Madisonville High School - Maroon Yearbook (Madisonville, KY)

Text from Pages 1 - 134 of the 1929 volume:

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But it will not fulfill our purpose unless from year to year these activities are extended and develop- ed for it is here that the boys and girls of Madison- ville should lay the broad and deep foundation upon which to build useful and happy lives. 1 able of Contents cUOK I.................. Administration BOOK II..........................Classes BOOK III......................Activities BOOK IV........................Athletics BOOK V.....................Miscellaneous BOOK VI...................Advertisements R. HARPER GATTON Superintendent of the Madi- sonville Schools 1914-1929 Principal 1912-1914 Campbellsville College A. B. Georgetown College 1912 M. A. The University of Chi- cago, 1926. CHARLES I. HENRY Principal of the High School 1922-1929 Western Kentucky State Teach- ers College. A. B. The University of Ken- tucky 1922 M. A. The University of Chi- cago 1927 JOSEPHINE THOMAS DOYLE Mathematics A. B. Georgetown College 1924 RICHARD EARL HENRY Mathematics A. B. The University of Kentucky 1919 Graduate work, The University of Chicago Nine years at M. H. S. GERTRUDE WILLIS SOUTHARD English A. B. The University of Pennsylvania 1926 Graduate work. The University of Penn- sylvania itji rAi Bk FRANK WALLER RAMSEY English A. B. Georgetown College 1914 Fourteen years at M. H. S. HAZEL KATHRYN GRANT History A. B. The University of Chicago 1926 MARY HICKMAN UMSTEAD Latin Hamilton College Western Kentucky State Teachers' Col lege Summer work at The University of Chi cago Eight years at M. H. S. MARY ANNE HAMMOND Commercial B. C. S. Bowling Green Business Universi- ty 1925 ROBERT GARNETT WILLIS Agriculture B. S. Western Kentucky State Teachers’ College 1926 Graduate work, The University of Ken- tucky. ROBERTA CLEMENTS Commercial B. C. S. Bowling Green Business Univer- sity 1925. LINNIE McMURRY Music U PIIII Ohio Valley College Louisville Conservatory of Music Summer work at Cornell University an:! Northwestern University. RUTH L. COX Art A. B. The University of Cincinnati 1923 Summer work at New York State Schocl of Ceramics and Art Institute of Chi- cago. MABEL DUNN Home Economics B. S. Union University 1925 MARY ALLAN STOUT History A. B. Western College 1923 Summer work at The University of Ken- tucky. RAYMOND FRANK ELLIS Civics, Athletic Coach A. B. The University of Kentucky 1927 Senior Class Officers Nannie Love Woodruff Florence Tomblinson President Secretary John Henry Cox Barrett Brooks Vice-President Treasurer Senior ( loss Ilisforij Martha Offutt and Harriett Groves Arithmetically speaking, four one-hundredths of a century ago, as Mr. R. E. would say it, we descended upon this school, loud of mouth, noisy of foot and wearing a “I know- it-all, Ask-me-another,” look on our faces. But our lordly, sophisticated air lasted about as long as a paper skirt in a bear fight. The Seniors of ’26 gave us the once over and informed us in no secretive or quiet tones, “We run this place.” You remember Neli Arnold, Howard Jenkins, Emma Alice Pate, Rash Wells, Bessie Patterson, and the rest of that bossy, worldly-wise squad? They made life unbearable the entire year. Little wonder that we looked up to them and dreamed that we would some day be Seniors. Our second round of misery here we spent with a much better frame of mind. Did we enjoy telling the freshies what to do and what a hard time they would have? Revenge is sweet. In fact we sat hack and said, “Well, who in the world opened the gate and let in that bunch of Greenery?” One of the many things which made us famous during this year was the winning of the district basket ball tournament and the trip to Murray. You sec Robbie Nell Pritchett and Francis Heltsley (Fanny, by the way, soon deserted us for old Dan Cupid), were two heroines of the girls’ squad. At this ’ime John Henry, Chicken, Tootsie, and Robert Virgil were learning how to air up the gridiron in fair or foul weather and Barrett was a promising and good looking young basket ball player. With an intelligent gleam in our eyes and a defiant air, we mounted the old steps m ’28 as full fledged Juniors. How important we felt until some proud Senior, politely or otherwise, showed us our place. Catherine Lacy now made her debut as president of the Girl Reserves, and Christine Hutchings and Cleta Holt made their appearance Senior Class History.—.Continued on the basket ball squad. Cupid again refused to leave us unnoticed and we were forced to give up Coza Dee Smith, Lena Mac Payne, Anna Laura Oats and Pauline Ashby. Thus through harrassed, yet hapgy years we have passed until at last most of us have reached the highest peak of our high school career. The dream we dreamed in our freshman year has become a reality. We have now assumed the seats of the mighty and we are making the most of our opportunities; doing unto others as they have done unto us. We have passed the state of incompetency and have donned the robes of intellect. In short we are Seniors. As seniors we are making ourselves famous. The first thing we did was to elect officers and inveigle Miss Grant into helping us secure an annual. For the past six months we have been working on the Maroon V. We hope it will meet with your approval. During this time a little grey Chevrolet and a black Ford sedan have brought us new classmates; Ralph Hale, Maydewell Carty, Coyle Putman, and William Hig- ginson from the Gap and just beyond. Since boys were scarce among us we more than welcomed them. They have done their best to ease the ache in our hearts over the loss of Evelyn McDonald, Clarence Bennett, Turner Simms, and Wylma Harvey. In our midst we have several famous classmates. We shine especially in athletics. John Henry was captain of the football team and elected all-state guard. Robert Virgil Hall, Herman Oldham, and Leon Roberts made both basket ball and football teams. Among the girls Christine Hutchings and Robbie Nell Pritchett acted as co-captains of the girls’ basket ball squad. But we are not only distinguished sportsmen. Nannie Love Woodruff has been president of the Girl Reserves, the Latin Club, Home Economics Club, and is now Senior Class president. Nell Ross Cardwell took her place among the rest of the talkers and made the High School debating team. We will have justice since Mina Pate and Barrett Brooks hold important positions as senior representatives on the Student Council. Among the noisy ones Harriett Groves has contributed her share, being a saxaphonist in the orchestra and one of the cheer leaders. Just a little thing called love has produced several interesting affairs. Among us we have John Henry and Betty, Robbie Nell and Bill Moore, Gordon and we won’t mention who, Rozzie and Moscoe, Mina and Jim, and Mary Helen Howard and Charles Ben Ashby. This takes us up to the time when we will receive the sheep-skin, bedecked with a seal, our names and a white ribbon. Our commencement in May will close this history of the largest class ever graduated from M. H. S. Hail and Farewell! rAi ■ CHARLES BEN ASHBY Glee Club, Latin Club, Annual Staff. Like Lincoln I was born in a log cabin in Kentucky. For years I traveled in many northern states. My freshman year of high school was spent in Grundy Cen- ter, Iowa. Fate then sent me southward and seeing the sign “Madisonville, Best Town on Earth,” I stopped wandering and here I have remained except for one vacation which I spent in Canada. JOHN ADAM BARTER Glee Club. I was born in Blytheville, Arkansas. After a period of six years my family moved from Blytheville to Carmi, Illinois, to Providence, Kentucky, to Madisonville, Kentucky, where I, have now been for eleven years. My life has never been ex- citing. Someday I hope to become a millionaire in the radio world. ROZZIE FRANCES BENNETT Girl Reserves, Latin Club, Glee Club. On May 17. 1911, a very eventful thing happened—'T was born!” After spending years of my life three miles east of Mad- isonville I moved to town and entered high school where I have spent four hard, dreary years of struggle. My nickname is Rosie,” and my ambition is to warn freshmen to avoid the hardships of Mr. R. E. Henry's classes. NAOMI RUTH BLANKENSHIP Latin Club, Home Economics Club, Glee Club. My early school (lays were Spent at va- rious’ places in Webster County. I even lived in a section known as Shakerag Hills. As I have been living in Madison- ville since entering high school I feel that I am not altogether a country girl. Next year I expect to go to college and later become a schoolmarm. JIM BLACKMORE BODDIE, Jr. January Graduate Glee Club, Boys' Quartet. Latin Club, Torchlight Staff, Oratorical Contest. When so-tall I used to go to see my grown-up sweetheart who lived just around the corner in Columbia, Tennessee. Later I moved to Madisonville where 1 have spent many enjoyable school days. I have been jerking soda during spare time and am called “Little Jimmie.” I have two ambitions—one to graduate in medi- cine from Vanderbilt and the other, well, everybody knows what it is. BARRETT BROOKS History Club, Class Treasurer, Student Council. Slaughters, Kentucky, was my birth- place in the year 1910. My mother says I was a very good baby but that I have changed a lot since that time. For the past seven years I have been a resident of Madisonville. My favorite sport is baseball and my ambition is to be a big league player. ik2 ■ i ■ i ■ ■npMHMB MARY HELEN CANSLER January Graduate Home Economics Club, Latin Club. I have spent all of my life in Madison- ville, except for a year I spent in Evans- ville, Indiana. I did not like the Hoosier state and returned to “Ole Kentucky.” My nickname is “Slim” which suits me fine. My hobby is reading. My ambition is to be a private secretary. My greatest fault is giggling and my greatest accom- plishment is eating. NELL ROSS CARDWELL Glee Club, Jesters’ Club, Girl Reserves, Debating Team, Home Economics Club, Latin Club, Orchestra. I was born at “Lonesome Pine,” my country home. Although I am little I in- tend to do big things. Last year I shock- ed myself and my c'assmates by being a winner of the M. H. S. Scenario Contest. I love the out-of-doors and have a weak- ness for athletes although I have never been one myself. Horseback riding is my chief recreation. My ambition is to be a nurse. MAYDEWELL CARTY Glee Club. I am a young man named Maydewell Carty. I was born at White Plains, Ken- tucky, May 1, 1911. I went to school at White Plains for twelve years and to com- plete my high school work I came to Madisonville. My nickname is “Skip Jack,” and my ambition is to be the best canner in the south. W. EARL CHAMBERS, Jr. Bible Club. I was born February 12, 1910, at Mt. Creek. Ala. Over a period of eighteen years I have gone to school at various places in Georgia, Alabama, South Caro- lina. and Kentucky. In this respect I can outdo both Mr. C. I. and Mr. R. E. Now 1 am a senior at M. H. S. and my ambi- timi U to become a salesman or a peddler. MARY INF COYLE Girl Reserve, Commercial Club. I am of a brunette type, and weigh—oh! well, vou’d be spurprised! Jerking sodas and eating ice cream does have a tend- ency to make one pleasingly plump. 