Fort Branch High School - Key Yearbook (Fort Branch, IN)

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If F I Schoo HISIOF Contlnue lxes usux y tae Unltcd ktxtes Qenxte xnd one expechd to Ire prcsldmnt I 1 x ye1rs xxe lost tr1ce of btcphen lNIe1d our presrcltntxrl ClIldlCI1Il but Ins or xtory m1de the heh school room rms, 1nd xx xrr xnteed Ins proph ey 1bout b rn presrdent Thos Dunc1n Albf rt C Holcon o 1ncI three or lour othtrs of u were lass 'IIIIIJIIIOUS 1nd xxere sxtlsfxed xxlth benf Lnted Stxtes cnrtors Duncrn xx1s 1 xery keen younv deb xter Albert C1 Holcomb had hefly om ouc ton und1r 1ons1d1r1t1on xt III IIIHCQ free tr md Qften he 1nd I ar ued 1nd settled the que t1on TIJOLII rrotcctlxe t1r1ff 1n free t11de 1nd 1s I look back xt11 the e ffrv flxe x111s of 1,re1ter knoxxledge 1n pr xctcxl expcrrence I find thrt xxe then CWITIC' 1 n rr decldxn the tmff quest n 1s tre xxlse men srnce tr old 'tI'LIIII1III's x oulc h1x1 equxl force today 1nd be 1s ne1ry correct 1nd deer 1x1 exeeptnf thxt 1n our st1t1ments xxe lm 1d no quxh n cI1uses George Cunn ngham 1ttended th I1t1r1ry Socxety xery Intl ames B Cnmble took 1 xxh rl 1t xt noxx 1nd then x hlle he xx 1s IH Fort Brxnch 1nd the s1me tmes Georve RUHCIC xxould p xrtrcrpxte WIKI ln tht I1tt1r put ohn IQUHCIC 1nd xmes Walters oc1ss on1lly spoke 1nd later Rrchlrd Vxfxlters xx 15 1 ke n deb1ter ohnson Meade 1ttended ocass1on1lly 1nd aIxx1vs pressed 1 hobby of Ins I regret th1t I c1nnot refer to 1ll in the deb1t1nU roll but lt IS 1 pIe1sur to thrnk of the m1ny 1mport1nt qucstlons affectxng the xxelf1re of the I1um1n r1ee xxhrch xxe discuss d 1nd trled to deter mme ln the forum of the Fort IJr1nch Hn lm Qchool L1ter1ry Souetv At exch meetmr there vxere other hterlrv efforts 1nd often 1 secrety n xxspaper xxlnch had 1II of the hterary adornments of such productrons p1rL1cularly 1 Im column of personahtles xxhlch pleased the girls and bovs 1s xxell IVIr Yeager moxed to Princeton In I87J 1nd bef rn to pr1ct1c1 Iaxx He was succeeded by Nlr D1x1dson xx ho resn ned 1? the end of th fxrst month Lounty Supt W T Stllwxell IIDISII d the term Ihen 1n r1p d successlon came the folloxxrng prmclpals each serxmv from one to three ye1rs Prof Qeorf e F IXrl1SO l noxx D1 IVI1son Sr of Oakl1nd City IVIr De1rdorf A 13 Punter L L I, HIDICS Mr Cruz, Charles C Stllxxell ohn VV IYQUHCIC W1Il1m I Stllxull XX eslex Strreklxnd C1rI R MIHIOH WlIII8m bmlth W C Welbcmrrr 1nd Ot s Hillel INIIIS Ilflllfb us up to 1903 at xxhlch tlme K W HTYTIS took charge Nlr Hams serxed sm ye1rs Th term xxas Ienfvth ned to seven months the teachxnq force xx IS lnerexscd so thlt the second m1n could reheve the Prmclpal of the Iqreshm1n xxork xnd It the and of hrs term of serxnc the St1te Department pIaced the school on 1 CCYIIIIIILI b ms Thls requrred the Introduction