Spencer High School - Spencerian Yearbook (Spencer, IN)

Text from Pages 1 - 106 of the 1923 volume:

PUBUC lBRAlY The SPENCERIAN 1 923 VOLUME V SENIOR CLASS SPENCER HIGH SCHOOL SHS SPENCERIAN 1973 DEAR READER: g In this, the fifth volume of the 1923 Spencerian has been completed. The Staff has labored hard to make it a success. We have often been discouraged and although we still feel that our book is not perfect, We offer no apology, for we have done our best. We have tried to portray the year's events, the humorous as well as the serious, and the true spirit of S. H. S., feeling that your enjoyment of the work would be am- ple reward. When Time will have made us old and shadowed our memories may we turn to our Spencer- ian, a memory book, filled with pleasant reminiscence of our High School Days. THE STAFF -Q-- S.H.S. SPENCERIAN 1923 To RUTH COBLE Our Class Sponsor and Faithful Friend We, the Class of '23 DEDICATE THIS VOLUME of THE SPENCERIAN S.H.S. SPENCERIAN 1923 Editor-in-Chief . . . . Business Manager . . . Literary Editor . . . Social Editor .... Joke Editor . . . Athletics .... Cartoons ......... Calendar ........... Junior Class Editor ..... Sophomore Class Editor Freshmen Class Editor The Staff -4- . . . . . Lois Galimore . . . . . Ralph Moffett Marguerite Alverson . . . . . Frieda Cooper . . . . . Ralph Poulton . . . . Richard Melick Wampler Hutcheson . . . . Naomi Barnett . William Stevenson . . . . Eunice Sanders . . Josephine Rundell SHb SPENCERIAN 1923 F' X .ffles M n V., - - X .I W K iw H-M 5 mMMl NMMQQM ff f X A X X f j I ff' f I - Q ?'j-'fig - !b. ,N as jf A N f-- - '5 f:s!i ZS'P' , , VFXKH 5- . 2 s 5 4- Y h' V ,45 MSW ET' - - ' MZ Q 2 lj, 6 j E W - 5 ' gg ! f T l Q X f iam W 'W' J! . J E f f ..5.. S.H.S. SPENCERIAN 1923 F. E. Bourn, Superintendent Indiana University 1911. One year graduate work. To the Class of 1923 He liveth who serveth wellg All else is living Hung away. He liveth best who can tell Of true things truly done each day. Fill up the hours with what will lastg Buy up the moments as they go. The life above, when this is past, Is the ripe fruit of life below. W. G. Hendershot, Principal Indiana University 1915 -gg.. X on csccc 1 1 s.H.s. SPENCERIAN 1923 Alice Milligan, Latin The Western 1869, Radcliffe, Winona, Chicago University f Ruth Coble, English DePauw 1916 Bonnie Slinkard, Domestic Science Thomas Training School 1914 -7- SPENCERIAN 1923 Bernice Hadley, History Earlham 1922 Edward Hubbard, Manual Train- ing and Mathematics Purdue 1922 Myrtle Surber, Stenography Indiana University -3- S.H.S. SPENCERIAN 1923 Harold Kolb, !Agricu1ture Purdue 1917 Alice Brown, Music DePauw, Music Supervisor's Course at Terre Haute 1921 Dorothy Hammer, Home Nursing United States Army School of Nursing S.H.S. SPENCERIAN 1923 - , I L To you, our school, our farewells we extend, Tho' far from you in future years we roam, When in our fancies, we again turn home, And dream of things that happened in the past, To you, in thought, we'll all return at last. 110.- S.H.S. SPENCERIAN 1923 , 441-:Q If NX Senior Poem The class of nineteen twenty-three, While not geniuses, as you see, Finds each Willing to do his best To help himself and help the rest. By helping others is happiness gained, And the goal for which We strive attained: Although our progress may be slow, We'll do things Well as on We go. Honor before honors, our motto has beeng By loving honor, honors We Win. If this motto we heed in after life, Respect We'll win though fierce the strife. Blue and Gold as colors We chose, And for our class flower picked the rose: True for the Blue, and Worth for the Gold, True Worth is the meaning plainly told. The rose-stem, thorny and rugged at first Into color and glory, at last, will burst. And by its richness and beauty of bloom Will sweeten the air with rare perfume. And now as from Alma Mater We part, And on our journey in life We start, ' May each of the class be guided by right, And cherish forever the Blue and White. Lois Galimore, '23, -11- S.H.S. SPENCERIAN '1923 MABEL CASSADY Chorus. Class Play. Our Junior and Senior Class President. Vice-President in our Fresh- man and Sophomore years. A model in society and a strong advocate of good times. RALPH POULTON Vice-President of the Senior Class. Senior Cut-Up. Joke Editor of the Annual. A thor- ough student in all his subjects. RUTH NEWTON Chorus. Class Play. Charming disposition and usually talkative. Interested in domestic science and fashions. Chum of Mike, CHARLES PHILLIPS Chorus. Class Play. Charles is our farmer boy. He is fond of mathematics, and is quite accomplished in this subjectg but when a lady is mentioned he usually mutters, This is no place for me, and disappears. 112, S.H .S. SPENCERIAN 1923 LAWRENCE KNOTT Sub. on Basket Ball Team. Chorus. Class Play. Very frequently heard asking' another Senior about the last letter received from down south. MILDRED LUCAS Chorus. Class Play. Specializes in domestic science. Has a quiet disposition and is a re- liable student. J EARL SPICER Spike is the boy who studies the lesson after he gets to class. Has an irresponsible nature and a plentiful supply of sarcasm. His motto is Ignorance is bliss. LOIS GALIMORE Editor-in-Chief of the Annual. We have all heard of such bright things as the sun, moon and stars, but Lois makes these small things hide their faces in shame. Honest! she may be small, but she has an abundance of brains. l -13- S.H.S. SPENCERIAN 1923 WAMPLER HUTCHESON Class Play. Member of the orchestra and chorus class. Lochinvar of the shorthand class. Cartoon Editor of the Annual. Aspirations for journalism. The star-breaker of laboratory equipment. LEONA EDWARDS Chorus. Very reserved. Interested in home economics. Intvnrls to enter Purdue next year. JAMES LAWSON Forward on Basket Ball Team. Class Play. Sophomore and Junior Secretary-Treasurer. Sure you know Jim! One of the most popular members of the team. He loves to tell jokes and has a new stunt every time you see him. be MARGUERITE ALVERSON Chorus. Literary Editor for the Annual. Mar- guerite is apparently quiet and shy, but looks are so deceptive! She has a case which she thinks quite secret, but-oh, well you never can tell. -141 S.H.S. SPENCERIAN 1923 NAOMI BARNETT Class Play. Calendar Editor for the Annual. She has a friendly disposition and is the young- , est member of our class. Does good work in English, especially in story-writing. FRANK CROWE Orchestra and Chorus. Specializes in mathe- matics. A native of Carp, Indiana. Built most of Road 32. DOROTHY GRAY Chorus. The most brilliant fhairj of the girls in the class. Possesses a very pugnacious attitude toward the opposite sex. Bobbed hair. ROY MYERS Another Senior with a fondness for mathe- matics. Keen, witty and well liked by all that know him. L15.. l 1 S.H.S. SPENCERIAN 1923 PARIS PEDEN Paris is a star in physics and an all-around good student. One sickness never bothers him -that is C sickness. FRIEDA COOPER Chorus. Class Play. Social Editor for the Annual. Soloist. Leader in all our musical af- fairs. Freshman Secretary-Treasurer. Frieda always has a ready answer and is Very ambi- tious to gain her Mark. FOSTER BARNES Chorus. Class Play. Leading light in manual training' and well liked. Has specialized in mathematics. A coming Horist. OPAL NICHOLS Class Play. Not from the city, but one would never notice it. Charming dimples and usually smiling. Fond of English. ij-G.. Y w S. H. S. SPENCERIAN 1923 RICHARD MELICK Chorus. Sub. on Basket Ball Team. Athletics Editor on the Annual stai. A safety razor is on his want list. Usually leads the chief argu- ment in the physics class. Very musical voice. OPAL EVANS Chorus. Strong in shorthand. Studious Ways and a pleasant disposition. RALPH MOFFETT Freshman Class President. Captain of Bas- ket Ball Team. Chorus. Business Manager for the Annual. Well up to the average as to avoirdupois. One of the most eflicient players on the Basket Ball Team. Chief speaker for the team before the assembly. A GLENN BARGE tAlias McSweeney.J Chorus. Center on the Basket Ball Team. A four-year agriculture student. Has served loyally on the team this year. 117-. S.H.S. SPENCERIAN 1923 The Will E the members of the Class of 1923, realizing that our time of de- parture from these Classic Halls is only a matter of days and deeply feeling the responsibilities, powers and privileges that have been our cherished possessions during our four years' sogourn in this realm of wisdom, do hereby make, publish and declare this to be our last will and testament. First: In order that no one may accuse us of being dishonest, we will that all just debts and expenses of our final festivities be paid in full, immediately after our withdrawal from this institution and that the exe- cutors of this legal instrument obtain receipts for such transactions and that the same shall be placed in the archives of the superintendent's office, so that future students may have ample proof of the sound business judg- ment of the Class of 1923, , Second: To the Juniors we bequeath the right to be christened Sen- iors, reminding them to carefully guard the dignity and honor ever main- tained by this departing class. We further bequeath to the Juniors the esteemed privilege to leave vacant their seats in the assembly room during the last week of next school yearg provided that the said Juniors shall answer roll call every day of the term at the time and place designated by the principalg and further provided that all members of the aforesaid class shall have emblazoned on their several report cards on each pay day no grade below A, thus qualifying them to inherit this rare privi- lege. Third: To the Sophomores, we bestow the name Juniors with its full powers, responsibilities and duties, including increased knowledge of the universe, a deeper philosophy of human endeavor and a fuller apprecia- tion for the examples set by their predecessors. And whenever lessons are accurately prepared, we further leave to the said Sophomores the duty of seeking, searching and discovering a new array of stars located some- where in the firmament of the study hall. CSuch constellation has been sought in vain by your illustrious predecessorsj We further leave to the said Sophomores the right to wear Mexican trousers and Hip-flop goloshes provided these personal adornments are equipped with noiseless shock absorbers designed and patented by James Cassady and Kenneth Esakson. respectively. Fourth: To the Freshmen we devise and bequeath the name Sopho- mores, cautioning them to forget their mistakes as yearlings and to discard their childish manners and seek independence of thought and action. We further bequeath to the Sophomores the will-power necessary 1181 S.H.S. SPENCERIAN 1923 to enable them to successfully engineer the building of Caesar's famous bridge, to manipulate apparatus incident to the construction of geometric figures, and to learn the difference between a farmer and an agriculturist. We further bestow on these Freshmen, the duty of keeping clean all alleys and streets in the assembly hall, such work to be properly inspected by the Seniors of 1924. One other obligation is hereby bequeathed to the Freshmeng namely, that of tenderly caring for the incoming class. This task is especially left to Floyd Johnston and Clyde Keller, since they are well aware of the kind benevolence that has been allotted to them during the past year. Fifth: To the very kind and sympathetic blonde bachelor, Mr. F. E. Bourn, who has escorted us from our ways of innocence and childishness into the great, storm-ridden, hard-hearted World isome of us, incidentally, by the way of the boiler roomj, we will and bequeath a continuance of patience and an abundance of artful strategy necessary to tactfully guide an American History Class through the critical periods of preparing, re- vising and properly arranging their note books the night before they fall 61119. Sixth: To our principal, Mr. W. G, Hendershot, whose humorous remarks have lightened many of our burdens we bequeath the right to carefully guide and direct all students through the complexities of Mathe- matics and the mysteries of Science. Seventh: To Miss Hadley, whose jolly disposition brought sunshine to us when we encountered despair, we bequeath the right and duty to use any new gymnastic apparatus purchased for the old school ground, pro- vided that she maintains her mental and physical equilibrium after sub- jecting herself to such an ordeal. Eighth: To Harold Kolb, Sr., we will a new agriculture class so atten- tive and alert in their eagerness for wisdom that they will not only be- come proficient in the science of Agriculture but will also be permanently impressed by the said professor's celebrated lecture on When Dreams Come True, I'll Come Back to You. Ninth: To the remainder of the faculty, we bestow our sincere grati- ture and choicest wishes in return for the way in which they have guided and directed us throughout our pleasant and profitable high school course. We realize, however, that their responsibilities and burdens will be some- what lightened since we are leaving to help them next year, a few of our illustrious group who will be of great value to the class of 1924, Tenth: To Minter Chambers, our beloved custodian, we leave the care of the Spencer High School building forever and ever, and with it enough lumber from Jearl Spicer's library table to make for our execu- tioners a new instrument of torture provided that said weapon is made use of only in the coal black dungeon below and that no vibration from -191 S.H.S. SPENCERIAN 1923 thence shall reach civilization above, thereby permanently wrecking the nerves of our new-comers. Eleventh: Recognizing that the foregoing provisions have only par- tially depleted the inheritance which we are