Huntington North High School - Modulus Yearbook (Huntington, IN)

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THE MODULUS V IKINGS are fighters ! This is one of the pet slogans of Hiuitington High School ' s athletic teams, and although the 1930 football squad played seven games without winning one, it can still be said of them that they were really one of the scrappiest teams ever to represent Huntington in any sport. A team is rated by the number of games they win and lose but all of them, win or lose, have to work hard and faithfully at their respective sport. Such was this year ' s edition of the football team. They had to work as hard, train, and practice the same as any other ; but because of their list of defeats, they will never be praised or mentioned in the same light as some of the others that went before them. Many of the boys started prac- ticing in the early part of August, sac- rificing many hours of their summer vacation because they liked the game and wanted to learn more about it. At the start of school, more boys reported and from then on it was a steady grind of practice each evening with a game at the end of the week in which they were doomed to defeat every time. Every boy likes to play on a winning team, and when his side is losing it makes the going much harder and more tedious that it would be otherwise. Out of the fifty boys who reported at the beginning of the season, the thirty w ' hich were chosen to represent the school reported reg- ulary and were out at Kriegbaum field every evening scrimmaging, tack- ling, and doing other things which go to make up the routine of practice. Robert Bitner Center — Junior Edwin Boyle Guard — Sophomore Charles Milner Guard — Junior So in conclusion we wish to repeat that al- though they lost every game, the Vikings did not give up because the going was rough but tried all the harder. And if you are ever talking about this 1930 outfit, just say that Vikings are fightei ' s. ' ' NORTH SIDE 39, HUNTINGTON 7 PLAYING their opening game at night under the floodlights of the North Side field, the Vikings sufl ' ered their first and worst defeat of the sea- son at the hands of the Fort Wayne North Side Redskins by a 39 to 7 score. The inexperienced Norse played on even terms with their opponents for the first few minutes but finally gave way to the veteran Fort Wayne team, who scored late in the first quarter and kept adding to this in each of the remaining periods. Huntington kept fighting, however, and in the final quarter their efforts were rewarded when they pushed over a touchdown to save themselves from being shut-out. Gaining possession of the ball in mid- field, the Norse immediately began a versatile pass attack which netted them the score. Hosier passed to Ov- ermyer twice for a total gain of fifty yards, the first heave going for twen- ty yards and the second for thirty. The extra point was made good by Wasmuth, fullback, who took the ball through the line. The Vikings were rather success- ful with their aerial attack, complet- ing nine out of fifteen passes attempt- ed to Fort Wayne ' s six out of eighteen. They also collected ten first downs, but (See Paee ' -!) Paul Schepper Guaro — Junior Minor Lettermcn: Standing: Akers. Cull, Cusscn. Luker; Kneeling: Close, Eckert, Dick, Hoover, Reese. Clint McClure, Jr, End — Junior December, 19S0 Page Twenty-Five

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THE MODULUi. getting much better results as they drove straight through the Viking line for all of their touch- downs. Only three passes were completed with the Norse receiving credit for two of them. Wabash was the first to score, the touchdown coming late in the first quarter with the extra point also being added. The ball was again put over the goal line in the second period but this time the try for the point was unsuc- cessful. The Vikings marked up a safety in this period when a Wabash man covered a bad pass from center back of the goal line. In the third quarter, the Norse pulled up to a 13 to 8 score as the result of Hosier ' s beau- tiful eighty-five yard run through a broken field for a touchdown, but Wa- bash quickly retaliated with another 6-pointer and added two more to this in the final stanza. They also made two of the extra points as finishing touches to the victory. PERU 26, HUNTINGTON 19. FIGHTING to the very finish, the Norse lost their second game be- fore a home crowd in what was easily the most thrilling and tightest contest of the year. Peru emerged the victor by a 26 to 19 count. Peru lost no time in getting start- ed and scored a touchdown in the first quarter and again at the start of the second. The Vikings also opened their part in the scoring in this period, col- lecting two touchdowns to tie the count. The first came when they took the ball over fifty yards through Pe- ru ' s line on a sustained drive, and the Louis Lichtsinn Halfback — Senior Max Rudiccl Halfback — Senior Robert Young Tackle — Sophomore second was made on a twenty-yard pass fron Hosier to Carroll, the latter running forty-fiv( yards after receiving the ball. Neither team was successful in making extra points, and they wen deadlocked at twelve all when the hali ended. The Tigers again scored in th( third quarter and added the extrt point, but the Vikings came back a1 the start of the fourth to score aftei another long march through the Pen line, also adding the point to agair knot things up. Receiving the kick-off the Bengals immediately drove back t( the Viking ten-yard line with bul thirty seconds of the game remaining when a quick play caught the Norse men sleeping and shattered their hopej of even a tie. WARSAW 18, HUNTINGTON 0. FUMBLITIS, that dread footbal disease which is contagious among all teams, was probably the main caus( for this defeat by an 18 to score ir the Homecoming and final game of the 1930 season. The Norse fumbled numerous times during the game, and two of th( Warsaw touchdowns were the dired result of them. They also lost some good chances to score by their inabil- ity to hold onto the ball. Probably the one redeeming fac- tor of this contest was the Norse ' s aerial attack, which was working smoothly, as statistics show that thej completed nine out of twelve attempts for a seventy-five per cent average Most of their ground was gained bj this route. Darwin Torst End — Sophomore Willis Hosier Halfback — Junior Page Twenty-F yur December, 1930

