Marion High School - Cactus Yearbook (Marion, IN)

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CHIEF M.4ivP0wER SOURCE is THE 1943 SENIOR CLASS As ofhcers for their last year in high school, the senior class chose James Baker, president, Richard Miller, vice-president, Mary Ellen Swaney, secretary, and Ralph Snyder, treasurer. However, when James left high school to enter Purdue in January, and Mary Ellen finished her work with the end of the semester, Dick and Ralph, with the supervision of Miss Gladys Lewis, spon- sor, carried the burden of piloting the class through the hardest semester a class has had because of war conditions. On January 22 a Senior Dance, the Q'Cord Capers, was held in the gym. All seniors were asked to wear their cord skirts or trousers. Music for dancing was provided by Jim Marshall and his Melody Majors. The annual Senior Party was presented in March, this year in honor of the basket- ball boys. During the evening a basketball from the class of ,43 was given to the team of ,43. After the floor show, consisting of a vocal number by Linda Lewis and a comedy skit featuring Norman Grinstead, members of all three classes and several guests danced to recorded music. These seniors, looking back upon their high school career, are convinced that they have been very active. They have served as officers for various clubs, they held re- sponsible positions on the Survey, they were extraordinarily good in athletics, they participated in an operetta and Easter Cor- onation, and they maintained a high schol- astic average throughout. It is with many misgivings that they walk out of the doors of M. H. S., not again to return as students. awww me X SENIOR OFFICERS ,iaxiizs BAKER Pwxiilvrzf RICHARD MILLER l ll'i Pl't'XIif4'!llL RALPH SNYDLR Tl i'i1X11i'i'r NI.-X R Y li LLI-' N SXVANI' Y Si'i'r'i't.1r 1'

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, ff ' ' 4 4 W7 Z? g 2 Z i , , . f . . M ' W I O11 flveir ll'tI-T fo college. SENIORS PLAY IMPORTANT ROLE IN LIFE OF SFHOOL In the fall of 1940 a group of green, but none-the-less eager, sophomores invaded the sacred portals of the institution better known as Marion High School. W'ith the usual mistakes of barging into classrooms in the nick of time, only to find it is the wrong room, and dashing through the halls pell-mell, these children gradually settled down to the new schedule and strange texts. Feeling that they must do as the other classes do, they soon held a meeting to see who would represent them in their first year as senior high school students. They chose NVilliam Wfagner president, Paul Tuc- ker vice-president, Jeanne Powell secretary, and Mary Ellen Swaney treasurer. As they grew accustomed to their sur- roundings, they learned that it was fashion- able to sit at Lincoln's feet and that the outstretched hand of the mounted Indian would hold a candy wrapper. By mid- semester they could blandly enlighten new enrollees as to the whereabouts of the shop,7' or how to scoot through the typing room to avoid the long trek around the auditorium. Wfith Miss Marion Breadheft and Miss Florence Heck to advise them, they successfully presented their party, the Rainbow Riot, in February. After a summer of boasting about their senior high school activities, these exper- ienced students returned with the status of full-fledged juniors. Settling down to the old routine, the class elected its officers, Robert Powers, president: NVilliam Myers, vice-presidentg Patsy Miller, secretary, and Martha Ellen Shaw, treasurer. XY'illiam Wagner' and A. Raabe were chosen as Junior representatives on the Cactus staff, this being the First Junior Class to receive the distinction of having two members on the staff. Bob Simons and Foster Gelder won responsible positions on the Survey Staff. The juniors' classical prestige was retained by Barbara Hummel, who won honors in city, county, district, and state Latin con- tests. Many students with athletic ability won recognition on the gridiron, the bas'- ketball floor, the track and golf teams. For the last big fling as underclassmen, they produced the Junior Prom to close a busy year in a flash of glory. Held in May, the Prom with Mary Bunker as Prom Queen was another success, proving the cleverness and versatility of the class. Miss Helen Wfortman and Mr. Kenneth Sipe ablv ser- ved as faculty sponsors for the class in their Junior year. alrlgt