leaving, each member of the class of 1923 makes the following bequests: I, Roy Myers, will my interest in the ladies Cwhich is purely that of a connoisseurb to the heart-breaking desperado, John Vaughn, and my badly worn Chevie to Verna Chilton, provided that said Chevie is used solely for transporting stranded members of the stronger sex to their respective domiciles. To Ralph Dowell, I, Frank Crowe, bequeath my long legs, made-to- order and trained for climbing hills, provided said Bud makes good use of them in romantic wanderings. My curly locks I bestow on Pauline Curtis in remembrance of her kindness to me. To the candidate polling the most votes, I, Mabel Cassady, bequeath my exalted position as President of the Senior Class, my habit of scream- ing when startled I leave to the philosophic and dignified Bernard Burks, with the request that he use such inheritance with due discretion in all social gatherings. l W I, Lawrence Knott, bequeath to James Coble, my abundant supply of hair tonic, and my Berkshire appetite for candy I leave to any two indi- viduals who may successfully qualify. To Mary Scott, I, Frieda Cooper, do hereby will my abundant supply of imported cosmetics, provided that said native of Romona bobs her hair and keeps her complexion in harmony with the natural scenery. To Leona Ferguson, I, Leona Edwards, give willingly my small supply of brown beauty spots which dwell near my nose. In making this bequest I know my namesake will greatly appreciate sunbeams, which blend with her auburn hair. I, Foster Barnes, do hereby will to Ralph Johnson my powerful vocal apparatus that said Ralph may be more easily heard, My Hebrew nose, I leave to little Floyd Johnson that his wits may be sharpened to cut a dash in older society. I, Glen Barge, bequeath to June Wampler, in appreciation for her efforts to socialize me in former years, two boxes of hash bars, provided that she calls for said commodities in her Chevrolet touring car. To Hight Cantwell, I leave my Samson-like chest expansion and my stern facial ex- pression, I give to Susan Lighter. To Robert Bacon, I, Lois Galimore, will my extra credits, that said Robert may be privileged to receive a diploma before the fatal hand of time brings wrinkles to his brow. To Harold Alverson, I leave my diminu- tive stature and my mathematical proclivities. My oversized seat, I, Ralph Moffett, do hereby bequeath to Gwendivere -20- S.H.S. SPENCERIAN 1923 and Clifford provided that said seat is used publicly to demonstrate the art of love making. , To Mildred Phillips, I, Opal Nichols, will my hatred for the opposite sex, and my million-dollar smile, I leave to Mary Trobey, provided that said Mary becomes a movie actress by virtue of the bequest. I, Ruth Newton, do hereby devise and bequeath to Allen May my intense love for red hair, provided that said Mr. May carefully brushes his coat every morning before coming to school next year. I, Charles Phillips, will to Lois Wampler my long, lean, hungry look, and my perpetual motion smile, I bestow upon the same lady provided that she keeps it within normal limits. To the dear little Jesse Copeland, I, Jearl Spicer, do will and bequeath my private interest in a certain feminine member of the Junior Class, and the esteemed privilege of dating any girl in town, I bequeath to Professor L. E. Hubbard. I, Mildred Lucas, do will and bequeath to Vendetta Edwards a liking for dresses of my own design: to Mildred Coleman, my namesake, I give one-half of my abundance of hair and to Josephine Rundell I leave my over- alls provided that they are used only during the blackberry season. To Marquis Mitten, I, Dorothy Gray, bestow my private phrase, I don't know, and to Herman Wilson I bequeath all my coquettish ways and affectionate smiles. I, Paris Peden, do will and bequeath to Roberta Hancock my artistic talents, and my fear of the sweet maids I leave in the keeping of William McNaught. I I' 'R To Martha Jackson, I, Wampler Hutchinson, devise and bequeath my ability to confide all my love affairs in the lady teachers, and my journalis- tic tendencies, I leave to Howard Green, My strong soprano voice and drum sticks, I bequeath to Ralph McGuire. I, Richard Melick, bequeath my scientific ideas to Forest Stogsdill and my musical ability is hereby willed to Doris Brown. To Kenneth Wampler, I, Marguerite Alverson, will my baby blue eyes provided that the said Kenneth uses them to good advantage. My heart smashing qualities and my infatuating manners I leave to Loraine Guy who, I know, will use them extensively. I, Opal Evans, will my talent in shorthand to Harold Blair that the said Mr. Blair may not spend so much time writing to a blonde Freshman. My stingy Walk, I leave to Mildred Eichenlaub, provided that said Mildred does not wear out too many pairs of shoes. To Daisy Shugert, I, James Franklin Lawson, will and bequeath my ability to bluff through physics, and my position as style introducer, I leave to Gilbert McHenry. My lady-fussing traits, I bestow upon Clif- ford McIndo0. S.H.S. SPENCERIAN 1923 To Kenneth E. Noel, I, Ralph Poulton, will my jersey brown eyes and my faithful, rattling Ford is hereby bequeathed to Martha Eudora Moore, provided that the said Martha keeps it in perfect cranking condition. I, Naomi Barnett, leave to Florence Rumple my beautiful black, bobbed hair and my exhilirating position in Chandler Six, I leave to Fern Dowdall, reminding her to ever maintain her charms while enjoying such a privilege. I, Russell Boruif, do hereby bequeath my delinquent qualities to Clar- ence Foley. My mental deliberateness, I leave to Carrie Hill, provided that she remains in high school more than four years. We hereby appoint Mr. L. E. Hubbard and Miss Bernice Hadley sole executors of this, our last will and testament. If they put the provisions of this document into effect at once, We shall forgive them for all their pedagogical blunders during the first year of their teaching careers, Signed, CLASS OF 1923. Subscribed and sworn to before us this 6th day of April, 1923. Witnesseth our signatures: Naomi Barnett, Ruth Newton, Ralph Poulton. The Moon The thing in which I most delight, Is looking at the moon so bright. I sit and gaze and wonder Why It simply wanders through the sky. It is so big, and bright, and round, A lovelier thing cannot be found, And sending forth its gleaming light, It makes the earth seem day by night. Just Why it hangs and does not fall, I really cannot tell at all, But yet it stays up in the blue, And shines so bright for me and you, Who is the man who stays up there, So high above the earth and air? Since he's the only one We see He surely must its pilot be. He keeps a calm and steady face, As he sails proudly on through space. Of all the folks I know below, I think no one interests me so. Opal Nichols, '23, -22- e SPENCERIAN 1923 Elin 09111211 Erahrr OWEN COUNTY'S LEADING NEWSPAPER Vol. 40 Wednesday May 9, 1933 No. 17 Owned, Edited and Published Weekly by Wampler Hutcheson BIG DAMAGE SUIT Frank Crowe, Mayor of Carp, was in town Monday. He is at present engaged in a suit for damages against the Spicer Construc- tion Company. It is alleged that this con- cern did not construct the two-hundred-mile water line from Carp's Brown County reser- voir according to specihcations and thus has caused the recent shortage of water in Carp. Considering the population there, we think Mayor Crowe's 251,000,000 damage suit is quite justifiable. THE EDITOR'S SAYINGS The recent Tobacco Prohibition Law' passed by Congress was written by Leona Edwards, member of Congress from this district. She is a native of Owen Countv and a graduate of S. H. S., of whom we should be proud. We wish to commend SheriH Richard Melick for his strict enforcement of this recent law. He was ably assisted by Deputy Ralph Moffett, a prominent member of the town board, who recently obtained the pass- age of an ordinance prohibiting chickens running loose unless branded. AS WE GO TO PRESS In connection with the lecture to be given May 14, by Professor Naomi Barnett, Doris Brown, world-famous bass, will render Pray for the Lights to Go Out, for the benefit of home folks. Miss Marguerite Al- verson, his accompanist, will play the popu- lar song, 'Tm Waitin' with a Rollin' Pin in My Hand. This will be a real treat for music lovers. SUNLIGHT GENERATOR Sunlight Generators, a generator of elec- trical current, was invented by Mr. Russell Boruff. It runs entirely on sunlight. It is rumored that Mr. Borulf will now marry Miss Dorothy Gray, famous political speaker, to whom he has been engaged sincc the last leap year. SPICER-CRISS Mr. Jearl Spicer, President of the Spicer Construction Company, and Miss Mar Eliz- abeth Criss, were married by Rev. Mr. John Molloy at the parsonage Monday afternoon. Paris Pedcn was arrested for speeding in his 1919 model Overland and was fined ten dollars and costs. VVe would like to know how he gets so much speed out of the old boat. Must feed it moonshine. COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES Last Friday evening saw the graduation of the largest class ever leaving S. H. S. Not only did it number 101 but it contained the oldest and youngest persons ever re- ceiving diplomas here. The youngest was David Frank Crowe, son of the Mayor of Carp. The oldest was Robert Francis Bacon. NOTICE A lecture on the lives of Owen County celebrities, with complete illustrations, will be given by Professor Naomi Barnett, in- structor of Latin in the Spencerian College, at the Opera House Monday, May 14 at 11 A. M. FOR PRESIDENT Senator Ralph Poulton has announced his intentions of becoming a Democratic candidate for President in the coming elec- tion. Mr. Poulton sponsored the amendment to the constitution prohibiting chewing gum in public. Miss Opal Nichols has resigned from her position as County Recorder to become State Auditor. She was appointed by the gover- nor to take the place of Foster Barnes who recently resigned to look after his floral interests. Lois Galimore, Professor of American History at Harvard, has returned to her native hills for rest. Glenn Barge returned yesterday from the meeting of the American Poultrymen's As- sociation, of which he is president. He has developed a type of chickens guaranteed to lay two eggs daily. Roy Myers, professor of psychological research at Purdue Univer- sity, came with him for a short visit. Miss Frieda Cooper, style designer for a large New York firm, has returned to that city aftcr a short visit with Mrs. Mabel Swain. From New York she will go to Paris for the summer style opening. Mr. Charles Phillips, trustee of Lafayette Township, was recently tried for fraud. He did not pay taxes on his own dog. Mr. Phil- lips said it was only an oversight on his part, paid the fee and was acquitted. Jearl Spicer, President of the Spicer Construction Company, was in town Mon- day. He says that his lawyers, Lawson Sz Knott, will light the Carp case to the bitter end. ,Y 23- S.H.S. SPENCERIAN 1923 THE NARROWVS A short distance north of Spencer, the truck of the I. K V. railroad makes a bend through one of the most picturesque valleys in Owen County. This cool, shady place, with its beautiful trees and splendid bits of SCl'I1L'1'Y mirrored in thu river, is the goal of many a summer afternoon stroll. MCCORMACIVS While McCormuck's Falls are not of any great size, they do possess remarkable beauty. The little creek threads its way through titanic walls of rock, makes its little plunge and wends its waxy through L'lJevil's Drive, HThe Palisades, 'AIlell's Hzilfac1'e, and on to the river. ...2 4.- S.H.S. SPENCERIAN Um C! ZS? dy 51 , .1-A 4.1: ---3 Rf -o5- J f - Q5 ' 2 if-H 9 S.H.S. SPENCERIAN 1923 Target Practice ' HITE RIVER was up-that slow sluggish stream that needed only a little sympathy from the clouds to make it leap to life, and become l l the greatest enemy of the farmers along its banks. As field after field was covered with the foaming waters, the little creatures that occul- pied the lowlands fled to the hills. Even the people began to move to higher ground. Company D, 112th Infantry, lately recruited from among the farmers around Rayville, dragged themselves from their blankets, and looked out upon another dreary morning. Would the sun never shine again? They didn't like the prospect of marching through the drizzling rain to the target range, a mile north of towng nor did they like the idea of lying on the wet ground, and firing at the same old bull's eye time after time, They enlisted to fight, but they had been here a week, always drilling, always firing at a dead target. It did not make them feel any better to have the captain tell them that they were the best marksmen, for recruits, that he had ever seen. They wanted to fight. Fall in! The order fell on unwilling ears. Had they not heard that same command at eight o'clock every morning for the last week? Had they not stood at attention every morning for fifteen minutes and listened to their captain's instructions ? Right, face! Forward, march! snapped the captain. The result was equal to a circus, for despitea week's training, the men faced every way but the right way, and it was fifteen minutes before the officers had them in hand. Up Washington Street, past the school building, they toiled, and entered the alley, leading to the target range. Little fury creatures, disturbed by the flooding of their homes, shot in and out among the briars, and sat up to watch the passers-by. When private Pat O'Keen stepped on a tuft of grass, out shot a rabbit completely upsetting him. This was too much. He calmly took a shot at the cause of his discomfort from where he sat in the middle of a puddle of water. A shot rang out from the other end of the line, and then another and another. That settled it. With a whoop of joy the whole