Ellsworth, Karen Zimmerman, Judy Brodbeck, Ann Arnold, Janet Miller, Diane Hill, Mary Thornton, Mary Kocher, Becky Jackson. Row 2: Kenny Bleeke, John Cowan, Jerry Rambo, Tom Cravens, Barry Ellis, Bob Theobold, Ed Nelson, Tom Sharp, Joyce Helm, Thelma Walters, Dick Miller, Larry Macklin, Tom Grabill, Stu Knodel. junior f- lcivj Onions in the Stew, a comedy in three acts, was presented in the Decatur High School audi- torium on April eighth. The play was directed by Miss Catherine Weidler, the class sponsor. The play was well presented and enjoyed by all. 72 B o y s ' Intra-mural Winners Two Latin Banquet Scenes Speech Contest Winners Rotary — Boys — T e r j e Strom Girls Burk Legion — Norquest At the Rotary Speech Contest Barbara Carol IS hil i ,rf.«My p i- i|H D.H.S., Oh! D.H.S. D.H.S. we ' re all for you. We will fighf for fhe Gold and Purple, For the glory of our High School. Never daunted we cannot falter. In the battle we ' re tried and true; D.H.S., Oh! D.H.S. D.H.S. we ' re all for you. Gay goes high for a left handed snot 75 BASKETBALL TEAM OF 1943-44-ONE OF THE SWEET SIXTEEN iiillll BASEBALL TEAM OF 1920 TRACK TEAM OF 1923 V -Hr m I f. . ' DECATUR ' S FIRST FOOTBALL TEAM-1894 Row 3: Arlie Devoss, Chalmer Schafer, Burt Mann, Charles Peterson, Wid Dorwin. Row 2: Frank Orcut, Ar- thur Bollman, Earl B. Adams, William Thomas, Dick Myers. Row 1: Ora France, Will Schrock, Ray Archbold. MR. BROWN AND HIS CENTRAL STARS In 1923 the girls had quite a team and quite a schedule Mr. Martin Worthman and his superbly uniformed team of 1913 77 COACHES Bob Worthman, Jerry Leitz -j-ootball This year Decatur High opened its season with coaches Worthman and Leitz taking the Jackets to participate in a Jamboree at Hunt- ington. In the first regular season game, the Jack- els fell to defeat at the hands of a fine Penn team. The next week we were defeated by Auburn in the last half of the game, 14-0. The next foe for the Jackets was Garrett, the defending N.E.I.C. champs. Although it was a hard fought game, again we found our- selves on the short end of the score. We lost the next games to New Haven and Portland by fairly large scores. Then came the traditional game between old rivals — Bluffton ' s Tigers and the Jackets. The game was hard fought, but the Tigers broke our two-year win string over them 12-7. Columbia City defeated us in the next game, 33-0. In the next game the Jackets caught fire, but the Kendallville Comets squeaked by with a 20-18 win, scoring the winning points in the closing minutes. In the last game, our crippled Jackets fell under Concordia, 19-6. Looking back over what seemed to be a long season, we find that the team won no games; we are not proud of this fact, but we Student Managers: Jerry Mcintosh, Junior Isch. Row one: Bill Conrad, Tom Mclntosli, Uave Ortiz, Uave Svvickard, Jim Elliott, Roger Conrad, Mike Af- folder, Kenny Hill, Dave Beery, Al Townsend, Dave Gay, Harold Ballard. Row two: John Dierkes, Dan Heller, Dale Wass, Jerry Jones, Tom Maddox, Steve Pickford, Denny Bol- lenbacher, Steve Gause, Dan Poling, Fred Frauhiger, Rudy Kleinknight, Dan Christen, Dave Magley, Kenny Bleeke, Roger Ballard, Alan Scheiderer, Jim Martin, Ron Thieme, Steve Marbach, Don Aeschli- man. are proud of the morale and character of the boys who kept their noses to the grind- stone under the continuous sting of defeat. We are also proud of these boys who played hard and held their heads high although they were rated as a poor team. We are also proud of our coaches who taught the boys to play