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

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, 'kr VV' l X. 1 t l lA, -T rue ansenm, cannon pf , ,Q1Q.,t'.f ft 26 ,..4fi,?fs 1 , ' 8 ZTT7- 1 . 1 . f , 'Xlgig BI. wk 'fl 'gf 'ggj f it ,mf lf l f -l 1 'X 'f '51, r- ,J 1-LL? if y-- :v K xxdgf I ji ,A M jrjhvy Y. -rf ln the fall of 1923 we looked with admiration on the football squad. Kenneth Myers, ,lack Wiley, Dolphus Whitesell, Clarence Leet, Donald Hawkins, and Russell Clift, all members of the June class, aided in bringing the championship cup to Tech. We also remember Forest Hedrick. ever worthy yell leader, who assisted the school in supporting the team. The musical ability of our class was displayed in the band and or- chestra. Ivan Yeager was drum major of the band for two years. Roy Crowder was president of the senior orchestra for several semesters and captain of the band. Iva DeHart, Frank White, Walter Reed. and Marilea Downs were others who played in the orchestra of which Marilea Downs was vice-president for five semesters. Marilea also won fifty dollars in a state music contest. The Choral Society and the Girls, Glee club gave numerous operas among which were: Martha, The Bolzemian Girl, Princess Chrysan- fhemum, and The Magic Wheel. These were all unusual successes due partly to the character of the plays and to the casts, which included a number from the June class. 1n R. O. T. C. some of our boys reached a high rank, several hav- ing represented Tech in our rifle teams. Many of our girls distinguished 5 ,fl themselves in athletics. Margaret Wolfred won the Technical High l School tennis tournament and the Indiana State Championship of 1924. y A great deal of literary ability has been shown by some of the mem- l bers of our class who have won prizes in essay contests. The first L national prize in a short story contest, sponsored by the Scholastic T Eclitor, was awarded to Bessie Mullin of our class. whose story. The l Mystery Man. appeared in the January '25 magazine number of the l CANNON. Harold Adkinson won the essay contest conducted by the News, l and John Cleary won the twenty dollar prize offered by the American ' ' Chemical Society. Lela Coodhue won a fifty dollar prize in an adver- . tisement contest sponsored by the Indianapolis Star, bringing first 1 l honors to Tech. In the student number of the Scholastic. Arthur Cope won first prize for a review of Calsworthy's The Inn of Tranquillity. Besides these. other honors have been received by Dorothy Black and George Zink in previous essay contests. y When we returned in the fall of 1924, we found ourselves seniors H ln and one of the most important groups on the campus. Early in the se- 'X l at l 'X mester we met for the first time and heard an address by Donald Hig- l V N gins. president of the preceding senior class, on the duties and responsi- A E bilities of seniors. Mr. Stuart's talk contained much inspiration and V T Q encouragement to the June class which was in the process of organiza- L 7 tion. Immediately following this meeting, we accepted the constitution, V Q A formed by a class committee, which united us as an organization. Our W t X M' 2 T next step was to elect oflicers: Russell Clift, presidentg Wilma Llewellyn, J X vice-presidentg Jean Campbell, secretaryg Donald Hawkins, treasurerg X, H and August Hook. sergeant-at-arms. . if .A 3 lx XNAQ .vgli 7 fl , xl 11' ' ' X Mg f :DLX , x x L-?,fkX X . L ix ' 'Q '.f. ' .A Ji. .w-ELJE ..'. J K ge X JA? y f 'Xt s .xslf-ff'2fJ3lfpAlj1ie Walk ' ' , A T 'xx jj

