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

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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.

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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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. at A - ' ' 4 4 ..,.,-l,,-.,- 1 Betty Lou's home was the scene of our class party. Olive, Peg, and Betty Lou quarreled. Virginia regularly left her Latin translation at home. Bee bees were thrown in history class. 1936-37 Eleventh Year: Teachers: Mr. Herman Hallett, Mr. Theron Ogle, Mr. Carl Wilson, Miss Martha M. Willis Miss Ellice Presnall, Miss Alberta Denk, W. P. A. sets in. We received a lot of toys in our Christmas exchange. We sold candy. Wilbur stayed in at noon for 17 consecutive days. Mr. Wilson had one of his speediest typing classes. Jim argued politics-and Won. Max won the Ping Pong Tourney. Olive modeled her rust knit dress in the study hall. 1937-3 s Twelfth Year: R Tc'ac'bers: Mr. Herman Hallett, Mr. Theron Ogle, Mr. Charles Everson, Miss Ruby Shanks, Mrs. Ruth Heavin, Miss Alberta Denk, Miss Martha M. Willis. W. P. A. made us all lazy. Mr. Ogle admitted he was superstitious. We were usually well represented in the cooler at the noon hour. Wilbur, John, Ward and Dale spent the afternoon with Miss Shanks. Lizzie went over with a bang. The senior class enjoyed participating in the school's first radio program-a dramatiza- tion of Dickens' immortal Christmas Carol. Those taking part were: Reader, Betty Lou Jacobi, Scrooge, Don Lantzg Bob Cratchet, Bob Waltzg Spirit, Jim Walker, Mrs. Cratchet, Melba Conesg Gentleman, Ward Snodgrass. Seniors who assisted in the music were Wil- liam Lantz, john Branam, and George Faut. Reward of our labors! The Avalon, the most notable accomplishment of our senior year, to which every member of the class contributed, returns from the press.. Graduation night found us nineteen in number, fourteen of whom had been together during the entire twelve years of our happy stay at New Palestine. Remembrance is the sweetest flower Of all the world's perfuming. Memory guards it sun or shower. Friendship keeps it blooming.