Kouts High School - Kostang Yearbook (Kouts, IN)

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 KOSER1AN Vaughn also introduced girls’ basketball into the high school. Melba Rosenbaum represented the Sophomores on the girls’ team. Ken and Jim again represented the class in spring baseball. The Sophomore year passed quickly away because we had become ac- customed to high school by this time and the mysterious upperclassmen were not so mysterious any more. A few members of the class were in plays given by the Juniors and Seniors. The others who were not given parts looked eagerly forward for their Junior year when they could give a play. We started on the third lap of our journey, as Juniors, by electing Melba Rosenbaum, president; Thayne Beall, vice-president and Lawrence Knopinski, secretary and treasurer. Miss Sheffield was again appointed class sponsor. Mr. Vaughn was back and Miss McCabe had taken Mrs. Lesinsky’s place. This year passed swiftly and uneventfully, because of a misfortune that Kouts suffered, school activities were tied up, the Junior play that the former Sophomores had looked forward to so eagerly had to be abandoned. The class was still represented on the athletic field by Ken and Thayne, who captained the basketball team. Melba once again represent- ed the girls. On the baseball field we found Kenneth and Pinney Som- mers. Upon entering our Senior year we found that Thayne had left us to go to LaPorte, Indiana. We found Mr. Payne in Mr. Vaughn’s place, Miss Case had taken up Miss Sheffield’s duties and Miss O’Donnell was filling the place made vacant by Miss McCabe’s leaving. Lawrence Knop- inski was elected president and Melba, vice-president and Pearl Mclntire, secretary and treasurer; Mr. Payne, class sponsor. The year has rapidly slid away without many happenings. Ken and Melba have played their last game of high-school basketball. We are looking forward to the Junior-Senior Prom and the Commencement exer- cises. As we are about to leave we think of those who have fallen by the wayside. Yet having been with us for a while, they may return to high school and go on with their work. Our most serious thought now is, “What are we to do now since we have the knowledge but not the experience that the business world de- sires?” But knowledge is a necessity for one to gain success. May we use the knowledge that we have gained during four years of high school to an advantage! Our hope is that our future will be as bright as the past for us and for the other classes leaving the Kouts High School. —Maurice Pumroy. 19 2 8 Page seventeen

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SENIOR HISTORY As the days of our high school career are drawing to a close, we won- der if we have gotten out of high school all that we should have. How- ever, in the near future, this question will be answered, and we hope in our favor. On September 3rd, 1924, seventeen carefree but timid pupils entered the K. H. S. as “green” Freshies. We took up the task of getting an education and soon found that it must be tackled hard. Therefore, we tried faithfully to gain success in school work. As Freshmen will do, we studied hard and in earnest for a while but we soon recovered from our timidity and from then on the teachers had a difficult time with us. In the latter part of September the Freshmen met to elect class offi- cers, and the result of the election was, Thayne Beall, president; Maurice Pumroy, vice-president and Earl Heaton, who later was replaced by Melba Rosenbaum, secretary and treasurer. The basketball season opened with several Freshmen as subs but only Kenneth Perry, James Prevo and Thayne Beall remained with the team. As Freshmen we found the mysterious upperclassmen not to be fooled with, so we learned to leave them alone and avoid them if possible. Having lost some fear of the upperclassmen, we entered the K. H. S. as Sophomores the next September. Upon entering the Assembly we saw Mr. Vaughn, new principal, and new assistant principal, Miss Sheffield talking to each other. The old adage “Good things come in small pack- ages,” held good for small Mr. Vaughn but not for tall Miss Sheffield. Soon after the Assembly was brought to order Mr. Vaughn made him- self and the teachers known. We found Miss Kruell and also Miss Cole- man though now the name was changed to Mrs. Lesinsky. were back. Miss Yost was the music teacher and Miss Sheffield was to take care of the English. Mr. Vaughn, in his characteristic way, started things out in a busi- ness like manner, by having all classes meet to elect officers. He also ap- pointed class sponsors. The Sophomores struck their best piece of luck when Miss Sheffield was appointed their sponsor. The officers elected were the same that held offices in their Freshman year with the exception that Lawrence Knopinski was elected secretary and treasurer. The class still held up their end of the athletics by being represented in basketball by Kenneth Perry, James Prevo and Thayne Beall. Mr. 19 2 8 'W Page sixteen

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The day had been beautiful, and as I came home and sat down, I realized that the old world had treated me pretty good after all. The thought entered my mind of the wonderful success the Class of ’28 had had, during its four years as part of the Kouts High School. Happy as I was , I seemed very restless, so I got up and wandered through the house. As I entered the living room, the fireplace seemed to beckon me to it. The bright flames, lit up the room, so that objects were distinguishable, there- fore, I did not turn on the lights, but sat down in the cozy old rocking chair before the fireplace. The warm fire made me feel drowsy, but the question came into my care-free mind, “What would the members of the class of ’28 be doing ten years from now.” The fire began to crackle, and this attracted my attention. It seemed as though it wanted to answer my question. Upon giving closer attention to what the flames had to tell me, I began to see far beyond the flames. I looked into what almost seemed a different world. I could see the visage of someone I knew. As it grew more distinct, I could see that it was no one else but Lawrence Knopinski. He was sitting at his desk drawing plans for the construction of an electrical power plant which was soon to be erected for the purpose of supplying all the northeastern states with electricity. I could see that Lawrence had made his success as an electrical engineer. Looking into the flames it seemed as though I could hear a great rumbling noise. As this rumbling ceased, I could see an aeroplane circling Page eighteen 19 2 8