Goshen High School - Crimson Yearbook (Goshen, IN)

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THE CRIMSON thing, a little better than usual. Jack. I suppose there were a number of senior bo s who took part in athetics. Ralph. Yes. In football, Captain Berkey, Blough, Egenroad, Waltz, Hess and Whittle received G ' s. In basketball, we played in the liijt game of the district tournament which enabled the boys to receive sweaters. Jack. Who of the seniors got sweaters? Ralph. Well, let ' s see. Blough, Egenroad, Whittle, and McMahon. We are very proud of our basketball captain. Whittle, who has the honor of holding the highest number of points ever made by an indi idual of G. H. S. during a basketball season. Jack. Is that so. I read a lot about him in the papers but I didn ' t know he held a record that high. Ralph. Yes. Jack. Did Goshen enter any oratorical contest? Ralph. Yes, Joe Farrel received honors at the countv discuission league, and Kenneth Zook) represented Elkhart County in the District Ora- torical Contest. And, oh yes, the senior class play. We mustn ' t forget that. Jack. Oh, I know all about it. I saw it with my own eyes, and it certainly was gicar. Ralph. Thanks, Jack, we were sure it would be a success before it was gi en. Jack. I belie e it. Why Ralph, rio you know I would give most anything if 1 could graduate with the Class of ' 25. Ralph. ' es, Jack, we all make mistakes, but you surely made a bad one. Jack. I know it, and I have regretted it ever since, but I am going to enter school next fall and finish my high school course. Ralph. 1 iKc, Jack, fine. Jack. Not only that, but I ' m goirg to do all I can to pursuade all students of Goshen High School to finish the course too. Ralph. That ' s the true spirit. Jack. Kenneth Zook. CLASS SONG As Freshmen, we started four years ago, And for awhile seemed slow ; Our hopes renewed, our purpose high, Our faith did never die. In ' 23 we did agree That all of us would pass ; So here we are, all hail and Ire- 1 he ' 25 Graduate Class. Chorus. Good-bye, Old Go.dien High School ; Thy name wx ' ll ne ' er forget ; The golden haze of student days Is round about us yet. We leave our dear old G. H. S. And all our friends so true; We leave our happy, high school da.iS That we spent with you. Our high school days are over. But we shall ne ' er forget ' I he days ve spent in Goshen High, And the friends so often met. The faculty has bsen the best. And b - them we •ill stand — To us the Goshen High School Is the best in any lajid. Kath. ' .n Blouiih. 14

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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

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THE CRIMSON CLASS WILL CHARACTERS: JUDGE LOUISE HATCH BAILIFF SCENE. Court room. Judge is seated at bench, Bailiff enters announcing. Bailiff. Miss Louise Hatch. Judge. Who is Miss Louise Hatch. ' Bailiff. Don ' t kno ' , your Honor, but she says she must see you. (Louise Hatch enters) Louise Hatch . Your Honor, I have a complaint to make about a man named Judge. You ' ie in the wrong place. Go see a law- yer and ha e him hx up your case. This is a civil court. Ve haven ' t time to monkey with frivolous young people in a huff about somethin:;. Louise Hatch. But, your Honor. I ' m neither frivolous nor young. I have graduated. Judge. Well that ' s different. Let ' s hear what the trouble is. L. Hatch . Well, when the Class of ' 25 passed on into another world, it, of course, left its last will and testament properly drawn up and sworn to, and Mr. O. L. Walter was named administrator. Judge. Mr. O. L. Walter — a very worthy man. He should make an excellent administrator. L. Hatch. Oh no — but he didn ' t. That ' s what I came to see ou about. He hasn ' t peiiormed bis duties at all. Wh , the class ' es most important possessions a;e left totting away instead of being passed on to the rightful heirs. (Tearfully) Imagine — beautiful curly hair, football ability, dozens of other talents — all hidden — because of this man ' s negligence. Judge. This is serious. But hat autborit ' have you to say this? Are you one of the heirs or ex- actly in what way are ou interested? L. Hatch . Well, you see. I wa;. -. ery intimately connected with this class in m youth — very mucii attached to it. Of course when I see its dying wish being disobeyed, it — it — almost breaks m heart. Judge. Very sad — very sad. But perhaps Mr. Walter has merely been too busy. Perhaps this will was very complex ; and, yo;i know, being administrator takes a good deal o: time. L. Hatch. Oh no, the will is very simple. In fact, I usually carry a copy of it. Judge. Fine, let ' s hear it. Then I can judge whether or not this man has an excuse for his negligence. L. Hatch. (taking from purse a document) You can ' t realize how it affects me to think of all these wonderful possessions being simply forgot- ten.. Oh. here it is. Shall I read it? Judge. ' es, go ahead. (She unfolds the paper and proceeds to read) L. Hatch. We. the Class of 1925, having come into our last hours, but being in full possession of all our mental faculties, do hereby make, publish and declare this to be our last will and testament. ITEM I We, as a class, bequeath : — To the junior class, the privilege of beginning at once to squabble over class plays, invitations, and the subject of collecting dues. To the entire student body, our earnest plea to uphold the reputatio i. given our school by the famous grand jury investigation. ITEM II We bequeath our individual possessions as follows: Marigrace ' s success with the Elkha c lellows, to Jane Ulery. Fritz Blougb ' s prominent possessions — his whisk- ers and his girl — to Charley Moxley. Roy Immel ' s Rudolf Valentino dancing, to Elmer ontz. Dorothv Cissell ' s slippers — our one and only pair of rubber heels — to Genevieve Jackson, Kenneth Zook ' s famous constitutional oration, to the ages. Harrison ' s and Bernice ' s long telephone conversa- tions, to Don and Louise. Joe Farrel ' s siren beauty, to Bob Farrel. Johnny McMahon ' s share of said Purl Street taxi, to Wilhelminn Nymeyer. Herbie Green ' s copy of Webster ' s Dictionary, with personal corrections and notes, to the Junior- Senior Study Hall. Dallas ' ringlets and Earl Waltz ' s bulk, to Bobby Bigler. Kathryn Reicbard ' s fine water wave, to our local Marv Pickford. (Edith Cuthbert). ]5