good, hard, and clean football — for it is this teaching that will prove invaluable years from now, when the scores have been long forgotten. And we are confident that the underclass- men, received valuable training in the games this year, will gain sweet revenge for D.H.S., coach Bob and the graduated members of the team of 60. Row one: Dennis Ahr, Bob Theobold, Max Eichenauer, Ed Nelson, Mike Drake, Stu Knodel, John Cowan, Ron August, Herb Magley, Larry Macklin, Tom Sharp, Tom Grabill, Tom Johnson. Row two: Chuck Krueckeberg, Waldo Snyder, Larry Butler, Jay DeVoss, Jim Reidenbach, Jim Gay, Roger Fuelling, Bob Frauhiger, Larry Hill, Jerry Swygart, Don Agler, Larry Sheets, Mike Thieme, Terry Snyder, Herb Banning. k: ' ..- -!!- .  -i5 f teMfe  Don Agler Bob Frauhiger Joe Smith Stu Knodel Tom Grabill John Cowan Mike Drake Jim Reidenbach Larry Hill Larry Butler Roger Fuelling Jim Gay Herb Banning Bob Theobald Larry Macklin Ron August Mike Thieme Jay DeVoss Waldo Snyder Herb Magley Terry Snyder Tom Sharpe Jerry Swygart Chuck Kruecke- berg Larry Sheets WE Penn Auburn Garrett New Haven Portland 7 Bluffton Columbia City 18 Kendallville 6 Concordia THEY 21 14 27 20 19 12 33 20 19 N. E. I. C. Reidenbach — second team Banning — honorable mention Gay — honorable mention CO-CAPTAINS Banning, Reidenbach 80 J askctball cs  , COACHES Paul Bevelhimer Bill McColly Floyd Reed Scheider- RESERVE TEAM CHEERLEADERS Dee Debolt, Paula Strickler. Nan Kelly, Susie Mayclin. VARSITY CHEERLEADERS Sid Berry Taya Erekson, Becky Maddox, Cassie Strickler. Our basketball season opened with two stinging defeats, at the hands of Adams Cen- tral and Concordia. In the next three games the Jackets came to life by beating Geneva, losing a closely contested game to Berne, and trouncing Ossian. In our next four games, we turned a complete about-face and lost by large margins to Central Catholic, Columbia City, Bluffton and Bluffton again in the Holiday tourney. In the consolation game we defeated Portland. The next games saw us being defeated by New Haven and winning a good game from Au- burn. We were trounced by Monmouth in our poorest game of the season. In the next four games the Jackets started tuning up for the Sectional; however, we lost to Kendallville, Hunting- ton, Angola, and Portland by close scores. We beat Elmhurst, were defeated in a close game by Garrett, and we trounced a big Winchester team in closing the regular season. The sec- tional saw us defeating Pleasant Mills, but losing by one point to the big Berne Bears in an over- time. VARSITY — Row one: Jerry Rambo, Ed Nelson, Alan Scheiderer (student manager), Stu Knodel, Max Eichenauer. Row two: Jim Reidenbach, Ron Kleinknight, Jim Gay, Bob Frauhiger, Rudy Kleinknight, John Cowan, Denny Bollenbacher, Tom Grabill. RESERVES— Roio one: Mike Nelson, Steve Marbach, Al Townsend, Jim Hoffman. Row two: Bob Walters, Dan Poling, Ron Kleinknight, Fred Frauhiger, Ron August, Ken Bleeke. 83 Ron Kleinknight Ed Nelson fmi - ) i f 1 Max Eichenauer Rudy Kleinknight Dennis Bollenbacher Bob Frauhiger Tom Grabill John Cowan if . ug - ' S: ' y m m ■ ' ,0 %B, ■ iBmMBKS ||upiK 2)Hf .w . il, i Row 1 — Kneeling: Managers Ben Colter, Len Hih ' ard. Row 2: John Custer, Greg Ladd, Richard Ortiz, Max Elliott, Steve Sheets, Ken Riffle, Bob Swygart, Buster Melchi, Manuel Ybarra. COACH Flovd Reed junior J iigli J cxs ietbctll Floyd Reed ' s Junior Jackets finished this year ' s season with an outstanding record of 17 wins against only 6 defeats. The record is as follows: Decatur D Bcatur