Martinsville High School - Artesian Yearbook (Martinsville, IN)

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4-rtedian manac JANUARY A two-faced Roman god, Janus, who was the patron saint of doorways, is responsible for the name of January. Janus, having two heads could see in two directions at once. 1—Martinsville participates in the Craw- fordsville holiday tourney. 2—Shiny and slick (ouch) halls greet MHSers on return. 4—MHS parts with Ye Olde Shaving Mug. 8—Hi-Y features Follies Girls for one day initiation stand. 23—Semester grades. Help! Guess I won ' t be living at home any more. FEBRUARY The English called February Sprout- Kale; the month in which cabbage began to sprout. As you know kale is the cab¬ bage in cole slaw. Remember the four¬ teenth is a you ' d-better-not-forget-it day. 5—Martinsville Band performs for Craw- fordsville. 15—Many wander to Franklin to attend last regular ball game. 21-23—A peppy pep session boosts our boys to the sec¬ tional. MARCH Number one on the hit-parade of months for many years, March was also named by the Romans. Now it ' s just a lot of wind, the sooner over the better! 1—SSS sponsors a velly clever convoca- cation. 2—Girls ' League provides hot dogs for the panting regionalers. 15—Junior English class performers present play for con¬ vocation. 22— Vincent Burns (no relation to our roving Burns) talks at convocation on his travels of the world. 23— No longer are classes to be amused with horn, cornet, flute, piano, and violin soloists at every hour of the day. The contest was today. APRIL Expect plenty of rain this month. Bet¬ ter wear buckle shoes on April 1!! 5—Tech High School ' s Latin depart¬ ment serenade us. 19—Mixed Chorus starts us well on the joyous road to Easter and our spring vacation. 26— Phys. Ed. class does tumbling at convocation. Altho ' that pyramid wasn ' t supposed to tumble. 27— Our Band and Orchestra compete favorably in annual contest. MAY 3—Senior dramatists present roaring play. 17— First official time to wear our caps and gowns. We have dreamed of this for twelve long years. 18— We attended one of the loveliest proms in years tonight. 19—It was a very impressive Baccalaureate. 21—We enjoyed the picnic at McCormick ' s Creek even tho ' the water was too cold! 23—The dearest diploma I ' ve ever had!

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AUSTIN GODSEY: Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Hi-Y 3, 4; Student Council 3, 4; Class President 2, 3, 4; Band 1, 2; Herald Staff 4; Track 2, 4. (January 10) Integrity, unusual physical and mental energy, and fondness for life in the out-of-doors. JAMES GOSS: Basketball 3, 4; Track 3, 4; Chorus 2, 3, 4; Class vice-president 4. (July 19) Imaginative, sagacious, and a fine sense of humor. GLORIA SCHNAITER: Sec ' y of Class 4; Sunshine Society 2, 4; Dramatic Club 1, 3; Class Play 3; G.A.A. Sec ' y 4; Herald Staff 4; Artesian Staff 4; Latin Club 1, 2, 3. (April 17) A charming personality; makes friends easily; works and plays with great enthusiasm. JOANNE HICKMAN: Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Orchestra 1, 2, 4; Sunshine Society 2, 4; Twirling 3, 4; Class Play 3; Artesian Staff 3; Class Treasurer 3, 4. (April 30) A natural leader; strong-willed, very demanding of those who serve, yet sympathetic and considerate. IN RETROSPECT We ' re gazing rather wistfully back through time to the day we, the class of 1946, officially became freshmen. At that time, we were one hundred fifty-six strong. It may seem funny now, but on that first day we were very excited and just a bit frightened at the thought of actually being freshmen. We may have been green, as all freshies supposedly are, but we succeeded in electing fine officers: Ruth Mosier, president; Harry Johnston, vice-president; and Melvin Maxwell, secretary-treasurer. Miss McCoy and Mr. Young were our sponsors for the year. Then we were sophomores. Guess we were really important. Our number decreased somewhat, as we numbered only one hundred and four. We enthusiastically joined the clubs which suited our various tastes. Again we went about the task of selecting officers, and again we were successful in electing efficient ones: Austin Godsey, president; Jack Abbott, vice-president; and Martha Lou Miller, secretary-treasurer. Our sponsors were Miss Ossenburg and Mr. Ostermeyer. As juniors we began some serious thinking. We shouldered more responsibility and work. We started the year off with a bang by re¬ electing Austin Godsey as our president. Jim Goss was our vice-presi¬ dent; Joanne Hickman, our treasurer; and Ruth Finney, our secretary. In our class play, Early to Bed—Early to Rise, we displayed the grand array of talent we possessed. The second semester of our junior year we were busy as bees” planning the prom, which took place in a beautiful Indian village, (The old gym). Mrs. Prewitt and Mr. Bowers sponsored us then when we were seventy-six strong. Now we enter the last lap of our journey through the space of time— we ' re seniors. Miss Rose and Mr. McGlasson, our sponsors, have been patient with us through this tedious year. Our number has decreased greatly since we began this journey because now we number only seventy-four. It ' s election time again so we ran Austin Godsey for a third term and, of course, he ' s our president. Jim Goss, vice-Dresident; Joanne Hickman, treasurer; and Gloria Schnaiter, secretary; wind up as our other officers and we ' re very proud of them. Now we ' ve taken our place in the long procession of time, and we go about the activities of all senior classes: our class play, Class Day, Baccalaureate, and finally the most important of all—Commencement. 12