First Quarter 2017
BECOMING THE GREYHOUNDS:
A HISTORY OF CARMEL
BASKETBALL 1903-1925
By Andrew Wright
We believe basket ball is a game that will rapidly
win favor in the school for two reasons. First it is
a vigorous game, but much less dangerous than
the foot ball and second it furnishes a chance for
the less strong boys to do something in athletics.
We do not blame the parents for not wishing their
boys to play foot ball. . . . Our boys have a surplus
of energy that must escape through a safety
valve of some sort. Basket ball is an excellent
escapement and should receive the endorsement
of every boy loving parent.1
The preceding review of the new sport of basketball
was printed in the Sheridan Weekly Sun after the
first interscholastic game took place in Hamilton
County at 10am, Saturday, October 21, 1903. Boxley
High School hosted Atlanta for the thirty minute
game. After the first half, Atlanta was up 8-2. Boxley
substituted its guards and was able to bring the score
to 8-8 at the end of regulation. Overtime was played
until the first score, which came when Atlanta made
two foul shots and was declared the winner. The
Sheridan Weekly Sun described the game as “one of
the most interesting and most excepting athletic event
that ever took place in the county.”2 Enthusiasm for
the sport took root; Arcadia, Atlanta, Boxley, Carmel,
Cicero and Sheridan fielded teams for the 1903-1904
season.
In contrast to the excitement of the first game, the
remainder of the season was marred by contention
and confusion. In a game disrupted by fouls, Carmel,
led by Earl Hinshaw, Clifford Carey and James
McShane, lost to Sheridan 13-7. Eleven of Sheridan’s
points came from free throws.3
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Our 42nd Year
1977 BASKETBALL REUNION
AND EXHIBIT
On March 26, 1977, Market Square Arena was packed
with 17,490 fans to see Carmel face the favored East
Chicago Washington Senators in the basketball State
finals. The Greyhounds held a lead in the second half
until the final eleven seconds when East Chicago’s star,
Drake Morris, put his team ahead by one point with
two successful foul shots. Carmel initially struggled
to find an open man until Bart Burrell got the ball to
Jon Ogle under the basket. Ogle hit a baseline jump
shot to put the
Greyhounds
ahead by one.
East Chicago’s
desperate
shot
bounced
off the rim as
time
expired,
and Carmel was
victorious!
We invite you
to relive the
excitement
of
this
thrilling
victory. Join us
on March 21 at
Flix Brewhouse as we bring together former players
to share their memories of the tournament and watch
an edited video of the championship game and the
community pep session. The doors open at 6pm, and
the program starts at 7pm. Tickets are $5 for adults
and free for children. You can find a link to purchase
tickets on our website or search Eventbrite.com.
Tickets cannot be purchased through Flix Brewhouse
or their website. Please contact us at 317-979-4236
for more information.
Basketball fever continues as our first exhibit of 2017
will celebrate Carmel High School boys and girls
basketball from 1903 to the present. Memorabilia
from the Shepherd family, the Heady family, and
the 1977 championship team will be on display.
The exhibit will also highlight the girls 2008
championship as well as the boys back to back wins
in 2012 and 2013 with video segments of games and
interviews with past coaches. Interactive displays
have been designed for younger visitors.
CCHS Members are invited to preview the exhibit on
Friday, March 24 from 6-8pm. Refreshments will
be provided. The exhibit opens to the public during
regular museum hours on March 25.
SPRING TEA
Spring is nearly here, though one would have
thought it arrived sometime in January based on
the weather! Regardless, we are looking forward
to the annual Spring Tea! See old friends, make
new ones, and share your love of local history
and community on April 25 from 12-2pm. This
year Chris Prange will present “The History of
Rug Hooking.” There will
be a demonstration and
several rugs on display.
Tickets will go on sale
soon. Call our office or
visit
carmelclayhistory.
org/spring-tea to register!
with a new form of entertainment, particularly for
the local children. The nearest theatre, the Vogue,
was seven miles away in Broad Ripple. The opening
of the theatre was a grand event, with a parade to
celebrate and a large spotlight beaming from the
theatre. Wanting their first screening to be symbolic,
the Jones’ selected to show “The Girl from Jones
Beach,” and opening night was a rousing success.
The theatre continued to be a successful business
venture and popular hangout for Carmel residents,
young and old alike.
Following Harry Jones’ death, his daughter, Libby,
took over the business, and hired a manager to look
after the theatre while she and her husband lived
in California. During this time, the theatre fell into
decline. Libby and her family returned to Carmel
and tried to turn the theatre around, but it was too
late. The theatre closed its doors for good in 1982,
and the city demolished the building in May of 1985.
