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

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THE ARSENAL CANNON 7 cows. Later the tired crowd found its way to the Pendleton pike and home. This term, lX1iss Sylvia Leonard's group of students who have been studying birds on our campus has continued the work of the Nature Study Club. THE CHORUS How well do 1 remember the first chorus of Technical High School. The entire class occupied the first five rows in room 20, and was under the direction of hfr. hfontana. The pianist was Dor- othy New who played the accompani- ments and also played popular music while the constituents of the class rested their melodious voices. The chorus is now composed of 300 regular pupils, 119 boys, Latin 60, German 60, and for the past two years has been under the leader- ship of bliss Kaltz. 'TEC1-1'S ORCHESTRA AND BAND During the first term Tech tried to organize a band under hfr. h1ontani's direction. The Hear Yew mentions the names of eighteen members. The prac- tice, however, was never sufficiently good to warrant public playing. A second and somewhat similar at- tempt marks the effort during the second term. 1n the fall of 191-1, hliss Elizabeth Kaltz, proving the adage that third time was charm, organized our present orches- tra of twenty and our band of twenty- four. These and the choruses have al- ways most willingly assisted in Tech's programs. 4 THE DEBATING LEAGUE The Debating League of Technical High School, organized in November, 1915, with hfr. Claude H. Anderson as censor elected the following officers at the second meeting: president, James Scott, vice-president, Lehman Holliday, and secretary-treasurer, Lois E. Stone. Wiith the aid of 1Vlr. Anderson the mem- bers prepared several good programs con- sisting of debates on important current questions and of speeches, memorized or extemporaneous. The meetings of the club were discontinued at the beginning of the Spring term, 1916. THE POULTRY CLUB The Poultry Club was organized the Spring of 1915 by Kfr. Stair. A notice was posted on the bulletin board to the effect that all wishing to join would meet in the House. The club was organized in order that we might learn all about poultry. At one meeting we had at program on the care and feeding of chicks up until they were twelve weeks old. After the meeting we went upstairs to where we had an incubator, and watched the chicks hatch. The only trouble was that the girls wished to handle the little fiuffy balls. All who belonged to the club were enthusiastic and deeply inter- ested. ly THE VVIRELESS CLUB The Tech Wireless Club was started the third year of Tech. Yery interesting talks were given by hlr. Ackley, hlr. Harris, and hlr. Yenneg and the con- struction ofthe receiving instruments was started. This year the set was finished and an aerial was stretched between the water tower and the barracks, the length and the height makes it one of the largest aerials in the state. 1t is planned to have a first class receiving station some- where in the Physics Laboratory next winter. Not much work can be done in the summer on account of static electricity in the air. ROBERT VEHLING. ELECTRICAL GRADUATES Graduating exercises for the vocational electrical students who have completed the two year course will be held in room B-5 Tuesday afternoon, June 6, at which time certificates will be presented to eleven boys who are the first to finish the course. At a recent meeting of the class a standard design was chosen for a pin, which shall be used by all graduating classes of the School of Electrical Con- struction. The oflicers of the class are: President, Ralph Reidy, Vice-President, Eugene Saltmarshg Secretary, Oscar YanCleaveg Treasurer, Jack Thurston. The other members of the class are Fred Finehout, VVilliam Dickert, Ray- mond Ping, Clarence Brown, Harold Bar- ton, Lyman Baker, and Fred Griggs.

