Peru High School - Narcissus Yearbook (Peru, IN)

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THE NARCISSUS Progress DUCATION in the spirit of life must recognize and use the great motive forces that control living. Life is pro- gressive. It is continually advancing. Education must dis- card the out grown categories of thought of a by gone age and require a scientific attitude in order to understand and carry forward the amazing discoveriesof our age. Scien- tific achievement has upset the old social order. Education must be open minded, flexible, and ready to cope with new situations, mental, social and physical. Education must be usable. We should train a group of people who will not only be good, but good for something. We must know what work means and realize that the ma- jority of our successful citizens have worked their way up through years of experience. Education must be vital, alive, active. It is deeply con- cerned with the social and industrial problems of the age. We are all caught in a veritable whirlpool of change and dis- covery. Our schools cannot resist the tide. We can no long- er be conservative and purely academic. We cannot sit back and be content to observe and refiect. We must act. Special surveys and investigations of all sorts should terminate in a definite course of action for the betterment of so- 1 ciety. The progressive, scientific attitude should carry on into accomplishment. We must train for leisure. Here again the changes in our physical environment have upset the old way of doing things. Machinery has given the Workman more leisure and hence more tempta- tions. Increased leisure brings with it a possibil- ity of social disintegration. There is quite a de- mand for a constructive program in true recrea- tion both in a spiritual and physical sense. Edu- cation for leisure will include a comprehensive health program which will teach the joy of physi- cal exercise, clean athletics, and will stress the ap- preciation of all that is fine in music, art and liter- ature. I want to congratulate the magazine staff on their co-operative spirit and upon the excellent work which was necessary to produce the Narcis- sus of 1931. I hope the magazine of 1931 will as- sist the student body to catch that intangible thing called School Spirit. This School Spirit, which - i I -.1 we possess in boun e asure, is exemplified in many ways. It ' own in the justifiable pride in our school bec se of the high attainments in scholarship, success in the different contests, pre- eminence in dramatics, music, and debating. It is shown in the excellent manner in which the stu- dent body supports all school activities, and in the cordial relations existing between students and teachers. In past years the students of Peru High have brought fame and renown to their Alma Mater, by their noteworthy achievements in their undertakings. I sincerely hope that you as stu- dents of today will keep progress uppermost in your minds and that you will strive to emulate or surpass the attainments of former students of our school. I am very happy to have been one among you. and I wish each one of you success, happiness. and ' . . C DIAN Youi' friend iaiidGPr'ii1ici1iai,'i 5' Z! J. P. CRODIAN. FIRST ROXY Y YYY Y Blzirc-el Thomas ' Virginia tluisinger liillizln Bappert S t n l'4'lUI'l'Iil'1' liikenberry Ina liornisli LaYonnn- Hutton lmlsx Galbrezxth Tlenjznnin liufc SECOND RONV Illlizzibeth VVilson Fern llolfnmn Dean Finch M:n'f:ai'ct xvYY4'l'b0I'g Mrs. lim-lu-I knallis lilzxrjoric Gray Nm-llc Rfbfeml Hester NVooll lil-rtlia Terr-ba THIRD HOXY t'l:u'4-nce Oury Wxvliliillil liitti-l D. H. Room- ! 1.1-olin Long , Clayton lilzick l Alvin Ahrens. Yictor Duwnlfl Jann-s U. Loveless R ' J l':lfI1- FIU' ii i c A T-iiafifif . we 4 IJ X- j Q XJ: J X RQ a progressive future 57 J' fyf' JZ ,lr Mary stu 1-sum Q, 44 Dfl ' Ruth XYz1u'neI' l l l l J

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THE NARCISSUS G. .W. YOUNGBLOOD A Challenge TO live in the twentieth century should be a challenge to each high school student. With the advantages offered by modern inventions and discoveries, high school students have greater opportunities for growth and development than have ever before been afforded. With better buildings, better equipment, better trained teachers and greater per capita wealth, more is expected of you. Your parents appreciate the blessings that result from physical, mental, and moral growth, and have a wider vision of education. They are very anxious that you take advan- tage of educational opportunities. Are you measuring up to these tremendous responsibilities? Many of you, leaving school, will become the success- ful and honored citizens while others will be content to live the selfish life. As the Narcissus mirrors the activities of our school, so will the annals of your community in the next decade measure the outgrowth of these activities. Parents have sacrificed much for their chil- his school. his parents, and his God with a worth- dren. It is hoped that every student will honor while life. He profits most who serves best. G. W. Youngblood. V292 SCHOOL BOARD A. H. COLE, O. B. ANDREWS, H. A. THRUSH, GLADYS McDOWELL, Secretary President Treasurer Clerk. Page F 11'