COLLECTIONS SPOTLIGHT:
THE CARMEL THEATRE
The Carmel Theatre opened September 14, 1949,
by local orthodontist Dr. Harry Jones and his wife
Irma. The Jones’ wanted to invigorate the town
The archives at CCHS has a small collection related
to the Carmel Theatre that includes programs from
1952 to 1972 listing films they screened alongside a
short synopsis of the film, and the film’s main stars.
The collection also contains several photographs
of the theatre, including documentation of its 1985
demolition.
Do you own a piece of Carmel Theatre history that
you would like to share or donate to CCHS? If so,
please contact us!
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VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT
Thank you to the following people who volunteered in
the first quarter: JC Heed, Luanna Albrecht, Monica
Cannaley, Janet Guildenbecher, Nancy Childs, Sarah
McLaughlin, Katherine Dill, Jennifer Hershberger,
and Sandy. We also are happy to welcome Julie
Kingston, a new volunteer who will be helping with
our school tours and the Holiday Home Tour!
MEET THE NEW BOARD
MEMBERS
Vivian Lawhead
I am a 55 year resident of Carmel, moving here
DO YOU KNOW?
Mattsville is an intriguing area and one of the earliest as a young child with my parents because my dad
communities to develop around Carmel. An old bridge decided to continue
along the Native American trail used to span Cool Creek his building career
south of 126th Street, west of Windsor Street in the in this northern
Brookshire neighborhood. The concrete foundations of suburb!
the bridge remained until sometime after 1973. We are
attending
curious if anyone remembers exactly where the bridge After
once stood. If you have any recollections, please share Carmel Clay Schools
as a student, (where
them with us at [email protected].
I met my husband),
I later became an
CARMEL ARTS GRANT
The Carmel Clay Historical Society was awarded elementary teacher
a $15,000 grant from the City of Carmel as part in the same system,
then
after
of its Carmel Arts Grant program. The generous and
earning
my
Master’s
contribution will support, in part, the salary of our
executive director, Emily Ehrgott, and the following Degree in Library
and Information Science, I was the media specialist
projects:
and tech coordinator at Carmel Middle School. During
that time, I decided to open SoHo Cafe &
•CCHS partnered with Ball State University
to create a Monon Trail walking tour app that Gallery in Monon Square. I now manage SoHo Cafe
will allow people to use their cell phones to see as well as some other commercial properties in town.
a historic photograph in the location where a
21st-century building exists today.
•Local artist Scott Osbourne will create an
artistic sculpture piece for the lawn of the CCHS
using more than a dozen railroad signs.
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•Kayla AlAmeri, who has been working with the
CCHS collections as part of an HIS Heritage
Support Grant, will continue her work on our
digital collections and will use our images to
create virtual exhibits accessible on iPads in the
Monon Depot Museum.
Because early retirement from teaching affords me
more flexibility, I have been able to pursue interests
in the community I previously could not! I serve on
the Board of Directors for the Carmel Clay Public
Library Foundation, Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre,
and am the past president and current treasurer
of the Carmel Arts Council. I try to balance those
duties and find time to travel as often as possible as
well as have fun with my five grandchildren in town.
Living in Carmel so many years has been quite
an experience, particularly witnessing the many
changes that have taken place over the years. I am
excited to join the Board of the Historical Society
as we highlight the past (and present!) of this
exceptional community.
Nicole Phillips
I have been an Indiana resident nearly all of my life
with the majority of that time in Carmel, including
K-12 in the Carmel Clay school system. I received my
BA in anthropology
and sociology with
a minor in Spanish
from
Indiana
University.
After
working full time for
a few years, I went
back to school and got
a BS in accounting,
also from IU. I am
currently employed
as a CPA and
audit manager at
ComerNowling,
a
local
accounting
firm specializing in multi-family affordable housing.
I enjoy reading, traveling, IU basketball, and national
parks. I volunteer regularly at the Indianapolis Zoo in
cheetah care and special events such as Christmas at
the Zoo and Zoobilation. I also serve as the treasurer
of the Indiana Chapter of the Cheetah Conservation
Fund which helps promote wildlife conservation in
Namibia and beyond. I am currently engaged to be
married this upcoming September to Adam Aasen,
co-owner of Donatello's Italian Restaurant on Main
Street and writer for the Current in Carmel. We have
three fur babies: Alfie (Shiba-Inu), Jack (cat), and
Gus (cat).
SPEAKER SERIES
Over 375 people attended a lecture in our 2016
Speaker Series. We are excited to offer a schedule
full of interesting speakers and topics for 2017!
