Goshen High School - Crimson Yearbook (Goshen, IN)

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DEDICATION WE, THE CLASS OF 1937, DO HEREBY DEDICATE THIS CRIM- SON TO ALL PERSONS WHO HAVE SERVED GOSHEN AND THE COM- MUNITY. MAY WE WHO ARE YOUNG, INEXPERIENCED, AND HOPEFUL, LEARN FROM THEIR LIVES AND ACTIONS . . . THE JOY OF SERVING. T ' , I !i n i II II n li ii ii ii ii ii ii riii i ii ii ii

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INTRODUCTION SERVICE It has been said that service is the price we pay for the place we occupy. Too often we attempt to avoid the paying of this price, for many of us have not learned that ser -ice is the high art of living; that unless we ser ' e, we miss many of the joys in life. Modern civilization is highly ef- ficient, but our world cannot go far on efficiency alone. Into each small bit of labor, if it is to endure, must go some little of the magic of service. In Cjoshen, during the past year, several new projects ha ' e been completed; a new disposal plant, a new Main Street, a new water plant and others. All of these are rendering service to the citizens of Goshen. All these were made possible by the de- sire, on the part of a few leading men and women, to ser e their community. In addition to the new improvements there are many older organizations serving our city; the hospital, the library, the clubs, and the schools. Therefore, because of these facts, be- cause of the old and new serving units, because the citizens of Goshen have learn- ed the joy of serving, we of the Senior Class have decided to build our 1937 Crimson with Ser ice as the central theme. ■«U«3 II ill II II ill I II II II 11 II II II II II II

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SERVICE Elkhart County began its organized existence in 1830. Witli the selection of Goshen as the county seat of E ' .lkhart County, in 1831, land was entered and sold to the highest bidders. Soon log cab- ins, houses, taverns, and schools began to spring up in this vicinity. It is uncertain at what date the first house was built in Goshen, but it is thought that it was erected by William Bissell and located at the present site of the Baptist Church. It was in this same house, a log cabin, where William Bissell served as the town ' s first postmaster. Among the early taverns was one con- ducted by Abner Stilson at the corner of Main and Lincoln Avenue. Here the Commissioners ' Court held session from May, 1832, until August, 1833, when the new courthouse was completed. The Hotel Alderman was originally named the Vio- lett House, and later Hotel Hascall, be- fore taking its present name. Some of the outstanding pioneers in this section of the country were Col. John Jackson, John D. Elsea, who served as Justice of Peace, and Mr. Irwin, who was influential in the building of early day schoolhouses. Azel Sparklin, who served as the minister of the Methodist Church, and Milton Amercer who was the head of the First National Bank when it was first organized, were other influential citizens. I nil II II 111 ill 111 II II II II II II II