company broke rank and scattered. The captain was furious. He bawled orders in a tone that would have made a sober company shake with fear. But these soldiers were drunk with joy, at once more being free, and the orders fell unheeded on their ears, as they ploughed up the sides of the hills in search of living targets. Within five minutes the captain and his two lieutenants were all that were left of the company. What the captain said would not do to repeat, but the gist of it was that all the Irishmen in the world were worth less than a day's wages, and that Pat O'Keen was the worst of the lot. 1261 S.H.S. SPENCERIAN 1923 Now we have an army, and now we don't, said Lieutenant Fox with a chuckle. With a wry face the captain turned and marched back to town. Meanwhile the rabbits were being slaughtered by. the dozens. As the firing spread, the people in town questioned each other as to what the sol- diers could be doing, since there was enough noise for a real battle. About one o'clock the firing gradually ceased, and as the men began to trudge into town the mystery was explained. Some had one victim, some two, and some were empty-handed, but they had, in all, one hundred twenty- five rabbits. The hunter soldiers were all gathered around the barracks when the captain stepped in. You did well, boys, you certainly did! he said as he glanced over the pile of rabbits. All shot through the head! Well! Well! There was something like a twinkle in his eyes as he said, That's next week's rations, and then left the room. The thought of eating rabbit and nothing but rabbit, for a whole week caused grumbling long and loud, but before taps it was all forgotten. The next morning the men went about, singing and joking. It was marvelous what one day of freedom had done for them. When the order came to fall in, they obeyed with alacrity. The captain looked them over before speaking, and then came such a lecture on discipline as they had never heard before. He ended by saying, Your punishment for yesterday's occurence will be according to the number of rabbits you killed-one day K. P. for each rabbit! But since the whole company is involved, and this is the first offense, I will revoke the sentence. Don't let it occur again. There was a sigh of relief, and then such a cheer as was never heard before, The captain sent in the following report: Target practice, eight-fif- teen o'clock. Two rounds of ammunition fired at moving targets. One hun- dred twenty-five dead center shots. I beg to add this is an extraordinary achievement for raw recruits. I also recommend Private Pat O'Keen for promotion to the rank of sergeant. Robert Ellis, '24. When violets peep, and birds are here, And all the world is fresh and green, And Bluebird's notes are in the air, That is the time to welcome spring. -27-- S.H.S. SPENCERIAN 1923 An Essay On Boys O Write an essay on boys is, I believe, one of the most difficult tasks I have ever undertaken. Boys are viewed from so many diierent angles that it is, indeed, hard to limit a discussion of them to a single essay. To a mother her son is simply My b0y.', He is a being to be loved, guided and guarded. He is one who hates soap and water as most girls hate a mouse, and he is eternally asking for something to eat, or saying, Hey, Mom, Where's my hat at ? In spite of these and innumerable other faults, each mother thinks her son the best boy alive, and there is a wealth of meaning behind the appellation, My boy. To the teacher, a boy is one who hates everything he should like, and likes everything he should hate. He has a habit of shifting from one muddy foot to the other while reciting. His favorite saying, I don't know, is repeated many times during the day. He is a great lover of such deep literature as Jesse James and Buffalo Bill, and greatly prefers their pages to his school work. To his employer, the boy is the one who is always late, and who us- ually forgets what he is sent after, when he goes on an errand. It is always the kid who makes the mistakes, but when questioned, he replies with a look of usblime innocence that he knows nothing about it. One thing, which is a source of much trouble to the boy, is the fair sex. From the time Johnny first enters school, it falls to his lot to become the target of a pair of alluring eyes, and before many days have passed, he hears the boys' taunting Johnny's got a girl. Time creates a wonder- ful change in Johnny, and when he enters high school he no longer avoids the alluring eyes, but anxiously seeks them. He changes from the dirty- faced boy of yesterday to the immaculately clean Valentino type. To the girls, Johnny is a wonderful being, He is thoroughly discussed every time two of them get together, and it has been hinted that when J ohnny's best girl can find no one to talk to, she discusses her Sheik with her own image in the mirror. Of course, there are quarrels, and after a serious one the girl declares that Johnny is the biggest brute in the world, and that she just hates him. This mood does not last long, for how can it, when Johnny phones and calls her nice names, and asks for permission to take her to the dance? Oh yes! Johnny is wise. He knows that she wants to go to that dance with him, as well as he knows that it is time for him to say goodnight when her father starts downstairs. And so, in spite of his shortcomings, Johnny is a very wise, young man. He works to overcome his faults, and who can say that his many foolish mistakes do not serve to make him wiser for the real fight which he will have, when in later years he is dependent upon his own strength for support? Naomi Barnett, '23, -28- bHS SPENCERIAN 1923 My Three Wishes Did you ever sit and dream, When you knew it would not do To wish for things you could not get And that never could come true? Ever wish to be set free From tasks and bells the livelong day, From teachers who delight to work, And have forgotten how to play? And wish that you were quite as rich As any one you'd ever meet, And get just anything you want, Much like the folks across the street? Or dream you lived in distant lands, Where dragons play and giants ruleg Where fairies come to set you free, Just like the books you read in school? And what a life we all could live, And what a place this world would be, If we could only wish, and get Our dearest wishes one, two, three! Dorothy Gray 23 S-incere they are, E-nergy they show, N-o shirkers at all, I-ntelligent, too, O-h, twenty-three, R-ewards to you! C-lear be your way, L-oud be your praise, A-long life's path S-urely you'll find S-uccess at last! 1291 S.H.S. SPENCERIAN 1923 My Tryst With October I would that my tongue could utter The thoughts that arise in me. Ah! well did Tennyson know nature when he penned those rythmic lines! Well did he know that the exquisite beauty of her handiwork can seldom be expressed in words! That no tongue, however eloquent, can de- scribe her landscapes with full justice to their true art I Thus ran my thoughts one glorious October day, as I sauntered down a woodland path, bordered by yellow golden-rod and scarlet sumac, The immediate purpose of this stroll was to investigate fully the wonders of an autumn scene in the woods, in order to have better material for an Eng- lish theme next day. How should I ever be able to put, in black and white, a description of this bit of God's coloring, so as to make others feel the thrill and the awe of His power, which I felt as, gazing before me, I stood entranced. Far as the eye could reach stretched endless hills, draped with a pur- ple haze that rested lightly upon the stately trees, over which a shattered rainbow had been scattered. As I stopped to rest at the foot of a moss- decked beech, a cheerful, twittering robin lit on a branch above me and chatted brightly with the neighbors that gathered. Farther down the path stood a walnut, with branches bending under their burden of russet gold. A neighboring shag-bark was loaded with hickory nuts, and a friend- ly squirrel scampered around it gathering his winter store. A saucy wood- pecker tapped nervously on a near-by sycamore and all the birds seemed to be in a tense state of excitement, fluttering here and there among the branches, as if eager to start on their journey to the southland before cold weather overtook them. I turned my steps toward home, reluctant to leave this place of peace and quiet where worldly things were forgotten and one could commune with the Master with an open soul. I came to a little brook, bubbling along cheerfully while it might, for soon winter's cruel frost and snow would come and it would flow no more until spring. As I crossed on the moss- covered stepping-stones, being in a poetic mood, I thought of those lines: And men may come and men may go, But I go on forever. How true is this! Men may come, prove unworthy, and pass ong but the little brook remains faithful. To it can we confide all our joys and sor- rows, and it will keep them secret. I passed busy farmers storing away bright red and yellow apples and saw fields dotted with the gold of the pumpkin. Everywhere were remind- ers of God's wisdom and power, and I shall long remember that day when I kept my tryst with Cctober. Will the tender grace of that day that is dead, Ever come back to me ? Melvina Heavenridge, '25, 13 O.. S.Il.S. Sl?IElQt2IEIlI,AtlJ aesar-A Dream As we Caesar boys lay dreaming In our summer camp, Fly Lake Michiga.n's shining Waters, XVaning moon for lampg .Xt the solemn hour of midnight. XVailing owls o'erhead, Came the sound of martial moving VVith a ghostly tread. Stealthy sounds crept to the doorwayg Looking up we spied The stately form of Julius Caesar. Labienus by his side. Calling us to a solemn council Caesar to us said: Not because of faithless Brutus, I myself am dead. But my death was caused by school boys XVho, neglecting work, Murder every known inllection, Rules and reasons shirk. Since you boys refuse to study, Have no time for me, l have hit upon a measure, Fearful though it be: l have summoned all my legions, To crush out this foeg And we'll follow up those shirkers, XVhere-so-e'er they go. Even now my trusted legions, Laying out a camp, Through the day and night are toiling, Mid the heat and damp. The Subjunctives and Deponents Labor on the wallg Relative purpose clauses wait to Answer to the call. Loyal Datives build the agger- Datives have no fears: Genitives and busy adverbs Sharpen well the spears. 'tVocatives are standard-bearers For the mighty host: Stones, lnfinitives are piling For slingers from the coast. Adjectives are strong- lieutenants, Prepositions, scouts! Gerunds and the brave Gerundives Man the near redoubts. The camp-followers are thinking Of the gathered loot, From the victories made certain Hy the Ablative Absolute. They are my Well-seasoned forces, ln front ranks they gog They are honest, faithful, loyal, Fierce against the foe. Pausing, Caesar glanced around him Through the dismal night: lnto dark and lurking shadows Vanished he from sight. On the end my hair was standing, I was held with fear, And my eyes glared in their sockets, From the awful danger near. Then remembering things are sometimes Not just what they seem, 1 grew calm and very happy Finding this a dream. Allen May, '25, ..31.. 1923 S.H.S. SPENCERIAN 1923 The Flowering Spot of Indiana HE hills of Owen County, separated by rolling valleys, Winding streams and babbling brooks, are famed for their splendor, In this varied, natural charm we find conditions more nearly ideal for a greater variety of wild flowers than elsewhere in the state, and the wooded hills of Spencer are their special favorites. The heart of a nature-lover is delighted, as from early spring until late autumn, he greets the friendly upturned faces of blooming flowers, learns them by name and feels a growing friendship for them. When he has the spring fever, he is revived by a hike to some beautiful hillside, where he may gather early blossoms and when, alone, communing with nature, may atone with pain for having trampled delicate petals under his feet. The first friendly greeting of our native wild flowers is from the tiny Pepper-and-Salt, or Erigenia, daughter of the early spring, as it peeps out from under its bed clothes of brown leaves. Then appear its nearby neighbors, the Hepatica and Spring Beauty. These delicately-tinted little blossoms bring again the resurrection lesson ever being demonstrated in nature. Yesterday, as it were, the earth all dark and drear! Today flowers blooming here and there and everywhere! One may revel in whole fields of blossoms, but his heart gives a leap when he sees among them one he knows by name. The pure white Blood Root is a delight to us, but a disappoint- ment when it hastens to mark its blood print on our hands. The Wood- Anemone lures us on and on, the dainty pink, white and sometimes laven- der-tinted blossoms, springing from decaying stumps and spots rich in leaf mold. The purple trillium, or Wake Robin, with its dull coloring and offensive odor, has not so many friends as the interesting Dutchman's Breeches and the fragrant Squirrel Corn, two of the Dicentras known and admired by young and old. Another favorite among our wild flowers is Adder's Tongue, or Dog-Tooth Violet, that lends its beautiful shade of yellow just when it is needed in nature's color scheme. Poems have been written to the modest little violet that is willing to bloom wherever the ground is not too moist. Violets have been carried in the hands of brides, worn as buttoniers by young men, used in corsage bouquets of young women and even placed in the hands of the dead, carry- ing their message to more people, perhaps than any other wild flower. The Marsh Marigolds will soon be gathered and carried home, even at the ex- pense of wet feet. No wonder we love them so, since they bloom in such gorgeous masses, looking like heaps of pure gold, and come just when the birds are rioting in song. The common Buttercup is a beautiful field- bloomer, not popular with animals because of its acrid taste, but thus pre- serving its beauty for man, and accounting for its abundance. All of our wild flowers have their peculiar characteristics. A marked .