Monmouth Won Monroeville Won Maplewood Lost Bluffton Won Portland Lost Willshire Won Adams Central Won Adams Central Won Bluffton Won Hoagland Won Ossian Won Maplewood Won Monmouth Won Monroeville Won Decatur Cathol ic Lost Berne ■ Lost Hoagland Won Decatur Catholic Lost Auburn Won Ossian Won Willshire Won Portland Lost Berne Won Isi titnr. left 111 ii.t ht: Kussrl Aii .sliur.mT, Dick p ravel, Eniic Sautbiiiu, Ku.ycr Hixlcr, i,:iivy Conrad, Dave Magley, Steve Gause, Rusty Whetstone, Dave Rhielc, Paul Feller, Dan Theobald, Kenny Hill, Dave Swickard, Leo Hilyard. 2nd Rovi,: Robert Weber, Don Aeschliman, Al Scheiderer, Herb Magley, Max Eichenauer, Fred Frauhiger, John Derkes, Jim Bailer, Jerry Jones, Dennis Bollenbacher, Al Townsend, Gary Werst. 3rd Row: Fred Lehrman, Gary Fawcett, Tom Johnson, Ed Nelson, Larry Macklin, Mike Drake, Tom Sharpe, Ron August, Stu Knodel, Bob Theobald, Mike Thieme, Joe Smith, Chuck Krueckeberg. 4th Row: Jay DeVoss, Ron Kiess, Herb Banning, Waldo Snyder, Jim Reidenbach, Dan Poling, Roger Fuel- ling, Bob Frauhiger, Jim Gay, Jerry Mcintosh, Larry Sheets. U rack The Decatur High School track team open- ed its season this year by receiving a defeat at the hands of Elmhurst. This was the first running on the newly remodeled track, which boasts a straight-a-way 220 yards. In the next meet a triangular held at Adams Cen- tral, the Jackets looked very strong in trounc- ing Adams Central and Hoagland. The next two meets saw Decatur losing 61 3 5 to 47 2 5 to Huntertown, and 9OV2 to I8V2 to New Haven. In a triangular meet at Bluff- ton, we tied with Ossian for second place behind the strong Tigers. In the New Haven relays, we placed sixth among the eight schools participating. In the N.E.I. C. meet, only the half-mile relay team was able to win a ribbon for us. Returning lettermen from last year are Jay DeVoss, Jim Gay, Larry Butler, Waldo Sny- der, Terry Snyder, Herb Banning, Ron Kiess, and Bob Frauhiger, seniors; Ed Nelson, Stu Knodel, Ron August, Dan Poling, juniors; and Dennis Ahr, Dennis Bollenbacher, Jim Elliott, sophomores. 87 Row 1: Thane Custer Joe McNerney, Zane Zwick. Row 2: Jim Hoffman, Jack Dailey, Larry Andrews, Tom Cravens. Ron Highland. Qo f am COACH— Harry Dailey The 1960 golf team had its troubles this season, but the future looks much brighter. Returning lettermen next season will be Tom Cravens, Jim Hoffman, Thane Custer, and Zane Zwick. Other members this season were Jack Dailey, Ron Highland, Larry Andrews, and Joe McNerney. Decatur was victorious against Decatur Catholic, Leo, and Monroeville. The Jackets were defeated by South Side, Concordia, and Central Catholic. This year ' s team also participated in the N.E.I.A.C. and sectional matches. Ul ase Soon after the close of the basketball sea- son, Mr. McCoUy issued the call for baseball candidates. Because the weather still had a wintry nip to it, the candidates were forced to throw and condition themselves in the gymnasium. At the first glimpse of fair weather, they moved to Worthman Field and the new dugouts. The returning veterans included the let- termen: Harley Wolfe, Jim Gay, Jim Reiden- bach, Dave Clark, seniors; Jerry Rambo, Tom Grabill, John Cowan, Kenny Bleeke, juniors; Steve Marbach, Ron Kleinknight, Rudy Kleinknight, Dennis Ahr, Max Eichenauer, Bob Walters, sophomores. Mr. Abel, the B team coach, is assisting Mr. McColly with the varsity. The schedule and scores of this season are as follows: Decatur Decatur Decatur Decatur Decatur Portland Hartford City Van Del Huntington Hartford City