Shields High School - Patriot Yearbook (Seymour, IN)

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“What better or greater gift can we offer the republic than to teach and instruct our youth?”

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FACULTY FIRST ROW: L. GRACE ANDERSON—Latin; State Teachers College; Indiana University, A. B., A. M.; University of Colorado. ERNEST ASBELL—Principal of Junior High School, History, Com- mercial Law, Safety, Civics; Butler University, M. A. AVERY DITTMER—History, Civics; Franklin College, A. B. PAUL A. DOOLITTLE—General Science, Geography; Indiana Central College, A. B. PATIENCE DRYDEN—Health, Physical Education; Hanover Col- lege, A. B.; Columbia University, M. A.; Butler University. VICTOR B. EVERDON—History, Economics, Civics; State Teachers College, B. S. SECOND ROW: ELIZABETH FAY FEASTER—English, Spanish; Western College; University of Wisconsin, A. B.; Graduate work at University of Chicago and Indiana University. LILLIE' E. FOSBRINK—English; Moores Hill College, B. S.; Indiana University, A. B. SARAH HAAS—Journalism, English, French; Franklin College, A. B.; University of Wisconsin. ROSI’ HAMILTON—Arithmetic, Special Room—All Junior High Subjects; State Teachers College; Indiana Central; Ball State Teachers College. HOWARD C. HENDERSON—Agriculture, Physics. Biology; Purdue University, B. S. A., M. S.; Graduate work at Cornell. ALBERT C. JUDD—Biology, Physical Geography; Indiana Central, B. S.; Butler University. THIRD ROW: GRACE JUDD—English; Indiana University, A. B.; Indiana State Teachers College. GLENN M. REACH—Assistant Principal of Senior High School, Assistant Basketball Coach, History, Civics; Butler University, A. B.; Indiana State Teachers College, Graduate work at Butler. ROY G. LONG—Mathematics, Science, Physical Education; Indiana State Teachers College, B. S. NORVAL L. MARTIN—Mathematics; Franklin College, A. B.; Butler University, M. S.; LaSalle University, LL. B. MINA McHENRY—English, Dean of Girls; Earlham College, A. B.; Columbia University, A. M. FRANCIS MURRAY—Supervisor of Public School Art; Ball State Teachers College, B. S.; Indiana University, Ohio State University. FOURTH ROW: HOWARD R. NOE—Chemistry, Physics, Safety; Franklin College, B. S.; Indiana University, M. S.; Additional work at Indiana Uni- versity. DeWITTE OGAN—Commercial Department; Ohio University, A. B ORVILLE PITTS—Industrial Arts, Physical Education; Ball State Teachers College, B. S., M. A. LILLIAN PREWITT—History. Geography; Franklin College, Ball State Teachers College. PAUL RIGSBEE'—Music, Civics; Marion College, B. S.; Special Ele- mentary Music Degree, Arthur Jordon Conservatory, Cincinnati Conservatory. PEARL SHAFFER—Home Economics; Indiana State Teachers College, B. S.; Columbia University, M. A. FIFTH ROW: WALTER L. SURFACE—Athletic Director. Basketball. Football, Track, Health, and Physical Education; Franklin College, A. B.; Graduate work at University of Illinois. ETHEL SWENGEL—English, History; Hanover College, A. B.; Purdue University, University of Illinois. MURIEL TRUItBLOOI)—English, Civics; Indiana University, A. B.; Graduate work at University of Wisconsin and Columbia Univer- sity. ERNEST E. TRUEX—Mathematics; Indiana State Teachers College, B. S.; Franklin College; Butler University. ALICE WALTERS—Librarian; Indiana University. HELEN WARBRITTON—Commercial Department; Indiana Univer- sity, B. S. SIXTH ROW: KENNETH N. WARBRITTON—English, Speech; Wabash College, A. B.; University of Wisconsin; Indiana University; Butler Uni- versity. LILLIAN L. WELLS—Latin, Algebra; Indiana University, A. B.; A. M. ANNETTE K. TEST—Visiting Teacher; Western College, A. B. DOROTHY JANE SWE'AZEY—Clerk of Board; Seymour Business College. RUTH SIMPF.RS—Secretary to Principal; Hanover College, Seymour Business College. BE. TSY COHN (No Picture)—History. English; Franklin College, A. B.; Substituted second semester for Ethel Swengel who was out on leave of absence.