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6 THE ARSENALCANNON THE FIRST DAY AT TECH Un the first day of Tech's existence, Vliednesday afternoon, September 11th, 1912, though the pupils were not to arrive until 1:30, the eager students-to- be came earlier than that hour, all curious to see the new high school. They entered the building by the old stairs in the tower. h'Ir. Spear stood at the foot of th estairs to direct the pupils so they would not enter the print shop. At the top of the stairs stood lXf1iss NIcCullough, kindly coaxing them up. At the door stood Kliss Binninger and lXfIr. Hanna. The would-be students were not from under the watchful eyes of these two before Xfr. Anderson showed them the rooms. Also there was Miss Shover, everywhere at once, as usual. Bliss Jasper was unable to be there at Tech's first day. Nfr. Yenne was working at the program for these few pupils. The pupils, after being deposited with care in rooms B and C, were given Nativety Blanks. lVIr. Stuart soon called a meeting of everyone in room 20, then called in those of room A. How dis- appointed the students were when they entered this room! They had no visions of a Hourishing high school. The walls and fioors were dirty, only a few of the seats were fastened down, no telephone was in the little booth in the back of the room, many boards lay around, and everything was in disorder. But this was not to remain long, as carpenters were busy everwhere, As soon as pos- sible, lVIr. Stuart addressed these Hshy studentsf, After a short talk, he intro- duced the teachers, during which time each freshie wondered who taught what, and Whether or not he would have this teacher or that. After this talk, session rooms were assignedg those without Eng- lish credits remained in A, while the others were divided between the other two rooms, those whose names began with letters from Aehfl in B, and the rest in C. To complete this day, so important in Tech's history, it was an- nounced With great solemnity, dignity, and sincere regret by lWr. Stuart, that there would be no school until the fol- lowing Nlonday, as repairs were so badly needed. So the joyous students were dismissed for this short vacation. INIARY E. MCPHEETERS. LATIN CLUB The first Latin club organized with Edward Owen, praepesg Francis Wilson, propraepesg Sam Newman, quaestor, Carl Harris, proquaestorg Fay Douglas, scriba, Lois E. Stone, pro-scriba. Wie held our first meeting hflarch 17, 1913 in room 2-1. At that time lXf1iss Abel had an eighth hour Virgil class at Nfanual and that afternoon the St. Pat- rickis Day parade held up the street cars and incidentally IX'Iiss Abel. At the second meeting we decided upon purple and gold for colors and Esse quam videri CTO be rather than to seeml as our motto. The several meetings held that year were spent learning Gaud- eamus Igiture, 'fhifilites Christiane, and the Tech yell. The life of the club terminated in a picnic where we had purple and gold tablecloths and even the eggs colored purple and yellow. I wonder whether the faculty remembers the Aaron VVard roses presented them, or how their ages were determined by grass blades tied together. gl. S1-IEA. THE NATURE STUDY CLUB ' In the spring of 1913 the students organized a club to study the birds, fiowers, and trees on our campus, and to take hikes in the country. hfiss Hag- ley, lyfiss lXfIcLaughlin, and Miss h'IcCul- lough deserted faculty duties to tak: active part. From long articles writte-i by Clea Rippey and Robert Shewalter, we learned of the many good times stored in the memories of the members. On some occassions, the students met under the tower archway before the first period and tramped the campus jungles in search of new specimens. On one of the hikes they visited Fort Benjamin Harrison. On this trip Lehman Holliday insisted upon riding alone on the car steps, and worry- ing Miss Hagley. VVhen time came to return Gladys Hartman and Julia Shea started across country to a farm house to make inquiries. The party got lost only to be frightened by the horses and

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8 THE ARSENAL CANNON THE GERMAN CLUB'S FIRST CHRISTMAS PARTY On the Friday before Christmas, 1912, the thirty members of the German Club and their friends gathered in the gym for their first party. The faculty, too, shared in the fun. After a grand march the real good times began. From a large, bril- liantly lighted Christmas tree the teachers received their Christmas gifts, a tin horn, a kit of toy tools, a box of candy, a chorus-girl doll, a broom, a small toy cupboard, a pair of moccasins, a tin wagon, and a red leather purse. As much as he desired to be present oftener, h'Ir. Stuart, our principal, never succeeded ffor at that time he was with- out his own autol. Therefore, he was the proud recipient of a well known make of auto ften-cent store brandj guaranteed to run two feet without winding. He appreciated the spirit in which it was given despite the faults of the machine. Games, in which everyone joined, then followed, along with another decided fea- ture of the afternoon-refreshments. Plenty of ice cream and cake decorated with holly proved to be a graciously accepted part of the program. This first Christmas party of the German Club stands out clearly as one of the many to-be-remembered good times of the first semester. BERTHA GELLIAN. EXPLANATORY Not lack of enthusiasm but time has prevented club meetings this year. From September through November Technical was in continuous session from 7:30 to 5:00. Since December our hours have been 8:00 to 4:00. Students have been on half day programs because they could not all be accomodated during regular hours. Pupils having early programs could not wait till the close of school for other club members who had after- noon schedules. For the same reason we have had no PQFCIIL-TC3Cl1CfI1Xf1CCI1I1gS this year. These are beginnings which, we hope, will soon resume their activities. THE GROWTH OF TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL In the Spring of 1912, when study slips began coming to Shortridge and hfanual Training High Schools, their numbers showed that their owners could not be accomodated in the city high schools. lvlr. Stuart undertook to induce enough prospective Freshmen who lived within walking distance of the Arsenal Grounds to enroll in 'Lan overflow division of Manual. Of these Pioneers and their first termls experiences you have already read. In the meantime, the Board of School Commissioners leased privileges for a part of the Kfain Building and Shops from hflr. Charles A. Bookwalter, Receiver of The lvinona Technical Insti- tute. Evidently no one knew the un- usual strength and the power of rapid growth of the 'cTech Acorn. l' The lease was drawn up so that it could be ter- minated by either party on five days notice. So, legally, the school has lived from week to weekl' and thrived on such meagre provisions. llfhen school opened, September eleventh, it hoped that The Supreme Court would decide the case 80186, filed in Room 3, and that by November of 1912 it might begin to make, permanent plans. Four school years have almost passed. Short leases and privilege of occupying these seventy- six acres, have, in spite of long waiting, made our hopes grow faster and stronger than our school. lXIay 22, 1916 has brought a favorable decision and will en' able the Board of School Commissioners to carry out their plans concerning Tech- nical High School. One hundred and eighty-two pupils were enrolled with Techis first term, September 1912 to January 1913. The first program, reproduced on page five, offered eleven subjects and required all the time of eight, and part of the time of four teachers. Sometimes hfr. Stuart came out to see us as often as twice a Week, but he was always ready to answer Tech's phone calls. This was the begin- ning. Continued on page ten