Decatur High School - Ravelings Yearbook (Decatur, IN)

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ASSEMBLIES—Entertainment - Inspiration Our assembly programs, though few in num¬ ber, had variety and interest. Three programs were supplied by a school program company and three were religious programs with local preachers bringing religious messages at Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter. Charles E. King ‘Music in the Air ” Bob Leonard and Bill Pfuderer “Contrasts in Shakespeare” 8

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Junior-Senior Choir Decatur High School Band 7

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Retiring Mr. Bryce Thomas is retiring this spring after fifty- six years as student, teacher and administrator in the Decatur schools. He was a member of the class of 1919, the first class to graduate from D.H.S. when it was located in the present Lincoln Building. Mr. Thomas attended Purdue and Indiana Univer¬ sities and Ball State Teacher’s College. At Purdue he majored in physics and mathematics, and he re¬ ceived his Masters Degree from Indiana University. He started teaching in Decatur Central School in 1924 and was made principal in 1930. When Cen¬ tral was razed, Mr. Thomas moved with his pupils to the Lincoln Building where he has served as principal until his retirement. Mr. Thomas has had thirty years service in the active reserve of the U.S. Army and retired from service with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He has been very active in Boy Scout work, is a Mason, a past president of Rotary Club, and a member of the Official Board of the Methodist Church. After retirement Mr. and Mrs. Thomas will make their home on Anna Maria Island off the west coast of Florida. BRYCE THOMAS Teachers in the office getting ready to start a busy day. 9