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

Text from Pages 1 - 60 of the 1939 volume:

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Nosey News Bag ---- Operetta ---------------------- Things We Never Expect to See ---- Extra Curricular Activities ----- Krazy Kangaroos -------- Queer Ducks ----- Strange Facts ---- Pet Peeves .---- A Fable .------------- Wise Sayings ------------ Last Will and Testament ---- Calendar -------------- -- Autographs ----- -----16 ----------------18 20-22-32 and ------------24 26-40-44 and -----28 ---- -----34 -----38 --------42 THE SKETCH 3 Edfhtor-in-lChief .g... Assistant Editors-- Business Manager--- Circulation Managers - -- Literature ---- Features- - Column ---- Jokes -- Snapshots ---- Athletics ---- Personnel ---- Calendar -- Editorial Staff -n-------,--------- -----Dale McMasters DEPARTMENTS Mary Jane Stover Patricia Camp -----Melvin Blue ----Merrel Collin Stanley Coffman ----Norma Vossler Vera Paschal ----Mary Lou Sweet Jack Silvers Betty Hillsamer Bonnie Smelser ------Barbara Loomis Mary Eleanor Witmer ---------Hal Smith Peggy Goebel ----Donald Baker Lester Detrich ----Leonard Lasky Willidean Jeifry -----Margaret Scheerer Mary Helen Hunt Shirley Fortney -------Barbara Merritt Faculty Sponsor ---- Mary Lynn Buchanan -----Miss Nussbaum 4 THE SKETCI-1 g i -mlm 'v a EDITORIAL Q 5 ' Q1 Kuff j 0 'l Thanks, thanks to you my worthy friend For the lessons thou hast taught Thus at the flaming forge of life Our fortunes must he wrought. Thus on its sounding anvil shalzc' Each burning deed and thought. Longfellow may not have been referring to Martin Boots, but this thought applies to us. We, too, thank Martin Boots for the lessons it has taught. Since we have been here we have learned not only from books, but we have learned the value of companionship, honesty, and worthiness. Longfellow, too, must have felt the sorrow that we 9A's feel as we follow in the steps of the 9A,s before us. Not that we don't wish to progress and assume the responsibilities of life but we have learned to love Martin Boots and its faculty and are reluctant to leave. As we approach commencement and the 9A banquet, our hearts burn at the thought of leaving. But we must, and will. When we do leave We will try to be good citizens and uphold the trust put upon us. To our successors we leave our love, traditions, and standards with our best wishes, hopes and thanks for the splendid co-operation they have given us. After we have advanced to high school, we hope our faculty will be proud to say, We taught them in Martin Boots. DALE MCMASTERS, Editor THE SKETCH 5 Martin Boots Building -W . ' Q ,ir A Three short years ago the doors of Martin Boots opened to receive you, the new, timid, but eager 7B's, who came to join the ranks of the Jr. High student body. Of course you remember the momentous day, a day never to be forgotten! We have watched your progress with keen interest, 9A's, and rejoice with you in your completion of the Jr. High School course and your de- velopment into fine school citizens. As you leave Martin Boots to continue your education, our best wishes go with you and we confidently expect a fuller and broader development in not only your studies but in character development that you may become worthwhile citizens of our community. -BERTHA M. ANDERSON THE SKETCH J, !Jfff' HQ, X If xr fp I 1' 'W 'ff I X f fi? 4. xx K Aff , ZW 7 J ' Qfvxxxkx... 