Princeton High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Princeton, IN)

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42 MARY Jo SEAMON - BYRON FRANKLIN Sept. 8-First day of school - our oflicial title, Sophisticated Seniors, with Miss Taylor and Mr. Pittman as sponsors. 10-The Tigers open their gridiron season with nine Seniors in the line-up. They yield to Sullivan - 21 to 0. 16-ln their second game of the season, the Tigers play a scoreless game with the Washington Hatchets. Oct. 1-Tigers suffer a heavy beating from Vin- cennes - 38 to 0. Fred Davison receives an ankle injury which keeps him out for part of the season. 15-The team changes as Max Smith goes to Bosse and Earl Downey takes over. The Tigers, on a muddy field, defeat Boonville - 16 to 0. 21-22-Student bodyis morale goes up 100 per cent as teachers go to Institute - two days' vacation. 29-The Tigers fight hard, but lose to Bicknell - 6 to 0. 31--Pranks seem rationed as a quiet Halloween passes. Nov. 5-Annual Coronation of the Football Queen is held as Bose Mary Spear receives crown from Capt. Harold Gourley. Tigers are de- feated by Reitz of Evansville in probably their hardest fight of the season. 11-ln the last game of the season, P.H.S. Tigers are defeated by Mt. Carmel - 13 to 0. Handicapped through the change of coaches in the middle of the season and with only 26 boys going out for the sport, the Tigers win 1, lose 5, and tie 1. 12-First All-School Dance of the year is held in the Gym - Student Council sponsors with a Defense Stamp as admission. 19-Tigers win the first game of the Basketball Season against Mt. Vernon - 25 to 23 in an overtime. Nice start, Guys! 22-Masquers have formal initiation in Gym with party following - very impressive. 23-Our Tigers go down fighting against Hunt- ingburg-3l to 45. 24f-Earl Bush makes debut with his new band as Home Economics Club raises money for football banquet. 25-26-Thanksgiving! Another holiday - some- thing for which to he thankful. First issue of The Flash comes out today. 29-B. D. Kendall, former member of Mt. Olympus faculty, replaces Max Smith. 30-P.H.S. Tigers scorch nc-ts in mauling Hazle- ton - 55 to 29. Dec. 2-Elaborate banquet for football team pre- pared by Home Ee Club. 3-Tigers crawl all over traditional rivals, Ft. Branch - final score 31 to 19. 4-Princeton Tigers and Boonville Pioneers battle for final points. Tigers come out on top - 35 to 34. 7-P.H.S. loses good Athletic Director as the Earl of Downeyland leaves for Army. 8-Bob Pegram leaves for the Army - get out your stationery, Roumilda! 10-Tigers continue war under a new chief - Mr. Godwin. They annex a victory over Petersburg - 38 to 30. 11-Mr. Harold L. Godwin, unanimously re- named cflake, Slavedrivern Godwin, takes over where Downey left off. 17-Princeton leads Tell City most of the way through a raging battle - final score 35 to 32. 22-Christmas Holiday begins with Masquers Jan. presenting play, nNine Were Motherf, Christmas issue of The Flash cc-mes out wishing all a Merry Christmas! 1-Blind Tourney at Ft. Branch-Tigers play Patoka in the first game winning 28 to 23, only to lose to Ft. Branch by two points- 40 to 42. 2-Students return with Resolutions? Kto be broken?1 11-Our fighting Tigers lose second game of season to Central of Evansville - 38 to 41. 13-Janet Morris is the first to join any wom- en's branch of the Armed Services. She was inducted into the WAVES today. New semester begins as Seniors enter the home stretch. 14-Jasper, one of the upper ten, outclasses Tigers, scoring 54 to 29. 15--Mourning prevails in P.H.S. as our beloved Mrs. Marian Ferguson Smith passes away in a Terre Haute hospital. 21-Vincennes trails through entire game against our fighting Tigers with close end- ing of 25 to 24. 22-All the Seniors are racking their brains for an easy dignified money scheme, Tigers go down fighting against Boonville with Hall and Padgett going out on fouls. Score: 32-33. 27-Our Tigers yield again to Evansville team Bosse, 37 to 30. 28-Flash comes out under new Staff with Mary Frances Hill editing. 29-Basketball team goes to Mt. Carmel only to be beaten 33 to 38.