The series kicks off with Professor Robert Brandt’s
lecture on American Empire furniture on March
22, followed by Professor Kristen Barry’s discussion
of the Gothic Revival in domestic architecture and
furniture on April 5. Both of these lectures will be
held at the Museum of Miniature Houses in Carmel
and are free. Visit our website for the full schedule
of programs.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Volunteers have done an excellent job indexing our
newspaper collection. We need another crew of
volunteers to complete the project by inputting the
information into Excel. If you would like to serve
your community by making the stories of its past
accessible, contact Katherine Dill at archives@
carmelclayhistory.org. We are also in need of volunteers to help us track
donations and setup displays in the display cases at
the library. There are many volunteer opportunities.
Call our office at 317-846-7117 to learn about how we
can utilize your skills.
JOINT MEMBERSHIP –
MUSEUM OF MINIATURE HOUSES
CCHS has partnered with the Museum of
Miniature Houses to offer joint membership in both
organizations. At the $250 membership level, you
will get all the benefits of membership in the CCHS
you currently enjoy as well as those that come with
membership in the Museum of Miniature Houses:
free admission to the museum, subscription to
“Friends” newsletter, invitations to special MMH
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
events, and access to the Museum library. Contact
the
CCHS office if you are interested in learning
POSITION FILLED
We are pleased to announce that Interim Director more.
Emily Ehrgott has accepted the permanent position
of executive director! Emily is bringing new energy
to CCHS, and we appreciate her dedication. The 20th
Annual Holiday Home Tour was one of our best ever,
and the 2017 calendar of events looks to be just as
promising! We are excited to begin a new year under
her leadership!
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County newspapers were littered with reports
of arguments between teams and officials. In a
particularly heated game between Boxley and
Arcadia, the latter’s fans rushed the court several
times before Boxley was declared the winner despite
a contested final score. 4
Basketball in 1903 was much slower and more
physical than the modern game. Guards rarely
crossed center court, center jumps followed every
field goal, and more contact was allowed. Sam Purcell,
a 1916 CHS graduate and a star for the Carmel Kelts,
recalled, “Back then you could do anything, so I’d
gouge ‘em in the ribs or grab their pants so they
couldn’t move. One time we played against this big
guy from Zionsville named Rosenthal, and every
time we’d have a center jump, I’d step on his feet so
he couldn’t jump. Boy, he got mad at me for that.”5
one hour to eat our lunch and practice
basketball at the same time. Our coach would
blow the whistle a couple of times and make
some suggestions, and that was about it. If
he could get 12 to 14 players at one time, it
was pretty good. . . . Noon was the only time
we could practice because we’d get up at six,
do our chores, and then ride our bicycles or
horses to Carmel and get there by eight. Then
we’d come home, do our chores again, and by
that time the day was over.”9
There were no gymnasiums in the county when
basketball made its debut, so teams creatively
fashioned courts. Carmel practiced in a 30’x30’
room on the second floor of the high school that
was so small the free throw circles touched, and the
following season on an outdoor court.10 Sheridan
played in an opera house. Boxley players walked
five miles to an old rented hall in Sheridan that they
converted into a court.11 Westfield played in the
basement of its high school.
The season ended with a controversial championship
game between Sheridan and Atlanta. Not even the
officiating crew consisting of Referee John Teter, who
was Carmel’s coach and superintendent, and Umpire Every home court had its advantages. Carmel
John Shoemaker, were of the same mind and argued was nearly unbeatable on the two grass courts
frequently throughout the game. The final score it constructed in 1915.12 “We learned to pass the
gave Atlanta the win 2-0, but Sheridan contended ball because our grass floor was too bumpy to
it won by a score of 4-0. The Sheridan Weekly Sun dribble,” Myers recalled.13 Home games were
concluded, “Such reports as this going out from each
game indicate that there is something wrong. One
can look over an occasional dispute but when every
game is especially noted for its ‘rag chewing,’ it is
about time to quit.6
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After Superintendent Teter left Carmel for Boxley
High School in Adams Township the following
year, Carmel only played interclass games until
1907.7 Enthusiasm for the sport picked up when
the high school ended its football program after
the 1908 season. Track and Basketball were more
accessible to small towns like Carmel, which had
around 30 boys enrolled at the high school.8
Practices had to be held during the lunch hour
with games on Friday night or Saturday morning
because the students had responsibilities before
and after school Raymond Myers, a 1918 graduate,
recalled.
“We’d come outside at noon, and we’d have
Outdoor Court 1916
limited to the fall and early spring. In winter
months, Carmel practiced on the upper floor of
the Carmel Garage, now the Carmel Old Town
Antique Mall.14 Though Carmel teams were
competitive and even won a county title due in
part to the exceptional abilities of Don Carey
and Ivan Myers in 1912, the lack of a gymnasium
was an impediment as Walnut Grove, Cicero,
Sheridan and others were playing on real courts.15
After losing nine out of fourteen games in 1916,
The Pennant yearbook concluded, “We can only
conjecture what the good results might have been
if Carmel High could only boast of a Gymnasium.