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THE MODULUS Our Modern Maidens AT the opening of the school year, the Girl ' s Athletic Association after organizing, launch- ed enthusiastically into its year ' s activities. Associate members became active in the G. A. A. when a total of one hundred points has been earned by playing tennis, swimming, arch- ery, hiking, or skating; also by making any of the teams. The association does not confine its activ- ities to athletics alone. Every year it holds a Freshman party; that is, each member brings a new girl, and in this way the new pupils become in- terested and start working for points. This fall the members sponsored a mo- tion picture at the Huntington Theater and were able to make a fund for all of those in the gym classes who could not pay their swimming dues each week. The G. A. A. is headed by Maxine Ade, with Maxine Landis, Vice President; Anna Ruth Hooten, Secretary ; and Mary Ellen Kesler, Treas- urer. They are shown in the picture on this page. When the Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A, build- ing was opened in Huntington, Miss Miller, athle- tic director, was granted the use of the swim- ming pool for the girls ' gym classes. Any outside observer on Wednesdays, the beginning of each period, may see a group of fair maidens tripping along the sidewalk swinging in their hands, gayly colored bathing caps. They are on their way for their weekly splash at the Y. After physical examinations were taken, the stage was set for the first .jump into the water. Splash ! there goes someone off the end of the div- ing board, who is practicing for her Junior Red Cross life saving test. In order to pass this test a girl is required to perform such feats as sur- ' uSJ. face diving, reviving one that has escaped drown- ing, release holds of a drowning person and recovering weights. Maxine Ade, Mary Ellen Willis, and Lucile Wienke have passed this examination and have received their life-saving emblems. The first hour class is shown in the picture in the lower left hand corner. First row: Zelma Hillegas, Dorothy Wiseman, Audrey Rankin, Dorothy Cochrane, Helene Barnes, Bertha Fet- ing, Lola Kimmel and Ola Christ; second row : Lil- lian Jay, Ber- niece Brenn, Hel- en Lenwell, Max- ine Ade, Mary Snyder, Louise Herman, Thoresa Swoverland, and Marie Rice ; third row : Margaret Baker, Helen Newcomb, Mary Burley, Caroline Riggers, Edith Carrick, Marjorie Mitten and Doro- thy Slagle. In the picture above this one, the third hour class is represented. They are: Pauline John- son, Mercedes Ufheil, Mary E. Holabird, (life- guard), Maxine Landis, and Pauline Haneline. The members of the fourth hour class are in the picture in lower right hand corner. First row: Melba Swain, Beatrice Lesh, Mary Good- win, Anna Marie Burman, Dorothy Hartwig, Mil- dred Poehler, and Ruth Barber; second row: Margery Grayston, Betty Bradley, Georgia Plum- mer, Helen Johnson, Catherine Rowe, Betty Houser, and Edith Baker; third row: Geraldine Christ, Laura Lee Poe, Lorean Jahnke, Mary Louise Winkleman, Eloise Stults, Virginia Toss- berg, Elaine Stults, and Marianna McCrum. Those in the sixth period are seen in the pic- ture in the middle row on the left side. First row: Mildred Petrie, Pauline Sunderman, Mar- (Continnecl on Page ThirUj-Tu-o. G. A. A. Officers: Hooten. Landis, Ads. Kesler. Page Twenty-Six December, 1930