COACH— Bill McColly Marion (double- header) Decatur Decatur Decatur Decatur Decatur Decatur 2 Decatur 1 Decatur 4 Decatur U Decatur Portland Winchester New Haven Willshire Kendallville Concordia Bluffton Angola Row 1: Jerry Rambo, Dick Hakey, Tom Mcintosh, Dave Berry, Jim Martin, Tom Maddox, Dave Gav, Roger Ballard, Bill Conrad, Bob Ladd, Bob Walters, Jim Reidenbach. Row 2: Dennis Ahr, Dave Clark, John Cowan, Kenny Bleeke, Ron Kleinknight, Harley Wolfe, Rudy Kleinknight, Jim Gay, Tom Grabill, Steve Marbach. GIRLS ' VOLLEYBALL TEAM Row 1: Diane Rhodes, Dee Schi ' oeder, Alice All- wein, Jan Aumann, Pen- ny Longerbone. Row 2: Janice Allison, Donna T h i e m e, Pam Walters, Bonnie Fulton, Becky Maddox, Cassie Strickler. (Kay Stoppen- hagen - absent) . Rebecca Worthman, Coach QirL . tft etics During the winter months the girls enjoyed playing in- tra-mural basketball. In the spring keen compe- tition was again evident as more than 120 girls, divided into 10 teams, battled to win trophies for their respective teams in volleyball intra- mural competition. The tro- phies will be given to each member of the winning team. Captains of the teams are Janice Allison, Alice AUwein, Carol Bebout, Penny Longer- bone, Bonnie Fulton, Dee Schroeder, Kay Stoppenha- gen, Paula Strickler, Donna Thieme, and Pam Walters. The volleyball team par- ticipated in inter-school com- petition. These girls, coached by Mrs. Worthman, are fine representatives for D.H.S. The Joke heading reproduced here is a copy of one of those used in 1914 and 1915. A page or more was devoted to jokes in each issue. In the early ' 30 ' s the jokes were scattered among the ads, and then the number of jokes appeared in the Ravelings and they are left for such issues as Gabfest and Jacket Journal. HIGH SCHOOL BOOSTER— DEC. 25, 1911 Miss Williams: Robert, you should not have laughed when you told your story. Robert: That ' s the first time I heard it. RAVELINGS— 1915 He: Do you know that you are the very breath of my life? She: Hold your breath. Mr. Tritch: Walter, how many studies are you carrying? Walter: I ' m carrying one and dragging three. Mr. Penrod (in History) : Name some of the most important delegates at the Philadelphia convention. Walter Krick: Benjamin Franklin and the two Pickaninnies from the south (Pinck- neys) . The Agriculture Class is getting into practi- cal work now. The other day they were trying to cross an eggplant with a milkweed to get a custard pie. He: Why do you rouge your lips? She: To have them reddy. RAVELINGS— 1918 Miss Rackstraw: The chorus all have to sit on pine benches. Mary Callow: Why? Miss Rackstraw: So they can get the pitch. Miss Cravens: The first edition of Words- worth sold for $10,000. Ralph Crill: I ' d sell mine for lO ' . Helen Dugan: Bob, did you notice the good looking fellow who sat across from us last night? Bob Frisinger: The one with the blue suit, brown shoes and his hair combed pompador? No. Why? Miss Ossenberg (Making Chemistry assign- ment) : Take the first half of the chapter — we won ' t take arsenic today. RAVELINGS— 1913 Father: Young man, do you study dili- gently at school? Son: Nix! There ain ' t no such course at our school. RAVELINGS— 1925 Miss Myers: Billie, what was the Tower of Babel? ' Billie Bell: Wasn ' t that the place where Solomon kept his wives? Mr. Tyndall: I ' m getting some very rare work from the Freshmen. Mr. Thorpe: Rare? Mr. Tyndall: Yes, not well done. RA ELINGS- 1931 Mr. Ketchum, said the lady at the church bazaar, Wouldn ' t you like to buy a bouquet to give to the girl you love? That wouldn ' t be right, Mr. K. said, I ' m a married man. 91 To Our Advertisers THE RAVELINGS STAFF WISHES TO THANK OUR ADVERTISERS FOR THEIR COURTESIES IN HELPING MAKE THIS BOOK POSSIBLE. In BUSINESS PAGE Adams and Drive-In Theaters 105 Adams County Trailer Sales 98 Anspaugh Studio 91 Ashbaucher ' s Tin Shop 102 Aumann Electric US Beavers Oil Service Inc 109 Begun ' s Clothing _. 