Bremen High School - Sprig O Mint Yearbook (Bremen, IN)

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14 galwlte PREPARATION Just as plowing the soil and setting out the plants are preparation for growing mint, so there is prepa- ration in one's education. Before a person is graduated, he is subjected to twelve years' of study under the guidance of that praise-worthy staff- the faculty! DEVELOPMENT To the development of the mint plant, many dif- ferent things are essential - fertilization, cultiva- tion, weeding, and plenty of moisture and sunshine. Likewise, to the development of a person's educa- tion, many different elements are necessary in order to prepare him for life. We believe that all work and no playn does make ,lack a dull boy. Bremen students are fortunate in having a large number of clubs from which to choose their recre- ational activities. ACHIEVEMENT And now we have the finished product, be it grand- mother,s favorite stomach-ache remedy, mint can- dies, toothpastes, chewing gum, or a medicinal compound. Too, the seniors are the finished pro- duct: they're ready to continue their educations or to fit into their niches in life, whether they are to be professional men or mechanics, executives or labor- ers, farmers or hired men, career women or house- wives.

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ja Mm! A STORY OF BREMEN Did you know that Bremen is in the heart of the largest mint-growing section of the world? If you didn't know it, you are not alone. HAnd just what does this mean? did you say? To begin with, the mint industry is an old one. Synesius, an Egyptian bishop, wrote of mint in 410 A.D. Mint received little publicity, how- ever, until John Ray prepared a dissertation on mint in England about 1700. This was followed shortly by the probable forerunner of our modern distillation process. During the past century the use of peppermint oil has been greatly in- creased. The increase started soon after the roots of the plant were brought to New York from England, thence they were carried to Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana. In 1929 the mint industry hit the two million- dollar mark. Later it sagged to one-sixth of that amount and then it rose to its present value of 3'5777,000. Nor is this the end of the mint story. It continues to grow, and many new uses are found for it every year. ' . Marshall County ranks third among the mint producing counties of Indiana, the first state in mint production. Many patrons of Bremen School grow mintg most of our boys work in the mint during the sum- mer. Their school year is financed by this work. Because Bremen is unique as the capital of the mint industry, because mint is vital to our community and to our students, we take pride in dedicating this issue of Sprig O' Mint to the industry from which it gets its name. We hope that both the product and the name of our an- nual will thus achieve greater importance in the eyes of our readers. FROM LEFT T0 RIGHT: Dudley Keyser, business managerg Lo- rene Mutti, assistant business managefrg Mary Leman, assist- , ant editorg Dale Sherk, editor.