Peru High School - Narcissus Yearbook (Peru, IN)

Text from Pages 1 - 86 of the 1940 volume:

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T -J IN THE 1940 NHHCISSUS Q fffgi x Q OF PERU HIGH SCHOOL VIRGINIA HAWLEY , EDITOR ALICE DEVINE, BUSINESS MANAGER ' e striving lm' U stare! ' le re s ara? ,,, I to w01'lQ- 'W e r tter D0 The '11 wltlc 1 be roora 1 And plenty of room for playll' Oh, boy! This new cafeteria really turns ont the eats! O 'sl really feel like 'ui here! .. A mcg corner I Q Om the OWU stud yt K lar if Af last, 110 more Crowded gym Classes! usalmfy first 15 our motto! em H. S. has a mfd for it APP . . . is the word that expresses the feel- ings of students and faculty for those responsible for the erection of this building. v rr v The song of the riveter, the pound of the cement mixers, and the immense naked girders pointing skyward are things of the past. In their stead stands our new addition to Peru High School. v Besides the beautiful gymnasium, one of the best in the state, there are a print shop, sound proof band room, cafeteria, home econ- omics department, showers, storage space, and ten classrooms. v Since education is the very foundation of democracy, this structure makes it possible to provide the utmost in facilities for the development of the student. making him a healthy. intelligent and useful citizen of tomorrow. v v v Pride in our democracy, respect for its institutions, a regard for the men and women and the programs of instruction that constitute the educational system - all of these are necessary parts for the success of a democracy and of democratic communities. The beautiful school building in a well-landscaped and well-kept setting is a fine means toward making a visible return to the taxpaper - every citizen - for his contributions to the support of education. 05 it mms G 6 Im iflwm, Wie i fist o l Aims Cf Our Trustees HE members of the Board of School Trustees are happy to have in use the new high school addition and gymnasium, having dedicated the building December lO, l939. They feel that all available space has been used to the best advantage, yet an attractive structure has been erected to provide the utmost in facilities and to make useful citizens of our boys and girls. The responsibility of the Board is to provide facilities, maintain these facilities, and to develop a curriculum for its schools that will give all individuals an opportunity to achieve acceptable citizenship in our democratic society. u A staff of good teachers is of paramount importance. Today the professional staff of the school is challenged continuously by the need of solving new problems and of meeting the new situations related to the welfare of the child arising from a rap- idly changing World. A good program of public education may be had by a community of both teachers and learners. Today the schools must prepare the individual to live eag succeeding stage of life more successfully so that he may live as richly as possible. While facts, knowledge, and skills are and always will be essential to the education of youth, the major purposes for which the schools are maintained are to teach worthy attitudes and ideals, develop powers of critical analysis, initiative, resourcefulness, and encourage habits of conduct that are socially desirable and will serve our society adequately. Since education is the foundation of democracy, it is the priv- ilege and duty of the members of the Board of School Trustees to see that the youth of our city have the best possible facilities for mental and physical growth. To safeguard the health of our young people, to build Christian character by providing the best possible educational opportunities for the youth of our city is the desire and aim of the Peru schools, for it is a recognized fact that the schools are building tomorrow's citizens. ti t Grace A. Hawley, Treasurer of Board. W. A. Hammond, President of Board. I. P. Crodian, Superintendent ol Schools. Miss Gladys McDowell, Clerk to the School Board. Miss Virginia Guisinger, Secreary in Suporintendents Ollice. ' D, H. Harter, Secretary of Board Knot picturedb. Growing Schools For a Growing World Boys and girls grow up and become men and women and step by step take their places in the World. For this they have to prepare it they are to be self-supporting, usetul, and happy. This preparation tor living is what we call education. lt takes place in the home, in the school, in the church, in the community, at play, and at work. Education is the process of mastering the knowledge, the tools, the skills, and the institutions which mankind has slow- ly accumulated, ot learning how to work with others, of understanding and making the most ot one's selt, and ot forming ideals and habits. This is not an easy task to do well. We live in a constantly expanding worldg the content of human knowledge is continually greater, and human institutions are increasingly compli- cated. Besides, there is infinite variety in the nature, capacities, and character of individual human beings. Clearly, education cannot be standardized or static, it must grow with each advance of civilization, and it must, at the same time, tit those who are to be educated. I. P. CRODIAN. 0 7 aculty Mr. Richard M. Bateman, Principal. +1 Mr, Robert Gilbert Mrs. Rachel Challis Mr. Earl Delph 'K Miss Dean Finch Miss Marjorie Gray Miss Olive DeBruler -K Miss Elizabeth Zehner Miss Clela White fk Miss Helen Greiner, Clerk in Principals Office 'X Mr. Carl Heldt Mr. Hubert Micldlekauf -k Mr. Benjamin Rufe Miss Elizabeth Wilson Miss Nellie Reed ii Miss Fern Hoffman Miss Hester Wood Miss Florence Rupp Miss Elizabeth Hyman 80 ntroducing the Faculty Administration .... This is the department that carefully governs all things in our school life-with an iron hand. The new ideas reaching it are gratefully received, for example, our new principal's pet, the honor assemblies. It is this governing body that has made possible all the enjoyable programs given us during the school year. NAMES FAVORITE SAYING AMBITION VICE Mr. Bateman .... These honery assemblies .... We'll never tell ........ Discipline Miss Greiner .... ' 'Where were you last? ....... lust a cozy little corner. Cooking Agricultural Department . . . . Sowing the seeds of more scientific farming in the minds of some future farmers of America is our new agricultural department. How to weed your garden, plant spinach, and grow chrysanthemumsf' is part of the year's study. NAMES FAVORITE SAYING AMBITION VICE Who is getting the most out Mr. Guthrie ..... of it? ................... Boxing Champ . . . . . .Country life Commercial Department .... Tomorrow's secretaries, auditors, and typists are being rapidly tspeed and accuracy is their mottol created by the following three teachers. Well might they be proud of their efforts, for honors won by their contestants were very high. The Governor's Cup, the most coveted trophy, and the typing cup were won this spring by the Commercial Department for the first time. NAMES FAVORITE SAYING Miss Wood ,.... Not just now, I'm in a hurry Miss Hoffman. . . Oh deahhhhhhhhu . . . . . . . . Miss Rupp ..... 'XFGF space lKI .. . Bible, Art and Music Department .... That the students of P. H. S. may appreciate the finer things in this edifice of learning the four teachers listed below. AMBITION VICE .Track records ......... Speed .Live and help live ..... Glasses .Winning typing teams . . Petiteness of life, we have with us NAMES FAVORITE SAYING AMBITION VICE Miss Hinkle ..... Now pay attention ..... . . .A big library ..... .... B aslcetball Miss Vandivier. . lt's fun, isn't it? ............. More ideas . . . .... Bridge Miss Carlson . . . I've got to go home now ..... More operettas . . . . . . . Cokes Mr. Brown ...... Let's get quiet .............. Toscannini .... .... A ccordion English Department .... lessons is attempted by us studes under department. How to improve our royal slang ti. e.-the King's Englishl in four years of hard the able direction of the teachers in this NAMES FAVORITE SAYING AMBITION VICE Miss Bappert . . . Be serious, please ..... . . .Perfect Peruvian .. lerry Are you sure you can Miss Stutesman. afford to miss class? ..... Happy P. H. S. girls .... Girls' League Miss Finch ..... Now children .............. To be thin ....... Attractiveness Miss Gray ...... What's the next brief form? . .State House ......... .Friendliness Miss Hutton .... I'm ignoring you ........... Own a nice plant. Personality Miss DeBruler. . . Now behave, in the corner . .Silence ......,... Smiling Mr. Lawson ..... If you can't hear me- . . . . Foreign Language Department . . . . . .Talk, talk, talk . . . . Dogs, guns Suee, sibi,-say,-say you will all agree with us when we unanimously say it doesn't' lose much in translation. That is, if you have Miss Hornish or Miss Arnold to help you. NAMES FAVORITE SAYING AMBITION VICE To get the annual Miss Arnold .... When can you have it in? . . .out on time .......... Violets Miss Hornish .... 'lDid you all hear that? ....... To see old Rome ...... Traveling 09 Home Economics Department .... The success of many future housewives is depending on this indispensable division of school life. Pins, pots, and pans are as domineering as the illustrated male, or so the girls learn through the instruction of Miss Tereba and another fair damsel, Miss Hyman. NAMES FAVORITE SAYING AMBITION VICE Miss Tereba .... See what it is? ........ .... F ive meals a day ...... Gardening Miss Hyman .... Change, thank you . . .... Teach commercial work. .Neatness Industrial Department . . Still vigorously hammering our brain cells for appropriate little nothings we come to this interesting bit of education. Interesting? Naturally, how else could it be with these four young playboys as teachers? NAMES FAVORITE SAYING AMBITION Mr. Boone ...... We must be quiet ......... .Euclid ..... . . . . . The chart will get you Mr. Moore ...... if you don't watch out .... Playwright ...... . Mr. Rector ...... Confucius say, Hi there ..... To find a house... Mr. Black ...... Step on it, boysl ........... Yell leader ..... . . Mathematics Department .... VICE . . . Noise . . . Iokes Talking . . . Airplanes Yes, the Euclids of today have much to learn. X's and Y's, those notorious enigmas which have influenced our gray hairs immensely, are still carefully breeded by the following three: NAMES FAVORITE SAYING AMBITION VICE Miss Reed ...... ' 'Mother and I- ....... . . .Bigger Xmas baskets. . .Greenhouses Miss Wilson .... ' 'What's the proof? . . . . . .No tarcliness ......... Sincerity Mr. Rufe ....... 'What's the amount? . . . . . .Banker ............... Short pants Physical Education Department What an improvement would be made on our brains if they were given the workouts the gym classes receiveg however, the students seem to like our choice instructors. NAMES Miss Zehner .... ' 'What's your excuse this Miss White ..... 'lWe are fortunate- . . Mr. Heldt ....... Now, down at Purdue Mr. Holley ..... FAVORITE SAYING . lt's bean time! ...... Science Department .... ' time? AMBITION Stag line ..... Has hers ...... Escort bureau . . . State winners .. On the scientific side of our curriculum we have a staunch male trio who teach and threaten us with experimental and take-a-chance lessons. Step this way, please the show of the earth, its inhabitants and propositions. NAMES FAVORITE SAYING AMBITION VICE Mr. Long ....... Did I ever tell you this one? .Radio operator ........ Giving tests Mr. Oury. . . . . Come on, Susy, talk ........ Time to fish and read. . Fords To hunt flowers in Mr. Bittel. . . , . All girls in front row .. .... Wisconsin mountains . .Meekness Social Science Department . . Dates take on a more serious aspect with our own learned p their relation to the modern world. NAMES FAVORITE SAYING AMBITION Mrs. Challis .... ' 'Mr. Bateman's coming ....... No cry-babies Mr. Gilbert ..... ' 'Outline the book ............ Ski champ . . . . . Mr, Delph ...... Now about fifteen years ago . . Prof. . . . . . . . Mr. Middlekauf. . Quiet now, QUIETl .......... Peace . . . . . 100 ,such treatment-look at VICE Pink gym bloomers Sweetness . . . .Movies . . . .Seriousness , for edagogues to explain VICE . . . Frowning . . . .Work . . . .Advice to lovelorn . . . .Family life 9 aculty Mr. William H. Bitiel Mr. Leolin Long Mr. C. M. Oury -K Mr. Claire Holley 41 Miss Ruth Carlson Miss Velma Vandivier Mr. Carter M. Brown 'K Miss Ina Hornish Miss Ann Arnold 41 Mr. D. H. Boone Mr. H. L. Rector Mr. Clayton Black Mr. Eber L. Moore fbi Mr. Ralph Lawson Miss Mary Siuiesman Miss LaVonne Huiion Miss Lillian Bapperi 4 Mr. Siuari Guthrie Miss Bertha Tereba 011 typically modern classroom is this one in which Miss Wilson pounds math into us. These boys evidently have spring fever. It's none other than our own Mrs. Challis. Look at that frown, Those kids must be acting up again. I wonder could this be tardy class? My, there are some industrious boys and girls in high school. Per- haps it's one oi those last-minute peeks before the inevitable test. How did that picture ot the Girls' League Spring dance get in here? If only dances Were considered as curricular activities, We'd all be Fred Astaires. Physics must be getting this little girl down. 120 uwicular Qctifuities ROBERT K. BELL W' xt E t E Row One RUSSELL E. ALLEN College Entrance Course, Sr. Hi-Y 4, Band 2, 3, 4, Orchestra 1, 2, Medal tor Orchestra Contest 2, Soloist lor Band 3, 4. BETTY LOU APPLEGATE Home Economics Course, Girls' League 1, 2, 3, Forensic League 2, Glee Club 1, 2, 3, Student Council l. NAOMI LA VERN ARBUCKLE Home Economics Course, Loyal Root- ers 1, Commercial 3, 4, Home Econ- omics Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Girl Reserves 4. VERNICE OMBRA BEAM Commercial Course, Speech Club 2, 3, Girls' League 3, 4, Commercial 3, -1' Home Economics Club 2, 4, Loyal Hooters 1. G. ROBERT BEASEY Industrial Course: Sr. Hi-Y 3, 4: Bond 2, 3, 4, Orchestra 2, 3, 4, Contest 2, Festival 3, 4, Ir. Play, Festival Or- chestra 3, 4. MARY CATHERINE BELL Commercial Course, Commercial Club 3, 4, Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4. -mmf- t 2 P1 5 i SENIORS Steve Welsh, President ' Iames lohnson, Vice-President Charlotte Iackson, Secretary Albert Cary, Treasurer 9 UR high school career is like a book and We, as seniors, have Written the tinal eventful chapter. Ot the many happy moments spent in old P. H. S., our senior year is especially outstanding. - At the beginning ot the term We voted to Wear senior garb. These gold and black costumes j tContinued on Page 175 Industrial Course, Debate 2, Public Speaking 1, Basketball l, 2, 3, Intra- mural Basketball and Wrestling 1, 2, 3, Band 1, 2, 3, Outdoor Club 1, P Club 2, 3, 4, Printing Club, Rodeo, Football, Varsity 1, 2, 3. Row Two DORA ELLEN BIDDLE College Entrance Course, Girl Re- serves 4, Commercial 4, Girls' League 3, 4, Band 1, 2, 3, 4: Orchestra 4. RUTH M. BLACK Commercial Course, Commercial Club 3, 4, Girls' League 3, 4, Loyal Rooters 1, 2, Class Sec'y. 1, Student Council 4, Honor Society 4. MILDRED BLUE Home Economics Course, Girls' League 2, 3, 4, Home Economics Club 2, 3, Girl Reserves 4, Loyal Rooters 1, 2, 3. 140 BETTY IANE BOWMAN Commercial Course, Loyal Rooters 1, Commercial 3, 4, Home Economics Club 1, 3, 4, Pres, 4, Girls' League 3, 4. EDNA ELIZABETH ANN BOWMAN Ccllege Entrance Course, National Forensic League 2, 3, 4, Loyal Rooters 1, 2, 3, Home Economics Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Girls' League 3, 4, Peruvian Staff 4, Band 3, 4, Conference, Purdue, 2, 3, 4, Rodeo l, 2. PATRICIA BOYER College Entrance Course, Loyal Root- ers 1, 2, 3, Girl Reserves 3, 4, Com- mercial Club 3, 4, Girls' League 3, 4. BETTY BRINDLE Commercial Course, Loyal Rooters 1, 2, Commercial 3, 4, Girls' League 2, 3, 4, Girl Reserves 4. Row Three CHARLOTTE C. BUNNELL Commercial Course, Loyal Rooters 3, Commercial Club 3, 4, Glee Club l, 2, Girls' Sextette 3, String Ensemble l, 2, 3, 4: Girls' League 3, 4, Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 4, Band 3, 4. CHARLES K. BUTCHER Printing Course, Printing Club l, 2, 3, 4, P Club 4, Football 1, 2, 3, 4, glfrgstling l, Intramural Basketball 1, THOMAS BUTLER Industrial Course, Ir. Hi-Y l, 2, Print- ing 3, Pres. 3. WAYNE LESTER BUTT Industrial Course, Band 2, 3, 4, Or- chestra 4. Row Four HERSCHEL CALLAHAN Industrial Course, Printing Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Intramural sports. ELIZABETH CAPELLO Commercial Course, Commercial Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Girls' League 2, 3, 4, Loyal Rooters 1, 2, 3, 4. GRACE E. CARPENTER College Entrance Course, Commercial Club 4, Girls' League 3, 4. ALBERT BRAY CARY College Entrance Course, P Club 2, 3, 4, Ir. Hi-Y l, 2, Serg.-at-Arms 2, Serv- ice and Safety 3, Boys' Service Club 4, Honor Society 4, Class Treas. 4, Basketball 1, 2, Varsity 3, 4, Football 1, Varsity 2, 3, 4, Track 2, 4, Tennis 4. Row Five RICHARD CASE College Entrance Course, Radio CIE 3, Ir. Hi-Y 1, 2, Building Commission 3, Intramural Basketball 3, 4. IOSEPH CASTELL industrial Course, Ir. Hi-Y 2, Boys' Service Club 4, Pres. 4, Band l, 2, 3, 4, Band Captain 4, Ass't. Director 4, Ioe Castell's Band 4, Rodeo 3, Foot- ball l, 2, Basketball, Intramurals 2, 3, 4, Wrestling 1, Orchestra 2, Winner District and State Solo Contests l, 2, MARY ELIZABETPI CHARTERS Commercial Course, Commercial Club 3, 4, Loyal Rooters 1, Home Economics 4, Girls' League 3, 4, Glee Club 1, 2. MARY L. CLARK Commercial Course, Loyal Rooters 1, 2, Girl Reserves 4, Girls' League 2, 3, 4, Honor Society 4, Commercial Club 3. ROBERT CLARK Industrial Course, Football Varsity 3. BLAKE WATSON COLEMAN College Entrance Course, Service and Safety 3, Narcissus 4, Peruvian 4, Sr. Hi-Y 3, 4, Sec'y. 4, Debate 4, Ir. Play, Football 3, Band l, 2, 3, 4. MADELYN COMERFORD College Entrance Course: Loyal Root- ers l, 2, 3, Forensic League 3, 4, Sec'y. 4, Narcissus 3, Gavel and Ros- trum 2: Girls' League 2, 3, 4, 3rd Vice- Pres. 3, Sec'y. 4, Peruvian 4, Honor Society 4, Treas. 4, Glee Club 3. IANET COOPER Commercial Course, Loyal Rooters 1, 2, Girls' League 2, 3, 4, Commercial Club 3, 4, Row Six MARILYN COX Commercial Course, Girls' League 2, 3, 4, Home Economics Club 2, Com- mercial Club 3. IAMES RUSSELL CRODIAN College Entrance Course, Ir. Hi-Y 1, 2, Sec'y. 2, Sr. Hi-Y 3, 4, Vice-Pres. 4, P Club 3, 4, Service and Saiety Club 3, Stamp Club l, Narcissus Staff 3, Debate 4, Basketball 2, Football l, 2, Varsity 3, 4, Tennis 4, Rodeo 2, 3, 4. PAUL E. DAILEY Industrial Course, Radio Club 1, Print- ing Club l, 2, 3, 4, WILLIAM S. DARNER Industrial Course, Ir. Play, Football 3. BETTY LEE DEMUTH Commercial Course, Commercial Club 3, 4, Girls' League 2, 3, 4. ALYCE MARIE DEVINE College Entrance Course, Loyal Root- ers l, 2, Girl Reserves 4, Girls' League 3, 4, Forensic League 3, Commercial Club 4, Business Mgr. of Narcissus 4, Band 1, 2, 3, Orchestra l. MELTOS I. DICKOS College Entrance Course, Ir. Hi-Y 1, Sr. Hi-Y 3, 4: Service and Safety 3, Honor Society 3, 4: Iunior Play, Busi- ness Mgr of Peruvian 4 Basket ll 1, 2. ' ' IANICE DIETZO! '91 College Entrance Course, y Q01 ers 1, 2, 3, French Club 2, irl e- serves 3, 4: Girls' League , Cabinet 4, Gavel and Rostrum 2, Nar- cissus Staft 4, Honor Society 4. Row Seven MARY ROSE DIPILLA College Entrance Course, Girls' League 2, 3, 4, Girl Reserves 4, Com- mercial Club 4. MARY IO DORSAM Commercial Course, Loyal Rooters 1, 2, 3: Girls' League 2, 3, 4, Commer- cial- Club 3: Girl Reserves 4, Honor Society 3, 4, Student Council 4, Rodeo 3. ROBERT W. DOTTERER College Entrance Course, Sr. Hi-Y 4, Rad1O Club 3, Ir. Play, Narcissus 4, IAMES EDWARD DOTY Commercial Course: Commercial Club 3, 4, Building Commission 3, Service Club 4: Commercial Contest 2, Iunior Play: Football 3, 4, Varsity 4. MARY CATHERINE DRAKE College Entrance Cnurse, Loyal Root- ers 1, 2, 3, Girl Reserves 3, 4, Girls' League 2, 3, 4, IOHN DRINKARD Commercial Course. ,V XX MARY ELIZABETH EBEY ' 'i College Entrance Course, Loya ot ers l, 2, 3, Girls' League 3,, ,',Gi1-IX. Reserves 4, Orchestra contestt If j IANET RUTH EHLERS Commercial Course, Commercial Club 3, 4, Girls' League 2, 3, 4. 251- 2 WD' an M an .-3? wwf v- fi mm SQL' vw ,Vg 4 A6 mv.. Nm -an -'95 W fm nn QQQ 'JB' P! fw- AW J: .T ... 1 aa H fi Q -, 4 1 .ac E? L13 Club 4, Service and Safety Club 3, . .ww ,. Row One ANNABELLE BERNIECE EISENMAN Commercial Course, Loyal Hooters l, 2, 3, Commercial Club 3, 4, Girls' League 2, 3, 4. LOUISE E. ENSLEY Home Economics Course, Girls' League 2, 3, 4. MARTHA EVANS Commercial Course, Honor Society 3, 4, Vice-Pres. 4, Girl Reserves 4, Com- mercial Club 3, Loyal Hooters 1, 2, 3, Girls' League 2, 3, 4, Shorthand Con- test 3, Narcissus Staff 3, 4. BETTY EXMEYER Commercial Course, Loyal Hooters l, 2, 3, Girl Reserves 3, 4, Girls' League 3, 4, Ir. Play, Commercial Club 4, Building Commission 3. MAHILYNN FARRAR Commercial Course, Loyal Hooters 1, 2, 3, Girls' League 2, 3, 4, Honor So- ciety 4, Girl Reserves 4, Narcissus Stat, Commercial Clulz 3. BUSTEH FELLOW Commercial Course, Sr. Hi-Y 3, 4, Se:vice and Saiety 3, 4, Orchestra Contest 1, 2, Photography Club 4. IUNE E. FENIMORE Home Economics Course, Girls' P Club 1, 2, Loyal Hooters 1, 2, 3, Girls' League 3, 4, Home Economics Club 2, Girls' Glee Club 2, 3, 4, Student Di- rector 2, 3, Girls' Sextette, Operetta 4, Rodeo 3. Row Two CHARLES FISHER College Entrance Course, Radio Club 1, 2, Boys' Service Club 4, Ir. Play. MARY FISHER Commercial Course, Loyal Hooters l, 2, 3, Commercial Club 3, 4, Girls' League 3, 4. DON FLAGG Industrial Course, Printing Club 1, 2. ELEANORE FULTZ Commercial Course, Girls' League 3, 4, Girl Reserves 4, Ir. Play, Honor Society 4, Danville Contest 3. ROBERT GABLE Industrial Course, Band Contest 1, 2, Band l, 2, 3, 4. ELLEN GABRIEL Commercial Course, Entered from De- catur High School, Decatur, Illinois 4, Ir. Art League 1, 2, G. A. A., Tennis 1, 2, Girls' League 3, 4. DELL GILBERT Industrial Course, Flying Club 3, Boys' Service Club 4. ' Row Three ENID E. GLASSBURN Commercial Course, Girls' League 2, 3, 4, Band, Orchestra, Music Festival at Logansport. ROBERT GOOD Commercial Course, Rodeo l, 2, 3, Boys' Service Club 3, Basketball 1: Football Mgr. 1, 2, Basketball Mgr. 2, P Club 1, 2, 3, 4, DICK G. GRAHAM Commercial Course, Commercial Club 2, 4, Boys Service Club 4, Basketball 1, Track l, Intramurals l. ' HARRIET ALICE GRISWOLD Commercial Course, Loyal Rooters 1, 2, 3, Girls' League 3, 4, Forensic League 3- Commercial Club 3, 4, Glee Club 2, 4, Honor Society 4, Operetta 4. Row Four HITA GRIZZEL Transferred from St. Mary's 3, Com- mercial Course, Girls' League 3, 4, Girl Reserves 4, Commercial Club 3, Forensic League 3, Vice-Pres. Class 2, Class Vice-Pres. 1, Yell Leader 4, Capt. Baseball Team I. DORIS HAGAN Home Economics Course, Home Econ- omics Club 2, 3, 4, Program Chairman 4, Girls' League 2, 3, 4, Loyal Root- ers l, 2, 3. CHARLES W. HAINES Industrial Course, Sr. Hi-Y 3, 4. DOROTHY HALL I Commercial Course, Girls League 3, Loyal Rooters 1, 2, Girl Reserves 3, 4, Commercial Club 3, 4. Row Five DICK HARN College Entrance Course, P Club 2, 3, . Pres. 4, Radio Club 4, Service Club 3, 4, Football, Varsity 2, 3, 4, Yell Capt. 4, State Fencing Honors 2, Hop- per Award 4, National Fencing Award at Chicago, Ill. 3, Rodeo 2, 3, Basket- ball, Varsity 2, 3, 4: All-Conference Football 4, All-Conference Basketball 4. ROBERT E. HARTISH Industrial Course, Radio Club 3, 4, Boys' Service Club 4, ADETTE HARTLEROAD College Entrance Course, Loyal Hoot- ers 1, 2, Girls' League 3, 4, Girls P Club 1, Forensic League 2: Commer- cial Club 4, National Forensic League 3, 4, Treas. 4. VIRGINIA HAWLEY College Entrance Course, Girl Re- serves 2, Loyal Hooters 2, 3, Vice-Pres. 3, Commercial Club 3, Girls' League 2, 3, 4, Recording Sec'y 3, Vice-Pres. 4, Honor Society 3, 4, Pres. 4, Ir. As- sistant Editor ot Narcissus 2, Sr. As- sistant Editor ot Narcissus 3, Editor-in- Chief of Narcissus 4, Danville Short- hand Contest 2. MELVIN L. HENRY Industrial Course, Boys' Service Club 4, Intramural Basketball 4, Vice-Pres. of Home Room l. PHILIP HETZNER College Entrance Course, Ir. Hi-Y 1, 2, Speech Club 2, Forensic League 3, Service and Safety 3, Hobby Club 1, Gavel and Rostrum, Vice-Pres. 3, Service Club 4, Debate Team 2, Rodeo 2, Narcissus Business Staff 3, 4. RUTH HIPPENSTEEL College Entrance Course, Narcissus Staff 3, 4, Honor Society 3, 4, Sec'y. 4, Girls' League 2, 3, 4, Ir. Play, Student Director, Commercial Club 3, 4, Loyal Hooters 2. RICHARD HITESHEW Commercial Course, Sr, Hi-Y 4, Band 2, 3, 4, Band Contest 2, Music Fes- tival 3, 4, Orchestra 4, Radio Club 3. ' Row Six MARION HOFFMAN College Entrance Course, Loyal Hoot- ers l, 2, 3, Girls' League 2, 3, 4, Girl Reserves 3, 4 ,Freshman Play l. PHYLLIS HOLCOM Commercial Course, Band 1, 2, 3, 4, Orchestra 2, 3, 4, Typing Contest 3, Band Contest l, 2, Commercial Club 3, Loyal Hooters 2, 3, Band Festival 3, 4, Rodeo 2, 3. IOHN HOLLAND College Entrance, Ir. Hi-Y l, 2, Bas- ketball 1, 2, 3, 4, Football 1, 2, 3, 4. RHEAMOYNE HOSMAN College Entrance Course, Loyal Root- ers 1, 2, 3, Girls' League 3, 4, Foren- sic League 3. MARY IANE HOWE Commercial Course, Loyal Rooters 1, 2, 3, Girls' Lea ue 2, 3, 4, Commer- cial Club 3, GirT Reserves 4. JAMES A. HOWELL Industrial Course, Amateur Radio 1, 2, 3, 4, Football 1, 2, ANNE HUDDLESTON Commercial Course: Girls' League 3, 4, Commercial Club 3, 4, Honor So- ciety 4, Commercial Contest 3. HERBERT HULL College Entrance Course, Boys' Serv- ice Club, Rep. 4, Basketball 1, Golf l, 2, 3, 4, Football 1, 2. Row Seven ROBERT HURD Industrial Course, Boys' Service Club 4, Basketball 2, Football 2, 3. CHARLOTTE IACKSON College Entrance Course, Transferred trom Winchester, Indiana, 3, Girl He- serves 3, 4, Girls' League 3, 4, Pres 4, Honor Society 4, Girls' League Cab-' inet and Council 4, Sec'y. Senior Class, Latin Club 1, 2, Booster Club 2, Latin Contest, County and District 1, lr. Bus- iness Contest, District 2. MAYME IRENE IACKSON Home Economics Course. IAMES IOHNSON its College Entrance Course: lr, Hi-Y 1, 2, Sr. Hi-Y 3, 4, Honor Society 4, Service S E N I O R S CCoi-itinued from Page 141 I added a great deal ot color to all our school activities. Some of the highlights of the year were the senior auditor- ium, the senior party, our an- nual play, and, of course, the lunior-Senior Prom. With regret the class ol 1940 bids good-bye, and takes its leave to follow those who have gone on before. Student Council 2, 3, 4, Pres. Class 3, Vice-Pres. Class 4, Golf 2, 3, 4. LOIS KERSCHNER Commercial Course, Loyal Hooters 1, 2, 3, Girl Reserves 4, Girls' League 2, 3, 4, Commercial Club 3, Narcissus Stat! 4, Honor Society 4. LOUANNA KESLING Commercial Course, Girls' P Club 1, Gavel and Rostrum 2, Commercial Club 3, 4, Loyal Rooters l, 2, Girls' League 3, 4, Home Economics Club 4, Girl Reserves 4. SHIRLEY KEYES College Entrance Course, Girls' P. Club 1, Loyal Hooters 1, 2, 3, Girls' League 2, 3, 4, Girl Reserves 3, 4 CHARLES KILIAN College Entrance Course, P Club 4, Service Club 4, Football 3, Track 1. 017 'i Row one IANE ANN MAST , BETTY ANN ODUM RUTH KOONTZ Home Economics Course5 Loyal Root- ers I, 25 Girls' League 3, 4. BOB KREUTZER College Entrance Course5 P Club 3, 45 Boys' Service Club 45 Football 1, 2, 3, 45 Track 1, 2, 4. DoNALD KUNKLE College Entrance Course5 Iunior Hi-Y 1, 2: Senior Hi-Y 3, 45 Radio Club 4. LEONA L. LENTZ Commercial Course5 Girls' League 2, 3, 45 Commercial Club 4. ARLENE B. LINERODE gorgmercial Course: Girls' League IEAN ELLEN LOUCKS Commercial Course5 Girl Reserves 25 Girls' League 2, 3, 4, Cabinet 25 Loy- al Rooters 25 Commercial Club 3, 4, Vice-Pres. 45 Honor Society 3, 45 Stu- dent Council 4. Industrial-Course5 Basketball Mgr. 2, 35 Football Mgr. 2, 3, 45 Track Mgr. DALE LOWE 25 P Club 3, 4. Row Two LEE L. LOWE Commercial Course5 P Club 45 Out- SENIORS HE new apartment is something more than just a show place. Instead of hold- ing their teas in the dreary halls as in ye olden days, the girls did things up properly by hold- ing such functions in the attrac- tive living room of the apart- ment. This was not the only advan- tage offered the students, and undoubtedly every Senior girl was happy she was able to in- itiate the new quarters of the high school and also enjoy the many opportunities it afforded. College Entrance Course5 Band I, 2, 3, 45 Honor Society 3, 45 Girls' League 2, 3, 45 Girl Reserves 3, 45 Latin Con- test l, 25 Band Contest 1, 25 Music Festival 3. Row Three MARY ETTA MAST College Entrance Course5 Band 1, 2, 3, 45 Honor Society 3, 45 Girl Re- serves 2, 3, 4, Sec'y. 45 Girls' League 3, 45 Latin Contest 15 Geometry Con- test1253 Band Contest 1, 25 Music Fes- tivc . IULIA ANN MATTERN Commercial Course: Loyal Rooters 1: Home Economics Club 25 Commercial Club 3, 4, Treas. 4: Honor Society 4, Sec'y. 4. ROBERT MAWBEY Industrial Course5 Senior Hi-Y 3, 4. EVELYN MICHAEL Commercial Course5 Loyal Rooters 25 Commercial Club 3, 45 Girls' League 3, 45 Band 3, 45 Girl Reserves 45 giirls' Glee Club 2: Music Festival 3, Row Four ESTHER MILLER Commercial Course5 Girls' P Club l, 25 Girls' League 2, 3, 4: Home Ec- onomics Club 1, 2, 35 Commercial Club 25 Glee Club 25 State Book- keeping Contest 2. IACK E. MILLER College Entrance Course5 Ir. Hi-Y 25 Sr. Hi-Y 3, 45 Service and Safety Club 35 Rodeo l, 3, 45 Band 1. 2, 3: 45 Narcissus Stait 3, 45 Peruvian 47 Band Contest 1, 25 Music Festival 3, 4. MELVIN MILLER Commercial Course. CARL MILLS Industrial Course5 Outdoor Club l, 2, 3, Pres. 35 Football 1, 3, 45 Band 1. 2, 35 Rodeo 2, 3. Row Five DOROTHY MOGLE Commercial Course5 Commercial Club 3, 45 Girls' P Club 1. DONALD MYERS Commercial Course5 Ir. Hi-Y 1, 2, Pres. 25 Sr. Hi-Y 3, 45 Commercial Club 3, 45 Honor Society 3, 4, Vice- Pres. 45 Service and Safety Club 35 Vice-Pres. Class 35 Danville Commer- cial Contest 35 Muncie Commercial Contest 3. dOofc1b2,rib112,3,4,v - 3, 45 Wlsestlin Ola, 5 crsny MINOR NEAL Q MARY KATHRYN LUCAS Commercial Course. College Entrance Course5 Girls' MARY IANE NICHELSON League 3: 4: Commercial Club 3, 45 Commercial Course5 Honor Society 3, Orchestra 3, 45 Music Festival 3. 45 Loyal Rooters 1, 2, 35 Girl Re- serves 2, 3, 45 Girls' League 2, 3, 45 ROBERT LUTZ College Entrance Course5 Track l 2 Commercial Club 4, Pres. 4. 3, versity 2, 3, 4, sf, Hi-Y 3, 4, Band FORREST NUI-PH '31 4: Orchestra 3: Boys' Glee Club 45 College Entrance Course5 Sr. Hi-Y 4. Wrestling 25 Outdoor Club 2. ,IOHN WILLIAM MARTIN Commercial Course5 Service and Safety Club 4. RICHARD MARTIN Commercial Course5 Archery Club 4. DOROTHY MASSEY ELEANOR NYCE f Commercial Course5 Girl Reserves 2, 3, 45 Girls' League 2, 3, 45 Student Council 4, Vice-Pres. 45 Commercial Club 45 Loyal Rooters 2, 35 Peruvian 45 Narcissus Staff 45 Rodeo 35 Miss Peru 4. PATRICK O'BRIEN , College Entrance Course5 Glee Club Commercial, ,C01-ITSG: Commercial 3, 45 Ir. Play5 Rodeo 35 Music Festi- Club 35 Girls League 3. val 2, 4, 180 College Entrance Course5 Loyal Root- ers 1, 25 Girl Reserves 35 Girls' League Council 45 Commercial Club 45 Honor Society 4. Row Six HELEN ODUM College Entrance Course5 Loyal Root- ers 2, 35 Girl Reserves 2, 3, 45 Girls' League 2, 3, 45 Latin Club 2. OTTO OPP Commercial Courseg Basketball 2, 3, 45 Intramurals 1, 4. WILBUR OVERSTREET Industrial Course5 Printing Club 4. NORMA PAVEY Commercial Course5 Girls' League 45 Chorus 1. IOHN PEARCE Industrial Course5 Football 1, 2, 3, 4, Varsity 2, 3, 4. EDITH PEARSON College Entrance Course5 Loyal Root- ers l, 2, 35 Girls' League 2, 3, 4: Treas. 45 Peruvian Staff 45 Girl Re- serves 45 Commercial Club 3. ROBERT PETERS College Entrance Course5 Ir. Hi-Y 25 Sr. Hi-Y 3, 45 Printing Club 35 Nar- cissus Statt 3. MARGARET LOUISE PLOSS Commercial Course5 Commercial Club 3, 45 Girls' League 3, 45 Loyal Root- ers 35 Bookkeeping Contest, Danville 2. Row Seven PAUL ALBERT PLOSS College Entrance Course5 P Club 2, 3, 45 Basketball Mgr. 2, 35 Football 1, 2, 3, 45 Wrestling l5 Track 3: Rodeo 2, 3. ELAINE PYERITZ Commercial Course5 Assoc. Editor ot Peruvian 45 Loyal Rooters 2, 35 Glee Club 45 Commercial Club 45 Girls League 3, 45 Iunior Play5 Girl Re- serves 4. WILLIAM F. QUIGLEY College Entrance Course5 Ir. Hi-Y 1, 2, Service and Safety Club 3. HARRIET RACOBS College Entrance Course5 Loyal Root- ers 1, 2, 35 Girls' League 3, 45 Girl Reserves 45 Narcissus Staff 4. RICHARD RAMER College Entrance Course: Ir. Hi-Y 1, 25 Sr. l-Ii-Y 3, 4, Serg.-at-Arms 45 Radio Club 15 Boys' Service Club 45 Football 15 Wrestling 15 Intramurals 2. VELMA RAMSEY Commercial Course5 Girls' P Club 15 Peruvian Staff 45 Forensic Club 35 Yell Leader 45 Girl Reserves 45 Girls' League 3, 45 Loyal Rooters l, Z, 3. ROBERT RAVER Industrial Course5 Radio Club 35 Printing Club 2, 3, 45 Photography Club 3, 45 Peruvian Staff 45 Golf Team 35 Band 1, 2, 3, 45 Orchestra 45 Band Contest l, 2, 3, 4. MARILYN RAY ' College Entrance Course5 Entered from Winchester, Indiana 35 Loyal Rooters 35 Girl Reserves 3, 45 Girls' Lea ue 3, 4, Cabinet 45 Peruvian Stal? 3, 4, Editor-in-Chief 45 lst place in Essay Contest 4. I an r if-if -M, MW 5, A 4' f g ff 19 W, 30 f 2 964 PW? 'QF ,uf Air you 145' ,I , 58 2 2 S 5 sf 5: ,K If ? SENIORS Row One MARY IANE REDMON Commercial Course, Loyal Rooters I, 2, 3, Commercial Club 3, 4, Sec'y. 4, Girls' League 2, 3, 4. LILLIAN L. REYBURN College Entrance Course, Loyal Root- ers I, Girls' League 3, 4, Commercial Club 4, Girl Reserves 4, Honor So- ciety 4. LEMOYNE RICHARDS Industrial Course, Service Club 4, Stage Manager 3, 4, Orchestra 35 Barra Contest 3. BILLY RICHARDSON Industrial Course: Football I, 2, 3, Conservation Club 4, MARY E. RINKER Commercial Course, Loyal Rooters 1, 2, Girls' League 3, 4. MARIORIE ROTHERMEL College Entrance Course, Loyal Rooters 1, 2, 3, Girls' League Cab- inet 3, 4, Student Council 3, Honor Society 4, Peruvian Staff 4, Treas. Class Z. BEATRICE RUSSELL Commercial Course, Loyal Rooters I, 2, Commercial Club 3, 4, Girls' League 2, 3, 4. A Row Two IACK SAMPSON General' Course, Ir. Hi-Y l, 2, Sr. Hi- Y 4: Printing Club 1, 2, 3: Peruvian Stuff 3, Blind 1, 2, 3, 4, Orchestra l, 2, 3, Band Contests 1, 2, 3, 4. BONITA R. SCHMIDT Home Economics Course, Home EC- onomrcs Club 2, Commercial Club l, P Club I, Basketball l. GALE SHOEMAKER Industrial Course, Ir. Play, Band 3, ZFHSY fl, Outdoor Club l, Radio IACK SHOEMAKER gogegle Entra?-c? Eourse, Radio Club ARTHUR SHROPSHIRE College Entrance Course, Ir. Hi-Y 1, 2, Service and Safety Club 3, 4, Sr. Hi-Y 3, 4, Treas. 4: Honor Society 4, Latin Contest I, Algebra Contest l. HOWARD C. SHROPSHIRE Industrial Course, Basketball 3, 4- FOOTIDCIH 3, 4: P Club 3, 4, Treas. 41 FRANK A. SINGER College Entrance Course, Building Commission 3, Honor Society 4, Nat'l gibcrgniic League 4, Ir. Play: Narcissus Row Three CLARA SKINNER tCommercial Course, Home Economics Club 1, 2, 3, 4: Girls' League 2, 3, 4, Loyal Rooters l. AVA SMITH Commercial Course, Loyal Rooters I, 2, Girl Reserves 3, Home Economics Club 3, Girls' League 2, 3, 4, Honor Society 4: Commercial Club 4. BEULAH GRACE SMITH Commercial Course: Loyal Rooters l, 2, Girl Reserves 3, P Club I, Girls' LSCIQUS 3, 4: Commercial Club 4, Student Council I, 3, Sec'y. of Class 2: Pres. Secondary Council l. IACK SMITH Commercial Course, Ir. Hi-Y I, Com- mercial Club 3, 4, Service Club 4, Rodeo I, 2, 3, Ir. Play. BETTY LOU SPARKS College Entrance Course, Entered from Washington Clay H. S., South Bend, Indiana, 3, Pres. State Home Economics Club 4, Girls' League Z, 3, 4, Orchestra 2, 3. Row Four VICTOR SPITZNAGLE Industrial Course, Boys' Service Club 4, Football l, 2, 3. GEORGE SPURGEON Industrial Course, P Clul: 2, 3, 4, Service Club Council 4, Rodeo 3, Football Mgr. l, 2, 3, 4, Basketball Mgr. I, 2, 3, 4, Track 1. RAY STERLING Commercial Course, Sr. Hi-Y 3, 4, Ir. Play, Peruvian Staff 4. ROBERT STERLING Industrial Course, Outdoor Club l, Service and Safety Club 3, Speech I, Wrestling 2, Track 3, 4, Golf 3, 4. CATHERINE TILLETT Commercial Course, Loyal Rooters I, 2, 3, Girl Reserves 3, 4, Commercial Club 3, 4. Row Five WILLIAM E. TRUITT Commercial Course. MARTHA TYNER College Entran-'e Cc-urse, Loyal Root- ers 1, 2, 3, Pres. 3, Girl Reserves 2, 3, 4, Vice-Pres. 3, Pres. 4, Honor Society 3, 4, Pres. 4, Narcissus Staff 3, 4, Assoc. Editor of Peruvian 4, Girls' League 2, 3, 4, Cabinet and Council 3, 4, Ir. Play, Psi Iota Xi Contest I, 2, Latin Contest 2, Com- mercial Contest 3. CHARLES VANDERCOOK, IR. Industrial Course, Sr. Hi-Y 3, 4, Band and Contests I, 2, 3, 4, Orchestra 2, 3, 4. IANE H. VAN GILDER Commercial Course, Loyal Rooters l, 2, 3, Girl Reserves 2, 3, 4, Treas. 4, Girls' League 2, 3, 4, Council 4, Narcissus Staff 4. IAMES FRANCIS VOLPERT College Entrance Course, Student Body Pres., Safety Patrol 2, 3, Capt. 4, Monitor Capt. 4, Ir. Hi-Y 1, 2, Treas. 2, Sr. Hi-Y 3, 4, Pres. 4, Stamp Club I, Hobby Club I, Service ond Safety 3, Narcissus Staff 4, Bas- ketball 2, 3, 4, Varsity 3, 4. MAURICE WAGNER Commercial Course, Sr. Hi-YA3, 4: Gavel and Rostrum 3, Debating 2, Service and Safety 3, Vice-Pres. Boys Service Club 4, Speech Club Z: Golf 2, 3, 4, Yell Leader l, Z, 3, 4, Rodeo l, 3, Intramurals 2. RICHARD M. WARD College Entrance Course, Ir. Hi-Y l, 2, Sr. Hi-Y 3, 4, Peruvian Staff 4, Intramural Basketball l. Row Six GEORGE WESLEY WASHBURN College Entrance Course, Ir. Hi-Y l, 2, Sr. Hi-Y 3, 4: Boys' Service Club 4, Intramural Basketball. NADA WATERS College Entrance Course, Entered from Clay High School 2, Loyal Rooters 2, Girls' League 3, 4, Girl Reserves 3, 4, Operetta l, Girls' Glee Club l, Orchestra 2. ARTHUR L. WEEKS Industrial Course, Flying Club 3. CECILIA DELPHINE WEEKS Home Economics Course, Girl Re- serves 3, Girls' P Club l, Home Ec- onomics Club 1, 2, Glee Club 4, Girls' League 3, 4: Forensic League 2, Ir. Play. STEPHEN I. WELSH College Entrance Course: Ir. Hi-Y l, 2, Sr. Hi'Y 4, Service and Safety 3: Student Council 3, President Class 4, Ir. Play, Monitor Captain 3. HELEN WEST Commercial Course, Loyal Rooters l, 2, Girls' League 2, 3, 4, Representa- tive 2, Commercial Club 3, Girl Re- serves 4, Orchestra l, 2. BETTY IAYNE WHITCOMB Commercial Course, Loyal Rooters I, Commercial Club 3, 4. BETTY LOU WHITNEY Commercial Course, Girls' P Club l, 5, Igoyial Rooters Z, 3, Girls' League Row Seven OMAR R. WHYBREW College Entrance Course, Sr. Hi-Y 4: Boys' Service Club 4, Monitor Cap- tain, 3, Ir. Play. THELMA WILDMAN College Entrance Course, Loyal Root- ers l, 2, 3, Girl Reserves 2, 3, 4, Honor Society 3, 4, Girls' League 2, 3, 4, gabinet 4, Building Commission Vice- res. 3, Peruvian 4: Narcissus Staff 3, 4, Vice--Pres. Class I, Student Council 2, Treas. Class 3, State Math Contest 1, County Latin Contest 1. ROBERT B. WILLIAMS Industrial Course, Wrestling. HE Seniors certainly lived up to their original plans to get the class garb as dirty as possible. The boys were regular Walking autograph books, as this Senior boy's cords will testify. Shoes were another object of in- terest. Saddles and moccasins were perhaps the most popular of the various conglomerations in which students encased their dainty feet. The boys even swerved from their conventional style to pad around in the footwear of the first Americans. Either American youth is becoming lazy or sensible, for they certainly pick things for comfort. COLENE E. WILSON Commercial Course, Home Economics Club 1, 2, 4, Commercial Club 4, Girls' League 3, 4. MYILES WILSON Commercial Course, Band I, 3, 4. NOAH WOLF Industrial Course, Printing Club 3, Wrestling. RUBY LEE ZIMMERMAN College Entrance Course, Loyal Root- ers I, 2, Girls' League 3, 4, Girl Re- serves 3, 4, Peruvian 4, Treas. Class l, Sec'y. Class 3, Girls' League Cab- inet 4. FRANCES IAYNE ZOOK Commercial Course, Girls' League 2, 3, 4, Glee Club 3, 4, Loyal Rooters I, 2, 3, Home Economics Club, 4, Treas. 4. 021 -.W , v 2: Aw, Aw ? ? i?Tf ' Q 1. Q ,.I. w f Q x A W Q , X. ,klh T X .K . 'wr Q , 4- n if , 1? I ff , -6, aff? , As .,,,, rf , Q,-,2' 1' 1 .1 A. A .M,fL ,fJ. 5 . W . . 1fH.2 I Q W f7QE iQ,5' Q w f' 'fa 5 fl Q fffi nfs- 4 'W Qf V 04 Ln Q C ' Q A 1 1 V - 4-if , 1 A :- ' , ' L, K , , , N 5 , - 4 TQ - -f -..-a + - K x . 'af ' ' 1 . . , N , ,K E. -F' :A AQ 1 'X ass' ff i ' A W .. W - .., A , ' A , ff' 6+ FW A ' JQAQVA r , A l-: 1 f ' ? ' im '- i ' -' sg. ' l 1 - ' 1 f f'.1.fa-,fm Sw L, Q 0 E x W X sf E sq 'Um M, 4-44444 Junior Class Snapshots No, that's not a cigar in Fortunes mouth. Mr. Moore seems quite adept at the makeup art. lust another Perc Westmore fixing up the cast for the Iunior Play. lt's spring, and a gang of boys and girls on the way home from school. Are these girls really studying or are they perchance writing epistles? The boys certainly came into their own when officers of the lunior class were chosen. Don McLeod, lack Brindle, lames McCutcheon, and Adrian Ralstin seem to be pretty happy about it, too. Junior Class Iames McCutcheon, President Don McLeod, Vice-President Adrian Ralstin, Secretary Patty Mullens, lack Brindle, Treasurers You have three years behind you now, and only one ahead. Your future we can speculate on, but your past and present we know about, and your record in these past years is a very fine one with a splendid quota in all fields. First up for consideration is your scholarship, which is proved by the frequent appearance of your familiar names on the honor roll. Second, is your prominence and representation in the field of sports. ln this limelight there are many of you, fine and sportsmanlike, and appreciated by the student body. Third, socially you have filled many important club offices, the Iuniors and the school are proud to have your class president, Iames McCutcheon, also president of the boys' I-li-Y for the State of Indiana for l94l. Junior Class Pictures on Opposite Page Row 1: Margo Arthur, Robert Bahney, Evelyn Bak- er, Mary Baker, Marvin Balsbaugh, Irene Barker, Bernard Bauer, Ben Bayless, Margaret Beachler, Mary Behny, Marietta Bell, Ieannette Bender, Con- nie Berger. Row 2: Ed Betz, Iayne Betzner, Betty Blair, Mary Blue, Mildred Boone, Earl Bowman, Wendell Bur- rous, Emma lean Britton, lim Buffington, Eunice Bunnell, Raymond Butt, Betty Cavanaugh, Dorothy Cohee. Row 3: Louise Cole, Harold Condo, Ray Coomler, Chester Cunningham, Doris Dailey, Hazel Daine, Frances Dawson, Betty Day, Ann Decker, Frances Denton, Helen Devine, Lois Dixon, Dora Dollens. Row 4: Mary Druley, Francis Duncan, Rosanna Dye, Robert Earhart, Gerald Edwards, Marion Elliott, Charles Ellis, Rosemary Ellis, Mary lane Ernest, Connie Falk, Mildred Fenton, Genieve Fisher, Bob Fortune. Row 5: Bill Francis, Betty Gasaway, Harriet Griz- zel, Grace Guempelein, Norma Guempelein, Richard Hackley, LaVerne Hagan, Robert Harn, Wayne Hartleroad, Mary Hay, Rita Hehl, Carol Heirholzer, Barbara Hetzner. Row 6: Ir. Holy, Helen Hunter, Betty Iackson, Betty lohns, Iack Kennedy, Everett Kerschner, Mary Kilian, Betty Kimpel, Florence Lentz, Walter Lillard, lack Line, Richard Longnecker, Regis McAllister. Row 7: Malcolm McCarter, Iames McCutcheon, Virginia McGuire, Iohn Mcllrath, Don McLeod, Ioe Marburger, Ethel Mavrick, Clayton Miller, Iune Mil- ler, Virginia Miller, Mary Millican, Carolyn Moeck, Rosemary Monahan. Row 8: Dorothy Moon, Francis. Moore, Zenol Moore, Madelyn Morgan, Don Moseley, Pat Mullins, Betty O'Hara, Frances Pearce, Wilma Pearce, Ethel Pear- son, Mary H. Piper, Rozella Poff, Phyllis Prince. Row 9: Betty Quince, Robert Radel, Adrian Rals- tin, Kenneth Ramsey, Lewis Ramsey, Rosemary Raver, Thelma Raver, Bill Redman, Ruth Rentz, Mayda Reyburn, Ann Rhodes, Walter Richter, Eldon Rite. Row IU: lane Ritzman, Mary Robinson, Mary Roth- ermel, Ella Schwaegerle, Dick Scott, Helen Sharp, Maxine Simpson, Betty Smith, Vivian Smith, Betty Spohn, Marjorie Stodgell, Glen Trent, Don Tur- man. Row ll: Billie Turner, Delora Vickery, Carol Wack- erle, Mary I. Walsh, Patricia Ward, Betty Waters, Eugene Wells, Charles Wheeler, Frances Wilson, Harold Wilson, Ruth Winters, Thelma Winters, Betty Wolfe, Mary Ann Worrell. 023 ,U Sophomore Class Snapshots 5555?-X Didn't your mother ever tell you that little girls don't drink coffee, Carolyn? ' Will the tin can stand this? Now what could Bill Holy be saying to lean Lichty to make her look so happy? The Sophomore Party must have been wonderful judging from the expressions on some of their faces. Is that all monitors have to do. Surely is a soft job. The executives of the class: Betty Patheal, Bob Popejoy, Elizabeth Welsh, and Ioey Hodgini. Sophomore Class Robert Popejoy, President Elizabeth Ann Welsh, Vice-President Betty Patheal, Secretary Ioey Hodgini, Treasurer Believe it or not, according to Webster-not Ripley-a sophomore is a student who has complacent pretentions, or complete assurance, coupled with crudeness and ignorance, how- ever this definition doesn't apply to the Sophomores of old P. H. S. They are well represented in the music department by Bill Aukerman, Lewis Chalkley, Betty Ellis, Rosanna Dorsam, Bill Esslinger, Richard Gable, lean Huffman, Kenneth Orpurt, Ruth Weaver, and Dean Wildman, Neither would a basketball game be complete without Chis- el Bauer and Ioey Hodgini to spur the team on to victory. On February 2l, most of the members of the Sophomore class danced and enjoyed vari- ous other forms of entertainment, at the Sophomore class party. The entire class is a living example of their motto, Enter to Learng Go Forth to Serve. Sophomore Class Pictures on Opposite Page Row 1: Phyllis Alspach, Eulalie Anderson, Frank Apt, Iack Ashbaugh, Robert Banks, Ioan Barth, Charles Bauer, Elizabeth Beachler, Kathleen Ben- nett, Arlene Berryman, Dominic Bessignano, Charles Biggs, Marjorie Black. Row 2: Ida Blackburn, Barbara Boen, Glen Boett- jer, Bonnie Bourque, Carl Bowman, Barbara Boyer, Michael Braun, Marvin Burkhardt, Mary I. Butler, Clifford Byers, Ina Byrum, Alan Carpenter, Mary Carpenter. Row 3: Ronald Cavanaugh, Lewis Chalkley, Vir- ginia Chaplin, Bob Clay, Iean Cooper, Eldon Cox, Douglas Cunningham, Charlene Daine, Virginia Decker, Clementine Dipilla, Rosanna Dorsam, Mary Dotterer, Marjorie Earhart. Row 4: Betty Ellis, Rosalyn Engel, Paul English, Dorothy Erb, Bill Esslinger, Dorothy Evans, Helen Fenton, Howard Fincher, Louise A. Fries, Pat Geoff- roy, Dick Guillaume, David Gysin, Dorothy Han. Row 5: Robert Hann, lack Hayworth, lohn Herlem, Bob Hilgeman, Hazel Hines, loey Hodgini, Wanda Hodson, Betty Hoeppner, Iohanna Holland, Thelma Holland, Billie Hooven, Margaret Huddleston, Iean Huffman. Row 6: Norma Hull, Bertha Hullinger, lohn lmhoff, Lavon Ireland, Irene Iackson, Norma Iackson, lim 240 lohnson, Betty Sue Iones, Mary Kennedy, Paul Kes- ling, Mildred Krauskopf, Mary K. Kreutzer, Betty Kunkle. Row 7: Betty Landis, Kathleen Layman, Stanley Loucks, Eugene McClain, Betty McElwee, Robert McKee, Charles McMinn, Sally McNutt, Mary Mar- burger, Mary,-M.. Martin, Alva Mattox, Cleo Mavrick, Iana Miner. ' Row 8: Lois Miller, Mary Mumaugh,'Bob Myers, Kenneth Orpurt, Harold Otiker, Betty Patheal,Bob Popejoy, Ted Rademaker, Patty Ray, Marjorie Reich- ling, Russell Reynolds, lean Rhineberger, Devane Saine. Row 9: Richard Saine, Robert Saine, Dorothy Schmidt, Ioe Schrader, Ianet Setty, Ir. Shropshire, Homer Shultz, Carolyn Smith, Doris M., Smith, Doris N. Smith, Monroe Smith, Richard Smith, Robert E. Smith. Row 10: Robert Spencer, Kay Stanton, Mary Stew- art, Mary Stoops, Alice Teaboldt, Mark Thrush, Loren Trippeer, Richard Vrooman, Don Wackerle, Ruth Weaver, Betty Weis, Betty Weist, Marlee Welke. .Row ll: Dale Welch, Elizabeth Ann Welsh, Naomi Whistler, Dean Wildman, Mabel Wiles, Lois Wolf, Larry Yoder, Elbert York, Susannah York. ,. Q i .vtr . ' 3 gi K. K 5 .40 , 'c A Q .,, Je iv - L if 1 -i -. l f Q : - . J , , ,., wx W V , R 1 , -x xx Q ,4' ' ff I fl 0, 1 V i n 2, 45,3 E Al iii ,gg gf A-., g VY , i , ,i g T L i li Q-. vf ,i v I 4 3 M VH? A , 54' jg V3 y f , ,,,., is L , 113 .r f ,If v gy, Q A A X .sz-ff I gf X H 9 A hi' Q 1'l' 3 9. ' A'A A ,M 1- I I M 4 WX 4 Q,j ,., 3 , 4 film 3 3 W, ,,., sf gs 5 Af l fx 1 ,f ',' A gr W fi A : 9 li f f . if V , f ,,' V K9 3 : - A i ff f 'AA :ZA ' I '. ,f,y ' W i ,.,, 2' ,: 5 I ,..,l ' v,,.: i B , ,N K i ,V . A - , VV 5- A ' V, ' if ' 1 W' ' ,, ' '- ' f n- 9 ,, 3 P' . , T ,Q Q 4 N If - ,.., .. 1 A A 7 I AM - V , qi V v-f. 4,..,..- , , , 'Lv ,Al ,,, - W W F 4 Freshman Class Snapshots Our little greenhorns, Freshmen to you, chose Dick Milroy, Ed Zimmerman, Maralene Carson, and Bob Keyes as class officers. Everyone still congregates at the front of the old building, including this bevy of girls. tif you look closely you will find a malel. Wonder what's wrong with the nice large tree seat by the new building? First Day ot School was the theme of the Freshman Auditorium. Freshman Class Dick Milroy, President Bob Keyes, Vice-President Maralene Carson, Secretary Ed Zimmerman, Treasurer As is customary, we welcomed a new Freshman class last tall. Yes, our method of wel- coming them is a bit odd -still we do enjoy their presence. Held exclusively tor them in October were two Learn to Dance mixers. With their new knowledge ot dancing, they went to the Freshman Hal1owe'en party which was held Octo- ber 24. The Girls' League gave a tea tor the Freshman girls on Ianuary. 18. Before tea was served in the apartment they were given an orientation program. Hearts were much in evidence at their Valentine mixer which was held February 12. The Freshman auditorium, presented March 12, was a satirical take-oft on the beginning of school. Freshman Class Pictures on Opposite Page Row 1: Mary Ahnert, William Alberts, Marcella Ammer- man, William Arland, Richard Arthur, Richard Ashbaugh, Kenneth Ashbrooke, Clarence Bauer, Catherine Bauman, Rodney Bayless, Betty Beard, Rosalyn Beason, Aaron Beck- ley. Row 2: lean Behny, Lowell Berryman, Eileen Bessignano, Ruth Bittel, Kathleen Blair, Walter Boone, Marvin Borden, Esther Bowman, William Bowyer, Ioyce Bradley, Richard Brindle, Richard Brooks, Charleen Brown. Row 3: Ronald Bunnell, Clio Burbank, Paul Butcher, Ro- sina Capello, Maralene Carson, Robert Carson, Robert Case, Eugene Cassel, Agnes Catanzaro, Mary Cauley, lane Cavanaugh, Clarence Clark, William Clawson. Row 4: Robert Cogan, Evelyn Cole, Dorothy Collier, Donn Cooper, Betty Cotner, Mary Dailey, Iohn Davis, Ed Deal, Christie Dickos, lean Dixon, Dorothy Donnelly, Mary L. Dotterer, William Douglas. Row 5: Kathleen Edwards, Betty Egolf, Paul Ellis, Nellie lean Erlenbaugh, Ioseph Faust, Homer Ferguson, Albert Fishback, Shirley Fisher, Dorothy Gable, Harriet Gabriel, Elvin Garland, Robert Gasaway, Wilma lean Goble. Row 6: Carolyn Gochenour, less Grant, Gene Grimes, Marjorie Guillaume, Harold Gustin, Charles Guyer, Harry Hadsell, Dale Han, Larry Harding, Karl Hartisch, Marcella Hartish, Melvin Hartleroad, Ruth Heirholzer. Row 7: Eugene Hendricks, Pat Hentgen, Raymond Hoag- land, Io Anne Holland, Mina Holland, William Holy, Betty Hooton, Mary Hullinger, Don Iarrett, Donald Iohnson, Rhea lean lohnson, Ieanne- Iordan, Ray Kader. 260 Row 8: .Bob Keyes, Betty lane Kerschner, Betty L. Kersch- ner, Mary Kile, Iohn Kilian, Carl King, Ed Kinzie, Wavelyn Kugler, Iohn Lewis, Iean Lichty, Richard Lines, Pat Lin- inger, Mary McAllister. Row 9: Marjorie McComas, Robert McGuire, Norman Mc- Laughlin, Raymond McMinn, Robert McMinn, Rodney Mc- Nary, Marjorie Maugans, Grace Maughmer, Richard Miller, Albert Milroy, Ida Milroy, Richard Milroy, Lila Mull. Row 10: Betty lean Norris, james Nye, Marilyn Otiker, Alice Patterson, Derrill Pavey, Iosephine Payne, Margaret Pearcy, Phyllis Petty, Arthur Piper, Betty Ploughe, Arliss Price, Iona Iean Price, Richard Quigley. Row ll: Richard Ralstin, Don Ramer, Maxine Rasmussen, Billie Reed, Iohn Reed, Ralph Rentzel, Marjorie Richardson, Patricia Roberts, Betty Robinson, Virginia Rogers, Helen Roop, Beverly Russell, Ioe Sampson. Row 12: Donnabell Schmidt, Ralph Scott, Toby Seiler, Dorothy Shadinger, Keith Shafer, Garl Shank, Edward Sharp, Nellie Sharp, Io Ann Smock, Betty L. Snyder, Paul Sterling, Charles Stewart, Louella Sullivan. Row 13: Iosephine Sutton, Dorothy Swaiiord, Harriet Temple, lane Thoennes, Elsin Tillett, Maybelle Tillett, Ioan Turman, Roberta Turner, Myla Vcndercook, Nora Wallace, Iohn Waltz, Barbara Ward, Paul Ward, Ruth Waters. Row l4: Lois Watson, Paul Weaver, Betty Wells, Lois Wilciman, Doris Wilkison, Margaret Wilson, Maxine Witt, Vivian Wolf, Lavina Wright, Iohn Wycoii, Harold Young, Hubert Young. lane Young, Ed Zimmerman. ug f Q N , ,7 . I LIQ- Q L it K . . , . A I Q I1 tk- ..g: , ..,- .. 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If Ziegfeld could only have seen some of the P, H. S. girls. Fencing has come into its own again, lt's quite obvious Why there are so many girls in the class. If the future farmers ot America have as much spirit and pep as the boys in this club, the U. S. will soon be on its feet. Good time to get together and freeze when there's a fire drill. The Iuniors and Seniors visit the New York World's Fair via the 1939 Prom. First thing the students do when they get their Narcissus is to rnark it up. Such gratitudel 280 xtra-Clgurricular Qctitvities 029 The Narcissus Alice Devine, Business Manager Thelma Wildman, Martha Evans, Sales Blake Coleman, Phil Hetzner, Norma Guempelein, Grace Guempelein, Marjorie Stodgell, Don Myers, Bob Bahney, lane Van Gilder, Marilyn Farrar, Lois Kerschner, Harriet Racobs, Robert Dotterer, Richard Hackley, Ads., Miss Hoffman, Miss DeBruler, Sponsors The above named persons constituted the capable and industrious business staff for the l940 Narcissus. The attainment of the business managership was placed on a competitive basis this year with the person who sold the highest number of ads before December lO to be named business manager. Alice Devine achieved this goal through hard work and appli- cation. Miss Hoffman organized the drive for subscriptions. Miss DeBruler was sponsor of the ad-selling staff and stated that they cooperated splendidly with her and had worked diligently. Seven members of the staff relinquished their ten-minute home room periods in the morning in order to make collections for the Narcissus payments. The local merchants and business men, lawyers, doctors, dentists, ministers, and private individuals contributed very liberally to the patrons' fund. Because of their generosity you were able to purchase your Narcissus at a lower cost per student. Last fall we sponsored a new type of auditorium for the promotion of the sale of annuals. It was in the nature of a radio program, written by the histrionic genius of Peru High School, our own Mr. Moore. A feature of the program was the amateur contest in which a number of talented students participated. The one who performed most meritoriously was awarded an appropriate gift of the l94O Narcissus as first prize. Narcissus Features New Building Virginia Hawley, Editor Carolyn Smith, Ann Rhodes, Assistant Editors Ruth Hippensteel, lanice Dietz, Barbara Boen, Clubs Zenol Moore, Barbara Hetzner, Delora Vickery, Classes Marjorie Black, Betty O'Hara, Carol Wackerle, Calendar lack Miller, lack Line, Bill Cotner, Dean Wildman, Photos lim Volpert, Frank Singer, lack Miller, Sports Marjorie Stodgell, Art Martha Tyner, Typist Miss Arnold, Miss Finch, Mr. Moore, Sponsors This is your l94U Narcissus-we hope you like itl Virginia Hawley was the competent editor this year, She did not spare herself or her time in devotion to the production of this bigger and better annual. ln order to get ideas about other high schools' doings, Virginia went to the Indiana High School Press Association at Franklin College in October. lt was very blustery and chilly when Russ Benson and Tod Pierce, of the Indianapolis Engraving Company, took pictures on October 23 and 24. Students in various class rooms in the new building-students en route to classes, organizations, novelty, and faculty pic- tures were taken with the modernistic entrance of the new building at West Sixth Street providing the background for many. ,V All students who were on the editorial staff are to be commended for their concentrated and whole-hearted application to their work. The write-ups this year are more informative than ever before. The editorial staff was responsible for this additional information for your enjoyment. Miss Arnold and Miss Finch were very patient and helpful in aiding with the revision of the articles. 300' Business Staff Sitting: Dotterer, Bahney, Kerschner, Stodgell, Witdman, Miss Hoffman, Racobs. Standing: Miss DeBruler, Hackley, G. Guempelein, Evans, Van Gilder, N. Guempelein, Coleman, P. Hetzner. Insert: A. Devine. Editorial Staff Sitting: Dietz, Tyner, Mr. Moore, Wildrnan, Miss Finch, Hawley, Rhodes, Smith, Miss Arnold, Standing: Hippensteel, Cotner, O'Hara, B. Hetzner, Been, Vickery, Moore, Volpert, Line, I. Miller, Insert: V. Hawley. 031 320 Editorial Staff Sitting: Hosman, Zimmerman, Coleman, R. Sterling, M. Ray, Ebey, Wildman, Pyeritz, Tyner. Standing: H. Odum, Rothermel, Volpert, E. Pearson, Freshour, Nyce, Smith, Grizzel, Miss Bappert, Drake. Insert: M. Ray. Business Staff Sitting: Ham, Bowman, Comerford, Mr. Boone, Dickos, Miller, Mills, Hall, Ramsey. Standing: Fowler, Good, Burkhcrrdt, Ward, I. Robertson, Dewort, Vandercook, Pearce, Raver, Guillaume, Butcher, The Peruvian FIRST SEMESTER SECOND SEMESTER Marilyn Ray--Editor-in-Chief Marilyn Ray-Editor-in-Chief Elaine Pyeritz, Martha Tyner-Associate Editors Edith Pearson, Martha Tyner-Associate Editors Ray Sterling, Iack Smith, Blake Coleman, Eleanor Eleanor Nyce, Elaine Pyeritz-All Sorts Nyce-All Sorts Rheamoyne Hosman, Marjorie Rothermel-Society Rita Grizzel, Marjorie Rothermel-Society Harold Dewart-Departments Thelma Wildman-Clubs Mary Ebey-Features Rheamoyne Hosman, Helen Odum-Features Madelyn Comerford-Editorials Edith Pearson, Mary Ebey-Editorials Mary Catherine Drake, Ruby Lee Zimmerman- Mary Catherine Drake, Ruby Lee Zimmerman, Ruth Exchange Freshour-Exchange lack Miller, james Volpert-Sports Bill Quigley, lames Volpert-Sports Reporters-journalism Class, Home Room Reporters Edna Bowman, Madelyn Comerford, Harold Dewart, Bob Good, Carl Mills, Velma Ramsey, Dick Ward, Richard Graham, Dorothy Hall, Forrest Nulph-Re- porters. With a whir and a hum the busy presses have Completed another copy of the Peruvian and the impatient students scramble to secure a copy, anxiously scanning each article to see if the snooper has uncovered some secret scandal. Working with the speed and efficiency of a large city newspaper, gathering news, cover- ing sporting events, seeking latest jokes, gossip, and anything that might be of interest to both student body and faculty, the editorial staff cooperates to the utmost to make the Peru- vian a first-class paper. Each staff member receives an assignment to report, and a detective of great renown could do no better job of gathering facts and arriving at conclusions than the reporters of this publication. I . Like all true news reporters, these cub reporters seem to be always on the job peering through keyholes, eavesdropping here and there, interviewing, and seeking bits of news and information for the approval of Miss Bappert. Who knows? Perhaps from this group may come another Floyd Gibbons or Dorothy Thompson, for after all it was with this kind of experience that they both started on success- ful careers. Reporters Uncover The News FIRST SEMESTER SECOND SEMESTER Meltos Dickos, lack Miller-Advertising Managers Blake Coleman-Advertising Manager Dick Ham, Iohn Robertson, Bill Shewman-Circula- lack Smith-Circulation Manager tion Managers Ralph Fowler-Press Foreman Ralph Fowler-Press Foreman Dick Guillaume, Charles Butcher-Pressmen Dick Guillaume, Charles Butcher-Pressmen Marvin Burkhardt-Stonernan Marvin Burkhardt-Stoneman junior Vandercook, Robert Raver-Assistants lohn Pearce, Robert Raver, Iunior Vandercook- Miss Bappert, Mr. Boone, Miss Wilson-Advisory Assistants Board Miss Bappert, Mr. Boone-Advisory Board To be a success every industry, project, or venture must have a business staff. The bus- iness staff for the Peruvian was carefully selected and had as its managers Meltos Dickos and lack Miller. lt was their duty to see that the paper was out on time and to solicit the mer- chants for ads. Through the generosity of the merchants in placing their ads and of the students for their subscriptions, the Peruvian is thus made self-supporting and profitable. A second division of the business staff is the printers. These students, under the direction of Mr. Boone, are responsible for the printing of the Peruvian and work diligently to improve and perfect their paper, because they realize they are competing with other schools affiliat- ed with the Indiana High School Press Association. Can they again win the International award which was received by the publication during the year 1933? 033 340 . . . Girls' League Council Row 1: I. Holland M. Huddleston, Catanzaro, Setty, Callahan, M. Mast, B. Boyer, Mullins, Turner, M. Ray, Hawley, Coruerford. Wligw 2: Ward, Brindle, McElwee, Rothermel, Dietz, Zimmerman, B. Odum, Betzner, Iackson, Tyner, 1 IHUH. Row 3: Miss Stutesman, Miss Gray, Henry, Britton, Rothermel, B. Robinson, Fenton, Miss Tereba, Payne, Watson, Tillett, E. Pearson, R. Grizzel, C. Smith, Denton, Van Gilder, Cooper, Miss Hutton. . . . Boys' Service Club Row l: Mr. Black, D. Cunningham, Schrader, D, Hamer, Martin, Betz, Fowler, Castell, Mr. Gilbert. Bow 2: E. Gould, Seiler, Foster, Mr. Delph, Edwards, Redmon ,Wagneig Roberts, C, Miller, Bow 3: Zipperian, Hull, Spurgeon, C. Dickos, Fishback, Waltz, Ellis, Iarrett, Fisher, Popejoy. A Job For Every Girl Charlotte Iackson, President Virginia Hawley, lst Vice-President Marjorie Rothermel, 2nd Vice-President Carolyn Smith, 3rd Vice-President Madelyn Comerford, Secretary Emmajean Britton, Corresponding Secretary Edith Pearson, Treasurer Marilyn Ray, Reporter Ianice Dietz, Chairman of Decorations Ruby Lee Zimmerman, Social Chairman Martha Evans, Typist Thelma Wildman, Pianist Billie Turner, Song Leader Miss Stutesman, Miss Gray, Miss Hutton, Miss Tereba, Miss Vandivier, Sponsors. This is the third successful year of the Girls' League, one of the largest and most promin- ent clubs in school. Every girl in high school is eligible to belong. At the beginning of each semester this organization has charge of the orientation of the incoming Freshman girls. Each Freshman is assigned to a Big Sister, an upperclassman who assists the younger girl in locating her classes and gives wanted information concerning the school and its activities. The purpose of this club is to provide a responsibility for every girl. They have succeeded exceedingly well, for our corridors are decorated each year at Yuletide by these energetic girls. For our Christmas auditorium they gave an 'impressive program at which Mrs. David Garber read Van Dyke's The Mansion. On February l4, they brought Minnie Lou Chittick who gave us a delightful book review of Anne Boleyn. The girls frolicked in short, frilly dresses and enormous bows at the kid party at which the theme was The Wizard of Oz. Their last social event was a delightful Mother-Daughter Tea, given April 5., A We are indebted to this group of girls for many of our enjoyable auditoriums and dances. Service With a Smile loe Castell, President Maurice Wagner, Vice-President Bill Zipperian, Secretary Bill Redmon, Treasurer Mr. Delph, Sponsor. The Boys' Service Club, newly organized this year, is sponsored by Mr. Delph. lt is sim- ilar in purpose to the Boys' Service and Safety Club of last year, aiding the boys as the Girls' League aids the girls. Every boy in high school is eligible, but it is not compulsory that all boys belong. The boys were hosts at various social events throughout the year, the two most important ones being the Hard Times Dance on February lO, and the dance on May 3, which was much more formal than the Hard Times dance. On December 12, they were sponsors for The Great Darrell and his show of magic. On February 6, they sponsored a donkey bas- ketball game. The gold and black caps seen around school are supposedly for the officers and home room representatives although they are sometimes worn by the girls of the school. 035 K .1 Our Voice in The Government Iames Volpert, President Iames Iohnson, Vice-President Mayda Reyburn, Secretary Cleo Mavrick, Treasurer Douglas Cunningham, Sergeant-at-Arms Mr. Delph, Mr. Gilbert, Sponsors. The Student Council was organized this year under a new plan by which each home room elected its representative. The number of members comprising the council are twenty- nine-ten freshmen, seven sophomores, six juniors, and six seniors. , The monitor and traffic systems are directed by the Council. This is done efficiently by special committees. Social functions of the Council, safety measures, and fire drills are also managed by their respective committees. The sponsors, Mr. Delph and Mr. Gilbert, have helped the progress and administration of this student government with many valuable suggestions. Eager For Knowledge FIRST SEMESTER SECOND SEMESTER Virginia Hawley, President Martha Tyner, President Martha Evans, Vice-President Donald Myers, Vice-President Ruth Hippensteel, Secretary Iulia Mattern, Secretary Meltos Dickos, Treasurer Maclelyn Comerforcl, Treasurer ' Miss Wilson, Mr. Rule, Sponsors The National Honor Society has proved to be of great value to the secondary schools of America. Its steady and healthy growth is evidence of its worth. Entrance requirements for the Honor Society are scholarship, leadership, character, and service. These qualities apply to a student's activities outside of school as well as in the school. lt has been the aim of the Peru Chapter to encourage underclassmen to measure up to the standards of this organization. During the course of the second semester, the Honor Society had as its project the giving out of improvement cards each six weeks to students who showed improvement in at least two subjects. In addition, the school officials awarded gold, silver, and bronze medals at the close of the school year to students outstanding in scholastic achievement. 360 . . . Student Council Row l: M. Reyburn, R. Black, Loucks, Nyce, Cole, Smack, C. Mavrick, Fries, Dorsam, K. Edwards. Row 2: Mr. Delph, Iohnson, Sampson, Young, Apt, Bayless, Line, Boone, Terry, Mr. Gilbert. Row 3: Volperi, Cunningham, C. Miller, Bahney, Haslceit. . . . Honor Society Row l:Miss Wilson, Hippensteel, Louclcs, Hawley, M. Mast, M. Evans, I. Mast, A, Huddlesion, Com- erford, Nichelson, Mr. Rule. Row 2: Rothermel, Clark, Dietz, Farrar, Kerschner, L. Reyburn, A, Smith, Griswold, C. Iuckson, Tyner, Wildman. Row SLM. Dorsam, Matiern, A. Shropshire, Iohnson, Singer, D. Myers, M. Dickos, Cary, B. Odum, Fuliz. 057 380 V X ex, . . . Junior Hi-Y S Row l: Robbins, Wackerle, Spencer, Schrader, Hayworth, Mr. Oury, Chalkley, R. Douglas, Shank, See, ayre. Row 2: Hadsell, Boone, C. Dickos, Rademaker, Welch, K. Stcmion, M. Smiih, Keyes, Milroy, Hodgini, Bayless, Bessignano, Ralstin, larreit, Piper. Row 3: Nye, I. Ashbaugh, Sherrill, Whiiienberger, Iohnson, Ferguson, Davis, Thrush, Gysin, Carson, Shaler, Clark, Wright, Young, Zimmerman. S . . . Senior Hi-Y Row l: G. Shoemaker, Sampson ,Wells, Hackley, McLeod, Hetzner, Welsh, Condo, Doiierer, C. Cun- ningham, Hiteshew. Row 2: Allen, Beasey, Myers, Ward, I. Miller, Volpert, Coleman, Iohnsori, R. Hamer, Wagner, Mcllraih. Row 3: Vanclercook, Sterling, Haines, Fowler, Mawbey, I. Howell, Luiz, Mr, Rector. I Our Aims Are High Calvin Sherrill, President Iimrny Iohnson, Vice-President Ioey Hodgini, Secretary Hubert Young, Treasurer Dale Welch, Sergeant-at-Arms Mr. Oury, Sponsor The lunior Hi-Y is a club for freshmen and sophomore boys, and it is spons by Mr. Oury. Seven members of the Iunior Hi-Y attended the Older Boys' Conference at due in the fall. On October 16, the ritual service for twenty members was held. At this time, also, the boys held their annual bean supper. Several of the members went swimming during the year at the Kokomo Y. M. C. A. ln the spring they held the Mother-Son banquet. Last year the boys held their first Best-Girl banquet, and since it was such a success, they have decided to make it an annual affair. The second Best-Girl banquet was held March 13. l 0 We Emphasize Character Iames Volpert, President Iames Crodian, Vice-President Blake Coleman, Secretary Arthur Shropshire, Treasurer Richard Ramer, Sergeant-at-Arms Mr. Rector, Sponsor ln November of 1939, twenty-six boys pledged for the Hi-Y and were admitted on condi- tion that they live up to the standards of the club. The Older Boys' Conference at Purdue University was attended by a group of the boys in November. There, our school was greatly honored when Iames McCutcheon, president of the lunior class, was elected State President of the Older Boys' Conference. The I-li-Y members planned to eat their noon meal in our cafeteria every Wednesday. The purpose of this was to get together and plan a program for a year. They held their annual Best-Girl banquet on December l3 at the Christian Church. Nu- merous other social events were held throughout the year. These included the Mother-Son banquet on April lU, swimming, skiing, and coasting parties. 039 Orators of Tomorrow Don McLeod, President lack Line, Vice-President Madelyn Comerford, Secretary Adette Hartleroad, Treasurer Mr. Lawson, Sponsor To further oratory Mr. Lawson has successfully organized the best orators of P. H. S. into a branch of the National Forensic League. Although it is an infant of two years, We feel very proud of this organization. Naturally, having a representative of Peru's own N. F. L. attend the National contest at Beverly Hills, California, during May, 1939, would ruffle anybody's feathers. This, David Maloney did after Winning second in the state in the field of discussion. Another very prominent member is Don McLeod who has shown his outstanding ability in many local and state contests. Richard Hackley, Bob Bahney, and Frank Singer are also leading figures in the field oi public speaking. Membership in this club is not easily attained, for 'only with twenty N. F. L. points can one join. To earn these points participation in inter-school contests is required of the pros- pective member. During membership in the League each contest or activity entered gives him a certain number of points that are recorded to his credit. Calling WQGSV Harold Condo, President Chester Cunningham, Vice-President Adrian Ralstin, Secretary-Treasurer Mr. Long, Sponsor . . . . The familiar tap tap of the Morse Code is heard at each meeting of this unique club. Meetings are held once a Week, at Which time the history of radio, federal radio laws and penalties, the Morse Code, the operation and construction of receivers and transmitters are thoroughly discussed. Old radios are sometimes repaired. Each member is constructing a receiver, and several of the boys are also constructing transmitters. lnteresting trips are made to surrounding amateur's shacks , and every so often a lecture is given by a licensed operator. The goal of each member is to obtain his Amateurs License-quite an ambition, for some- day this hobby might develop into a vocation. Several of the boys are planning to take their operator's tests this spring. Mr. Long CWQGSVD, the sponsor, received his license last fall. Tune in some evening and you Will probably hear him rag chewing with some other ham 400 Sitting: Sparks, P, Ray, Comerford, E. Bowman, Hartleroad. National Forensic League Standing: Hackley, Bahney, Mr. Lawson, McLeod, Whittenberger, Line. . Radio Club Sitting: G. Shoemaker, Brindle, Kunkle, Ralstin, Hartish, Butt, Standing: I: Shoemaker, C, Cunningham, Mr. Long. Condo. 041 420 Girl R eserzvs Row l: Falk, Smith, De- vine, H. Grizzel, Rothermel, Pearson, Michael, E. Bun- nell, B. Boyer, Berryman M. Ray. Row 2: Reyburn, Nyce, V. Decker, Bourque, Howe, Fultz, Hosman, Ramsey, Ebey, Drake, Geoffroy, Fries Hodson Erb Biddle R. Griz zel, B., Whisler, Exmeyerl Miss Hornish. Row 3: Pyeritz, Boen Rhodes, 'Worrell, Turner Ellis, McAllister, Hay, Wolf York, Hull, Zimmerman, Ra- cobs, Row l: M. Arthur, V. Mil- ler, M. Mast, A. Devine Pearson, M. Dorsam, Dawi son, Boone, Vickery, M. Di- pilla, C. Dipilla, Fenton, Whisler, Britton. Row 2: Cole, N. Guem- pelein, Blue, Welsh, Ken- nedy, B. Ward, Schwaegerle, Sutherly, Brindle, P. Boyer, Sharp, Weist, Wackerle, M. Reyburn, Tully, Berger, Bak- er, Stodgell. Row 3: Kunkle, Kreutzer, N. Waters, C. lackson, Iones, Bell, Poff, G. Guempelein, Simpson, Spohn, Decker, Druley, Sparks, Baker, E M 'k I M t M h avric , . as, ona an, Iohnson Row l: P. Ray, C. Mav- rick, Moeck, Nichelson, Hetz- ner, Tyner, Van Gilder, Dietz West, Kerschner, Clark: Keyes. Row 2: Bennett, Barth, Blackburn, Ernest, O'Hara, Tillett, Blue, Wildman, Hall, Erlenbaugh, Farrar, M, Ev- GHS. Row 3: D. Evans, Butler, Welke, R. Dorsarn, Patheal, Alspach, Anderson, Betzner. Berry, Hoffman, Setty. G. R.'s Enjoy Large Membership Martha Tyner, President Barbara Hetzner, Vice-President Mary lane Nichelson, Program Chairman Mary Etta Mast, Secretary lane Van Gilder, Treasurer Miss Hornish, Miss Reed, Sponsors The Girl Reserves club is one of high standards and service. lt is a highly religious organization and only girls who are Christian-like in their attitudes are pledged. It is under the sponsorship of the Young Women's Christian Association and is closely related to the similar organization for young men, the I-li-Y club. There was a large membership this year comprised of one-hundred seven girls. They were formally taken into the club with the new and impressive candle-light service. The offi- cers wore long flowing priestess-like robes of gleaming white and held glowing tapers which shed a mystic half-light in the darkness and threw shadows over the faces of the young women going through the ritual. After the new members had received their pledge buttons, presented to them by the old members, refreshments were served. Many members thoroughly enjoyed themselves at the roller- skating party at Russo's Rink on November -8, although quite a few of them had accidents, and bruised knees and soreness took their toll on the morning after. The children and adults of the Mexico Welfare Home were happy to greet Santa Claus with his presents and the girls who sang carols at Christmas time this year. The last social event of the year was a delightful Mother- Daughter banquet held on March 5. Girl Reserve Code GRACIOUS IN MANNER REACHING TOWARD THE BEST IMPARTIAL IN IUDGMENT EARNEST IN PURPOSE READY FOR SERVICE SEEING THE BEAUTIFUL LOYAL TO FRIENDS. EAGER FOR KNOWLEDGE REVERENT TO GOD VICTORIOUS OVER SELF EVER DEPENDABLE SINCERE AT ALL TIMES. 043 Speed and Accuracy---Their Motto Mary lane Nichelson, President lean Ellen Loucks, Vice-President Mary lane Redmon, Secretary Iulia Mattern, Treasurer Miss Wood, Miss Rupp, Miss Gray, Miss Hoffman, and Miss Hyman, Sponsors The Commercial Department is justly proud of its up-to-date quarters in the new addition of the school. With such modern facilities the Commercial Club has had an even better year than those experienced in the past. At some of the meetings, which were held every two Weeks, the students Were given ideas on topics of importance in the business World by various business men and Women of the city. At other meetings, plays were given by members of the organization, or contests were held. Throughout the year the Commercial Club sponsored the sale of candy to deiray the ex- penses of the trips to the annual contests. Peru Wins Third Place Commercial students, who Went to the Danville Contest on April 6, brought home numer- ous trophies to add to the already large collection. Approximately three hundred schools entered contestants in the various competitive examinations, and Peru High School Was awarded a loving cup for Winning third place. ln their separate contests the advanced typing and shorthand teams walked off with sec- ond places, the contestants for Commercial Law Won third, and beginning typing and short- hand Won fifth and sixth places respectively. Donald Myers, Peru's shorthand and typing wizard, merited individual honors in both shorthand and typing by Winning second and fourth places respectively. Eleanor Fultz and Ianet Cooper rated fourth and sixth places in the Commercial Law division. The Commercial Department of P. H. S. is rightfully proud of its students' showing in the Danville Contest. 440 . . . Commercial Club Row l: Deisch, I, Smith, I, Doty, Kerschner, L. Lowe. ARCEW 2: Loucks, Russell, Carpenter, Mattern, Michael, Redmon, Griswold, Rector, Barker, Callahan, , evine. Row 3: Miss Wood, B, Smith, Nichelson, Miss Rupp, Hippensteel, A, Smith, B. Blair, Kimpel, Hall, McElwee, Ploss, Exmeyer, Ernest, Mogle, Lentz, R. Black, M. Dipilla, C. Dipilla, Lucas. Row 4: Charters, Prince, Huddleston, Eisenman, Fitzgerald, Wolfe, Wolf, V. Smith, Rentz, Walsh, Nyce, M. Black, Ehlers, Whitcomb, B. Bowman, Beam, Carpenter, L. Reyburn, Miller, Wilson. . . . Commercial Club Row l: Metzger, E. Beachler, Morgan, M. Arthur, Petty, Price, Temple, P. Boyer, Brindle, Sutherly, E. Capello, C. Bunnell, Fisher, Demuth. Row 2: Miss Hyman, Miss Gray, Fenton, Moore, Monahan, Denton, Day, Spohn, Simpson, Biddle, Hehl, Iohns, Iaclcson, M. Beachler, Poli, Rhineberger. Row 3: Wackerle, Sharp, Hayworth, Dollens, O'Hara, N. Guernpelein, Baker, Stodgell, Tillett, Ellis, Dailey, E. Bunnell, Hodgini, Kesling, Schmidt. 045 460 . . . Home Economics Club Row l: M. Holland, I. Cover, Raver, Quince, P. Ray, B. Iones, Henry, K. Blair, Eberle. Row 2: Miss Hyman, Arbuckle, E. Bowman, Beam, B. Bowman, Kesling, M. Holland, Bender, Richard- son, M. Cover, Miss Tereba. Row 3: Iordan, Byrum, Reichling, Cattin, Hagan, Weeks, Schmidt, Kendall, T. Holland, . . . Future Farmers of America Row l: Borden, Grant, Otiker, Edwards, Moseley, Lanalxan, C. McMinn, Case. Row 2: Mr. Guthrie, Catoy, Bowyer, Clymer, B. McMinn, R. McMinn, Reed, Radel. Pins and Pans Betty Bowman, President Vernice Beam, Vice-President Cecilia Weeks, Secretary Iayne Zook, Treasurer Doris Hagan, Chairman of Committees Miss Tereba, Miss Hyman, Sponsors More than fifteen years ago the Home Economics Club was organized in Peru High School for the purpose of giving service to the home, school, and community. These objectives are still being carried out in the club today. The local club received special recognition by having Betty Lou Sparks preside at a State Home Economics meeting held at the Banner Whitehill Auditorium at Indianapolis during Indiana State Teachers' Association. One of the outstanding projects of the past year was the Christmas party given for under- privileged children, December l9. As a climax of the club's activities for the year a Family Dinner was given. Future Farmers of America Donald Moseley, President Ralph Clymer, Vice-President Robert Radel, Secretary Gerald Edwards, Treasurer Iohn Lanahan, Reporter Mr. Guthrie, Sponsor The school year of l939-40 was honored with the introduction of a new club consisting of seventeen Vocational Agriculture students under the capable leadership of Mr. Guthrie. The boys were initiated February 7 by the Delphi Chapter. The local organization is one of many, all under the guidance of the National Organization of Future Farmers of America. Their motto consists of only four lines but these lines are filled with practical philosophy re- flecting a spirit and sincerity that shows the viewpoint of farm youth, the backbone of a nation. The motto is as follows: Learning to Do Doing to Learn Earning to Live V Living to Serve. lt is organized vocational education in agriculture on a youth level. Improved agricul- ture, better local communities, a more satisfying farm life, and more efficient farmer-citizens are developing as a result of a boy's experiences. Our F. F. A. Club has accomplished much for its first year. They assisted with Adult Evening School last winter, and have been doing community service Work, when possible, such as testing milk and soy Means for the farmers. The club made a tour of the Indianapo- lis Stock Yards and Kingan's Packing Plant on March 20. These boys all have at least one project, some two or three. They have approximately Sl,5UU invested in projects such as hogs, beef, calves, and sheep. The F. F. A. sent two delegates, Donald Moseley and Ralph Clymer, to the State Con- vention at Purdue April 4, 5, 6. On April ll, the Future Farmers honored their parents with a banquet. During the basket- ball season this group organized a team and played other F. F. A. clubs. In order to carry out their plan of Work throughout the year, the boys will cooperate with the county agent and promote 4-H club work in their respective townships this summer. Those members not appearing in the picture are Frank Whybrew, Robert Mills, and Aar- on Beckley. 047 . . . The Band Row l: Mr. Brown, Rentzel, Wells, Vickery, Rhodes, Pearce, Quince, Lawver, Robinson, Miller, Kelley, Hopper, Sherrill, Esslinger. Bow 2: Piper, Weaver, Spencer, E. Bowman, Richards, Smith, Pearce, Kendall, Dawson, Coleman, Baver, I. Comerford, Wilson, Simpson. HREWHS: R. Bunnell, Graham, Harrison, Carson, M. Vandercook, Egolf, Holcom, Biddle, Maugans, a se . Bow 4: Berger, Gable, Cotner, Condo, Hiteshew, A. Piper, I. Mast, Butt, Allen, Beasey, Bow 5: Michael, Sampson, Gable, Ploughe, Chalkley, Young, M. Dailey, Huffman, I. Vandercook. Row B: R. Raver, B. Robinson, M, Mast, Burrous, D. Gable, Aukerman, Duncan, Quinton, M. Smith. Row 7: B. Hammond, D. Hammond, H. Young, Sampson, Castell. Instrumentally Speaking Our band-an organization of which we are justly proud-completes pep sessions, bas- ketball and football games. This year the band has a new department. lt consists of a large rehearsal room, an office, a library, and storage room-the rehearsal room being accoustically treated. The perman- ent risers are also a great improvement. Due to the time and effort the members spent last summer, the band gave us a wonderful performance of drills and maneuvers at our first football game of the season which we played with Logansport. This year Mr. Brown gave us a l'pep band. He selected fourteen band members who added much to every pep session at which they played. At the Exposition on November 26, sponsored by the Young Business Men's Club, the band scored a big hit. The first concert was given by the band September 22 at the Denver Fall Festival. On October 5, it gave a concert for all the schools of the city in the auditor- ium. At the dedication of the new building on December lU, the band again played. The four-way Music Festival was held May l in Peru. The bands, orchestras, and chor- uses from Kokomo, Marion, Logansport and Peru participated. Dr, Frank Simon, director of the Armco Band, and of NBC, was guest director. At the beginning of the year Ioe Castell was elected captain of the band. The color guard consisted of Kenneth Orpurt, Gale Shoemaker, Ralph Rentzel, and Eugene Wells. Wayne Butt and Russell Allen were appointed librarians. Bill Esslinger ably led the band in the office of drum major. The majorettes were Evelyn Michael and Betty Quince. 480 Row lt Lucas, Ellis Wells, Blue, Bittel, I Miller. Row 2: Holcom, Mr Glassburn, M. Boone Butt, Beasey, Tillett R. Dorsam, Simpson. ir Boys' Glee Club . . can, Mr. Brown, I Sampson, Cooper Busbee, Ashbaugh. Bow 2: Shewman The Little Symphony Another important organization in Peru High is our orchestra. lts thirty-tive members, supplemented by ten band members, gave many tine concerts this past year. For the junior and senior plays, P, T. A. programs, and also some church programs the orchestra gener- ously offered its services. F rom the larger group Mr. Brown selected a quartet which often played tor banquets, etc. This included Maxine Simpson, Xylophone, Eugene Wells, violin, Rosanna Dorsam, accord- ion, and Mary Helen Piper, piano. - Mr. Brown has been continually putting his all into enlarging the number ot students in the orchestra. Gradually he has succeeded, and soon we shall have an even better associa- tion. This year for the tirst time in the history of the orchestra, letters were presented to its graduating members. Unlike those of our athletes, the decoration on these honors is only a small embroidered lyre. They were presented on Senior Day. Boys' Glee Club The Boys' Glee Club, composed ot eighteen members, an organization trom the music de- partment of the high school, has done much to increase interest in good music. lt has given many an opportunity to make public appearances, who otherwise would not have had the chance. This group has taken part in Parent-Teacher programs throughout the city and appeared in school auditoriums. ln the operetta, Bose of the Danube, the glee club made a great contribution to the suc- cess ot the production. The members who took active parts were: Pat O'Brien as King Mont- merencyg Eldon Bite, Darrell Davis, Deverl Hunter, Prince Karl, Clarence Clark, Count Sergius von Popovag Larry Yoder, Percival McPipp, Raymond Butt, Trombonius Tootletop, Francis Duncan, Demetrius Doodledorf, and Donald Petty as Galooski. The Boys' Glee Club ended the year with their participation in the annual Spring Festi- val, which was held at Peru, May l, in which they competed with the surrounding cities: Logansport, Kokomo, and Marion. The club is directed by Mr. Carter Brown. 0 49 Orchestra . . Brown, R. Gable, Bid- dle, D. Smith, Kelley, Row l: Butt, Dun- O'Brien, Foster, Kel- Hey, C. Clark, R. Mil- er. ir-Y - v Rose of The Danube CAST King Montmerency ................... Pat O'Br1en Rose ...................... Harriet Alice Griswold Darrell Davis, cameraman ............. Eldon Rite Prince Karl .................... .... D everl Hunter Count Sergius von Popova ......... Clarence Clark Percival McPipp, director ..... ..... L arry Yoder Pamela McPipp ........... ...... B illie Turner Demetrius Doodledorf .... ..... F rancis Duncan Trombonius Tootletop ...... ..... R aymond Butt Galooski, prime minister .... ........ D onalcl Petty Queen Florinda .......... .... M aralene Carson Daisy .................... ..... I rene Iackson Mrs. Priscilla McPipp ........ .... I une Fenimore Belladonna, lady-in-waiting ......... leanne jordan On the evening of April 12 in the Peru High School auditorium an operetta was given entitled Rose of the Danube. The cast composed of members from the Boys' and Girls' Glee Clubs was directed by Miss Ruth Carlson. With the mixture of comedy, drama, and romance, the production proved to be delightfully entertaining. The scene of the story is the garden of the King's Palace on the banks of the Danube during the time of the annual Bose Festival in Eurolania. There is dissension in the army because of lack of funds in the royal treasury. Count Ser- gius von Popova, the villain, plots to start a revolution, and as accomplices he has Demet- rius Doodledorf and Trombonius Tootletop. . A movie director, Percival McPipp, with wife and daughter Pamela, and a cameraman, Darrell Davis, appear as guests at the summer festival. McPipp bargains with the king to take over the gala affair of the whole kingdom and produce a romantic drama of a love affair between a prince and princess in an European court. The whole court is in accord with the idea, but while waiting for Davis' camera to ar- rive, they plan for a gigantic rehearsal having mobs storm the gates of the city. Dummy bombs and blank cartridges were to be used in this mock revolution, but the villain, Pop- ova, taking advantage of this situation, plans turning the rehearsal into a real revolution by substituting real bombs and ammunition for the imitation. The young prince and cameraman fortunately overhear the plot and thwart the efforts by a clever trick. The three villains are caught in the act, and Popova is given his just punishment. Prince Karl is rewarded by receiving the hand of the director's daughter, Pamela, and Darrell Davis marries Rose of the Danube. Girls' Glee Club The Girls' Glee Club offers fine opportunity for all girls of the high school who are inter- ested in music to further their vocal training. The club has a membership of thirty, and has appeared on programs in auditorium, P. T. A. meetings, and different organizations in the city. During the Yuletide season the girls sang carols in the halls of the high school. Their major project, however, was their part in the Rose of the Danube, an operetta staged in the high school auditorium, April 12. Harriet Alice Griswold, soprano, took the part of Rose, the daughter of King Montmerency, Maralene Carson as Queen Florinda, june Fenimore, Mrs. Priscilla McPipp, Billie Turner, Pamela McPipp, Irene jackson, Daisy, and Ieanne jordan as Belladonna. The remainder of the club appeared in choruses of the production. The organization also took part in the Spring Festival, which was held at Peru, May l. This outstanding club is very ably directed by Miss Ruth Carlson. 500 Aunt Susie... Aunt Susie Shoots The Works IUNIOR PLAY CAST . . . . . . .Eleanor Tully Omar Graves. . . .......... Don McLeod loy Herbert ..... ..... E mmajean Britton Iohnny Rogers. . ........ lack Brindle Scarlett ......... ..... La Salle .... ......... .Frances Dawson . . .Eugene Wells Madame Zola ..... ....... M ildred Boone Slick Conway ..... .... G eorge Lawrence Portia Larke ..... ..... F rances Wilson Laura Dawson ..... ...... R ozella Poff Cynthia Dunning ..... .... M arilou Baker Director ................. .... M r. Boone Student Directors ....... Marietta Bell, Lillian Berry The lights were dimmed .... there was a still, expectant, hushed moment .... and the cur- tains slowly parted upon Scarlett and Ioy in an old house, waiting for Aunt Susie. She had sent for Ioy as soon as she heard that an old friend of hers had died and left her an estate. She doesn't arrive at the deserted house at the appointed hour, and loy and Scarlett are beside themselves with fright at the strange noises they've heard. Aunt Susie finally arrives and pooh-pooh's their fears. She hates all men and has never married. The lawyer, Portia Larke, arrives and tells Aunt Susie she must marry Omar Graves, a cousin of the old friend, within thirty days or all of the estate will be given to an institution. Aunt Susie flies into an ineffectual rage but recognizes her inability to elude the proviso. When Omar arrives, a mutual hatred springs up between them and they fight like adolescents. They administer a love lozenge to Aunt Susie and she begins to see men in a different light. She likes all and any of them now. When Omar eats one of the magic capsules he is infected with love, and when his delighted eye falls upon Aunt Susie he proposes im- mediately, and she enthusiastically accepts his offer of marriage. Grandma Tierney .... .. William, the butler .............. loan, the French maid ........... Genevieve Van Camp, a friend of Tierneys. ............ ..... Thru The Keyhole SENIOR PLAY CAST . . .Alyce Devine . . . . . .lack Smith . . . . .Rita Grizzel the . .Mary C. Drake Archie Van Camp, her brother ..... Blake Coleman Mary Tierney ................ ..... E leanor Nyce lim Tierney, her brother ............. Frank Singer George Allen, a friend of lim Tierney.Meltos Dickos Director. . . . . . . . . ...... .... . . .... Mr. Lawson lt's the best senior play I have ever seen. The acting was marvelous. These are typical remarks which were overheard after the presentation on April 26, of Thru the Keyhole, the senior class play of 1940. The play, an irresistibly funny three-act comedy, was written by William F. Davidson and directed by Mr. Lawson. Madelyn Comerford was the student director. Here is a brief sketch of the play. Mary Tierney, a pretty girl in her early twenties, and her brother lim, a year or so young- er, are heirs to a wealthy oil estate. Grandmother Tierney is their guardian. Grandma, a neat little old lady in her seventies, is quick in thought and action, and these qualities enable her to thwart the attempts of Genevieve Van Camp and her brother, Archie, to acquire the Tierney oil lands. Genevieve is an aggressive young woman who wants money and, if necessary, a husband with it. William, the butler, adds surprise and untold enjoyment to the play. He strives to act as the conventional butler, but at times one feels that there is something decidedly unbutler- ish about hirn. Mystery also surrounds the identity of Ioan, the French maid. As the story unravels, it is disclosed that William is, in reality, the son of an English Lord, and that loan is an ex-Follies girl. A double love interest is carried on in the play by the butler and Mary Tierney, and by Ioan, the maid, and lim Tierney. 051 . . .PClub Row 1: Butcher, Doty, Spurgeon, Kilian, Pearce, Cary, Kreutzer, Qualio, D. Lowe, Hight, D. Harn. CIROW 2: Mr. Holley, Popejoy, L. Lowe, Laudenschlager, Wilson, Bulfirigton, K. Ramsey, McKee, Banks, lgilhnmirgz Mr. Heldt, Balsbaugh, Redmon, Holland, Volpert, B. Ham, Crodian, Ploss, Bell, Mr. Middlekaui, M n gr rn in E id Dick Harn, President Bill Redmon, Secretary Al Cary, Vice-President Howard Shropshire, Treasurer Paul Ploss, Sergeant-at-Arms For men only is the theme of this organization with the accent on the men. All and only major lettermen of Peru High School are eligible for this athletic club. Their aim is to promote better fellowship among the wearers of the letters and to be ex- amples of good sportsmanship for the rest of the school. Aims that are of lesser importance, but that carry as much weight, are to further school spirit, and to benefit the club members who all have similar interests. These fellows and their organization are sponsored by Mr. l-leldt, Mr. Holley, and Mr. Middlekauf, who are football coach, basketball coach, and assistant coach, respectively. November the fourteenth was the date of their annual football banquet, and the election and initiation of new members took place during the week of February the fourth. A Game For Every Girl Madelyn Morgan, President Lois Watson, Secretary-Treasurer Patty Ray, Vice-President Phyllis Petty, Reporter Miss Zehner, Sponsor Organized last year by Miss Viola Englehardt, the Girls' Athletic Association continues to grow under the leadership of Miss Zehner. This year's club has a total membership of nineteen. The meetings are held every Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Instruction is offered in various sports including ballroom dancing, gymnastics, relays, badminton, ping pong, bowl- ing, darts, horseshoes, basketball, volley ball, tennis, deck tennis, tumbling, and stunts. Dur- ing the noon hour the club sponsors ping pong and dancing. The aim of the club is to stimulate interest in girls' health and physical activities. lt is Miss Zehnejs main ambition to teach the girls to experience the satisfaction oi adventure in wholesome, robust, bodily action, to taste the pleasure of strenuous combat in fair contest, to strive for the joy of victory with the chance of defeat, to acquire sportsmanship, to win membership on the team , to achieve leadership in the games, competitions, and projects of various kinds, and to follow as well as to lead. 525 1939-40 Schedules and Scores Clark of Hammond ...... Washington South Bend. . North Side ll:'t. Waynel.. Central Catholic CEt. W.l. Hartford City ........... North Side l1:'t. Waynej.. Burris lMunciel .... .... FOOTBALL- Peru. . 14 Logansport Peru.. 0 LaPorte .. Peru. . 0 Kokomo .. Peru. . 0 Peru. . 0 Peru.. 6 Logansport Peru. .44 Griffith . . . Peru. .26 Warsaw . . Peru.. 6 Peru. .30 Elwood . . A BASKETBALL- Peru . . 30 Clay .... . Peru. . 15 Kokomo . . Peru . . 33 Peru. .27 Peru. .28 Peru. .44 Plymouth . Peru. .41 Winamac . Peru. . 19 Logansport Peru. .26 Huntington Tourney- Peru. .26 Rochester Peru. . 31 Wabash . . Peru. . 31 Tipton . . . Peru. .47 Monticello Peru. .33 Logansport Peru. .23 Rochester . Peru. . 34 Southport Peru. .42 Delphi . . . Peru. . 29 Alexandria Peru. .40 Elwood . . Peru. .38 Peru. .38 Rochester . Peru. .41 Warsaw . . Sectional- Peru. .29 Clay . . . B TEAM Peru. . Peru. . Peru. . Peru. . Peru . Peru. . Peru. . Peru. . Peru. . Clay ..... Kokomo . . Central Catholic fEt. WJ .27 Hartford City .......... 32 North Side CFL Waynel. .30 Plymouth . Winamac . Logansport Huntington .. ..... 14 .. ..... 30 Peru. . Tipton ..... . . .14 County Tourney- Peru..34 Gilead .....22 Peru. . Clay ..... ..... 2 6 Peru. . Monticello . . . . . .14 Peru. . Logansport . . . . . 17 Peru. . Rochester . . . . . . . .19 Peru. . Southport . . . . . . . .20 Peru. . Delphi ..... . . . 15 Peru. . Alexandria .... ..... 2 5 Peru. . Elwood ......... ..... 2 0 Peru. . Burris lMuncieJ . . . . . . 19 Peru. . Rochester ...... ..... 2 1 Peru. . Warsaw .... ..... 2 3 Peru . Peru. . Peru. . Peru. . Peru. . Peru. . Peru. . Peru. . Peru. . Peru. . Peru. . Peru. . Peru. . 'lr FRESHMAN TEAM- Riley CLoganJ overtime. . .12 Delphi ................ 12 Riley CLoganl .......... 10 Plymouth ........ . . .15 Lincoln CLoganJ ........ 14 Rochester .............. 24 Lincoln CLoganD . . . . . . 14 Delphi .......... . . . 16 Rochester . . . . . . . .20 Plymouth . Amboy B Gilead B Amboy B ...11 .. ...10 .. ...12 .. ...18 053 Boys of T he Gold and Black Peru 14-Logansport 6 The Gold and Black opened their 1939 football program by crushing their ancient rivals from the West, none other than Lo- gansport. Both teams trotted onto the field very confident that when the fracas was over they would be on top. The first half of the encounter was rather slow with nei- ther team scoring, however, the fans were kept on edge by the sensational punting of Peru's Bed Pearce and Logan's Buddy Moore. The two quarters were as long as Logan could hold the Bengal backs, for early in the third period Pearce plunged over the chalked line into pay territory, Peru's first score of the thirty-nine season. Ploss calmly placed the oval between the uprights to put the Tigers in front 7-U. A few minutes later, Logan's All-State back, Buddy Moore, tucked the ball under his arm and stopped fifty-nine yards away for the visitor's only score-Peru 7, Logan B. ln the final quarter, Bill Bedmon went over standing up, for the last score of the game. Peru's line held up exceptionally well with Ploss and Qualio looking extra good on the line while Pearce and Holland stood out in the backfield. Logan definitely had had their berries picked. ir Peru 6-Logansport 13 Before a crowd of two thousand frost- bitten, loyal rooters, the Bengals lost a re- turn match with the Logan berries by a count of l3-6. The Berries were determined to get revenge after six years of drubbing. Buddy Moore, who scored once in the first encounter, doubled his feat on the return engagement to do all the touchdown-get- ting for the hosts. Peru took the lead in the first quarter when a hard charging line opened a large hole for rugged Bed Pearce to slip through. A short time later, a black streak of dyna- mite zipped out from behind his interference to tie the score six-all. Again in the third quarter, Peru drove once to the ten yard 540 line and again to the third only to be re- pulsed by eleven Berries, who decided Peru had done enough scoring for the night. Howard Shropshire, the captain for the night, played his best ball of the season. Bob Kreutzer, who was injured earlier in the season, showed the fans he was back by catching every pigskin that came near. Bob caught one exceptionally long pass that nearly did the trick. Bed Pearce really cut loose for the first time this season. Bob Popejoy looked good on defense as did the rest of the local line. Chuck Kilian played a smooth brand of ball the whole encounter. Still hoping, the Tigers turned their thoughts to their next engagement. 'A' Peru 44-Griffith 0 The Tigers finally snapped out of their long losing streak by a crushing defeat over Griffith in their seventh game of the season. Griffith came more than a hundred miles only to be humbled by a much improved Bengal squad. Peru started out rather slow- ly, but midway in the initial period Bob Kreutzer cut loose to run more than half of the gridiron, leaving a string of would-be tacklers who tried in vain to catch the fleet- footed back. From then on in, scores were hung up frequently, due to the excellent blocking by both the line and the backs. Al Cary and Bill Bedmon did their share of the scoring with two touchdowns apiece on long jaunts. lim Doty ran nearly the length lContinued on Page 565 . . . Varsity Football 9395?-f Bow l: Kilian, Ploss, Shropshire, Crodian, I. Doty, Cary, Pearce, Kreutzer. Row 2: I. Holland, Butcher, Whole Squad-fsee belowl, L. Lowe, Redmon. Row 3: Clymer, Balsbaugh, Wilson, Yell Leaders-KC. Bauer, V. Ramsey, D. Harn, R. Grizzel, Hodginil, McKee, Laudenschlager, Banks. Row 4: Brown, K, Ramsey, Buffington, Quolio, Popejoy, Hilgeman, Hight, Mgr. WHOLE SQUAD flfootballj Row l: Young, L. Ramsey, Ralstin, Kirnsey, Fortune, Wright, Iarrett, Welch, - Row 2: Catey, Stewart, Cox, Crodian, Qualio, H. Shropshire, L. Lowe, Doty, Buffington, Wilson, Brown, McKee. Row 3: D. Lowe, Popejoy, Laudenschlager, Ploss, Balsbaugh, Kilian, Clymer, Kreutzer, Banks, Hilgeman, Cary, Thrush, Mr. Heldt. R 4 C D I tt C Cl k F S ow : ase, . arre , . ar, oos, utton, Gustin, Milroy, Hartwick, R. Hcxrtleroad, Shuey, R. Bayless, Scheuer, Davis, Bquery E Q A 5 ? Q? L ', Mr. Heldt, Mr. Middlekauf. . . . Varsity Football Row 1: Young, L. Ramsey, Ralstin, Kimsey, Fortune, Wright, G. Iarrett, Welch. Row 2' D. Lowe, Crodian Qualio H Sh h' L. L . , , , rops ire, owe, Doty, Buffington, Wilson, Brown, McKee. MRQYI Ii: Popejoy, Laudenschlager, Ploss, Balsbaugh, Kilian, Clymer, Kreutzer, Banks, Hilgeman, Cary, r. e dt. Boys of The Gold and Black tContinued from Page 541 of the field to set the stage for another touchdown for Peru. Young Qualio and Red Pearce scored once, to make it quite a night for the gold and black. Substitutions were quite frequent and each one did his share in helping the Tigers send the Griffith boys home without the bacon. ir Peru 26-Warsaw 6 A large crowd saw the Peru Tigers prove that they were properly named when they clawed through Warsaw in their eighth game of the season by a count of 26-6. Peru was again a bit slow in getting start- ed, due to fumbles, but Red Pearce broke the ice by smashing over the goal late in the first period. Qualio scored early in the 560 third quarter on a double reverse. Bill Red- mon stole the show from then on in scoring twice, one run being nearly sixty yards, be- hind excellent blocking. lim Crodian was captain for the night and did a fine job. Bob Popejoy played an excellent brand of ball up until a few minutes to go when he suffered a fractured nose. Warsaw's lone score came in the final moments of play. Good work, Tigersl ir Peru 30-Elwood U Eleven senior boys ended the nineteen thirty-nine football season and also their high school football careers by a lop-sided victory over Elwood by the score of 30-U. No scoring was done the first stanza, but fContinued on Page 57l Coach Heldt Carl Heldt, Peru's new football coach, graduated from Bosse High School, Evansville, where he played football four years and served as captain of the team in his senior year. He received his B. S. degree at Purdue University in 1935 and completed his work for an M. A. degree in Physical Education in 1938. Heldt played tackle at Purdue three years, serving as captain in 1934, and was one of the outstanding men in the Western Conference. In addition to his experience in football, Heldt has won honors in the shot put and discus, and at the time of his graduation received the Purdue Big Ten medal for proficiency in scholarship and athletics. He had his practice teaching at Iefferson High School, Lafayette, and in addition has played two years with the Brooklyn professional football team and was assistant coach at Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania for two years. I Boys of The Gold and Black fContinued from Page 565 soon after, Hbone-Crusher Pearce scored the first of his three touchdowns followed by two more a little later in the encounter. Charles Butch Butcher made the most astounding play of the season and of his career by grabbing a lost ball and running almost fifty yards for a touchdown. It is very unusual for a lineman to score, but Charlie finally did it. Iohnny Qualio scored the final touchdown on a perfect pass from Chuck Kilian, who tossed more than one touchdown pass in his four years of ball. Chuck also was the captain for the night. Paul Ploss, Lee Lowe, Al Cary, Howard Shropshire, and lim Crodian helped keep the line impenetrable. Bob Kreutzer and Iim Doty brought the fans to their feet repeated- ly by their long spectacular runs. lim Cro- dian was hampered by an injured shoulder which he suffered the week previous. Those playing their last game for the gold and black and who will be greatly missed next season are as follows: left end, Iohn Qualio, left tackle, Paul Plossg left guard, Lee Loweg center, Howard Shropshire, right guard, Charles Butcher, right tackle, Iames Crodian, right end, Al Cary, quarterback, Iames Doty, left half, Charles Kilian, right half, Robert Kreutzerg and full back, Iohn Pearce. 057 Coach Holley Our new basketball coach Clar H , e olley, has been coaching basketball in various schools for the past ten years, during which time his teams did not suffer a losing season. His most noted success Was achieved while coaching at Ossian the three years before coming to Peru. During this period, Holley's teams won seventy games while losing fifteen, and also Won five of eight tournaments in which his teams participated. Holley found some difficulty in establishing his system with the Peru team as it was con- siderably different, both in offense and defense, than that previously used here. However, the team fared much better after the holidays when they learned the fast-break offense and man-to-man defense. Since this system has been established, we're looking for next year to be a big one. Coach Holley holds a B. S. degree from Huntington College and an M. A. degree from the University of Michigan. Varsity Basketball Cary, Volpert, Holland. B. Hum, Balsbaugn, Anderson Redmon. Melson Milroy, Mr. Holley. 580 Varsity Basketball Row 1- Milroy. Row 2- Holland, Redfnon. - How 3- B. Ham, Melson, Balsbaugh. Bow 4-- Mr. Holley, Cary, Volpert, Anderson. Hollymen Learn New System . The Peru High School basketball team started its 1939-40 season under the tute- lage of Coach Clare Holley by winning the dedication game with the Clay Township lndians by a score of 30 to 26. Pete Holland and Andy Anderson were outstanding for Peru. ln the second game of the season the Tigers journeyed to Haworth Gym with the intent of avenging last season's defeat, but to their dismay the Kats of Kokomo were just as powerful as they were in the pre- vious game with Peru and downed the Hol- leymen by a score of 42 to 15. lim Volpert paced the locals with Peru's only field goals. The National Champion Catholic team from Fort Wayne invaded Peru on Decem- ber 1, and displayed the reason why they were National Champs. Led by their star center, Stonszak, the Port Wayne lads won by the 'easy margin of 48-33. Soapy Shropshire was outstanding for Peru aided by Balsbaugh and Holland. North Side invaded the Bengal Den on December 9. The North Siders were too powerful for the Peru boys and won by an easy margin. Dick Milroy, a freshman, was inserted into the Tiger lineup and showed lots of promise. December 15 the Tigers journeyed to Ply- mouth and downed the Pilgrims by a score of 44 to 37. , Riding on the crest of the previous night's victory, the Tigers shifted into high gear and walloped the Winamac Cagers. Sam Cary was the best Tiger cager with five fielders. Final 41-15 Peru. For the first time in a decade the Bengal Den was invaded by the Logansport Berries. The date of this auspicious occasion was December 20. The Tigers weren't so cheer- ful after the game was over, however, be- cause the Logan cagers downed Peru by a score of 30-19. Pete Holland was outstand- ing for Peru. The Pour-Way Blind Invitational Tourna- ment was held at Peru on january 1, 1940. fContinued on Page 601 059 Holleymen Learn New System fCor1tinued from Page 591 The teams participating were Rochester, Mishawaka, Wabash, and Peru. Rochester beat Peru in the afternoon game and then proceeded to down Mishawaka in the final game. Wabash defeated Peru in the con- solation game. On january 24 the Bengals journeyed to the Berry Bowl determined to avenge the defeat that Logan tacked on them earlier in the season, but they must have gotten the jitters because Logan won again by a score of 36 to 33. Harn and Balsbaugh were the mainstays of the Tiger offense. Bochester's Zebras invaded the Tiger Lair on Ianuary 26 and attempted to repeat their New Year's Day victory. Peru had different ideas and a disappointed Zebra squad re- turned to tell the tale of defeat. Score 23 to 20 Peru. jim Volpert was the sparkplug of the team and spurred them on to victory. Southport came to the Tiger den on janu- ary 3l. Throughout the state this quintet was regarded as a contender for state championship competition, but Peru was not bothered by this rating and proceeded to win 34-30. After the Southport victory the Tigers journeyed to Delphi. Peru at last found the way to victory and followed that route in an easy win over the Oracles. The final score was 42-34 Peru. Shropshire played an outstanding game for the locals. With three successive wins under their belts the Bengals were out to make Alex- andria the fourth victim, but three games in four days were too much, and the Tigers dropped this game by a big margin. The top team in the C. I. C. came to Peru February 9, in the form of the Hunk Francis coached Elwood team. The game was nip and tuck all through the entire four quarters and it was all the conference champs could do to pull the battle out of the fire in the last few minutes of play. l-larn, Balsbaugh, and Holland were outstanding for Peru, and conference champion Muff Davis was tops for the visitors. Final score-Elwood 4l, Peru 40. Cn February l6, the Burris of Muncie Owls came to Peru. Peru again was up against stiff competition, fBurris was in the finals last yearb but they were not bothered by this rating. Burris held their lead easily until the last quarter when the Tigers made a desperate drive to overtake the Owls. The gun stopped the rally and the Tigers lost by three points. Final score was 4l to 38. ln the last scheduled game of the season the Peru Tigers downed the Warsaw Tigers 41 to 26. Peru jumped into an early lead and wasn't bothered throughout the rest of the game. The entire team was outstanding, and I-larn, Balsbaugh, Milroy, Volpert, Shropshire, and Cary all looked ready for the beginning of the sectional. ln the first game of the sectional on Thurs- day, February 29, the Tigers met the Clay Indians and discovered what an inspired team really was. The Indians took an early lead and held it throughout the entire game. Pete Holland put up a good fight and was Peru's outstanding player. The final score was 37-29 in favor of Clay. Amboy defeated Clay later in the tournament and proceeded to win the finals from Converse. Reserves Show Bright Prospects The l939-40 Peru Tiger B team, under the coaching of Clare Holley, won eight games and lost fourteen, five of these defeats being by only one or two points. Most of the defeats the future varsity men lost were at the hand of some of the best B team material in the state. Some of the members of the team showed up quite well, including Frank Melson, high point man, who poured through 87 markers. Bob Smith and Christie Dickos and Bud Zim- merman are lads to watch in the future. 60 0 Freshman Team Row 1- Iohnson, D. Iarrett, R. McMinn, Mr. Middlekcluf R, McMinn, Dcxvis, D. Romer. Row 2- Berger, Stewart, Shafer, Grimes, Bayless, Hon, B Team Row 1- Siblisk, Zimmerman. Row 2- Decd, Goble, Smith, Keyes. 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These nine were the teams of lack Sampson, Bill Esslinger, Paul Ploss, Gene Repp, Carl Bowman, Charles Hilgeman, Charles Butcher, Charles Bauer, and George Guyer. The tenth team dribbled into the fray under the banner of the Future Farmers Club. In the league competition the Esslinger cagemen overtook the league-leading team under Paul Ploss by annexing their final tilt. Thus, although Ploss led throughout, he was forced to runner-up position in the finale. Following the so-called season play, all ten teams participated in a tournament play-off. Honors were carried off by Hilgeman's fighting five who wrested tournament laurels from Butchers aggregation in the final engagement. The tournament champs, composed of C. and B. Hilgeman, Dickos, Henry, Hull, and Opp, were undoubtedly the strongest on the floor, but irregularity of player attendance kept them out of the league picture. Butchers runner- up team was nominated by Coach Holley as the team showing greatest improvement. Not only were noon league games held, but also Saturday morning basketball was played. lt is hoped that more regular attendance will make regular teams possible for next year's Saturday games. , Basketball was the major but not the only sport encouraged by intramurals. This spring many trips by Holley and students were made to the park for soft ball activities. This year was only a starter for intramurals and the object for improvement is variety, so that all students will have an opportunity to engage in a sport which they enjoy. Special credit for this year's work and plans for next year, are due Clare Holley, whose genuine interest in the students and their sports is responsible for the great strides made and the progress which is anticipated. Girls' Physical Education Come with me for a brief visit to the physical education class, where we shall watch Miss Zehner as she very efficiently supervises the wholesome activities of the freshman and sophomore girls. Here we have a group playing volley ball. This game, as well as bowling, basketball, and various other games tends to increase endurance, skill, and better posture-all these attri- butes the girls appreciate as desirable for a more satisfactory realization of their own larger aims and ambitions. Let me call your attention to the group dancing in the corner. Dancing is as universal as religion, and in its Various manifestations it ranges from the war dance of the savage on his return from victory to the artistic performance of a Pavlova. The grace and rhythm of the dance are paralleled in nature by the rise and fall of the waves upon the shore, the rippling of the brook, the play of light and shadow, or the tossing of the flowers in the wind. Tenny- son expresses rhythm in his poem The Brook. I slip, I slide, I gloom, I glance Among my skimming swallows, I make the netted sunbeam dance Against my sandy shallows. Examples of the poetic expressions of the rhythm in nature might be multiplied indefinitely. What's that! The whistle. Our visit has just begun. There they go-pushing, shoving their way into the shower room to reappear a few minutes later to take their places in their next classes, much refreshed after a quick shower and rub-down. 620 High Spots in P. H. S. '39-'40 History September... 5-Studes say scram to vacation and row their boats into the portals of old P. H. S. 22--We swing and sway the Forensic League Way. 27-Students of P. H. S. do a bit of jitter- bugging at the G. L. and Boys' Service Club Mixer. if October... 6-At the Freshman mixer the little fresh- ies prove they're not so green, as they demonstrate their proficiency in the fine art of dancing. ll-The annual staff officially launches the Narcissus at an auditorium, which Was in the form of a radio broadcast. l7-All the girls get out their dolls and braid their hair to follow Dorothy on the yellow brick road to Oz, at the Girls' League annual Kid Party. 18-The students are on their good behavior in preparation for the issuance of the first report cards. 20-Peru and Griffith engage in a one-sided battle with the Tigers on the Winning side. The students and players cele- brate at a dance held after the game. 23- Watch the birdie, please, is the theme on Picture Days. 24-Every little freshman gets acquainted with every other little freshman attheir first party. 25-Betty Lou Sparks makes P. H. S. proud by presiding at the Home Ec. Institute in Banner-Whitehill Auditorium, In- dianapolis. 26-Wheeeel The P. H. S. student body gets a breathing spell as the teachers make their annual trek to lndianapolis. nl' November... 3-All the jitterbugs let themselves go at a mixer held after school. 8-The G. Rfs suffer several upsets at a roller-skating party. 9-All the smarties get the works at the Honor Society initiation. ll-All hail our conquering heroes at the Football Banquetl ' 17- Aunt Susie Shoots the Works in the form of the junior Play. 20-The seniors forget their dignity and have oodles of fun at their party. ' Zl-The mighty Tigers dedicate our new gym with a victory by defeating Clay 30-26. 23-Whether we eat turkey this Thursday or next, We at least enjoy our vacation. 30-lt's the juniors again. This time they have a party. 063 High Spots in P. H. S. '39-'40 History i' December... -Every little girl proudly brings her best boy friend to the Girls' League Christ- mas Dance-and a gala affair it was, too. -P. H. S. is filled with mystery and magicl Why? The presence of the Great Darrell, made possible through the efforts of the Boys' Service Club. -The Hi-Y boys don their best bibs and tuckers when they entertain their best girls. -The Home Ec. Club does a charitable piece of work by entertaining the under- privileged children. -The Loganberries come out on top in the Peru-Logan feud. However, we get a chance to avenge this defeat at a later date at Logan. -Each home room distributes one or more Christmas baskets to some needy family . -The Christmas spirit prevails at the Girls' League Auditorium. -The Future Farmers sponsor a pre- Christmas mixer. January... -Back to the old grind. Every one asking everyone else what they got for Christ- mas. -Peru downs Tipton. The dance after the game was inspired by loe Castell and his orchestra. -First jitterbug session of the new year with Toe Castell swinging out. 0 17- 25- Freshman girls sip tea with Girls' League. We're half way through. The new se- mester has begun with just lots of new freshmen. 'lr February... 3 6 7 9 9 10 12 12- 14 -Alexandria gets even with us this year. --Second Donkey Basketball game with the Young Business Men defeating the Lions' Club. ' -Second Smello program written by lack Smith. Sure was Corny. -lunior Auditorium, Hey, Taxi, Hey1 -Peru loses hard battle to Elwood, 41-40. -Hard Times Dance with Bernie Colett's orchestra. Lots of Hoboes and fun. Pattie Bay and Bill Shewman reign as King and Queen Hobo. -Freshmen have just loads of fur1 at their Valentine Mixer. Home Economics Club throws another party. -The Girls' League sponsors a book re- view by the charming and poised Miss Chittick. ir March... 5-The Girl Reserves get ambitious and give a Mother-Daughter banquet. 8-Studes get spring in their limbs and dance at the all-school mixer. 15-Shamrocks and escorts ap1enty at the Girls' League St. Patrick's Dance. High Spots in P. H. S. '39-'40 History ir -Students and faculty look on the serious side of life at the Girls' League Easter Auditorium. -22-Perhaps the bunnies brought us luck-we get a spring vacation! -The science department brings Mr. Strauss from General Motors. Soon, he says, the girls will be wearing dresses of glass and the boys suits of milk, This demonstration was presented at the San Francisco World's Fair. -30-Miss Tereba attends the spring meeting of the lndiana State Home Ec- onomics Association at French Lick Springs Hotel. The pictures of the apart- ment were exhibited as one of the six best interest centers in Home Economics in the state. -Don McLeod wins first place in District Latin Contest. April... -The daughters do the work for a change, as they plan the Girls' League Mothers Party. -With hopeful hearts and sharpened wits the outstanding commercial students make their annual trip to Danville. The school wins third place, and is presented with a loving cup. -The Senior Hi-Y boys hold a banquet in honor of their best girls-their mothers. -The music department stages a musical extravaganza. The operetta is entitled Rose of the Danube. l9-The Senior Hi-Y brings Salom Rizk to the student body. l-le gave us one of the best auditoriums of the year. 19-Don McLeod wins first place in State Latin Contest for second consecutive year. 23-The sophomores swing into the social side of school at the sophomore mixer. 26-The seniors take their last curtain call on the stage of P. H. S. in the senior play, f 'Through the Keyhole. 'lr May... l-Soft lights and music, the Spring Festi- val goes off with a bang! 3-Band parents stuff and stuff at their pitch-in supper. 7-Hey studes, that was supposed to be a fire drill. 7-All our extra hours of slaving are dis- played before the public in the School Exhibit. lO-14-Seniors do a bit of head-scratching and chewing fingernails over their final exams. l6-At last-the 1940 Narcissus is out. 17-Our seniors dance to the strains of mod- ern jazz with a little bit of sentimental- ism stirring in their hearts. lt is the Prom, the last school dance. -Seniors throw their last shindig at the annual picnic. -The seniors don their caps and gowns and with misty eyes they walk from the portals of Peru High for the last time. 065 T 1 l A 1 I 4 1 I l l 4 1 1 I 1 .-.J Sponsors of The Narcissus Allen Funeral Home Landgrave ci Son Meat Market 68 East Third Street 28 West Third Street Beebel IeI-TY' Shoe Store 'Lawless 61 Siler Goods 57 North Broodwoy 13 East Main Street Messmore Bros. 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Truly a Good Store 069 ICE-COLD COCA-COLA IS EVERY PLACE ELSE: QT BELONGS IN YOUR ICE-BOX AT HOME COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. 320 West Main Street PERU, INDIANA WC'339'58 700 so APPETIZING ,g Wm-1 A SANDWICH LUNCH TH E HAN DY FAMILY PACKAGE I People everywhere have discovered how ice-cold Coca-Cola makes good food taste better. A drink so good by itself is the natural partner of good things to eat. Buy it in the handy 6-bottle carton. E1 .........E1 KISER BROTHERS SENTINEL PRINTING COMPANY BETTER PRINTING 30 East Fifth Street I Telephone 33 E PERU, INDIANA E1 .. .........E1 ANITARY ILK 'Q' I has been outstanding for quality and - 'f- HHVOI slnce 1910. Other SANITARY --l ef E mllk products Include Peru brand if I I 'I-- 1, Im! IEEE I l , ll EER em U FSM: gm: '- fl. IIuT:I.,Ei- butter, cottage cheese, cream cheese, -If 'ffm-wijw. ..,, -aww I ., ,snvfyf-1.I-gmitvfe?- 1'f and Condensed mllk- PEIu's FINEST MILK PLANT O SINCE I9I0 071 1 5mlTl'W'5 cnnrennunnnr AND PlIWlIlIlI5E gesr. 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Oh, Caryl A couple of athletes and Lizzie lust a couple ot love birds. Where is Ding Dong, Carol? A member of the in- telligentsia and almost a 4 daily visitor. Bahney is about to get the gong. af N, r Bird's eye View ot 'lthe gang. Uuummmml What a facel None other than Hedy Lamarr. All's quiet in the li- brary. Four junior girls sun- ning themselves in the warmth of the sun, or the boy friends' smiles. Two ardent music lov- ers of P. H. S.-Vander cook and Beasey. Al- ways late from practic- ing on their horns and did Mr. Middlekaut used to scoldl 780 An Alumnus Speaks . . . The Good Old High School Daze Off the P. H. S. merry-go-round .... four flying years that made us cast-off things called alumni .... but it was fun .... and we, the classes of Peru High School who have gone before, own precious impressions and memories .... nostalgic thoughts of Alma Mater .... apple-polishing the teachers .... crib- bing and cramming for tests .... having fun at dances .... yelling our lungs out at pep meetings and singing Peru High School, Gur Peru High School . . . .club meetings and initiations. . . .scrimmaging for sports. . . .enchanting hair ribbons .... 1066 .... metaphor, alliteration .... Wild West Weeklies for assembly use only .... sitting on the front steps on warm days, waiting for the two minute bell .... square on the hypotenuse .... old faces and epical happenings .... snowballing in winter and cokes downtown in the spring- time .... the Greeks, Srnithy's, Mavrick's, and other -extra-curricular hang- outs .... walking very special people to school .... electing class officers .... passing notes .... assorted teachers: bogies, glamour girls, efficiency experts, and others .... locker combinations .... dirt-dishing in the Peruvian .... classic feuds and romances .... building passes and monitors .... hard-fought games with traditional hated rivals .... the joy of victory and the despair of defeat . . . .learning to drive the family car. . . .Student Council, Home Rooms, tick- ets at the trophy case, and elusive Latin verbs .... it's all a high school edu- cation .... hot showers after gym classes .... learning parts for plays and plays for football and football for the Boy Friends conversation .... and still it's education .... bending dutifully over the books for long and darned unnecessary evenings .... blotting up theories and theorems, digesting digits and absorbing academic acumen in the too, too abstract .... the state of suspended animation just before the final bell .... plays and auditoriums .... resolves to make better grades. . :. the silken, sad, uncertain rustling of each seniors cap and gown on tearful Senior Day .... and the final collect- ing of autographs in the Narcissus. Then it's all over .... we're through .... and someday we'll be saying, Gosh, those were the good old days! -WILLIAM SPENCER, '39. 079 1 800 hunk ou... Today is a day of relief-the annual is fin- ishedg it is also a day of fear and anxiety- how will our petted project fare in its owners' hands. The 1940 Narcissus is boldly staring you in the face. For a year you have been awaiting the day of its publication. Has it lived up to your expectations, and are your desires ful- filled? We sincerely hope so. The staff is indeed grateful to the Sentinel Printing Cornpanyg the Indianapolis Engraving Companyg the merchants and sponsors of the yearbookg the facultyg and the students who have cooperated so splendidly in helping make this Narcissus. -The Staff.