Spiceland High School - Yearbook (Spiceland, IN)

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Elsie Bell Applegate and Herbert Seaford, ' 04 ; Arthur Rifner, ' 05 ; Edna Kellar ' 06; Hazel Seaf ord- Winan, ' 10. The rest are located as far east as Washington, D. C, as far west as Cali- fornia and in a dozen states between. Just as varied are the occupations they have followed. Among those who served overseas during the late war are the following: Walter Bundy, ' 06 ; Vice-Consul to Switzerland, now a professor at De Pauw ; Flgar Pennington, ' 09, of the engineer corps, now in Colorado to regain his health ; Dr. Walter Harvey, ' 01, Pittsburg, Pa., and Dr. Walter Wright, ' 03, New Castle, in the Medical Service, and Miss Jessie Reece, ' 05, California, a Red Cross Nurse. , Others who have chosen nursing as a profession are Nellie Beckett, 03, California; Berneattia Smith, ' 04, and Hassel Williams, ' 07, at Muncie, Inch Some of those in the educational world teaching at a distance are: Walter Wilson, ' 01, Pasadena; Anna Painter, ' 04, Whittier College, California; Pansy Newby ' Stevens, ' 04, Illinois ; Ruth Harvey, ' 04, and Bessie Sidwell, ' 08, Ohio. Among those in the religious field are Lillian Hayes, ' 01, former secretary of the Young Friends Work, now taking a course in the Hartford Theological Seminary, and Levinus Painter, ' 07, pastor with his wife, Margaret Hardin Painter, 08, at Poplar Ridge, New York. Of the one hundred and forty-six living graduates of this period about one- third now reside in Henry County. Here as farmers, teachers, doctors, lawyers and 1 err e- makers, they are using their bit to make their own county one of the best places in the wcrld in which to live. — Member of the Class of ' 05. ALUMNI NOTES OF THE ' 10 TO ' 15 CLASSES Why hello here. How are you ? When did you come ? And where have yon been these ten years? Sit here on the old church steps and let ' s have a good old- time talk. These steps have heard more than one exchange of confidence. Cupid l;as surely been busy among the members of our class. There ' s Mary Antrim Wilson is chief boss at home while Kerney is now a partner in the thriving grocery store. Minnie Riser Boyd and Nettie Grissom Allen are both living in New Castle. Then there ' s Mary Jessup Smith and William living on a farm south of Spiceland and Mary says only ' one thing bothers them, and that is the Daylight Saving Plan. Helen Bartlett-Pottenger spends most of her time in Lewisville with her mother. Marie Hendricks-Garver has been living in the sunny south land (Florida) for the past two years. And Happy Markle is on a farm ever by Marklesville. Think of that. Clarence Rich is on a farm each of Spiceland and Edith Stiggleman Meffet and Leanna Taylor-McNewi are living on farms near Knightstown and as happy as the meadow larks in their own meadows. Lena Shively-f est and Deac are living in town and Deac is at present Agricultural Agent of Henry County. Ruth May and Ruth Moffet, Bernice Henshaw and Clarence Cartwright have so far escaped the wiles of Cupid, but there are whispers flying around that their defences are weakening. And then you knew that Hazel Seaford Winan went to her reward only a few brief months ago. 1911 Then there ' s the class of ' 11. You remember them, of course? Why to be sure. Wonder if we can locate all of them? Roy Brown still calls Spiceland home. Howard Cadwell is in Indianapolis doing newspaper work so they say. Hazel Cochran-Lane lives in Spiceland and helps with the H. C. of L. by helping her husband in the meat market. Ruby Cochran Symions lives on a farm over by Lewisville. Ralph Evans is connected with the Stiggleman Manufacturing Co. and lives in Spiceland. Decil Fields- Wollam lives in the Friends parsonage at Spiceland. Ruth Harvey and Everett Pennington are dignified seniors at Earlham this year. Howard Harvey is living on a farm north of New Castle. And here ' s

