Greentown High School - Emerald Yearbook (Greentown, IN)

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(CD- Imfrall E m era Senior Class Prophesy As I sit in my studio gazing into the cystal globe of the future, I see success for the graduates of Greentown High School, and especially for the members of the grad¬ uating class of 1922. I see success for them financially and in happiness. I see them still living up to the optimis¬ tic creed they formed when students of G. H. S.—laughing at disaster and striving onward cheerfully even through seemingly immovable obstacles. I see Mrs. Olive Smith, the great violinist, sway the emotions of the countless thousands, who come from afar to hear her wonderful music. I see her playing before royalty in all the great countries of the world. Slowly the picture fades and I see Mr. George R. Pool busy at work in his magnificently furnished office in New York, pounding out his editorials which are eagerly pe¬ rused the world over. Suddenly the door bursts open and in springs a tall, graceful blue-eyed man whom I immediately recognize as Mr. Lee Shoemaker. From his pocket be takes his latest poem and reads it to Mr. Pool, who pro¬ nounces it most excellent. Mr. Shoemaker then leaves for the publishers very well satisfied with himself for he knows that when his new masterpiece of literature ap¬ pears, though already great, he will be doubly great. I then see Miss Thelma Scherer, the great reformer, who is instrumental in abolishing tobacco. I see her as she gradually wins her way struggling nobly against over¬ whelming odds until finally she succeeds in the ambition of her life and the nation emerges from her attack subdued and reformed. The scene quickly changes to the rolling ocean, the tossing waves, and the blue sky, specked by the soaring sea gulls. Admiral Willis Zirkle paces the deck of his flagship with great dignity. He is in command of the great White Fleet which is making its annual journey around the world, manned by university and high school graduates who are given this trip for the purpose of edu¬ cation. I now see in my globe, the instigator of this wonderful White Fleet, President Ronald V. Freeman, as he sits in conference with his cabinet. He has twice been elected by an overwhelming majority, (composed mostly of wom¬ en,) and has served his administration in a very efficient manner. At his right sits Secretary of State, Leslie J. Graham, who is one of the greatest foreign diplomats since the time of Benjamin Franklin. He advises President Freeman on all important matters of State. The scene now flickers from Washington D. C. to San Francisco, California. I see a theatre, the entrance pack¬ ed by well-dressed peonle all seemingly anxious to get in and see Miss Velma Quick in her latest screen success. As I watch closely I see a handsome limousine driven up to the curb and Count de Winks, a tall, distinguished looking gentleman step out and assist his beautiful wife, Countess de Winks (Miss Dorothy Melton in her school days) to alight. It is late in the evening and the shadows are creeping in so that I can scarcely see my magic globe. However, as I watch closely in the gloom I see another, it is Miss Edith Kirkendafl, Senator from Indiana. She is delivering an oration in the Senate and every Senator is leaning for¬ ward intent upcn her speech—the darkness comes sudden¬ ly and I see no more. However I have been well enter¬ tained by the Class of 1922 and sincerely hope that my magic globe which has never faded me is right. —The Sage of Wild Cat. P a rv us f? I a s ; G . H „S 192 2 M a.Gnus Page fifteen