of the fourth or Senlor year of hrgh school xxork Wltlm tI'llb n xx program the St1te authorltxes saxv f1t to ondemn the old brick bulldlnsz xxhlch had been rected to replace the flrst hxgh school bulldxng 1bout V390 In the summer and autumn of I908 and early part of I909 the brick bulldlng, rn use xt the present tlme xx1s bullt by .Samuel Orr at a cost of S30 000 During the school yen of l908 09 lVIr Harris and I O Trlble taught the hlgh school rn the txxo room bulldlnn noxx occupred by the fourth and frfth grades I personally had charge of tI1e sexenth and elghth grades and taught the term ln the Sunday School room of the Cxenerxl I3 IIJIIISI church IVI1ss IlIter1IIo Lmxxxller Page Twclue T H 1. A T . '-4 . I . 1ll I ' 1 Q1 .1 c. 1 , 1 .1 1 1 . n 1 fe L - 1 L , I 1 1 , A1 fi A 1 1, I' 1 1 1 , in ' ly 1 11 Ai 1 '- e 1 -3' g ' . . . , - , , 1 . 1 1 1 . 1 ' 1 1' I.: II1 1 5 S11 1 11 1 11 '. Q, 1 . . . ' e f 1 1 , 1s I 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 ' . - 1 e. 1 fl 1 1 s ' . 3 1 -1 1 ' I Cl .t , L K . . ., I n. S ,th - '- -mt Ar L ' 1 d 1 I 1 .1 1' , A 1 1 1 1 1s 111 1' ' g 1 l A .1 io 1.1 I. . G1 N1 1 .1 v I 111 1 1 1 1. 1 I 1 1 I g 1 A 1 .11 1 3 1 1 1 'fyi g 1 1 . jf f 1 1 e .f 1 1 ' 1 ' e. .1 , 1 1 1 I 1 ' 1 1 x1 ' ' 1 , 1 .1 was true of L. W. Cudgel, Dr. Kendal, Fred Luhring and other non-residents. Some- I 1 T, ' 1 1 :1' 1 1 A 1 1 1 1 1 , ' 1 J: 1 f 1 1 1 ' -1 1 '1 . .1 11.1 1 e . 1 . .I l I 1 K' 'K' l ,Q L -U. .YA 1 C 1 C . K . 5 V . . K M 3 . X K . K ' ' B 1 C 1 L , ' . 1.9 I ' - ' I 7 1 .: .11 ' 1 1' H. 1 ' ,Z 1 ' 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 C 1.1 1 ' 1 1 . . S M A . K i as . . V . A v 1 . . A' 1 I 1 ' ' 1 .71 1 ' 1 1. 1 l . 1 1' 1 1 .dbg 1 . C ' .1 . I . . . 1 e . 1 1 .1 1 1 , . 1 , . 1 1 1 . .4 ,,,. 1 ., 1 1. 1. . . 1 ' , . 1 , . ' . 1' ,... 1 . 1 'j, I . ' 1 , ,I . ' , 'I' It . ' 11 . 5 -1 4, 1 , 1 . I' , . . , . . , . , , . . , . . 1 1 If 1. .1 ,51 1 , 1 ' . . 1 ' f . . 1 '1 .1 1 1 1. e 1 O e , ' , 11 ' 1 211' 1 1 ' ' ' 1 1 1 1 ', 1 1 1 ' 1 1' c, 1 - ' 1 1 . ' '1 e 1 1 1 . . . C . . . Q, v . L 3 . .L . . I K I L ' ' I f ' .1 1 ' 11 ' I , . ' A , 1 1 - , . ' . . i i i , . , 7 Y

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F I' I Schoo Histor Continue Ioxed tercher for the lrttle ones hught the Prrmrry dcpirment Vlfrllrrrn Birnird a nnn who hid hut one good rrrrr prrtrculirly ood for wrmldmg, thr hrrth had clnrgc of the Intcrmedntt rides x hrl Prole sor I erger hui In some of the common branches rnc Hrclr School sl1lJjlCls mrluom Al elrr I rtm Ltorrrctry hlentrl Phrlosop ry Astronomy Chemistry I.,rterrtur1 ind gurwevmv lVlr Yerger proud to he r ry clfrcrerrt both 1s rn orr,1nr1er rnd instructor Alter two ye irs of strtnuous ellort Ire hid succeeded rn orgrnrzrnv md drscrplmrng the school ind students