1 sometimes wonder how 1 ever reached the position of a dignified senior considering R. E.’s love for zeros. I like music, sports, and literature. My ambition is to equip myself for a life of usetul busi- ness service. JOHN HENRY COX Glee Club, Vice-President of Senior Class, M. Club, Captain of Football Team '28, Annual Staff. I was born back among the hills but my folks soon saw the need of bringing such a bright boy to the city so that I would have the proper background when 1 went to seek my fortune. Up to the present I have done nothing but have a good time and sell staple and fancy goods for the Fairway. I would like to play football the year round. JAMES ALEXANDER DAVENPORT Commercial Club, Torchlight Staff, His- tory Club. I was born September 24, 1912, in Shreveport. Louisana. My entire school career has been spent in Madisonville. I wish to be a newspaper reporter or a speciality writer. CATHERINE MAE DAVIS January Graduate I was born in Evansville, Indiana. I have moved so often I can not remember when I moved here, but I think it was seven years ago. I have not yet decided what 1 am going to be and so know as little about myself as you do. DANIEL KINCHELOE EZELL Commercial Club, Glee Club, Football. A baby was born in Mortons Gap, Ken- tucky, May 21, 1912, and it was christened Daniel Kincheloe Ezell—that baby was me. I have received all of my schooling in Mortons, Earlington, and Madisonville. My ambition is to be a civil engineer and I shall work toward that aim even thongh my nickname is “Ezy.” MARY ELLEN FOX January Graduate President of Commercial Club, Glee Club, Girl Reserve. I was born June 22, 1907, in Carltown, Kentucky. I soon moved to Madisonvilte. When I was in grade school my greatest trial was my hair which I couldn't make lie down. As soon as 1 graduate I shall go to Bowling Green to take a teacher s course. ALTA HARRIETT GROVES Home Economics Club, President of Girl Reserves, Glee Club, Orchestra, Annual Staff. I blew into Kansas City the most blus- try day of the year. I have lived in many places and always had a good time. In school I have never won any medals for smartness although I have heard many re- marks about smart aleckness. My ambi- tion is to be the loudest tooter in the U. S. A. and to go to the first college that smiles on me. My nickname is “Shorty.” RALPH HALE Glee Club, Orchestra. I was born in Glenmary, Tennessee, later moved to Daniel Boone, thence to White Plains. Until this year I attend- ed school there. I have an ambition to be the best engineer in Daniel Boone sec- tion. Although I came here a stranger I have made many friends whom I hope always to remember as M. H. S. class- mates. ROBERT VIRGIL HALL M. Club, Annual Staff, Football, Basket- ball. Most of my time I have gone to school. Ever since entering high school I have been affiliated with the S. S. News Com- pany. Next fall I hope to enter Atkinson College and prepare myself for the battles of life. LILAH ABAGAIL HARRISON Home Economics Club, Girl Reserve, Glee Club. ' I have always enjoyed my school life at M. H. S. and am planning to make this, my senior year, the most enjoyable of all. The only nickname I have had is Lila Rook which Mr. Henry gave me in geom- etry class. I like English and typing and hope to make an efficient stenographer. ROBERT CRAIG HARRISON I was born in Madisonvillc July 12, 1909. I attended the public schools and entered high school in 1924. I intend to take a four year college course and prepare to be a manufacturing chemist. My nicknames are “Bob” and brother. ikjf ■ i ■ i ■ ANNIE VICTORIA HELTSLEY January Graduate Basketball. Home Economics Club, Girl’s Athletic Club. While living in Gilbertsville, Kentucky, a pink-t'aced baby was donated to my family, June 10, 1910. What with school, basketball and slaving at Long’s my school-days have been very busy. When this term is through I guess I’ll start serv- ing another in Bowling Green Business University. WILLIAM HIGGINSON Comercial Club. I was born November 23, 1909, five miles east of Providence, Kentucky. I attended country school for five years and the Providence school for six years but the last and best year I am spending at M. H. S. in the ’’Best Town on Earth.’’ CLETA MARIE HOLT Glee Club, Girls’ Athletic Club. Basket Ball, Home Economics Club, Girl Reserves. In 1918 I moved to Hopkins County and entered the Grapevine school where I received my common school diploma and then entered M. H. S. Despite the muddy roads and with the aid of our Ford we managed a regular attendance. I like math and history. My nickname is Fredia,” and I hope to become a school teacher. Ik2 PIIII] MARY HELEN HOWARD Latin Club, Commercial Club, Glee Club. Listen, my children, and you shall hear of the life of me. I have always lived in Madisonville and attended school here. I was a pretty baby but I have changed a lot. My chief hobby is basketball and I should like to become an athletic in- structor. I am often called Runt” or Helen Mary. And that is all. IMA JEAN HUGHES Glee Club, Girl Reserve, Commercial Club, Annual Staff. When I was born in Pennsylvania, the storks were having a convention so a hum- ming bird brought me. Perhaps that is why I am small. While a baby I fell out of the cradle and have been crippled in the head since that time. I came to Mad- isonville in 1912. My hobbies are horse- back riding and reading. I should like to be a Kindergarten teacher. CHRISTINE MOORE HUTCHINGS Basketball Editor of Maroon V, Latin Club, Glee Club, Girls’ Athletic Club. Seventeen years ago I was born in Cen- tral City, Kentucky. We moved to Nash- ville where we remained four years. Since then I have lived in Madisonville. My great sorrow has been my shortness has decreased my chance as a basketball player. I hope to graduate from the Uni- versity of Wisconsin and become a Physi- cal Education Instructor. IL2 ELI ■IIII]hZ 4 CLARICE IGLEHART I have always been called “Bobbie” and since I am tomboyish it suits me fine. I like sports and tbe out-of-doors. Nothing like falling in love or similar exciting things has happened to me so I shall just make an old maid school teacher out of myself. MILDRED JACKSON January Graduate Glee Club. Latin Club, Home Economics Club. I have enjoyed living in California, Ari- zona, and Florida, but I always return to Madisonville, Kentucky. My ambition is to be a math or a home economics teach- er. My nicknames are “Polly” and “Tootsie.” My hobby is horseback riding. RUTH ANNA JARNAGIN Home Economics Club. While a baby my greatest hobby was sucking my thumb. Most of my early days were spent in the school room. My greatest enjoyment while in high school was witnessing a close basketball game and watching Madisonville come out the winner. Next year I expect to go to college and prepare for the teaching pro- fession. ik2 JAMES JOHNSON History Club, Glee Club, Business Man- ager of Maroon V., M. Club, Student Manager of Athletic Association. I was born in Frezevont, Tennessee, on February 19, 1911. My high school life has been spent in Madisonvillc. Slinging hash is one of my pet occupations along with a few others not worthy of mention. JANIE FRANCIS JONES Girl Reserves, Home Economics Club. Glee Club. Since 1911. the year of my birth, I have been traveling extensivelv and hope to continue. Next year I hope to go to col- lege. My nickname is Ginnie” and as long as I know Nell Ross I suppose 1 shall be called that. RUBY CATHERINE LACY President of Girl Reserves, Jesters’ Club, Glee Club. I I like to do most everything but I spend a lot of time reading and dancing and swimming. Mv favorite songs are “Laugh Clown Laugh” and King for a Day.” My ambition is to be a dignified elocution teacher. The nickname I prefer is “Katy” but our dear friend Mr. R E has chris- tened me “Duplicate” and Lazy.” He is just that type Ikjf ■ I LILBERN WESLEY McEUEN January Graduate Commercial Club. I was born in the interior of the best “Hick town on earth. Hanson, Kentucky. I’m just another “stick tight,” that the world has few of; having stuck out my share of high school life. My only ambi- tion is to be the most rambunctious book- keeper the world has ever known and add a column of figures faster than R. E. Henry. ALYNE McGUIRE Home Economics Club, Latin Club. Since I was born on Valentine Day, 1910, a friend wanted my mother to call me Valentine but I escaped that misfortune. Among my friends I am known as “Alio and Slim.” I like all sports, basketball especially. My ambition is to write novels and be a second “Gene Stratton Porter. D?XIE FRAN'CES MERRELL January Graduate Latin Club, Glee Club, Home Economics Club. 1 1 have spent all of my life in and about Madisonville. At the end of my second year in high school I was given the name “Country” by my math teacher. I have spent many hours coming to school on “Spark Plug,” the country' tra'n. My am- bition is to be a math teacher. ihj r±y ■ i ■ i ■ WILLIAM MILLS January Graduate Assistant Business Manager of Athlet- ics, ’28, Commercial Club. I was born in Mortons Gap, Kentucky, a well known place since our math teach- er came from there. I was a small baby and have never become large. My school days have been spent in Nortonville, Ear- lington and Madison ville. My nickname is “Willie 1). and I hope to become an elec- trical engineer. WILLIAM LEE MOORE January Graduate President M. Club '28, Football. Folks, I descended to this earth Santa Claus month, December 5. 