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

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TUE ARSCWAL CAUTION 223 1-olors: and Dexheimer as our ollieial 1-lass photographer. The Romantic Age was selected for our class play by the play committee. After a series ul' try-outs. a very suitable cast was ehosen. llaymond Kalzenlverger and Genevieve Nlexellis held the leading roles. On the evening of April sixteenth. the play was presented at the Nlurat Theatre. All patrons pronounced our play as one of the most delightful and enjoyable pro- ductions ever given by a graduating class. ln- eidentally. The Romantic Age was a big fi- nancial success. A novel feature of our class was the carnival- dance which was hf-ld. May twentieth. The dance was held in the Girls' gym and the carnival booths were in the corridors back of the gym. Decorations were in our class colors. The favors. canes decorated with class colors for the boys. and eerise and tan hats for the girls. added io the atmosphere of the occasion. Tlree Day was observed. April eighteenth. Walter Miller presided at the meeting. We pre- sented scarlet oak, American elm. pine-oak. red oak. linden. syeamore. willow. ginko. ash. eut- leaf maple. sugar maple. and red bud trees. The National Oratorieal Contest on the Con- stitution created an unusual furor at Tech. The eontest was held on a progressive elimination basis. The hnals were held. March seventeenth. Of the six finalists. three were June seniors: Bruce Savage talternatet. Paulwirth Waldo. and Forrest Wiggiiis. As the school year closes, we feel that we. as a class. have tried to do our part worthily in helping make Tech a bigger and better institu- tion. We have successfully withstood the test that both Time and faculty have wrought. Our triumphs and defeats. our virtues and failure- have welded us into an almost inseparable body. Like Caesar of old. we came. saw, and conquer- ed. Though we may go in different directions. we shall ever cherish these four years as the basic and character building years of our lives. Vive la Teehl Ancana D. Msiterzx Trees Presented by Selliors April eighteenth. at their Tree Day celebration. the June seniors presented the school with twelve trees. twelve representatives of the 4-law explaining the ideals of Tech for which his tree stood. Thoburn Maxwell then presented the tree+ to Mr. Stuart who accepted them in the name of the school. The speakers and their subjects were: Red Oakalvsefulness Jessie Lloyd Pine UalifCrowth and Strength Dorothy Duncan 5:-arlet Oak-Cheerfulness Wfalter Wagoner WilloweAdaptability Forrest W'iggins lied Oakelsoyalty Vtfalter Miller Sveannmreilieliabilitv Frances Peters l.indeneeliospitality. 'lVlodesty. Courtesy Y Mary Purves Sugar Nlaple4Durability Howard Hammer I N9 . . . ,. .'-1.0-..7 ,N - , 'A A. , R,-,h ,P-., 4 . - -sf 1. 'ess ' .XshYl'lelpful in Little Things lflorence Whittenburg American lflmf-eDignity. Scholarship Nlinor Conn Helen Gorman Lut-leaf Maple-Lo-operation Helen Meflaffey . i9.,e. Ginko-Cul tu re Senior Project a Success Ever since the twenty-eighth of January. the June seniors of Teeh have adorned their coat lapels with bits of tan and cerise ribbon. During the semester these colors have been the insignia which has designated those students as ones to whom the freshmen might turn in time of need. A largeenumber of senior girls have been as- signed as sponsors to freshmen: by this means many of the new students have received a good start at Tech under the guidance of the big sisters.