lbegwn to rpply for 'rdmrttrnce from ull prrts of the First district ind rom ncrrhy Ixentucky rnd Illrrrors prr d r en usr hs their tercher pupils were seized with wn wmhrtron to proceed further rn educ rtron The enrollment grew untrl 1 room w 1s lrurlt north of tht school ground nerr the present frime hurl ing for Miss Duncwn and her Prrmwry Dernrtmcnt Ntw terchers were employed from time to time trll ut the exprrwtron of 'lr H ewer s tsrm une I3 I875 the teac mg force numbered six Some of the younf men occupied houses rround the school yird md kept hitch The rcgulrr school term wis srx months 1fter whrch 1 three month term w rs mxrntrmed hy mdrxrdurl turtron TIIC Hon Vlfgll k0CIsXNO0Cl HOV ol IIICIIIFI IDOIIS Y li Ill? IITQI 'lfld only from whrch I quote tlu followmf Cur studies mry he mterestrnf to Hr Ir Qthool student of todiw Vlfe fmrshed irys third Arrthrnetrc rrrd w nt throufh lrys Al nhrr ind I completed Loomis Geometry ind Trrgonomctry hy one iuthor who e nrrne I hue forgotten XVC started m with I-Iarrey s Qirwrrrrnrr lut clrrn ed to Iflolhrook s Qrimrrrerr helore I was through school The iuthors of the beo riplry ind Unit cl Strtes I-Irstory I hue forgotten We hid Steele s Phy sroloey Stult Nrturwl I lrrlosophy 1nd Ste les Chemistry but I hue forgotten the ruthor of tht Botrny I studied Ilotrny under Professor hlrson rn il cliss by mysmlf rn the wmtxr trrrre when there were no flowers Likewise rrry 1tur1l Philosophy md Clrtmrstry wer Ierrned only from hooks No prwctrcil knowledge of erny of these hrrnehes w is gurned I Ind 1lJout three years of Latin mcludmra Ciesur ind prrt of Xrrgrl nlhe beginners I itrn lrrd 1hout 1 half do7en members rn rt But rfter the first yeur George A Qunnrngharn afterw 'rrds a lawy r rn Iwxinsxrlle ind I were thc only students I think Ire rlso romed with me m studying Qrcek under Prof IVI rson rncludm Qireek Lrinrrnrr ind Xenophon s Anulnsrs I my Senior year my Creek w rs drscont nued We Ind no French or bermwn In those days the professors ol thc country Ir rd not hecome Lrermwnwed ind the French 1nd Qerman Imguiges were not stud d rn High Schools ind not xery much m colleges However the course of study, w rs frrrly good 1nd preprred for the local colleges md stwte University In drscussrnx, the old I'ort Brrnch High 'iclrool we must not forget the I..rter1ry Society which met on I'r1d ry exenms, ind hesrdes entert rmms us trumed sex eral would be statesmen The most who debited Ind some public office wt the other end of their Page I ler ur T H .. ' A T 1 F-A . U i . H A my . Z I K ' . .K C K , I I R Y Q - ' I . c g . I i V K V '1 r g1 ', x' A1e S1 A 1 1 1 1 1i ' 1 I Aj 1' A' 1' A ' 'A g: I1 21, ,.1 A , Ar I ', 1 1 I 3 II , 1' , I ' , A 1 2 1 1 ' 'A g. . 1j 're' - 1 1 Q11 A. 1 A : . - ' '11 ' r 5 ' 1 Q ' -- A jr ,g1 'il ' . 