And it is our silent prayer that she may have one
before another year.”17
16
Carmel played in its first Sectional the following
season. After defeating Summittsville, the team
was eliminated by Lapel. The 1918 team was a
serious contender for a county title. However,
two of Carmel’s best players decided to kill time
smoking in a pool hall after a game against
Atlanta while waiting for the Interurban to take
them home. Smoking was against regulations,
but it was not until Carmel was suited up and
ready to play in the Hamilton County Sectional
that word spread of their transgression. Coach
Earl Hinshaw walked into the locker room red
with anger and informed the offenders that they
were disqualified.18 The rest of the team decided
to withdraw from the tournament. Some of the
Carmel players remained convinced for decades
that Arcadia players they smoked with that night
had snitched.19 However, Arcadia withdrew from
the tournament after two their players were
disqualified as well.20
that infected more than a quarter of the U.S.
population.23 24 When school reopened in January
1919, Carmel traveled to Westfield to play in the
Rat Hole, the nickname of Westfield’s basement
gymnasium. The Rat Hole’s low ceilings gave
two feet of clearance above the basket, a feature
the home team was able to exploit to great
advantage.25 A black mark on the ceiling above
the basket told Westfield players where to place
the ball for guaranteed points. In what is likely
the most lopsided victory in county history,
Westfield won 108-8.26 Two more losses to
Fishers and Sheridan followed.
In February Westfield traveled to Carmel’s
new venue, the drive-through of the legendary
lumberyard, where Carmel would win its only
games of the season. The dirt floor was 24’ wide
with stacks of lumber, the source of many scrapes
and splinters, marking the sidelines. When balls
bounced out of bounds, children with flashlights
searched for them between the stacks in what
must have been an amusing spectacle to visiting
teams. Players also had to be cautious of the
vertical posts that held the catwalks above the
court. One of the baskets was affixed directly
to the wall, so rough play under the net often
resulted in bruises.27
Perhaps the biggest obstacle was the cold. There
was no heating element in the drive-through;
players wore long johns under their uniforms.28
The temperature during one particularly frigid
game reached negative three degrees.
1918-1919 Team
Only one player, Lester Hinshaw, returned for
the 1918-1919 season as several of his teammates
were ineligible due to poor grades.21 22 The
Indianapolis News, Mar 13, 1920
inexperienced Carmel team lost to Noblesville
and was unable to gain any momentum during
the season as the high school closed for six weeks Despite the cold and the dust kicked up during
soon after the game due to the flu epidemic game, the lumberyard was packed with Carmel
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fans, cheering from their favorite lumber pile or
from the stairways one either side of the court. It
was not uncommon to have 250 people purchase
$0.20 tickets to see the home team win. In the
first three years at the lumberyard, Carmel only
lost three home games, including one to a strong
Purdue team. Carmel adopted the unofficial
nickname “Lumberjacks,” and the court was
known throughout the region as “the Igloo” or
“the Refrigerator.”29
to come up with a nickname for the team, he
drew his inspiration from its speed and stamina
and suggested the Greyhounds.32 Though Carmel
threatened to go far in the tournament series,
four of the players came down with the mumps.33
Carmel’s reserves lost in the Sectional finals to
Arcadia 21-18.
The cold weather Carmel team did not fare so
well away from the lumberyard. In a game against
Lapel, the temperature in the gym reached 80
degrees. The Lumberjacks struggled to stay
upright, let alone play competitive ball.30
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In 1922 Carmel moved into the newly constructed
high school building that would later be referred
1923-1924 Greyhounds - Fred Roeder holds the ball,
to as Old North. The school boasted modern
Lowell Wade to his right
amenities, including a gymnasium with lockers
and showers. By adapting their style of play to Many of the first Greyhounds were back for
suit their new hardwood court, Coach Hinshaw’s the 1924-1925 season. Basketball was hot in
Carmel; twenty-three out of a total enrollment
team became a State contender.31
of one hundred fifteen students were on the
basketball team.34 It was an imposing force made
up of players the Indianapolis News described
as big and husky.35 Under the direction of new
Coach and Principal John Pollard, the team put
together a regular season record of 19-4, easily
winning the county tournament. At Sectional the
Greyhounds eliminated Noblesville and Cicero
before beating Tipton 19-18 in a close final to
win the school’s first championship. Coming off
that win, Indianapolis newspapers were flooded
with fan submissions from all over the county in
support of the Greyhounds. The Indianapolis
Indianapolis News, Oct 21, 1922
Star published the following poem from Donald
Hobbs.
