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

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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.

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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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Z0 The Sketch Music A THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT of Martin, Boots Junior High School has two divisions: namely, vocational and instrumental. There are 220 pupils enrolled in the vocal department, One hundred and sixty-nine of these pupils constitute nine part time classes while the remaining 51 form the boys' and girls' Glee Club. The Girls' Glee Club, composed of 38 members, meets one period a week. The Boys' Cilee Club is composed of I3 members and meets one period a week The aim of the music department is to further interest and to develop appreciation for the best in music. MARTIN BOOTS ORCHESTRA The Martin Boots Orchestra Club conducted by Mr. Jones meets regularly the third period every Wednesday and is expected to be playing some attractive numbers in the near future. The orchestra consists of the following: Violins, 16: Horns, 2: Violincellos, 3: Pianos, 2: Clarinets, 7: Flute, l: and Corners, 2. BA-NDS Martin Boots has three bands, namely, one, two, and three which are directed by Mr. Tuttle and Mr. Elliott. There are one hundred forty students taking Land as an electivesubject. New plans are being made whereby the stronger pupils in Band I will be trans- ferred to Band II and those in Band II who do not seem to understand the work will be transferred back to Band I. By this method it is hoped to advance the ambitions and more talented students and give the slower pupils a better opportunity for grasping the fundamentals. Band 3:is 'working on some diflicult contest numbers, such as Scene from Nibelungen Ring by Wagner and I-Iuldingungs March also by Wagner. The band is doing splendid work. PROGRAMS Lychenheim Trio A GN SEPTEMBER 9, a program featuring the Lychenheim Trio, composed of Marion Lychenheim. pianist: Rosalind Wallach. violinist: and Anne Slack, violocellist was held in the auditorium. This Trio was enthusiastically received by the pupils. The program consisted of the following numbers: Morning,' and Anitra's Room programs, one for ll2 and the other for 216. They also played for the T.P.A. and the Y.M.C.A. and a few other places.