-32-. S.H.S. SPENCERIAN 1923 one of the large flowered Trillium is its tendency to grow in colonies. The long-stemmed, three-petaled blossoms, pure white tinting to delicate pink, are much sought after, The flowers that seem to have been placed almost out of human reach, and yet are so attractive that one just must have them, are the Shooting Stars. I have seen them in only two localities in Owen County-on a high bluff east of Spencer, and on the Cataract ledges. In rocky places where one would expect little plant life, the wild Co- lumbine is found in large clusters, which are easily transferred to home gardens. The foliage is as attractive as the swaying stems bearing the large showy flowers. The Fire Pinks, known also as Indian Pinks, and Cardinal Flowers, attract us by their brilliancy, and are usually found in rocky soil. In almost any moist woods, Jack-in-the-Pulpit may be found blooming in April and May. I do not think of the flower as attractive or fragrant, but rather of seeing Jack standing in his pulpit, turning, after his leaves have withered, into a cluster of bright scarlet berries. While we are having refreshing April showers and warm sunshine, we find the rich, red, bell-shaped Ginger flower, with its three short, sharply- pointed petals, and large circular leaves. Cur county is certainly rich in Sweet Williams. So many are picked each year, that we wonder at enough being left for seed. Their fragrance is as delightful as their coloring. The dainty white May-Apple blossom is not easy to see, under the protective shadow of its umbrella-like leaves. Sometimes in the summer, while walk- ing along the roadside, one is attracted by the tiny, star-like Bluets, that may also take on a white or purple tone. Should all of Owen County's wild flowers be touched upon, and the impressions noted, many volumes would be written, for here there are flowers and flowers, Grown in sunshine and refreshing showers: Flowers of every tint and hue, Flowers enough for me and you. Foster Barnes, '23. To a Red Bird I Hail! fair bird with plumage bright, Tell me your story of life so gay 3 Where you spend the lowering night, And the cold and darksome day. Frank Crowe, '23. ...gg- S.H.S. SPWENCERIAN 1923 My Hamlet O Hamlet! My Hamlet! My fearful test is done! Your lines have withered all my brains, my lessons are undone. The time is near, with letters clear, a card report I see. With tearful eye, I follow down to find a big red HD. But, O Hamlet! Hamlet! Hamlet! O the precious hours of sleep, I lost in learning thee by heart, And nothing for it reap! O Hamlet! My Hamlet! Be brave and take the blame, For you, it truthfully is known, may spoil a Junior's name. For you, much work and toil is done, for you my heart is burningg At any time, straight toward me, Miss Coble's eyes are turning. Here Hamlet! Dear Hamlet! Be brave and you will see, It is a dream, that on my card, Is placed a big red D, Verna M, Chilton, '24, Ain't It a Grand an' Glorious Feelin' When you go to school in the morning, With your lessons prepared for the day, And you can look the teacher in the face And answer without delay, Ain't it a grand an' glorious feelin'! When you go to bed on Friday night, At the end of a perfect day, And you somehow lose remembrance Of how you worked for that A, Ain't it a grand an' glorious feelin'! And when you awake next morning, And it's ten by the clock on the wall, And then you remember it's Saturday, And there ain't no school at all, Oh ain't it a grand an' glorious feelin'! Lawrence Knott, '23, -34.. S.H.S. SPENCERIAN 1923 My Christmas Dream T was Christmas Eve, a cold, still night, with the snow floating U lazily down, shrouding the outside world in soft white. I sat before a wide fireplace, fairly hugging the flames, reading Dickens' Christmas Carol. After a time I stopped and gazed long into the fire. Then slowly, but surely, vague, unreal objects began to form before me. My book dropped to the floor, but I did not heed. My eyelids drooped and then everything faded into utter oblivion. It was Christmas Eve in the little French-Canadian village at the mouth of the St. Lawrence. The little town seemed almost deserted save the tavern, where the lights streamed far out over the snow-covered plain, inviting weary travelers to rest. Inside all was glee and merriment. Groups here and there collected to discuss the new and choice bits of gossip of the town. Every one seemed to be in a jovial mood except one old man, who stood apart from the rest, looking on with evident disgust. He was a physi- cal Wreck, was old Pierre Gorbeaug a decrepit, disfigured human being, with a mind and heart quite as seared as his old body, for he was an infidel. His mother, so his neighbors avowed, had reared her son tenderly, but at her death he had come to live the life of a hermit, visiting the village only for supplies. Suddenly there rang out the clear, mellow tones of the bells for mass. One by one the merrymakers filed out, leaving Pierre behind. Art thou not going to mass? inquired one lagger as he left. Nay, never! cried Pierre, and with a mocking laugh strode out. He lived about a mile from the village in a cheerless unkept hut. As he walked out over the plain, the snow began to fall with a blinding fierce- ness that soon rose to a raging blizzard, which nearly swept the old man off his feet. He kept on doggedly, until finally he reached the dismal hovel he called home. He went in and lighted a candle which revealed the squalor of his surroundings. The furnishings consisted merely of a rough-hewn table standing in the center of the room, a few chairs, and a bed covered with a heap of old clothes and bearskins. The air was very foul and breathed of much tobacco smoke. After eating his frugal meal the old man lay down, and at once fell into a troubled sleep. Suddenly he awakened with a sharp, agonized cry of pain. His face was ashen, his lips strangely blue, and his eyes held a weird, unearthly look of terror. His body grew rigid, and then with another cry, he writhed and twisted as if in intense agony. As the palsied man lay grovelling on the bed, from out of the dim recesses of the darkness came a bright light. Slowly a visible form advanced and there before him 135-- S.H.S. SPENCERIAN 19225 in all splendor stood a tall, white angel, holding in his hand a cross, incan- descent, brilliant, so dazzling that it fairly blinded Pierre. He stared stupefied and for a few moments ceased his incessant turn- ing. His pain departed suddenly, as swiftly as it had come, A calm settled over the whole place. Even Pierre's grim face relaxed and became quite peaceful. Many faint, shadowy, memories of the past rose before him. Among them was the picture of his mother, her face serene, and in her hands an open Bible. The old pride snapped. In that instant Pierre knew and believed! Reverently folding his gnarled hands, he began to sing an old song his mother had sung to him in his childhood, Silent Night, Holy Night. Some one touched me on the arm. I awakened with a start. It was only a dream, but what a strange, sad one! Suddenly breaking the calm of the evening, a song Hoated in through the window. A group of boys and girls were singing Christmas carols. Silent Night, Holy Night, All is calm, all is bright, they sang. On and on soared their rich, young voices until the hushed end- ing, Sleep in heavenly peace. Josephine Rundell, '26, The Picture On the Wall There hangs a picture on the wall, Of a lad who answer'd his country's call, Just a lad in khaki at the start, Who went to the front and did a man's part. On the fields of France his life he gave, Human rights and laws to save. Lest we forget what he has done, His picture on the wall we hung. And if in the future there is a dark day, When strength and courage are slipping away, We'll beckon them back with brave recall, By a look at the picture on the wall! Helen Street, '25. -35- S.H.S. SPENCERIAN 1923 CATA RACT : LOYVER FALLS A mile below the lfpper Falls, Eel River makes ei second plunge of over thirty feet. It is sziiil to he the largest in the state and it is, most certainly, one of Hoosierclom's beauty spots. -41 Mila in 1, THE DAHLIA FARM Spencer is El city of flowers and particularly ilahlizis. Mr. E. T. Barnes has made Spencer the clzxhlin center of the world. Ile is considered an authority on dahlizx culture. and i zis il pruiliii-ei' of new :ind rare types, is unequalled. -37- 1 s.H.s. SPENCERIAN 1923 Flat-Boating in 1847 E were sitting in front of the fire place the other night and, stretched on the davenport, I was dreamily regarding the fire. Suddenly I exploded with, Tell me a story, Daddy-one of the olden days. Turning his merry brown eyes toward me, with a pleased expression- for he loved the olden days himself-he promptly launched the coveted story as follows: In the fall of 1847, my father began preparations for his annual journey down the Mississippi. He was a strong man-six feet two inches-hardy and broad-shouldered, His code was, that a man wasn't half a man unless he could bury the axe up to the handle in the wood. S0 he was sent, every year, as captain of a flat-boat crew, numbering from three to twelve, to New Orleans, for Allison's general store, standing where the National Bank now stands in Spencer. The first step was the preparation of the flat-boat-a work for car- penters in the late fall or early winter--when they hewed out two yellow poplar logs, three feet thick and one hundred twenty-five feet long, to serve as gunwales, using a broad-axe from twelve to eighteen inches wide, with a curved handle. The boat, with a breadth of from forty to sixty feet, had a small cabin. Later on, the cargo of three hundred fifty thousand pounds of pork, packed in barrels was placed on the flat-boat. This is the way my father cut up hogs, one stroke of a cleaver severed the head, one the shoulders, one was given before the hams, and one split the back- four strokes in all. How many men of today can do it? Then came the February freshet, and with it a medley of bustle and goodbyes. The loading of the boat was a great event in the neighborhood. The meat, which had been packed in a storehouse, was carried aboard the flat-boat. It was ordinarily a time of great festivity. A barrel of whiskey was placed on the bank and every one had free access to it-a privilege for which they paid by helping load the boat. Afte rthe boat left, a frolic was held at the nearest house or barn available for the occasion. The anchor was weighed, the crew took their stations at the long, hewed, steering poles working on pivots, the men rammed her off, and shuddering and groaning she took the flood, moving out faster and faster on the muddy waters. If there was a large crew, for some of the men there were long hours of leisure, during which the cabin fairly reeked with tobacco smoke, and heard mysterious and marvelous tales. There were still other hours when the men were quiet, watching the waters swirl, and thinking far-away thoughts. Again the men might all be skillfully keep- ing the raft from colliding with a steamer, or guiding her ashore for fresh meat, milk and eggs. The journey, there and back, took about fifty days, and the pay was a dollar a day. Having arrived at New Orleans, they sold the pork to the English S.H.S. SPENCERIAN 1923 market, and the boat to the lumber yards. They were then free to stay a while or return home at once, That year my father obtained a job of unloading crates of dishes from the incoming vessels, not ordinary crates at all, but large and cylin- drical, about seven feet in diameter and four in height. The first morn- ing as two crates were sitting on the gang-plank, it broke. The two men who were standing between went down with them and never came up. My father, in imminent danger of following, jumped into a little rowboat near by. Now, as luck would have it, the boat was full of pretty shells and dainty trinketsg the French owner being a vender of small articles. He promptly filled the air with French, easily understood to be curses of the deepest dye. When he comprehended the situation, however, he refused the proffered money for the broken articles. My father left immediately after, on a northbound river steamer. Coming along near a small town, a rowboat came too near the steamboat, and was in danger of being sucked under. The captain was disposed to ignore the little boat, but my father threw its occupant a tow-rope, and the steamer dropped him safely at anchor in the harbor. As was the custom with men on flat-boats, they walked back from Evansville, a journey of more than a hundred miles, made in three days. Coming to a creek swollen by a Hood, they were told that they couldn't cross, but they went over like squirrels, on a leaning tree that had fallen against another, for they were anxious to see home and family. About fourteen years later, in 1861, they went on a more serious journey down the river, from which many never returned. But in 1866 my father came home. A few years later, he was found at dusk, one even- ing, sitting under the grape-arbor, with his face toward Kentucky, the land of his birth. He had watched the sun go down over land and over sea, but now he had gone on his last journey down the river, with a different crew, and an Omnipotent Pilot, who had Written 'Finis' in the log-book of his earthly life. -Daisy Dowdall, '25. Tree Fashions In spring the trees put on coats of green, Only