Wakarusa High School - Waka Memories Yearbook (Wakarusa, IN)

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B ue and Go d 1924 Greeting WVe, the members of the Senior Class of Nineteen Hundred Twenty-four of the Wakarusa High School, do hereby extend our sincere greeting to the readers of this Annual. We take this opportunity to thank you for your kind support and interest, and feel sure that you will in no way he disappointed with the 'ABLUE AND GOLD.', ROY HARTZLER CLASS MOTTO HE CONQUERS M!!-IO ENDURESH CLASS FLOWER HOOSIER BEA UTY ROSE - wakarusa A -I-' -- ' 9

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- Lind-God 1924 LILLIAN L. LITVVEILER Home EL'0l101I1il'5, Jrt, English WALTER R. HOLDEMAN 17l'IIlfhFIIl!ll'iC.S' MAE KNISLEY Music 8

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w.H.S. - 5 ue-an-cl Go tl 1924 Historq of lliakarusa High School In this sketch of Wakarusa High School, it is not the purpose to give a detailed account of the work of each year or to give the names of all instructors and the length oi their service, but rather to show the development of our school in the thirty years of its existence. ln the summer of 1894 our school building was remodeled and the west wing was added. The work on the building was delayed and at the opening of school in the latter part of September, the work was still incomplete. So amid the sound of carpenters' saws and hammers, in the room now used by the Home hconomics classes the Wakarusa High School had its humble beginning. For several years previous a few high school subjects such as Algebra, Geometry, Commercial Arithmetic, General Science and Physical Geography had been taught by our most efiicient Grammar Grade teacher, J. W. Replogle. ln 1894 our trustee, H. Dell, secured the services of F. T. Atkinson as principal and instructed him to organize a high school. This was not an easy task but the pupils were classified and the work arranged in accordance with the state course of study. The first class graduated in 1898. Our high school was organized as a township school but after about six years it was taken over by the town and controlled by a school board. This organization was continued until the spring of 1923, when it again became a township school. After six years' service, F. T. Atkinson was succeeded in 1900 by W. H. Sims, who died in the spring of 1901. Willard Miller finished the work of this year and began teaching again in September, but his term of service was ended by his death. A. C. Steele next took up the work and taught until the spring of 1906. Lola Beatty, L. M. Culp, Julia Beecher, and llflyrtle Troyer assisted at various times dur- ing this period. H. Brinson succeeded lWr. Steele and served until 1911. He was ably as- sisted by Dan Nye, Burton Yarian, H. L. Stump, and Vernon Schwalm. From the beginning, literary work was encouraged, but attained its highest mark during the period from 1906 to 1911. Special attention was given to music and art under the direction of Mabel Swartzg and debating and public speaking were empha- sized. School spirit and class loyalty reached a high temperature and one class guarded its colors all night. ln 1911 Herbert Hollopeter was Superintendent and was followed the next year by A. Miller. S. L. Scoles came to us in 1913 and remained five years. He in- troduced the subject Home Economics. The Nlanual Training work was strongly emphasized and the Ari: work under the supervision of Mabel Fisher was excellent. In 1918 Nlalinda VVerntz headed the faculty, which for the most part consisted of ladies, as this was during the world war period. Charles Sunthimer had charge of our schools then for three years, from 1919 to 1922. A Dramatic Club was organized at this time and under its direction a high school play is given each year. The last two years C. J. Gerber has been at the head of our schools. Our attendance has increased gradually until it reached 143 during the present Our Faculty numbers seven and the prospects are good for a new building and increased opportunities for another year. MALINDA VVERNTZ '98 lliakarusa 10