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Through The Year LATIN CONTEST ‘‘The endowment of the mind form the only illustrious and lasting possession.”—Sallust. Believing that education should lead forth the mind of the seeker for knowledge to contemplation of, and participation in the world’s culture, the Extension Division of Indiana University this year sponsored the seventeenth annual state Latin contest. Elimination contests in local, county, and district meets were held in each of the four divisions con sitting of beginning Latin, Caesar, Cicero, and Vergil. Shields High School was represented in Division I of the local, county, and district contests respectively by Dorothy Heideman and Harold Kamman, in Division II by Helen Vchslagc in the local, county, district, and state contests and also by Evelyn Schroer in local and county, in Division III, Cicero, by Jessie Ruth Bobb in local, district, and state contests. Jessie Ruth tied for third place in the state contest and received a gold medal. Shields High School has had an enviable record of participating in the state contest for the twelfth year after placing in each of the preceding contests and during that time has received a number of state honors. MATHEMATICS CONTEST The local mathematics contest was held in Rooms 207 and 208 on March 18th during the first two periods. From the forty contestants in freshman algebra the following people were awarded the winners of the first three places: Marjorie Lind, Ralph Holtman, and Harold Kamman. The geometry winners were Betty Greene, Esther Drocgc, and Edward Speckncr. On April 6, the two winners in each local contest represented Shields High School in the Southern Indiana District Contest held at Hanover College. At the state finals held at Indiana University on April 26, Richard Wcssel represented Shields High School in the Comprehensive Mathematics Contest. VALLEY CHORAL FESTIVAL The third annual Valley Choral Festival was held at Shields High School on April 19, 1940. This year was the first time Seymour has had the opportunity of entertaining the participants in the festival. Ten schools with a total of six hundred voices participated in the festival. The schools participating were Columbus, North Vernon, Madison, New Albany, Jeffersonville, Rising Sun, Vevay, I.awrcnccburg, and Seymour. Guest artists at the festival were the Boys Glee Club of Louisville Male High School. The purpose of the Valley Choral Festival is to promote good will among the various high schools by a non-competitive event and to acquaint the students and the public with good choral music. A program by the massed chorus was broadcast over station WHAS in the afternoon, and a concert was given at night. Both the broadcast and the concert were open to the public. The following Seymour civic organizations cooperated in sponsoring the festival: the Junior Chamber of Commerce, Seymour Business Men’s Association, Lions Club, Rotary Club, American Legion, Legion Auxiliary, the Parent-Teacher Associations of Washington. Emerson, Lincoln, Riley, Shields, and St. Ambrose Schools, Business and Professional Women’s Club, Tri Kappa, Psi Iota Xi, Tuesday Club, and the Indiana Study Club. FUTURE FARMERS The Future Farmers have enjoyed a busy and interesting year of various activities. In December the F. F. A. Club sponsored a County 4-H Corn Show at the Farmers’ Club in Seymour. There were about thirty exhibits. In March the club entered into a contract with the State Conservation Department to raise pheasants. The boys built a standard game brooder costing about seventy-five dollars and in May received two hundred baby chick pheasants from the State Conservation Department. On March 19, the club held a district essay and public speaking contest. Foster Swcngcl was the club representative. The contest was won by Paoli. On April 4, Lester Swengcl, Louis Vchslage, George Harlow, Merrill Burbrink, and Francis Baughman attended the State F. F. A. Convention at Purdue. On April 15, three members of the F. F. A. Club, Hubert Hazard, Ralph Holtman, and Roland Hackman, represented Seymour in the District Crops Contest at Bedford. They placed second and as a result were allowed to compete in the State Contest at Purdue in June. Other members of the club who took part were George Harlow and Jerry Hall in a demonstration, and Erwin Surenkamp, Ervin Hocvcncr, and Robert Wcssel in poultry and egg judging. George Harlow was selected by the club as the candidate for State Farmer. EDUCATIONAL GUIDANCE The second Jackson County Educational Guidance was held at Shields High School on February 3, 1940. All high schools in Jackson County were invited to participate, but only Mr. John E. Marshall and his ten seniors from Cortland responded. Seventy Shields seniors and twenty juniors participated in the conference. The senior census taken in January furnished the basis for the colleges and universities invited. The following schools sent representatives: Indiana, Purdue, Butler, DcPauw, Franklin, Earlham, Wabash, Hanover, Ball State, Indiana State Teachers, Central Normal, Indiana Central, Rose Poly Technic Institute, Arthur Jordon Conservatory of Music, University of Louisville, and MacMurray. Shields Junior and Senior High School Faculty entertained the representatives at luncheon in Room 104. At 1:50 P. M. an Employment Forum was held for those students not attending the college confer- ences. Mr. Thomas Warring, Manager of the Bloomington Field Office of the Indiana Unemployment Compensation Division, spoke on “Problems of F'mploymcnt—How To Get a Job.” A large crowd of juniors and seniors attended this meeting. FRESHMAN INTRODUCTORY DAY Balieving that eighth grade students, especially those coming from smaller rural schools, experience great difficulty in adjusting themselves to a larger school when they come to high school in the fall,