5 7' X ?J'4 !,f if W iw- 'W' V f 1 X .GX Lfelx ff- N X gi I If ax la f A if 'xy X X Y X X THE MOTHER OF OUR SCHOOL I ', F' ! X U' GM MR.s.ANOERsoNs Hom: gf M? X. N X Xu' f, OV W f f 5 f A Liga X -s wam '- f A 3' lhxag ,- -'Jul fski Af x Xml A f X . I K X -32'-a'TIE'1J ,IS iY'1i -1 THE SKETCI-I 7 Dedication to Mrs. Anderson Just as no Home functions very smoothly without the loving services of a mother, so Martin Boots would certainly not be quite the efficiently run organization that we believe it to be without the devoted service of our Assistant Principal and Dean of Girls, Bertha M. Anderson. Mrs. Anderson has been identified with the junior high school system in Marion, Indiana, almost since its inception. Martin Boots Junior High School was organized as such in the fall of 1917, and she began her services in the junior high school of the Marion system the following fall. Thus she Continued on Page 13 P 1. THE SKETCI-I 9 9A Class Pictures Identification Bottom Row-Harry Anderson, Merrill Wysong, Donald Brenneman, Marvin Rinearson, Hubert Brown, Billie Smithley, Charles Roberson, Claude Boyer, Lester Detrick, Ho- ward Althouse, Harry Bragg. Second Row-Guy Smith, Olive Fairneld, Ruth Bunch, Thelma Cultice, Norma Lou Cain, Willadean Powell, Jacqueline Bunch, June Fortner, Mary McCall, Dorothy McCain, Pansy Craig, Alberta Burditt, Rosaline Blackburn. Third Row-Robert Alexander, Lester Percy, Harold Blue, Madge Caudill, Barbara Banter, Betty Bender, Isobel Freeman, Lois Cummings, Letty Ann Murray, Freda Barkdull, Charlotte Bonham. Fourth Row-Virginia Lyon, Betty Cooper, Eva Price, Phyllis Smethers, Laura Briley, Eva Belle Sharp. Fifth Row--Paul Williams, John Walters, Ferris Carmichael, Mary Dooley, Lura Furness, Max Clark, Shirley Fortney, Allie Carey, Josephine Dixon, Elnora Coffelt, Richard Flatter, Elnora Speece, Juanita Rennaker, Elsie Norris. Top Row-Joe Waggorier, Carl Bovie, Scott Buckler, William Detamore, Joel Frei, Frank Dessing, Robert Beck, Stanley Coffman, Harry Coppock, Margaret Bright, Maurice Burman, Daisy Adams, Frank Adamson, Russell Enyeart. Bottom Row-Jack Lowden, Elmer Eisman, Allen Line, Floyd Myers, Leonard Lasky, James Michos, Lee Thorne, James White, Joseph Wohnlick, Joe Miller, Jack Horn. Second Row-George Rhetts, Barbara Merritt, Betty McKeown, Mary Helen Hunt, Barbara Loomis, Betty Hillsamer, XVilladean Jeffrey, Phyllis Love, Donna Ellis, Vivian Marshal, Bonnie Smelser, Vera Paschal. Third Row-Eugene Lincoln, John Lusher, Betty King, Frances Kennedy, Maxine Green, Marjorie King, Peggy Goebel, Rosella Harmon, Clenna Endsley, Jean McClain, Dorrece White, Barbara Enyeart. Fourth Row-William Heil, Mary Helen Jacobs, Betty Mowry, Ruth Line, Wanda Guerin, Eileen Hileman, Velma Julian, Russel Miller, Angie Henderson, Jeanetta Gilliland, Marietta Landis. Fifth Row-Hobert Smith, Bill