New Palestine High School - Avalon Yearbook (New Palestine, IN)

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1929-30 Fourth Grade: Teachers: Mrs. Mary Scott, Miss Gladys Swain, Miss Betty Ruth Martindale, Miss Ellice Presnall. Wilbur was minister in our Thanksgiving play. There was a hitch in our Thanksgiving play when Bob Waltz, as big chief Massasoit, failed to get his war paint on in time. George had to sit with Betty Lou. Melba suffered from Ward's excessive vim and energy. Then Ward suffered! f Dale made an A on an Arith- metic examination. Mary Louise and Olive sat on Mrs. Scott's desk, because they had been disobedient. 1930-31 Fifth Grade: Teachers: Mrs. Mary Scott, Miss Betty Ruth Martindale, Miss El- lice Presnall. ,The Cozy Corner Club was or- ganized. Fights between members and non-members followed. George took his stand in the hall for laughing. Dale was paddled. Efforts to scalp William were foiled. nous! Betty Lou and Mabel stayed in at noon and snapped their fingers 100 times. Wilbur had to stand in the corner 1 hour. Donzel sat with Betty Lou. We had a Better Speech Con- test and a Yo Yo Tourney. 1931-32 Sixth Grade: Teachers: Mr. William Francis Thompson, Miss Betty Ruth Martindale, Miss Ellice Pres nall. Mr. Thompson owned a mahogany paddle. We gave a play without previous rehearsal, we were asked noi to give any more pro grams. The boys learned the penalty of playing marbles for keeps. Wilbur barely escaped a lickin'. 1932-33 Seventh Grade: Teachers: Mr. Alpha Smith, Mr. Fred Keesling, Mr. Robert Snodgrass, Mr. Charles Ever son, Miss Ellice Presnall, Miss Betty Ruth Martindale. The thrill of our Hrst class party! We had a wiener roast on the school ground. Our sur plus of hot dogs, we industriously scattered over the school building.

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fha. maya Teachers: Miss Margaret Williamson, Miss Jensey Boles Anderson. Thirty-seven sweet bewildered little youngsters timidly entered the halls of New Pales- tine School, to begin their long trek to graduation. Peggy Snyder shed bucketfuls of tears each day. Big brother Eddie came from the high school to console her. William kissed Betty Lou in return for a bite of apple. Dale constantly feared something dreadful was about to overtake him. Don lost a goodly portion of his hair for whispering and eating candy. Our parents visited too often for our comfort. 1927-28 Second Grade: Teachers: Miss Ethel Jordan, Miss jensey Boles Anderson. We visited Miss jordan who was at home, ill. Jimmy's love ran wild. Olive and Peggy quarreled daily. Miss Jordan's shadows, Mary Louise and Mabel, were literally tied to Miss Jordan's apron strings and forced to follow her everywhere she went. Betty Lou insisted on sitting on her desk. 1928-29 Third Grade: Teachers: Miss Gladys Swain, Miss jensey Boles Anderson. We marched in the Hancock County Centennial Parade. Olive and Peggy staged a fight before the music class. When our teacher returned after an afternoon away, she found paper wads piled a foot high in the corners. For the rest of the week we spent our recess periods writing over and over again, I shall not throw paper wads any more. Mabel was stubborn in art class and drew a cat instead of a tree. She then was privileged to dis- play her artistic ability at the blackboard. Jimmy was sent to the first grade room because he talked L out loud. 0561 Wilbur became a crack paper rQkd0wf, scenfry wad shooter. 1926-27 First Grade:

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William made a D on an Arithmetic paper. Don had a rip-roaring three weeks romance with Betty Lou. Wilbur visited the ofhce regularly. Our Class won the Baseball League. Jimmy apologized beautifully to Miss Presnall. Mabel decided it was not expedient to thr-ow orange peelings out the window. 1933-34 Eighth Grade: Teachers: Mr. Alpha Smith, Mr. Fred Keesling, Mr. Robert Snodgrass, Mr. Charles Ever- son, Miss Ellice Presnall, Miss Betty Ruth Martindale. Don shaved. The stay in at noon minutesl' hit the eighth grade pretty hard. Hair ribbons, rouge, no eyebrows, and innumerable curls were hot stufff' Wilbur had an eraser fight. Miss Presnall slapped us for flipping our rulers. Wilbur's head was too hard for Miss Martindale's baton. 1934-35 Ninth Grade: Thirty-three had weathered the storms so far and with the highest hopes looked with a Freshman's assurance toward Senior Row and graduation. Teachers: Mr. Alpha Smith, Mr. Fred Keesling, Mr. Charles Everson, Miss Thelma Flack, Miss Ellice Presnall, Miss Harriet Krause. Initiation! Dale fainted in the electric chair. William sang on bended knee to Mabel, All I Do the Whole Day Through ls Dream of You. Don had to stay in for playing hookey. Peggy was excused from Biology class for the rest of the month. Jim was chosen Yell Leader. 1935-36 Tenth Grade: a Teachers: Mr. Herman Hallett, Mr. Theron Ogle, Mr. Otis Kelley, Miss Thelma Flack, Miss Ellice Presnall, Miss Alberta Denk. Latin! Mock wedding. The class room seemed an ideal place to play ball-when the teacher was out. We watched the mice play around the waste basket.