Richmond High School - Pierian Yearbook (Richmond, IN)

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(M) THE TWENTY-TWO PIERIAN M) Ruth Ketrtng — Academic Philathea ; Latin clul). When Ruth was in ttie Latin clulj, lier duty wa = to notify members that they belonged. She dreams of teaching history, uses four eyes and thinks in four languages. -Connucrcial •21, ' 11; Com. B. ' 22; PIERIAN B. Earl Commons- Commercial clul) ' 19, ' 20, team ' 20, ' 21; S. B. B. C. Earl helped sell poor, unprotected business men advertising space in this annual. He tickled the draperies on the Commercial team, and pushed a plow while his fellow students slept in high school. Margaret Bourne — Academic Noyrrac; French club ; Pedestrian clul) ; Rishi. Margaret spends many moons in the library. Cioing to California to the University of Califor- nia. Can ' t count her A s. Lewis £1. i u — Academic Movie Operator ' 22; Hi-Y ' 19; Spanish club ' 19; Dramatic Society ' 21. Lewie climbs two miles of ladder every day go- ing into the movie cab. Lewis is so hot, the girls wear asbestos mittens when they dance with him. Mildred Ha. s — ' ocational Pedestrian ' 21, ' 22; Girls ' Glee club ' 22. Mildred plays the piano with as much ease as most people can take a croquet mallet apart. She has for an ideal the great Rachmaninoff. Beatrice Keller — Academic G. A. A. 21; Xovrrac ' 22; Pedestrian ' 22; Girls ' S. B. C. ' 22. Bee can swing a racket and make a racket. She is a member nf Miss Sutton ' s hive, and hums as she gets dates. How.vRD V. Klcte — Co)inuercial Commercial cli ' b ' 21 ; Rapid Calculation ' 22; Journalism ' 22; Hi-Y ' 21. Is in as much of a hurry as a player piano. Slings sodies at the corner drug store. Has yellow hair and big feet. Opal J. Whetsell — Commercial Connnercial club; Pedestrian club ' 21, ' 22; l- rench club ' 21; ' 22; Girls ' S. B. C. 22. Opal likes a different date every night. She would like to have her hair bobbed, but her mother won ' t let Her. Important factor in the v;irls ' S. B. C. - w Comparisons are odorous. — William Shakespeare. Page twenty-four

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(M) THE TWENTY-TWO PIERIAN (M) Lawrence Koehring — Commercial Lawrence has been too busy with his book- keeping to get acquainted. He is as serious as he looks. WiLLODEAN Stetler — Cojumercial Commercial club ' 21; Pedestrian club ' 21. Willodean is one of Miss Sharpe ' s aces. She is small in stature because everything is her long suit. Russell Ebert — Comiiicrcial Hi-Y ' 19; Spanish club ' 18; Commercial club; Rapid Calculation. Bus went with a girl once. We held a meet- ing and discussed Russell El)ert, and we got this information. Maude Reber — Academic Pedestrian club 18, 19; G. A. A. ' 18, ' 19; Com- mercial club ' 20; Vice-Pres. Noyrrac ' 21, ' 22; Etiquette ' 22; Girls ' S. B. C. ' 22. Maude is one of the high lights in the Commer- cial department, and she has lots of influence with the faculty. Interested in the Flash lunch curriculum. - Gladys E. Simpson — Commercial G. A. A. ' 18, ' 19; B. B. ' 19; Pedestrian club ' 19; Commercial club ' 19 ; Travel club ' 22 ; Etiquette club ' 22; Girls ' Glee club ' 22. Gladys is a quiet, unobtrusive soul in M. H. S., but on the road west of town, she is said to come to life. Hubert Williams — Commercial Commercial club ' 19, ' 20; Political Science club ' 21; Commercial B. B. team ' 21, ' 22. Bert was one of the stars on the Commercial team, and stands restlessly on the side during a hot contest. Another redhot booster. Meri.e Thistlethwaite — Commercial Basketball ' 20, ' 21, ' 22; Commercial club ' 20, ' 21 ; Girls ' Glee club ' 22; Latin club ' 19, ' 20; Girls ' S. B. C. ' 22. Merle belongs to the Detmer tribe. She pulls a sleeping beauty stunt off every fourth hour. Famous on the basketball lineup. Mark Schroeder — Commercial Commercial club ' 20. ' 21; Dramatic Society ' 21, ' 22; The Conspiracy. Mark has juggled stage props for years for the strutting players of the Dramatic Society. His crowning glory was Prop Master of the Senior play. Fools with wireless. W The early bird catches the blame. Page twenty-three

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M) THE TWENTY-TWO PIERIAN (M) Lowell Miller — A cadcnx c We made many mistakes and this was one of them. Lowell is a junior and graduates next year. Marjorie Gault — Academic G. A. A.; Travel club; Kern Kraft Kkih. Marj will be a designer of pretty clothes. Her motto is: Be conscientious but have a good time. Robert Davis — Academic Football ' 19. ' 20; Track ' 21; M club ' 23, ' 21 ' 22; Hi-Y ' 20, ' 2l Etiquette clul) ' 22; S. B. B. C. ' 2; Mikado second cast. Bull made a big name for himself while in high school. Davis is a little name for such a big man. He has the most complete line in the city. Ruby Elliott — C ommcrcial Commercial club ' 19, ' 20, ' 21; Travel clul) ' 21, ' 11 Etiquette club 22. Ruby is so good natured that she ' ll never care whether we used her picture or not. She ought to graduate. - Miriam Jordan — Household Arts Noyrrac Pres. ' 22; G. A. A. ' 18 Pres., ' 20; Student Council ' 20; Pedestrian club ' 21, ' 22, Vice-Pres. ' 20; Etiquette club ' 22; Commercial club ' 21; Girls ' S. B. C. -22. Miriam has a personality as strong as hotel soap. Her husband smokes cigars on the install- ment plan. If she isn ' t married now, she will lie when this book comes out. Paul A. Birchfield — Academic Orchestra; Mikado; Band; Hi-Y; The Charm School. Paul never lived down the reputation he made in the Mikado as the passionate lover. When he gets to heaven he will ask for a flute and a pack- age of Spearmint. Helen Roland — Vocational Music Orchestra ' 19, ' 20, ' 21. ' 22; Sextette; G. A. A. Scout ' 20; Etiquette club; Noyrrac. It was a dirty trick to leave Helen alone with- out Robert. Never mind, you play your cello, and Bob will be waiting on the next page. She is one of the musical Rolands. Rudolph Oelklaus — Vocational Hi-Y ' 22; S. B. B. C. ' 22. Butz is a quiet fellow, and different, in that he wants to teach. His suggestions are always met with favor. Once he suggested that the Booster club take toothpicks on a hike, and they took two boxes. A feller never knows where he got a bad cold or a plugged dime. - Page twenty-five