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

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THE ARSENAL CANNON 23 The Last Will and Testament of The June 1923 Class Br AGNES SEARCH AND FREDERICK SHICK OR many months. the June, '23 class has heard voices calling them to new and un- explored lands. The voices have been answered and preparations are under way for a long and hazardous journey. To settle any question that may arise among our successors, should we fail to return, we take this time to set forth our last will and testament. To the dear old school which has accepted and endured us for the last four years and from which we depart with tears, we leave the great- est respect and love. To our patient, worthy, and faithful sponsors, we bequeath the care and guidance of all future June senior classes. To the rest of our dear and most learned faculty we leave our good wishes that each and every one of them receives the reward which he so richly deserves. For our successors: Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors who are to be the future seniors of Tech, we admonish you to maintain and uphold high standards of learning and deportment, a heritage we are leaving to you. We who have had four years of both bitter and happy experiences know full well that it will take severe application to gain the goal of graduation. To our immediate successors. the January, '24 class we, individually, leave our most high- ly prized possessions: Our famous president, Cleo Peterson, be- queaths his love of parliamentary procedure and the power of his strong right arm with which he wields the gavel of honor. order, and righteousness to the young and hopeful Ted Nicholas. Our small but mighty Suzanne Kolhoff leaves her dignified chair of vice-presidency, together with her popularity, to Anna Louise Werner. Carl Bernhardt, our red-neck-tied sergeant- at-arms, leaves his brilliant career to Stanton Green. Our great and mighty financier, John Fitz- gerald, wills all his expert advice to the treasurer of the January class, Raymond Drake. Louise Rice, our efficient secretary, donates her log-book and pen to Mary L. Black. To Irma Vollrath, Virginia Foxworthy leaves her giggles in hope that lrma will use them in Expression. Lane Schultze. the basket-ball shark, gives his bashfulness and his graduation pictures to Homer Carter. Eloise Owings wills her charming and ex- pressive manner of using her hands while talk- ing to Florence Brown. Dale Schofner wills his silver-toned oratory to Edwin Aichhorn. Elmer Thompson leaves to Willis Riley the position of prompter for the next class play. Elizabeth Thompson entrusts Dorothy Bassett with the care of Charles Bower. Dorothy must select a roll room near the lunch room so that she can get Charles' lunch before the rush. Paul Emert wishes Elizabeth Neeley to add to her delightful southern dialect his recently ac- quired lrish brogue. Grace Elizabeth Lashbrook distributes equal- ly among the January class her stardom, her A pluses, and her affectionate nature. Eddie Ragland's menu of soups is mournfully given to Sheldon Hold. Bertha Green, Josephine Kennedy, and Bob Webb will their ability to make themselves heard to a future yell leader, Marion Crofts. Victor Landis, our one hundred per cent stage manager. bequeaths his peculiar genius to the chairman of theJanuary.'24property committee. May the latter enjoy as marvelous a success as Victor! Leon Desautel hands down to his kid broth- er the keeping of the boys, conventional outfit for the campus, with the understanding that he allow no decorative buttons, frills, or laces. Norman Baxter resigns his position of model for Arrow collar advertisements to Harold Shipley. A Paul Travis inherits the coal black hair and eyes of dashing George Denny.

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22 THE ARSENAL CANNON Mr. Bretzman was chosen as the class photo- grapher. Immediately following, began the destruction of Mr. Bretzman's camera. but luck- ily. our magazine shows some fair results. The class play was Quality Streetf, one of Sir James Barrieis famous plays. The cast in- cluded Adrian Pierce, Grace Elizabeth Lash- brook. Daisy Folkerth. Evelyn Thompson, Lu- cille O'Connor. Annabelle Fields, lris lnnis, Paul Emert, Manual Leve, Howard Caldwell, Leva Hatch, Neva Brewer, Gertrude Keller, Chester Lafferty, Agnes Search, Josephine Ken- nedy, Eloise Owings, Charlotte Beissner, Suz- anne Kolhoff, Katherine Hackemeyer, Earl Beyer, Frederick Shick, Kennard Davies, Nor- man Baxter. At the beginning of our last semester, we elected the remaining oflicelsz prophets, Vir- ginia Foxworthy and Lane Schultze, will- makers. Agnes Search and Frederick Shickg historian, Richard Frazee. The competition for song and poem was an unusually successful strife. After several conferences the judges pro- nounced Louise Spillman, song-writer. and Helen Ogden, poet. Chester Lafferty's poem received honorable mention. Our class colors are purple purple and silver: and the class flower is the sweet-pea. We have attempted to live up to our motto, Find a Way or make one. gained A number of our literary celebrities positions on the CANNON Staff. On Staff l are Charlotte Gilman, editorg Ruth Dinwiddie, associate editor, Howard Caldwell, athletic edi- tor: Geraldine Wattg Helen Ogden and Williaiii Mc-Daniel, feature writers. On Staff II are Ruth Preston. editor: Gertrude Kaiser, associate editorg Vllilliam Westfall, athletic editor. Louise Bice is magazine editor, and Leland Morgan is associate editor of the magazine. Tech has a Rifle Team whose fame extends far beyond the campus boundaries. Again, our class is well represented by George Denny, Carl Bernhardt. Adrian Pierce, Orville Henderson, and Charles Albersmeier. As usual our baseball team opened its season by winning its first game. Mr. Mueller, our new coach who succeeds Mr. Kingsolver, knows how to pick a winning team. Members of the June, '23 class who helped defeat Southport by a score of 4 to 3 are George Cottrell, Cleo Peterson, Lane Schultze, Elmer Baldwin, and Gerald Purdy. Early in April the class presented Tech with a dozen ivy plants. On a bright Spring morning the seniors gathered together informally, gave a short but interesting program, and planted the ivy on the west side of the Artillery building. Later in April, the Girls' Glee Club showed us all what they could do in the way of dramatics. The senior girls who helped to make this oper- etta, The Princess Chrysantliernumf, a great success are Vivian Stevenson, Dorothy Avels, Bertha Green, Charlotte Reissner, Lillian Virt, Ruth Smith, Cathryne and Charlotte Roberts, Hannah Noone, Anna Bosenzweig, Dorothy Saffell, Ruth Dinwiddie, Virginia Mann, Sarah McKinley, Virginia Meek, Carmen Morris, Har- riet Shoemaker, Alice Suess. May was selected as the proper time to give our farewell parties. On Thursday, May third, we gave our class party in the girls' gymnasium, and every member proclaimed it a wonderful success. Later in May we enjoyed the beauties of nature at the picnic held on the campus. lt is with reluctance that I mention this class night celebration, our final gathering at Tech. But. as the old quotation states, Even the best of friends must part, and we who have arrived at the end of our high school phase of evolution must each choose his own path now. May our achievements in Gods great universe, reflect credit upon this. our school. so that those who come after us may say, They found a way or made onef, Life's Pioneers Class Poem. as 1'7 Find a way or make one So cried a pilgrim band, And faced the terrors of the sea To reach our peaceful land. Find a way or make one! The years have swiftly gone, And pioneers now heed the call That urged the pilgrims on. Find a way or make one! The cry was not in vain, For. since we're like the pioneers, All life is our domain. sn. Weill find a way or make onel Whate'er our task may be. Where others fail, we shall succeed, Our class, June 323. HELEN OGDEN CLASS CoLoRs-Purple and Silver CLASS F LOWERS-Lavender sweet-pea CLASS MOTTO- Find a way or make onef,