Led by track stars Lowell Wade and team
captain Fred Roeder, Carmel’s 1923-1924 team
“Our town is small, but our hopes are high, we
exemplified the fast break style of basketball for
took the Sectional like a boy takes pie – and
which Indiana was known. Roeder was Carmel’s
we’re bound for the Regionals, you’d better go
first ever State champion, winning the high jump
‘long, for we’ll spring a surprise to that rooting
in 1924. Wade was second in the long jump and
throng. The basket writers don’t give us much
third in the 220 yard dash in 1925 as well as the
space, but nothing at Anderson will alter our
individual point winner in the 1924 and 1925
pace. So just put this down in your old ivory
Sectionals. When Coach Hinshaw asked Roeder
bean, Carmel will be one of the Big Sixteen.”36
Carmel
defeated
Stoney
Creek
and New Castle
the
following
week to win the
Anderson Regional
Ad in the Indianapolis Star (Mar 13, 1925)
championship and
reach the Sweet Sixteen of the State tournament,
two school firsts that elicited another Donald
Hobbs poem.
Little Carmel the sport pages say sprung a
surprise in the Regional play. Yes, we’re in
the race and bound to stay for we base our
hopes in the following way: team courage is
strong, and their aim is true. When they take
a shot, you can register two. Their feet are
speedy and the step they do, would make Dan
Patch feel mighty blue. ‘Hardwood,’ even if
the roads are rough, if it rains or snows, or the
breaks are tough, count on us to make noise
enough while Pollard’s Greyhounds do their
stuff.37
On Friday, March 20, 9,000 spectators packed
the Exposition building at the state fairgrounds
to watch Carmel play another dark horse team,
the Washington Hatchets from Washington, IN.
One notable absence was that of Carmel’s star
forward, Ralph Van Metre, who had surgery to
remove an abscess the day before. Van Metre
listened to radio reports of the game from his
bed as Carmel’s offense withered in the first half,
taking wild shots in a desperate effort to close the
gap on Washington’s 20-5 lead.38
In the second half, Carmel successfully built
its attack around center Lowell Wade. Though
Wade performed brilliantly, scoring fourteen
points and earning the best stat line of the game,
Carmel was eliminated by a final score of 28-17.
Carmel finished the sensational season 24-5.
Qualifying for the State tournament was no small
feat for the town of around 600. It would be
forty-one years before the school won another
Sectional championship and forty-five years
before another Regional win, but from the 1966
1924 - 1925 Team (Indianapolis Star, Mar 18, 1925)
to 1977, Carmel was excellent, winning eleven
of twelve Sectional tournaments, a State
championship in 1977 and a runner-up in 1970.
Carmel won two more State titles in 2012 and
2013. Carmel girls won State in 2008 and were
runner-up in 1995.
Many of Carmel’s earliest stars continued to play
basketball after graduation on the independent
team organized by Carmel Dentist Albert B.
Claypool in 1918. The Carmel Kelts were a
powerhouse right out of the gate, outscoring
their opponents 708 – 300 in the first fifteen
games.39 Like the speedy Greyhounds, the
Kelts were celebrated for their fast game and
were recognized as one of the best teams in the
state. Their record from 1918 to 1925 was an
impressive 173 – 42.40 41 Many of Carmel's great
athletes of the past played for the Kelts, including
Edgar Cotton, who coached the Greyhounds for
many years, Sam Purcell, Fred Roeder, Lowell
Wade, and Wyatt Carey. The high school team
often played curtain-raisers before well-attended
Kelts games. Sam Purcell recalled a particularly
raucous game against a Butler University team.
“’Ol Bill Rayle was a clever little forward for
us, and one of our fans thought he was getting
roughed up too much, so the fan called one
of those Butler players an S.O.B. and that’s
when it broke out. One of the Butler players
got knocked out cold, so a couple of us
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dragged him into the dressing room. The old
doctor took one look at him, kicked him in the
ribs and said, ‘Wake up, you.’ About that time,
they dragged in another one of their players.
And when I looked outside, it was just a freefor-all. After that, we could count on about
eight people coming to our games.”42
The Kelts continued to play basketball until at
least 1944, but they were their best in the first
seven seasons.43
Sheridan Weekly Sun 22 Oct 1903
Ibid
Sheridan Weekly Sun 18 Feb 1904
4
“Boxley vs. Arcadia Basketball.” Sheridan News 20 Nov 1903
5
“80 Years of Memories Live on for Sam Pursel.” Carmel News Journal 18 Jun 1968: 5.
6
Sheridan Weekly Sun 25 Feb 1904
7
Hinshaw, Phil. The Heritage of Carmel. Rowland, 1987: 100.
8
Carmel High School Alumni Directory. Alumni Research, 2007.