118 Berne Witness .-_ .- 96 Bower ' s Hardware Co., Inc 116 Bower ' s Jewelry Store 105 Brecht Jewelry 121 Broom, Tom 113 Burk Elevator Co 100 Burke ' s Standard Service 117 Butler ' s Garage 101 City Light and Power 108 Coca Cola 114 Commercial Print Shop 120 Community Gas and Oil 122 Cowens Insurance Agency 112 Culligan Soft Water 117 D. T. Service 120 Becatur Auto Supply 121 Decatur Daily Democrat Ill Decatur Dry Cleaners 122 Decatur Equipment Inc 100 Decatur Golf Course 100 Decatur Hatchery 114 Decatur Insurance Agency 116 Decatur Lumber Co 109 Decatur Music House 122 Decatur Sports Center 103 Dick ' s Grill Ill Donut Shop 120 Equity Store 122 First State Bank 97 Franklin ' s Parkview Service Station 118 Gas Co 102 Gass, E. F 121 Gay ' s Mobile Service 112 Gene ' s Mobile Service 10,! General Electric 99 Gerber ' s Super Market Inc 115 Gillig Doan 113 Goodin ' s Food Market 120 Habegger Hardware 120 Harmon ' s Market 119 Haugk Heating Appliances 122 Highway Service Station 121 Holthouse Furniture Store 109 Holthouse Drug 120 dex BUSINESS PAGE Holthouse on the Highway ng Home Dairy, R, R. 2 112 Ideal Dairy g Johnson, Ned, 144 S. Second 122 Kaye ' s Shoe Store 117 Kelly ' s Dry Cleaning 106 Kiess Electric loi Kocher Lumber Co ng Lehman Motors 121 Lutes ' Flowers 122 Macklin, Phil L 101 Mansfield Marine ng Mazelin Heating 120 M. C. Truck Stop no Mies Recreation 119 Minch Taxi _ 121 Model Department Store lOC Murphy ' s Barber Shop 122 Murphy Co. Store 114 Myers Home and Auto Supply 115 McConnell Sons 119 McMillen Feed 95 Niblick Co 107 Park way Service m Petrie Oil Co 103 Pioneer . 102 Price Men ' s Wear ng Eentz Florist 115 Riverside Garage 120 Roop ' s Home Store 118 Schafer ' s _ 103 Shaffer ' s Restaurant ... 116 Sheets Furniture 117 Smith Drug Co 104 Smith, Leland 105 Smith Pure Milk Co 117 Soliday, Leonard 110 Stop Back 121 Suttles Co 115 Sutton ' s Jewelry 106 Teen Togs 104 Teeple Truck Lines 108 Treon ' s Poultry Marke: 119 Uhrick Brothers 113 Wall ' s Bakery 115 Wertzberger ' s Confectionery 107 Western Auto 121 Sheets Furniture Store 117 Yost Gravel-Readymix, Inc 104 Zintsmaster Motors 107 Zwick, W. H. Son 110 93 PORTRAITS L  4=?w. PtspaMOfh ptspaMOfi ' Creators of Fine Photography . y! i - wik CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES FOR SUCCESS TO THE CLASS OF ' 60 Compliments of McMILLEN Feed Mills (Division of Central Soya Co.) 95 Printers of the 1960 Ravelings oeine Wiiness Go. BerFiC, Indiana 96 f you know how to save what you don ' t spend, you have the formula which turns dreams into reaHties: Deposit regularly in a bank savings account (here at our bank). NOW ' S A GOOD TIME TO START! The First State Bank of Decatur Member F. n. I. C. Established 1883 97 Your Courteous Trailer Dealer Adams County Trailer Sales, Inc. New and Used Mobile Homes Trailer Parts and Repair Service Hi-ways 27-33 Decatur, Ind. Phone 3-3138 Paul Strickler Kathryn Strickler President Secy-Treas. General Electric Company Decatur, Indiana, Plant A Leading Manufacturer Since 1920 Of Electrical Fractional H.P. Motors PROGRESS IS OUR MOST IMPORTANT PRODUCT High School Graduates