to change them for brown in the fall: But to me the queerest thing it doth seem, That in winter they wear no coats at all. -39- S.H.S. SPENCERIAN Spellin' Blues Spe11in's hard- Or it is for meg But I tell you, Pard, And you'll soon see, There's no use gettin' the spellin' blues. When Monday's come, And it's spellin' time, Don't a feller feel bum? But then it's no use to whine, For there's no use gettin' the spellin' blues. And then you know If you missed a few, Maybe a dozen or so, And you've got to rewrite 'em too, Why, there's no use gettin' the spellin' blues, Oh, it isn't so bad When you've finished at last. And, gee, you're glad, 'Cause spel1in's a thing o' the past, And there's no use gettin' the spellin' blues. Clifford Mclndoo, If You Call a Boy a Poet You can tell a boy to study, And he'll dig right in and work. You can take away his buddy, And his eyes will never jerk. But ask him to write a poem, And excuses start to flowin'. You can tell him to obey, And Obedience is his name. You can tell him what to play, And he'll always play the game. But just tell him he's a poet, And he'll skip before you know it, 140, '2 SHS SPENCERIAN 1923 So I warn you, my good teacher, You can laugh, and joke, and tease You can call a boy a preacher, But oh! my goodness! please Don't ever let him know it, If you call a boy a poet. Renos Davis 24 On the Farm In Autumn li. I like the old farm best of all In its gleaming splendor of the fall. The dreamy buzz of the tractors near, And the hum of the huskers that we hear, Should make a city chap long to lay His head in Nature's lap for a day. City folk know not what they miss, When at the farmer plain they hiss. He takes it all with unconcern, This neighbor of wild flower and fern, For every day he sees God's gifts, And inmost joy his soul uplifts. The Wonderful things before your eyes: The things that creep and walk and fly, The things of earth and air and sky. The city girl says, Ain't nature great ? But yet knows not her piteous state. With nature you must live to prize Many a day I've looked on scenes Fit for sceptered kings and queens. The frosted leaf, the buzzing bee, The gentle rustle of whispering tree, Are good enough for merry elves, Who with simple things enjoy themselves. The scarlet, purple, brown and yellow, Will quite intoxicate a fellow. When through their glow he plans to chase Think of a father who bids him race, With Hey, my son, just look about! I think you'll find the old cow's out. Russell Straley 25 --41- I S.H.S. SPENCERIAN 1923 Two Boys Studying Spelling in the Library Hurry, John! l'll pronounce first and you Write. Short periods, you know. All right, go ahead. Occasion, Labertoryf' Never could spell thatg finally got so I could remember Laberf' Well then put a tory on the end of it. Number 3, Parenthesis. Say boy! here's a good story, This magazines goin, to the assembly With me. Aw, you said, 'Hurry,' practice what you preach. C0incide. Expenses-got plenty of them all right. Nearly broke now and gotta pay for them commencement invitations Friday. Mom said she Wouldn't give me another single penny. Wonder how many presents we'll get? What was that last Word ? Expenses, Number 6, Weird-that's the way I felt last night. Hal 'Spect ya' did. What time did ya' get in? 1:OO. You ? 10:30. Number 7, Temperature. Aw, I know that-wrote it about seventeen times on an experiment this morning-t-e-m-p-e-r-t-u-r. 1 Miscellaneous, resources-that's something we haven't got. Dad says it's a sorta advantage thoughg don't haft to figger income tax. Right! Next. Libary. Exaggerate-that's you. A Aw, gwan. Gimme the words. Lieutenant, Buoyancy, Electrol-Spell it, I can't say it-Elect- Electric car ? No, didn't you study a tall? Course! They're bloomin' hard. Wonder how much some of them teachers 'id make ! Been swimmin' yet? Nope, too dawgoned cold. Next-Carbohydrates, Philantrophyf' Gee whiliken! Never heard a' her before. l'd call her 'phil. Excellence. That's us-privileged characters too, what? Heinous, Asparagus-almost choked on that stuff and here's some that would kill you-Lettuce, Sirloin, Parsley. That's enough to give anybody indigestion. Go on. Embarrass-You looked that in History yesterday-bet your face burned. if KC K6 It if H -42.. S.H.S. SPENCERIAN 1923 Aw, be still. 'Let the dead past bury its dead.' I'm gonna spell e-m-b-a-r-a-s. Charivari. How'd ya say that? Dunno, me and Hendershot looked it up and he couldn't pronounce it either-said he always thought it was chivareef' Ha! Wonder if he was char-i-varied ? No, 24, Renaissance. No use for me to tackle that 'un. Who is he anyway ? 'Ignorance is bliss.' I don't know what it is but I know it isn't a He. Next-the bell! Doesn't that beat you. Bye Babe. il K4 61 CK Bye Hun. V Marguerite Alverson, '23, Ru Va Vells In the state of Indiana, In the little town of Spencer, In the school house, new and roomy, In the assembly big and airy, 'Mong the boys of Spencer High School, Ru Va Vells made an impression. Floyd J. stepped out in the new garb. After him came Jimmie Lawson, Ralph and Forest, William, Herman, Gilbert, Robert, Kenneth, Lawrence, With a host I may not mention, Following in their famous footsteps, With their scarlet, bright and Hashy, Red and yellow, rich and handsome, Silk and satin, wondrous velvet, Work of foreign looms and fingers, With their buttons white and pearly, From the river and the sea shore, Buttons that were, O, so costly, And so rare and much demanded! 'Though our town is but a village, We are on the map for certain, Out of childhood into manhood, Now has grown our little Spencer. Eunice Sanders, '25. ,43- S.H.S. SPENCERIAN 1923 An Old Country Church Under the large, protecting branches of giant beech trees, stands a weather-beaten church with a moss-covered roof. A narrow, winding road runs in front of it, and down a little hill where it crosses a singing brook, and wanders on as old roads will. In the creek are many clear pools, one of which was once used as a baptismal pool. Around the church is a rail fence, mossy and gray, setting it off from the neighboring grove. Cver the fence is a decaying stile-block, Where many a gallant lover, with a well-mounted lady by his side, has ridden up to let her dismountg then has tied the horses to the low-swinging limbs, where they sometimes became so restless during the long services, as to twist off the branches. In the cleared space behind the church, is the last resting place of many good country folk, and at a distance, the white head-stones look like an army of sheeted ghosts. Down the ravine, across the road, under a canopy of wild grape-vines, is a big cold spring bubbling from the ground at the foot of an old elm. In this place of cool refreshment, the young folks once loitered between services, and the profane, sometimes, during ser- vics. A grass-grown path leads up to the doors, one of which was the en- trance for the women, the other for the men. The lover, or the new bridegroom, always accompanied his lady to her door, tipped his hat, and hurried across to walk in as she did. Within, the men sat on one side, the women on the other. Two severe-looking box-stoves did faithful duty as a furnace. At the end of the central aisle rose a little square rostrum, on which stood the quaint high pulpit, with steps on either side for the min- ister, the top of whose head only was visible when he was seated. It was a place the children longed to explore when they came with their mothers to clean the church, but they were not allowed near it. There was no musical instrument except the tuning-fork, which some spectacled brother used before he began to line out the verses, in a nasal, sing-song manner. The whole congregation joined with spirit in the singing, suggesting Burns' lines, Perhaps Dundee's wild warbling measures rise, . Or plaintive martyrs, worthy of the name. After the services were over the people gathered in little groups, asked about the sick, about the daily doings, or set the date for an all-day visit with some neighbor-all done in low, quiet tones so as to not disturb the sanctity of the Sabbath. Then the riders mounted and trotted rapidly away. The families who came in farm wagons lined up with the older folks in front seated on chairs, and the children behind on piles of hay. Away they went, rumbling over the hills to the tune of a sacred Sabbath day. This is a little picture of long ago. A new church now supplants the old, but those early influences will never pass away. Jane Pierson, '25. ,44- Sll ILNLLRIAN 6:56 X ' x -,yn S.H.S. SPENCERIAN 1923 -4 G.. SHS SPENCERIAN 1923 Junior Class Class Color .. Class Flower . President .... Vice President Green and White Lily of the Valley . . . . . . Robert Ellis . . . .... Josephine Jarvis Secretary-Treasurer .... Front Row Mar Criss CLASS ROLL June Wampler Verna Chilton Jessie Gibson Josephine Jarvis Mildred Eichenlaub Nylice Johnson Mary Molloy Daisy Shugart Second Row Ralph Dowell Wayne Barnes William Stevenson 147-. . , . . June Wampler Mildred Phillips Loraine Guy Renos Davis Jesse Copeland Kenneth Gibson Third Row Minor Ridenour James Matkins John Troth Robert Ellis Paul Robertson John Vaughn Top Row Clifford Mclndoo Clifford Foley S.H.S. SPENCERIAN 1923 Advertisements Personiiied 'fSave the Surface and You Save All . . . . . Frieda Cooper Hasn't Scratched Yet ........... . . . Harold Alverson A Skin You Love to Touch ..... .... E unice Sanders For Economical Transportation . . . . . . Bernard Burks No Other Can Give Such Comfort . . . . . . Verna Chilton Sunkist ....................... ..... M ary Scott Decorative and Durable ...... .. June Wampler Delicious and Refreshing . . . ..... Mar Criss Restful for the Eyef' ...... ...... R uth Reid Wear-Ever ............ . . . Ralph Moffett Why Tire Yourself? . ....... Robert Ellis Eversharp ........................................ Lois Galimore Mel1in's Food ................................... Josephine Jarvis All that Science Can Give, and All that Artistry Can Add .Susan Lighter Eventually-Why Not Now ? ......................... Clifford Foley Ever Ready ...................................... Mildred Phillips How Can I Earn Some Money ? . ..... Senior Class Take This Man's Advice ..... . . Red Johnston Take This Man's Advice ............................ Red Johnson The Touch that Transforms ......................... James Lawson Every Day and in Every Way We Are Growing Better ........ S. H. S. Wholesome Beauty with a Warmth of Color ............ Bernice Ooley No Sag in Any Way .............................. Fat Wampler Born of Criticism, Harsh Words, and Complaints ......... J earl Spicer Three of the Mule Team Products, Glenn Barge, Richard Melick, Ralph Moffett 'fPractical Hair Curlers . . .......... . . . Mable Cassady Ditty Teacher said we had to, so I guess I'll do my best. I know you'll just die laughing, and so will all the rest. You see I am no poet, but I'll try to make it rhyme By putting just the right word on the end of every line. She said, A rhyme, a story, a jingle, or a verse. I guess that I have finished. Do you think it could be worse? ..48.. SHS SPENLERIAN 1923 W f 1,17 T4 wi Iu md H RWWWQM M ff fl KX ,C f - fl g f n nmA'l , air 1 I XX.-vw 5 Q? ,f fa! f '22 we 'jf -49- H.S. SPENCERIAN 1923 -50- w SHS SPENCERIAN 1923 Sophomore Class Class Color . . Class Flower . . . President ...... . . . Blue and Silver Violet . . . Ralph Maguire Vice-President ...... . . . Bernard Burks Secretary-Treasurer . . . .... Allen May Front Row Harold Blair Arthur Raper James Cassady Kenneth Esakson Forest Stogsdill Juanita Hughes Susan Lighter Helen Street Marquis Mitten Russell Straley Second Row Edith Hopper Nora Bruner Lois Wampler Mary Trobey Kathryn Lighter Melvina Heavenridge CLASS ROLL Eunice Sanders Jane Pierson Cwendevere Gilbert Third Row James Chambers William McNaught Ralph Maguire Ralph Johnson Allen May Bernard Burks Top Row Gilbert McHenry Herman Wilson Paul Garner Floyd Barge Not in Picture Daisy Dowdall S.IL S. SPENCERIAN Sophomore Limericks There's a quiet young lady named Maryg She's good in her studies, yes, very! Yet no one knows why That Mary's so shy, This girl in our class we call Mary. The smiling young fellow called Russell Seems always to be in a bustle. But when lessons are done, He runs over with fun, This smart little fellow called Russell. Our glittering star is a Daisy, Who never, oh never, is lazy. She toils day and night, And shines with rare light, Our smiling, industrious Daisy. We've a tall, pleasant girl we call Mel,': Who studies her lessons right well. Melvina's a blond, And of her we're fond, This clever young girl we call Mel, There's a boy on the team called McNaught, Who will star, just as likely as not. ' He can throw in a basket From center, and past it, This boy on the team called McNaught. We've a strapping young fellow called Barge, Whose figure is tolerably largeg To compare with his size, His brain is a prize, This fellow whose name is Floyd Barge. There's a boy in our class we call Herman, Who surely can preach a good sermon. He likes little girls Who wear little curls: He's a funny young fellow-this Herman. A Sophomore boy loves the story Of Jesse James, wicked and gory. But when it was spotted Mr. H. promptly trotted To regions below, with James' storyq I know a fine fellow called May, Who can get four good lessons a day: But can never keep track Of his ink and pen-rack- This handsome and blameless young May. There's a merry young lady named Jane, Who is anything else but insaneg For she gets B's and A's In all honest ways, This clever young lady named Jane. .-5 2.. 