Thompson, John Goodwin, Dale McMasters, Robert Goff. Top Row-Don McKee, Raymond Lancing, John Polm, Furmin McGuin, Don Hale, Theo- dore Myers, Kenneth Hall, Clarence Gunyon, Charles Enyeart. Bottom Row-Parley Ropp, Jack Silver, Tom Smith, Billy Williamson, Billy Worrell, Don- ald Robbins, Robert Sloderbeck, Eugene Packard, Roy Vogel, Everett Parks, Delmar ShaHer, Louis Carr. Second Row-Delores Swathwood, Ruth Ann Pape, Pat Camp, Norma Vossler, Jackie Wilson, Josephine Yarger, Margaret Rotvold, Nell Rodman, Mary Kathryn Sims, Margaret Shim- kus, Audrey Sprinkle, Sheila Wease, Ursla Pollen. Third Row-Norman Ball, Dorothy Paden, Mary Lou Sweet, June Winner, Betty Sprecher, Elizabeth Sell, Nora Nickola, Jane Randolph, Merrell Coifm, Freda Bolen, Bess Nianouris, Kathryn Stone. Fourth Row-David Shelley, Billy Terwillegar, Lynn Buchanan, Ellen Newcomer, Maxine Swihart, Karl Vaughn, Wendell Smith, Joan Rose, Margaret Scheerer, Genevieve Burdg, Bob Beshore, Junior Byington, Lee Wiley. Top Row-Melvin Blue, Robert Billheimer, Arthelia Street, Margaret Wert, Mary Jane Sto- ver, Hal Smith, Donald Baker, Billy Chambers, Betty Arthur, Jueldine Barker. 10 W THE SKETQH g 9A Class Personnel DAISY ADAMS Sheer miracle! FRANK ADAMSON-Shop, Hall Patrol A big hunk of tease. ROBERT ALEXANDER-Shop Alexander, the Great. HOWARD ALTHOUSE-Shop Tough? You said it! HARRY ANDERSON-Shop He's quiet when bound and gagged! BETTY ARTHUR Are there fArthurj anymore at home like you? DONALD BAKER-Sketch, Band, Hall Patrol Alert young man. NORMAN BALL 'Neither beast nor man fNormanj can compare to him! BARBARA BANTER Strictly a one-man woman! FREDA BARKDULL Tch! Tch! This romantic age! JUELDINE BARKER A gay, American classic! ROBERT BECK Shake well before class. BETTY BENDER-Glee Club Giddiest gal on the campus. ROBERT BESHORE-Band Man of the hour. ROBERT BEIHL-Shop Treat 'ern rough, that's my motto! ROBERT BILLHEIMER--Orchestra Somebody gave him a cello but he could not get it under his chin? DELBERT BISHIR--Shop Gay Caballerof' ROSALIE BLACKBURN Altogether diferent? HAROLD BLUE What a mind. MELVIN BLUE-Sltetcll, Hall Patrol Algebra maniac. FREDA BOLEN Scinti1lating lady. CHARLOTTE BONHAM Woman of Importance. CARL BOVIE-Shop He must be alive, he moves. CLAUDE BOYER-Hall Patrol, Shop Stumpy. HARRY BRAGG-Shop A Bragg, but not a brag. DONALD BRENNEMAN-Shop World Famous. MARGARET BRIGHT Versatile young lady. LAURA BRILEY You can't lure a Briley! HUBERT BROWN-Shop Set the pace, we're in no hurry. LYNN BUCHANAN-Sketch Passport to romance. SCOTT BUCKLER-Sketch Preparing for leadership in a round- about sort of way. JAQUELINE BUNCH Up to the minute! RUTH BUNCH A value leader. GENEVIEVE BURDG Quiet dynamite! ALBERTA BURDITT-Glee Club Modern Cinderella. MAURICE BURMAN-Shop Carefree. PAYE BURNETT Friend of all. DAVID BUTEAU-Shop Quiet as the Pennsylvania Limited. JUNIOR BYINGTON Brains KP! plus brawn. NORMA CAIN-Glee Club Struttin' jitterbugf' PATRICIA CAMP-Glee Club, Yell Leader, Sketch Ideal American Girl. ALLIE CAREY New and diferent. FERRIS CARMICHAEL-Hall Patrol, Class Vice-President Do women prefer blonds? LOUIS CARR Louie, the fourteenth. MADGE