Sheridan High School - Syllabus Yearbook (Sheridan, IN)

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tiringly to make that phase of our S nior work, a success. Milford Stowers and Cecil Payne also took up their unfinished high school with us. Just a few months ago. Maurice Walker decided to go back to farm life at Spencer, Indiana. Our Senior responsibilities have se med very heavy but we trust that we have played our role to the best of our ability. Senior subj cts are usually elective and in addition to our regular studies, such subjects as Book-keeping, French, Civics, Grammar and Physics have increased our opportunity to revive a broad education. Another interesting! class, wholly new to S. H. S. was the pre-vocational work conducted by Mr. Kerchoval. There was no credit given for this work, but it was a great ben lit to those preparing to take the teacher’s examinations this spring. One of the most successful of our classes was the Civics class. They visited the State Legislature and later the court at Frankfort A “Mock Senate” was organized, which was in session for three weeks. One session was held before the high school, which proved very interesting to the audience. Besides the usual Senior activities, we have given a play entitled “Standing By” which perhaps has been even brtter liked than was “Jimmie’s Aunt Jane.” Cecil Payne and Wilmer Og»’e were the leading characters as a canteen worker and her soldier sweetheart, with Ralph Parr and lone Lan-ham as the “villains” and Nina Robbins and Karl Stout as “Aunt Polly' ami her son Henry supplying the humor. Our Senior play was coached by Miss Rumple. and Mr. King. Again this year we took part in a debat?, Resolved: That the government should own and operate railroads and telegraph lines. lone Lanham, Lela Grace Kcrcheval and Nina Robbins were on the affirmative and they were the winners. Two Senior boys, namely Milford Stowers and Webster Smith, with the help of Doyle Muilen debated the negative. We end our high school career, sad to think we cannot return as we have done these four years, but satisfied that we have done our part to make S. II. S. the best possible for it to be, while we were here and thanking our teachers in their hearty and sincere efforts to prepare us for our future tasks. Sauiiur (Class IfliU (From pay 7.) Item—All the joys, sorrows, doubts and perplexities of High School life, we Rave to be divided equally among! the students of Sheridan High. Item—As agreed, we do appoint the principal, and faculty as executors of this our last will and testament. In witness thereof, we the Seniors of 1019 have this day April 30. 1010, set our hand, and seal. Signed—The Senior Class of 1010.

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We entered upon our Junior year full of new life and vigor for the tasks before us. Martha Butcher had left us to spend her Sophomore year at Boxley H. S., but returned to us for her Junior and Senior years. Audra McKenzie and Athel Wallace 1 ft our ranks during our Junior year. During the past winter Audra died of the “flu.” Athel Wallace has now taken up her high school course with the Juniors of ’ll). Late in that year Maurice Walker joined us from Westfield H. S. The crowning success of our life as Juniors was the successful staging of a play, entitled “Jimmie’s Aunt Jane.” Miss Paul assisted us as our coach. Ralph Parr and Lela Grace Kercheval played th? parts or hero and heroine, th? characters of a typical professor and his wife, being portrayed by LaMarr Haekleman and Ion'1 Lanham, while Karl Stout, our star actor, imitated Rastus, the negro. Many of the Junior subjects were elective, so that our class seemed very different from that of previous years. Among the elective subjects were Agriculture, Domestic Science, G ometry, Commercial Geography and Commercial Law, making a very wide scope for ou:- various interests. We took part in several debates and even if we didn’t always win we f It gratified because we had helped. Those debating were Edith Staid, Webst r Smith, Lela Kercheval and Ralph Deakyne. At the end of our third yea • we felt that we had spent a h Ipful as well as pleasant eight months. When last fall we assembled as Seniors many things seemed much changed. In addition to having attained the honor of being Seniors and beginning this year, with almost a complete new corps of teachers, many other changes had taken place among us. During the month of June, last summer Paul died, due to an accident with a hay-fork. Because he was need d .so badly on the farm Paul had been forced to leave school in hi Sophomore year, but we all mourned our loss, knowing that another was gone from ou ranks forever. Early in July, Ralph Deakync enlisted in the service of Uncle Sam. He i.s now stationed at Houston. Texas. We all had sincerely hoped, that since the war was ended. Ralph would be able to return soon enough to graduate with us but since Uncle Sam still nc ds him, he will not be here at our graduation. He expects to be released by the first of July. Wilmer Ogb joined the navy but was able to get his discharge early enough to be with us all of the last semest r of our Senior year. Besides having so many absent ones, we also had new pupils. Frank Griffin came to us from Cicero H. S. We have felt very proud of Frank and very grateful to him because of his success with the “Black and White.” Nina Robbins also has been faithful in her position as assistant editor and Web-st r Smith has fulfilled well his office, as circulation manager. The Senior class wish to extend their sincere thanks to th members of our class, on the Black and White staff, who have worked so un-

