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

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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

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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 MAY—(Continued) Martin went to Louisville Ky., and entered St. Mary’s College; while Mamie Brumfield accepted a position as clerk in a local grocery store. But to bal- ance this loss of members, we found that we had been joined by a new one, Charles (Fat) Marshall, who nearly made up for the weight lost by the class if he didn’t for the number. The changes in the faculty this year were the replacement of Profes- sor Lewis by Professor Hannah, and the replacement of Miss Grossman by Miss Muelchi. At the annual class election it was decided that the class couldn’t do without Leona at its head. Fat Marshall, our new member, was our only representative on the Varsity Basketball Team this year, while Spatz represented the class on the track team. Fritz Bartholett, another heavy weight joined the class about mid- term. We don’t know much about Fritz, but he says he hailed from Keokuk, Iowa, but he also says he can play standing forward, so we don’t know whether to believe him or not. A great calamity befell our school on the 19th of February, when our beloved Superintendent and friend Mr. Newman “crossed the bar.” His passing was a loss not only to the school, but to the city and surround- ing community. After the death of Mr. Newman, Professor Hannah was promoted to the rank of Superintendent, while Professor Botts, from Kokomo, Ind., a man of few words, filled the vacancy left by the promotion of Professor Hannah. The various entertainments this year consisted of an all day outing at Blue Wells. This was the first day “Fat” went on a trip with us. Fat could not climb up Blue Wells because he said his trousers were too tight. Mrs. Cummings sponsored us on this trip. The next trip was a weiner roast on Camp Fenn; Miss Coldewey sponsored us. The girls’ singing was ac- companied by Miss Coldewey and her ukulele. The girls also were given target practice by Maurice Vogel with a .22 revolver and some blank shells. A backward party was given by us at which the Seniors were our honored guests. At last the fall of 1923 came and with it two new members to the Senior Class, Victor Schriefer and Anna Heubi, of the 11 A’s, who had taken up summer school in order to graduate with us. Upon considering the matter we found they were both desirable members, the girls favoring Victor and the boys favoring Anna, so we gave them a warm welcome. We had three new faculty members this year. Professor O’Bryan successor to Professor Botts, Miss Thresher successor to Miss Vance, while Professor Dixon is an extra addition to the faculty. At mid-term we were joined by three new members, Stanley (Doll) and Dortha Rohn from Advance, Ind., and Stanley Dixon from Bristow. Fat Marshall, Victor Schriefer, Ralph Sparrow and Stanley Rohn repre- sented the Senior class on the Varsity Basketball Team. The first social event was the Hallowe’en Party. It was held in the gymnasium of the Newman Building. As we were very busy working on the Annual we didn’t have much time for social activities, but on Sunday morning, immediately after church we had an outing at Rome. While (Continued on page 29) Page Twenty-two