Demotte High School - Keen Keener Yearbook (Demotte, IN)

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Senior Roll HARRY DEYOUNG Basketball ’34, ’35, ’36. Junior play — Mortimer Smythe-Kersey. Senior play — Jim Gray. Athletic Club. Etiquette Club. JOHN MIDDLECAMF Junior play — Prompter. Senior play — Stage manager Foreign Correspondance Club (Treasurer). FRANCES RUISARD Junior play — Charlie Hopps. Senior play — Sara Jane Lar- kins. Athletic Club. Etiquette Club. FRED SCHWANKE Basketball ’33, ’34, ’35, ’36. Junior play — Aleck Twiggs. Senior play — Jack Carson. Dramatic Club (President). Foreign Correspondence Club. WILLIAM GROET Basketball ’33, ’34, ’35, ’36. Baseball ’33, ’34, ’35, ’36. Junior play — Timothy Mc- Grill. Senior play — Zeke Stebbins. Athletic Club. ANNA MAE MOOLENAAR Junior play — Prompter. Senior play — Business Man- ager. Etiquette Club (Vice-Presi- dent) JDENRICKA SCHOONVELD Junior play — Sales Manager- Senior play — Property man- ager. Foreign Correspondence Club (Secretary). Etiquette Club. KENNETH SPURGEON Junior play — Publicity Agent. Senior play — Publicity Agent. Dramatic Club. Foi-eign Correspondence Club. VERONA TANNER Junior play — Nora Malone. Senior play — Odessa. Etiquette Club.

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Senior Roll THOMAS ABBRING Basketball ’33, ’34, ’35, ’36. Captain ’35, ’36. Baseball ’33, ’34, ’35, ’36. Junior play — Larry Eliot. Senior play — Pop Larkins. Athletic Club. Etiquette Club. PAUL L. BAUMAN Basketball ’33, ’34, ’35, ’36. Baseball ’33, ’34, ’35, ’36. Junior play — Ted Hartley. Senior play — George Forbes Athletic Club (President) Etiquette Club. SUSIE BOSMA Junior play — Mrs. Caroline Smythe-Kersey. Senior play — Property Man- ager. Etiquette Club. RUTH A. DEVRIES Junior play — Vivian Smythe -Kersey. Senior play — Missy Brown. Etiquette Club. Foreign Correspondence Club (President). EVELYN B. ANDERSON Etiquette Club (Secretary- Treasurer). Junior play — Assistant cash- ier. Senior play — Duty Worker. ROSE BOERSMA Junior play — Assistant sales manager, Cashier. Senior play — Ma Larkins. Etiquette Club. ANGIE DE HAAN Junior play — Mrs. Fanny Farnham. Senior play — Nellie Morrow. Athletic Club. Etiquette Club (President). ANNA DE VRIES Junior play — Assistant in clean up work. Senior play — Duty Worker. Etiquette Club.

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Class History Being the Seniors of the class of 1D36 of the Dc Motte High School, we wish to bestow upon your lis- tanir.g ears the history of the class, beginning with Ihe Freshman year, dated September, 1932. In the first part of this month a group of twenty- eight enthusiastic, but very green, youngsters, entered ihe freshman class. After a time we organized and elected the following officers: Arthur Peterson, presi- dent; Thomas Abbring, vice-president: Fred Schwanke , secretary, and Kenneth Spurgeon, treasurer. Mr. Llewellyn was our sponsor. We then settled down to work for a time, but it was only a calm before the storm, for in the latter part of the month we were initiated in a very thorough way by the Seniors of 1932. After this we settled down to a routine of diligent study, in which we strove to do our best. Sometime before Christmas Nellie Carter, the first to leave the group, departed to pursue her studies elsewhere. Before the end of the year, two more members V slter Kolan rnd Edward Evers, discontinued their studies. In the spring we had our class party with all teachers present. A good time was had by everybody. The faculty this year consisted of Mr. Slabaugh, principal; Mr. Phelps, Mr. Ewart, Mrs. Williams, Mr. Llewellyn, I Irs. May. When we returned as Sophomores the following September two of our members, Jack Durant and Ber- ni ' -n Ifana wry, were missing from our ranks, for Jack had found employment and Bernice had moved to a different township. Dur’ng the year Bastian Boer, John Boezman and Junior Conrad decided to cease from the pursuit of an eduction, cither because of necessity or indisposition The year was taken up with hard study and the assimilation of knowledge. Our officers were: Thomas Ahbring, president; Arthur Peterson, vice-pres ident; Ruth DeVries, seere- t ry. and Fred Schwanke, treasurer. Mr. Riley was our sponsor. The class party, held near the close of school, wa c enjoyed as all school parties are. The teachers this yerr were: Mr. Slabaugh, principal; Mr. Ewart, Mrs. Wolff, Mr. Riley, Mr. Llewellyn, Mrs. Williams. A the beginning of our Junior year, we were both disappointed and deighted. Arthur Peterson and Wes- ley Mosier caused our disappointment by not returning to school. The cause of our delight was our new member from Walker township, John Middlekamp. Cur officers this year were: Thomas Abbring, president Angie DeHaan, vice-president; Ruth DeVries, s c e ' .ary, and Verona Tanner, treasurer. Our sponsor was Mr. Ewart. J,n due time our play, “Here Comes Charlie,” was hosen. After much hard labor, we presented it to th a public on February 26th. We had a large attendance and every person felt he received his money’s worth. Sometime before school was out we ordered our Senior rings. On the night of April 23rd, we gave a banquet in honor of the Seniors of 1935. Those who attended on- ‘oved themselves immensely. This year we had as teachers Mr. May, principal; Mr. Ewart, Mrs. Wolff, Mr. Jarrett, Mr. Murray, Mr. Llewellyn. As we began our Senior year one piore member dropped from the fold, for Cornelius Evers did not re- turn to seek the light of higher education. This year we re-elected Thomas Abbring as president; Angie DeHaan, vice-president; Ruth DeVries, recre ' ary, and elected Paul Bauman, treasurer. Mr. Ewart was re-elected sponsor. In the early part of October we received our rings. They were very nice and we were all well pleased with them. All the high school classes joined in a party for Halloween. The Seniors did the decorating of the hall, where the prrty was held. The party was adjudged a success by all. Early in February the class decided to publish a class annual. Although they were the first Seniors of D M. S. to do this, they entered the work enthusiastically. A staff was chosen and work on the annual be- gan. On March 2(Ph. the copy for the annual was sent to the printer. In due time they were returned to u- and distributed to those who helped our undertaking by purchasing annuals. Ou ' . Senior play. “George In A Jam,” was given on the night of April 13th. It proved a great success despite the evil influence attributed this day by superstition. Now, wi f h hearts glad that we have attained the goal for which we started four years ago, but also filled with pangs of regret that we must leave D. H. S., jvo are departing to take our places in the world. May we attain our goals in the world as we have our goals in D. H. S. Our faculty this year consisted of Mr. May, principal; Mr. Ewart, Mr. Llewellyn, Mr. Lammey, Mrs. Brenton and Mr. Jarrett. — Kenneth Spurgeon