Tell City High School - Sagittarius Yearbook (Tell City, IN)

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THE RAMBLER HISTORY OF CLASS OF JANUARY—(Continued) girls five-cents that he could surpass them in climbing. The remainder of the hike was ruined when he found that he was not the only expert in the crowd, one girl claiming his five-cent piece. Mr. Hannah joined us the third year as principal and we can say that Mr. Hannah knew just how to bring in a joke or two, destroying the mono- tony of school-life. We all consider it a blessing that brought him to us. Our Junior year thus glided into the past, leaving memories of days happily spent. The conclusion came when we met for only one more year of school-life. A friendship was made thruout our four years of school- life which cannot be easily broken. The members of the Senior class are: Irene Dendinger, Louis Herr- mann, Eloise Brune, Edgar Schergens, Evelyn Roehm, Miriam Vogel, Er- win Truempy and Thresia Beumel. This year, we, the Senior Class gave a Hallowe’en Party with an at- tempt to show everybody a good time. When we were 12B’s, the saddest stage in our history at T. C. H. S. was reached. Mr. Newman, the dearly beloved teacher and superintendent who spent nearly a life time teaching in Tell City was called away from us, to the Far Beyond. Mr. Hannah was made superintendent, and Mr. Botts. our new principal. However, at this time, another calamity took place, which was the death of our beloved past principal, Mr. Locker. Of course, being dignified Seniors, we wanted some kind of souvenir or reminder of our dear old High School days, so we decided on class rings, which pleased everybody. Since sadness cannot remain forever, we must say that our woe was lessened with the arrival of Professors O’Bryan and Dixon. It is said that without these tw'o our H. S. Basketball Team could never have attained the high place which it now holds. Judging from what we have already said, I suppose you will see that our four years were very happily spent and will always be the sweetest memories of by-gone days, although sadness is strewn in several places. —THRESIA BEUMEL. History of Class of May One morning in Sept. 1920, a group of 23 Freshies found their way to the west side of the Assembly of the T. C. H. S. The new-comers were: Leona Adam Mary Agnes Becker Mamie Brumfield Lucy Cash Henrietta Cassidy Edna Carter Mary Lillian Cooper Lucindia Eads Helene Eastin Ethel Hicks Katherine Hugger Theresia Kleeman Sophia Little Gertrude Reed Helen Roehling Elbert Johnson Irwin Helwig William Herrmann Elmer Martin Sheldon Moseby Robert Ress Ralph Sparrow' Maurice Vogel We had to undergo many humiliations, and furnish laughing stock for the advanced grades as all Freshmen do. The faculty this year consisted of Supt. Newman, Professors I ocker, Moseby, and Stark, Mrs. Cummings, Miss Coldeway, Miss Smith and Miss Grossman. During the first week of our stay, we assembled and organized our Pape Twenty

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THE RAMBLER History of Class of January Since everything is said to have a beginning, I am sure I will be just in saying that our class has had a beginning also. We are proud to say that our class was the first class to enter High School in the middle term. Having skipped one-half year in the eighth grade, most of us were con- sidered very young to enter High School. Of course we all dreaded marching into the assembly the first day. Everyone tried to take the front seats, resulting in a grand scramble. All the other dignified classes started to laugh at us and call us Green Freshies, but Mr. Locker came to the rescue, and forbade embarrassing remarks. Mr. Locker was our Algebra and General Science teacher. He at once gained a monopoly on us poor Freshmen. One day, Edgar pushed aside the tiresome cares of school-life and quietly fell into slumbers. Since he didn’t snore, none of us had the slight- est idea of his repose. When we went to Algebra Class we found that Ed- gar was not among us. He slept half thru’ Algebra period. When he awoke he found that he was the only Freshie in the assembly, and collecting his thoughts he remembered it was Algebra time. He at once came running to class. After a severe examination, the truth was exposed and Edgar was presented the rest of the period to complete his slumbers. The pupils enrolled in our class were: Irene Dendinger, Miriam Vogel, Eloise Brune, Evelyn Roehm, Louis Herrmann, Erwin Truempv, Edgar Schergens. Lenore Melchior, Edward Jeffers, Frank Mitchell, Elfrieda Feix, Ema Fisher, Mildred Schauberger, Hilda Franzmann, Marguerite Rode and Thresia Beumel. However our class did not remain sixteen in number. Elfrieda Feix left us in the first semester, taking with her a large portion of our brains. Our dear Frank, the tallest in our class, also left us, going to Rome. Ed- ward Jeffers left us, going to Illinois, thinking Tell City entirely too small for so great a man. Then too, Lenore left us going to Evansville to attend Central High School. This year we of course, had to have a sponsor, so we chose Mr. Mose- by, who at once installed Parliamentary rules in our numerous class-meet- ings. Horse-Shoe Cave and Brushy Fork were our favorite hiking places. Thus, with several hikes and class frolics, our Freshman year closed. This year we all felt badly in need of a vacation. The next year when we met again we fell to having a grand and glori- ous time as Sophomores. Our insignificance was gladly passed on to the class behind us. This year the Seniors gave a Hallowe’en Party. This year Miss Vance and Mr. Lee joined us. Being introduced to Caesar and Geometry, the year seemed entirely too long for us. However, everything ran smoothly until the news was scattered about of Mr. Locker’s resignation. We thought it couldn’t be true but Fate took our teacher from us. Mr. Lewis completed the second year of our High School history. While Mr. Lewis was principal, we celebrated our first Feld Day. This year also passed and again vacation time came. The next year we came back as haughty Juniors, and as the other classes before us, we immediately saw the faults of the Green Freshies. This year, Mr. Lee, Miss Vance and Mrs. Cummings accompanied us to Blue Wells, on a hike. It was on this hike that Mr. Lee exposed some of his famous acrobatic stunts. Climbing being his chief stunt, he bet the Page Nineteen

