Russellville High School - Russeller Yearbook (Russellville, IN)

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Goofing off between periods. Kent checks results. Seniors select graduation caps and gowns.

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Russellville School Building, 1893 In its early years, the Russellville School was under the leadership of Odell Whitenack, Rhomulus Boyd, A. D. Reeve, Emma R. Herbert, Mr. Hultz, Mr. Moore, and Mary Burks. From 1906 to 1923 Professor C. T. Malan was the superintendent at Russellville . He later became a professor at Indiana State Teachers ' College, and then Indiana ' s State Superintendent of Public Instruction . Administrators since then were Earl B. Sutherlin, 1923-26; Mrs. E.G. Vail, 1926-27; E. E. Westland, 1927- 31; Frank Smith, 1931 -35; Melvin Hedge, 1935-38; Loren Garner, 1938- 39; Donald Cooper, 1939-48; George Poince, 1948-49; Ernest Chilson, 1949- 52; Earl B. Sutherlin, 1952-53; Gale Grimes, 1953-59; DonC. Patton, 1959- 60; Jack Hoffman, 1960-63; Vernon Gardner, 1963-64; and Charles Frazee, 1964-. As the proof of the pudding is in the eating, so is the quality of a school known by its alumni. Thus it is with Russellville High School. Russellville graduates have reached the highest Pinnacles of success --many of the classes having has 40% of their mem- bers graduate from college. Among these alumni are doctors, dentists, lawyers, nurses, engineers, teachers, ministers, industrialists, farmers, and school administrators . Certainly, this demonstrates the high quality of education that has been offered at Russellville Schools, and shows, that from the 1820 ' s through 1967, they have truly served their purpose. -f. ■L ■ ' i Russellville School Grounds, 1917-1957

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Typing II with Linda Sue The commerce department offers five elective subjects under the instruction of Mr. Gary Morton. The general business students get an over-all picture of the business world while the bookkeeping class learns to balance the books and keep accurate records. In typing I students are taught only the basic principles, such as knowing the various parts of the typewriter and how to use them. In typing II, they practice tabulation problems, business letters, invoices, purchase orders, bills of lading, and timed writings for speed and accuracy. Last, but not least, is shorthand. The girls in this class learn the many brief forms and principles of shorthand in the first semester; in the second semester, they begin increas- ing their dictation skills in speed and accuracy. The Shorthand girls transcribe again. Business World General business class listens. Bookkeepers of the future. Typing I-- class of errors .