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Tb G ARSCWAL C?xT7l7OT? our members made their football debutfGil Moore. Thoburn Maxwell. and Maurice Bush. These boys laid the foundation for a prize-win- ning team to be developed later. Basket ball soon came. Most of our games were one or two-point defeats-all virtually heartbreakers. George Hite was on that squad. The girls' team. however. experienced a very successful season. Lorene Allen. June '24-. was one of the mainstays ofthe team. Lorene has won additional awards since then. Baseball. in '21 was merely another chapter in our Book of Victories. Although the baseball team of '23 had but few June '24- seniors. the team of '2-I had several: namely. Maurice Bush. Peter Reilly. Henry Kornblum. Al Babe. and Lowell Klingholz. Tech captured sectional track honors in l.92f3. In tracing the history of our class. we would not have you forget the musical ability of our members.' In the Opera clubis production. Pirates of Penzance. Ewell Newman. Bruce Savage. and Dorothea Smith had parts. The Girls' Glee club presented Princess Chry- santhemum in which many of the lime seniors had parts. The opera l'Martha . a Tech Choral Society production. dedicated our new outdoor theatre. A large number of our class were honored by having parts in that enterprise. Ewell lN'ewman was captain of our 1922 prize- winning Music Memory Contest team. We spent the last few weeks of our junior year in preparation for wearing the mantle of senior responsibility which would be waiting for us when we returned in September. The last year of our life as a class at Tech has been a continual triumphal pageant. With our last year have come senior responsibilities and obligations. The three previous years of training had served to bring us to our senior maturity. ln October we held our first class meeting. President Nicholas of the .lanuary '2-1 class gave us an eloquent address of welcome. Persons who had been nominated for class oth- cers gave speeches. A short time after that meet- ing. we elected Thoburn Maxwell. president: Eu- genia Harris. vice-president: Ruth Duvall. secre- tary: O. K. McKittrick. treasurer: and Maurice Bush. sergeant-at-arms. After the temporary ex- citement of election had abated. we concentrated our efforts on scholarship. The three June senior roll rooms inaugurated scholarship campaigns which have aided in placing this June class in an enviable position. Under the tutelage of Coach Mueller Tech produced the best football team in the history of the school. Our team amassed a total of 265 points to our opponents' 47. The players who g 27 formed the bulwark of this exceptional team were our own classmates: Maurice Rush tall- state fullbackt. Thoburn Maxwell, Henry Korn- blum. Gilbert Moore. Albert Babe. and Shirl Bilfey. We went from a highly successful grid season to the basket-ball season. Our net squad annexed the city championship and were run- ners-up in the local sectional. Of our number. George Hite and Albert liabe appeared. Our class was well represented in the track and base- ball squad. The literary and journalistic acumen oli many of our classmates has placed them in very envied positionsememl:ers of the CANNON staff. Stall' l: Naomi Adams. editor: Archie Mercey. associ- ate editor: Laura Schultz. girls' athletics: Helen Brown. news. Staff Il: liobert O'Neil. editor: Mary Voelcker. girls' athletics: Mary Latham. literature: Mary E. Glossbrenner. club news. Buth Duvall was the magazine editor while Alice Phillips was magazine business manager. Bose Gordon and Mary Alice Free were assistant business manager and assistant circulation man- ager. respectively. The musical ability of our classmates was demonstrated further in our last year. ln Sep- tember. the Tech Girls' Trio was formed. Selec- tion was made on a competitive basis. All three of the members were June seniors-dlfugenia Harris. Genevieve Mc-Nellis. and Rosemary Law- lor. Dorothea Smith gained signal honors in a joint-lead in the Opera club's production. Chimes of Normandy . Several other June seniors had parts in the opera. The Girls' Glee club presented the opereIt.1. The Magic Wheel. May twenty-eighth. Alice Arnold. Mabel Wlendt. Eugenia Harris. Katherine Karch. Genevieve Mc-Nellis. Ona Boyd. and Elizabeth Engle. June seniors. played important roles. Near the close of the semester. The Bohemian Girl. an opera. was presented by the Choral Society. Hugh Mason. Bruce Savage. and Vifendall Hickman had prominent parts. During the second semester we had another class meeting. Candidates for class day ollices were introduced and gave impromptu speeches. President Maxwell admirably presented the class policy. In the election the following were chos- en: prophets. George Hite and Alice Phillips: will-makers. Ralph Hood and Mary Latham: historian. Archie Mercey. Helen Brown was selected class poet. and Mabel Weridt. song- writer. Beports on mottoes, flowers, colors. pins. and photographers were made by various com- mittees to the class. We chose Conquering Now And Still To Conquerii for our motto: Columbia rose as our class flower: cerise and tan as class

