Jackson High School - Jacksonian Yearbook (Westport, IN)

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.J llq 'V . G'f N1 .J . 1 lf r, 4,q,,,,, On the last day of school, at the noon hour, a community dinner was held in the school auditorium Three long tables were stretched across the gymnasium and covers were laid for 425 pupils and patrons The grade schools at Alert, Wsynesburg, Forest Hill, and Sardinia came 1 school buses for the occasion The dinner was a surprise Professor H H Wilson and members of the faculty The afternoon was spent in games Commencement came as a climax to the day's activities The music was furnished by the Jackson Community Orchestra Consisting of the following members, Mrs Charles D Owens, Claude M Oliver, Marvin Davis, Dolph Thurston Gale Baller, Frank Crise A male quartet composed of Glenn Welch, Claude Welch, Dallas Brunton, and Barrett Davis sang several numbers Other selections were solo by Frank Crise and the 'Sailor Song' by a group of mixed voices The address of the evening was given by Judge Charles J Orbison The class of 1927 w s the largest ever to graduate from Jackson High School having twenty four members This class was the first complete the four year high school course in the new building The class of 1948 will be the smallest class ever to leave the halls of Jrckson with nine members There are only two girls in the class The class of 1931 had two girls in a class of twelve The total number of graduates t leave Jackson School end face the hazards of life are 363 Jackson students have taken part in county soil erosion and Latin contests The county spelling contest and the Far! Bureau county essay contest have been won by pupils of Jackson The Jackson Tigers have won the Decatur County basket ball tourney five times Perry Elliott was the coach in 1925, Gerald Carter in 1937, 1938, 1939, and an alumnus, 'Pic Howe coached the boys to victory in 1948 Jackson High School did its nart in World War II when about 91 alumni answered Uncle Sam's call to service John Mitchell Purvis, Dennis Bowers, and Myron Beasley gave their lives for our country Everett Dennis Bowers was killed in Germany on October 12, 1944 He was serving as a member of the anti-tank platoon of Headquarters Company Third Battalien and was instantly killed by shell fragments when one of the shells hit near his gun John Mitchell Purvis was serving in the South Pacific st the time of his death October 24, 1944 The cruiser, Birmingham, was fighting fire on the aircraft carrier, Princeton The Princeton exploded, killing 250 of the B1rmingham's cmiaof which he was one Myron Beealey was killed 1 a ship accident t Baltimore, Maryland, on July 16, 1945 The transport, Leland-Stanford, was bringing wounded soldiers from the European Area when Myron fell through a port-hole to the bottom of the ship and died instantly This is the only opportunity that we have to express our appreciation for the generous cooperation of the community 1 furnishing necessary dats A11 available resources have been used in writing this history and in listing the graduates and teachers, for any errors we extend our humble apologies. . ,a:.o,-ai ' H . 'Y T fu :fr: '5 ajlp' fre.: V. ,.l,J - pw. v- Egiw ,,gAf.Jm134', .ssv.mmaL S5325 I .z 4'-.1 ll ' 1 'a .I '- , fig W,

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