of the Community Are Invited to Visit Us to Discuss Present and Future Job Opportunities General w j Electric 99 DEOATlli mU COURSE Membership and Daily Fee Everything for the Golfer New Used Woods, Irons, Golf Bags, Carts LUKE MAJORKI — PRO Phone 3-4316 COMPLIMENTS BURK ELEVATOR COMPANY Work with Burk DECATUR Phones 3-3121 3-3122 HAY - GRAIN - GRINDING and MIXING COAL, FEED, FERTILIZER and FARM SUPPLIES COME IN AND SEE US DECATUR EQUIPMENT, INC. Bob Eitlng Chas. Stuckey 704 No. 13th St. Decatur, Ind. Phone 3-2904 Hiwav 27 North INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS, FARMALL TRACTORS, McCORMICK FARM EQUIPMENT NEW IDEA FARM EQUIPMENT SERVICE Dependable Service at Low Cost 100 Kl ELECTRIC WIRING and SUPPLIES RADIO SERVICE Phone 3-2936 CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF ' 50 PHIL L. Authorized Chrysler and Dodge Dealer Parts — Automobiles — Service Whatever Your Car Needs Ask Us PHONE 3-2504 107 South 1st Street Decatur, Indiana COMPLIMENTS OF BUTLER ' S m G.M.C. TRUCKS 126 South First Phone 3-2508 101 ASHBAUCHERS ' TIN SHOP Established 1915 Heating, Air Conditioning Equipment, Stokers, Oil Gas Burners All Kinds of Roofing, Siding, Spouting, Lightning Rods, Sheet Metal Work, Awnings Decatur, Indiana Phone 3-2615 Congratulations — To the Qraduates of Today — the Leaders of Tomorrow The Gas Company Northern Indiana Public Service Company THE PIONEER RESTAURANTS The Best in FOOD— SERVICE —HOSPITALITY— 142 S. Second St. Decatur, Indiana Phone 3-9085 304 N. 13th St. Phone 3-3592 102 TRIE OIL CO. Distributors Mobilgas - Mobiloil - Fuel Oil - Accessories Corner 8th and Monroe Sts. Phone 3-2014 SINCE Ml ia74. DECATUR SPORTS CI GUNS - AMMUNITION - FISHING EQUIPMENT 122 N. Second St. Decatur, Ind. Phone 3-3310 103 TEEN TOGS SUB-TEEN JUNIOR READY-TO-WEAR 121 N. 2nd St. Phone 3-2785 C. L. Yost President Robert Yost Sec, Treas. Phone 3-31 14 ;t gravel S. J. Yost V. Pres. ' ? Truck Mixed Concrete Delivered to Your Job at a Reasonable Charge Dealers in SAND, GRAVEL TRUCK MIXED CONCRETE FOR COURTESY, QUALITY, AND SERVICE Let YOST Quote You on Your Needs Decatur Indiana THE REX ALL STORE DRUGS, MEDICINE, TOILET ARTICLES WALLPAPER AND PAINTS Prescriptions Our Specialty Leland Smith Insurance Agency LELAND SMITH GLENN HILL GENERAL INSURANCE Phone 3-3111 -tt TB; ' - fuja£Af MS W£uti NATIONALLY ADVERTISED rt carved DIAMOND RINGS Guaranteed by the Artcarved Nationwide T rmanenl Value T lan ' At any future lime, you can apply ttie full current retail price (see guarantee) toward a larger ARTCARVED diamond ring. AS SEEK IN LIEE, SEVENTEEK EASY TERMS Bower ' s Jewelry Store Aulhorizsd - Artcarved Jeweter COMPLIMENTS OF Adams and Drive-In Theaters 105 Across from G. E. Kelly ' s DRY CLEANING 427 North Ninth St. Decatur, Indiana Phone 3-3202 COMPLIMENTS OF MODEL DEPARTMENT STORE Ladies ' Ready to Wear Men ' s Furnishings Boys ' Girls ' Clothing SHOES DRY GOODS Authorized Distributor for Boy Scout Equipment -n— D— D- SHOP AND SAVE AT THE P. N. HIRSCH CO. i i. W ;lf%. f R r T - ■tr .pJ Cy : R E ' Diamonds • Watches • Silverware 130 N. SECOND ST. DECATUR, INDIANA 106 Borden ' s Ice Cream WERTZBERGER ' S Noon Lunches - Sandwiches - Candies CONFECTIONERY BEST WISHES ZINTSMASTER MQTORS Cadillac - Oldsmobile Rambler SALES AND SERVICE SAFETY TESTED USED CARS FIRST MONROE PHONE 3-2003 Compliments of NIBLICK COMPANY DEPARTMENT STORE OVER 120 YEARS, A QUALITY STORE 107 GENE ' S MOBILE SERVICE Tires - - Batteries and Accessories MOBILOIL MOBILGAS Phone 3-2565 A MODERN MUNICIPAL PLANT