KOSCIUSKO COUNTY
The History of Etna Green High
School
High school like many
other institutions must have a beginning and so it has been with the
high school at Etna Green.
In the early history of
the town a school system was established and a three room building
erected on the lot just west of the Christian church. There the school
continued without much change as [did] all the schools [in] small towns
in the County.
In 1897 the town School
Board secured Mr. Thomas as principal, who introduced the first High
School subjects in the Course of Study. Among the subjects offered were
Algebra, Latin, Literature and Rhetoric; but as only one teacher was
employed for Seventh Grade, Eighth Grade and High School not much
progress could be made with the new work.
Mr. William McApline was
his successor. He continued the work as outlined and added some new
subjects. After two years he resigned and Mr. Samuel Kent taught for
one year.
In 1902 Mr. Thomas was
again secured as principal. The Seventh grade was dropped from the
principal's room and more High School subjects were adopted. In 1904
the Town School Corporation was abandoned and the school was turned
over to the Township Trustee, Mr. S. B. Iden who at once began to lay
plans for a new school building. Having secured
ground at the present
location of our High School, he and his successor, Mr. F. J. Snyder,
erected a fine four room building which most people thought large
enough to accommodate all the pupils Etna Green and Etna Township would
produce.
In 1905 school began in
the building with four teachers in charge. The principal was relieved
of grade work and his whole time was given to High School work; but the
school had few pupils in High School work and did not succeed very well.
In 1906 Mr. F. E. McLucas
became principal and taught one year with no better results. Mr. Thomas
again taught in 1907.
In 1907 Mr. Marsh was
principal but did not succeed any better than his predecessors. In 1909
Mr. McLucas who had returned from his two years teaching in the West,
and had taken one of the former Etna Green girls as his wife, took
charge of the school with the aim in view to make it a graduate school.
After this the school
began to grow in interest and in numbers. In 1912 Mr. Sharon Ulrey, a
graduate of Indiana University, was secured to aid Mr. McLucas in High
School work and the next spring the school became a certified High
School. In 1913 the first class graduated from the school. In 1913 Miss
Olive Sarber succeeded Mr. Ulrey and continued for two years.
In 1914 the old four room
building was found to be too small for the growing school and a new
addition was erected. In 1915 the first commission was received for the
school and in the same year the Manual Training and Home Economics
Departments were added.
Mr. Wright of Eariham
College succeeded Miss Sarber and the next year Mr. Blank, Miss Martin
and Miss Walker were added to the teaching force. In 1917 Mr. Hepburn
succeeded Mr. Blank and Miss Hull and Miss Larzeleren were the other
teachers.
In 1918 Mr. Ehrenmann
succeeded Mr. McLucas and Mr. Laird followed Mr.Hepburn. In 1919 Mr.
Laird succeeded Mr. Ehrenmann as principal and Miss Holtzman, Miss
Wymond and Mr. Beck were the new teachers. Miss Holtzman and Miss
Wymond were followed by Miss Hamman and Miss Davis. The next year,
1921, Mr. Beck resigned and Miss Sheplar took his place.
In 1922 Mr. Laird did not
apply for the school and Mr. W. L. Adams took his place as principal
with Mrs. Mason, Mr. Austin, Miss Cena Landis, and Mrs. Rarick as the
other members of the faculty. The present year Miss Shively followed
Mrs. Mason, Miss Landis was followed by Mr. Dickson, and Mrs. Rarick
was followed by Miss Alber.
