Martinsville High School - Artesian Yearbook (Martinsville, IN)

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Achievements of Class of '34 The class of 1934 has done very well in upholding the traditions and standards of Martinsville High School. They have worked together as one unit during the four years. The scholarship has been very high and the records unblemished. The class has backed the institution to the utmost. Guided from the first by the hand of the principal, Mr. Curtis, they ob- tained a fine start. As freshmen under the leadership of Miss Melton and Mr. Eldon Johnson, sponsors, they enjoyeda very successful year. Edward Pitkin, now deceased, led the boys of the class in scholarship and Eunice Hodges led the girls. At the beginning of their initial term this class organized and chose as their officers William Lentz, president, Gene- vieve Baker, vice-president, and Allen Mills, secretary-treasurer. During this year there were two social events. Both were parties held in the old gymnasium and both were fully enjoyed by those at- tending. All in all this first year was a decidedly good start for the future of this class. In the sophomore year, Bob Dale, Allen Mills, and Forest Abrell, were chosen as president, vice-president and secretary- treasurer respectively. .Mr. Gemmecke and Miss Coyner were chosen for spon- sors. During this year the annual Latin contest was won by Phyllis Hendrix, For- est Abrell, and Betty Brown. Betty moved away and Phyllis and Forest placed fifth and seventh in the district contest at Bloomfield. Eunice Hodges and Conrad Asher were high honor stu- dents. This year was marked in a social way by a dance at the Country Club. The third year opened for this class with plenty of work before it. They chose for their sponsors Mr. Gemmecke and Mrs. Petry. Kenneth Watson was elected president, Allen Mills, vice-president, and Forest Abrell, secretary-treasurer. Although the year was a busy one, the class was not without honors in the scholastic line. In the math contests Patil Hacker and Eunice Hodges were out- standing. In the- commercial contests Martinsville High School had a high enough average to enable it to send teams to Muncie to the state contest in short- hand, typing, and bookkeeping. The class was represented in the beginning typing contest by Marguerite Robinson and Charlotte Ervin, and in the shorthand contest by Margaret Youngen and Mar- garet Hamilton. Gertrude Thomas placed third in the 4-H Club district judging contest and eighth in the state. Mary Margaret Schoonover and Gertrude Thomas won trips to the Purdue Round- Up. For the annual junior class play they chose Skidding , a three act farce. Jun- ior Kivett, Gene Trowbridge, Phyllis Zenor, Ruth Harris, Forest Abrell, Beu- lah Davis, Bob Zaring, Conrad Self, Lor- an Scott, and Dorothy Fesler had parts in the play. About forty dollars was cleared on this play and with this small amount of money the difficult problem of planning a reception was started. As plans neared completion and funds be- came low the class sponsored a moving picture show at the State Theatre. About fifty dollars was made in this method. The decorations were carried out in blue and gold, and the plan was that of a Jap- anese garden. Although funds were lim- ited, by careful planning and econmoy, the finished effect was one of real beauty. This ended the busiest year the class had ever experienced. At the beginning of the senior year the following officers were chosen: Gene Trowbridge, president, Junior Kivett, vice-president, Genevieve Baker, secre- tary-treasurer. As sponsors the class se- lected Miss Rose and Mr, Gemmecke. This was Mr. Gemmecke's third year as sponsor of the class. This year the class was faced with the greatest financial troubles it had yet en- countered. Early in the year they con- ducted a doughnut sale from which about thirteen dollars was cleared. Several dol- lars were also cleared from the annual Senior Class play which was held the first part of May. 4 I Several seniors had leading parts in the operetta. The basketball team was com- posed largely of senior boys. Several sen- ior girls participated in the commercial contests. The class of 1934 initiated a new form of, commencement in which the graduates took active part. Caps and gowns were worn for the- first time in many years.

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N-.f HERMAN KOONS Herman leans to agriculture. He has won many prizes on bird study. If you want an au- thority on birds, see him. Her- man really comes into the limelight when it comes to agrioulture. He is one of Mr. Calvin's best students and will be a noted toiler of terra iirma some day. BESSIE FERGUSON Latin Club 1-2 Musicae Latinas 1,2 Sunshine Society 1-2-3 4-H Club 1-2-3-4 Another girl who probably has her future already planned. Good luck! JEAN COFFTN Jean the peanut vender is always absent on Monday much to Miss Roses' chagrin, fYVe wonder why,J He's one of the lucky guys who ran see the shows with no cost per capita, He-'s jolly and a good sport. The school will miss him. CONRAD SELF Connie is one of the best liked students in the whole sohool. His cheerful nature. his everlasting smile, and his eternal good naturedness makes him a likeable chap. His chief business is driving a blue truck that gives excel- lent service. His motto is Self's Sertitied Service Satis- fies Shippers, Say I. DRUE GOSS Hi-Y 3-4 Drue has graduated from a flivver to a Ford which is seen day and night by every- body, Ht-'S an old dog tray in history and is good in trig. He's a consistent honor roll student, His studious ways will carry him far. MELVIN FORBES Melvin can be extremely 1-lever at times, He can write plays exceptionally well. His best production of the year was Minnie, the Moocher, which was published in an issue of the Artesian Herald. He was very unfortunate at the first of the year when he broke his leg. This kept him from school for quite a while. RUBY CALDVVELL Ruhy's abode ls in Brooklyn. She is a worker in everything she attempts, and in this way she has won her way into many hearts. She inspires her associates with her lndus- try and is a very dependable worker. EUGENE SCHOOLCRAFT Eugene was the printer and designer of the snapshots. It' you don't like the saying under them, it's partly his fault. Eugene is the kind of a DGP- son who would do anything for a pal He's always grin- ning. 24