1909, and land- ed in the little hamlet of Graham, Ken- tucky. During my dress and romper days I used to run away from home, smoke corn silks and dream. The dreaming is my shadow. I haven’t outgrown it. My ambition is to be “The brunette’’ that “The blonde” prefers. JOHN C. MORTON January Graduate Assistant Business Manager of Athletics '27, Torchlight Staff. For the last six years I have gone to school in Madisonville and I hate to leave —believe it or not. Next year I shall en- ter the David Ranking School in St. Louis and prepare myself for a mechanical en- gineer. MARTHA MARIE OFFUTT liJ Pill Comercial Club, Girl Reserve, Latin Club, Glee Club. I was born August 3, 1911, about three and one-half miles from Madisonville. Since 1926 I have lived in town. At school I ant called “Marty,” at home “Monkey.” My ambition is to be a math teacher. DOROTHY OSBORNE January Graduate Commercial Club, Torchlight Staff, Home Economics Club, Public Speaking. I hailed to the “Best Town on Earth September 16, 1909, and have been en- joying myself every since. My chief hob- by is specializing in Bulbs.” My ambi- tion is to blow little “Bubbles,” or to get a letter from Bowling Green every day. MINA WOOLFOLK PATE Glee Club. Orchestra, Torchlight Staff, Home Economics Club, Girls’ Athletic Club, Student Council, Basketball. Since 1911 I have lived the normal life of a girl in a small town, and used to think that many important things hap- pened to me but I no longer think so. I entered high school in 1926. During the summer months I have attended the Louis- ville Conservatory of Music. I desire to follow music as a career. ifcjn vjlj GORDON CARMACK PRITCHETT Glee Club, Ccniniercial Club. I have spent most of my life in the “Best Town on Earth,” as ihe sign says, but three years ago I went to Florida and spent two of the most enjoyable years of my life. I hope to become an aviator. Perhaps I do not look like one but neith- er did “Lindberg.’’ You never can tell. ROBBIE NELL PRITCHETT President of Girls’ Athletic Club, Home Economics Club, G ee Club, Basketball Team, Annual Staff. A long tall frog was born in Madison- ville one cold November day in 1911. I was such an ugly baby that only my mother even sorta liked me. My brother has always been my best companion. I have always enjoyed life so much that I shall be miserable when I am old and can’t have a large time. If I had picked my nickname it would not have been “Bob.” COYLE PUTMAN My home is a few miles from White Plains in the “Curtail” section. Until this vear I attended school in White Plains. I am fond of out-door sports. My nick- name is “Put” and I hope to be a law- yer. ROBERT EDMOND RAY, Jr. January Graduate Head Librarian, Torchlight Staff, Pres- ident of January Graduating Class. When old enough to attend school I moved to Sturgis, Kentucky, where 1 re- mained six months, then came to Madison- ville. My nick name is “Bob.” My am- bition is to become a doctor and specialize in surgery. SAMUEL LEON ROBERTS M. Club, Glee Club, History Club, Latin Club, Annual Staff, Varsity Football, Basketball. I first saw daylight at Somerset, Ken- tucky, September 20. 1909. I moved to Central City and frem there to the Best Town on Earth.” I like football and basketba'l but would not like to be a coach. I hope to go to State and take electrical engineering. My nickname is “Chickenbones.” HAZEL MARIE SANDERS Girl Reserve. Jesters’ Club, President of Home Economics Club ’29. My chief delight while a child was in running away from home. Though my birthplace was Nashville. Tennessee, I came to Madisonville in time to enter school here. While in high school I have accomplished one thing: I no longer tremble when a' tressed by Mr. C. I. Henry. My ambition is to have my story end. “and she lived happily ever after- ward.” HALUT GARELYNE SIGHTS Home Economics Club, Vice-President of Girl Reserves, Glee Club, Commercial Club. As a child I tried to help my dad with road construction hut he soon sent me in quest of knowledge. I have always at- tended school here and think I have earn- ed my nickname “Gahbie Garelyne.” My present ambition is to learn enough about bugs to pass my Bug—ologv exam. Next year I go to Muskogee, Oklahoma. EVELYN FRANCES SPENCE Latin Club, Girl Reserve, Home Eco- nomics. On February twenty-fifth, nineteen twelve I came to this earth to toil and delve. ’Twas at Henderson I first saw light, And there learned to know wrong from right. When an eighth grader to this town I came. Yearning for knowledge and seeking fame. In this old High School I’ve learned such a lot That I’m going to teach Latin “Amo. Amas, Amat.” WILLIAM FREDERICK STROTHF.R Glee Club, Latin Club, Annual Staff. I was born in Madisonville, October 17. 1909. While a child 1 was sick most of the time although my dad was a docto . As you know my nickname is “Buzzard.” I have been jerking sodas’’ on the side but I hope to go higher and become a doctor after I finish college. ik2 isli OLA MAE STUM Girl Reserve, Latin Club, Glee Club. I attended school in an obscure corner of Hopkins County until I was twelve years of age at which time I entered the Madisonvillc schools. My favorite sports arc horseback riding and swimming. I am known as Marge” and I should like to “live in a house beside the road and be a friend to man.” HELEN GEORGIA TALIAFERRO Commercial Club, Art Editor of Maroon V. As a baby I was very good and learned to chatter, coo, and pat-a-cake as all good babies do. I have never overcome the habit of chattering. My hobby as a child was playing dolls but now it is typing. My nickname, given me by Mr. R. E. Henry, is “Ga.” I hope to be an artist. JULIA THOMPSON January Graduate Latin Club, Bible Club. In 1908 I was born among the hills of sunny Tennessee. I entered Madisonville High School in 1925. After having spent three and a half happy years here I am now a member of the first class to gradu- ate in January. My ambition is to teach. FLORENCE LEE TOMBLINSON Girl Reserve, Home Economics Club, Glee Club, Jesters’ Club, Latin Club, An- nual Staff, Class Secretary. While a baby my family read the story of Florence Nightingale and named me after her. My hobby is anything worth doing, and my ambition is to make new and keep old friends. Mr. R. E. Henry insists that since I have the Ashbyburg ways I think I can look down a crayfish hole and see Chinese feet. So he calls me “Crayfish Hunter.’’ As I have not planned anything for next year I may have to sit on the banks of Attar Creek and watch the crayfish. GRACE TOWNSEND Commercial Club, Girl Reserve, Jesters’ Club. I hailed from the Mississippi mud on a blustery day of March, 1911. I like ev- erything from music to taking rapid dic- tation from Mr. C. I. Henry My chief ambition is to get married and establish a Mill. Hence Grade Mae.” MARY WADE UTLEY Glee Club, Home Economics Club. I arrived in this world amidst a blizzard and snow storm, November 28, 1911. So far my most exciting moments have been keeping the Blue Jays out of the cherry tree. I like horseback riding and skating. My ambition is to be a great musician. LIZZIK ROSS VANNOY Home Economics Club. After spending my early life near Anton I entered Madisonville high school three years ago. My nickname is “Liz” and I like it although it does sound like a mule’s name. I regret leaving high school and hope to return here some day and teach. MARY RUBY WELLS President of Home Economics Club, An- nual Staff. I was born in Madisonville, January 5, 1912. Ever since six years of age I have been going to the Madisonville public schools. As soon as I finish college I want to travel. If I am ever in your town look me up. MARY ELIZABETH WHITFIELD January Graduate Orchestra, Glee Club, Editor of Torch- light, ’28. I I arrived in Mortons Gap July 11, 1910. After seven years there I moved to town and settled on Sugg Street. I have spent most of my time attending the Madison- ville school. My ambition is to play the piano like “fess.” FRANCES WILLIAMS Latin Club, Commercial Club. My mother ordered me for a Christmas present but I arrived three days late, De- cember 28, 1910. I have attended three different high schools but old M. H. S. can not be beaten. I have enjoyed my school life. R. E. Henry cal's me ‘‘Fanny1’ but I have not let it spread. Someday I hope to be a beauty specialist in a large city. NANNIE LOVE WOODRUFF Class President, President Girl Reserves, President of Latin Club, Annual Staff, President of Home Economics Club. I was born October 15, 1909, in a little yellow house on the “Buttermilk Road” about a mile from St. Charles. Most of my school days can be described in rhyme: “I am a young girl named Nannie Love. I stick to the office like a glove; From there I give mention, Of the names for retention, Now, who, such a character could love?” RUTH COTHRAN Commercial Club I spent all my time in Earlington, Ken- tucky, until my last year in high school. My favorite sport is basketball and horse- back riding. MARGARET MARTIN LJi piiii Commercial Club, Glee Club. I was born April 3, 1910, in Hopkins- ville, Kentucky. 1 attended the Earling- ton high school until 1928. My nickname is “Kitty” and my ambition is to be a nurse. HERMAN OLDHAM Glee Club, Football, Basketball. When the water was up on September 23, 1909, a frog was born and named Herman Douglas Oldham. Most of my education was received here I have play- ed on the M. H. S. football team for two years. I am going to State and prepare myself for an electrical engineer. Most everyone calls me “Tootsie.” I IV Am K N VI Class Prophecy Robbie Nell Pritchett The banquet given to the Senior class of ’29 was delicious as well as beautiful and I enjoyed it thoroughly. I could not help but wonder as I sat there eating where all my classmates would be ten years from now. Later I went to bed still thinking about the matter and very full of food, uncomfortably full. After tossing about for a while I went to sleep and soon began to dream, probably as the result of too much food. I was conscious of being very cold, of the wind almost blowing me away as I huddled close to a pretty little cottage with beautiful Howers and shrub- bery surrounding it. I glanced in the window and almost forgot my un- comfortable condition when I saw Charles Ben Ashby and Mary Helen Howard sitting among their children. First I counted five, then seven, and on counting again I saw six and a moment later only one, so I gave up deciding how many there really were. Dreams are inconsistent anyway. My friends were listening to a queer looking instrument and I heard Charles bragging about his new radio which he had just completed and which allowed you to see the people. I stopped musing about the queer radio when I heard the announcer’s voice. It was a woman’s voice, very deep and masculine but strangely familiar and I could scarcely believe my ears when I heard the same voice saying, “This is Jean Hughes announc- ing. Harry and Johnny will now entertain you with some very high class classical music.” And then I saw John Barter and Harriett Groves come forward. I have never heard such beautiful music. For a moment I thought maybe that all life had gone out of me and that I was in heaven among some of the most aristocratic angels but it was awfully cold for heaven. Then I heard John’s soprano break and Harriett’s saxa- phone squeak and I decided I must have been kicked out of heaven. I awoke with a start and almost frozen. I closed my window, pulled the covers over me and went to sleep only to dream again of my high school friends. Wheels of all sorts appeared before me and then began to separate. I saw two women having a terrible fight. No, it couldn’t be them. How absurd! Now I am positive. It is really Ruth Blankenship and Rozzie Bennett pulling hair and