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George E. Schupp bequeaths his posi- tion as lab assistant to an ambitious chem student. Betty Jo Smith wills her knowledge to all Juniors so they can graduate next year. Dwight Smith bequeaths his ability to do public speaking to Howard Aders. Eugene Smith wills his physical fitness to Pep Rose. Harold Sparn leaves his bread-truck smashing ability to Virgil McCarty. James St. Clair wills his ability to slip into the assembly late to Jerry French. Nellie Ruth Stephens leaves P.H.S. for a steady job at Mail Photo. Lawrence Wiampler bequeaths his cue- ball hair cut to Clarence Wade. Robert Wvhitehead wills his ability to wrestle to Mr. Dill. Martin Yvhitten bequeaths his fallen chest to Private Downey. Harold Edward Yvhitman bequeaths his acquaintance with the hospital to anyone who wants it. Donald Edward VVilhite bequeaths his physique to Mr. Godwin. Thomas James Wilson wills his ability to kiss Mary Hadfield in the school plays to some other member of the Dramatics Club. Dorothy Mae Young bequeaths James Hillyard to his sisteris care. Bonnie Frances Zimmerman is not leav- ing anythingg she is taking Jimmie with her. Mary Eleanor Armstrong leaves her place on the Student Council to some quiet, intelligent student, if there is any. Mary Maxine Bates bequeaths her giggles to Charles Irions. - DeLores Carpenter bequeaths her red hair to Doris McRoberts. Walter Charles Cox wills his ability to Hwoon country girls to some uup and com- ing Romeo. Rowena Collins wills her sweet disposi- tion to Jim Thompson. William Frank Dodd leaves his intelli- gence to Kathleen Graper. Robert Lee Drissel bequeaths his job at Mail Photo to some industrious student looking for a job. Joe Sam Hall wills his Hazleton rights to Bob Hart. Whalen King bequeaths his ability to run hurdles to some ambitious freshman. Karl King bequeaths Alice Ellen Mere- dith to all the boys. Anna Mae Laswell bequeaths her blonde hair to Tom Embree. Oral Gene Morton wills his brilliance to Bob Rogers. Bob Pegram leaves for the Army hoping Roumilda will be true. Robert Earl Phillips leaves Patty Gil- mour to stay and finish school while he sails the seven seas. Mary Jo Seamon leaves nothing for Byron is going with her. Rose Mary Spear bequeaths her position as librarian to Sue Gwaltney. John Alfred Walker wills his farm work to anyone interested. John Elbert Whitten bequeaths his foot- ball ability to Jack Weidenbener. Lois Trowbridge leaves Princeton to anyone so she can go to Wlashington. Wanda Angle wills her position as ma- jorette to Mona Graves. Ruskin Bruce bequeaths his nickname to anyone who will have it. Melvin Byrd McKinney bequeaths his place as Miss Lewis' pet to Fred Heiser- man. June Webb leaves PHS for a position at Morrisi. Mary Jane Miller bequeaths her voice to the next yell leaders. Bill Lathom leaves PHS to join the Navy. Jack Williamson bequeaths his height to Jerry Watson. To the administration, the faculty, and especially to our sponsors, Miss Taylor and Mr. Pittman, we express our appre- ciation for the four years struggle they have had in guiding us, and we hope that in the years to come they will feel amply repaid for their efforts. In testimony whereof, we, the Senior Class, have hereunto set our hands this thirteenth day of April, in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and forty- four. Byrd McKinney Harold Gourley

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Fe 1-Maestro Dragoo lifts his baton and opens concert SCZISOII. -I-Uncle Sam pulls Hall and Kirk away from Tigers temporarily. Bicknell chops re- mainder down, 33 to 42. n-Big Five wins eighth scheduled game of season against Memorial 36 to 30. .- Satire on P.H.S. appears in lower hall- who is the football player, Miss Blase? 9SMaurice Roney leaves for Navy today. 11-Major 1Veist, former faculty member, comes back to give our fighting Tigers a pep talk before county tourney. Tigers de- feat second Evansville Team! Princetond 36, Reitz-34. 