1923 S.H.S. SPENCERIAN 1923 FKQSWWQZW i K f 63? ax f ff 1 4 wiv X XM! ff! ' X Z f ff ,ff -53- S.H,S. SPENCERIAN 192 SHS SPENCERIAN Freshman Class Class Color . . . ......, Purple and Gold Class Flower .... .................. P ansy Class Motto . . . . . Green but Ever Growing President ......... .............. R uth Reid Vice-President ....... . . . Bernice Ooley Secretary-Treasurer .... . . . Floyd Johnston CLASS ROLL Front Row Third Row Hight Cantwell Herman Jackson Mary Hardin Vendetta Edwards Pauline Curtis Bertha Simes Julia Davis Martha Jackson Katherine Kiser Florence Rumple Harold Alverson Coble Livingston Second Row Roland Gwin Marion Sheppard Josephine Rundell Thelma Ashbaugh Frances Allen Mildred Coleman Murl Campbell Jessie Bruner Martha Eudora Moore Jack Newsom Raymond Taylor Mark Peden Floy Chambers Mary Scott Ruth Reid Carrie Hill Ernestine Cummings Thelma Britton Alice Page Elma Dillon Bernice Ooley Kenneth Wampler Fourth Row Clyde Keller Howard Greene Kenneth Noel Nora Allen Leona Ferguson James Coble Richard Withem Kenneth Wood Noel Floyd Johnston Fred Galloway Fifth Row Kenneth Turpin Rupert Kinney Not in Picture Roberta Hancock Hilda Cooper 1923 S.H.S. SPENCERIAN Freshies How often have you heard The Senior, grand and tall, Say of a passing Freshie, Freshies seem so awful small? Cr have you heard the Junior, Who thinks he's very smart, Say to the striving Freshie, Now make a healthy start ? And there's the haughty Sophomore, Dreaming dreams of Senior years, Who says of struggling Freshmen, Aren't they perfect little dears l But take it from a Freshie, There'd be no Senior tall, No Junior that's so awful big, No Sophs that know it all, If it were not for the Freshies, That seem so mighty small. Ernestine Cummings, '26. Our' School Just a little bit of Science, English, oh! a mighty store! Loads of Algebra and Latin Piled upon us o'er and o'er. Just a forty-minute study, With a little bit of fung Then recite for forty minutes, That's the way our school is run. Coble Livingston, '26, -55- 1923 S.H.S. SPENCERIAN 1923 ,57.... S.H.S. SPENCERIAN 1923 158- i S. H. S. SPENCERIAN 1923 Home Economics Department The work of the Home Economics department is planned to prepare girls for more efficient and scientific care of the home. Courses in cooking, sewing, home nursing and house planning and decoration are offered. There are thirty-four girls enrolled in this department. The Home Nursing course, which is supervised by the local Red Cross Chapter, was organized this year as a permanent part of the school curri- culum. The training received fits girls for better service in their homes, their schools and their community. Those who take it receive credit in school, as well as merit from the Red Cross. A room in the high school building has been fitted out as a hospital room, with a first-aid kit, a bed, a bedside table, chairs and numerous accessories. It was furnished by the Tri Kappa Sorority and the School Board. Various articles necessary for practical demonstrations are bor- rowed from the Loan Closet of the local health center. This room is also used for first-aid purposes, and may be available as a teaching center for those outside of high school. Fourteen Freshmen girls, who completed this work at the middle of the year, received certihcates from the National Red Cross, acknowledging their efforts. The presentation was made before the entire high school by Dr, Harry Stevenson, Chairman of the county Red Cross. At the same time, Miss Annabelle Peterson, assistant state supervisor of public health nurses, made a short address on the importance of good health. The following girls received certificates at the end of the first semester: Thelma Ashbaugh Julia Davis Alice Page Frances Allen Thelma Britton Bertha Simes Norah Allen Roberta Hancock Mary Scott Martha Jackson Floy Chambers Jessie Bruner Florence Rumple Josephine Rundell S. H. S. S P E N C E R I A N Hurrah for the Spencer Team Here's to the Spencer Team so true! Oh, how they fought for the White and Blue! Although they didn't win every game We had the best team just the same. What better team could money have bought Than one with a player like Bill lVIcNaught, Or one like Moffett on the spot, Or Barge keeping the basket hot, Or a player like Lawson, who builds up the score, Or one like McGuire, who's fast on the floor? And that's not allg we've strong subs, too, Who fall into line and know what to do. There's Knotty and Melick, Davis, Ellis and Red, Of whom whole volumes could be said. When people say, Spencer's team's no good, They do not know our boys as they should. But we all know, and we gladly say, Hurrah for the Spencer team, any old day V' Physics A senior sat in the classroom, Awaiting a Physics test. With a troubled frown on his noble brow, He reviewed and studied his best. I mustn't forget, quoth he to himself, The length of a meter bar, Or that three kilograms equal a ton, And that p over q equals rg That the focal length, plus diameter squared, Equals a hydraulic ram. It's simple, I know, but just the same, though, I don't fancy this Physics exam. Paris Peden, '23, ...60-. 1923 THLETIQ S.H.S. SPENCERIAN 1923 Upper Row: Hubbard, Coach, Knott, G., McGuire, F., Ellis, C., McNaught, G., Davis. Lower Row: Johnston, F., Lawson, F., Moffett, G., Barge, C., Barnes, G. Early in the year the Athletic Association held a meeting and selected the following officers: Bernard Burks . . . .......... President Mar Criss ....... ..... . ........ V ice President Josephine Jarvis ................ Secretary-Treasurer The association continued its policy of fostering good sportsmanship and clean athletics. The true spirit of wholesome rivalry was displayed toward all visiting teams. The excellent support which the organization gave to the team was the vital force in rebuilding the morale when defeats were encountered. 162, S.H.S. SPENCERIAN 1923 The Team Hubbard, Coach. Hub, came to us from Purdue where he had con- siderable athletic experience. He formerly starred in S. H. S, and we were glad to welcome him back in our good old town. With practically new ma- terial Hub developed a combination which made a creditable showing throughout the season. Moffett, Fatty, captain and back guard, proved the mainstay of the team. His weight and aggressive spirit always made things interesting for his opponents. Fatty's broad smile and good sportsmanship meant much to his team. We are sorry to lose him this year. Lawson, Jimmie, crack shot forward was responsible for most of Spencer's baskets. His speed and accuracy were a noticeable feature in all games. Barge, Bargie, played the pivotal position. His defensive work and long shooting ability were great assets to the varsity. McNaught, Bill, inexperienced at the beginning of the season, soon won a guard position. We are expecting great things from him next year. McGuire, Irish, was also a new addition but acquitted himself very creditably. His style of play is the correct form for a good forward. Look out for Irish next year. With Davis, Barnes, Ellis and Johnston, recruits of the past year, the team for next season looks mighty good. Basketball Schedule Nov. 3-Spencer 19, Quincy 20. Jan. 12-Spencer23,Patricksburg 10. Nov. 10-Spencer 8, Cloverdale 20. Jan. 19-Spencer 31, Bloomfield 9. Nov. 17-Spencer 8, Eminence 21. Jan. 26-Spencer 9, Paragon 23. Nov. 24-Spencer 20, Quincy 11. Feb. 2-Spencer 10, Lyons 20. Dec. 1-Spencer 8, Lyons 39. Feb. 9-Spencer 8, Linton 49. Dec. 8-Spencer 14, Eminence 15. Feb. 16-Spencer 29, Paragon 14. Dec. 16-Spencer 21, Cloverdale 20. Feb. 24-Spencer 26, Bloomfield 9. Dec. 22-Spencer 15, Linton 16. Mar. 4-Spencer 10, Ellettsville 7. Dec. 27-Spencer 15, Freedom 21. Mar 5-Spencer 9, Bloomington 36. Jan, 5-Spencer 17, Freedom 24. Total points: Spencer 300, ODD. 384. 63 S.H.S. SPENCERIAN 1923 With Miss Hadley as coach, girls of the Senior and Junior High School have met twice each week of the school year in the gymnasium for general calisthenics and basketball. Physical benefit has been obtained as well as much enjoyment. ..G4.. S.H.S. SPENCERIAN 1923 just Imagine Paul Garner not foolish. Minor without his giggle. Floyd J. with his hair combed. J earl not talking to Ernestine. Verna without her dimples. Clifford and Gwendevere quarreling. Everybody studying at the same time. The orchestra playing with all the instruments in tune. Clarence F. walking across the assembly without making any noise. Kenneth Wampler in Ru Va Vells. Herman Wilson with hair cut short. Daisy Dowdall with her hair bobbed. Mildred E. having a date. Loraine Guy off her dignity. Mar Criss without any temper. Harold Alverson playing back guard. Wampler Hutcheson playing basket ball. Glenn Barge laughing within five minutes after he hears a joke. Bill McNaught not telling some one how to play basket ball. Lois Galimore with bobbed hair. Bob Bacon not bluffing. The janitor Man Look! there comes the janitor man, Who is always so jolly and gayg Who often carries a towel and pan. To scrub the dirt away. See! there comes the janitor man, Who is always so patient and trueg Who never fails to do with his might Whatever his hands find to do. Hurrah! Hurrah! for the janitor man, For he surely deserves our praise. Let's give him a round of rousing cheers, To remember the rest of his days. Mark Peden, '26. -65- j S.H.S. SPENCERIAN 1923 Activities junior Class Party On Thursday evening, December 7, 1922, the boys of the Junior Eng- lish class gave a party for the girls. A contest in Better Englishi' had been conducted for two weeks, and an agreement made in which the losers were to entertain the winners. The girls won in the contest so the boys had to pay. For entertainment, there were music and interesting games which tested the mental ability of every one. When refreshments were served, the girls were surprised to find that the boys, who had failed to use the best of English, proved to be winners when it came to the prepara- tion of eats, for the food was not only very appetizing, but in such abundance that many extra trips were made to the kitchen. The dish- washing seemed to weigh heavy on the minds of the gallant young men, who argued among themselves, but Mr. Bourn settled the question by asking a few girls to lend their aid and then, of course, the dreaded work was lightened and dispatched immediately. Freshman-Sophomore Party On Friday evening, December 15, 1922, the Freshmen and Sophomores gathered in the assembly room, and were later escorted to the gymnasium by Mr. Bourn. The entertainment committee furnished many interesting contests in which every one could take part. Among them were the sack race, the peanut contest, and cracker-eating stunt. In the peanut contest, the players were divided into two opposite lines to ask questions, not to be answered by yes or no. Conversation overheard: Mr. Hendershot to Miss Barton: Are you on my side ? Expecting No. Miss Barton: I wouldn't be for anything. Refreshments were served later in the evening, consisting of sand- wiches and hot chocolate. George Washington Party Miss Surber's Shorthand Class gave a party for their guests on Feb- ruary 23. The Domestic Science room was very artistically decorated in red, white and blue. A large picture of George Washington drawn by Mildred Eichenlaub was placed on the wall and used in connection with several games. Other contests, appropriate for the occasion, gave each person a chance to win several prizes. Later in the evening, cherry pie a la mode and hot chocolate were served. Everybody had such a good time that many warnings were sounded before the group very reluctantly broke up and started home. -35- S.H.S. SPENCERIAN 1923 junior-Senior Banquet At six o'clock, Friday evening, May 4, the class which had given fare- well banquets to two former senior classes was entertained by the Juniors with a delightful three-course banquet. The room was beautiful in green and white, Junior colors, while the table decorations gave the richer shades of blue and gold in recognition of the Seniors, The program for the even- ing included clever toasts from both faculty and students, vocal and violin solos and several numbers from the High School Orchestra. Orchestra Musicale On Friday evening, March 9, 1923, a delightful musical program was given to a packed house in the High School Auditorium. The Spencer orchestra, under the direction of the town's faithful musician, Mr. W, S. Coffey, rendered nine numbers, The Forge in the Forest, and The Over- ture of Faust, being especially popular. In addition to the orchestral numbers, three pleasing vocal selections were given: Schubert's Serenade, by Frieda Cooper, Josephine Jarvis and Doris Brown, A Song of Steel, by Mr. Lloyd Summers, Spencer's talented bass singer, and a High School Chorus, The Miller's Daughterf, The delighted audience was most gen- erous with its compliments, and felt that Spencer's home talent is rapidly developing. Costume2ShoW A very pleasing program was presented one morning at the opening exercise period by the members of Miss Slinkard's sewing class. As Mabel Cassady read descriptions of ancient costumes, Josephine Jarvis, representing the Greek, came slowly upon the stage, followed by Nora Allen, showing the Medieval French. The dresses had been made by the girls in class. Verna Chilton read descriptions of the nineteenth century costumes. Models appeared, showing dresses with hoop-skirt, bustle, train, child's dress with pantalettesg and a life-size doll, in long, embroidered and much- tucked baby clothes of forty years ago, was carried in. These costumes were borrowed from various people in the community, the most interest- ing being secured from Mrs. Mollie Convis, Mrs. Harry Stevenson and Mrs. John Maegerlein. The third part showed types of modern dress in which Frieda Cooper represented the college girl, June Wampler the society girl, Ruth Newton the business girl, Vendetta Edwards the athletic girl, and Elizabeth Jarvis the school girl. The whole program was well arranged, and the loud ap- plause signified the pleased approval of the audience. -67- S.H.S. SPENCERIAN 1923 Hurrah! For the Social Two On Friday night, March 23, the Freshmen and Sophomores held a party in the gymnasium. Instead of the grand march being confined to the narrow bounds of the gym, the boys and girls, led by a Freshman and a Sophomore, marched upstairs, through dark halls and class rooms, and finally down to the lower regions of the building again. The unique march caused much fun and excitement. Several new stunts were introduced after which the old favorites, wink and streets and alleys, were resorted to. Refreshments consisting of ice cream, cookies and nuts were served in the dining room, which was decorated in Freshman colors, purple and gold. The Sophomore President called for speeches, to which several mem- bers of both classes and of the faculty responded. At ten o'clock, all save the dish-washing committee departed declar- ing that the party had been a great success. The Hiking Club The Hiking Club, organized this year for the first time in our school, is exclusively for girls. Its purposes are threefold: fun, exercise and appreciation of the great outdoors, To encourage the girls in this exercise a small felt S has been promised to each girl who makes fifteen hikes. The club, organized under the direction of Miss Hadley chose the following oiiicers: President-Mabel Cassady Treasurer-Mildred Phillips When Spring Returns When the days grow long and the skies are blue And flowers blossom with a brilliant hue, When spring returns from the southern land, The earth seems claimed by a fairy band. Each leaf seems greener than ever before, L And birds begin to sing at four, The violet is clothed in the bluest blue, When spring returns to welcome you. Lois Galimore, '23, SPENCERIAN 1923 qbmnultlg 711715 Cvhfs. J 9 Q X s x 11 ki .A 3 1156?