Madisonville High School - Maroon Yearbook (Madisonville, KY)

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 William Russell “Life is short and so am I.” “Pest” is the pride of the Seniors and the pet ot the class. His small size does not prevent his upholding the honor of the basket bull team and he has played with great enthusiasm t; is year, aiding us to win great victories. He ;s the spnit of joy and mirth and is popula ' with everyone. Susie Scott “For thou shalt find; she will surpass all praise.” Susie is a most decorative landmark within our halls. She can “Parlez-vous Francais?” and “Sprechen Sie Deutsch?” with equal ease, is a chronic student and a joy to her instructors. We expect great things of her and now pay tribute to past brilliancy. I Lawrence Stanley “Whence comes thy learning? Hath thy toil O’er hooks consumed the midnight oil?” In aswer to this Lawrence’s serious face ap- pears before us. His record in M. H. S. has been in all respects a praise-worthy one both on the field of athletics and in the class room. He has nobly filled his place.

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 Gordon Johnston “If success requires beauty, then good-night. But if its ingenuity, then I’m in right.” As the business manager f our athletic asso- ciation Gordon has labored faithfully for the good of our school and has attained satisfactory re- sults. A cheerful, happy-go-lucky lad, he w ill be well remembered by us all. Shelly McKensie “Laugh and the world laughs with you.” She holds the conversational record and can. talk more at a stretch than any other Senior girl. However, it is always purely good natured chatter and Shelly is everyone’s friend. bench Patterson “A brain like lightning on greased rollers.” Words are not expressive enough when speak- ing of Edith. Always found near the head of her classes it can truly be said that she has a wit as keen as a sword and a disposition as bright as the sun.

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tritior (Tlctiia iiiiaturij In the fall of 1015 a collection of 46 ambitious youths am) maidens en- tered dear old M. H. S. We, like other Freshies, came into high school a happy but verdant crowd, wise in our own ignorance; we believed in hard work alone as productive of success and our minds were filled with good res- olutions. This expectant class was, of course, destined to endure many conflicts. However, under the guidance of our dearly beloved teacher, Miss Nellie Angel Smith, we struggled faithfully through our Freshman year. In September, 1916, we found ourselves full-fledged Sophs. But owing to the ravages of Latin and Algebra our ranks were sadly depleted. We were lead through our Sophomore year by one of the best teachers that ever graced the halls of M. H. S., Mr. Fred Schultz. He was always perfectly composed, had no tendency to become angry or agitated and during his all too brief year here won the devotion of every student. Our beloved English teacher, Miss Joiner, has been with us since the year 1912. There are none of us who will fail to remember in after years her untiring efforts in our behalf; the many hours she spent making hard work easier for us in this Sophomore year, the years that had gone before and those that have come since. The next year saw the class in all the glory which envelops the Juniors. There were twenty-four of us who so bravely took our stand against the pow- ers that be. Mr. Patterson was our instructor in mathematics and remained with us the first half of the year until called into Uncle Sam’s service. When this happened, Mr. Harry Anderson took his place and kept it all of that year and until January, 1919. It was also in this memorable year of 1918 that Mr. Murphy came among us, introducing the subject of chemistry and vainly striving to install a thor- ough knowledge of it in our o’er crowded brain. He also went into the serv- ice at the last of the year, as we were just finishing the subjects he taught us. During this year we proved our patriotism beyond a doubt. The school purchased a one-hundred dollar bond, the two teachers mentioned left off fighting our school battles to fight those of our country and so the year ended. We are now Senors. After one short month of study at the beginning of the year, school was dismissed on account of the influenza epidemic for two months. When we Page Twelve.