12-Two more Seniors join the Armed Forcese- Harold Fisher and Karl King. 14-Miss Birmingham. our faithful clerk, hands in resignation, effective the 18th of this month. Miss Sadie Hamblin succeeds her. 16-Junior Class sponsors show, uSpider-YVom- an, with Sherlock Holmes. 18-Princeton Tigers and Oakland City Acorns in deadlock but Cox slaps one in in the last 30 seconds. Tigers win, 32 to 30. 22-Wvhalen King, football and track star, is inducted into Air Corps. GREAT CATASTROPHE OCCURS IN P.H.S. WITH MINOR CASUALTIES! In attempting to remove a glass stopper, Prof. Pittman antagonized the bottle of hydrogen peroxide enough to cause vio- lent reaction. Slight injuries! 23-Bob Drissel begins his hoof, at Great 24 26 Lakes. Seniors make appointments at Hurst Studio for annual pictures-here's hoping for the best results! 25-In our Sectional Tourney at Owe-nsville, 27-Tigers get easy drawg beat Haubstadt 37 to 17 in the first game. In our second game, Tigers fight hard to beat Patoka 24 to 20. We enter finals against Mackey com- ing out on top, 43-38. 29-All get one extra day of school in Leap Year. Mar. 1-.Ioe Hall, our prexy, is first to leave for V-5 training. Mr. McCarty snaps pictures for Retrospect in Gym. 2-Senior Class is given check for 556.50 for 3-4 paper drive. -Missing Hall very much, the Tigers, after a hard fight, yield to Boonville 24- to 33, in Regional Tourney at Evansville. Our season's tally: 15 wins, 9 losses. Not bad at all, Team! 6-School dismissed as City Water Mains break. 7-Eloise M. brightens as Fred D. returns after a two weeks, illness. 8-Cullie locks himself in Miss Woodburn's room. HDon't you know better than that, Cullie? 10--Masquers lose Mrs. Behr. Mrs. Robert Maxam to finish school term. 11-Walter Cox and ,lack Williamson leave for Navy. 13-Miss Saupert's Civics Classes hold Primary Election. 14-Over the top for our advertising-thanks to our committee and Mr. Pittman. 154V-12 Examination is given at 9:00 A. M. until 11:00 A.M. Good Luck, Fellows! 20-Charles Collins enters Navy today. 22-We sponsor Hey Rookien with Ann Mil- ler, Hal McIntyre, and the Vagabonds. Honor Society holds notification exercises after school. 24-County Music Festival with P.H.S. Band and Vocal Department participating. Bill Davidson joins the Leathernecks to- day. 28-Seniors order cards and invitations. Hope we all get to use them! 31-The last period of the day, a Red Cross Benefit Basketball Game is held between the Seniors and the Underclassmen. The Underclassmen, naturally, were no match for the mighty Seniors-Final score 24 to 15. Apr. 1-Local contestants make fine showing in Solo and Ensemble Contest held at Terre Haute-12 firsts and 8 seconds. 3-DEMOCRATS and Republicans work hard for rallies. 4-Final election held with Republicans vic- tors: Pres. Thomas Wilsong Gov. John Wallierg Mayor Byrd McKinney. 6-Measured for Caps and Gowns. 11-Basketball Banquet is held with plenty of chili for all. Student Council meeting at Oakland City. 12. Tom Wilson wins Rotary Oratorical con- test in this area. 13-Annual goes to Press! Miss Taylor is in a stew as papers fly here and there on her desk. Sheik Raphael Emmanuel speaks. 14-Any similarity between the following dates and the correct dates is purely coincidental and beyond our control. 27-The National Honor Society Induction in the Gym followed by dinner at the Chris- tian Church. 29-!'Melody Hour is presented in the Gym by Choir and Glee Clubs. May 5-'!Plain Crazy is given by the Masquers. Big laughs are enjoyed by all. 19-Junior Senior Prom is held in the Gym amidst patriotic decorations. 21-Baccalaureate. 23-Senior Dinner is held at the Country Club. Man shortage very, very apparent! Very! 24-Commencement with Dr. Malan, State Su- perintendent of Schools, as speaker. Six- teen parents receive diplomas for boys who are thinking of home tonight as they march with the Marines and the Army, fly through the cloudless skies, or sail the seven seas-and those of us who remain are thinking of those who are absent. Good luck!