SERVING THE COMMUNITY CITY LIGHT AND POWER PLANT decatur, indiana Day Trouble Calls Night Trouble Calls Phone 3-2702 Phone, Power Plant 3-2906 AT YOUR SERVICE Lowest Average Lighting Rate in U. S. A. Low Electric Rates Efficient 24-Hour Service TEEPLE TRUCK UNES FORT WAYNE RICHMOND Local and Long Distance Moving Decatur Main Office Phone 3-2607 108 VERY BEST WISHES from BEAVERS OIL SERVICE. ALFRED BEAVERS CATHERINE BEAVERS DECATUR LUMBER COMPANY HOME OF HOMES — n— n— n- BUILDERS ' SUPPLIES, COAL AND PAINT HOUSE PLAN SERVICE FREE -D— D— n- PHONE 3-3309 CONGRATULATIONS! TO THE CLASS OF 1959 Kroehler Furniture General Electric Appliances Serta Mattresses Queen City Dinettes Where the Price Tag Is ALWAYS a Pleasant Surprise 109 CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF ' 60 M C TRUCK STOP Corner Adams and Thirteen St. DECATUR, INDIANA oorJtans Leonard Soliday 323 So. 5th Street DECATUR, INDIANA MONUMENT CO. 317 West Monroe St. Phone 3-3602 FUNERAL HOME 520 North Second St. Phone 3-3603 ZWICK ' S MONUMENTS Funeral Directors — Ambulance Service 110 FINE FOODS DICK ' S BRILL Court Street Decatur, Indiana BASKETBALL and HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS NEWS in DECATUR DAILY OEMOCRAT Your Home Newspaper PARKWAY 66 SERVIC Phillips 66 Gasoline and Oil Products Lee Tires — Washing — Lubrication — Wheel Balancing L. A. Mallonee R. L. Bleeke Hi-Way 27 224 Phone 3-3682 111 Compliments of Corner Monroe 13th St. Phone 3-3609 Berne QUALITY and SERVICE You Can Depend on Phone 2-2307 Call Collect Lloyd Cowens James Cowens COWENS INSURANCE AGENCY General Insurance 289 Court Street Phone 3-3601 DECATUR, INDIANA GIL LIG I DOAN FUNERAL HOME 312 Marshall Street Lady Assistant 24-Hour Ambulance Service H. M. GILLIG J. M. DOAN 3-3314 —PHONES— 3-3452 COMPLIMENTS OF Tom Broom and Ft. Wayne Engraving Co. Designer of Distinctive Yearbooks Electrical Appliances Complete Home Furnishings Phone 3-4109 Monroe St. 113 Kelvinator Ranges, Kelvinator Refrigerators Kelvinator Home Freezers DECATUR HATCHERY Decatur, Indiana Decatur U. S. (Ind.) Approved - Pullorum Clean! DeKalb Chicks FOR QUALITY WITHOUT QUESTION Fort Wayne Coca Cola Bottling Works, Inc. Meet your friends at G. C. MURPHY CO. Limited Price Variety Store Quality, Variety, Service 161-165 N. Second St., Decatur 114 THE SUTTLES COMPANY INSURANCE Farm Loans Real Estate 155 S. Second St. DECATUR, INDIANA FLOWERS PHONE .1-2971 1315 West Adams St. Flowers by Wire GERBER ' S SU J, lily. Gerber ' s Meats Where you get tlie best for less Also Seller of National Advertised Canned Goods and Groceries Fresh Produce HOME OWNED OPERATED Plenty of Free Parking at 622 N. Thirteenth St. Open 8:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M. . Phone 3-2712 DECATUR COMPLIMENTS of Myers Home Auto Supply Your Firestone Dealer 121 South Second Street Phone 3-3301 WALL ' S BAKERY A Full Line of PASTRIES Party and Wedding Cakes Phone 3-4326 115 From Roof to Cellar Insure with Heller Ideal Dairy Products Decatur Insurance Agency Manufacturers of Ice Cream REAL ESTATE INSURANCE 217 South Second Street Heller Building Phone 3-4106 Established 1887 BOB HELLER, Agent Phone 3-4103 Decatur, Ind. PRICE MEN ' S WEAR QUALITY CLOTHES for MEN BOYS 101 N. Second St. Decatur, Indiana Bowers Hardware Co., Inc. SHAFFER ' S 326 Monroe St. RESTAURANT Phone 3-2021 Free parking while shopping in our store 116 SMITH PURE CULLIGAN SOFT WATER MILK CO. THE GREATEST NAME IN WATER CONDITIONING PURE SEALED in Cartons CENTRAL in Bottles C. Ziner Phone 3-3016 Phone 