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Future Mail Dear Bessie : live hnally found the time to write you. Surprised, eh? You know it really is in- teresting to note what all the kids in our class have grown to amount to. I can give you a slant on some of 'em. Now it wasn't told to me, I only heard: Forest Abrell and Charlotte Ervin are editors of the Hollywood Squakies. That's just a magazine something like the Ballyhoo only worse. - Gene Trow- bridge, who is now a beeg newspaper magnate, is Abrell's inspiration. As for Charlotte, she is Rankin high too. I sup- pose they'll get hooked up some day.- Harrison Bailey has made good at last. Never thought it of him. He's a traffic cop up in Chicago somewhere. They sure needed someone like Harrison, and he isn't at all particular where he puts his stickers.-Billy Cure just used to hate the Wimmin . Well, he must have turned out to be a bigamist. Anyway he's been married four times. Maybe he discovered a gold mine and turned on his ray of sex appeal.-If you should happen to pass a little filling station with a blue roof you may drop in 'n see Bruce Priest and Lu- cille. I'm telling you he doesn't mind coming home after a hard day's work to meet his pretty little wife'n Bruce Jr.- Lottie VVratten, the shorthand shark, writes the characters for Gregg's short- hand books. She has also won three scholarships.-Margaret Youngen owns and operates a commodity shop back home. She entertains quite often and in- vites them all up for a duck dinner and says, You bring Chickfinjf' She's still longing for that little boy, I guess.-- Who's that little chatter box? Nobody but Phyllis Zenor. She's just a second Gracey Allen and plays leading roles in New York.-Bob Zaring, a successful lawyer, got into a bad scrape the other day. He was ordered to represent the state in a case against the new managers of the former Ringling Brothers Circus. Paul Williams, Ralph Kirk, Denzil Denny, and Carl Brown. These boys were in the habit of spreading their canvas in conspicuous places. And he says, Now Boys Don't Ever Doooo That! -Pauline Parker is really in for the wide open spaces. She owns a farm in Wisconsin and is very happy.-Herman Thacker, noted as another johnny NVooden, mar- ried june in June. just another -Iuney boy, I guess.- A way to a man's heart is through his stomach , says Gertrude Thomas. She is practicing what she preached. Her husband sure likes his steak and gravy.-They say Imogene Hicks patched up all matrimonial griev- ances with VValter Smith. She lives on a farm and raises chickens, hogs, sows, etc. -Can you remember how Junior Kivett used to blush when he walked a couple of steps beside a fair maiden? I thought sure he'd never fall, but one of those Dames from Illinois grabbed him, and he then gave up his career as a lawyer. He says her pancakes are Hops .and if he could sell enough milk bottles he'd leave for Reno.--I guess Phyllis Hendrix and Conrad Self are life partners. Con owns and Phil an international truck line travels across country with him. She is trying to teach the Indians in Colorado Pig Latin. How she talks !-Geneva and Alva finally got married and are at home in the Artesian City. I hear they fight all the time, but remember true love never runs smooth.-Enola McCormick used to be the best dancer of '34. She's on Broad- way now and holds box office controls. Chorus girl, eh?-There seems to be a scarcity of stenographers among the class. Theda Fletcher started, but she's gone domestic. Only memorized four cook books! Gee! Come up 'n zeemee some time. I can cook. -Evelyn John- son has become quite famous over night. She has just learned she is the president of Indiana's 4-H Club. Now think she doesn't mean beansness.-Marian Hard- ing says she wouldn't trade places with any single girl. They've only been mar- ried a month.-I suppose you know what's happened to Mid Bothwell. She's married and has the cutest twins. They look exactly like Curly. Ain't love grand? -Emmett Phelps has taken over his dad's drug store now. He's still in love with Dorothy, but she's run away from him. Over to California goes Dot Grizzle after Wayne, but she's found she doesn't like him any more since one of those Hol-