CAUDILL Got a match tMadgeQ F BILLY CHAMBERS-Hall Patrol That sentimental fmentalj gentleman. MAX CLARK-Shop He's really quite shy. ELNORA COFFELT What's life without love? MERREL COFFIN-Hall Patrol, Sketch, Band Basketball President of Class Under the Sportlightf' STANLEY COFFMAN-Glee Club, Sketch Super salesman! BETTY COOPER They don't make 'em more friendly. HARRY COPPOCK-Shop He's gonna be a cowboy when he grows upg, PANSY CRAIG Cute? You said it! THE SKETCH U THELMA CULTICE-Glee Club Martin Boots' songbird. LOIS CUMMINGS Coming right along. FRANK DESSING-Shop, Basketball Future President. WILLIAM DETAMORE-Shop Patrol Wild Bill. LESTER DETRICK-Shop, Sketch Home Room Headache. JOSEPHINE DIXON 'Swell kid, no? MARY DOOLEY My motto for kickpin-Kick and Run. ELMER EISAMAN I'se a man, says Elmer fGet it?j DONNA ELLIS-Oiiice Helper Personality personfledf' CLENNA ENDSLEY Another of those shy ones. CLARENCE ENGLEHART-Slwp Martin Boots' Heart Throb. BARBARA ENYEART Babs. CHARLES ENYEART-Glee Club, Yell Leader Man from Mars. RUSSELL ENYEART-Glec Club, Yell Leader Martin Boots we love you. OLIVE FAIRFIELD ls she really a quiet girl? ANCIL FISHER-Shop From all appearances, he's shy! RICHARD FLATTER Flutter! Flutter! JUNE FORTNER-Band Torpedo in action. SHIRLEY FORTNEY-Swctch, Glee Club A girl of afairsf' ISOBEL FREEMAN Always dependable. JOEL FREI A thinker. P LURA FURNESS A quiet and studious 9A. JEANETTA GILLILAND-Glee Club An all around good girl. ROSEMARY GINNEY She has high ideals in life. PEGGY GOEBEL-Orchestra, Sketch A girl that everyone knows. BERT GOFF RO Never so bad, but what he could be worse. JOHN GOODWIN-Shop He's a good one. MAXINE GREEN A case where the name doesn't fit. WANDA GUERIN Miss Sills' loyal helper. CLARENCE GUNYON A very quiet boy, fa phenomenon!j. DONALD HALE-Shop Hale and Hearty. KENNETH HALL-Shop He takes life as it comes. ROSELLA HARMON She sings in HARMON-Y. WILLIAM HEIL-Shop Lazy bones in person. ANGIE HENDERSON A perfect student. JUNE HEWITT Still waters run deep. EILEEN HILEMAN Her aim is to be a good musician. BETTY HILLSAMER-Sketch The 9993 Biology student. JACK HORN-Shop He's very shy! for is be?2. MARY HELEN HUNT-Sketch She's a 'Sweet Little Headaehe'. MARY HELEN JACOBS Hollywood, here she comes. WILLIDEAN JEFFREY--Sketch A gift to the gym class. VELMA JULIAN She's a jewel. MARY FRANCES KENNEDY A sweet 9A. BETTY KING A 'King' and a Captain. MARJORIE KING-Orchestra You tell the world we love you, Margie. RAYMOND LANCING He's so bright they call him, Ray. MARIETTA LANDIS She turned artist. LEONARD LASKY-Hall Patrol, Glee Club, Sketch, Class Secretary Gangway, here he comes. EUGENE LINCOLN-Hall Patrol Any relation to Abe? ALLEN LINE What a line! BARBARA LINE Everyone's personal pal. BARBARA LOOMIS Good things come in small packages. PHYLLIS LOVE Love is on the air tonight. JACK LOWDEN-Band He's a loud one. JOHN LUSHER-Shop The guy with a permanent' wave. VIRGINIA LYON A genuine girl. DOROTHY MCCAIN-Band She's shy, but her smiles makes up for il ll MARY ELLEN MCCALL Rarin' to go!'