Martin Boots Junior High School - Sketch Yearbook (Marion, IN)

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'8 The Sketch Hallowe'en Carnival Cfrom the MarBooD MARTIN BOOTS third bigger and better annual carnival on Tues- day, October 29. The doors opened at seven p.m. and by seven-thirty the building was well lilled. One of the big attractions was Bob Butler's Arab Serenadersf' Grover Pollard's Dixie Min- strels i was another headliner. There were various side shows such as The Scaramountn, Death of Paw and The Beauty Parlor. The Gypsy Camp in the gymnasium was picturesque with an out- of-door atmosphere. The fun continued until about ten o'clock and the crowd began to thin. From all appearances every one got full re- turn for money invested and we hope that our school will continue to have yearly frolics of this nature. . Midget Players THE MIDGET PLAYERS is an organization made up of 7B pupils in Room 116. This Club made its initial bow to the public on November 12, when it gave the play Jean Valjean in the auditorium at the third period. The production consisted of two acts with two scenes. 'The guests were 7B pupils of Martin Boots, Misses Sturgis, Cole, Eastman, White, Scott, Mrs. Huber and Mrs. Curless. By request the play was repeated on December 6, before the general assembly. The Cast: ' .lean Valjean. .Ralph Erlewinc The Bishop. .. . .Junior Conrads Mgdegloimle .. .,,.,.,..,. .. .....,. ...... . Doris Davis E CBishop's Sisterj T Madame . .... ,......,,...,.. .....,..,.,, . . . ..,.....,, . .Enola Bond V ' K'Bishop's l-lousekeeperib Dflicers ., . ,. . Gus Brown, Ed Dunham ' A Announcement . .. . ...Dorothy Davis Curtains-lights ..... Lemogne Duncan and Fred Flannagan Stage Manager . ............ .. A. ........ Ralph Erlewine Faculty Advisor , .. ..... Anna M. Curless

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The Sketch 17 The library has received a total amount of four dollars for over- due lines and has made a monthly report to the Marion Public Li- brary. g All students are urged to patronize the library, and the librari- ans will try to please you to the best of their ability in obtaining books for credit. -HELEN WILEY The Student Council HE STUDENT COUNCIL of Martin Boots is an organization used for discussing the school problems. Two members, one boy and one girl. are elected from each home room. A Student Council Guide Book is now being made by the mem- bers. Each member of the Council is asked to write up a report on dif- ferent subjects that are to be printed in the book. The book is ex- pected to be published in the second semester of 1930, -MARY CULP Thrift Thrift is good management or the business of Ima HE NECESSARY PROPERTY of individual achievement and good citizenship is thrift. Only by thrift may one repay to his elders the kindness that they gave him during his dependent age. Also as one ages in life it becomes vitally necessary to have some money laid aside. During the course of school life of boys and girls there comes .in almost inevitable period in which to decide whether to get a job or to continue with an education. Authorities have proven that each diy spent in school is Worth ten dollars in actual money. ln the school savings bank the students ftrst have a chance to de- posit his money and to have an idea for which to save. After grad- uation comes the college life and many students have enough saved from their school banks to pay their way through college. Money saved is not the sum total of thrift. lt is only one of the stones in the building of character: thrift of time: thrift of health and moral thrift. ll' the individual follows the ideal of thrift throughout his life. and keeps this in mind always he has a beaten path to success. -FRANK MAIDENBURG

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The Sketch 19 Literature The Squared Flower YES, IT WAS ONLY A DRAWING, ugly and unreflned. so it seemed to think. Why had it been drawn? It was of no use whatsoever. I should much rather be a real live flower, it sighed one day. Real live flowers are so stately, colorful, and refined: but here I am a pencil sketch, and am as square as a cube, she continued. The drawing had been in a dusty corner of a Botany class for several years--unnoticed and neglected. It was in May, and the Bot- any class was all excited. They were dismissing school for the summer vacation. They usually had an exhibition sale of the flowers and drawings they had studied and made. At first one of the girls spied the squared flower alone in the dark corner. I-et's dust that drawing up and sell it for-well, let's give it away! Nobody will ever know the difference! urged the finder. They did not all agree to this suggestion. Days passed by the squared flower felt herself being put on the sale table. Many pretty colorful draw- ings were in piles and the poor little squared drawing was left on the very bottom of the pile. Tomorrow would be exhibition day in the Botany class. V I Many people passed by the table some pausing to look at the at- tractive drawings, but none noticed the squared drawing. At the very last hour. a young man walked into the room. I-Ie looked'at the pile of drawings. On the bottom of the pile appeared the deserted draw- ing. I believe I'll take this one. the young man said referring to the little squared drawing, I shall give it to her--to the one I love most, he mused silently. . .. A I At last the little drawing had found a happyehome. LONGING - fOriginal Poem? When the day is dark and dreary. When you long for summer to come. With its stately golden rod and sunflower And bright gleaming sun. You wish that old man winter. XVould go back home to stay, And that the sunshine and the flowers Would reign forever and a day.