Independence High School - Orange and Black Yearbook (Independence, KS)

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The next year the situation Was reversed and an undefeated season was had. Again in 1917 the team was all-Victorious. A new high was reached in defeating Fredonia 91-0. The editor of the 1918 an- nual Was none other than Clarence Scratch,' Oakes, now famed as a globe-trotter. In it was printed a prize winning war propaganda

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stories can hardly be compared to our fine school buildings of today. The principal was the well-known Samuel M, Nees, The first of the present faculty to arrive on the scene was Mr. E. J. Castillo who appeared in 1902. He was followed by Miss Anna Ingleman in 1908. . . . .After a few uneventful years M. C. H. S. became more modern and issued the first annual in 1911. In the graduating class of that year was Miss Ethel Wahl, now the junior high Latin instructor. The emphasis placed upon foren- sics is shown by the printing of the debate speeches and orations .... In 1912 Miss Ingleman was treated to her first and probably last ride on a freight train. When one is a chaperon of the girls' basketball team and misses the train to Cha- nute, the only thing to do is ride the next freight, and that is what Miss Ingleman did .... The year 1913 was very eventful. A new ad- dition to the school was built in- cluding the gym now used as the orchestra room. The basketball team won third place in the state tournament. Miss Stewart joined the faculty and Misses Brown and Russell became alumnae of old M. C. H. S. The next year Miss Hufnhes graduated but otherwise it was comparatively quiet .... In the fall of 1915 football was re- sumed after a lay-off of eight years. Mr. John Laury, now the coach at Manual High School of Kansas City, was the coach. Due to the total lack of experience the record was worse than mediocre. 5 'Yi . ,

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Hi Ill, i L speech depicting horror,' tactics of the Germans that only a fertile imagination could invent. .... The activities of the year 1918-19 were upset by the World War. Among the more notable for notoriousj graduates Were Hugh Hug Brown, Deane Duck,' Smith, and Mar- lin Reppert, who was the Orange and Black editor. .... The school