calling each other bad names. I leaned exhausted against a lamp post, turned my head and saw a tail, dark, handsome Spaniard looking on and laughing cruelly. He shrugged Class Prophecy—Continued his shoulders and walked away saying under his breath, “And it is all over me. The shock was too great, the lamp post broke and I awoke to find myself on the floor. I was really becoming angry. I got back into bed but soon forgot my anger in another dream. This time I was in a high cathedral listening to music. Someone was singing divinely and I looked and saw my dear class- mate and neighbor, John Henry Cox. I wondered at his inspired singing and looking down saw Betty playing his accompaniment and began to understand. The music faded away and I saw Barrett Brooks in a velvet robe. He walked to the altar and stood there waiting as Nannie Love Woodruff came up the aisle. She was wearing orange blossoms and white tulle. I got up, walked to the door and out into the streets of a great city. I heard an auto horn and looked around to see a car which astounded me with its magnificence. Out of the car stepped Earl Chambers in a tall silk hat and a frock tail coat, a big mag bond salesman, no doubt. Even great wealth had not made him a high-hat for he came forward and shook hands with me. As he did so my eyes blurred and I found that I was really shaking hands with Nell Ross Cardwell. She told me that she was writing books of the younger generation and that she loved her work. She also told me that Humpteen Hutchings threw Little Walker and Jimmie off for Tootsie Oldham who had become a big butter and egg man, and that Paul and Jimmie were suing her for trifling with their affections. She told me another surprising story. Lizzie Ross Vannoy was hunting big game in Africa. Nell Ross also said she often met Janie Frances Jones who had graduated from Girl Reserves to Y. W. C. A. and con- tinued to go to council meetings. After leaving Nell Ross, I wandered down the street and suddenly found myself in the aisle of a theatre. Upon the stage which seemed not so far away, I saw Coyle Putman directing the 1939 “Artists and Models’’ show. In the chorus there were many tall and magnificently dressed ladies. As I looked from one beautiful creature to another I recognized Alyne McGuire, Margaret Martin and Ruth Jarnagan. I was extremely glad to see my old friends but the faster I walked down the aisle the farther away the stage would be. I became very weary and sat down beside the road to rest and quench my thirst from the brook I saw near by. As I looked up from my drink I recognized Grapevine cemetery. I looked into the window of the church and saw Cleta Holt teaching a Sunday School class and it seemed that the majority of the twenty-five iH WVI Class Prophecy—Continued children were calling her “Mamma.” I overheard one of her small boys saying that his papa made $4.00 a day so I knew that Cleta had got- ten her man of high school days. My dream became a jumble. I was in the environment of Madison- ville but I could see Mary Ruby Wells riding the Slaughters’ paper truck with T. D. Ligion. On one of Slaughters’ high board walks, for the place had not progressed much, I saw a big crowd and there was Frances Williams handing patent medicine to the people while her husband was showing how clever he was by getting out of handcuffs and the like. A moment later I was walking up the steps of my old High School. I looked into my Physics room and instead of seeing an ancient old man standing before his Physics class with the use of a cane, I saw a spry young professor, James Davenport, following in the steps of my erstwhile Physics teacher, R. E. Henry. I went around to the library and saw that it had been extended to occupy Mrs. Ramsey’s room and that Hazel Sanders, the librarian, was putting up some expensive new books. 1 then went to the office to see Mr. Henry and there I saw Earl Crawford Hall, the new principal, giving dictation to the trembling Grace Townsend. Not being able to stand any more changes in the old place I left the school and went down town. The first large building 1 saw was a factory which had an electric sign which 'read, “Madisonville Canning Factory, Maydewell Carty, Prop. No Women Employed but Beauty Prize Win- ners.” As I was reading this amazing sign, I saw Katy Lacy in a short bathing suit across which was written, “Miss Madisonville,” going into the factory. Square triangles, lines and a confusion of colors jumped around be- fore my eyes and arranged themselves on the wall. Then everything turn- ed to black and white and I thought I was losing my mind when Florence Tomblinson and Georgia Taliaferro appeared and told me that this was an apartment they were designing for the exclusive younger set of New York. They were using nothing but black and white as the world was becoming bored with colors. I got out of the apartment as soon as pos- sible only to run into something worse. A room filled with Turkish baths appeared. From the corner of the room I heard a shriek and out came Garelyne Sights who went out saying she would rather keep her 200 lbs. Then Martha Offutt came in to see how her other patients were getting along and I rushed out of the door, almost smothered. I now heard a lot of sputtering which sounded like someone in pain. I rushed to the door in front of me, jerked it open and there was Evelyn Class Prophecy,—.Continued Spence standing before a group of stuttering individuals trying her best to break them of the habit. I closed the door feeling rather ashamed of having interrupted her stuttering school. As I turned around I found myself facing Surgeon Robert Virgil Hall. On the operating table be- fore him, white and moaning, was Lilah Harrison. He picked up a knife about half his size and thrust it into her side. With a cry I rushed away and a moment later found myself standing before an attractive grocery store. I went in to buy one of the appetizing apples and learned from the head clerk that Marvine Coyle was the owner of the store and of a thou- sand others like it in the thousand largest cities in the world. After this I wandered down the street, looked into a beauty shop and discovered Ralph Hale manipulating a face lifting process. I walked out of the city into the country. In a field I saw an airplane surrounded by a large group. I went over and bade goodbye to my old friends Gordon Pritchett and Jimmie Johnson who were on their way to Mars. Jimmie was going along as business manager and Gordon hoped to outdo Lindy’s fete when they left this world forever. I returned to the city and found Mina Pate in a lovely studio. She had become famous by writing popular songs. We can blame her success on her broken heart for that enables her to write about love and the moon and rosy cottages as nothing else can. At a stage door I saw a fat fellow, from all appearances very rich. He carried a bunch of orchids. It was none other than old Buzzard Strother and as he was waiting, Ola Mae Stum came tripping out with some chorus girls. She waved to Buzz and went away to indulge in her wild night life. Suddenly my dream jumped to California and I saw Mary Wade Utley on the porch of a little Spanish bungalow. She had on a nice starchy house dress and was waiting for her huhby to come home for lunch. My dream ended I could not go back to sleep so I decided to sit up the rest of the night and read for fear I would start a series of dreams about my teachers. Class Song Mina Pate Dear old school you’ve helped us from the start, Dear old school it’s time we depart, You’ve shown us a way shining clear And when dark our day You’ve made the sun appear. You’ve shown us a world of happiness, Dear M. H. S. we won’t forget. And tho we hate to leave We don’t feel we should grieve Bnt sing a little song of joyousness. Chorus Some hearts are sad And some hearts are gay, Some hearts will change with the dawn of each day, But our hearts beat high with a vision anew, Dear M. H. S. we owe it to you. We’ve dreamed a dream. Our hope is the theme. Now we are singing the song; When our skies are gray Say, we’ll find the way We’ll make our dreams come true. Class Poem Grace Townsend Oh! a wonderful school is the Madisonville High, And we love it more as the days go by; There is not a spot about the place, But holds a memory of some dear face. To any and all this challenge we hurl, Our school is the best in the whole wide world. And tho we may seek both far and near, We’ll never find one that’s half so dear. But now this thought comes to our heart, From these dear scenes we’ll soon depart; In a few short weeks we will say good-bye To our dear old school, the Madisonville High. We’ll go forth to travel in life’s strange ways, Away from the friends of school time days; But tho life’s adventures take us East or West, We’ll always remember and love M. H. S. FmALL CAPTAIN CLASS OP ’29 AS OTHERS SEE US BY GEORGIA TALIAFERRO OUR PRESIDENT MME IWE WlomiFF LADIES! 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FOR WTHm MAflGAft tfE EARL chambers TOOTSIE IS US0 A STENOGRAPI fEB _ RN ttf iMMM jj j , I mi ML—- iHAZfT SANDERS I UWE0 LIKE TC BE A BEAUTY SPECIALI ST rV; FISHING FOR BEAUTY Gun : g crur HER T HARDEST TASK J CARftyWf ( SCNTT Last W ill and Testament We. the Senior Class of Madisonville High School being at present of sound mind, despite the opinion of the faculty, do hereby will and bequeath to the coming senior classes the following, provided that these incoming seniors foster and perpetuate the high ideals and noble aspirations automatically heired by them at the passing on into eternal punishment of the now deceased Senior Class of 1929: All of our class meetings including their unusual ordliness, good behavior, lack of fights and arguments and wonderful respect for the chair. All of our Senior privileges provided that just w’hat they are can be ascertained. All of our failures, for only by the errors of others may we be turned from error. We, the individuals of the class, do furthermore present the following personal bequests: All of our collected nicknames to R. E. Henry to bestow upon shrinking freshmen. John Henry Cox wills his avoirdupois to Marvin Jordon. Robbie Nell Pritchett bestows her sophistication upon McNeil Murphy. Grace Townsend wills her extraordinary skill as typist to Archie Pollock. James Davenport wills his brilliancy and intellect to Lev Ogden. Katherine Lacy wills her slender girlish figure to Esma Fuhs. Barrett Brooks wil's his d'gnity of manner to Earl Crawford Hall. Evelyn Spence wills her knowledge and love of Latin to Kenneth Bennett. Ernestine Parks wil’s her radiant engaging smile to Estella Roberts. John Barter wills his tremulous falsetto, revealed in the minstrel to Hcrshal Robinson. Garelyne Sights wills her guette ways to Emogene Salmon. Hazel Sanders wills her blondness to Pauline Corum. William Higginson wills his courting place around locker 87 to Porter Taliaferro. Nell Ross Cardwell wills her individualism upon Frances Pride. Robert Virgil Hall wills his corner in the boys’ dressing room to George Cavanah. Ruth Jarnagin bestows upon Mary Lou Morehead her shyness and modest manner. Jean Hughes wills her small feet to Margaret Johnson. Lilah Harrison wills her tallness of statue to Gladys Marks that she may walk- in dignity. Fred Strother bestows the honorable right of courting all out-of-town visitors to Buck Fowler. Christine Hutchings bestows the gentle art of handling two men at the same time upon Carrie Belle Tucker who it seems has trouble along that line. Jimmie Johnson w-ills his pleasing even temper to “Big Walker.’’ Frances Williams wills her extreme femininity to Skunk Maddox. Margaret Martin and Marvine Coyle leave all their lipsticks and compacts to the Slaton girls. Harriett Groves bestows all her extraordinary musical talents upon Moscow Haley. Last Will and Testament,—.Continued Earl Chambers bestows his great fortune acquired by his remarkable salesmanship of maps to any mercenary soul. Martha Offutt wills her interest in the opposite sex to Mary Lucille Hammack. A'yoe McGuire wills her neatness of coiffure to Eloise Robinson. Jannie Frances Jones wills her sense of humor to Elv.ra Williams. Tootsie Oldham wills his alertness and excellent attention in the classroom to Otto Corum Ola Mae Stum wills her record of regu’ar attendance to Lyle Corum. Rozzle Bennett wills her p'ace in the heart of Claude Funderburk to Nell Arden Fox. Florence Tomblinson wills her ability of perpetual conversation to Arminta Bowmer. Coyle Putman bestows his shy manner upon Karl Pate. Nannie Love Woodruff wills her superfluous flesh to Rose Coffman. Ra'ph Hale wills his ability to shiek the flappers of the White Plains country to Gay Whitfield, an ambitious resident of that vicinity. Georgia Taliaferro bestows her artistic tastes and talents upon Alma Corum. Cleta Holt bestows her alluring coquettish ways upon Carrie Lacy. Maydewell Carty leaves all his overflowing ambitions to Whitney Curtis who is in need of the like. Mary Wade Utley wills her quietness and demure manner to Veta Funderburk. Gordon Pritchett wills his weakness for school teachers to Mike Johnson who like- wise is quite strong that way, Ray Ellis being the weakness. Ruth Blankenship wills her indifference toward the stronger sex to Lorena Dempster. Char'es Ashby wills his heart to Mary Helen Howard with directions, “Not to be broken.” - Lizzie R. Vannoy wills her studiousness to Mary Agnes Hall. Chicken Bcnes bestows all of his athletic honor upon Charles Kelley. Mary Rub}7 Wells passes all of her luring serpentive wiles which she uses on the “Poor weak things” to any ether desiring flapper. To Miss Stout we give all cur cast off print dresses that she may have a variety of changes. All of the time used in chapel for making senior announcements, we give to Mrs. Ramsey and Mrs. Umstead in order that they might try out an endurance contest to see which can prevaricate the longest about Karr or Nollic. Besides these gifts to the coming seniors and those to follow after them, we wish to present to the whole school our good behavior and dignity—especially our dignity. Our sense of importance we keep for ourselves, for it will be unnecessary to leave any to the classes to follow as they are already blessed with a super-abundance. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 18th day of May in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and twenty-nine. MINA PATE. ,, Property oP hopkinS Bounty genealogical society NOT FOR CIRCULATION Senior Class CelebriHes Robbie Nell Pritchett Julia Thompson Best Looking Girl Best Girl Student William L. Moore Best Looking Boy James Davenport Best Boy Student Christine Hutchings Nannie Love Woodruff Best Girl Athlete Best All Round Girl Robert Virgil Hal! John Henry Cox Best Boy Athlete Best All Round Boy Juniors Miss Stout and Mr. Henry, Sponsors Officers: Ray Ruckman, President; Flora Helen Parker, Vice-President; Freda Bailey, Secretary; Jack Bennett, Treasurer. Opal Addison Myrtle Anderson Eunice Ashmore Freda Bailey Nora Beard Jack Bennett Walter Beymer Ligon Beshear Arminta Bowmer Lucile Chambers Lena Clayton Rose Coffman Harold Davis Winnie Davis Edna Earl Edwards Leslie Fowler Carl Franklin Claude Funderburk Mary Agnes Hall Nell Hammond Pauline Hancock Corinne Hawkins Norine Higdon Roberta Iglehart Kathryn Jarnigan Charles Kelley Kathryn Kosure Frank Leeper Scottie McGaw Carnell McKinsey Norvell Moore Sonia Moore Finley Morton Herman Oldham Archie Pollock Owen Price Irma Pride Ray Ruckman Harry Scott Nevaline Sisk Luther Lee Stark Houston Stinnett Porter Taliaferro R. C. Thomas Nellie Thompson Carrie Belle Tucker Helen Walker Paul Walker William Walker Elaine Watts Lila Mae Jennings William Jennings Margaret Johnson Otho Gay Whitfield Elvira Williams UJi PT l ■ I Junior ( lass History Margaret Johnson We, the Juniors of 1929, entered M. H. S. in 1926, as green as any freshmen class that ever entered high school. There were so many of us that we were divided into two groups, Miss Dunn sponsoring one and Miss Stout sponsoring the other group. We continued in this manner throughout our freshman and sophomore years. Some of our members fell by the wayside so that last year we bade fare- well to Miss Dunn, and are now one group under the sponsorship of Miss Stout. As our time in High School becomes shorter we are becoming more and more dignified even to the extent that matrimony has overtaken one of our members and we now have several more good prospects (teach- ers not exempt). “This is the history of the class of ’29, It isn’t remarkable but it’s fine.” ua ai ■ Sophomore 10-A Group Mrs. Southard, Sponsor Officers: Otto Corum, President; Nora Lee Slaton, Vice-President; Alice Lovan, Secretary; McNeil Murphy, Treasurer. William Adams Brown Bayles Kenneth Bennett Frances Boddie Madrid Browning Otto Corum Cosby Crowe Veda DeMoss Arthur Donaldson Evelyn Goodaker Norris Gordon Leslie Fowler Clay Holt Nina Gordon Johnson Opal Helen Kirkwood Virginia Kirkwood Pauline Long Alice Lovan J. C. Lyons Gladys Marks James McGrew McNeil Murphy Sue Nisbet Levin Ogden Buell Oglesby Floward Overton Karl Pate Johnny Phillips Fannie Belle Pogue Jewell Prouse Hershel Robinson Eloise Robinson Mary Frances Robinson Emogene Salmon Lanna Slaton Nora Lee Slaton Elsie Steerman Nathaniel Steerman Mary Taylor Richard Tipton Thomas Utley Agnes Vannoy William Walker Sophomore 10-B Group Miss Hammond and Mr. Willis, Sponsors Ralph Adams Ruby Allinder Raymond Anderson William Armstrong Tuel Ashby Ella Marie Bailey Henry Bailey Nannie Louise Bailey James Beymer Mabel Brackett Chester Brooks Thornton Buchanan Virginia Cates George Cavanah Palmer Cox Robert Daniel Roselle Daniel Florice Davis Lloyd Farmer Myrtie Ferguson Eddie Garrard Alma Gray Lucille Harris Harold Hawkins Helen Hawkins Katherine Hicklin Sarah Higdon Ann Elizabeth Howard Kathryn Hughes Ruth Hughes Marvin Jordon Dimit Kington Carrie E. Lacy Ethel Lantaff Bernice Lawson Elizabeth Mangum Dorothy Martin J. B. Moore Adeline Murphy John Poag Frances Pride Robert Putman Clyde Reynolds Lynwood Ross Margaret Ruddell Hazel Simpson Margaret Stokes Lucella Tomblinson Earl Tucker Maurice Wells Freshmen D-A Group Mrs. Umstead and Miss Clements, Sponsors James Adcock Vivian Anderson Ben Ashmore Sue Bailey James Baker Lorene Cardwell Bessie Chinn Charles Chinn Alma Corum Lyle Corum Whitney Curtis Lorena Dempster Garland Finley Mary Hart Finley Nell Arden Fox Veta Funderburk Earl Crawford Hall Gladys McRoy Lucy Hall O. L. McGregor Mary Lucille HammockRudell McGuyer Flopewell Hancock Anna D. Iglehart Earl Jagoe Dorothy Johnson Mary Louise Jones Jack Jones Lelia Mae Long B. D. Laffoon Martha Lyon Mary Lou Morehead Emma Nell Maddox James Mabrey Amanda Morgan Frances Oglesby Edward Poag Arthur Shanks Kenneth Stanley Josephine Tapp Douglas Tapp Ileon Taylor Elizabeth Tomblinson Carl Vannoy Mary Elizabeth Woodruff Lillian Wilkey Freshmen 9-B Grotrp Miss Dunn, Miss Doyle and Mr. Ellis, Sponsors Pauline Adams Nixola Collier Lena Belle Allen Pauline Corum Verna Mae Atkins Cliff Cox James Baker Marvin DeMoss Mary Helen Bass Boyce Downey Mary Fonda Bates Clyde Downey Connie Berry Ezra Fuhs Agnes Bowles Gwendolyn Gammon Iva Lee Brackett Maurice Garret Coleman Branson Margaret Graham Roy Branson Martha Ella Graham George Brown Lawrence Gordon Margaret Brown Henry Harris Geneva Brown Thelma Hatler Leslie Browning Beverly Howrard Helen Carrier Josephine Hughett Bernard Carter S. C. Jennings Margaret Carter Winifred Johnson Georgia Cavanah Morton Kelley Ernie Clayton Lelia Kirkwood Freshmen 9-B Group, Continued Charles Larkin Harold Ledbetter Jane Lee Auda Myrle Lutz Ludell Lyons J. W. McCoy Ruth McGuver Elizabeth McLean Jean Manion Mary Ruby Martin Clyde Melton Charles Menser Velma Mercer J. P. Miles Addie Morgan Ida Belle Mullin J. D. Offutt Jessie Frances Offutt Sammie Lee Owen Joseph Parker Julia Parker James Pogue j. W. Pollock Wilson Pollock Basil Powell Forest Pride Estella Roberts John Satterfield Christia Lee Schmetzer Jeannette Shelton David Siria Alline Slaton Rena Staton Lee Smith Gladys Stephens Paul Stodghill Harley Stokes James Strong Herman Swentner Oma Mae Tapp Naomi Thomason Caroline Thornberry Elsie Townsend Liege Trapnell Mary Louise Tucker Ralph Utley Catherine Vanderveen Milton Wadlington Tony Wadlington Maurice Walker Ira Weedman Thelma Williams Louise Witherspoon Bonnie Mae Wright Joe Nell Wyatt Charles Young Vernard Young Ik2 rAl ■ I ■ I ■ y Torchlight Staff Mrs. James Karr Ramsey, Sponsor Betty Whitfield.... Carrie Belle Tucker. James Boddie...... Irma Pride......... Kathryn Kosure..... Frank Leeper....... Mina Pate......... James Davenport.... Dorothy Osborne.... Freda Bailey....... Robert Ray......... Charles Kelly...... Christine Hutchings. Arminta Bowmer..... Mary Alice Adams... Josephine Hughett... Martha Gooch....... ......Editor-in-Chief 1928 ......Editor-in-Chief 1929 ....Business Manager 1928 ....Business Manager 1929 Assistant Business Manager ......Circulation Manager ........Senior Class Editor .............Make-up Editor ..............Alumni Editor ............Exchange Editor ..............Sports Editor ..............Sports Writer ....Assistant Sports Writer ................Joke Editor ......Junior High Reporter ......Junior High Reporter ......Junior High Reporter Maroon V Staff Miss Grant, Sponsor FIRST ROW: Christine Hutchings..:.. Harriett Groves...... James Johnson........ Fred Strother........ SECOND ROW: Charles Ashby........ Catherine Lacy....... Robert Virgil Flail.. Miss Grant........... THIRD ROW: Georgia Taliaferro... Florence Tomblinson... Mary Ruby Wells...... Nannie Love Woodruff FOURTH ROW: Leon Roberts......... Robbie Nell Pritchett.... Jean Hughes.......... John Henry Cox......... ..............Editor-in-Chief ...........Assistant Editor ...........Business Manager Assistant Business Manager .Assistant Advertising Editor .Assistant Advertising Editor .Assistant Advertising Editor .............Faculty Advisor ....Art Editor ....Art Editor ....Social Editor Literary Editor Assistant Sports Editor ...........Sports Editor .............Joke Editor ...Assistant Joke Editor itja gki ■xaiaikZ'Bk Home Economics Club Miss Dunn, Sponsor Officers: Mildred Jackson, President; Garelyne Sights, Vice-President; Sue Nisbet, Secretary; Bernice Lawson, Treasurer; Clarice Iglehart, Marshall. Pauline Adams Opal Addison Verna Mae Adkins Lena Bell Allen Vivian Anderson Ella Mae Bailey Mary Bates Connie Berry Agnes Bowles Iva Lee Brackett Geneva Brown Virginia Cates Helen Frances Carrier Georg'a Cavanah Ernest Clayton Nixola Collier Lyle Corum Pauline Corum Elsie Crick Marie Crowley Veda DeMoss Lula Mae Farmer Esma L. Fuhs Nell Arden Fox Gwendolyn Gammon Margaret Graham Thelma Hatler Lucile Harris Josephine Hughett Clarice Iglehart Mildred Jackson Mary Louise Jones Lelia Kirkwood Virginia Kirkwood Bernice Lawson Ludell Lyon Anda Myrle Lutz Elizabeth McLean Mary Ruth McGuyer Ruby Martin Velma Mercer Ida Bell Mullins Sonia Moore Addie Morgan Sue Nisbet Julia Parker Fannie Belle Pogue Hazel Sanders Thelma Shelton , Garelyne Sights Rena Staton Gladys Stephens Josephine Tapp Oma Mae Tapp Ileon Taylor Elizabeth Tomblinson Lucella Tomblinson Elsie Townsend Mary Louise Tucker Louise Witherspoon Thelma Williams ELI Jesters’ Club Mrs. Southard, Sponsor Officers: Irma Pride, President; Kathryn Kosure, Vice-President; Florence Tomblinson, Secretary. Jack Bennett Alma Corum Chris Cox Lorene Cardwell Nell Ross Cardwell Lloyd Farmer Claude Funderburk Earl Crawford Hall Kathryn Kosure Catherine Lacy Irma Pride Jeannette Shelton Mary Taylor Florence Tomblinson VAJ I Latin ( lub Mrs. Umstead, Sponsor Officers: Catherine Davis, President; Thomas Utley, Vice-President; Frances Boddie, Secretary; Veta Funderburk, Treasurer. Ruby Allinder Tuell Ashby Ben Ashmore Sue Bailey Tames Baker Frances Boddie Bernard Carter Bessie Chinn Palmer Cox Catherine Davis Lorena Dempster Alary Hart Finley Veta Funderburk Norris Gordon Mary Lucile Hammock Sarah Higdon Ruth Hughes Dorothy Johnson Winifred Johnson Carrie Lacy Jean Manion O. L. McGregor, Jr. Amanda Alorgan Norvell Moore McNeil Murphy Ali ne Neal Frances Pride Nora Lee Slaton Evelyn Spence Harley Stokes Tames Strong Thomas Utley Frances Williams Lillian Wilkey Elizabeth Woodruff ieli ] )clm i Hnq Tearn Miss Bone, Coach Team: Nell Ross Cardwell, George Cavanah, Charles Kelly Question: Resolved that the United States Should Refuse Military Protection to Properties Located in Foreign Countries. The Maroon debaters and their coach, Miss Bone, deserve much praise this year. After several successful preliminary debates, they en- tered the Henderson tournament along with fourteen other schools. Miss Bone failed to draw a bye and the team had to debate three times in one day. They won from Morganfield by a two to one decision, from Central City and Earlington by unanimous decisions. In the final contest of the District Tournament they defeated Calhoun. In April they go to Lexington to debate for State Championship. IkJ rAl Commercia 1 Club Miss Hammond and Miss Clements, Sponsors Officers: Mary Ellen Fox, President; Alice Lovan, Vice-President; Grace Townsend, Secretary; Lilburn McEuen, Treasurer. Raymond Anderson Myrtle Anderson Jennie Ashby Brown Bayless Madrid Browning Margaret Carter Ruth Cothran Marvine Coyle Florice Davis Lloyd Farmer Myrtie Ferguson Madalyn Goodaker Mary Agnes Hall Harold Hawkins Smith Hawkins Helen Hawkins Anna Douglas Iglehart Harold Ledbetter Alice Lovan Martha Lyons Margaret Martin Lilburn McEuen William D. Mills Finley Morton Dorothy Osborne Johnnie Phillips Gordon Pritchett Mary Frances Robinson Elsie Stearman Nathaniel Stearman Richard Tipton Grace Townsend Boys’ Glee Club Miss McMurry, Director Officers: Kenneth Bennett, President; Fred Strother, Secretary-Treasurer; James Johnson, Business Manager. Charles Ashby John Barter Jack Bennett Kenneth Bennett Jim Boddie Ligon Beshear Otto Corum Chris Cox Cliff Cox John Henry Cox Whitney Curtis Kincheloe Ezell Leslie Fowler Robert Virgil Hall James Johnson James Mabrey Herman Oldham Gordon Pritchett Leon Roberts Fred Strother Porter Taliaferro Richard Tipton Paul Walker Robert Eison iw2 rAi ■ i Girl Reserves Mrs. Southard, Sponsor Officers: Nannie Love Woodruff, President; Nell Hammond, Vice- President; Jean Hughes, Secretary; Evelyn Spence, Treasurer. Nell Ross Cardwell Georgia Cavanah Rose Coffman Catherine Davis P'lorice Davis Mary Ellen Fox Nell Hammond Norine Higdon Jean Hughes Janie Frances Jones Winifred Johnson Virginia Kirkwood Carrie Lacy Catherine Davis Carnell McKinsey Mary Lou Morehead Adeline Murphy Martha Offutt Jeanette Shelton Lanna Slaton Nora Lee Slaton Evelyn Spence Garelyne Sights Ola Mae Stum Florence Tomblinson Grace Townsend Elvira Williams Thelma Williams Nannie Love Woodruff m Girls’ Glee Glub Miss MeMurry, Director Officers: Nell Ross Cardwell, President; Rose Coffman, Vice-President; Jean Hughes, Secretary-Treasurer; Harriet Groves, Reporter. Nell Ross Cardwell Virginia Cates Rose Coffman Alma Corum Catherine Davis Florice Davis Mary Ellen Fox Harriet Groves Ann Elizabeth Howard Jean Hughes Katherine Hughes Catherine Lacy Thelma Long Alice Lovan Dorothy Martin Dixie Merrill Mary Lou Morehead Nora Ethel Nichols Dorothy Osborne Ernestine Parks Mary Frances Robinson Jeanette Shelton Garelyne Sights Florence Tomblinson ihjt ■iaii] 4 History Club Miss Stout and Miss Grant, Sponsors Officers: George Cavanah, President; Dorothy Martin, Vice-President; Ray Ruckman, Secretary; Arminta Bowmer, Treasurer. Ralph Adams Opal Helen Kirkwood William Adams Elizabeth Mangum Henry Bailey Dorothy Martin Arminta Bowmer Levin Ogden Barrett Brooks J. D. Offutt Thornton Buchanan Leon Roberts George Cavanah Charles Pritchett Otto Corum Lynwood Ross Roselle Daniel Eloise Robinson Robert Daniel Ray Ruckman James Davenport Emogene Salmon Carl Franklin Lanna Slaton Eddie Garrard Hazel Simpson Alma Gray Kenneth Stanley Earl Crawford Hall Houston Stinnett Clay Holt Porter Taliaferro Anna Elizabeth Howard Maurice Wells Kathryn Hughes Evelyn Williams James Johnson Margaret Johnson William Walker Girls' Athletic Club Miss Grant, Sponsor Officers: Robbie Nell Pritchett, President; Roberta Iglehart, Vice- President; Christine Hutchings, Treasurer. FIRST ROW: Ray Ruckman Irma Pride Emma Nell Maddox Christine Hutchings SECOND ROW: Roberta Iglehart Robbie Nell Pritchett Miss Grant THIRD ROW: Mina Pate Cleta Holt Anna V. Heltsley Adeline Murphy its fAi ■ M Club Mrs. Umstead, Sponsor Officers: William L. Moore, President; Otto Corum, jVice-President; Herman Oldham, Secretary-Treasurer. FIRST ROW: Ligon Beshear Cliff Cox Porter Taliferro John C. Morton Whitney Curtis Robert Virgil Hall SECOND ROW: Herman Oldham John Henry Cox Otto Corum THIRD ROW: William L. Moore Mrs. Umstead FOURTH ROW: Kenneth Bennett Paul Walker J. B. Moore FIFTH ROW7: Leon Roberts George Cavanah Karl Pate Thomas Utley William Walker James Johnson The Organization of Student Government in the Madisonville High School James Davenport Student government was voted into effect in Madisonville High School by an overwhelming majority of the student body February 20, 1929. The new system was adopted so that the student body would be re- sponsible for the functioning of the school, so as to facilitate the adoption of student suggestions for the improvement of the school and to better the institution in any way possible. The suggestion to inaugurate the new government came primarily from the student body. After thorough investigation by a faculty commit- tee the system was proposed to the student body as a whole. After allow- ing a week for deliberation a vote was taken. The newr system was adopted by a very large majority. After the adoption an election was held to select the student council. The members elected were Mina Pate, Barrett Brooks, Carrie Belle Tucker, Scottie McGaw, Leslie Fowler, Lyle Corum, Maurice Wells, Jean Manion, Tony Wadlington, Nelrose Sutton and Sewell Masoncup. A committee was also appointed to aid the faculty advisors in drawing up a constitution. The members of this committee were Margaret Johnson, Charles Pritchett and James Davenport. This committee submitted its report March 14, 1929. As drawn the new constitution contained many rough spots, of course. Because of this, it was rewritten and changed several times. After much discussion the constitution was ratified by a small majority March 25, 1929. Much of the opposition was due to a clause giving the council the power of expulsion and disappeared when this clause was removed. As it was finally drawn, the constitution gave the student council the power to control any student activity and to suggest changes in the disciplinary routine. The student council members were inaugurated April 7, 1929. A very imposing ceremony accompanied their inauguration. Charles Pritchett presided and Mr. R. E. Henry administered the oath of office. At the close of the ceremony, Charles Pritchett delivered the constitution to the new president with the admonition to preserve it with her life. It is hoped that the new system will prove a success, and that the stu- dent body will realize the responsibility involved and will cooperate with the council in all its undertakings. Football Officials Raymond Ellis John Henry Cox Coach Captain Richard Henry Karr Ramsey Business Manager Head Coach Gridiron Review The Maroons had a most successful football season this year. They boasted one of the outstanding teams of the Little Ten as they lost only two conference games. With the drive of Bennett, Eison and Hall they conquered five conference teams with apparent ease. In '29 the Maroons will lose only Hall and Roberts in the backfield, and only Cox in the line. However, they have several good prospects to fill these places. The Maroons are looking forward to an even more successful season than that of the preceding year. Maroons Vs. Owensboro Someway, no one knows how, the Owensboro Red Devils succeeded in trampling the Maroons 6-0 in the opening fray of the season. The Maroons apparently had no fight and were entirely out of form. Though they held the Red Devils to one touch- down they were far outplayed. Maroons Vs. Elkton This proved to be the awakening, so to speak, of the Maroon players. Their plays worked like well oiled machinery and the Elkton eleven, puzzled by the old tackle, could offer scarcely any resistance. Bennett and Eison gained at will. Maroons Vs. Princeton The Maroons continued their onslaught by defeating Princeton 30-6. Bennett and Eison were again the big lights and made the Princeton backs look like a slow train through Arkansas. Princeton scored only once and then on a long pass. hJi ■iiii]l: 4 Gridiron Review.