Whiting High School - Reflector Yearbook (Whiting, IN)

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tshe STIGLITZ—Amelia Stiglitz. Thesis, “Motion Pic- tures.” Millie is a rather slow but industrious person. Her one hobby is millin- ery. VATKR—Ernst Vater. Thesis, Oration substi- tuted. Captain of Track team ’13 and ’14. Captain of Basketball team ’14. Basket- ball team 3 years. Track team 4 years. Junior and Senior plays. “Better late than never” is Ernst’s motto, excepting on the basketball floor. CAMERON—Ilarold Cameron. Basketball team one year. Junior play. President of Senior Class. “Jake’s” position as President of the class has succeeded in ruffling his crown- ing glory—his beautiful Titian pompadour. GOEBEL—Frieda Goebel. Frieda is a typical German Fraulein. She talked once when she forgot she was in school.

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GEYIRTZ—Hannah Gevirtz. Thesis, “Prison Re- forms.” Oratory one year. Junior play. Hannah is our Mirror of Fashion. The High School has been plessed by her presence as fashion books have not been necessary. GLADDEN—Ethel Gladden. Thesis. “Jane Ad- dams and her work at Hull House.” Chorus four years. Sextette three years. Ethel has been having a desperate time trying to remain in school the required number of per- iods. Her home, however, proved to be the strongest magnet. GROGAN—Mary Grogan. Thesis, “Negro Prob- lem.” Chorus three years. Oratory one year. Junior play. Class President in 1012. Mary is a strong advocate of Woman Suffrage. She will allow no man to dominate her, not even Mr. Douglas. GOXDON—William Gondon. Thesis. “Progress and Future of the Aeroplane.” Mem- ber of Lightweight team. Junior play. “Rill is a synonym for indifference. He aspires to be a ladies man but he doesn’t waste time on Whitinggirls. seeming to find East Chicago and Hammond girls more attractive. 22

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She 'If e eefor Class History IN September, 1910, the class of 1914 numbering sixty-six, entered the High School. This was the first class to enter the new building as freshmen. We entered under the guidance of Mr. Ilall as super- intendent and Mr. Holliday as principal, but Mr. Hall resigned during the first semester and Mr. Holliday was made superintendent. We then looked with many surmisings to the coming of our new principal, Mr. Whiteman. The memorable happenings of our first year were that Irene Stewart even as a freshman was a great talker and after Miss Johnston’s patience had been tried beyond endur- ance she made her sit upon the assembly platform with her. This caused Evelyn to become very angry. Don Spurrier was the fusser of the class that year for he had quite a case on Mary Strut insky. Evidently Don was badly hit because he has never paid any attention to any one since. Louis Fischer was president during this year and like all freshmen classes it was hard to maintain order. “Little but mighty” was Louis’s motto and he held strict discipline. When we returned in September 1911, we numbered only forty-four. The sole social event of our High School career occurred this year when we gave our Hal- lowe’en Party. The girls furnished most of the eats and the boys bought the cider, apples and pumpkins. We had the rooms downstairs beautifully decorated with pumpkins, cornstalks and oak leaves. The evening was spent in telling ghost stories and bobbing for apples. George Henson wanted an apple so bad he put his entire head and shoulders into the tub and we had to get several towels so he could dry his hair and be presentable for the rest of the party. It was just about this time that George began to emerge from the bashful stage and notice the girls. Mary Grogan was president this year and she ruled the class with a rod of iron. In May of this year we decorated the auditorium beautifully in daffodils for the 1912 Commencement. In 1913 the class had been reduced to thirty-five. Life in this year moved along uneventfully until spring when play prac- tice began. Our play, “She Stoops to Conquer” was a very classical one and we devoted much time and labor in making it a great success. It was given two nights and was considered by all the best production ever given by High School be- cause we rose from the common play and undertook something worth while. Miss Sexton deserves great credit for the way in which it was given. The play was also the greatest financial success of any Junior entertainment. It was necessary that this be a success as both the Junior and Senior classes were unusually large and thus greatly increased the expense of the banquet. The banquet was considered a great success by all present. The decor- ations were sweet peas and ferns and the Juniors painted place cards of the same flower. This was the dress event of the season for all the girls were vying with each other to see which would have the (Continued on Page 69) 24