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THE RAMBLER HISTORY OF CLASS OF MAY—(Continued) class, electing Miss Smith, sponsor; Leona Adam, president; and Helen Roehling, treasurer. We had several social entertainments during the year, such as the all day outing at Blue Wells. One cannot think of this outing without recalling the many shouts of laughter over the sardines (one dollar’s worth). On the night of Oct. 31 we had a Halloween party, which was held in the As- sembly under the supervision of the Seniors. This party was enjoyed by all. Dancing, feasting, and games were the features of the evening. (Alas. I fear the first will never more be indulged in by a T. C. H. S. Class). One of the important hikes of this season was one made by the girls, to Switzer’s Hill. Sheldon Moseby was the only boy who accompanied them. They had one hundred buns and several boxes of marshmallows. On the way home they delighted the heart of a little colored boy, by giving him the remainder of the marshmallows. Miss Coldewey chaperoned this trip and we found that she made a wonderful chaperone. At last spring came, and with it the final exams and vacation. The fall of 1921 found us back again, but not Freshman, oh! no, now we felt quite important, indeed! During the summer vacation four of our number left us. Sheldon Moseby went to Evansville; Irwin Helwig decided he would rather work than go to school; and Ethel Hicks later was married; while Helen Roeh- ling decided she knew enough. The faculty this year was the same as last year except that Miss Vance took the place of Miss Smith, and Mr. Lee the place of Mr. Stark. The class officials this year were Elbert Johnson, president; Elmer Martin, treasurer; and Miss Coldeway, sponsor (which responsibility she held the next three years). William Herrmann and Elmer Martin were our representatives on the Varsity Basketball Team this year. A great misfortune befell the school shortly after the second semester started, when Prof. Locker, our principal, resigned. We were all sorry to see him leave, as he had served the school faithfully for two and a half years. After the resignation of Prof. Locker, the vacancy left was filled by Prof. Lewis. Upon sight of the new principal we decided he was an easy mark. Of course the Sophs who are always a little more brave than anyone else, began laying plans to give him a test. So one afternoon, six of the Sophomore boys took French leave, and failed to report at school. When they did report the next morning they found that they would have to pay the School Board a visit, and make a few promises concerning their future conduct before they could enter school again. The first social activity this term was an all day outing, (the boys ate all the cakes on the way). The girls especially enjoyed this trip, one of Mr. Carter’s saddle horses being at their disposal. A lawn party was next (the feature of the evening being a charming fortune teller, whom upon close observation we discovered to be Mary Agnes) and a wiener roast at “Camp Shady Nook”, which almost turned out to be a wild goose chase, were also held. The spring of 1922 marked the first of the annual Perry County field meets, Prof. Lewis deserves full credit for bringing the first field meet to our county. During the summer of 1922 we lost three more from our number. Wil- liam Herrmann moved to Huntingburg and entered school there, Elmer Page Twenty-one