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Untotriiuial feturij ESTHER OGLE—Class Pros, at Boxley ’15-’16, “Jimmy’s Aunt Jane” ’18. R. B. '16, Chorus ’18-’19, “La Circle francais” '19, Operetta '17. ORI’HA LEAP-—Altho she has not participate in anything of this nature, yet she has for four years been a studious, v'll deserving girl. MARTHA BUTCHER—Pedestrian T5, Oratorical ’17-’18, “In want of a Secant” ’17, “Kingdom of Hearts Content” ’16-’17, I,a Circle f ancais '19. ALICE YOUNG—Black ar.d While staff ’16-'18-'19, Secretary Treasurer '16- '17, Basket Ball '18, D b-ing Club ’16-'18. “Jimmy's Aunt Jan ” '18, “Standing By” '19, G1 e Club '19, Girls Chorus '19, La Circle francais '19, Operetta '17. FRANK GRIFFIN—Pres, of Cic-ro class '18, La Circle francais '19, Chorus, Manual Training H. S. '14, Glee Club. Cic ro '18, Operetta, Doming '16, K. K. Cub '18, Editor of B. W. '19, Secretary-Treasurer of class at Deming '18, Base Ball at Cicero '18. BERNIK JOHNSON—“Jimmy's Aunt Jane” '18 “Standing By” '19 Black White stiff '18, Class Prcsid -nt '18. Vice-President '17. RALPH PARR—Foot Ball ’17-'19, Yell leader '15-'19. “Jimmy's Aunt Jane” '18, “Proxy’s Proxy '17, “Standing By '19, President of class '17, Chorus '18-'19. “La Circ e francais” '19, “Dor D utsch vor rein” '19, Black White staff ’18-'19, Operetta ’17-’18. LAMARR HACKLEMAN—“Jimmie's Aunt Jane” ’18 “Standing By” '19, Black White staff '19. W1LMER OGLE— F. B. '17, “Hans Von Smash '14, “Jimmy’s Aunt Jane” '3?. “Standing. By , Chorus ’19 Operetta '18. “D r Deutsch ver rein”, H. S. Octett. '18, Black White staff '14, Debating Club '14, IONE LANHAM—Black White staff '17-T9, P.destrian Club '17, Debating Club T5-T9, “La Circle francais” '19, Ole. Club '19, Chorus ’17, “Jimmy's Aunt Jane” 18, “Standing By '19, Operetta. B. B. ’15-’19, Pr s. ’19. OBART PURDY—B. B. 18-’19, Foot Ba’l '19, “La Cireb francais”. Pres. '19. Chorus '19, Track ’18-'19. EDITH BOGAN—Debating Club T6-'17, Pedestrian Club '15-T6. NINA ROBBINS—“Gossip” ’15-’16, D bating Club ’16-'19, B. W. staff T8-T9, “Jimmy’s Aunt Jane” T8, S cr tary-Treasu er T9, Pedestrian '15-T6, “La Circle francais T9 “Der Deutsh v. r rein” T5- '16, Oratorical T6-T7-T9. B. B. T5-T9„ H. S. Debating Team TO. LELA KERCHEVAL—Pedestrian '15-T6, D bating Club T5-T9, H. S. Debating Team '18-T9, B. W. staff '16-T7. Gbe Club '19, “Jimmy’s Aunt Jane” '18, “Standing By” T9. Operetta '17, Girl's Chorus '17-'19, Oratorical T6-T7, B B. T5-T9. EDITH STAHL—Debating Club '18, Pedestrian Club '15 T6, Oratorical '17-T8. HELEN LANHAM—Pedestrian Club '15-T6, “Jimmy’s Aunt Janr '18, “Standing By” T9, B. B. T5-