Decatur High School - Ravelings Yearbook (Decatur, IN)

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English and Cafhenne Weidler English is the most important subject we have. All other studies are directly influenced by the skill at which one can handle this most basic tool. Many students participated in writing contests. The county his- torical essay contest and National Poetry Anthology were well rep- resented by Decaturites. By combining the various English skills — reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation — we hope to equip students so they may better meet the demands of life. Robert Scheidler Dave Swickard and Katy Smith read each others poems, selected for the National High School Anthology. Ann Allwein leads a class

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LATIN Fun A Day in Old Kome Julius Caesar and Cleopatra make their entry into Rome. Caesar ' s court and at- tendants watch the chariot races and gladiator battles. Jean Swickard and Jane Tumlin, the Vestal Virgins, opened the gala Circus gomes. and Circus i} antes

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Library The lil)rary affords each sUidcnl a plaro lo go to road and to study. The study hall has long been a place of quiet, dedicated pur- suit of the Muses of higher learning. We have one of the better libraries in the state for a .school of our size. In it one can find everything from .science fiction to classical Latin studies. The statue of Lincoln, slightly worse for the wear, will always remain as the symbol of the hall of study. Eleanor Pumphrey MUSTY BOOKS - Gateways to Adventure The school librarians; Barb Singer, Bette Costle, Kathy Coll, Jone Mills, no Browr discussion in English II