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

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THE ARSENAL CANNON '32 -Jin English classes by the announcement of the Inter- national Better Home Lighting contest. Due to the many attractive prizes offered, the majority of our class entered the competition. It was with great pride and satisfaction that we learned a few months later that among the list of Tech winners, our class was well represented. Still more fame was brought to the f26 class about a month later when Ivan Pogue copped first place in a cross country race. Our representation on Tech's city championship football team is also worthy of note. In the lineup of the regulars we claimed Duane Hicks, Boyd Hickman, Richard Fox, Arthur Steven- son, and Walter johnson. During the semester, a great many students, in the person of June '26 members, joined the various campus clubs and organizations. Our representation was so large, in fact, that by the end of the term almost every organization boasted of one or more '26 graduates-to-be. For the final marks of the semester the '26 class had more than its share of the grand total of 1,071 honor roll students. Kermit Slack was the only one of our number who attended the state junior assembly, held soon after the beginning of the spring semester. The R. O. T. C. unit continued its fine work by winning the honor school award for the third con- secutive time. Also the drill team, with the '26 class claiming almost half the cadets, ran away with city honors. At the state music contest Tech almost swamped the competition. Out of the five events scheduled our school had three firsts and two seconds. Once again june '26ers were much in evidence. The closing of the semester marked the last time we would be in the roll rooms we had occupied for the last three eventful and long-to-be-remembered years. Another and much more joyful aspect of the situation was the fact that we would no longer be required to take any English, now that our VI course was ending. With the dignity befitting our position we donned the figurative senior robes in September '25 and firm- ly resolved to make this, our last year at Tech, a real success. Election of class officers was soon in order. After a close and thrilling contest, the following people emerged successful: president, Walter Johnson, vice-president, Martha McLaughlin, secretary, Mary jo Lizius, treasurer, Arthur Stevenson, sergeant-at- arms, Duane Hicks. Following this the class constitution, as framed by the constitution committee, was read and adopted in the three roll rooms. The first general meeting of the class was held a few weeks later with Avery page zu-amy-rua Shepherd, president of the January class, presiding. After a fine speech of welcome, he turned the meet- ing over to our president, Walter Johnson, who then made his inaugural address. The remaining ofhcers were then introduced. Mr. Stuart closed the pro- gram with a short inspirational talk. With the announcement of the standing com- mittees, in December, the activities of our class be- gan to get well under way. The class treasurer and his assistants started to extract our hard-earned cash for the payment of senior dues. This item was first in what proved to be a never-ending list of senior obligations. Meanwhile Tech's football team had annexed the city title for the fourth consecutive time by defeat- ing Shortridge and Manual. In the lineup june seniors were much in evidence. The football awards were presented at the all-Tech assembly held in the Cadle Tabernacle. A new and novel auditorium assemblyswas held just after the Cadle Tabernacle meeting. This was the Tech radio night program broadcast through WFBM from the First Presbyterian Church. Once again june seniors had a leading share in the project. Richard Fox, Walter johnson, and Arthur Steven- son, as chairmen of the three senior roll rooms, had shown unusual talent in guiding the destinies of their various groups through the semester. Our scholastic standing had improved materially during the term. When we adjourned in january, everyone held hopes of even greater accomplishments along this line during the coming semester. Our last term at Tech got off to a flying start. On the very first day lVIiss Ryan greeted us with the announcement of tryouts for Beau Brzwmzel, the senior play. Efforts to perfect hidden dramatic abili- ty occupied our entire attention until the following week when the tryouts were held. The next day we were informed in roll call that Richard Fox, Louise Hodges, jack Merriam, Virginia Seeds, Robert Mauk, joe Foy, Robert Taylor, Mamie Williams, Norman Hammer, Genevieve Quinn, Harry Klezmer, Dan MacLaren, George Cook, Robert Smith, james Foley, Dorothy Altschuh, Jeanette Palmer, and john Nick- erson had been accepted to represent the class in this semi-annual dramatic effort. Now that 98 per cent of us had not made the cast, it remained for us to distinguish ourselves in some other way. In accordance with this resolve an amaz- ing number of seniors began entering poster contests, advertising contests, essay contests, etc. The next important event on the program was the selection of class colors. Everyone had his own idea regarding a suitable color combination and conse- quently it was only after prolonged discussion that

