Montpelier High School - Spartan Yearbook (Montpelier, IN)

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I ll M'1ll0l'I21lll eclley Lino tgan Mr He He He He As By .QJ A Teachers Tribute Mor an was our leaderg we shall miss him. 8 set us an example of loyalty and right living, vuided us in the wa s of unbiased thinking. fn Y t lightened our burdens. led us in the paths of fellowship for humanitys we continue as teachers, we are made stronger his memory that lives with us. His life as guidance will comfort us. sake Indelible impressions remain in the hearts of those he corititted Surely, we shall be more understanding teachers all the days of our lixes Because of having had Mr, Morgan for our leader, Arrietta W'olfe

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Lzfe of M11 M011gH1Z Hedley G. Morgan was born August 30, 1894, near Shoals, Indiana, of English parents, who had recently come to this country. He attended a district school for his elementary education but received his high school education in Wiley High School at Terre Haute. After attending Indiana Central College at Danville for one year, he transferred to Indiana State Teachers Col- lege at Terre Haute, from which school he received his A. B. degree. He received his Master's degree from the University of Michigan in 1929 and did postgraduate work at Chicago University. He began teaching in 1915 in jasper County near Rensselaer, but his teaching was interrupted by World War I. He entered military service July 21, 1918, at Shoals, and served with Battery C, 527th Field Artillery, 84th Division, overseas, from September 8, 1918, to February 5, 1920, having been based near Bordeaux, France. Returning from France, he resumed his teaching and had taught school for a total of thirty-nine years, serving as grade school teacher, high school teacher, principal, and superintendent. Before coming to Montpelier as high school principal in july, 1930, he had taught in jasper, Martin, and Huntington counties a total of fourteen years. Mr. Morgan served as principal of the Montpelier-Harrison 'Township High School for three years, but became superintendent at the death of Mr. Kelley, and remained in that position until his death. During his twenty years as superintendent, he engineered many improvements in the school. Among these are a full time cafeteria, the band, the summer playground program, new lighting and plumbing at the high school, and the new grade school building, now named for him. A highlight of his career here was when he was host to the Northern Indiana High School Superintendents' Association two years ago. During his busy life as a schoolman, Mr. Morgan did not neglect his duties as a citizen of the community. He served for many years as secretary of the Library Board. He was on the boards of the Blackford County Tuber- culosis Association and the Red Cross. He took an active interest in the Boy Scouts. He served as president of the Kiwanis Club and as post commander of the American Legion. He was also active in church work. A member of the Baptist Church, he served as deacon for twenty-two years, was Sunday School superintendent for six years, and had taught the Boethian Class since 1937. Mr. Morgan was a devoted father and husband. He was married in 1920 to Miss Pearl Gee. She and three daughters survive him: Mrs. Ruth Doyle, Mrs. Mildred Mulholland, and Mrs. Vera Roderick. Four grand- children also survive him. He became ill during the school years of 1952-'55, but except for a few weeks at the hospital, he kept on with his duties through continuously failing health. He passed away at his home on Friday, September 18, 1955, but his influence will live on and on in the lives of those with whom he came in contact.

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I71fl'0fI1llL'1.1lg the Clary of 195-i . . Twenty-seven willing seniors enrolled September 1, 1955. but Madonna King withdrew, leaving twenty-six. The captain was Sally Risinger, and the co-captain was Bill Trussel. Phyllis Thornburg kept the accounts up-to-date, and the crewmen were Reda Rinker, Sandra Schuller, Max Risinger, and Keith Layman. Norma White and Dick Ort represented us on the Student Affairs. Shirley Enochs represented us on the Athletic Board. The seniors were saddend, at the first of the year, by the death of their sponsor and superintendent, Mr. Morgan. We dressed from head to toe Wednesday, September 23, and posed for our pictures. To help raise money for the Annual, we sponsored the Zeurcher Accordion Band. After presenting skits for the Annual, we launched our drive in October, We took part in the all-school convocation, October 2. Sally Risinger won the county Harvest Queen crown, October 29. We received our pictures October 30. The class enjoyed a delicious hamburger fry November ll. We gave our last school convocation December 11. The Annual Staff met, February 4, and decided what to leave their school chums in their last will and testament. 117117, ibn' l'1t't'fl'l11 fL'zIzfL'l'5 Of ibn' clay! Sandra. Phyllis, Sally, Reda, Keith, Max, Bill. Our class has always been a lucky one. We are the first to have a Senior trip. We chose the month of March and left early Friday, March 12, returning March 13. For our destination we chose Detroit, Michigan, and Canada. Miss Albertson and Mr. and Mars. Brinkerhoff sponsored our trip. We presented our class play, Suztzrter and Szzmotber, April 50. We missed the fun of decorating for the junior-Senior but were entertained on May 14 by the Junior Class. We took our final exams May 13. Then came the big event of the year, our Annuals were distributed to the many anxiously waiting people.