Etna
Eruption - 1924
Editorial Staff
Birdie Hess, Editor In
Chief
John Meridith, Assistant
Mark Heisler, Assistant
Harold Sharkey, Assistant
Ina Mae Hoffer,
Advertising Manager
Russell White,
Assistant
Mary Sparrow, Assistant
Nellie Mikel, Assistant
Lora Belle Poor, Business
Manager
George Jones, Circulation
Manager
George Feldman, Assistant
Wayne Stackhouse,
Assistant
Noble Miner, Assistant
W. L. Adams, Faculty
Adviser
Mildred Shively, Faculty
Adviser
ETNA GREEN
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT DIRECTORY
Senior
Class:
David Baker, President
Birdie Hess, Secretary
and Treasurer
Ruth Anglin, Vice
President
Nina Johnston, class
Reporter
Honorable
Members
Lora Bella Poor
Vernon Sharkey
Joseph Dunfee
Ina Mae Hoffer
Violet Walters
Faith Kintzel
Esther Jones
George Jones
Junior
Class:
Paul Vawter, President
Russell White, Vice
President
John Meridith, Secretary
and Treasurer
Sophomore
Class:
Dale Stackhouse, President
Mark Heisler, Secretary
and Treasurer
Mary Sparrow, Vice
President
Magdaline Kintzel, class
Reporter
Irma Smiley, others
Olga Thomas, others
Glenn Pittman, others
George Feldman, class
Reporter
Lyman Baker, Fellow
Agitator
Isaac Wright, Fellow
Agitator
Landis Cain, others
Paul Burgh, Others
Miriam Shively, others
Zedna Vining, others
Iloe Vining, others
Theo Baker, others
Edna Heisler, others
Bemice Douglass, others
Wayne Stackhouse, others
Vernon Egolf, others
Merl Sponseller, others
Ervin Jones, others
Freshman
Class:
Joe Fretz, President
Joe Hatfield, Vice
President
Lester Baker, Secretary
and Treasurer
Dale White, Class Reporter
Harold Snider, Alsos
Walter Dinkledein, Alsos
Harold Sharkey, Alsos
Clinton Tobias, Alsos
George Baker, Alsos
Noble Miner, Alsos
Edward Flory, Alsos
Charles Ross, Leader
Mr. Adams, violin
Ruth Anglin, violin
Birdie Hess, violin
Miriam Shively, violin
Paul Vawter, violin
Lora Belle Poor, violin
Nina Johnson, Pianist
Marjorie Mason, Alsos
Marjorie Cain, Alsos
Ira Feldman, Alsos
Helen Forney, Alsos
Evelyn Ford, Alsos
Nellie Mikel, Alsos
Mabel Clabaugh, Alsos
Eva Miller, Alsos
Irma Rapp, Alsos
Alice Shumaker, Alsos
ORCHESTRA
Marjorie Mason, saxophone
Olga Thomas, Saxophone
Joe Fretz, Drums
David Baker, Cornet
Russell White, Cornet
Wayne Stackhouse, comet
Joseph Dunfee, Trombone
Paul Vawter
Birdie Hess
Ruth Anglin
Lora Belle Poor
Miriam Shively
GLEE
CLUB
Nina Johnston
Marjorie Mason
Alice Shumaker
David Baker
BOYS'
BASKETBALL SQUAD
Vernon Sharkey, Captain Paul
Vawter, Center
Joseph Dunfee, Forward
Harold Sharkey, Guard
Russell White, Forward
Dale Stackhouse, Guard
George Jones, Forward
John Meridith, Guard
GIRLS'
BASKETBALL SQUAD
Ruth Anglin, Captain Faith
Kintzel, Center
Nina Johnston, Forward
Magdaline Kintzel, Center
Mary Sparrow, center
Birdie Hess, Guard
Lora Belle Poor, Guard
Olga Thomas, Forward
Irma Rapp, Forward
Eva Miller, Guard
CORN
CLUB
Doyle Rapp
Wayne Rapp
Lyman Baker
George Sparrow
Floyd Stackhouse
PIGS CLUB
Spotted
Poland
Zedna Vining
Iloe Vining
Roger Poor
Mary Sparrow
Lester Baker
Joe Hatfield
Hollis Snyder
Harold Snyder
Dale Stackhouse
Hilbert Stackhouse
Floyd Stackhouse
Victor Sparrow
Emma Sparrow
Wallace Anglin
Marshall Anglin
Mable Anderson
Esther Rlggs
Carieton Towns
Lloyd Poor
Forrest Lewis
Duroc
George Sparrow
Wayne Rapp
Doyle Rapp
Landis Cain
Marjorie Cain
Hilda Harmon
Merl Sponseller
Dale Stackhouse
Hilbert Stackhouse
Edward Flory
Landis Cain
POULTRY
CLUB
Jean Reed
Emma Sparrow
Helen Mellott
POTATO
CLUB
George Sparrow
Vernon Egolf
John Meridith
Lloyd Poor
[Note: The
following items were copied from The Etna Eruption, VI:2 Feb. 14,
1924),
published by the Etna Green High School. Etna Green, Ind., is located on
the far west side of Kosciusko County on Old US 30 at St. Rd. 19.]
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