1 1 ' .1 1 ' 1 A 1 1 1 1' , A 1 A A , 1 I 11 I ' ' 1 ' Inf vith rlr .'A1rsrn -' A 1 , the 1 ' V .A 1 K . . A . -2 . ' 4 As I I t K ' x 1 E 1 5. v 7 A ' A A 1 .' A 1 A IX . I 1, ' , .I , h' I A . g - '- .' 5 1 1 1 .1 .. . . 1 1 . 1 -1 1 5 '11 3 1' 1 ' 1 '1 1' 1' A A 1 A A . . A ji ' , 1 ' ' , ' A1 1 '.', V11 A 1 1 graduate in the spring of 1876. Ile has kindly written il most interesting reminiscence 1 A , ,' AA 1 A 1 1 A ' 1' A g 'g c ' .' s 1 . ' I 1 ' ' A A 1 'C ,g I 1 gr '1 1 ' A1 1 AY - A A s r 1 ' S, 1 1 ' j . I 'A ' 1 I' I '1 1 , r 1 g I 1 1 ' , . 1 ' I g 1 f 1 A 2 1 3 ' 1 ' ,, 1 1 ' V , .I -' Vs 1 1 3 ' 5 1 e '1 1 A ', i ' 7 1 - 1 . 5 A 1 1 11 K n I I A A I I I 0 Y I N1 1 ' 1' 1 I ' ' we 1 1 1 A 1 ' 1 1 2 ' 1 '1 x1' . 1 1 1 Ar i 1 ' A 1 1 :1 1 1 lf' . A I j' .' ,1 ' 1 1 1 . 1 , , g N , . . 21' , ' g ' .. 1 1 1 5 1 11 1. n A , , '1 A1 ' i . 1 I 1 - 1 - 'F 5 , N , i 1 1 1 I 1 1 ' ' fe A Av 1' 1 ' , ' A 1 C- ' , . Q ' '1 1' 1A' I 1 1 ' . 1 ' 4 I 1. n .1 . . , , . 1 2 I k , . 1 K . ' 1 4 ..i 7.52 A. I 1-3 U' K. A' , - 1 1 4 I Q . . I I A 4' VD

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I Schoo HISIOY Conhnue 1 1 xx xxc mtv' no ctmfclt mucm mv flrkl four ffrx ex Q f I xx un loom xx IQ mic fm llwm f Q X xx m I md Sul rnhnden 0 1 x 1 ux lrkl 11 1 QCIOJ y 4 1 I Hug rcquxrvc L an Cl ln xc xp c ilu school tm If x I n xx III c lx n m n I mu um cn 1 rm mc 1 commx Sxonc Imam schoo M111 mc tier xs 1 u 1 m I 1141 xttvndxncr' lncrc-used numberx mu 1 1 IK ux llltlf c ucll n r upmxnrrltu mu L J x NN lon ln tw nf' N nn mont f w C 1 mmxttxn an 5 N 14 hm' I C cc 0 x I Ind hugh' two tvrms ll ldv C1 xn uc vue no 1 0 N1 c xx. xc 0 my Om fourth time M15 ll N . X . 1 tcm N hxrc xx xrc slum Cox 0 two 1 m nc 1lV cr IS 1 D m c ru mu x uc- well mupp d for cookxmg and Qmxlns, courses c- wot s x x xx xx ffncn the bo un qu plum wx ou nv mmf ax x xru cnouw 1 upon mod tx x S co L s or 1 xrgc Jn m I o f0lll lmmdxcd do ny um: r now llf can 1 0 Domcw c Quvncc uv wit v L ch vm 1 Q s x s DUTIDLI rxt our yn 'llx 1 . nm L11 ltcul on to th OIBIIIILTUOXI in btmdxrd 11111011 of thc- ant IC cm I x ent I xchcxs 1nd Cxxlc Dncuvxon Qlubs new Ol'g'lDlZCd Ill ucu N u w mm U ec x 1 ll 1 p f my good fxcul v VN e begxn work ln orgunlzccl flux 1 vtxunuud nxmxtc v 1 N 1 pu In the Qprmsg 9 plmx x uc mul to lntxoducc 1 und Lum PIOIHOUOII pmf mm th folloxslng vcax lm plan xx lb Q xrlmcl out by LJ Ol VR Xlcf irlv who xx WQ prlnclpil ol the School the icrm L 1 c nly In mc n Awnxnt I 1 nupxl for two scxrq md upon m NL,l'lltlUIl to null tl lgcrnicnclcncy of Q ull lm Publlc Snhoos xx IS Clmtec Jy ru mlm ont xs ms Suuuxor M1 Mccnty ss lb culled to Ou-r Cl bcuuc III dvfvncn of 0'd LJ10l' IH tlm Npnnff o I xx ns lc' cmplovcd Inv TlU9tli Iiclfnt to lxlxc chime of ilu schools ln Septembcn I In 1919 uc IIIIIOCILC cl x COIITHIPTKIXI Dcpnhmnt md elnployvd ohn cwxlon of Bndwx we IHSIIUCIOI N11 Nlexston xx lb 1 wry Nucccwful imc mer ws 'Nlxldlecl Boekc of Lx xn ullf' look clnmf SEPKIIIIJCI' V770 and 1 Qtxll xslllm UQ domq Page Thxrlecn T H PQ F A T luusglml the fifil and sf.'1l 2:1 d's ' I FW NI xl :lk Cl r I. Tl 4: T, id 5 lml no :clmol until ilu' IRIHCI' par! of Izuluzxrv I 303 'l ' ' 'z . . lc ' in 1111- In-xx IIULICIEIIQ. 