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c I f It-gil 'S I ,AMX II 'rnc -QQLSENHL cannon .XL -- ---II y 1, M.,-T jimjgfc I AL 2.41 is ij i History of the June Class of 1925 As the universe passes from stage to stage in its upward march to- ward progrcss. it is both necessary and natural that certain events be recorded in order that posterity may profit by the errors made and that successes be hung conspicuously on the wall of memory as incentives to strive for the finer things in life. And thus. we. the June 525 senior class. having just passed through four stages in our upward march toward progress. consider it an un- usual opportunity and a supreme pleasure to stop here and look back over the past four years. We have photographed in our minds a pano- ramic picture of the events which have welded us as a unit into a chain. the links of which are friendship and loyalty. As a body we have striven to maintain the highest ideals, displaying at all times the spirit of t1'LlE' sportsmanship everywhere and applying ourselves assiduously to the various tasks assigned us. The first picture in this panorama shows over one thousand freshmen wandering over the campus, which at that particular time. September. 1921, was known as No Manis Land. due to a network of ditches. Although the old office had burned during the summer of 1921, the loss was not really felt for we found new additions to the campus. a magni- ficent building costing one and a half million dollars with sufficient class rooms and adequate office space more than to balance our loss: and the foundation for the new shop building. the finest equipped voca- tional. athletic. and scientific building in the Middle West. which was completed in the spring. At the very beginning we did not make ourselves famousg but the re- sult of a period of watchful Waiting was that before the end of the semes- ter we had attained the true Tech spirit which we have tried to hold throughout our high school career. Then. in the spring we began to be recognized in athletics. Russell Clift. Donald Hawkins, and Edward lVIcCalip representing our class. , At this time we gained a better idea of the greatness and youth of Tech when the Decennial celebration was given on the new athletic field. Among the participants in the pageant. which portrayed the history of Tech's ten years of existence. were Edith Myers, Dorothy Mode. and Marjory Wood, all of whom are members of our class. In the fall of 1922 when we returned as sophomores. we found that we were being recognized throughout the school. Many of our members were in athletics and many received appointments to responsible posi- tions. During this semester the Opera club gave the well-known opera. Pirates of Penzance. Elizabeth Cest. Ruth Lipsey, and Harry Fillen- worth of our class had parts. Later, in the spring of 1923, the competitive drill among tlie com- panies picked from the city high school units of the R. O. T. C. was held on the Tech athletic field. The Tech company was awarded first honors. receiving a cup presented by Smith, Hassler. and Sturm Company. II II - I II rf' I. ' ty I K I I5 f Q' I.. I J L' V ,fx J I ,f-.- ' A. Q I c IL ,--f'-fi' I I I I I - '7'Ii .Blfff-. 25 Eff Q, If 'T - -fs-Q-ss, 6 fr 1 ang-. f-X XI I I II I I, I I I I I I I I I I , I I I I I I I I I I I 1 I I I I I I I I I ,II fi I 'II ,II1II-X . I, -I 2-,I r' X X r , ,I I I 'I V i I 1 I - I ,I Iff I I I If f' , Jtffff XIII JIII XS. If X ,--.. N I XX, II -1 N Ii, II I I f' I fs - I ss, .1 . .. 1 I f L f-. , . I-. 1 f-' I I' ' ,nj L.J ,' I 1-. f - 1. X-. v. J..

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s A rue. BRSENHL cannon fs A F? I M I lg A i SA: t.1t,4..,mTg YLTJYBAMT The class was not at all displeased with its choice as all officers proved to be worthy of their positions and also honor roll students. Then, as an organized body, we began work with the senior activities and soon a remarkable showing was made in our scholastic standing. During this year most of the important positions on the CANNON staffs were filled by June seniors. For the fall term Karl Bottke and Wilnia Llewellyn were editors of Staff I and ll. respectively. Later they became our magazine editors, while Jean Campbell and Marian Seeds succeeded them as editors. Besides these, eighteen other June seniors were on the staffs. Miss Ryan, assisted by the play committee. chose A Message from Mars as our class play, which was successful because it presented a valu- able message, because the settings were unusually beautiful, and because the cast members portrayed their characters so well. Later in February we elected the remaining class ollicers: Truman Ewing, historiang Alice Carter and James Daggett, prophets, and Mary Goodwin and Harry Stout, will-makers. Karl Bottke was chosen as class poet and Arabelle Chambers as song writer. ln the latter part of March our class was well represented in lndianais first junior legislature, the first of its kind in the United States. Out of eleven delegates appointed to represent Tech at the session. six were June seniors: Wilma Llewellyn, George Miller, Donald Hawkins, Robert Orbison. Harry Stout. and Truman Ewing. Now we pass out of Tech never to return as students. Wliile this causes us deep regret, we must march on, making room for those who are to come, and assume new responsibilities from those who in turn have elevated themselves to a higher position. We wish to thank sincerely the instructors and sponsors for their deep interest and united efforts to the end that we might have full ad- vantage of the splendid facilities at our disposal in this institution. Our last hope is that at all times we may never lose the wonderful impression formed while in school. and that we shall always do the things which will glorify dear old Tech. TRUMAN O. Ewnvc Tree Day Celebration The June '25 class celebrated Tree Day, April twenty-sixth, by re- planting thirty trees in Liberty Grove. ln commemoration of the four boys from Tech who died in service. Paul Burns, Franklin Burns, Ralph Gullett, and Alfred Sloane. taps were played and four shots fired by a squad of senior military boys. Class colors: primrose and violette. Class Hower: butterfly rose. Class motto: Sailadorft drift. 1 , fr! itfa uw, as ,f 1 N , 1 .E JJ,- . Ax, 27 5 f -Il-Zgxfyf X l 1 1 1 1 ,x ! If f X X T 7 l I 1 1' l 11 1 ' 1 1 ' l l t 5 t I 1 1 l 1,1 l 1 l 1 x X 1 1 1 1 L. f I I1 i nxt fm 2 1 fx 1 , 1 1 N N I '1 , 'I' A 1,1 V., it l f X f X 5 ff ,XNN tc X s -.w, X . IG 'f 1 1 , I XV 1 1 5 ' 1 4 , 1, ' ixxaadg' - I-1 UV, 'fl , ,al 1 NJ I ' 1.21. . -A-J 6 Juli, L -H-J s