9
Boxell, Bob. “Carmel Lumberjacks: Better Watch Out.” The Hamiltonian 10 Feb 1979: 13.
10
Hinshaw, Phil.
11
“Tournament Disadvantages.” The Call Leader (Elwood, IN) 30 Mar 1938: 6.
12
The Pennant 1916
13
Boxell, Bob. “Carmel Lumberjacks: Better Watch Out.” The Hamiltonian Feb 10, 1979: 9.
14
Hinshaw, Phil.
15
The Pennant
16
Hinshaw, Phil.
17
The Pennant
18
Smith, Dorothy. “Westfield Topped Hounds by 100 Points.” Carmel Topics n.d. Print. Collection
of Carmel Clay Historical Society, Carmel, IN.
19
Smith, Dorothy.
20
“Westfield Quintet Wins the Hamilton County Title.” Indianapolis News Feb 26 1918.
21
Smith, Dorothy.
22
“Basketball.” Carmel Standard 30 May 1919: 6
23
“’Flu’ Epidemic Becomes Serious Here Again.” Noblesville Daily Ledger 19 Nov 1918: 1.
24
“Flu Ban has been Lifted in Carmel.” Noblesville Daily Ledger 21 Dec 1918: 1.
25
“Flu Ban has been Lifted in Carmel.” Noblesville Daily Ledger 21 Dec 1918: 1.
26
Smith, Dorothy.
27
Boxell, Bob.
28
Ibid.
29
Hendricks, Thomas A.
30
Ibid.
31
William Herschell “Levi Evans, Good Janitor, Whose Virtues are Extolled in Bronze, Not
Forgotten when Carmel Occupied its New $175,000 High School.” Indianapolis News 10 Oct
1922: 21.
32
Hinshaw, Phil.
33
“Long Time Between Titles” n.d. Print. Collection of Carmel Clay Historical Society, Carmel, IN.
34
Indianapolis Star 24 Dec 1924.
35
“Dark Horse vs. Dark Horse” Indianapolis News 17 Mar 1925.
36
Indianapolis Star 13 Mar 1925
37
“Little Carmel.” Indianapolis Star 17 Mar 1925: 13.
38
Noblesville Daily Ledger 21 Mar 1925: 1.
39
“Carmel Five Playing Fast Game.” Indianapolis Star 16 Feb 1919.
40
“Carmel Kelts Coming.” Indianapolis News 25 Feb 1925.
41
“Turners Win Final Game.” Indianapolis News 2 Mar 1925
42
“80 Years of Memories Live on for Sam Pursel.”
43
Kokomo Tribune (Kokomo, IN) 2 Dec 1944.
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2
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Tidbits from our Facebook Page
1918-1919 Kelts
TIDBITS FROM OUR
FACEBOOK PAGE
In the late 1800s and early 1900s cities were dirty,
crowded places. The health of city children was of
great concern. The Indianapolis News began the
Fresh Air Fund to expose children to life outside
the city by sending them to spend time in country
homes.
Carmel was a fairly large participant in the Fresh
Air program. Many Carmel families, Moffetts,
Rutherfords, Haines, to name a few, hosted city
kids, and Carmel organizations, like the Jolly
Club of Carmel, raised money for the fund.
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The girls in this picture are Gertrude and Nina
Hines. They had never been outside of the city,
had never seen sheep or pigs. The News reported
they "went into raptures over all they saw on their
journey" to Carmel. It is hard to imagine Carmel
was once the
"country",
but that is
our heritage.
C l a y
Township
was once a
sprawling
r u r a l
landscape.
Indianapolis News,
Jul 21, 1902
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
March 21, 6-9 pm
1977 Basketball State
Championship Reunion
▷ At Flix Brewhouse
April 25, 12-2pm
Spring Tea
▷ At Woodland Country Club
March 22, 6:30 pm
Speaker Series – “The Pillar and
the Scroll; American Empire”
by Robert Brandt
May 23, 7pm
Speaker Series – “Who actually
killed Cyclone Johnston and Carey?
Finally, we have an answer.”