—Continued Maroons Vs. Fulton Our boys went alone to Fulton, a two days trip, and brought back a splendid victory, 32-0. We were told that Bennett made a thrilling seventy-five yard run for a touchdown. Maroons Vs. Dawson The Maroons seemed to have gotten the idea, due to three victories, that they were invincible. However the fast and shifty back field of Dawson almost showed them their mistake. They scored but once in the entire melee and when they should have scored at least five times. That one touchdown gave them the game. Maroons Vs. Providence The Maroons wrecked a fitful revenge on their arch enemi.s, Providence, when they drubbed them to the tune of 30-7. The Maroons worked in fine style, allowing Providence to score but once. This added fury to the fire as seen in the next game. The Providence fray was one of the most interesting games of the season because of the intense rivalry of the antagonists. Maroons Vs. Paducah This was one of the leading melees of the season as might be judged by its final score which was 2-0 in favor of the Maroons. The Maroons were like unto eleven wild cats. They fought next to the best game of the season. Maroons Vs. Hartford This was one of the Maroons most interesting games as it revealed the Maroons’ future football hopes. The second team played all but the last six minutes of the game when the first team took charge and ran up two touchdowns and kicked both goals. Wells’ punting featured the game. He will be a second Rash in time. Powell also stood out among the foremost. The final score was 14-12. Maroons Vs. Sturgis The Madisonville-Sturgis game, a mud wallowing contest, proved the Maroons to be the better hogs. They wallowed to victory 12-0. Eison and Bennett again starred. Think what it will be like in ’29 with them working side by side; it will be like two little Basan’s turned loose. Maroons Vs. Henderson In the midst of our victories Henderson smashed our hopes for the Little Ten championship. This was supposed to be one of the outstanding games of the conference but it proved to be just too much Basam and the Maroons lost their second game of the season. Basan litterally ran wild. He made one touchdown on the kickoff. TURKEY DAY Maroons Vs. Hoptown The Maroons swam out into the Hoptown pool determined to fight their way to victory. The Tigers came swimming out equally determined to uphold their record of the past three years and defeat their foremost rival. However, the Maroons were not to be outdone and scored after several surface dives on the part of Eison. It was a very exciting contest as the Tigers had the dope by twenty points. The spectators resembled a bunch of drowned rats watching twenty-two fish skid about in the water. However, the rain did not dampen the Maroon spirit and Turkey Day was ours. tWOONS- C iMAR00MS'44 x ■ MAROOA 5- 0 V ffoROOW 6 ($ IlAf 00f � 5 -30 j fl )RO0NS Z Maroons - 4 0 MaROONS- 1Z X maroons- 11 Maroons 6 v£N380ft° 6 ELKTON - 0 (.PRINCFTOIV - j DawScN 0 PK0VJD€TVCc -7 Paducah - 0 (HAnTrono -'ll Stubgis - o €( D6ftSOA - 25- OPTOYVfV 0 LJi rAl ■ I Our Letfermen Captain John Henry Cox—Guard, three years—John was the main- stay of the Maroons. He was an ideal captain and led his team to many victories. He also made “All Conference” this year. The team will miss him next year. Robert V. Hall—Fullback, two years—Hall was always dependable, a clean athlete, and a real football player. This is his last year. Herman Oldham—Halfback, two years—Tootsie, although light in weight, is very heavy in determination, a good fighter and player. Robert Eison—Halfback, two years—Flash Eison won his name by his speed. He carried the ball many yards during the season. Once started he was hard to stop. We will long remember his end runs. Cliff Cox—Tackle, two years—We are proud of Little Coxie making “All State Tackle.” This says everything that he is within itself. Le ,n Roberts—Quarterback, two years—Chicken was captain of last year’s team. He was always fighting and showed great ability in calling signals and directing his team during the game. i i tWVI Our Lettermen—-Continued Kenneth Bennett—Halfback, one year—It seemed almost impossible to stop Bennett. He plunged through many lines and stayed up when it seemed almost impossible to do so. He probably carried the ball more yards than any other man on the team. Otto Corum—Right end, three years—Wop played a creditable game at end. He is another hard hitter and difficult to get around. He was an “All Conference” man last year. William L. Moore—Left end, two years—Bill is another good man that the team will lose this year. He has served his football team well and helped make up one fine line of the Maroons. J. B. Moore—End, one year—Although inexperienced, J. B. did well and played in many games. Watch him next year. He made Brother Bill hop to keep his position this year. William Walker—Tackle, three years—Big Walker is another hard hitter. He is an ideal athlete with a cooperating spirit, a football player through and through. He is captain of next year’s team. Porter Taliaferro—Center, two years—Porter proved a bulwark on the defense. He was a tireless fighter and he constantly inspired his team- mates with his indomitable spirit. Chris Cox—Guard, two years—Big Coxie is a great asset to the team. He and his brother Cliff, the strength of the line, will serve again next year. Karl Pate—Tackle, one year—Ironhead has plenty of drive and used it to the best advantage. In the Hoptown game, which was “the” game of the season, Karl starred. The Basket Ball Season The Maroon teams enjoyed a period of victories during the first part of the year ’29 but lost incessantly during the last of the season. Among the victims of the Maroon hoys were Henderson, Providence, Earlington, Hoptown, and Greenville. The boys suc- cumbed only to Pembroke, Corydon, and Providence. The girls were not so successful. However, they conquered Earlington, Hcptown, and Greenville and lost to Providence, Henderson, and Corydon. They did as well as could be expected since much of the material was new. Both Maroon teams easily drubbed the Earlington and Hoptown teams and in turn were given an unmerciful walloping by the Corydon hoys and girls. Among the hoys’ principle games were the two Henderson games. The first was won with apparent ease as the Maroons were on the home floor and had an airtight defense. The second was won with difficulty and by only a few points as the Maroons failed to hit their stride until the last few minutes of play during which they ran up the score. The two Providence games were also interesting. Each team won easily on its own court. The Maroon Lassies were easily walloped on their own court by the Provi- dence girls but gave Providence a good fight on the Providence court. They led in scor- ing until the last few minutes of the game when Deboe dropped in a couple of lucky ones and won the game. In the District Tournament, held in Madisonville, the Maroonettcs outplayed Earl- ington completely but again lost to Providence during the last minutes of the game. The Maroon boys defeated Wheatcroft and Earlington and then fell an easy victim to the Providence boys, thus shattering all the Maroon hopes for tournament championship. Providence easily won the rest of the games and the championship. Providence, how- ever, was soon eliminated in the regional tournament by Henderson. Henderson and Corydon won the regional, but were easily beaten in the state tournament. The Heath boys and the Ashland girls won the coveted state championship. IIVAm H tFN VI Boys’ Basket Ball Squad William Walker, Center Paul Walker, Forward Kenneth Bennett, Guard Leon Roberts, Guard Robert Virgil Hall, Forward SCHEDULE ...30 Earlington 3 ..20 Greenville 2 21 Hoptown 8 Madisonville... 22 Henderson 13 Madisonville... 30 Greenville 17 Madisonville . 18 Providence 9 Madisonville... 29 Earlington 6 Madisonville... 31 Hoptown 8 Madisonville... 12 Henderson 10 Madisonville... 11 Pembroke 16 Madisonville.. 12 Providence 14 Madisonville... 12 Corvdon 35 DISTRICT TOURNAMENT Madisonville... 22 Wheatcroft 15 Madisonville... 28 Earlington 8 Madisonville... 8 Providence 14 hJi vjlj ■iiii]|ZMi Girls’ Basket Ball Squad Christine Hutchings, Forward, Captain. Emma Nell Maddox, Center. Robbie Nell Pritchett, Guard, Sub-Captain. Irma Pride, Forward. Stella Roberts, Forward. Adeline Murphy, Guard. SCHEDULE Madisonville 8 Earlington 4 Madisonville 28 Greenville 1 1 Madisonville 13 Hoptown 9 Madisonville 6 Henderson 18 Madisonville 37 Greenville 27 Madisonville 4 Providence 13 Madisonville 9 Earlington 10 Madisonville 22 Hoptown 9 Madisonville 5 Henderson 13 Madisonville 10 Providence 12 Madisonville 10 Corydon 40 DISTRICT TOURNAMENT Madisonville 22 Earlington 16 Madisonville 8 Providence 9 H A Fable James Davenport Once there was an individualist, who hated monotony and who would destroy sameness, who wanted the River of Life to be a turbulent, out- of-banks flood rather than placid calmness. The individualist loved ad- venture and variety and spicyness. He hated Fords and stocks, and golf. He loved Turkish minarets and English mansions, South Sea islands and northern icebergs. He hated Main Street and barber shops and garages. He was an adventurer instead of a hardware dealer. His hates and his loves struggled and his hates prevailed. On one moonlit night he cast loose from Zenith and stolid smuggness. He was lured away by the siren calls of adventure from Russian steppes and African jungles and Norwegian fiords and South American toy republics. He entered the ranks of the Weary Willies. He was a bum. His shirt was dirty and torn. His shoes, their soles were not, but he was happy for a time. Finally the cooties won. He saw the sameness of the jungles the never ending patterned bum. He saw that every day was like every other. He wanted to be differnt. So he quit bumming. He went to Brazil, teeming with adventure, where the dusky senoritas threw roses to serenading suitors, where irate husbands fought fierce duels, where civilization was fighting with the Amazon for supremacy. But the land teemed with mosquitoes as thickly as it did with adventure. It grew boresome. He tried London and the Bridge and Tower but the fogs were too unromantic. He tried Arabia and desert shieks but he soon knew the irksomeness of the changeless desert. He tried Paris, the Arctic, whaling, mountain climbing, everything. Always there was a fly