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

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Page Twenty The Qrsenal Gannon iiaisturp In September, 1917, the members of this graduating class entered the gates of Arsenal Technical High School, and trod, for the first time, its paths which led us thru the beautiful campus to the brand new Annex where we reported for duty. We immediately felt the military atmosp- here that has always, since the days of the old Government Arsenal, lingered about our school, and which had been intensified that year by echoes of the war across the sea. We early caught the Tech spirit of co-operation and felt that we were doing our bit in the Great War when the various roll rooms adopted and supported four French orphans. We also held exciting campaigns and races to sell War Saving Stamps. The most important event of the year was the dedication of the Service Flag which at that time had thirty stars. The winter swiftly passed and with the coming of spring all the beauties of the campus were revealed. Our love for Technical and our loyalty to it increased each day. With the Spring term came the first clean-up day, forty- five minutes of snakes, hysterics, and hard laborC?D. The next event was the establish- ment of Arbor Day by the Senior Class, a custom that has continued thru the following years. Each senior invited a freshman as his guest. Two members of our class attended, Margaret Markey and Martin lVlcCracken. The patriotic spirit, aroused by the War, demonstrated itself at Technical when, on April 16, 1918,the Arsenal Reserves were formed May 2, 1918. Superme Day, the annivers- ary of the day when the Supreme Court de- cided to make Technical a permanent school, was celebrated with dances, a pageant, and drills. Those members of our class who partici- pated in the first Supreme Day celebration were Alice Haville, Helen Wiebke, Lois Booth, Laura Leedle, June Hefner, Margaret Brock- man, Howard Laughner, Margaret Markey, Julia Becherer, Katherine Hurlbert, Frances Leiter, Frances Brown, Dorothy Martin, and Helen Elrod. After what seemed a brief vacation, we again gathered at Technical. Great enthusiasm among the boys was displayed when Captain Hardin formed the High School Cadets. All the boys who were at Tech during the fall semester of 1918 were members of this organi- zation. The spring semester of 1919 was crowded with events. First, our band stepped into prominence when it led the parade in honor of Rear Admiral Sims and Secretary of the Treas- ury, Carter Glass. The Welcome Home, an open house day for alumni, parents, and friends was well attended. Then, after a postpone- ment due to inclement weather, the second Supreme Day was celebrated. The following members of the class participated in that event, Lester Koelling, Margaret Van Ness, Julia Becherer, Margaret Markey, Howard Laughner, Margaret Brockman, June Hefner, Laura Leedle, Lois Booth, Alice Haville, Helen Wiebke, Anna Conway, Louise Padou, Mar- jorie Oakes, Marjorie Burton, James Bradford, Ethel Schwegman, and Sherman Jones. During the summer vacation some of the boys of the class attended the first sum- mer camp at Camp Custer, Michigan. John Moore, George Scott, Hughes Updegraff, Donald Steeg, and Howard Foltz of our class reported a successful summer camp. Upon our return in September, we found that the Government had accepted our Cadet Corps as a R. O. T. C. unit. All those who had pre- vious military training were given a chance to become oHicers. One of the interesting events of this term was the Auditorium at Tomlin- son Hall. Our school had become so large that it was impossible to hold such a meeting at Technical. Members of our class, prominent in that celebration, were Raymond Beard, Richard Call, Dee Pell, Roy Hert, Yale Ray- mond, Arnold Schultz, George Scott, Harold Mabee, John Moore, Katherine Gould, Hughes Updegrafl, and Margaret lvfarkey. During the spring term of 1920 we leaped into state-wide prominence by Winning first place in baseball, sectional basketball honors, first place in inter-high golf tourney, and by carrying ofi the banner given by the Rotary club for the highest per cent in the Music Memory Contest. On that basketball team was one of our class members, Hal Griggs. When June came, with its roses and fine weather the first step toward Greater Tech was started, the laying of the cornerstone of the new build- ing. Before that ceremony the R. O. T. C. gave a parade. As a final triumph for so succesS- ful a semester, the pageant, showing the history of the school from the time of the Indians, was presented by the students of Technical. Our class was well represented by Charles Noble, Richard Call, George Smith, Helen Wiebke, Arnold Schultz, Bruce Sillery, Martin McCracken, Richard Smith, Hazel .Meier, August Aldag, George Callahan, Dorothea Reisner, Roy Hert, Howard White, Lois Booth, Tom Omelvena, Harold Mabee, Karl Fischer,

