Madison Township High School - Madisonian Yearbook (Wakarusa, IN)

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11 Elsie Fox Elsie is always busy, but her labors are re- warded, as her report card shows. No de- merits and fine g:rades are her rewards for dili- gence. Elsie has no enemies, for her kind- ness and cheerful spirit wins friends for her everywhere. Edna Weldy By looking at our auburn - haired senior, one would think she is very quiet. But Edna is full of fun and can make w h o o p e e as many of her classmates know. Erma Anthony Curly left us at the end of the first semes- ter because of poor health. As she was a favorite, her going was regretted by all. She is now Mrs. Roscoe Smelt- zer. SJjlJ - Un (Sri li T M J.. Marie Bringolf It is hard to mention Marie without also men- tioning Edna and Doro- thy for she is usually with them. She is a fa- vorite with the teachers and is a wow at giv- ing witty answers to catchy questions. Dorothy Hartman This quiet, red haired girl is perhaps our most dignified senior. Even tho ' she is timid, she can usually respond quite satisfactorily in class. [Eighteen]

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Elsie Blondia Elsie is one of Baldy ' s best economics students and gets good grades in her other classes too. We had all heard that someone had been coming to see Elsie but it wasn ' t until lately that she brought her young Mishawaka man out here. ESTELLA FeLTON She can act and sing and plays a piano. Stella is ambitious and we ex- pect much from her. She will no doubt soon find a practical applica- tion for her Home Eco- nomics work. Leroy Hirstein Leroy is quite a lady ' s man. They say girls pursue him where- ever he goes. He thinks quite a bit of a fresh- man girl now. He has been active in athletics during his four years of high school. Sophia Berger Sophia is quite an advocate of the adage Little girls should Ije seen and not heard. That is when Howard isn ' t near but then — you should hear her talk. Keep it up, Sophia, we think you are making a LITTLE progress. Esther Eslinger Byron ' s cousin, that is so willing to help Byron when he can ' t answer a question in class, is just as willing to help anyone else. This trait and her sunny disposition have won her many friends. Esther had a leading part in the operetta this year. [Seventeen]

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MADISONIAN (Class history) SPRING (FRESHMEN) SPRING is the time of all green and growing things, fresh and verdant in their newness to life. What more fitting, then that the Freshies, in this green time of their life, should be compared to the Spring of the year. The essential characteristics of Spring (March winds and April showers) are very necessary to the shoots of knowledge in the Freshmen mind. We felt the first pull of the plow and cultivator in the spring of our career when we organized and elected, as class officers, Nelson Leman, president; Margaret Murphy, vice president; Millicent Hall, secretary and treasurer. We chose a flower and class colors to correspond, the colors being green and white, and our flower, the Valley Lily. As our sponsor we chose Miss Swarm, who proved a real friend to us in the days when we were so green. We surprised the seniors, somewhat by our conduct at the first social event of the year — the Senior reception for us. SUMMER (SOPHOMORES) But the March winds and April showers brought on the warmer hues of summer and an abundance of May flowers. In our second year, our powers of self-possession devel- oping, we did not hesitate to claim a part as true representatives of Madison High School. We felt much wiser and so much more grown up. However, seven were left by the green wayside of the spring. Two new students came from Wakarusa tho ' , making a total of twenty-five. This year we chose Mr. Van Pelt as our sponsor and elected Estella Felton, president; Marie Loucks, vice president; and Estella Beehler, secretary and treasurer. We changed our colors to Rose and Silver and our flower to Sweet Pea, these colors and the flower being characteristic of summer. We retained our motto of Making Each Golden Moment Ours. Our class hadn ' t yet shown much musical inclination but Hirstein, Barney, Estella Felton, and Erma Anthony entered the athletic association. Before the end of the year Margaret Herbst left us and went to Illinois to live. Such a dignified Soph class never existed before. Originality? — no end of it. Our original demonstrations in geometry were probably the newest discoveries of the age. And in closing the history of the Sophomore year the gang which was composed of eight girls must be mentioned. AUTUMN (JUNIORS) Fall with its brilliant foliage and fruit ushers in the harvest. So we, as Juniors began to reap the results of our first two years. This was a hard year for us and was made no easier by our nearest kin, the Seniors, who seemed quite unfriendly toward us. We started a hard year of study by again organizing and changing our class colors and flower as well as sponsor. The officers elected were: Millicent Hall, president; Estella Felton, vice president; Estella Beehler, secretary and treasurer; Miss Sutherlin, sponsor. Our flower was the white rose and our colors cream and light green. Since we now held the im- portant position of Junior class we felt it incumbent upon us to do something to distinguish ourselves. And distinguish ourselves we did, by completely extinguishing the hostile Seniors by giving in their honor, the most successful reception on record. As it was an age of aerial enthusiasm we carried out an aeronautical theme. WINTER (SENIOR) The leaves scatter and fall, the snow descends, and all gather around the crackling flames, and so we enter the Senior year. Yes, Winter is rugged, and so are the Seniors — rugged in their might. We were so oc- cupied with our studies and work that we had very little time to devote to social activities. [Nineteen]