-6 lg lx ' ,I .1 A r 5' .fj f Iflcicrn bfjgcxy, . . ..-69.. S.H.S. 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Freshmen insist that it was fairies who built the stage which has suddenly sprung up. Freshmen belief in fairies is shattered. The stage was built for the Glee Club. Team returns from the first basketball game. We lost but are still hopeful. Mr. Bourn informs Robert Bacon in History IV that he can sleep all he cares to if he won't sleep so loud. Ernestine Damer informs the Shorthand class that X is made like S only different. Really, Ernestine? Mr. Weymouth addressed us on The Value of Words. We celebrate Armistice Day and discover some talent in the school, The main topic of the day is Hey, how many subscriptions have you got ? When, oh when, will Bud Dowell learn that Miss Hadley will not let him sleep in the Assembly! We elect officers forthe Athletic Association. Lockers for the girls' basketball team arrive. The chorus class sang before the Assembly. Good! If only Doris Brown could stop laughing long enough to sing. Pep meeting. Big preparations for tomorrow night's games. New yell leaders are elected. W. Hutcheson shows some signs of becoming a minister. When Miss Surber dictated the word Amen, he was heard to say Thank heaven, she's through. Mr, Holliday gives us a very interesting talk on The Founda- tion of Success. Every onels looking pale and wan. O you turkey! An air of mystery has settled upon the place. Mysterious odors arise from the kitchen. Some one page Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock was not needed. The Junior party explains the whole thing. Rev. Wyatt gives us an interesting and instructive talk. Every one enthusiastic over the school benefit show which is an- nounced. 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It is possible for you to be worth 310,000 13 today, but it might take a lifetime for you to save that much by the 3 slow process of pinching and saving, The average family man on a 3 salary has a hard time saving anything, to say nothing of accumu- 3 lating S10,000. Be prudent, but don't be a plodderg convert a part of iff your savings into a John Hancock Life Insurance Policy. Can you if, qualify? Q BERT C. LAURIMORE, Agent Q, 108 PIERSON BLOCK E uGQQQCUGCGGUQGUQGGCQGGGQGGGGGGCCCCQCUCQCQQHQHUUUHCQCUCUUQHGG S. H. S. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Jain. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. SPENCERIAN 1923 Preparations for Saturday night's game. We're hoping for the best. The usual sleepy crowd for Monday morning. Some of us went to church f?J last night and almost forgot to get up this morn- ing. The orchestra practices for Christmas program. Also the Sen- iors try their hand at dramatics. Seniors prove good tragedians, especially Bob Bacon who suc- cessfully played the part of the drunken porter. Vacation is over. Every one is admiring every one else,s Christ- mas presents. Back to work in earnest. Most of our New Year's resolutions are broken and the rest have been thrown away. We are glad to welcome back a member of last year's faculty, Miss Brown, We hope the chorus class will be considerate enough not to affect her hearing as it did last year. We are introduced to the fact that we are to belong to a spell- ing class. Wanted-A remedy for squeaky shoes. Send all suggestions to Murl Campbell. Mar Criss tries the human fly stunt and falls down stairs. No damage was done. Mr. Hendershot announces time for semester exams. Some one's always taking the joy out of life. We embark upon the seas of review. Let's hope there are no storms. The industrious mood is still with us. 'Tis true! The time of our doom draws near! Agony! More agony! Oh, Death, where is thy sting! Half a day of continued agony and a half day's vacation. Report cards! A few of us develop a serious case of blues. The Senior History Class has a session after school on self- government. Behold, the Ru Va Vels! Long live Valentino! The Seniors again show their density in History. They had to recite with closed books. Wanted to know: What Robert Bacon would do if there were no encyclopedia in the front of the Assembly. Just one more week gone by! Linton hands us the little end of the score and says, Now, how do you like that ? Rev. Mr. Kelly gives us an interesting talk on the life of Abra- ham Lincoln. 174- 2SI'E N CIEIZIAAQN WGGHPUPHQEUG S. H. S. Hit 'em high Hit 'em low Yea Spencer Hi School Let's go. E .L Q , 'lf .:, , 4' C I ,4f If X KN? A in I f I, X Kalki xx - si ff' f W 9 Viv' X X -sf ff T K f X N. Qgfm D I !l Wi ,WN I, NWQXX -YK T ' awww, ' ' f, ,M'M,wWM' If AW I i , iii 2 iii ' , I' Af 'f X ff?4ff i' V T. Copyright 1922 Hart sehaffner Sz Marx T. T. 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E Two essentials in neat appearance- Proper styles properly fit. Our shoes will give you both. BEEM'S SHOE STORE iHiHHH3HK-KZHZHQIII-IZUUCUUQAU-54154354415+1141AllAUCHCJCHUCHHJQCJSCCAUCUAQHUCCCUC-UUGGGUH0 S. H. S. Feb. Feb. F eb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Mar Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar Mar. Mar. Mar Mar. Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar 14 15 16 19 20 22 23 26 27 1 2 6 8 12 15 19 21 23 26 27 29 30 SPENCERIAN 1923 Nothin' much. Clifford and Gwendevere still talk as usual. Our yell leader gives us a few points on better yelling. He is a very efficient speaker and his continual reference to himself proves what we have long suspected-he is vain! The Seniors have resorted to popping popcorn. Wonder where their dignity is? Red Johnson is caught in the act of studying. Oh, Red, how could you? W. Hutcheson appears with his hair marcelled. Ain't him cute! We celebrate Washington's birthday with a special program. Another special program. Cause-unknown, The Shorthand class looks pale. Probably the effect of their party. Mary Scott is looking dejected. She has lost her powder puff. The D. S. department stages a fashion show which proves a great success. First day of spring. We feel its results too. No spelling! We must have graduated-or perhaps it is hope- less. Four new cases of clepitis. Isn't it queer how girls love bobbed hair! Onions! This is the latest form of punishment inflicted upon us by the cooking class. Every one was studying at once today. Cause-Mr. Bourn was in the Assembly. The heavens are weeping! Murl Campbell tries the folding chair stunt in General Science. It was a great success too. Staff meeting. Hoo Ray! Miss Coble is back. Now we'll get to work a little harder. Gwendevere Gilbert, when studying spelling, was heard by those around her to be spelling over and over again S-O-U-P though the word soup was not on the spelling list. Now, just what could that mean? Parts for the Class Play are given out. James Coble wound his watch in English I today and for fully two minutes class was discontinued while its members looked for the alarm clock. Ruth Newton came to school this morning with a red hair on her shoulder. A reward is offered for the owner as Ruth pro- fesses absolute ignorance on the subject. -'mi S.H.S. SPENCERIAN 1923 STIMSON - GUY - MITTEN JESS GALLQWAY U -T -D t B b D 0 3 e ar ers Barrington Hall Coffee 3 FRUITS - VEGETABLES 3 A GROCERIES - MEATS SPENCER, - L INDIANA -K!-lZ'fI.'H11-ii-I-T16 UGQ MIDDLETONS' THE HOME OF BETTER EATS- WHERE THE FASTIDIOUS MEET THE MOST COMPLETE CAFE IN OWEN COUNTY-SERVING CHICKEN DINNERS THREE TIMES A WEEK 3 FOUNTAIN SERVICE C1P!3flC11U43P!1-YH!-if!!!-131' SW3?3U4QUG3?5U3GUSQD WHERE YOUR HEART IS YOUR PHOTOGRAPH SHOULD BE enema YOUR PHOTOGRAPHER 3 G. L. WAMPLER EGU-Qiiiiili-H411 C4C4iiCiNiG A ' H4?H33?3UG?UGG3G3G5lGG?H bU E W. I. BROWN 2 FOR DRUGS, MEDICINES, 5 WALL PAPER, PAINTS, OILS, AND TOILET ARTICLES West Side Spencer, Indiana QQHGGHCHUHUQiHUU-HCC-C C4ZfJ1Z174Z11U43'f14I1-GG!! S.H Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. May May May May 5 3 2 i 5? i U-GGG FSHC? CPL!-U-iirirlriiflifll-T395-Z1'1? 151-IH! :HH-Nfl? .b. ' SPENCERIAN 1923 2 Mr. Kolb, While giving out the spelling words spells one of them for the class. Matrimony seems to have made Mr. Kolb a bit absent-minded. 9 Soup Foley is wearing a hungry, lonesome look-his one in- terest is gone. She has the measles, After several attempts to reach the front of the Assembly, Mr. Hendershot announced the Athletic Association party for Fri- day night. 12 P-4?-AP-5 oocucousg C-Q n-1 glegycgewae SD ggawzdim Emo... f'fUv-'A-4 BUQSSQPUSLU fDUsT 1'JNswOIJP Zigggggllli-FSEIUQSBD,-4 gwgggomg ' .. P-1 3 215 N5:'?ff-'O Q me me-1 f-v- ,-. ' ' :':5y' N L erred EL 3 ,..:Q : :rn 0 CU S fb FF f+fD If ' :rm si is 5' 2? -1 4 c 70 P-+1 OE l 5 if as cn 'DQ Eh if P-s me L6 CDH' ee 35- ... Em 5 24,25 U3 4-3- . gd? 5 gg fn 5'-1 are -S' 33' 'FF -CHX -EHS TABLE PRIDE BREAD THE BARGE BAKERY l Spencer, Indiana West Side Square dQGGGUCGKQGUi QC-GQCUCCC QA N A MU Q , ' Q if I ' !lH , ' ,ft I X Q Zf f K J ff W 1 f TW 1 IEI 9 W A S.H.S. SPENCERIAN 1923 jokes If We could save a lot of worry And the days would all be sunny, If we didn't have to hurry, And the teachers all were funny. School-life would be far sweeter, If through classes We could nap. Were it not for rhyme and meter, This here verse would be a snap. Frieda Cooper, '23. Jesse Copeland: To keep water from freezing you put denuditated alcohol in it. Kenneth Noel: Where does the iron in a cow's milk come from ? Marion Sheppard: A cow eats iron weeds. fCivil rights was under discussion in the Junior History Class.J Miss Hadley: If you go down town at night what should you have ? Mar Criss: Lights, Melvina H.: The corresponding angles are equal. James Cassady: Why ? Eunice Sanders: Proved in Corallary III. James: She didn't know it though. Bill McNaught: The remaining angel is 45 degrees. Mr. Bourn: CReading from a test paper.J The social institution is that institution in which man mingles with his fellow being. Man cannot live alone-. Now, you boys remember this all comes from the front row. CWhich consisted at that time entirely of girls.J Wm. McNaught: A triangle may have two right angles. Mr. Hendershot: James, can you work exercise two? James C.: You showed me how but I don't know whether it's right or not. Miss Hadley: Two of the king's sons died and the third was be- headed. Mabel Cassady: CAt Senior class meetingj I remember in 1903 the Seniors gave-'The question is, does she remember? i Miss Coble: Why didn't they kill Macbeth on the stage? Bob Bacon: They didn't want to get the floor bloody. ...82, SHS SPENCERIAN 1923 QQGQUGUQUUUQQQQQQQUUGUUDDGDUGU55555535555WDQUUQQDGBHHGGUQUQD Tomorrow Will Be The Product of Today - Hope looks into the future and visions the home that will be yours. But hope alone will not accom- plish what you desire. The practical man knows that no building can well be erected until the foundation is laid. He also knows that no fortune can be acquired until he learns to save. Start your Savings Account with this bank and build for the fu- ture. SPENCER NATIONAL BANK Spencer, Indiana eia Capital and Surplus, S 75000.00 QQUQGGUQQ UUCQQQHCCUQCGHHQGQQQ S.H.S. SPENCERIAN 1923 Miss Hadley: Can any one here write ten minutes on the French Revolution '? Robert Ellis: QThe only one in the class.J I can, but Iid have to write real slow. Miss Coble: Where do we begin today ? Wm. Stevenson: Where we left off yesterday. Robert Bacon: CExplaining the difference between a committee and 71 commissionj A committee is see-lected and a commission is ee-lected. Doris Brown: Un Physics class.J Why does hitting a certain tone cause a dog to howl? Mr. Hendershot: Sympathetic vibration. Ralph Johnson: Un Geometry class.J If two parallels are cut by trav- elers- Mr. Bourn: What is a philanthropist ? James Matkins: I think a philanthropist is a native of Philadelphia. Some boys will, and some boys won't, Some boys do, and some boys don't, Others might, and possibly would, Several may, and no doubt should Wear Ru Va Vells. Ruth Newton, '23, Mr. Kolb: What do you tie in a rope to take up the slack ? Jessie C.: Sheepshank. Allen May: Un History HJ What does b-a-g-u-i-o mean ? Kenneth Esakson: I think they just made that word up and put it in there. Mr. Hubbard: Who knows what a monosyllable is ? Freal G.: One syllable. Mr. H.: A monogram? Herman Wilson: A group of initials in one. Mr. H.: Now, what is a monologue? Marion S.: One log. Red J.: Why do elephants grow ivory? Mr. Hendershot: For the same reason a red cow eats green grass and gives white milk with yellow butter in it, I suppose. Mr. Hendershot: What is your lung capacity, Ernestine? Ernestine C.: i-3,000 cubic feet. Ralph Johnson: If the hypopotamus and adjacent angle of one equals the hypopotamus and- An appropriate sign for Hillside Ave., Come on in, the water's fine? HS4-- S.H.S. SPENCERIAN 1923 QQGUGUHUQQUQQQGUSUQHQWG fr xlfff , E'-4 f QU jg .wj 'Sly OWEN COUNTY DEALER FOR HUDSON 81 ESSEX CARS W. J. SNOVER SPENCER BATTERY STATION 125 SOUTH MAIN ST. SPENCER, INDIANA Q CQ QWGGUSSHGUQWSSSHQSGSGNU SEE E. T. .IOSLIN 3 FOR PERFECTION OIL STOVES 51 WEIR WARM-AIR FURNACES 2 WEST SIDE 6 2 UQQGQQQQH QGCHQUCHCCCCCHCGQGQ HUGQQQGGDUHGUHUQUHUUQQUDUUGGUQQGQUUUGUQGHUUUGUGQ CHAS. P. SURBER THE STORE OF QUALITY! QUALITY REMAINS LONG AFTER PRICE IS FORGOTTEN Both Phones Free Delivery South Main St. QQGGQQGQQ CUGCGC GQQGQQ S.H.S. SPENCERIAN 1923 Miss H. was pronouncing words in spelling class. Jearl Spicer: How do you spell that last word you pronounced ? Russel Straley: When circles are outside each other they don't touch. Clarence Foley: What is cretonne??' Miss Coble: It's goods you make curtains out of but you boys may be using it on your trousers before spring. Miss H.: The place from which the St. Bernard dogs were sent out was known as St. Bernard's passf' Bernard Burks: I often wondered if I was named after a dog. Miss H.: Where were the Germans before they crossed the Danube ? Wm. McNaught: On the other side. Miss Coble: Give a sentence with a compound predicate. Howard Greene: I smoke and chew. 