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O Ini pr n L 6 History of the Class of 1922 Four years ago in September we, the now dignified Seniors of the Class of 1922 entered Greentown High School. We were eighteen in number. It was not long until we were officially recognized as the “Optomistic Freshmen.” We were sometimes extremely optomistic, which disgusted our Abell faculty very much. Especially optomistic were two blond, curly haired boys whom we don ot need to designate. We can prove this by our report cards which show deportment grades of 60, 65 and 70. At the end of the first semester our school building burned and we finished the year in the I. O. O. F. building. A new school building was not yet erected for us in our Sophomore year. Because of this several of our mem¬ bers left us to go to other schools and others quit. But eight of us had the pluck and courage to struggle onward. This year three of our number we e honored by a part in the high school play and one landed a place cn the basket ball squad. Our Junior year found us still with our old number, eight, and also with a brand new up-to-date building. During this year we adopted the motto, “Small but Mighty” or “Parvus Magnus.” We succeeded in living up to our slogan although one teacher suggested adding, “Punk” to the end of it. We might have done this had not our English teacher taught us never to use slang and never to use “mighty” as an ad verb. We started the cus¬ tom of having the Junior-Senior Reception in the school building, and gave one of the best and most elaborate receptions ever given by a Junior Class in G. H. S. We financed this affair by giving a box supper from which we made over one hundred dollars. While we were Juniors, Miss Marguerite Ault left us and went to Kokomo. Her vacancy was filled by Leslie Graham. Now we are in our Senior year. The number of members in our class has been increased to ten by the addition of two new members, Velma Quick and Willis Zirkle. We are both sad and glad. Sad because we shall never again be members of Greentown High School and glad because we are about to complete a high school course successfully. We are proud of the fact that we are about to carry a sheepskin from the portals of G. H. S. Three of our members, George Pool, Dorothy Melton and Thelma Scherer have never attended any school but Greentown. Seven of us have been schoolmates throughout our high school career. They are George Pool Olive Matchette, Ronald Freeman, Thelma Scherer. Lee Shoemaker, Dorothy Melton and Edith Kirkendall. Our class has always been rich in talented people. It now contains the pupil making the highest grade in school, the captain of the basket ball team, the yell leader, the official scorer, a member of the Girls’ basket ball team, first violinist in the orchestra, and several star track men. It now looks as if we were going to be a class of teachers because several of us intend to take training along that line during the next year. Px us Class Cr. H S. 1 2 2 W a n, u± Page fourteen

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m E m f-r d 5 3D The Senior Class U?ill We, the members of the Senior Class of 1922 of Green- town High School, in order to provide for the prosperity and promote the general welfare of our highly respected heirs and successors, do hereby on this 14th day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty-two, declare the following to be our final will and testament. THE SENIOR CLASS To Charles Shenk the honor of being the sole Ad¬ ministrator of our vast estate in return for which services he shall receive as payment the dummy which we have used in making this Emerald. To the Junior Class the dignity as well as the cares and responsibilities associated with being Seniors. To next year’s Physics Class one crow-foot battery, a commutator, a vacuumless vacuum-pump, some odds and ends of wire, a compass which understands that the north pole lies in an easterly direction and other laboratory paraphernalia for use in experiments. To the Freshman Class our sympathy. To the boys in the rooters’ gallery, our voices. To Mr. Abell, our optomism. To our teachers, our sincere appreciation of their un¬ tiring efforts in our behalf, also our apologies for the many things we have said and done which according to the school curriculum should not have been said and done. GEORGE POOL To Lavon McCoy, his nickname. To Lex Shockley, his popularity with the teachers. DOROTHY MELTON To Josephine Wright her oratorical ability. To Ethel Clark her dislike for boys. OLIVE MATCHETTE To Millie Barrett the right to read and write business ( ?) letters during school hours. To Miriam Seegar her popularity. LEE SHOEMAKER To Otto Green his position as yell leader. To Paul Bagwell his dramatic ability. THELMA SCHERER To Garnet Isaacs, her pep. To Florence Matchette, her temper. RONALD FREEMAN To Hansel Johnson, his basket ball ability. To Alice Abell, his reticence. EDITH KIRKENDALL To Isabella Benson, her studious disposition. To Jake Bagwell, her deportment grade. LESLIE GRAHAM To Julian Abell, his novel—providing he can read it. To John Franklin Powell, his short trousers. VELMA QUICK To Mary Shrock. her sweet disposition. To Rowena Saul, her tireless industry. WILLIS ZIRKLE To John Ellis Fell, his ability to arrange marriages. To Harold Gentry, the privilege of talking to Millie Barrett during the noon hour. In addition to the above mentioned items, we wish to specifically state that the Sophomore and Junior Classes are welcome to the “Country Gentleman” feed, which the seventh and eighth grades were to give us last year—pro¬ viding they can collect it. Witness our hands and seal this 14th day of April, 1922. CLASS OF ’22. Ronald Freeman, Pres. Witnesses: R. B. Miller. Albert Keller, William Waggaman. P a rv us C. I a ss Cr-f S 192 2 M 3, G n Page sixteen