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transferred to the Academy for instruction. The transfer of the public funds enabled many parents to send their children through the full course. This change and the really excellent normal course initiated by Geo. W. Neet attracted a large number of students to the Academy. The outstanding Su- perintendents of the decade were ITos. Newlin and Geo. W. Neet. Among the teachers, Murray S. Wildman and Claribel Gardner perhaps were two who most influenced the character of the pupils who attended their classes. A hasty glance at the roster of students of the decade shows that the teaching- profession was the favorite of the young people of the day. Among those who were students but did not graduate are some who are well known in that pro- fession today. H. B. Roberts, our present County Superintendent of Public In- struction ; Dr. Irving King, Iowa State Normal ; and Edward Wildman, of the Wm. Perm High School, Philadelphia, Pa. Among the graduates of the period were forty-three who have taught one or more years. Most of those living have entered other vocations, leaving but ten men and four women now engaged in teaching and one of this group is teaching but temporarily. It is interesting to note that one man and three women are now grade teachers, two men and two women are high school instructors, one man a city superintendent and four are instructors in colleges and universities. Of the ninety-seven who graduated in the decade following 1890, eighty-nine are living. It might be of interest to note what part these people of middle age are taking in the world work. In addition to the fourteen teachers noted above, • ' ourteen 1 en are farmers and fifteen women have married farmers. Merchandis- ing in various forms has proven of greatest interest to twelve men and four women have nra-ried merchants. Pastors, paitors ' wives and various callings have claimed one and two persons each. Graduates as well as students who did nut graduate are scattered from the Great Lakes to the Gulf. It is this scattering abroad of the old students and alumni of the Christian secondary schools that is such a valuable asset to the Church. Fully ninety per cent of the Christian leadership of church and community have come from this class of students. Many of the old students and alumni of this decade have their children in the Academy now and it is the hearty desire of these parents to see the old Academy take on new life and provide the means to give still higher ideals of life and service to the present generation of pupils. May she live long to instruct and inspire our youth to develop the best that is in them. — A Member of the Class of ' 85. 1900-1910. Murray S. Wildman, M. S. Woods and H. H. Cooper were the superintend- ents during this period with the following assistant teachers, W. N. Timmons, Mrs. Isadore Wilson, Miss Laughman, Miss Anna Moore, Mr. Weir, Miss Maude Taylor, Miss Nellie Hodson, Mr. William Austin, Miss Emma Kendall, Miss Ethel Pierson, and Miss Ethel Publow. Conscientiously and with Christian love these teachers fulfilled their duties. Into the minds of their pupils was instilled not only knowledge, but that which was even more valuable, a noble purpose and a high ideal. The spirit of class loyalty and school loyalty was strong. During the first half of this period interacademic contests of recitation and oratory stimulated de- velopment along these lines and unified the school. Basket-ball was introduced but not played extensively. Tennis, foot-ball, and base-ball were the main sports culminating in the grand finale Field Day. While good times are of necessity the inheritance of youth, such sterner matters as Latin, Mathematics, Science, History and English were not neglected. Of those who graduated, nine have since been called beyond — Jeannette Rif- ner, Carroll Mills and Cora Charles-Carson, all of 1900; Walter Byers, ' 02;

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a big surprise. Clarence Huffman is recently a benedict. You would not think it of him, would you? He is living near Spiceland. Myra Hunnicutt-Beard lives near Economy and Myra Hunnicutt-Stuart is living in Hagerstown. Grace Myers-Hoover lives near New Castle on a farm. Myra Painter-Rayle is at pres- ent some place in Oregon. Erma Pierson-Smullen now lives near Bentonville. Res Potter f ? Oh, he is now married and is superintendent of schools at Warren. Merwin Symons? Why, of course, he lives south of Lewisville on a farm. too. Didn ' t I say that was who Ruby married? 1912 Among the members of the class of 1912 we find quite a few farmers. There ' s Edith Chew-Moffett, who lives on a farm near Knightstown. Gertrude De Witte- Catey, who lives near Lewisville. Russell Ewing lives in Knightstown. Then Alvin and Mabel Macy-Hardin, who are farming west of Spiceland. Paul and Rachael Test-Fletcher are also on a farm over near Lewisville. Martha Hays- Hicks lives on a farm in Jay County, near Bryant. And Audrey West-Hays lives near Marklesville. I think that is all of the farmers, but you see that is most of tine class. Sadie Bacon ? She has been in school at Muncie this past winter. Dorothy Bell-Luellen is some place in North Carolina. Ralph Chandler is at Kokomo, Ind. Ruth Conner is a hello girl at Lewisville. Melissa Lane is in Montana and Clara Montgomery-Bradway is in New Castle. Norma Pierson is n a Nur.es ' Training School at Indnnaoobs. Margaret Toohey-Cornell is house- keeping in Cambridge and they say she is some cook, too. Exie Moffett has been teaching at Pendleton the past year, but Dan Cupid is busy and rumor has it she will soon take an exclusive position with only one student. 1 913 Of the class of 191 3 there are two members who are not living — Mabel I ' .uck-Symons and Raymond Stubbs. Addie Butler lives east of Spiceland. Olive Dewitte-Gauker is living near Gerera, Ind. Marie Bundy lives in Spiceland. Bessie D ' -Tper-Pidgeon lives in Spiceland. her husband being connected with the Draper Shade Factory. Anna Evans is in Wisconsin University this year. Iris Hall lives in Hagerstown. Georgia Hodson-Wilson lives on a farm near Knights- town. Floss Kiser is at home near Dunreith. Mildred Mercer-Cox is in Elwood. Lfazel Moffett-Price is on a farm near Knightstown. Lenora Pickett-Lord is in Dunreith, where her husband owns a thriving general store. Lydia Sellers has been attending Teachers ' Training College at Indianapolis during the past winter. Lola Waddell is at home in Dunreith and Ercel Wilson-Richey lives in Kokomo. 1914 A few of the members of the 1914 class are married and there are rumors that wedding bells will ring again soon. Marie Black is living at home north of Spiceland as yet. Helen Daugherty is at Treaty. Cortez Ewing has so far re- sisted the wiles of Cupid and is at home near Knightstown. Fred Hardin, happily married, lives on a farm w ' est of Spiceland. Albert Mcllvaine has been spending the winter in Maine. Irene McDaniel as far as may be learned is living at home near Marklesville. Mary Swain and Vivian Pickering are gracing the ranks of the school teaching profession. Clyde Rogers is an esteemed instructor in the Academy ; Pauline Haisley-Jackson lives in Spiceland now. Carl Tarrett lives in New Castle and is connected with the Ice Hardware Store. Agnes Pennington- Dillon lives in Spiceland. Norman Woodward feeling his talents are too tall for indoor work is farming. Maurine Shepherd Grey is living in New Castle but feels the call of the farm and is longing to get back to earth once more. Marie Modlin is at Marion, Ind. Harold Brown and Lowell Jefferies seem to be lost but Lowell will answer I do, on Easter Sunday. — A Member of Class of 10.