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

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GiaU tJiutosuf. President ; Ella Vander Molen, Vice President : Willard De Fries, Secretary, and Josephine Speechley, treasurer. We were duly initiated by the Seniors in September. Josephine Speechley left our class and Rhoda Unzicker and Don Peterson entered. In our Sophomore year, three new students entered our class. They were Barbara Stangle, Kathleen Sauer, and Evelyn Hoffman. Josephine Speechley joined us again near the end of the year. Our class officers were : Alice Rowen, President ; Calvin Swart, Vice Presi- dent ; Willard De Fries, Secretary; Jean Schuringa, Treasurer. We chose Mrs. Rainwater as our class sponsor. On December 7th, we sponsored a carnival which was a huge success. We had a class party in January. Twenty-four of us returned to school in the fall of 1944. Charles Mak and George Nannenga dropped out in the middle of the year, leaving us with 22 members. Corky Barker joined Uncle Sam’s Armed Forces during the summer. We received our class rings on March 9th and presented “Act Your Age” on March 30th. We enter- tained the seniors at a semi-formal banquet in the gym on April 16th. Mr. Stucker was our class sponsor and our class officers were : Willard De Fries, President; Don Peterson, Vice President; Cal Swart, Secretary, and Jean Schuringa, Treasurer. On September 4th, 1945, twenty-one students enrolled as Seniors, anxious to finish their high school days. It has been a busy year. Mr. Stucker was again chosen class sponsor and class officers were elected as follow: Don Peterson, President; John Boezeman, Vice President; Frieda Cheever, Secretary, and Jean Schuringa, Treasurer. On September 17th, we initiated the Freshman Class. On November 20th, we presented “A Little Honey” which was a great success. The Annual Staff was chosen and work on the book was begun. Now, as each of us go our own way, we realize that we have not achieved all the education; we have hardly begun. In departing, we want to wish all those who will follow us, the best of luck and loads of success.

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ClaM. ottutosiy 1934 was an eventful year ; at least we thought so. That was our first year in school. Our first two years were spent in the little school building and how well we remember when cold weather came ! Our water fountains froze up and several times a day we marched over to the big building to get a drink. It wasn’t an unusual sight to see several suits of underwear hanging on the stove to dry, and the unfor- tunate owners wrapped in blankets. Too many puddles! Mrs. Ewart really took good care of us. Mrs. Kessinger was our second grade teacher. By this time we were really in the swing of school life. Again, when the weather got ■cold, we made our daily marches to the big school. In the fall of 1936 we started to school in the big building with Mrs. Ruth McMillan as our teacher. There were 27 in our class. This year passed quickly and the fall of 1937 found us in the fourth grade. Miss Angie De Haan, now Mrs. James Benes, was our teacher. Jean Schuringa joined our class in the spring. The most important event in our fifth year in school was lalent Day. We all went to Rensselaer in a school bus to take part in the program. Miss Pansy Orsburn, now Mrs. Gene Hanford, was our teacher. , Either Mrs. Kessinger liked our class a lot or our class liked her — for it was in the sixth grade that we met her for the second time. W A e had twenty-five members. 1941 was the long awaited time. We were in the seventh grade and in the assembly ! There were 23 members in our class and we chose Mr. Llewellyn as our sponsor. We chose Mr. Ely to guide us through our last year in grade school. We went on a weiner roast in the woods in March. Was that the time we got lost? September of 1942 found us, a class of 25, as Freshmen. Mr. Wurzburger was elected class sponsor. Calvin Swart was elected

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fjuniosi GlaM eM-Hto. ' uj, In 1943 we started our high school career as Fresh- men. We chose as our class officers : Mary Curtin, president ; Kenneth De V ries, vice-president ; Margaret Schoonveld, secretary ; Margaret Curtin, treasurer. A month or two after we entered high school we were duly initiated by the Seniors. The following spring we gave the Seniors a party in return for the initiation party. Mrs. Witters was our sponsor until she left and then Mrs. Erny became our sponsor. In 1944 we started our second year in high school with Kenneth De Vries as president; Don Chappell, vice-president ; Margaret Curtin, secretary, and Mar- garet Schoonveld, treasurer. Miss Gundy was chosen as our sponsor. In 1945 we embarked on our third year in high school as Juniors. Kenneth De Vries was elected presi- dent, Don Chappell, vice-president; Margaret Schoon- veld, secretary-treasurer, and Miss Haas sponsor, to help make this year a great success. We plan to give a play this spring, and we are looking forward to the banquet we will give for the Seniors.