'Twas midnight on the ocean, And a dead whale galloped by. Its six legs waving in the air, And its face turned toward the sky. if EQJLIHBIEUP WQQ4GDUG U GIFTS FOR ALL OCCASIONS THE GIFT STORE PHILLIPS' - JEWELRY STORE 133-15- 3 i i 3 if 3 GHQQ?UGUHGHVQ W5 HARTHURU ED KNOTTY KNOTT'S BARBER SHOP 3 Service -K. of P. Building- Satisfaction E iHHUii4QQHNCQQUHUUCCGGH -g6- F an I C 2 ' Em Q1 H - Z ' C E11 , 'FU P P-l CD Q-4 rm N I.'1-l'li'!1'IZ1PIii'!l'1-Z1-Ili' 131- Sir!!-K1-litflt This Book 1S a fair sample of our Printing -3::..-1-.9 We print anything in the job Printing Line. Prices are Right. Best Equipped Plant in this locality. 6 Let us figure on your Work FARM LIFE PRINTING CO. Spencer, Indiana. -d4iCHCHQGCi4iCiQiN4QC ,, 4- S.H.S. SPENCERIAN 1923 Harold Alverson: tVery timidly to Bob Bacon.J Mr, Bacon, what part of the high school course is the hardest? B. B.: fWith much convictionj The nrst six yearsf' ONE CENT REWARD! SOLVE THE GREAT MYSTERY! WHO SOLVES THE PHYSICS PROBLEMS FOR THE GIRLS? Heard in Physics class. Glenn Barge: Where did she get that eighty ? Wampler H.: She must have squared forty. Have you noticed that some girls in this far-famed hall of learning laugh at the boys' Ru Va Vells, while they have bobbed hair and wear ga- loshes? Funny, isn't it? Some Freshmen girls have been wondering and inquiring about the strange noises which arise from regions below, every once in awhile. Jim Cassady or Ralph McGuire can probably give them full information on the subject. Latin is a language, At least it used to beg It killed the ancient Romans And now it's killing me. English is another one As trying as the iirstg But since I tried to write a poem I really think it's worse. Herman Jackson fcomparing badbz Bad, worse, dead. Doris Brown: Why is the pupil of a cat's eye slanting ? . Mr. Hendershot: So it can see through the cracks in the back fence. Wm. Stevenson: What's the rush, Clifford ? I Soup: Haven't seen my woman for forty minutes. Miss Slinkard: Martha, what is the recipe for making one cup of coffee ? Martha: One heaping tablespoonful of coffee, five tablespoonfuls of water and one egg boiled for five minutes. ..88... S.H.S. SPENCERIAN 1923 awnwwvmwwmw - rfwannacfu DR. J. V. STEVENS AUBURN POST CARD MFG. CO. 110-112 Pierson Blgck Postcards and Fine Job Printing Both Phones Spencer, Ind. QQQGQHGGUG4UUQiQiGQii GUQSDGRQQQQG?UQGDUQ ON THE CORNER Spencer, - - Indiana DUNN THE CLOTHIER iU 4l7+I3I43Hl-XZHIHCI-lil 3 if AUBURN, INDIANA GRAY'S SHOES FOR MEN, FURNITURE, STOVES, WORK CLOTHING South Side Square It PAYS to Trade at GRAY'S 5-If!-ICP YOU WILL SOON DISPENSE WITH BOOKS, BUT 'CNOTHING DOING WITHOUT COOK'S HOME-COOKED EATS AT REASONABLE PRICES JARVIS CAFE Bell Phone 14 South Side Square QQ GQQQiGQQUCUUQUHC QGQ Q4 i UH55UGGU5555QQ?NUWU5WNDWWSG OUR NEW LOCATION IS EQUIPPED TO GIVE YOU THE BEST OF SERVICE PLUS QUALITY IN GROCERIES AND MEATS STAR STORE SOUTH MAIN STREET - - E. 0. JOHNSON, PROP. UQQQPQHUQHUHQGQUQQQGUCCCCCCQQUUGQQQQUHHQHQCGU S.H.S. SPENCERIAN 1923 nmrrmmmnemrwmuzrmmrfzwmumnwunmnwmnwmmmrrmwumznu Ed West 81 Son 5 ' UP!!-IZ1f?.'H2!f . U1 'U fb , 3 0 2 E1 E' '-1 'B I3 3 2 ff CI ,ii E 3 E 3 m 2 no nl In L' rf U: Q ff o 3 z I3 ef P1 D- fi M U' ff Zi Q 9 an is E W' ri 'J' r-n- ? 2 5 CD Q U2 if E Q .12 QC-Mg i11i+12H.'1 GUGUQQ Q U-U-5-5-110-5-. H? 'JI 1 fiom 5 Sus 2? KG we if QPF 5-'Gil' 2'5',o0Jro33 g25 '2?Sf3 Q'r+ igidg -2.4 -4 55545 gag? EVHU 5:2 fa Q- -U 13-5-IC!-:HIPS 'SE F' 3 G 55 rv E anna: 525'-153 m:UP'Ogf Elofizn ED2,w UmU-1 igmimiw 2 :bers 3 'SEL-'ia ' IOL-1-1,L.nn '5' 355' if 5 5 P 5 5 F' E OWEN MUSIC STORE E Victor Victrolas and Records Zlilnrnhrim EFnniurrm' -ilinr Q9uali1g- 3 Baldwin 3 Pianos and Player Pianos 3 Q 9. HH. ilingvr , -ii!-!7+I1HiHiH2i S.H.S. SPENCERIAN 1923 ANOTHER MYSTERY Why do all the lassies in Mr. Hubbard's classes have on more powder and have their hair iluffed more in the morning than at any other time? A Seasonable Thought In the summer, when the weather's hot, We walk, upon our feet a lot. In winter, quite the other way, We often sit throughout the day. Miss Coble: What is a U-boat, Howard? Howard Greene: A U-boat is a boat made from a yew tree. Miss H.: Take the article on Pasteur. Minor R.: Pasture who ? Bob Ellis: Cow pasture, of course. Wampler H.: Gibraltar is a strait between Africa and France. Ernestine Cummings: As plain as his nose on my face. Bob B. iQuoting from Shakespearej A man's a man for a' that. Frieda Cooper: COn exam. paper.J The climax of Macbeth is where Fleance fleas. Heard in General Science Days are shorter in winter because cold contracts. A vacuum is an empty place with nothing in it. The climate is caused by hot and cold weather. Mars is a star so far off it would take a million years to walk there in an express train. STILL ANOTHER MYSTERY What happened when each teacher deserted his or her class at the summons of Dr. Hall, after his speech on good health? The following is an exact copy of a note discovered on the Monday after the A. A. party. The original is held by the editor of this section and will be returned to the owner upon proper identification. Dear Melvina:-Are you coming to the party tonight? Have you a date? If not, what is the chance of getting one? Ans. soon. Bill -1- My pencils are dusty and dull, My pen is a stranger to inkg I've come to the point where I fear To set down the thoughts that I think. . 4 I K 4 E' fE , af. 4, ,f Q , 3 ,Z , K -. '5 '.-'V, 1 ,.,' ::1f51f1:1:A:A:l-,-:- --'. :i:':1:1:s:5.5:5:5:2:i:5 2f.'e'f'5' -'-'-A A ' f , AA .,A, ff A - 'A 1 7 ' Y mi 225QE5i5iii:EEas5:Q54:5:E:E:E12:ii:E:Q:E:ii: '-,A 3Eig3:.-: ::':3:i: - , ':5jgiQ5 ,l2:if:s:5:E:i5-' 111141, ,.' 11-Q,I A11:g1g:gfg'fAf-Q5-QQ55gi f 53? . '? 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M .4.,.q.V..,. .,,, , .,.,. 1.i.,, 4 ., f ,,:., ' A f'::.. 5 CARA NOME j ff 2 means i J flap? 1' 5 DEAREST NAME -M Q WW ,k','YUV'!5' 1. ,l, A 3 Moss at MONEY me efxcvll- .swre JU+I2I4E1-!I-!I1PiZ431-!21-U-iZ1lI+K11iI-1I-C4CI4fl-I1- C421'!'PKHHI4Z1-Q- ADHD!! rf -U45-HAHJU-U-U-UAH-C-il-U-U-5113-U'U U-U-KICCCCCCCCCCAUAU 3 3 K3 E S 3 5 2 3 2 if E +15 3 r l S.H.S. SPENCERIAN ALUMNI-Class of 1919 George Lombard-Design Inspector, Anderson, Indiana. Troy Stimson-Cassady's Clothing Store, Spencer, Indiana. Eugene Powell-Bell Hop, Indianapolis, Indiana. Ruth Dowdall-Teacher, Sumner, Missouri. Ruth Nunnelly-Teacher, Romona, Indiana. Barbara McGee-Mrs. Clayton Fulk, Spencer, Indiana. Anna Ooley-Mrs. Chester Arthur, Indianapolis, Indiana. Martha Hays-Western Reserve College, Cleveland, Ohio. Leland Leapley-Atkins' Saw Works, Indianapolis, Indiana, Chloe Hicks-Farm Life, Spencer, Indiana. Sarah Peden-Stenographer, Indianapolis, Indiana. Mary Moffett-Teacher, Spencer, Indiana. Christie Hancock-Mrs, Wallace Robertson, Spencer, Indiana. 1923 Robert Pierson-Indiana State Medical College, Indianapolis, Indiana. James Maxwell-Teacher, Memphis, Indiana. Lucy Proctor-National Bank, Spencer, Indiana. Russell Conner-Printer, Franklin, Indiana. Mildred Lawson-Mrs. Raymond Carpenter, Bloomington, Indiana. Mae Brewer-Mrs. Coy Maners, Spencer, Indiana. Edna Mae Seibert-Mrs. Herbert Franklin, Spencer, Indiana. Marion Seibert-Spencer, Indiana. Rugenia Galloway-Spencer, Indiana. Elizabeth Schmidt-Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana. Harry Hughes-U. S. M. A. West Point, New York, Dorothy Taylor-Mrs. Enoch Gray, Spencer, Indiana. Margaret Melick-Nurse, Vincennes, Indiana. Class of 1920 John Beem-Shoe Dealer, Spencer, Indiana. Merton Stwalley-Manual Training Teacher, Clinton, Indiana. Edna Speas--Mrs. Myers, Plainfield, Indiana. Beatrice Hancock-Mrs. Austin Royer, Spencer, Indiana. Elizabeth Franklin-Spencer, Indiana. Neal Close-Farmer, Spencer, Indiana. Helen Bryan-Oxford College, Oxford, Ohio. Maude Barnes-Mrs. Carl Esakson, Romona, Indiana, Zella Pegg-Mrs. Russell Burkes, Cleveland, Ohio. Fred Weymouth-Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. Mary Curtis-Telephone Office, Indianapolis, Indiana. Mary Hawkins-Farm Life, Spencer, Indiana. Margaret Barnes-National Bank, Spencer, Indiana. Ward Maners-Dunn's Clothing Store, Spencer, Indiana. Mildred Sheppard-Adams Express Co., Spencer, Indiana. Ruth Parrish-Mrs. Jobert Wall, Worthington, Indiana. Goldie Shelburn-Freedom, Indiana. 193.. Q , A.. S.H.S. SPENCERIAN 1923 5UQUUQUUGUH?GD535 U CLOTHING OFTEN MEANS 1923 MERELY CLUETT SHIRTS if EXCUSES ARROW COLLARS 3 NOW A DAYS HOLE PROOF HOSIERY KAHN EIEI MADE-TO-MEASURES CGNSIDER MONROE CLOTHES GRINNALL GLOVES EACH ROYAL TA1LORs MAKE GIMBEL HATS EACH ROYAL SWEATERS TOWN TALK HATS NAME THOROUGHLY No Apologies to Offer Cassady Clothing Company FS l S.H.S. SPENCERIAN 1923 George Schneider-Garage, Middlesboro, Kentucky. Elsie Wells-Stenographer, Spencer, Indiana. Helen Beem-Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana. Hoyt Clark-Farm Life, Spencer, Indiana. Class of 1921 Theodore Leapley-Journal Oflice, Spencer, Indiana. Margaret Morton-Died, 1922, Mary Melick-Teacher, Jackson Township, Owen County, Indiana. Elizabeth Coble-Mrs. Kenneth Minnick, Cuba, Indiana. Irene Fulk-Imp o' Luck Shop, Spencer, Indiana. Fannie Brewer-Franklin College, Franklin, Indiana. Christine Blair-Patricksburg, Indiana. Paul Stimson-Roy's Hardware, Spencer, Indiana. Linda Cox-De Pauw University, Greencastle, Indiana. Eleanor Lombard-County Superintendent's Office, Spencer, Indiana. Orma Gray-Farm Life, Spencer, Indiana. . Lovina Smith-Lasell Seminary, Auburndale, Massachusetts. Fredric Oliphant-Farmer, Spencer, Indiana. Hazel Knight-Stafford Engraving Co., Indianapolis, Indiana. Mary Frank-Teacher's Training School, Indianapolis, Indiana. Francis Drescher-Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana. Frances King--Leader Office, Spencer, Indiana. Lucile Foster-Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. Madge Ferguson-Clothes Pin Factory, Spencer, Indiana, Horace J ohnson--National Bank, Spencer, Indiana. Adeline McAuley-Miss Burris' Business College, Indianapolis, Indiana. Muriel Ooley-Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. . Class of 1922 Martha McHaley-Nurses' Training School, Chicago, Illinois. Mary Speas-Bowling Green, Indiana. James Robinson-Clothing Store, Bicknell, Indiana. Clifford Livingston-Telegraph Oflice, Spencer, Indiana. Margaret Cassady-Fulk Bros., Spencer, Indiana. Hall Cain-Farmer, Spencer, Indiana. Nancy Allspaugh-Oxford College, Oxford, Ohio. Dorothy Dunn-De Pauw University, Greencastle, Indiana. Wilson Maners-Dunn's Clothing Store, Spencer, Indiana. Blanche Medaris-County Agent's Oflice, Spencer, Indiana. Simeon Wampler-Spencer, Indiana. Richard Peden-Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana. Ruby Need-Teacher, Vandalia, Indiana. S.H.S. 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James Duling-Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana. Ruth Pectol-Oxford College, Oxford, Ohio. John Green-Spencer, Indiana. Mildred Williams-Farm Life, Spencer, Indiana. Virginia Mathes-Farm Life, Spencer, Indiana. Max McCord-Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. Mildred Troth-Farm Life, Spencer, Indiana. Warren Johnson-Farm Life, Spencer, Indiana. Edward Cox-Bus Line, Spencer, Indiana. Mildred Gray-Farm Life, Spencer, Indiana. George Jarvis-Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana. Edna Gibson-Farm Life, Spencer, Indiana. Irvin Swain-Matthews' Store, Spencer, Indiana. John Davis-Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana. Fred Campbell-Teacher, Poland, Indiana, Mary Pierson-Western College, Oxford, Ohio. Charles Pectol-Farm Life, Spencer, Indiana. Margaret Guy-Farm Life, Spencer, Indiana. Richard Beem-Indianapolis, Indiana. Maxine Gray-Mrs. Jack Payne, Spencer, Indiana. Virginia Royer-Farm Life, Spencer, Indiana. 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