By Phil Dunlap
▷ At the Museum of Miniature Houses
▷ At the Carmel Clay Public Library
March 24, 6-8 pm
Member Preview – “A History
of Champions: CHS Excellence
in Basketball”
June 2, 6-8 pm
Member Preview – Jazz Exhibit
▷ At the Monon Depot Museum
June 3, 1-4pm
Exhibit Opening – Jazz Exhibit
March 25, 1-4 pm
Exhibit Opening – “A History
of Champions: CHS Excellence
in Basketball”
▷ At the Monon Depot Museum
April 5, 6:30 pm
Speaker Series – Gothic Revival
in domestic architecture and
furniture by Kristen Barry
▷ At the Museum of Miniature Houses
▷ At the Monon Depot Museum
▷ At the Monon Depot Museum
June 15, 7:00 pm
Speaker Series – Screening of 1816
▷ At the Carmel Clay Public Library
December 1-3
Holiday Home Tour
▷ Location TBA
April 10, 6:30 pm
“Quakers and the Underground
Railroad in the mid-19th century”
by Thomas Hamm
▷ At the Museum of Miniature Houses
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ANNUAL REPORT 2016
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GRANTS
We are grateful to the organizations who have
invested in the Carmel Clay Historical Society with
generous grants, which helped us execute some
of our most exciting special projects. In 2016, we
earned $53,276 in grants. These allowed us to:
•Develop the permanent digital exhibit, “The
Story of Carmel, Indiana”, and install display
hardware
•Hire archival collections managers to inventory,
organize and digitize our collection
•Update our collection and contact management
software
•Fund our school tour program, Founders’ Week,
“My History” exhibit, and Oral History project
•Develop an art class in partnership with the Art
Studio of Carmel
•Fund an ethnography/community study update
by POLIS
•Pay our staff
•Fund our newsletter printing
Up to $300
Bussell Family Funerals
ANNUAL INDIVIDUAL
CONTRIBUTORS
Thank you to our Annual Contributors! Your
contributions totaling $12,554 supported our
effort to collect, preserve and interpret our local
history. We are grateful for your generosity and your
participation in our mission.
$1000+
Karri Phelan, Phelan Family Foundation
Fred & Alice Hecker
Jennifer Hershberger
Lilly Endowment
$500-$999
Virginia & Bob Terpening
Joni Scott
Thank you to the Indiana Historical Society for $300-$499
their Heritage Support grant of $26,876, the City of
Carmel for their $15,000 grant, Clay Township
for their $10,000 grant, Hamilton County
Tourism for their support of $1,000, and to the
Carmel Rotary Club for their grant of $400.
Katherine Dill
Roy & Mary Cage
Myron & Phyllis Rockhill
$1,250
$100-$199
$200-$299
James & Sue Dillon
Rose Schnell Cole
CORPORATE SPONSORS
Our corporate sponsors provide crucial funding to Ron & Judy Hagan
execute our projects and events, like the Springtime Bob & Judy Huber
Tea and the Holiday Home Tour. Thank you to our Carol Valentine
sponsors for their continued support. If you would Nick & Cheryl Davis
like to know more about how your organization can Sally Kerr
make a difference in the community by partnering Michael Ann McIlwraith
with the Carmel Clay Historical Society, contact Ersal Ozdemir
Fred Swift
Emily at [email protected].
Fred Yde
Old Town Design Group
$1,000
Senior Home Companions
$600
Brown Day Mullins Dierdorf Architects
Carmel Home Living
Elizabeth Casalini
Sue Maki
Susan Bock
Jay Cotton
Don & Elly Douglas
Gail Gentry
Don & Lynette Gross
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JC Heed
Craig Ito
Donald Jeffries
Kevin & Rosalie Lavelle
Marcia Runkel
Judi Silverman
Marjorie Stubbs
Karl Swain
$50-$99
Lee, Marg & Douglas Dolen
Suzanne Landshof
Thomas Mitchel
Jim & Marianne Brocke
Christine Maddalone, M.A.
Dan & Sue McFeely
Joan & William Ball
James & Kathy Bolander
Pat Enney
Terrel Ann Gagermeier
Elizabeth Hamilton
Judy Inskeep
Verda Klemm
Kitty McGinity
David & Barbara Mitchel
Terry & Donna Prather
Neal & Jan Randall
Johanna & Dave Smith
Jane & George Sweet
Joan Wischmeyer
$25-$49
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Joseph Hunter
Marlin Anderson
Ellen Barmore
Lisamaria Burkhard
Emily & Paul Ehrgott
Francis & Christine Gordon
Joanne Hedberg
Jim & Clella Lewis
Ronie Lewis
June McCarty Clair
James Reilly
Gary & Roberta Ringham
James Thompson
Mark & Heather Urtel
Brian Wise
Andy & Nicole Wright
NEW MEMBERS
Bev Agnew
Marsha Altwies
Jan Arbuckle
Cynthia Bushey
