Marion High School - Cactus Yearbook (Marion, IN)

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JANUARY Once more woe descends upon M.H.S. as time quells vacation,s merry-making ..... Students hear E. Unruh and Dr. Bingham ..... Girl Reserves dish out dessert and attend theatre ..... Spanish club sen- iors and senioritas gulp chili at a supper and program . . . . . Giants, hopeful, go to Kokomo, return defeated . . . . . M.H.S. band gives fine concert . . . . . Many pat- ronize ..... Hi-Y club eats steak dinner with dates and hears Merle Carver, as Jack Feighner, Earl Wert, Darl Mil- ler, Ed Lantz, and Paul McClellan take over offices ..... Lessons pile up as first month of '38 closes. FEBRUARY Marion Giants vs. Muncie Bearcats 29 to 27 ..... What a game and what swell waffles the Hi-Y's cooked up ..... Science club springs kid party . . . . . Nursery rhymes required! . . . . . Enter new sopho- mores into M.H.S.,s portals in search of--ask them ..... Hearts and Hullabaloo in the gym for all high school girls sponsored by Girl Reserves ..... Drives and more drives -CUCfIlS, SIll'L'C'j', Red Cross ..... Valentine,s Day and cupid roams M.H.S. corridors to the tune of You,re a Sweetheart ..... Seniors swing Shenanigan party for school ..... Huge success!!! ..... Even Batchy,' was a-truckin' the big apple ..... Art club group exhibits fine paintings to students ..... The Szzrvey again ..... New drive with fine musical program ..... Hidden genius of B.H. Penrod astounds us all! ..... White Hussars de- light school and city ..... Especially interesting was the soprano who could use her lashes ..... Happy month of Abe and George's birthdays comes to an end. MARCH Danger ahead ..... month enters as a lamb ..... shouts ..... cheers ..... jeers ..... tourna- ment time ..... Sweetser downs Swayzee ..... Jefferson Twp., Jonesboro ..... Fairmount, Gas City ..... Marion victorious in finals ..... Marion high rocking with shouts during pep session ..... Easter Parade set for April 29, then postponed 'til May 3 ..... committees named ..... Cactus drive resumed ..... Hook', blossoms forth as man of the week ..... M-M-Mar-i-i-ion Marion-Marion- Marion rings out but to no avail ..... cause: Sheridan beats Marion in regional ..... St. Patrick honored at Girl Reserve Shindig,' ..... bulging eyes and clasped hands are result of chemistry show ..... truck to the right, truck to the left at the sophomore Dipsy Doodle . . . . . students strut before parade committee ..... S.P.Q.R. . . . . . Latin club receives new pins . . . . . seventy-five students earn scholastic honors ..... candidates for Easter Queen announced ..... Varsity Sue reigns at collegiate iam session.