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THE NARCISSUS P. H. S. FACULTY THE Faculty of Peru High School is one large family so we have photographed them as a familjy group. There are certain members we would like to tell you more about, fmatrimonial prospects, etc.J but we must not take advantage, so we'll take them a row at a time. Mr. Thomas is one of the Senior Sponsors and besides his regular work in Social Science and Bi- ology, he has had much of the work and responsi- bility of producing the magazine. 1lMiss Guisinger looks a bit sleepy here but she's not that way as Office Clerk. Her desk might well be marked In- formation . 'HMiss Bappert has been kept busy with the Peruvian along with her regular work in English and Journalism and is Sponsor of the Quill and Scroll Society 1lMiss Stutesman has Eng- lish and is Sponsor of the Girl Reserves. 'HMiss Wagner is teaching the students of P. H. S. how to become efficient typewriters . She is also one of the Sponsors of the Junior class. 1lUnder Miss Hornish's and Miss Hutton's teaching, Latin is no longer a dead language . They are Sponsors of the .Latin Club. Miss Hornish also has some Cit- izenship classes and is a Girl Reserve Sponsor and Miss Hutton has some English classes. 'HMiss Gal- breath has produced some mighty fine plays this year and has English and Public Speaking. 'HM11 Rufe has Algebra and is one of the faculty ad- visors of the Narcissus, and Sponsor of the Hi-Y Club. Miss Wilson is Assistant Principal, girls' ad- visor, and has several classes of Mathematics. 1lMiss Hoffman produces competent bookkeepers and is a Sophomore Sponsor. 1lMiss Finch has English and is a Sponsor of the Peruvian and the Sophomore class. 'HMiss Vyverberg has the Sew- ing classes and is a Sponsor of the 4-H Club 'HMrs. Challis has French and History and is Sponsor of the French Club. 1lMiss Gray has English and is a Sponsor of the Girl Reserves. 'HMiss Reed has Mathematics and is faculty advisor of the Student Council. 'llMiss Wood has Shorthand, Business Law, and Secretarial Training, is one of the Spon- sors of the Senior class and L. Rfs and is faculty advisor of the Secondary Council. 1lMiss Tereba has Home Economics and Health Education and is a Sponsor of the 4-H Club and Freshman class. The back row is last but not least. 'HMr. Oury is still chasing bugs, butterflies and white rats in the Biology Department and is a Sponsor of the Freshman class. 1lMr. Bittel has Chemistry and Physics and is a Sponsor of the Junior class. 1lMr. Boone has Printing and Woodwork and is a fac- ulty advisor of the Peruvian. 1lMr. Long, the lat- est addition to our faculty, has History and Alge- bra. One of the high school girls was heard to say, Oh shoot when she found he was married. 'HBesides his regular work in Auto Mechanics, Ma- chine Shop, and Woodwork, iMr. Black has proved his skill as head man, end man, and stage hand in our productions this year. 1lMr. Ahrens, our Music Master has charge of the Band, Orches- tra, and Glee Clubs. 1lMr. Dawald, teacher of His- tory, has had a very successful season with his P. H. S. debaters. He is a Sponsor of the Social Page Six Science Club. 1llMr. Loveless, Athletic Director, and Health Education teacher, has had a very successful athletic year. Several members of the faculty, for reasons we dare not attempt to enumerate, are not includ- ed in this group. Miss Brubaker has Physical Education and is a Sponsor of the L. Rfs 1lMiss Vandivier has charge of the Art Department. 'HMr. Moore has Mechanical Drawing. 'HMrs. Leiby is the Bible instructor. 1lMiss Clifton is the Librarian. Have we left anyone out? If so, don't tell us, appoint a Senate investigating committee. 5 OUR COMMUNITY fContinued from Page 31 generations by such factories as the Peru Woolen Mills and the Howe Sewing Machine Company. The Woolen Mills operated successfully from 1865 to 1907, and the Howe Factory from 1870 to 1913. The Wabash, Lake Erie, and Chesapeake and Ohio railroads have operated division point shops in Peru for many years. However, because of con- solidation these division point shops seem to be passing from this community at the present time. Today Peru boasts of several factories. The American Stationery Company, the outgrowth of a job printing business, carries on business by the mail order method, throughout the United States. The Ariel Cabinet Company is another of the im- portant industrial organizations of Peru. The Bryan Steam Corporation is one of the leading in- dustrial ventures of the community. Metal work- ing is carried on by the Peru Foundry Company. This Company specializes in gray iron castings. At the present time, because of the Redmon Bas- ket Company, Peru ranks as one of the leading basket manufacturing centers of the United States. The Square D. Company, whose business is of nation wide scope, manufactures safety switches and electrical supplies. The Wasmuth- Goodrich Company is one of Peru's largest indus- tries. This Company manufactures radio cabi- nets, desks and kitchen cabinets. Several other small factories are located within the city and furnish employment to a substantial number of men during normal times. Thus, under ordinary conditions, the laboring man of the community is furnished with adequate employment. The spiritual side of community life is cared for by the large number of churches located within the city and immediate vicinity. Proper use of leisure time is made possible through a Y. M. C. A., City Park, Public Library, and a Municipal Golf Links. The unfortunates of the city are car- ed for by the Salvation Army, Tuberculosis Soci- ety, Associated Charities, and the American Red Cross. Community projects and upbuilding of the community are actively undertaken by Kiwanis, Rotary and Exchange Club organizations. There- fore, the spiritual and social side of life of this community receive a stimulus which makes great- er men and women who in turn make Peru a more desirable place in which to live.