Raleigh High School - Excelsior Yearbook (Raleigh, IN)

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?.T 'oMw+A4Y.-.--.S?F'I'l1e Alumni Association +sss----s.---s--s-- JOHN NIPP, President. By request I will give a little history of the alumni of the Raleigh High School, which is located in the center of Washington township, Rush county, Indiana. Let us first look over the roll of alumni that we may get an, idea of whom we are speaking. Hollie E. Clawson, Red Granite, Wis., Una Greenwood, Philadel- phia, Pa.g Harvey A. Gordon, New York City, N. Y., Lottie Wolverton, Noblesville, Ind.: Mable Edgar, Pansy Hall, Elsie Bateman Toms, Straughn. Ind., Roy A. Mayse,Rushville,Ind.g Chas. Gordon, Mays,Ind., Dollie Brothers Palmer, Wellsville, Mo.: Elric Bridgeman Hendricks. Lewisville, Ind., Omer Greenwood, Lewisville, Ind., Emil Knecht, Rushville, lnd.g Murlie Mohler Kellamg George W. Bridgeman, Lewis- ville, Ind.: Homer Kellamg Ethel Shaw Rice, Indianapolis, Ind., Maude Nugen Leonard, Indianapolis, Ind., Ralph Miles, Mays, Ind., Glenn Crayton, Chicago, Ill., Mildred Mohler Bellg Margaret Harp, Falmouth, Ivid.g Blanche Hunt Greenwood, Lewisville, Ind.g Walter Bell, Conners- ville, Ind.: John Nipp, Rushville, Ind.g Eli Martin, Mays, Ind.: Mina Crayton Reeves, Connersville, Ind.g Ira E. Martin, Portland, Ore.g Ray Kellam, Straughn, Ind., Cora Parrish, Cambridge City, Ind.g George Hooper, Dunreith, Ind.: Mae Laughlin, Falmouth, Ind.g Bertha Crist Gordon, Bentonville, Ind.g Sue Hill Abernathy, Oklahoma City, Okla.g Myrtle McBride Brooks, Rushville, Ind.: Clyde Owens. Mays, Ind.g Hazel Jackson Bitner, Lewisville, Ind.: Minnie Aiken Fryback, Tulsa, Okla.g Eugene Kemmer, Lima, Ohio.: Lorene Jackson Nipp, Rushville, Ind., Carlton Legg, New Castle, Ind., Margaret Laughlin Rich, Dun- reith, Ind., Goldie Davis Parker, Rushville, Ind., L. Meredith Hall, Mays, Ind: Gilbert Miner, Knightstown, Ind., Ruth Miles Hill, Lewis- ville, Ind.: Sylvia Hollowell Redick, Mays, Ind., Zula Jackson, Fal- mouth, Ind., Lucy Keith Beck, Andersou, Ind., Luther D. Nixon,TFa- Zula Jackson, Secretary. mouth, Ind., Carl Beam, Lewisvil'e, Ind.g Nellie Hays, Falmouth, Ind., Myriam White, Mays, Ind., Paul Beam, Indianapolis, Ind., Gurney Gray, Lewisviile, Ind., Eulalia Sweet Bailey, Connersville, Ind., Elsie Cox, Rossville, Ind., Orville Hood, Mays, Ind., Zella Mayse, Spiceland, Ind., Hassel Sweet, Falmouth, Ind.: Ray White, Falmouth, Ind., Earl Beam, Indianapolis, Ind.g Ozella Clifton, Falmouth, Ind., Gladys Cole Kirkham, Mays, Ind.g Mable Huber, Mays, Ind., Nellie Myers, Mays, Ind., Lavonne Hall, Mays, Ind.: Clara I-Iinerg Dwight Brooks, Detroit, Mich.: Luella Elwell Baker, Falmouth, Ind.: Orville Morgan, Lewis- ville, Ind.g Vera Poppoon Hinchman, Falmouth, Ind.g Leona Mull, Mrys, Ind., Faye Whitton, Mays, Ind, This group of graduates represent almost every occupation in the walk of life. There are among us physicians, book-keepers, Boy Scout master, salesmen, a large number of farmers, machinists, insurance agents, managers, electrical engineers,, artists and a number of teach- ers of schools. As one will notice from the names, a number have embarked upon the sea of matrimony. Some have gone on to the Great Beyond. We are scattered over the United States and each is doing his share of making the world go on and on. If we could all meet at one time, what a happy reunion it would be and how wewould enjoy giving tribute to old Raleigh High! Old R. H. S., old R. H. S., Let it be the rule 9 Never to her prove disloyal-- To our old high school. ' --ZULA JACKSON.

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Tint gf' if I I CIW-.- elf .. . uJ0keS,, ' TCI Wu V Miss Lewis: Do you know I never had a birthday celebration in my life? Pupil fsympatheticallyl: And you have had ever so many. Y Mr. Fox Cin Geoml: Now you people watch my work and see if I make any mistakes. Pupil: What did you prove? Miss Lewis: Melvin, I wish you would take that gum out of your mouth. Melvin: Can't do it: it's my tongue. Latin Teacher: What does satis mean ?f Frank F.: I don't know unless it means salvation. History Teacher Q to Juniorslz What does t'tithe mean ?q Members of Class: Don't know. Grace Carson fan aspiring Freshiej: Oh! ,I know Teacher: Well, tell them. Grace C.: A tithe is a long rod with a 'rabbit's foot on one end and a knob on the other, used to keep people awake in church in Colonial days. When school is over And grades are righted, Books are forgotten V And teachers slighted. Miss Lewis says: Experience is the best teacher. Mr. Fox: Melvin, what kind of trees grow in swamps? Melvin: Carniverous trees grow in swamps. George Ade says: You can lead a boy to college but you can't make him think. Miss Lewis says: The above quotation is so with some of our high school students. I Frank: fhelping make an outlinel Greece comes next. Miss Lewis: No, wait a minute, Frank, before we go to Greece. Visitor: That new janitor of yours seems nice and quiet. Trustee: Oh, very quiet. He doesn't even disturb the dust. Goldie was asked, What is your favorite color? She replied, Gray. Loa: The reporter took him to the room. Hazel: No, Loa, you mean the page. Laverne and Melly were seen talking over class affairs. fStrictly businessj Miss Lewis: fin Englishl Who do we communicate with? Hilda: Me. Grace Clemenz doesn't think Davis Nelson would make a very good Latin teacher. QI wonder zvhy?J