in the ointment. Every Spanish cavalier with romance for a guide was identical with a thousand others. Anything could be shown with figures, statistics, graphs, mathematics. This came to the fleeing fool in mid ocean, on a tramp Norwegian steamer sailing to Argentina to a cattle ranch that was having trouble with rustlers. He had tried many places and many occupations. Monotony soon invaded. The great God Routine was omnipresent. The razor blade was cold and clean that day, and the slash was clear and deep. And the poor insurgent who fought sameness and monotony, and who dared oppose the Gray God who ruled the world and the billion toiling slaves, went to Hell where he burned and roasted for ten billion eons. Class of Twenty-nine Nell Ross Cardwell Although it is a time when we should be glad; In our hearts we are so very sad, To bid our classmates one and all goodbye, And with a lingering look at our dear old school we breathe a sigh. No, not a sigh of regret or sorrow, Nor one of glad rejoicing, for tomorrow, We the class of twenty-nine will be no more. Some of us will reach higher and some of us lower. When you are old as we will then be, And this Maroon V you take on your knee, It will bring dear pleasant memories of the past,— Yes, memories we’ll all keep till the last. So let us do our best each day, And it will help us in our hard or easy way, To gain the things for which we strive, If it be in sports let us win dead or alive. In the days to come and a friend you meet That you slap on the back right in the middle of the street. “Hi! John, ’member back in 1929 On the gridiron of M. H. S. when your nose was bloody as mine?” I’ll say I do, buddy! I’ll never forget those days, I hear that our old classmates boy is now champion of the plays.” And so it is, we must go as others have gone. But there are always some other jest a’ cornin’ on. A Scene from the French Revolution ARMINTA BOWMER Characters: Pierre—Of the Royal Guard. Madame de Vermont—Confidante of Marie Antoinette the Queen. Louis XVI,—King. Count de Fersen—Swedish Count in love with Marie. La Fayette—Commander of the Royal Guards. Time: 1789. Place: Versailles. Act 1. Scene 1. Queen (in palace—seated near window, embroidering). Enter Pierre (hurriedly) : “Dear Queen, the mob is howling without.” Queen: “Without, you rogue? Make yourself plain.’’ Pierre: “Without food, your majesty.” Queen : “To the death with them. Off with their heads, or any thing. And leave me in peace.” Pierre: “But they are very much attached with their heads, madame.” (Backs out, apparently very disturbed). Enter Louis XVI. in night cap: “Good night, my dear. I am going to bed. Pierre tells me that a mob, principally women, is outside the gates clamoring for food. If there is any left from that banquet, you may have it distributed among them. (Kisses her hands and leaves by rear door.) Queen (To herself): “He is in a great hurry to get to bed it seems. Never mind; I must hurry and dress for that ball.” (Rings) Enter Madame de Vermont: “Yes, madame. And have you heard the noise outside? Do not be alarmed, for ’tis only a few beggars crying for food. The Count de Fersen could not enter that way, but—” Marie (interrupting): “The Count de Fersen? Has he then arrived?” Madame de V: “Indeed, he has been here a good half hour.” Marie: “I must see him at once. But do not let the King know he is here.” (Waves Madame de V. out.) Marie stands at window looking out at mob, and repeats Madam’s consoling sentence sarcastically: “Only a few beggars! Mon dieu! It seems as if half Paris is outside the gates, and all with weapons. Well, let us hope ’tis only a small cloud, and will soon pass.” Knock at door. Enter the Count de Fersen: “Ah, my dear Marie! Little did I think I would find affairs in such a fix! In your letter you said the people were rebellious, but I did not dream it was as bad as this! At your very gates! You had best come with me immediately. If they should enter—” Marie: “Yes, if they should enter, and find their queen gone. (Smiles sadly.) “Poor Louis! He tried—’’ A Scene from the French Revolution—Continued Count (impatiently): “But you are not safe here! This mob hates you, and is shouting for your downfall. You MUST come.’’ Marie (proudly) : “But I am the queen—and I will not run from my people—even if they do hate me. What I sent you for is this (Whispering in his ear, and he assumes a pleased expression): “Now, do you see?” Count: “Perfectly! And I’ll be around to take you to the ball in one hour.” Marie: As you leave, tell Madame de Vermont to have the scraps from the banquet given to those poor starving wrecthes. They should be grateful for them.” Count (Amazed): “Do you mean that? Why should they be grateful for the crumbs from their master's table, when they should be at the table themselves?” Marie (Cooly): So several of their impertinent young leaders seem to think. But they are bringing all the trouble upon themselves.” (Her mood changes to one of compassion.) “Oh, you can't know how I’ve tried to have them like me! They think I am cruel and overbearing but I’m not! I—” (hears a timid knock at the door— Marie wipes her eyes and pushes Count de Fersen into a secret passage.) Enter La Fayette: ‘Madame, the rioters have killed my men, and the disorder out- side is so great that it would perhaps be best for you to join the King. He is anxious about you.” (Marie nods and silently follows him out of the room.) Scene 2. The Queen, Dauphin, Aunts of the King, and Madame de Vermont are all collected in King’s room. Sounds of shouting, yelling and panic are heard, and the listeners grow nervous. Louis XVI. goes to the balcony with his selfsame air of confidence and kindness. Mob: “The Queen! The Queen!” La Fayette: “Madam, if you will let the crowd see you, it will perhaps allay the excitement.” Marie “Very well. If I have to go to my execution, I shall not hesitate; I will go.” (She steps toward balcony.) Madame de Vermont: “Oh, don’t, your majesty! They wdll kill you! Will the assassins of the body guard hesitate at the murder of a woman? Stop!” Marie (To those in room): “Be patient, this will soon be over. (Steps to balcony, calm and dignified. The mob falls back as she appears with noble haughtiness, and their anger changes to admiration.) Mob: “Long live the Queen!” (Queen hears another cry.) “To Paris with the King!” and leaves balcony, saying sadly to Madame de Vermont: “They are going to make the King and me go to Paris, with the heads of our guards carried before us on the ends of their pikes.” Ami Now—'What? JAMES DAVENPORT As on a cliff we pause, on a high Cliff, bathed in pure sunlight. The sunlight of youth's laughter A sea cliff, scanning the Tides of Life, Writhing with pain below. The pain of worlds and ages; And we pause and look across the Tides, At the great gray face. Scanning the tides, looking for prey: The grim gray God of Things as They Are, Watching, ironical Mortals—killing and dying: And. shrinking we look forward, backward. At places where others Have lost, died, and gone under. Died, gone under, unwept forgotten. Unheeding, unheeded. Remembered by mere ripples; As we stop in this moment of rest. This instant between blows. As we rest in life's lull. After the Battle of Books, behind. And ere the beginning Of the fatal Strife of Life, Ready to fight for the grand prize—Life. To prove ourself fittest Ready to grapple with life: As we pause and prepare, we examine The curtain that holds back Heaven—and hell—called Future; e, frightened by what we see. shrink back. And ashamed of our fear. Ask in a trembling whisper And now—What?” And answer ourselves, ready to fight. Now preparing to plunge From the cliff into the strife: And. unafraid, hurl back our challenge Into the face of Fate, The gray face waiting for battle: And hurl out our war cry, resounding Over the craigs of life. Re-echoing forever. And paint defiance to the mob. Devouring then devoured. Waiting to struggle with us And our answer, our cry of defiance Our weapon in battle. Our answer, our war cry is__ The Laughter of Youth. IMAU U iVI JOKES Advice to next year’s Joke Editor. First: “Don’t take the job at all.” Second : “Employ a ccmpany of stenogs.” Third. “Have all contributions written on tissue paper so that the editor can see through them.” Fourth : “Leave town immediately after the publication of the annual. St. Peter to Freshman: “Did you subscribe for an annual?” Freshie: “No-o-o.” St. Peter: “Show this man below.” Nell: “My sister get a pearl from an oyster.” Maurice: “That’s nothing, my sister got a diamond from some poor fish.” Ray: “Tell me, Katy, is kissing unhealthy?” Katy K.: “I don't know. I’ve never been sick.” Mina: “I maintain that love-making is just as it always was.” Mary: “How do you know?” Mina: “I just read about a Greek maid who sat and listened to a lyre all night.” Christine H.: “You’ve broken my heart.” Little Walker: “You’ve broken my training.” Robbie Nell: “I feel as if I am going to faint.” illiam L.: Great Scott, don t faint, I wouldn’t know what to do.” Robbie Nell: “Oh, well then, there is no use fainting.” (Voice on the phone) : “May I have a date tonite?” Lyle: “Sure! Who is this?” Mr. Willis: “Now, Carrie, name me an insect with only two le s.” Carrie Lacy: “Tuff Tom Utley.” m Tl‘ma : “How dare you 1 Papa said he’d kill the first man who kissed Wop “How interesting, and did he?” me. Ir� iAiu?« MtMVI Jokes—Continued Mr. R. E. Henry: “What effect has the moon on the tide?” Margaret Johnson: “None; it effects only the untide.” Freddie walked up to the postman and asked if there was any mail for him. “What is your name?” inquired the postman. “My name is on my letter. If you can’t read, what are you here for ?” “I hope you are not afraid of microbes,” apologized the paying teller as he cashed Miss Grant’s check, with soiled currency. “Don’t worry,” replied Miss Grant, “a microbe couldn’t live on my salary.” Nell: “Why, your heart sounds like a drum beating.” Ligon: “Yes, that’s the call to arms.” Bill L.: “How do you know Catherine is such a nice girl?” Kenneth: “Because when she dreams of auto rides she walks home in her sleep.” Mrs. Ramsey (explaining number in grammar, asked F.ison) : “Robert, can you tell me what number trousers is?” Eison: “I think that trousers are singular at the top and plural at the bottom.” Chicken: “Say, Pate, call up Goodaker and tell her that you are me and that you won’t be over for a couple of hours.” Karl: “Won’t she recognize my voice?” Chicken: “Nop, she’s out with Wop and it will be her little sister pretending that it is she.” Garelyne: “What keeps the moon from falling down?” Harriet: “I guess it must be the beams.” Nannie L.: “And then Helen of Troy cut her hand—” Hazel S.: “Good grief! 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