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NOVEMBER Play try-outs! Everyone wonders who will be who, and so do I, don't you? QPoemj ........ E Pluribus Unum as Latin Club elects ofhcers ..... Qwonder how the old Romans said, Yea! Rahlj ..... Cox and Feigh- ner walk off with leads in Growing Painsu ..... Bouquet of onions to the football team for letting 'XVabash take home the bacon along with the dinner bell ..... Manches- ter college receives a visit from our distinguished science club ..... The you great big wonderful man lookn comes into gals' eyes as basketball ticket sale starts ..... The Hi-Y,s entertain their Pops,' at a father and son banquet . . . . . One papa had indigestion for the whole week follow- ing ..... Why, boys ..... The all work and no playv crew of the coming dramatic production announced ..... Headline in SIll'l'f'j' Ninety Basketball Aspirants Try For Varsityi' ..... just think, if this keeps on John L. Lewis will be aided and abetted by the union of unskilled basket- ball players! ..... New Zonta Girl Reserves are recog- nized at auditorium candlelight service ..... Giants off to good lead after trampling Atlanta 33 to 22 ..... All Marion turned out as downtown service clubs provided comedy ..... Glee clubs use cards to spell out M.H.S. . . . . . Hi-Y,s have grand time a-hopping at shindig after game ..... All girls' mixer introduces newcomers to our glamorous seniors ..... Pied Piper puppets come to town and all OJ the rats leave ..... Craft's vocal ensemble gives impressive Thanksgiving program ..... Giants down Anderson, last year's state champ, 21 to 15 ..... Hot Dog! ..... Two days of Thanksgiving vacation spent in gorging ..... Giants gain revenge on Wabasli with de- cisive score of 31 to 17 ..... How these boys do play! . . . . . Growing Pains is under production now . . . . . Can hardly wait. DECEMBER Justice VanDevanter visits high school as illustrious alumnus, courtesy junior historical club . . . . . Student attention 100570 . . . . . Don Batton, Red Cherry, and B. H. Penrod attend press convention in Des Moines, Iowa ..... Growing Painsv ..... practice, wor- ry, and first performance, they liked it-second night, too . . . . . Kokomo Kats nip Giants in overtime scramble . . . . . Seniors and guests step out on skates at Idyl Wyld party . . . . . Question of the evening: To sit or stand? . . . . . Latin club holds important meet - one olive branch thrown at new officers as sign of peace and installation . . . . . School dismissed early for all girls and tea served to girls and mother guests. Miss Patton, speaker ..... School buys tuberculosis seals ..... Students present Christmas program ..... Glee clubs ramble melodiously through the halls spreading good cheer and Xmas carols ..... Vacation arrives at last ..... Dances, parties, sleep, fun are the fare- wells to a swell year.

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APRIL April Eool,s day passing very quietly . . . . . Chesty', Wfert and Bucky XVeaver crown their athletic careers by both receiving the Chronicle-Tribune valuable player award ..... Go-to-Church Sunday for all Girl Reserves ..... first plotting for Easter Parade . . . . . juniors and seniors debating on whether to combine dances ..... Erst track meet with Anderson who handed Giant thinly-clads a Hrst-class defeat ..... typists limber- ing up their fingers in preparation for the state contest at Bloomington ..... Hi-Y-Girl Reserve dance at the Y.W.C.A. with a nickelodeon furnishing the swing ..... Rhetts, Tukey, and Ford coming home from district voice contest at Fort Wayne with first places ..... band gives rousing concert for assembly ..... Cactus staff meeting and many Hreworks ..... Coach Hutcheson's team de- feating the black and orange of Wabash in tennis ..... barely win county track meet ..... after hard battle Ralph Johnson named hand-ball champion of school ..... spring vacation with practically nobody objecting ..... Walter Tukey and Harriett Rhetts receive acclaim for ef- forts at warbling at state contest ..... May flowers too wet to come up ..... MAY Main topic of conversation-Easter Parade ..... Helen Johnson, Arletha Cassidy, and Vir- ginia Garthwait in a last minute hurry, campaigning and stuff ..... student body votes and Virginia Garthwait chosen 1938 Easter Queen ..... final dress rehearsal and everyone just too tired ..... fanfare ..... snow balls flying ..... dull thuds of tumblers ..... graceful girls waltz onto the floor ..... boys follow along military lines . . . . . more fanfare . . . . . hush over audience . . . . . up- roarious applause as attendants followed by queen strut on to the platform ..... grand finale ..... thirsty swing- sters guzzling cokes ..... G.R.'s peddling fading cor- sages ..... any form of dancing passable ..... just an- other successful Easter Parade ..... conference track meet with Muncie and Tech the favoiites ..... mothers with a gleam in their eyes as they exchange maternal chit- chat with their neighbors at the Hi-Y mother and son ban- quet ..... committees pray for a pretty moon and no rain and slicks for a drop in the price of flowers as Junior Prom approaches ..... Latest Vogue and Esquire creations seen at Coliseum as approximately 125 couples Qno more, no lessj swing to Prom band Gene Kellams ..... Girl Re- serves wind up year,s activities with annual Mother- Daughter banquet ..... sectional track meet ..... His- tory club all in a furor with gigantic plans for their cele- bration of history week ..... senior girls prattling about new clothes for baccalaureate and commencement ..... seniors making merry with the coming of senior week and its activities ..... baccalaureate services ..... with com- mencement, the close of school and much shedding of tears on part of sentimental seniors.