Arsenal Technical High School - Arsenal Cannon Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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THE ARSENAL CANNON 11 S ii fffffffffffmiyyyyigk ,. i A Rainy Day Scramble When the matter had finally been straightened out, Mary solemnly de- clared, Well, after this mixup, girls, my wits feel like scrambled eggs. You never saw three girls less alike in appearance, though they echoed Maryls words with feeling. Mary's hair is very brown, and lrer eyes brown, toog eyes that Wheedle their way out of any difiiculty. So naturally the other two depended on her, though she generally started the trouble. Funny and heedless, sober Susanne was more to be de- pended upon. Her hair she coaxed to stay gold, cultivated her eyelash- es, and worried days over a freckle. Perhaps that was the reason Su- sanne was never to be depended upon, because a pensive expression produces a dreamy mind. But Anne was the Hower of the flock. Such hair and such an imagination. Hair, as red as fire curled and shone on Anne's head, and vivid tales came continually from inside. The other two lost themselves completely while listening to her stories, and watched her in admiration. She was proud of her hair, and her way of illustra- ing' exciting parts. Pretty, winning, fascinating, these girls didn't have a level head among them. Last Week when the rain poured and sprinkled and drizzled, then poured again, Anne started a new story in the cloakroom, and put on her wraps at the same time, thus starting complications. Preoccupied, but still generous, Mary fished out what she thought was her umbrella from those piled in the corner and one just like the one she had left the day before for Susanne. Su- sanne, pensive over the trials of fConti'nued on page twelve.J His Title Perhaps izo other incident of Jeff Tracy's experience showed his tenacity and persistency more than did his quest for the title of Tennis Champ. His first games had been discouraging but his persistency had shown itself He was competing in the semi-finals with, whom everybody proclaimed, the strongest competitor in the tourna- ment. Nor was this fact disproven when to his extreme surprise and dis- appointment he was badly beaten 6-love in three sets. The outlook was indeed discouraging. Were it not for the ever appearing streak of per- sistency in Jeff, he would certainly have given up. His small but wise brother urged him not to be despondent. As they were passing through the back gate which led to the chicken yard, Joe spied a large overgrown Rhode Island Red rooster fighting with Jumbo, the little game, After the fight was over, he compared Jeff's game with the cock fight. He said, Now Jeff that rooster fight reminds me to the dot of your game of tennis. That there old Rhodey was a lot better fighter than our Jumbo 'cause I saw him put it all over Mack's prize fighter once, so also was that feller beatin' you. Although you lost your game, Jumbo Won his, he had his losses and your gains. He lost a lot of good feathers and so forth, but now here's what you gained. You don't believe you gained anything, but let me tell you something, flrst, you know your man better now and you'll soon catch on to his serve, and second, you'll learn to place your shots more carefully. Now I noticed little gamey there and how he Won his fight. If roosters have such a thing as science, I'd say fC07lff7L?l6d on page thirteenj

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10 THE ARSENAL CANNON i ' i I-iw Y K ' l . 7 , - jf 1l.lIum-MM 70- , - F, - f- . is T .,,I- '- ' -' -as . l ,aff Q-. i m , f QS l Z' i ' 1' H .-,., 4 f- ' T 'Y' ff i ar X 'Qi is if at , it - Ngxl, , , lf uf , 1 Eulcyone' i n 5-ei -dz iQa ,X L A wif' .g gc- ,CPFC FVALIU . Girls' Basketball Girls' basketball of this year, has proven a grand success. So far six games have been played, there being two more to follow. Under the train- ing of Miss Hagley and Miss Frick, the girls have derf-loried some fine team work. The standing of teams on May 27 is as follows: Lost Won Percent Crimson ........ 1 5 .830 Purple --- --- 3 3 .500 Green .......... 4 2 .333 Orange ........ 4 2 .333 From this standing, it is thought that the Crimsons will finish in the lead. The girls wish to extend their thanks to Miss Hagley and Miss Frick for their kindness to them during the season. They hope that these teach- ers Will coach them next year. Don't forget to look at the bulletin for the winners' pictures. Baseball Tech baseball, when compared with that of last year, has been very suc- cessful. Last year Tech did not secure a single victory, but this year four games were lost and four Won. A great deal of the credit may be given to Mr. Sanders who managed the team. The players played well in all games, and the pitching was a great im- provement over last year's twirling. Gallahue in particular pitched Well. Francis Wilson, captain of the team, also played a very good game at third. Butler. Harris, Kimmick, and Heit- kam played Well too. Here's hoping some of these players make the mono- gram team. Basket Ball 1 For the first time basket-ball at Tech', turned out very successfully from a basket-ball standpoint. Not only were the players and fans satis- hed, but the earnings of basket-ball left over thirty-five dollars in the athletic coffers. The reds won the pennant, largely through the work of their star,Butler. For a few games he could not play,and the Reds, as a result made a miserable showing. The race was tight, and the Reds were forced to go at a fast pace to keep down the Blacks and Greens. The Blues and Grays played well at times, but they often had slumps. The monogram games proved a suc- cess, and brought most of the money to the athletic fund. The Blacks Won this series from the Whites, taking two straight games. Fehr, Butler, and Nutt of the Blacks, and Ray of the Whites received M. T's. As a Whole the year proved to be successful for the players The faculty also developed a team of Which Tech is proud. Besides humbling the Reds, our Faculty team defeated the Faculty team from Man- ual. This game with Manual was played during the time the monogram games were staged. The fans also declared the year at basket-ball had proved a success. Every night there Were games many boys and girls stayed after school to Witness them. Almost all the school stayed to see the monogram games. The money received from the mono- gram games also gave Tech a start on a much needed athletic fund. So for the first year at basket-ball, Tech has made an excellent start.

