Huntingburg High School - Optimist Yearbook (Huntingburg, IN)

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THEOPTIMIST 1929 Seniors KYilf1'ed Se1'n1e1'sl1cim-Basketlball. Tall, blonde. handsome and a jolly good fellow. Albert Mcssmer- I am sure Albert's a friend to life. Edward Metzger-Track: Orchestra: Band. None but himself can be his parallel. Alma Hartke!- She was both kind and gentle. Alma Farris- It is a friendly heart that has plenty of friends. Quiet appearing, disclosing no clew Of the merry nature known to few. Alma Mundy 4 Of disposition sweet and manners mild. Georgia Mac Oskins f Glee Club: Orchestra: Basketball: t'Love Piratesng Educating Esther : Optimist Staff. Musical, merry. and Oh so wise! The mischief just lurks in those big blue eyes. Ervin Spu1'l0ckiBaSketbal1. A gentleman through and through And what's more-a good sport. Edwin Kattcrhenry- Tho' he be quiet. he is oh so friendly. Edna DeBruler- Her heart is like a garden fair XYIIQTG many pleasant blossoms grow. John Hughes Clapp - 'tEducating Estl1er : Track: Optimist Staff: Purple Towers . Every man in his time plays many parts. Pat .-h-ncsinan-Orchestra Sigh no more. ladies. no more sigh- ing do. He's as nice to all ladies as he is to you. Roy Mundy - Basketball: 'KPurple T o w e 1' s : Love Pirates of Hawaii : Educating Esther : Glee Club: Track. He played not to the grandstand. But ever a good game, steady and sure.' ' Marvin Brown-Basketball: Track. LETTERS AWARDED FOR SCHOLARSHIP tTentatiye Listj 1. Requirements. tal All E's in deportment. tbl 20 semester hours of E for two consecutive semesters. 2. Kind of letter. tab Six inch block felt letter. Esco Bartlow, Dan Bretz, Eldon Jones. Ralph Dean Oyerbeck, Carolyn Lukemeyer, Mildred Staten, Oatis Andry, Lawrence Cox, Fred Rauscher, Bernice Short, Geneva Struckman, Charles Finke, John Bretz, Richard Harris, Fred Stimson, Kathryn Steinkamp, Wanda Black, Edna Hilgeman, Martha Landgrebe, Ruth Sprauer, Helen Mae Kauznian, Jesse Staten. Mary Alice Bartlow. LETTERS AWARDED FOR SPECIAL INTERESTS 1. Requirements. Cal Two students may be recommended by teacher in charge of each. tbl Students shall represent school in the county, district, or state contest. 2. Kind of letter. Cal Six inch block felt letter. Latin-Elaine Bamberger, Lucille Maas. Oratory-Mary Alice Bartlow. Music-Georgia Mae Oskins, Erwin Schaffer. Commercial-Cornelia Bretz, Alma Mundy . Flag Contest-John Bretz, Wanda Black. Page Seven

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1929 THEOPTIMIST Seniors Dwight. Mnxey--Basketball 2. 3, 43 Glee Club 3. 4: Orchestra 3, 43 Band 3. 4: Chorus 1. Here rose an athlete strong to break or bend All force in bands that might en- dure. XYillis Randolph - Chorus 12 Glee Club 2. 3: I'll be more respected a hundred years after I am dead than at pres- ent. Herbert Strolin - Glee Club 3. 4: Orchestra 3. 4: Band 45 Chorus 1. 2: Chorus 1. Greater men than I may have lived. but I doubt it. Edith IVade-Hiking Club 1: Chorus 1: Glee Club 2, 3. -12 Love Pirates of Hawaii : Purple Towers . 'L-Xffeetionate. loving. sweet kind: Another just like her is hard to tlndf' Lorna XVhitten 7 Glee Club 2. 3. 42 Hiking Club 13 Chorus 1: Edu- cating Esther . Never idle a moment. but thrifty and thoughtful of others. Cleo lll'00llCl'fGlGG Club 1, 2, 3. 43 Chorus 1: Hiking Club 1: Drum Corps: Optimist Staff. Maid and the Middy : Purple Towers 1 Patsy : Typing Contest, 'tYVhat she greatly thought. She nobly dared. Cornelia. Myers-Glee Club: Hiking Club: Optimist Staff: Student Council: Educating Esther : Patsy : Maid and the Middy : Chorus :Drum Corps. Tis the song she sings. and the smile she wears. That's making the sunshine every- where. Nlillfifllil Dut't-mlach - Glee Club: Basketball: Chorus: Hiking Club: Love Pirates of Hawaiiu: 'tMaid and the Middy : Optimist Staff. Lovely girl with eyes of brown And smiles that fairly light the town. Milrlrf-:l Bliltonsfilee Club: Hiking Club: Chorus: Maid of the Mid- dy . The mildest manners and the gentle-st heart. Cornelia llrt-tz-Glee Club: Orches- tra. HI hats- nobody: I am at c-harity with the world. Ervin SI'llilfl'!'l'-OI'CllE'SIl'HI Band. Ever loyal. ever true To whatever task he has to dof' Pu 2514 Six Marguerite Heim-Glee Club: Maid of the Middy . Who so has skill in music, is of a good temperament, iitted for all things. A1-lie Spun-lock - Glee Club 2, 3: Chorus 1: Maid and the Middy . They all go wild, simply wild, over me: What makes them do so. I really can't see. Don F1-ick- Purple Towers : Glee Club: Optimist Staff: Maid and the Middy . Handsome and masterful - Our Class President. Arthur Aufderhar- The deed I intend to do is great. WVl1at? As yet I know not. Ray Horneyf n 'tFro+n1 the Crown of his head To the sole ot his feet. he's all mirth. Orlan Lett- Optimist Staff. 'WVhatever is worth doing at all Is worth doing rightft Carl Holst- A helpin' hand he'll always lend. Exlgar Gross- Educating Esther . Here was a man to hold against the world. Gordon Pai-ks+ Eclut'ating Esther : Optimist Staff: Student Couneil. Born for sut-ness it seemed. with grace to win. L1-lia Blark-Basketball: Glee Club: Love Pirates of Hawaii . Always smiling, never prying, Always trying. never sighing. Gretlzel Kathle- A sunny temper gilds The edges of life's blackest Cloud. Syvilla Rl'llll1'l'-- XVhen joy and duty slash Let duty go to SIIIHS-ll.' ' Bernadino KIostei-uian-Baslietball: Glee Club. You may know her by the merri- ment that sparkles in her eye. X'l'ilma Martin i Basketball: Glee Club. Frolic and forward glee was there, The will to do, the soul to dare. Mary Alice Bartlow-Oratorirul Con- test. An appetite insiatiate For oratory and debate. Russell Armstrong - Orchestra 1: Optimist Staff: Chorus 1. Everett Harris-Chorus 1. An essay, affable, knowing fellow. Sailing life-'S sea with Careless calm.

