Goshen High School - Crimson Yearbook (Goshen, IN)

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THE CRIMSON Baxter. Tliev filled their positions exceptionally well. Bill. Who out of the sophomore class participated in athletics ? Ralph. Walter Hills, Russell Rathka, Roscoe Huff and Charles Egenrode won G ' s in football. In basketball, Walter Hills, Dallas Whittle and Clark Baxter played on the varsity, while Har- rison Berkey and Fred Blough werir subs. In baseball, those who won G ' s were ; Charles Egen- road, Fred Blough, and Clark Baxter. In track, Baxter, Hills, and Waltz received G ' s. Bill. Gee, a large number of sophomore boys participated in athletics. Do the ' ever have class games? Ralph. Oh, yes, you should have seen the thrilling game we played with the seniors. In spite of the experience of the upper-classmen, the sophs ob- tained a victory by a score of 9-13, and became class champions. We were also victorious in the interclass track meet. Bill. I really believe if I had continued goinc to school, and had participated in athletics 1 would have had the honor of receiving a G. Ralph. Probably so. There are many ways in which G ' s may be won. They are also given in debating. Pauline Kunderd, a member of the sophomore class, received a lettei for this activit ' . Bill. I really regret, Ralph, that I am not r radu- ating with the Class of ' 25. It is nea ' ly time for me to be at the factory. J must be going. Good-bye, Ralph. Ralph. Good-bye. (Exit Bill) It seems funny that people who have a perfectly Good chance to receive an education, refuse to finish the high school course. (Knock at the door) Ralph. Coming. Dorothy. Hello, Ralph. Ralph. Why, and if it isn ' t Dorothy. How are you ? Dorothy. Just fine. I recently- foimd out where you were residing so thought I would drop in to talk a few minutes. Ralph. ' es, I am very glad you did. And where have you been for the last two years i Dorothy. I have been keeping house for Mrs. Briggs. Ralph. Oh, I see. Dorothy. V ' ou kno - I (juit high school my sopho- more year, because I found a place to work. Since, I have been wondering what my class, the Class of ' 25, accomplished during the next two years. Ralph. The class succeeded wonderfully. Our officers were: president. Earl Waltz; vice-presi- dent, John McMahon ; secretary, Louise Hatch; treasurer, Kathryn Reichard. They filled their positions exceptionally well. Dorothy. Did the class work at any of the fool ' i i games ? Ralph. Oh, yes. The junior class had the con- cessions at the Laporte game. We sold hot dogs, cand ' and crackerjack. We had a wonderful time ; besides we aided the class by making a large sum of money. Dorothy. I always liked to sell at games. I wish I could have helped. And, oh, yes, did you have a good junior carnival? Ralph. A good junior carni al ! Why, we had an excellent carnival! It is said that our carnival was one of the best ever given in G. H. S. Dorothy. Oh, 1 wish I could have been in it too. What did you do? Ralph. I think nearly everyone remembers the ride on the famous Arizona Express and the Lovers ' Tub and the mystery chambers ■v -here they shook hands with the skeleton and received a Hour bath. We had wonderful acrobats, who performed dur- ing the whole evening. There were also many other booths which furnished mucri amusement. Dorothy. I ' ll bet. Were many theie? Ralph. Yes, the gym was crowded all evening. If anything ever was a success it -ivas the junior carnival. Dorothy. I heard that the class gave a performance or play before the assembly. What about it? Ralph. We played a mock football game between Elkhart and Goshen. Dorothy. Who won ? Ralph. Oh, Goshen, naturally. Dorothy. Well, did the class ever have any parties? Ralph. Oh, yes. We had a Hallowe ' en party, and it sure was a circus. We came masked, and ve had a time finding out who everyone was. We also had things to eat, and spent :. lot of our time in entertainment. Dorothy. I always liked entertainment but what I hated was the studying part. 1 was offered a good job so I quit. Ralph. Well, you made a mistake just as many 12

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Class Day Exercises SALUTATORY Ladies and Gentlemen : It is my privilejie to welcome you, on behalf of the Class of 1925, to the last exercises of its career. It is decreed that this organization must die today. Tomorrow the units of this association will be individuals even as ou, ladies and gentlemen, in this work-a-day world. But before our dissolution, it is our right to discourse upon our school, retell the past, philosophize upon the present, and proph- esy the future. Precedent has determined that v- ' e may will our assets and our liabilities, grumble about events and treatments, as well as advise our juniors of pitfalls and possibilities. This right has been passed down thru succeeding classes for many years, and it is v. ' ith a mixed feeling of pleasure and regret that we realize that it is now our wme to avail our- selves of its privileges. Ladies and gentlemen, I bid you welcome to our ceremonies. Leslie Divelev CLASS HISTORY CHARACTERS RALPH, A graduate of G. H. S.. of the Class of ' 25. BILL, DOROTHY ' , onetime members wlio .:uit school. JACK, Time: May 29, 1925, or the day after Ralph ' s graduation. Scene: The living room of Ralph ' s home. Ralph. Hello, Bill. How are you? Bill. I ' m feeling tine. Ralph. That ' s good. A long time has elapsed since I have seen you. What have you been driv- ing at for the last t o years? Bill. 1 have been working in a paint shop. Ralph. Well, well, so you consider working in a paint shop more important than going to high school ? Bill. (hesitating Well, 1 don ' t know as it is more important, but I never liked school, so after two weeks of high school work, I quit. Ralph. Didn ' t you like the students, teachers, or the work ? Bill. No. I didn ' t see anything that I liked. The freshman class did not accomplish a solitary thing the two weeks of my high school career. Ralph. We held our first meeting the third week of the term, or the week after you quit, and elected the following officers: president Harrison Berkey ; vice-president, Margaret Charnley ; sec- retary, Pauline Kunderd ; treasurer, Louise Hatch; yell leaders, Helyn Kindle and Sidney Plaut; and sergeants-at-arms, Catherine Vhite- head and Lawrence Puerner. lor faculty ad- visers we elected Miss Berlin and Mr. Snod- grass. These officers filled their positions ex- ceptionally well ; and we, as a senior class, are very proud of them. liill. 1 thought of participating in athletics, but gave that up too. Ralph. There )0u made a mistake. If ou had onK made an effort, you probably would have made the team. While freshmen, several boys participated in football, although none of them made G ' s. In basketball, we had an excellent team ; and two members, Dallas Whittle and Walter Hills were subs for the x.irsity. Bill. What else did you, as freshmen, accomplish? Ralph. A few things of minor importance. It was during the next three ears that we made a decided improvement. As sophomores we elected the following officers: president, Harrison Berkey; secretary, Pauline Kunderd ; treasurer, Kathryn Reichard ; ser- gcants-at-arms, Catherine Whitehead and Clark 11