'I-llffl lvrrn L'UXltiY1lJl'Cl till ilu' lxxsl rx Alunz H, XM. Us was lliffd as I,l'lIlC.DiXl of ilu- lmfzh Salvo 1 :ri X I f llw u1':1cl:'s bv 'INTL sixv R. Lockxwmml in Ssplvlxxlmv' IQUQ. O ' fl J l'gl x I rl 4 IIlIIlEr?'UIl was L'!'!Ulil'Cl lv ilu' Stal- IDl'D1l'tIIlf'Ill in Nfwe111b:'1' 1309. ' Q ' I sm -uh! nwmllx lvrm in ilu- lfulm s'l 101. Aft I 'vm' years 11: I cl: svl - 'rm of :Ill sol mls in tllf' lOXXH.'l1-D ww lang! mfrxvd io 1-iszh! IUIHIIS s ld lm C2 'Q' ai - lilllvd. A ' ' I: 'I 14141, 21 longer tc' , 1 1 1 cl All Q 1, 1 tl f t'llf0lCfIl1l'lll of LX uluxxcx- leur 'cs ltxl ' in il '- 2 1 ' , ' 4. 3 on ll1'f.'lty,zr1cltl1'u'alzl' 'ml Arw uf P11 .1 'rk. XL. Uzxvfs rc'sis'm'l in the SLIIHIXNI' of 1913 to uccflt 1 1 fl' ' I E blirh Dvl: 'i cm Kansa: Agg1'ic'u!lL'1'al Collvg , Nl: lx 1 , K: sa: I v.. ' .d by tlAllS'l'l' S. R. ,A kxvczcd as fue' YS 1' lo N111 Dax 'is. . 1 7 . K x 1 S' S Dfflrfct Sclzczol, lim 1' turns fn llu' Clrixntmur vludcs of this S lool 2 cl li I d as il1'SEStiHll lTl'i!1C-D11 of 111: 113211 Sclu l fm' tlmrc' yours. In tlw zxuiumn of 1913 n1'Q-vocaxtlmlzxl work was introducvd. A Nlnnual Training and .'l llSlI!il'.ll Dfzvhrxsj c'm11'sc was nmdc' Plffti ' f r I ':. '- l 'Q' us.nl in U19 cfnursc. O1 ' :Imp wax: we-ll vullippvrl V111 lzlwlvs, 15, 2 I 'a ', . 1' 5 and Yi1l'Il'5ll at Ll fl f ' lundrml zx I f'f M N111-.:. Tlv I fm c'st'c S in rf' ms x ' 2 1' A . 1 . . fur lllf- sfirls. '111 Szvnw' lfmc was dv: val to thi: vork as 'fr ,V ys. 0 ' 0 2 -nt c Iffstvd of 1' 1' Sf Dm' S 'A ,, XI1!C'l1:lli'S. lon 'ood tables, ls 1' ' gl to 1 1 :lic twcn 1' ulrfs, as pink. I'-'IXLf4', oil stczwi. hot and ll vat , 1 la if sid? call ?i, utvneils 'IC., ai ax cos f ' 1 llzlrs. Nliss N141 Tx rf Illl 5: 1: I li 'QX f ,ti M tl f4 . ,-afar. I llill urge of ilu- X' rk in l,l'ilCti'ill 1XlPChZlYliC.' lhz' firxt Ivo ycmx' I9l 3-15. V A HIV fi L f 'H . s prlmfpul I gi spvfl ix ' 2 3 'fa 4' 4 ' L d '. 1 - 'pi ' ' Q S lcml. jak - Pi 1 'A 'A 'Q :SA ' ' ' L I 4 d s '-sf HQ 4 xg lbw' 'I X191 mf ' j e t, 7' ja ' ' ki ' 1lil1l '.' ard ir. ' ' dw 2 i a lm, lllxilllf of bliss Lys. . ' I of I I7 i 5 'P' I 11 I A ' A '- 51 2 M - '. T '. M1917-18. Nf1'.NlL1'f .dl :X ..':'z 31 'Vs ' ja .2 y rvslj 2' 1 J 10 Sxwf ' ' i1 s ' ' ' ls, '15 ' ll T sl-:P Q' 'jf XV. B4-I 1 ap V' 5 . '. ' L' ' 'Q' L ' S 1 ' h ' 1 , 0 5 'I T, f 1918. IHS. 1 'x' ' 'r' 1 N 1 ' 1 ' L. NA '. 'VL 'I Q cl . MF