Margie Beiswanger
Elizabeth Casalini
John Cole
Gordon & Linda DeGroot
James Donahue
Kevin & Raquel Dowley
Willis & Dorothy Ensign
Donna Evans
Wanda Fortune
Marion Haerle
Linda Harvey
Nancy Heck
Helene Jones
Larry & Connie Kane
James Keller
E. N. Kestner, III
Bruce Kimball
Jack King
Jeff Kingston
Elizabeth Kraft Meek
Michael Lamkin
Vivian Lawhead
Dan McFeely
Richard McNamara
Kyle Muellner
Jan Ogle
Adela Pollock
Jane Price
Charles & Linda Snyder
Mark Thomas
Lynn Yaeger
HOLIDAY HOME TOUR
COMMITTEE
Lisamaria Burkhard
Betty Estridge
Nancy Childs
Debbie Gangstad
Peg Durrer
Don Gross
Emily Ehrgott
Joni Scott
ANNUAL REPORT 2016
HHT HOMEOWNERS
Scott A. Jones Estate
Mark & Christina Thomas
White Chapel Church led by Terry McMillan and
Tom Berling
HHT BUS TOUR GUIDES
Jim Burrell
Joyce Burrell
Susan Bock
Jeff Bugher
Vivian Lawhead
Linda Fonde
Joni Scott
Jane Fleck
Ginny Terpening
Ruth Bugher
Jeff Worrell
Sherri Worrell
Jill Zaniker
Brett Walicsek
HHT VOLUNTEERS
Brian Borlik
Stephanie Borlik
Kathy Boston
Lisamaria Burkhard
Therese Burkhard
Donna Bussell
Ron Bussell
Jenny Caylor
Dana Cheesman
Nancy Childs
Margot Clark
Barbara Clifton
Sue Collier
Cheryl Davis
Nick Davis
Terry Denari
Katherine Dill
Marg Dolen
Peg Durrer
Helen Filipow
Margo Finney
Cheri Gianakos
Barry Gostomski
Deborah Gostomski
Janet Guildenbecher
Judy Hagan
Ron Hagan
Tammy Hardy
Susan Johnson
Mary Jordan
Nick Kestner
Lucinda Lautz
Lisa McMullen
Courtney Naaman
Suzie Platte
Nicole Phillips
Betsy Poland
Jodh Pullela
Cathy Reamer
Nancy Smith
Nancy Sonntag
Fred Swift
Deb Teets
Cindy Teeters
Ginny Terpening
Mary Ann Trostle
Sarah Trostle
Donna Tutwiler
Kathy Venable
Michael Lamkin
Ed Pursel
Ruthann Carson Croda
HHT DONORS
George and Olive Ann Burrell Legacy Fund
Old Town Design Group
Senior Home Companions
Wedgewood Building Company
Wilhelm Construction Company
HHT SPECIAL CONTRIBUTORS
David Jackson & Company
Media Factory
Oberer’s Flowers
A Cut Above Caterers
MacKenzie River Pizza
Sun King
IU North Hospital
Antique Emporium
Donatello’s
Endeavor Boutique
Advantage Medical
Carmel Clay Schools
Divvy’s
Woody’s Restaurant
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Matt the Miller’s
Amy Beaven
Mike McIlwraith
Betty Estridge
Mary Cage
Peg Durrer
Jayne Moore
Meg Osborne
Allisonville Nursery
Christian Legand
Graeter’s
Southern Wines
Joyce Rodgers
Johanna Smith
Bab & Company
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Among the items donated in 2016 were two chairs
from the Old North high school building donated
by Fred Yde. Old North opened in 1922.
The $175,000 building included Carmel’s
first gymnasium, an auditorium that
could seat 1,000, laboratories, a domestic
science department, and a nurse station. It
was vast upgrade to the 1887 high school.
We also received photographs of Hobby
Horse Farm from Elizabeth Casilini. Otto
Frenzel’s Hobby Horse Farm was located
on Spring Mill Rd north of 116th Street.
Leonard Holloway donated a clock that
was dedicated to Minnie Doane. Until 1956,
all calls made in Carmel were connected
through a switchboard manually operated
by Doane at the telephone company office
on E. Main Street. She was active in many
community organizations and served on
the City Council. The Gazebo at City Hall is
another Minnie Doan dedication. Thank you
to all of those who donated items of historical
significance!
VOLUNTEERS
Our dedicated volunteers made our programs,
exhibits and events possible. Thank you to all who
donated their energy and support in 2016!
166 volunteer positions were filled in the archives,
at special events, with scouts, on our walking tours
and our "Field Experience" with Carmel Clay School
students. The Monon Depot Museum was open for
206 hours due in part to volunteers.
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Carmel, IN 46032
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SPECIAL THANKS IS EXTENDED
TO OUR CORPORATE MEMBERS:
Old Town Design Group
Carmel Home Living - Angela Delise
Media Factory
Browning Day Mullins Dierdorf Architects
Edward Jones- Kelly Hindman
Bussell Family Funerals
Senior Home Companions
F.A. Wilhelm Construction Co.
Wedgewood Building Company.
CARMEL CLAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
317-846-7117 • www.carmelclayhistory.org
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