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1929 THEOPTIMIST HISTORY OF CLASS OF '29 In January 1925. twenty-one seekers of knowledge enrolled as Fresh- men in the Huntingburg High School: namely, Cleo Brooner, Elsie Farrow, Louise Gercken. Violet Hemmer, Mildred Milton. Cornelia Myers, Louanna Niehaus, Margaret Rothert. Edith Wade, Esther Weisman. Lorna Whitten. Helen Wibbler. Marjora Dufendach, Russell Armstrong, Everett Harris, Harold Landgrebe. Dwight Maxey, Hilbert Milton. Willis Randolph, Arlie Spurlock. Herbert Strolin. Miss Ruth Simpson was class advisor. The outstanding social event of this semester was a Backward Party sponsored by the Seniors as a welcome to the Freshmen. At the beginning of the following semester. September 1925, forty- three other students joined the rank of Freshmen. They were: Pat Arens- man. Arthur Aufderhar. Marvin Brown. John H. Clapp. Lloyd Claxon, Donald Frick. Edgar Gress. Carl Holst. Ray Horney, Raymond Katter, Edwin Katterhenry. Irvin Krueger, Orlan Lett, Joseph Lindauer. Albert Messmer. Edward Metzger, Roy Mundy. Gordon Parks. Erwin Schaffer, Armin Schneiders. Wilfred Sermersheim. Ervin Spurlock, Rudolph Stein, Albert Stewart. Claretta Beckman, Lelah Black. Aline Bolte, Cornelia Bretz. Jeanette Brinkmeyer, Clarence Crandall. Alma Faris, Alma Hartke. Irene Heidorn. Marguerite Heim. Grethel Kahle, Bernadine Klos- terman. Luella Iiordes, Mildred Langebrake. Wilma Martin, Alma Mundy, Amelia Reckelhoff. and Hilda Reckelhoif. That school year passed swiftly by. The completion of the gymnasium was an important event. Bernardine Klosterman and Lelah Black were placed on the basketball squad this year. By the next September these Freshmen had reached the second step of the ladder of knowledge. that of the giddy Sophomore. This year we found several of the class missing: namely. Violet Hemmer. Esther lVeis- man. Florence Crandall. Irene Heidorn, Helen Wibbler. Elsie Farrow, Irvin Krueger. Joseph Lindauer. Armin Schneiders. Rudolph Stein. and Pat Arensman. The depleted ranks were filed however. by the following mem- bers: Okra Breidenbaugh, Kenneth Prior. Aloysious Mundy, Faud Sumner, Edna DeBruler of Ireland, and Edna Miley of Otwell. The class. this year. chose Mr. McCoy class advisor. The .important event of this year was the operetta. The Love Pirates of Hawaii, directed by Mr. N. R. Walker. It was at this time that the musical talent of some of the Sophomores was demonstrated. During our Junior year our enrollment decreased: Jeanette Brink- meyer, Hilda Reckelhoff, and Faud Sumner quit school. Mildred Lange- brake moved to Dayton, Ohio. Aline Bolte attended the Conservatory of Music at Oldenburg, Indiana. Edna Miley returned to Otwell. Albert Stewart moved to Loogootee, Indiana. and Russell Armstrong enrolled at Bosse High at Evansville. Louanna Niehaus, Margaret Rothert, and Okra Breidenbaugh joined the class of '28, so there were forty-four to shoulder the increasing responsibilities. Shortly after the beginning of the semester, the two sections united in order to prepare for the Junior-Senior Reception. This red letter day in our history tell on May 10, 1928. The following officers were elected: Everett Harris, Presidentg Cleo Brooner, Secretary-Treasurerg Mr. Win- lfenhofer. class advisor. Everyone felt more important now that he was a Junior and his re- l':i:fA Eight