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2-1 THE ARSENAL CANNON Irma Schnabells peanuts, black eyes, black hair, and Art Alc-what-is-the-rest, I-didn t-get- it-all. go to Anne Rogers. Benjamin King, otherwise known as hlittle Benny, bequeaths his note book to Fred Willis. Charlotte Reissner wills her ability to reach high A to Martha Alice Thompson. Vivian Stevenson wills, her train of youngest admirers to Dorothy Hill. The Roberts twins leave their latest edition of 'Wvhols Who to any twins in Tech. ,less Conway and Tom Williams will the northwest corner of the Arsenal tduring the sixth periodt to Imogene Wills and Fred Cadby. Elsie Lacker entrusts to the custody of George Mellon her l move the previous questlonfl Lloyd Rinehart recommends that George Fiel assume the responsibilities of his honorable position at the Ohio theatre. lrma lselin leaves her monogram and position of guard on the basket-ball team to her sister, Eleanor. ' Welby Lewis with joy gives his membership on the entertainment committee of Room Une to Robert Watson. Emily Dunbar leaves her information on Horns' to Lillian Richardson. lris lnnis reluctantly gives to Maxine Owens her new name Patty,' acquired during the senior play. Alan Majors requests that Bob Finney assume his nonchalant take your time pose. Charlotte Gilman and Ruth Preston hand down the responsibility of journalism to Sue-Anne Engle. Charles Moorman desires that Gus Sielolf be christened with his former appellation, knobby knees. Louise Schetters mournfully gives up her gum- boots to Betty White. Lester Cooley presents his statesmanship to Fred Hanna. Olga Snyder leaves her composition on The Duckw to Georgia Young so that Georgia may adopt the same unique style of writing. Agnes Search has just finished and is having published her latest set of books, The Trials and Tribulations of a Willmakerf' These she gladly donates to all future willmakers. t To the happy-go-lucky Rosemary Lawler, Richard Frazee leaves his common sense, execu- tive ability, and perfect manners. George Walker volunteers to coach Carl Young in his methods of scheming business transactions. Fred Shickls long endured traveling bag is now handed down to Rolla Willey. Adrian Pierce carelessly gives about four feet of his height to Violet Fear. Chet Lafferty's dramatic and oratorial ability plus his affection are sent this day to Dolores Snyder with the words yours trulyf' The signs. bearing the inscription T am a Seniorf' which are now being carried around the campus by Manual Leve, Howard Caldwell, Leva Hatch. Neva Brewer. and Gertrude Keller, are left to the infants of the January A24 class. Milton Newhouse and Bill Smith leave their fur collar coats to Ferdinand Rothschild and lvan Cole if they promise to use them only on special occasions. Arthur Wilson and Herbert Sedam leave their argumentative force twhich they protest is neces- sary in Public Speakingl to Delmar Currv and Milton Elrod. 1 Kennard Davies wills his wonderful complex- ion to Pearl Rohey. Thelma Rubush and Evelyn Snyder begrudg- ingly part with their dimples and hand them down to Myrtle Ross and ,lean Baker. Lorenz Messmer dolefully wills his hand shak- ing ability to Bruce Savage. Earl Beyer wills his short stories and special selections to anyone who has enough talent to carry on what he has started. Margaret Pierson leaves her chairmanship on numerous connnittees to Suzanne Delbroke. Louise Spilhnan. as a last remembrance, leaves to Ruth Otte her ability to write songs and compose the music for them. Monroe Turner donates the duty of reading names of those who are to have their pictures taken to Lee White. To Ruth Berry, Harriet Shoemaker leaves her supply of hats with the advice that she lend them only at roll call. Lillian Van ,lelgerhois and Pauline Adams part from their little ditty Twilight and pass it on to Elsie Schuck and Edna Schultz.