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Thi-I ARSSWAL CAUNOT7 229 Last ill and Testament Inscribed mul l1t'lflil'llft'll lrilli ull :luv rcspwl. Our will of func '24. Bequerzth ice our gifts liolli lflfgt' and .small To be uscn' by our Tech t'l'c'I'l7lUl't'. O OUR dear Tech. we will all our best wishes for its greater future. our strong admiration of its worthy benefits. and lots of pep to help keep up the real Tech Spirit. To Mr. Stuart. our splendid principal and friend. we leave a Great a J ireciation for the o J- ew l l l portunities he has opened for us and a great love and respect which have grown from our educational partnership. To our sionsors. Miss Axtell. Miss Harter. tl and Miss Wielch. we bequeath our heartiest thanks for their interested co-operation. three hiv roll rooms. and a varietv of dailv announce- C1 . . ments to be safely preserved. We Give to the faculty many Hood wishes. a C . . C' number of well kept. neatly engraved report cards. and the deepest feeling of gratitude for their kind interest in our class. To our friends. the janitors. So faithful and true. ive will our good will And some waste baskets. new. To our Tech library. we hand over a quantity of unused and much referred to geometry. Eng- lish. Latin. etc.. hooks and several tons of con- densed whispers. To our lunchroom we do assign Our share of food and many places in line. To our right honorable successors. of January 1925, we leave lots of penned-up knowledge. senior sociabilities. and fond hopes for a happy graduation. Individually. we indict Each precious and solemn bequest For the members of the class '25 To help in their work for the best. Toby Maxwell leaves his large wardrobe con- sisting of varieties of Bell-bottoms. hats. and athletic outfits to the next gavel wielder at Tech. Eugenia Harris. our most dignified and illus- trious vice-president. leaves to our dear school all the charming little acts that make her a true Tech girl. Ruth Duvall bequeaths to Melba Schumacher her love for gathering contributions and her secretarial duties. 0. K. lVlcKittrick leaves his spontaneous blush and his gyrations while leading yells to John D. Christie. Maurice Hush wills his farewell addresses on the lunch room chairs and tables and his phe- nomenal football fame to Edward Zollner. Archie Mercey bequeaths his fondness for bat wing collars and his favorite pastime of looking at the billboards of all the shows in town to Lewis Neubacher. Alice Phillips gives her A+'s and her ability to give marvelous introductions to Virginia Sibel. provided Virginia will be liberal with the gifts. Mabel Weridt wills lo Tech as a whole The talent and glee of her musical soul. Helen Brown wills her literary longings and her ambitious appetite to Alice Sid:-nstick. Both are very rare and expensive. George Hite wills his faculty of making soul-stirring impromptu speeches and his nick- name. Cawge. to George Newton. Hay Katzenberger would like to leave to Lester livingston his blue cape with the red lining which he used in play rehearsals. To all who in Rosemary laawloris path travel. She leaves her much worn and wide-famed gavel. Naomi Adams wills to Mary Roberts her lliilIfNl.SlI Blues and a stray violin. To Lois MacCammon. Alice Arnold bequeaths her pep. her thrills. and her loquacious optics. Bob 0'Neil wishes his standing collar along with its hand decoration by means of signatures to go to Ferris Ruggles. john Haynes wills his position as chief entertainer for Miss Houser in the lunch room to Dram Dorsett. Marie Martin hands over to Doi-ine Shadoan her host of shorthand notebooks and typewriting awards. May Dorine remember to place them on ice. lflberta Witt leaves her charming southern smile and her essential little history note-book to anyone desiring a great deal of important data. Kose Cordon sets down in pen that to Jean Lawrence she wills her gentlemanly ways and her formula for reviving basket-ball spirits. Oscar Jose bestows his home in the sunny south and a good sample coat of tan upon the cold-blooded Earl Thorpe. Charles Martin wills his place as the subject for much discussion among the fair sex to John Warrick. Dorothy Hinchman wills her Anglo-Saxon curls and love of botany to Beatrice Patrick.