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THE CRi: ISON others did. Although we are burdened with studies a great deal, the time is we i spent. There are many outside activities which ,ire of benefit to the students. Dorothy. Oh, yes, I know. Were there any juniors on the debating team? Ralph. Yes, Kenneth Zook. He also won honors in the county discussion league. Dorothy. Well, I must be going or 1 will get cm- ned, as the saying is. Ralph. Oh, already. I haven ' t told a thing of our senior year or anything about the junior athletics. Doiothy. Yes, that ' s right. Well, hurry and tell about the junior athletics, and I ' ll stop some other time and hear about the senior activities. Ralph. In athletics, Berkey, Rathka, Blough, Whittle, Egenroad, Waltz and Hess played an important part. All these famous players were members of the 1923 football team, which went through the entire season without being defeated. Dorothy. Gracious ! the team mu , t ha e consisted of some fine players. Ralph. It suie did. Two members, -Japtain-elect Berkey and Captain Rathka were chosen as guard and half-back on the jill-state eleven. Dorothy. My, but this is interesting. I wish I could stay and hear what the senior class accom- plished, but it is late, I must be gong. I ' ll stop in some other time. Ralph, bure, do stop. Dorothy. Good-bye. Ralph. Good-bye. There is another one that didn ' t realize what she was missing when she quit school. (Sits down and reads. Knock at door. Ralph ofjns it. ) Ralph. Well, and if it isn ' t Jack, another one of my old school mates. Jack. You bet. Ralph. You make the third one of my old, school friends that I ' ve seen this afternoon. What hap- pened anyway that you didn ' t come back and finish vour senior vear . ' Jack. Oh, I was working in a furniture factory all summer, and when it came time for school to start, the money looked too good for me, so I stayed and worked in the factory. Ralph. So you too think .c is not necessary to have a high school education. Jack. No, I do not. I see my mistake now, Ralph. I ' ve been wondering what the senior class did. I know about the first three years. I was verv much interested in all its activities, so thought I would stop and see what happened the last 3ear. Ralph. Oh, I see. Yes, I ' m very glad to tell you. The seni or class oiScers were: i resident, John Stoutenour ; vice-president, Jack Rathka ; secre- tary, Louise Hatch ; treasurer, Kathryn Reichard ; sergeants-at-arms, Sidney Plaut and Catherine Whitehead. One of the first questions the senior class had to decide was whether we wanted an annual or a magazine. Well, after a great deal of discus- sion, we voted for the magazine. Jack. ' Was it a success? Ralph. es, it succeeded very we ' .!. Jack. Did you have any entert.aiiment ? Ralph. es, we sure had an excellent Hal ' owe ' en party out at Kathryn Swartzbaugh ' s. Jack. I ' ll bet you had a fine t;,ne. Was there anything else that you did that was a lot of fun ? Ralph. es, we had a senior stand at the festival. Putting up the booth wasn ' t so much fun, but the selling was. We sold hamburgers, popcorn, pop, ice cream, and candy. Jack. My, this is interesting. Tell me something else. Ralph. Ve sold pennants, megaphones, and bal- loons at the Goshen — Mishawaka football game, to make money for the class. Jack. Surely, a fine idea. Were there any seniors on the debating team? Ralph. Oh, yes. Joe Farrell, Leslie Divele ' , Ralph Blosser, Herbert Green, Wilbur Whitt ' e, and Kenneth Zook. That was a good team. Jack. AVere there any Seniors that received honors for outside work? Ralph. Kathryn Swartzbaugh won $100 toward a course at Purdue L niversity for having pro- duced the best work in the Home Economics course at the State Fair in Indianapolis. She represented Elkhart County, and received the honor of being one of the three highest in the state. Jack. Fine, that ' s quite an honor. Ralph. It sure is, and we are very proud of her. Jack. I happened to be on the honor roll last year, and I have been wondering who were on this year. Ralph. The seniors had about one-third of the class on the honor roll this year. Jack. Well, that ' s good. Ralph. Yes, it is. It is on the average, or if any- 13