3-3241 Decatur, Indiana SHEETS FURNITURE STORE Qualify Home Furnishing Appliances 152 S. Second Phone 3-2602 COMPLIMENTS Phone 3-2933 of KAYE ' S SHOE STORE BURKE ' S STANDARD SERVICE NAME-BRAND SHOES Red Ball Jets American Girl Lazy Bones Corner of Winchester and Mercer 154 North Second St. Decatur, Ind. 117 BEGUN ' S STORE FOR MEN AND BOYS 102 S. Second St. Decatur, Iiid. Phone 3-3028 AUMANN ELECTRIC 110 Rugg Street Phone 3-3041 Motor Rewinding New Motors and Wiring FRANKLIN ' S PARKVIEW SERVICE STATION Telephone 3-8436 MANSFIELD MARINE JOHNSON MOTORS Dealer BOATS — TRAILERS LAWN BOY Decatur, Indiana COMPLIMENTS OF ROOP ' S HOME STORE 1109 Washington Phone 3-3619 118 VISIT OUR HIWAY STORE Open All Day Sunday Everyday Till 9 Tasty Fountain Service — Greeting Cards Kodak Film Processing — Postal Sub- Station — First-Aid Items — Cosmetics, etc. Holthouse-on-the-Highway NORTH 13TH STREET Treon ' s Poultry MARKET FANCY DRESSED POULTRY 651 N. 13th St. Phone 3-3717 KOCHER LUMBER COAL CO. LUMBER, BUILDERS ' SUPPLIES, COAL Phone 3-3131 Office 102 North First St. MIES RECREATIO Ten Brunswick Alleys 266 N. Second Decatur, Indiana For Reservations Call 3-2942 Molly Mies, Prop. F. McCONNELL AND SONS INC. Jobbers and Wholesalers TOBACCO — CIGARS and CONFECTIONS Phone 3-4100 Compliments of HARAAAN ' S MARKET Groceries - Produce - Meats ICE CREAM 618 W. Adams Phone 3-4415 Free Delivery 119 Quality Photo — Finishing HOLTHOUSE DRUG CO. Mazelin Heating Service 633 North 13th Street DECATUR, INDIANA ADMIRAL T.V. — APPLIANCES Phone 3-3808 OIL and GAS AUTOMATIC WASHERS HEATING AND APPLIANCES Comphments — of — GOODIN S IGA FOOD MKT. D. and T. STANDARD SERVICE 132 No. Second Street Chalmer Debolt Bill Tutewiler Open 7 Days a Week 13th Monroe Phone 3-2516 THE COMMERCIAL PRINT SHOP OFFICE SUPPLIES TYPEWRITERS SCHOOL SUPPLIES PRINTING 210 S. Second St. Decatur, Indiana RIVERSIDE GARAGE 24 hr. Wrecker Service Wheel Alignment Wheel Balancing We Repair All Make Cars Phone 3-3312 TRY our delicious Dawn donuts for parties and other events The Donut Shop 118 E. Monroe St. HABEGGER HARDWARE Where Old Fashioned Courtesy Prevails Decatur, Ind. Phone 3-3716 120 COMPLIMENTS of WESTERN AUTO DECATUR AUTO SUPPLY ASSOCIATE STORE 135 South 1st St. Phone 3-2600 152 N. Second St. Decatur, Indiana ) eepsake DIAMOND RINGS MINCH TAXI Dial 3-3818 128 North 3rd John Brecht Jewelry 226 N. Second St. Decatur, Ind. STOP-BACK LEHMAN MOTORS News Stand and Barber Shop Models — Crafts Tune-Up — Brake Service 240 W. Madison Decatur DECATUR, INDIANA BOYD RAYER — Prop. Phone 3-2603 Bobbie Brooks Sportswear Highway Service Station Belle Sharmeer Hosiery FRITZ ELLSWORTH £. F. Gass Store Store of Quality Decatur, Indiana D-X Gasoline and Motor Oils, Star Tires - Auto Decatur Indiana Repairing and Body Works NED JOHNSON WILLIAM F. SCHNEPF Auctioneers Real Estate 144 South 2nd Phone 3-3606 Equity Dairy Stores, Inc. ICE CREAM - CHEESE - BUTTER EQUITY MILK Quality - Service - Cleanliness - Courtesy Decatur Dry Cleaners FOR FINE CLEANING 209 Jefferson Street We Call for and Deliver Phone 3-3206 LUTES FLOWERS Flower Arrangements Corsages Weddings We Wire Flowers Anywhere Phone 3-3304 COMMUNITY GAS OIL FUEL OIL DELIVERIES 7th Adams Sts. Phone 3-2909 COMPLIMENTS of MURPHFS BARBER SHOP HAUGH PLUMBING and HEATING CO. PLUMBING - HEATING - AIR CONDITIONING Philco Appliances Youngstown Wood and Steel Kitchens Everything in Music Decatur Music House Music in Everything 136 N. 2nd Street AUTOGRAPHS AUTOGRAPHS ' X JL x JW- t • ■0, 1vJ). . lAe.u-- - skidMk m ' i: