Princeton High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Princeton, IN)

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February March April May 12-Ihrst semester has ended! . . . just one more to go! Tigers upset McConnellmen as 3,000 fans go wild at New Albany 31-28 . . . . Whatta battle! 13-Madison scorches nets in mauling Princeton 56-29 in Tiger reversal of form. Where's our fight'n Tigers ? ? ? ? 19-Tigers finish strong to triumph over Owensville 38-28 . . . Hitch paces scoring for our team. 20-Red and White in great form tame Jasper's Wildcats 45-30 . . . get possession of South-Western Indiana Dope Bag for the first time since '36 campaign. 26-Vincennes second half drive defeats Princeton 30-23 before capacity crowd in local gym. For the 'eenth time Owensville wins annual County Tourney. 3-Local Latin Contest . . . Lucille Turner and Billy Kolb win. 9-P.H.S. Tigers roar to 50-33 SIAC triumph over Sullivan. 10-Tigers win easily over 'Cats 51-23 at Mt. Vernon, keeping possession of Dope Bag. Seniors decide to have an Annual! Groans from sponsors! ! 16-F. J. Reitz of Evansville comes to town and leaves with Dope Bag, beating Prince- ton 33-31. 17-Our Tigers go to Huntingburg only to be beaten by 38-37 score as our rally falls short in fast fourth quarter! Whatta rally! We have now lost 6 games. 20-General Motors demonstrations . . . latest inventions . . . advancement in science . . . Purty good, Johnny! ! ! 21-In debate at local school our affirmative team was beaten by Reitz, but our nega- tive team saves day by trimming Central. 22-Debating Bosse, our affirmative team loses and again our negative team wins. 23-Lynnville turns on steam and beats Princeton 33-31 in thrilling finish for our third loss in a row! A seasons record of 14 wins and 7 defeats isn't bad . . . best since '36-'37 campaign! Sectional pairings announced . . bad news? 27-Our debating team breaks even again . . . our affirmative loses as usual, to Cen- tral, but our old faithful negative team beats Reitz! As a result the district ends in a four way tie, among teams from Princeton, Reitz, Bosse, and Central. What's wrong with that Question? 1-Sectional tourney at Owensville . . . Now it's do or die ! ! ! Princeton 44, Haub- stadt 24. Well, this was rather easy l ! ! 2-Debate teams meet in Evansville to play off 4-way tie. Our teams advance to final, but Central proves too tough. First time we've lost district in a long time. Are we slipping? ? ? ? At Owensville, Princeton beats Mt. Olympus 36-28 in semi-final. A tired Princeton outfit loses to Oakland City 31-30 in a fast finish at Owensville's sectional finale! Boo Hoo! Boo Hoo! 9-Donald Almon wins solo vocal contest at Evansville to advance to state meet at Bloomington. 14-15- Bohemian Girl -operetta given by Dramatics, Musical, Art, Physical Educat- tion, and Home Economics departments of school. 18-Spring vacation . . . all week! We could stand more of these! ! ! 20-21-Debate team sponsors show Five Little Peppers at Home at Princeton Theatre. 29-Mr. Salom Rizk, Syrian immigrant, in local gym speaks on Americanism. 30-District Latin Contest . . . Lucille Turner enters. 1-April Fool's Day . . . senior class biggest fools! ! ! ! 3-4-Dramatics and Journalism classes sponsor show at Roxy Theatre, Charlie Chan in Panama . 9-Our Track team opens schedule with Boonville at Lowell field only to be swamped under land the field wasn't muddyj-Woe is me! ! ! 10-11-Junior class sponsors picture show at Princeton Theatre, It's a Date . 13-District Band and Orchestra Contest at Jasper. Don Almon goes to Bloomington to enter in State Solo Contest .... sings a song or two . . . gets first in second division . . . comes home with a days work well done! Congratulations! 16-Baseball season opens at Legion field with Bosse of Evansville. We rallied but got beat anyway, 5-4. What's the use! ! ! 17-18-More Home Room Programs. So help me! ! ! 19-Senior Class play Excursion 'Snuffs a 'nuffl Say no more! . . . Miss Mauck wants to forget . . . 'Snuffs a 'nuff! 26-Seniors measured for caps and gowns. The end is in sight. 27-State Band and Orchestra Contest at Brazil. Conference Track Meet at New Albany. Some perty good trips to take even if we don't do nothin' else, huh? 1-National Music Week. David, play on yo' little harps!! 4-Football-Basketball feed at annual banquet. Eat, Boys, eat! ! ! 6-7-8-Home Room Programs again! ! ! 10-Junior-Senior Reception .... stay out all night . . . get in in time for breakfast! Well, I'll be . . . never would've thought it! 14-Honor Society Dinner at Taylor Tavern and Induction Ceremony in local gym. Congratulations, members! 19-Baccalaureate. 21-Senior Dinner at Country Club . . . last time we're together as a bunch . . tsk! tsk! 24-Commencement . . . we're out? . . . so what! . . . so what! . . well! well! well. Page Twenty-nine

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September October November December January Page Twenty-eight 'zincefon gclfzool Galendafz of lQL,lG By MARY LANE AND JAMES SNYDER 5-Guess what? The beginning of another school grind for nine long months. So help me I !! 15-Princet0n's Tigers and Washington's Hatchets open '39 grid campaign in 7-7 dead- lock battle in Washington's new stadium. 17-Constitution Day- Peace rules the day, where reason rules the mind. 18--Something has to be done to relieve the monotony, so the school takes time out to have Home Room Programs. 21-A fighting Princeton team loses to powerhouse Reitz Memorial 47-0 at Bosse field. This is nothing-better than last year's score ! ! ! 29-It's two setbacks and a tie. Vincennes registers 9-0 win over our Tigers on a slip- pery field. 2-Annual Masquers' Induction Ceremony. 6-This 1939 grid squad is really a tying outfit. A large crowd from Princeton sees 11- team play to a scoreless tie with Pioneers at Boonville. 13-The Vocal Music Department sponsors show at the Princeton Theatre- The Man in the Iron Mask. 13-Everyone had one swell time at the annual Masquers' Stunt Night. Many attended the Irving P. T. A. supper which preceded the feature attraction of the evening. 14-For the second straight year, Gerstmeyer Tech is defeated by our Red and White 7-0 before a capacity crowd at Terre Haute. 20-P. H. S. crowns football queen, Anabel Kennard, and also crowned New Albany, to the tune of 12-0. Two straights ...... . So help me l ! ! ! 25--Kryl Symphony Orchestra in local gym at 10:00 a. m. Large crowd attends ex- 26- cellent performance. At night football team journeys to Evansville only to be whipped by Central 33-0 on a muddy field . . What a whizbang of a game ! ! ! 27-28-Our first holiday. Well, that's a help! State Teachers Association at Indian- apolis and the Southwestern Teachers Association at Evansville to have their an- nual get-to-gether so's we can vacate l ! 31-Pranks night out .... Today is Halloween! 1-2 -Senior class sponsors picture show at Princeton Theatre, Dancing Coed . Good show, too! ! ! 3-Our Tigers display splendid all around performance, only to be beaten by Bosse 5-1 in last quarter rush 14-6 at E-town. A heartbreaker to lose! ! ! 0-National Education Week. As added feature attractions Misses Ritchie's, Adam's, and Walker's Home Rooms all celebrate with programs and parties galore. 11--Armistice Day. Princeton's Tigers drop the final '39 home battle to Reitz of Evansville 7-6 . . . featuring our Charlie Phillips 89 yard touchdown dash! ! 17-Junior Class play, Penrod, with Gene Catt as Penrod. 18-Our fight'em Tigers close the 1939 schedule with a 34-0 romping over Mt. Carmel. 23- A season's record of 3 wins, 5 defeats, and 2 ties ..... Not bad? 24--What's this? . . . another vacation! Well, well, this is really swell .... two days off for Thanksgiving! Or is it Thanksgiving? What shall we do with calendar? 1-Tigers open net season by trimming Boonville 36-28 in a see-saw battle with a Richeson-Graham-Peck-Hitch-Hall combination. 5-8-More Home Room Programs . . . so help me! 9-Princeton's Tigers triumph over Oakland City by 36-21 score to avenge last year's loss ! ! ! 11-Indiana Day. 13-The local Rotary Club has feed in our high school with Dr. Barker as feature attraction. H.S.P.T.A. sponsors picture show at Princeton Theatre featuring The Dead End Kids on Dress Parade. 15-Tigers trim Central of Evansville in a great battle 25-23 for the first time since '35 .... whatta battle! 16-Basketball with Petersburg here with our Tigers winning fourth game in a row 30'-10. So help me! 21-Annual History Club dinner at Taylor Tavern with the President, James Peck, in charge. 22-Christmas Programs in gym ..... Ft. Branch noses out Princeton in 17-16 dog-fight for our first loss at Ft. Branch! 23-Princeton is SIAC co-leader after trouncing Bosse of Evansville 29-18 .... well! well . . . well! 25-Santa Claus comes to town, so we all go up town to see him and get out a whole week besides . . . not bad! 1-New Years Day . . . just about five more months ! ! Blind tourney at Ft. Branch with Princeton winning. We beat Petersburg 28-27 in afternoon and then get revenge on Ft. Branch by beating them 26-24. This, by the way, is the first tourney our school has won since the close of the '35-'36 net campaign! 5--Washington's Hatchets chop 30-25 win over P.H.S. with a long-range attack . . . our second defeat! 6-Our Tigers annex victory over Francisco 32-22 despite absence of our Coach Downey for our seventh win.

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llg Glass lst Row: Qleft to rigrhtl: Betty McDonald, Mary Agnes Horrel, Nancy Reneer, Mary Martha Carithers, Meredith Cole- man, Betty Greek, Alice Monroe, Wilma Bolin. 2nd Row: Bertha Meyer, Hazel Laswell, Kenneth McKee, Kenneth Collins, Robert Wood, Ernest Miskell, Louis Bates. flrd Row: Robert LaRoche, Donald Leach, Roy Rabun, Lawrence Gibbs, Joe Armstrong, Arval Brown. fNot in pictureb: Charles Dougan, William Cassidy, Ernest Smith, Janice Roberson. I I0 Glass lst Row: tleft to rightjz Mildred Koehler. Nellie Brittingham, Helcon Walker, Helen Sprowl, Ruth Witherspoon, June Drew, Dorothy Carson, Mary Ann Hyden, Katherine Shanks, Frances Taylor, Dorothy Ritchie, Charlotte Whiting. 2nd Row: Barbara White, Betty Miley, Hazel Evans, Mi. Jones. Zlrd Row: Miss Walker, Jack Coomer, Jean Wright, Dorothy Dodd, Wilma Rose, Dorothy Gladish, Virginia Kemper, Nancy Smith, Virginia Robling, Carol Tooley, l.eora Boyer. 4th Row: Jack Keneipp, Eleanor Kirk, Marjorie Byrum, Jeanette LaGrange, Alice Evans, Helen Lamar, Mary Helen Gibbs, Maxine Woods, Betty Hochmeister. 5th Row: Bill Hill, Josephine Funk, Jeanne Skelton. 6th Row: Fred Brandmeier, Carl Humphrey, Helen Hayden, Pearl Dagenhart, Helen White, Edna Knight, Doyle Whitten. 7th Row: Dean Dawson, Bob Ashby, Franklin Booker, Everett Coomer, Jim Pegram. 8th Row: Elmer Taylor, Kenneth Adams, Phillip Burns, Bill Zimmerman, Jack Snyder, Cargill Wilson, Bob Gwalt- ney, Thomas Lambdin, Jack Foley. Top Row: Frank Williams, Robert Hurst, John Byrne, Charles Hall, Billy Siegrert, Dale Sinkhorn, Andrew Jr. Drew. tNot in Picturejz Mary Lee Alexander, Gilbert Alvis, Robert Alvis, Sheldon Ashby, Robert Byrne, Gene Catt, Nick Cokins, William Dickey, Bob Dwyer, Orville Graves, Arthur Huey, Bill Judd, Don Julian, William Kidwell, James Massey, Virginia Pierce, Harold Saxe, William Swartz, Tinsley Webb, Eugene Whitman, Ralph Dant. Page Thirty