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12 THE ARSENAL CANNON A Rainy Day fCo1zt'Z1mcdfrom page eleven.J Anne's heroine, and the fact that her curl was ucoming out, rather go- ing in to its natural state, fished for an umbrella likewise. Seizing the gold-hilted fairy sword -here Anne suited the action to the word- the Prince raced ahead, pursued by his foes, come on, girls! With her umbrella in the sword po- sition, Anne started the inspiring race, which lasted till they were half way to Susanne's house. Will you believe it? They didn't notice their mistake till they reached Susanne's gate. Why have you two umbrellas? asked Susanne. Then they discovered the various exchanges. Mary found herself possessor of a green cotton umbrella besides her own, Susanne had a wrong oneg but, as always, Anne capped the climax. Hers was of dark polished wood, with a beau- tiful gold top, which had resembled a sword to Anne's fancy. Mary's cot- ton chance was amusing, Susanne serenely passed the evening with a freckle lotion, but Anne fretted over her mistake. The owner might ac- cept the explanation, or think Anne had feared to keep the umbrella be- cause of the initials on top. Their extraction proved no easy matter, as they soon found. Mary's extra belonged to Cassandra Jones, whose new hat became almost as a thing of nought in the rain. The damp morning helped its condition. The long plume hung limply and tickled her left ear and with the flowers tipped it rakishly perpendicu- lar to her shoulder. Susanne's at- tachment had brought the wrong one, but demanded her own. But Anne, quite justly, the others thought, had a far worse time. You-you are one thief ! Katrin- ka stormed. Katrinka was fat, Dutch and unimaginative. I tell you again a umbrella nefer looked like a sword. Anyone with half an eye, to him it is plain already. A relative of my mother's cousin to her did give it, and not for a sword. Liar, you see am too bright so soon. You bring it back. You think I believe you. Anne's gray eyes snapped, her an- ger mounted high. But I am sure fContinued on page siosteenj What an Outsider Knows fContinued from page twol way to the many classes students per- sist in breaking the rules by standing in the halls, talking about the paper. Mr. Anderson comes fiying out of 20 motioning and telling the students to move on, and stop congregating in the halls. But all in vain are his ef- forts. No one seems to hear. During the day Cannons are everywhere. At the close of the afternoon classes students leave the building with their books piled disorderly in their arms, while in their hand, are the papers. The Editorial Staff n-as succeeded this term, said the parent of one of Tech's most popular students, in collecting and handling all the Work that is connected with the paper. The editor-in-chief with' the help of her assistants, does ample duty to all things that are placed in her care. The staff is composed of twenty-seven, hard working boys and girls, who are always alert and ready to work diligently at anything that will benefit the paper. The Work which the members of the staff ac- complish is the most important part. For the convenience of the students and the editorial staff, a contribution box placed in the hall receives all ar- ticles. The staff decides whether the article is to be discarded, and if they deem it necessary to leave it gut of the issue, they return that article to the author with a note thanking him for his efforts, and reasons for its non-acceptance. Every one on the staff canvassed the different rooms of Tech striving to raise the subscrip- tion list to three hundred or more. Many extras have been disposed of, the proceeds of which went to the fund for the enlargement of the last number. I think that with the help of the pupils, the work of the staff was successful, and every pupil en- joyed the paper. MARGUERITTE GILPIN School Year ffioutinued from page eight.J that no one was absent. Now, that it's nearing the close of the school term, how anxious each one is for school to close. Is it because they are tired of seeing each other or is it be- cause they want a vacation? Never- theless they'll probably be glad to see each other again next September.