Garrett High School - Aeolian Yearbook (Garrett, IN)

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It has been the wish of the Senior Class to make this Annual the best ever put out by a High School. We have en- deavored in this publishment to give our patrons a true and full account of the activities of our High School during the year of 1917-18. It is with regret that we have not been able to publish all lost, stolen or strayed notes or that we could not make use of much of the material received. We cannot refrain from heartily thanking those who have given us their support, especially the business men, the faculty, the students, and the parents. Through the co-operation of all these friends we have been able to make this Annual not only a surprise, but, we hope, a success. CLASS 26

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Senior Class History It was a large and enthusiastic class of sixty-three young people that entered the High School in the fall of 1914, pledging its strength and loyal support to the G.H.S. We were welcomed with a unique hazing, which took place on Randolph street, where it could be enjoyed by the greatest number of our townsfolk. But after our principal, Mr. Renkenberger, explained things to us a little more, we regained our self-confidence and in our monthly reports we sur- passed all the upper classmen. As Sophomores, following the golden rule, we rejected the idea of hazing and, instead, gave the Freshmen a reception at the school- house. This plan of a reception has been followed ever since and has proven very successful. During this year Miss Britan took a special interest in our class and when spring came she took us on early morning hikes, where we learned many interesting things about the homes and habits of our birds. We did not organize until the Junior year, and then we elected Ralph Franks as President ; Russel Sherman, Vice-president; Faunda Olinger, Secretary, and Gertrude Eagan, Treasurer. Then we de- cided on our class motto, ‘‘From Possibilities to Realities,’’ and selected the sunburst rose as our class flower. During the Junior year we had many splendid times, one of which was a party at Otto Heinzerling’s, where the boys’ quartet staged a grand success. That year closed with the annual Junior-Senior banquet, where ‘‘Little Arthur’’ won his fame of being Garrett High’s biggest man. Soon after school started last fall we elected officers again. This time Dale Feick was made President; Joe Carlin, Vice-presi- dent; Faunda Olinger, Secretary, and Florence Collins, Treasurer. The chief events of our Senior year were: The Senior picnic, held one night last fall at the sand-pit, where our ‘‘eats’’ so strangely disappeared; the Junior-Senior scrap, which resulted in a myster- ious hole in the ceiling of Room Six; the party at Raymond Ballen- tine’s; the Valentine party, where Joe Carlin distinguished himself by writing Valentine verses; the party at Lawhead’s Sugar Camp, as well as countless other good times. Thus at the end of our fourth year we part with many friend- ships and many happy memories. 25

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