Perrysville High School - Echoes Yearbook (Perrysville, IN)

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orange. No more trees were disposed of. There remained just eighteen growing trees. On September 5, 1920, people were again watching the growing forest. There were only fifteen trees in number be- cause during the summer, Dewey Cook, Frances Lewis, Bertha Murrmann, and Woodford Shute had disappeared. Also all of the large and commanding Oaks had been re- moved. But in their stead there were six new ones: W. L. Bass, C. F. Henderson, M. E. Elliott, Dulcie Godlove, Berna- dette Lundergan, and Mollie McKedy. The leaves of the growing Oaks were now a golden orange. In the spring they had to give a banquet for an older forest than they. They surely had a good time because of the rus- tling for days afterwards. They trees were then very tired, so had to rest for a few months. On September 6, 1921, the people were astonished at the appearance of the growing forest. The leaves had turned a ECHOES brilliant red. The only answer to receive from the trees for this change was that they had been green long enough and it was now time to change. Three of the stately old Oaks had remained, W. L. Bass, M. E. Elliott, and B. M. Lundergan. The other three had van- ished during the summer, but three more were added, Mabel Fuqua, Helen Buescher, and C. V. Frederick. One more Oak was added to the growing trees, Bertha Murrmann. At Christmas time Gladys Martin had disap- peared. The only trees that had weathered all the storms and grew stronger in the icy blasts, and raging weather were: Charles Carithers, Mont Coleman, Mary Cole, Keith Coleman, Mayme Ellis, Harry Gibson, Opal Hughes, Gertrude Jones, Kenneth Myers, Bertha Murrmann, Carl Marshall, Rubye Ramsey, and Kenneth Richardson. I MAYME ELLIS. w as -- of '1.-W1 Z.. . 'tx ' 13 'iw 5-2-':r'1 -- Lg ,F ' , ' 4' Y :-':' --. -4 1922

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ECHOES Senior Class History On the morning of September 9, 1918, the people of Per- rysville were very much surprised to see a rather large green forest out in front of the High School building having ap- peared, as if by magic, during the night. On closer examina- tion it proved to be an Oak forest of twenty-eight green and growing trees. Each of these trees had a name, their names were as follows: Charles Carithers, Mont Coleman, Mary Cole, Keith Coleman, Leonard Clawson, Gail Dye, Mayme Ellis, Mary Gouty, Harry Gibson, Truman Hay, Opal Hughes, Florence Jones, Gertrude Jones, Frances Lewis, Jessie Mar- tin, Gladys Martin, Bertha Murrmann, Carl Marshall, Ken- neth Myers, Cleoy Ramsey, Kenneth Richardson, Rubye Ram- sey, Woodford Shute, William Strawser, Marie Toby, Virgie Vankirk, Lillian Willcoxin, and Reetha Winters. Aside from these trees stood a stately old Oak. It seemed to overtop the small trees. The name of this tree was W. H. Funk. Behind this old Oak stood six other oaks all in a stately row. These trees were known by the names of P. A. Etter, Nell Johnson, Gertrude Moore, Ruth Karstedt, Fern Hold, and Helen Flesher. The young trees shook their branches and leaves, and seemed to be very proud, although they were scorned and laughed at by other trees close by for being so green in color. The second day the small trees were shoked to find that during the night one of the trees, Leonard Clawson, had been cut down. No one knew where it had been taken. 1922 The trees stood the cold winter very well. But on their last day of having a good time they were very sad. Gail Dye and Truman Hay, had been chopped down and were being used in the Aerial service. Jessie Martin, Cleoy Ramsey and Lillian Willcoxin had withered in the sun and finally complete- ly disappeared, and there remained only twenty-two trees. On September 8, 1919, people again took notice of this forest. During the summer months the leaves had turned to a bright yellow. During the summer the trees, Marie Toby, Virgie Van- kirk and Reetha Winters had vanished, but in their place two other trees had sprung up, namely: Dewey Cook and William Anderson. Four of the Oaks which had stood stationery in front of the growing trees had been removed and in their places were four others known to be, Emily Zobel, Gladys Brown, Helen Ray, and J. C. Hendricks. P. A. Etter and Gertrude Moore were still standing. Everything went on smoothly until Christmas. At this time three oaks, William Anderson, Mary Gouty and Flor- ence Jones had begun to lean towards the ground and in a few days fell completely, and were taken away, where they went was a mystery to everyone. And strange to say, Miss Moore became Mrs. Hedges. By spring the leaves were beginning to be streaked with

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