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The Qrsenal Qtannun Page Nineteen Crowds View Parade Air Traffic Blocked All air traffic stopped, this morning, to gaze at the parade of fashion models from Cedrick's Fashion Shop. The long line of beautiful models was led by the Misses Luise Harris and Dorothea Reissner. The wonderful display of the latest fashions attracted such dense crowds that the chief of police of the aerial service was forced to call for aid. 00000 Enlarge Designing Establishment In response to the increasing demands of her patrons Miss Naomi Daugherty has en- larged her designing establishment which now rivals those of Paris. Indianapolis no longer finds it necessary to send buyers to New York in search of gowns. Other partners in the firm are Marjory Spencer, Clarence Cochran, and Marshall Dafoe. 00000 Begins New Duties Mr. William Shreve, newly appointed man- ager of the News Circulation Department, undertakes his new duties Wednesday morning, June 8, when he meets all station managers at his office. Mr. Shreve has been connected with the News since his graduation from Tech- nical High School in June, 1921. 00000 Mayor Makes Appointments Former Techonians Named Evansville, Ind. April 7: Mayor Howard Foltz made known today the following appoint- ments: Julian Davis, librarian, and Frances Yorn, assistant, Louise Padou and Emily Beigler, Captains in the Evansville Air Police Force. 00000 In a Personal Way Miss Esther Lipsey has returned from the East where she has been speaking in defense of more rights for women. Charlie Sargent drove to the city, yesterday, in his new airplane, to pay his delinquent taxes. Mr. Hugh Thomson, a well known artist of New York City, will address the members of the Art Association. During his stay in the city he will be the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Howard White, 9753 Central Ave. Mrs. R. E. Caylor CMiriam Elleryj was un- animously elected president ofthe State Federa- tion of Women's Clubs. Mrs. Caylor has been prominent in club circles for a number of years and will render valuable service in this position. Advertisements Indiana Loan Association Loans Money on Real Estate Security at Lowest Rates Pay 5 per cent on Deposits Robert Hittle, Secretary 00000 Hat Shop Madame Helen Elrod Jessup Big reduction on all Hats 29 Drexel Boulevard 00000 Hair Goods Switches, Curls, Pompadours Expert Hair Dyeing Miss Travella Ioor Miss Katherine Gould Miss Jessie Soltau 102 Washington Bldg. Wilmette 0946 00000 Notice To Autoists Mechanical Work Done At Reasonable Prices We Employ None But The Best Auto Mechanics George Scott Merle Miller Leon Hazel 126 N. Randolph St. Laville 6192 Margaret Markey Clifton Hirschman 00000 Euan jaineteen Qlmzntp-une There's a school in Indiana We love with heart most true It's famous for its loyalty And for its spirit too. Its standards high and noble, Are the aim of great and small It's Tech our Alma Mater, Oh, hail it, one and all. Chorus: Oh, Technical, dear Technical, June '21 must say goodby, We've studied here for four years Our love for Tech will never die. II There's a class in dear old Technical That soon goodby must say. And from the Wooded campus wide With hope, they must away. Classmates true must say farewell, In Tech their work is done But there they'll always hold a place June Nineteen Twenty-one. Frances Brown

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The Qtsenal Qiarmon Page Twenty-one Curryer McCandless, Leona Skaggs, and Mar- garet Van Ness. Soon after the pageant came the close of school for most of the students, however, another training camp was held at Camp Custer Where we found Lester Koelling, Charles Noble, Dick Watson, John Callahan, Bruce Sillery, Hughes Updegrafi, Richard Smith, John Moore, Tom Omelvena, Harold Mabee, Yale Ray- mond, Clinton Wilkerson, Forrest Drake, Edward Ford, George Scott and Sherman Jones, When we returned to school again in the fall, we realized that we were Seniors. Foot- ball again visited the city after an absence of twelve years, and left Tech, as she always is, on the top. ln order to accept the cup ofiered by the School Board a parade was held. The line of march was from Technical to the Monu- ment where Mr. Stuart received the cup. That team included four members of our classg Maurice Sweeney, Hal Griggs, Dick Watson, and Paul Hodges. Another import- ant event of the semester was the organization of the senior class. Our first meeting for this purpose was held on December 8, 1920. All seniors who expected to have thirty-two cred- its by June were eligible to attend and vote. Samuel Ashby, president of the january class presided at this meeting until Yale Raymond, our president, was elected. The other ofiicers of the class chosen at this meeting, Zenda Bert- ram, vice-president, Hazel Meier, secretary, Paul Hodges, sergeant-at-arms, and Hal Griggs, treasurer. The class colors, Yale blue and orange, the motto Not at the top, but climb- ing, and the fiowers, sunburst roses and lark- spur, were selected later thru the roll rooms. This ended the activities of the class until the following March. Our last semester started most auspiciously when the Tech team again won Sectional Basketball honors. Two members of the team were also members of our class, Hughes Updegraff and Hal Griggs. During the first days of March four new officers were elected: Gerritt Bates, Will Maker, Margaret Markey and Clifton Hirschman, Prophets, and Karl Fisrher, Historian. As the result of a com- petitive contest, Frances Brown was chosen class Song Writer and Russell Bray, class Poet. The selection of pins, rings, pictures, and inviraions was left to various committees. '1 he class play, The Royal Family, was given at the M urat, Asril 20, 1921, with noted success. The leading roles were taken by Yale Raymond, Zenda Bertram, Mayme Clark and Shideler Harpe. We have traced the history of this class thru its brief career at Technical High School, and now that our work here is completed, the Book of History closes. We are to leave by those gates thru which we entered, and to go in many directions to begin new careers. Our history as a class is ended. Karl Wood Fischer ooeoo last will ani: Zlliestament In the name of the honorable members of the most illustrious class of June 1921, this manu- script is hereby respectfully submitted as the last will and testament. We trust that it will stand as a symbol of their high ideals and intel- lect. The class as a whole does hereby bequeath all claims to Miss Harter and Room 20 to those dignified scholars who step forward next term and assume our great responsibilities. To the Juniors and Sophomores. we leave dignity, intelligence, and wisdom with the hope that these traits will be duly appreciated and used to every advantage. And to those ethereal students in the first year, we will our A's and A-l-'s, also this one grave warning, 'fStay away from all popular resorts located within sight of the grounds. As individuals we leave to our worthy suc- cessors, as follows:- Sherman Jones cheerfully leaves to Gowdy Sunderland a pair of pea green spats, formerly used to escort a certain young alumna to and from dances, and, with the spats the fervid hope that Gowdy will have better luck in keep- ing them on his Number Elevens. To Lloyd Pearson, Russell Smith wills his collection of sorority pins, also, his saxophone ability, and private chair in the office. Emma Hurst wishes to exchange with Merlo Plummer her gift of gab and all claims on Bobby Nipper and other erstwhile Techonians. Forrest Heckman leaves to Raymond Carr his knowledge and skill on the drumsg also the perfect assurance that the band will profit as a result. Dorothy Anderson wills to Tirzah Johnson a playlet, written by herself, entitled, Fame Overnight or H From the Kitchen to the Foot- lights, and a book on Stage Careers. To Edwin Aspinall, goes the scientific turn of mind possessed by Herschell Goss, and a second Edison is expected as a result. Emma Grabhorn reluctantly leaves her dar- ling spit curl to all expectant debutantes with the guarantee that when used it will get results. Paul Hodges bequeaths to Billy Blummer his skill in cataleptic yell leading and to John