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'N THE ARSENAL CANNON We J-if History of the func '26 Class We, the june '26 seniors, have just passed through four of the most eventful years of our lives in our high school career here at Tech. just as a football team is trained for the big game, so we of the graduating class have been trained for the big game of life in which we are all soon to participate. Therefore, it is with mingled pride and regret that we offer this history of our class to the students who will follow in our footsteps with the hope that they may profit by our mistakes and accomplish- ments. In the fall of 1922, our class made its first appearance on Tech's campus. During this semester we, as small and timid freshmen, had several oppor- tunities to attend large gatherings which showed us the size and scope of this wonderful institution of which we were members. The first meeting of this kind came in October, when the Girls' Glee Club gave a party for all freshman girls. The next outstanding event was the school's first outdoor day celebration, held on the athletic field the same month. Early in November, Mr. Stuart dealt us a cruel blow by ruling that no presents could be given to teachers. It was indeed disappointing to learn that this method of raising our grades was no longer lawful. We got our first real taste of bitter disap- pointment, however, on November twenty-ninth, when Manual, by virtue of a 12-0 victory, took the city football title away from Tech. Basketball fand sometimes studiesj occupied our attention the rest of the winter. When February rolled around, we proudly shouted to the world the fact that we were stale freshies, knew the joys of an English hurdle, and could tell the number of eleva- tors in the Main building. At the beginning of the spring semester, all the newcomers who brought four credits from grade school joined the ranks of the 1926 class. This group has since proved invaluable in boosting our scholastic standing. One of the crowning triumphs of the year for the '26ers came in February when the freshman bas- ketball team took down the Manual yearlings, 29-4. At the sectional the varsity team failed to live up to the standard set by the freshmen, and Tech was eliminated in the second round by Valley Mills, 19-14. By this time members of our class were beginning to take a much keener interest in school activities. Many joined the Nature Study Club and other organizations willing to accept the humble freshie. Other outstanding memories of this first year were the talks to our class on the time-honored subject of street car conduct. The Supreme Day celebration on May twenty- second brought to a close our freshman year at high school. It was with sorrowing hearts that we left the campus wondering how we would be able to stay away for three months. fThis was especially true of the male members.j The beginning of school in September '23 marked a milestone in our progress. We were now coming into the back stretch after having completed one- fourth of the race. While we were away during the summer, the portable building had been completed and it was now ready for our future edification along the lines of public speaking and advertising. Also, with our mental improvement in mind, nine new members had been added to the faculty. Many boys in our class had signed up for Military Training, and they were now being initiated into the art of squads right and left. Another branch of student activity in which june '26 names were well represented was the list of student traflic officers. Except for the thrill of getting hours of one through ten, or worse, nothing of unusual interest occurred during the first few weeks of the spring semester. However, by the middle of February we again began to distinguish ourselves in various branches of student activity. Virginia Boyer, as the CANNON agent in roll room 61, put her room over 100 per cent in the sale of CANNON subscriptions. Among the members of the basketball team Boyd Hickman and Richard Fox belonged to our number. Even with such fine ma- terial, however, Tech lost to Southport in the final game of the sectional, 38-35. Our famous president, Walter Johnson, was a member of the track team at this time. Three out of the five paddlers on the Tech swim team owed allegiance to our class: jack Merriam, john Nicker- son, and Norman Hammer. Altogether the june '26 class had made a fine showing during its fourth semester at Tech, and it was with high hopes for the coming year that we left the campus in june. The summer vacation passed all too quickly, as vacations will, and we soon found ourselves back at school again, now laying claim to the dignified title of juniors. We had not yet become accustomed to the new routine when we were confronted in all our page twenty-one

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'fits cathedral blue and salmon were selected. The color committee then got to work, and within a few days we were all sporting the new colors. Girls' basketball games between the three roll rooms also proved to be another fruitful source of accomplishment and entertainment for girls only. Once again the boys' basketball team failed to come through with the goods, and Tech was eliminated in the hnals of the sectional by Shortridge, 25-16. Nomination and election of the remaining class officers was held in February. Those chosen were Charles M. Traylor, historian, john Little and Mar- jorie McElroy, prophetsg Vaughn Gayman and Grace Avels, willmakersg Ruth jenkins, poet, and Gene- vieve Fisher, song writer. Suddenly, and without the slightest warning, a gigantic array of senior necessities which must be purchased swept down upon us. These necessities included everything from ten cent pieces of White cardboard to seven dollar explanations of why Dar- win was right. fClass photographsj These photographs were an especial strain both on the pocketbook and the eye. Although many of us had previously believed ourselves to be somewhat good-looking, one glance at our likeness as record- ed on the printed page quickly dispelled any such beliefs. The purchase of class pins and rings proved to be another pocketbook Hattener. We found that it takes an astonishing amount of moral courage to hand over something like three dollars for a tiny gold pin one-half an inch long. The CANNON staff is an example of the interest taken by june '26 seniors in school activities. Thirty of the forty-seven staff members are june seniors, including the business manager, Richard Fox, the editors of the two writing staffs, Genevieve Quinn and Martin Barnett, and the magazine editors, Marjorie McElroy and Rosalind Taylor. The other staff members from our class are Mary Mahan, Mar- tha McLaughlin, Ruth jenkins, Vaughn Gayman, Charles Traylor, Virginia Lett, Norman Brinsley, Anne Seidensticker, Virginia Seeds, Helen Noel, john Little, Arthur Stevenson, Pauline Roehm, Dorothy Altschuh, George Cook, Catherine Bray, jean Van Wormer, Dorothy Rudolph, Beatrice Taylor, Helen Hanks, Katherine Gibson, Shelley Givens, Marjorie Holl, Virginia Kielman, Dorothy Rea, Cecil Hay- worth. The majority of the cadet officers in the R. O. T. C. unit are june seniors. Space does not permit the recognition of these boys individually. During its existence, the senior class has sponsored several projects. Perhaps the most noteworthy of these was the Parents, Day held last November in THE ARSENAL CANNON connection with the Tech-South Side CFort Waynej football game. We of the graduating class are soon to leave the campus. The commencement exercises mark the last time we will ever see many of our classmates. For the last time, we will bid good-bye to the school which has meant so much to us. The four joyful, carefree years of high school life are ending. Nevertheless, it is with a spirit of joyfulness and a feeling of accomplishment that we leave our be- loved Tech. We realize that we must move on in order to make room for those who will follow us. However, we cannot leave without expressing our deep and heart-felt appreciation to Mr. Stuart, to our sponsors, and to the entire faculty for their patient, sincere effort to make our high school career a success. We have before us a larger and greater field to con- quer, and we must take up the task, but memories of the years spent with our dear alma mater will never dm' CI-IARLES TVIIDDLESXVARTH TRAYLQR Good-bye to Tech QCZJJJ Poemj The gates of Tech swing outward, And we who love her well Must soon be deaf forever To class and warning bell. At Tech through light and shadow We've seen the swift years fly- The splendid years that mingle So much of smile and sigh. lt's strange to think it's over, That we must bid adieu To Barn, and Tower, and Barracks, And friends so real and true. Good-bye to shades and campusl No more down Lilac Lane We'll stroll in blissful fancy To youthtime's glad refrain. Before our class departure, Before our 'fau revoir, Let's wish our alma mater The goals she's striving for. May years of ceaseless progress Be yours as time rolls on, May just as splendid classes Replace the one that's gone. And so we face tomorrovv With your ideals in view, To reap more dazzling honors, And bear them, Tech, to youl RUTH JENKINS page lwfvzty-thrvc' CEU