Martinsville High School - Artesian Yearbook (Martinsville, IN)

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CLASS HISTORY Closing four years of work in Martinsville High School the senior class of 1931 has had a remarkable career. In the fall of 1927 the class had 165 members but only 93 of the original number received diplomas. -Every type of school activity found 1931 class members doing their part. In athletics the class has been well represented. In basketball Kenneth Smith, Marvin Baker, lrlerschell Vlfilliams, Oran Vlfallace, and VVoodrow Payton were outstanding. In football there were Paul Teeters, Marvin Baker, Woodrow Payton, Oran VVallace, James Parker, Merrill Garrison, and Captain Herschell VVilliams. Many members of the class have held prominent club offices during the four years. The senior students chosen for the various club presidencies were: Lois Clark, Sunshine Society, Wfilliam Kirk, Hi-Y, Marjorie Schnell, Girl Reserves, Betty Black, Latin Club, Floyd Neal, Dramatic Club, Guy Fowler, Boys' Glee Club, Dorothy Goss, Orchestra, Harriet Leake, Girls' Glee Club, Norma james, Uke Club, and Norris Hinson, G. A. A. A large percent of the Red and Blue staff were seniors, and as usual the senior class published the Artesian. All three of the affirmative and two of the negative speakers of the varsity debating team were seniors. They were Reva Boring, Joe Powell, Royall Hammon, John Walsh, and Floyd Neal. Jeanne Bailey was an alternate. In 4-H club work Martha Goss, Louise Richardson, Geraldine Johnson, Richard Avery, Marlin Koons, Loran Cragen, and Yale Ross have been leaders. In music Iflarriette Leake and Reva Boring have represented the senior class and Martinsville High School very well. ,Part of the success of the class has been due to the efficient officers and sponsors who are: Merrill Cox, president, Herschell VVilliams, vice-president, Kenneth Smith, secretary-treasurer, Miss Margaret Rose and Mr. Glenn Adams, sponsors. Twenty-nine

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IRENE WILLIAMS Sunshine Society 2, 3, 45 Cafeteria 3, 4. Irene is another one of the many students in our class who live a.t Brook- lyn. For the last few years she has spent the summers working in Chi- cago and will probably go there again this sum- mer. She has worked faithfully in the cafe- teria for two years. ROYALL HAMMON Debating 43 Dramatic Club 4. Royall has been a great help in upholding the standards of the senior class, Just hear him de- bate and you will under- stand what we mean. He knows just how to say the right thing in the right place at the right time. . KATHERINE MESSMER Sunshine Society 2, 3, 45 4-H Club 2. Very trustworthy and true is Katherine. She is the girl that has taken care of all the banking money each week this year, and has deposited it safely in the bank without the slightest bit of an accident. Doesn't that help prove her effi- ciency? . DELBERT UNVERSAW Latin Club 1, 23 Band 1. Delbert is .one of the quiet dark haired Ro- meos. We hear that he is one of the admirers of the sophomore class. His attention- is especially dl- rected toward a girl by the name of Mildred. All we can say is that Mil- dred got a real bargain. HERSCHEL VVILLIAMS Basketball 1. 2, 3, 45 Football 2, 3, 43 Latin Club 2, 33 Red 8: Blue Staff 43 Captain Football 4. Chick is a basketball hero, the kind that all the girls like. To every- one Chick's a good friend. When the boys go on trips he always supplies the fun by tell- ing jokes and so forth. ORAN VVALLACE Basketball 1, 2, 3, 45 Football 43 Latin Club 2, 33 Agriculture Club 1. Perk'i is the boy of many romances. His ro- mance with Mary Neal was one of the longest, however. He has played both football and basket- ball. His untiring efforts as a substitute show what he is made of. JAMES SUMMERS Dramatic Club 2, Interclass B. B. 2, 3, 4. Jim is one of the iive year boys. Nevertheless, we are glad Jim joined our class. His humorous replies in class have made all of us enjoy our last year more. Jim helps Cure 8: Hensley, but before long he in- tends to own an under- taking j0int of his OWU. HOWARD LEWIS Skirby is another one of our ive-year boys. Without Skirby the baseball diamond would not look complete. He is always on .the play- ground participating in some kind of athletics. His specialty is football but basketball and base- ball also receive lots of Howard's time. He has no time for girls. .R1LEY WRATTON Riley is another one of our students who mi- grate daily from Brook- lyn. He is an ardent basketball fan and he is always on hand to back our basketball team to the limit. He is a very quiet boy, and he chooses most of his friends from his home town. Q Twenty-eight ,mn 77 , 574 Y Y

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