! PHYLLIS JEAN MCCLAIN-Glo: Club The girl with the golden voice. T12 THE SKETCH FURMAN MCGWIN-Shop Basketball fan. DONALD MCKEE-Shop M. B.'s loyal supporterf' BETTY ANN MCKEOWN She's quite a gal. DALE MCMASTERS-Sketch, Hall Patrol, Glee Club Old Reliable. HOWARD MARSHALL-Shop Quiet. VIVIAN MARSHALL As delicate as a rose petal. BARBARA MERRITT She comes from a family of Merrittsf' FLOYD MEYER Pretty boy Meyer. JAMES MICHOS-Orchestra A magnet to the girls. JOE MILLER-Shop Just a kid named Ioe. MARTHA MILLER A pal around school. RUSSELL MILLER Master-mindf' BETTY JEAN MOWRY She's as silent as a tomb. LETTY ANN MURRAY 'She's about as quiet as a locomotive in action? THEODORE MYERS-Shop Why not drop in more often, Theodore? IRENE NELSON Why teachers get gray. ELLEN NEWCOMER A new addition to M. B. BESS NIANOURIS A girl about school. NORA NICKOLA Our problem childf' ELSIE NORRIS Oh, so shy? EUGENE PACKARD-Class Treasurer Wherein lies your fatal charm, Eugene? DOROTHY PADEN An Algebra fan.', MARY ORADAT Life is just a bowl of cherries. RUTH ANN PAPE Provides competition for jane. EVERETT PARKS He was dropped when a baby!--but is better,thanks.', VERA PASCHAL Friend to all. LESTER PERCY Percy's up and at 'em. JOHN CARL POLM-Shop The guy that never worries. WILLIDEAN POWELL Small but mightyf' URSALA POLLEN She's got what it takes. EVA CAROLINE PRICE Carolina Moon. JANE RANDOLPH Mr. Campbell's pride and joy P IV' NAOMI JUANITA RENNAKER Nice Girlf' GEORGE MANNFELD RHETTS-Glee Club, Hall Patrol Lord Mayor of Skunk Hollar. MARVIN CONWAY RINEARSON Romeo, my Romeo, where art thou? DONALD GEORGE ROBBINS--Shop Miss Iones' errand boy. CHARLES ALBERT ROBERSON-Shop Take him away, High School. LOUISE RODMAN Little blue-eyed Lou. PARLEY ROPP UPL11'll'J',5 all 'Ropped' up in himself? JOAN ROSE She's not the last Rose in M. B. MARGARET ROTVOLD They call me Peggy. MARGARET LOIS SCHEERER--Sl:etCll, Time, time, turn back in your flightlu Glee Club, Office Helper ELIZABETH SELL Let me call you Lizzy. DELMAR SHAFFER He's a man of few words. EVA BELLE SHARP lust the 'Belle' of the ball. DAVID EARL SHELLEY Shall he or 'Shelley' not? MARGARET SHIMKUS Kickpin champ. JACK EDWIN SILVER-Glee Club, Sketch A guy with a sterling personality. MARY KATHRYN SIMS Till we meet again, Kathryn. ROBERT SLODERBECK-Hall Patrol Miss Scudderis ray of hoped, BONNIE VIRGINIA SMELSER Pardon my Southern accent. PHYLLIS GERALDINE SMETHERS The mystery girl.', GUY MORTON SMITH Short guy, don't you think? HAL SMITH-Glee Club, Sketch Robert Taylor II. LEWIS HOBART SMITH-Shop Quite a boy, this Lou. TOM SMITH All-star. WENDELL JACOB SMITH Smitty the farmer. B THE SKETCH 'fs BILLIE LAVON SMITHLEY Weary Willie? ELNORA L. SPEECE Blonrlie. BETTY LOU SPRECKER A young whirlwind in full whirl. AUDREY SPRINKLE Little Audrey. ARTHELIA STREET Pulchra via fbeautiful streetjf' KATHRYN STONE Solid as a rock. EUNICE MAE STOVER Sweet and shy? MARY JANE STOVER-Sketch Her iron constitution is rusting. DELORES MAE SWATHWOOD The illustrious one. MARY LOU SWEET-Librarian, Sketch, Ofhce Helper Sophistirated Lady. .MAXINE SWIHART Let me eall you 'Swi' heart. 'CHARLES JERRY TANN-Shop Tall, dark and Tami. BILLY TERWILLEGAR Hit that basket, kid. WILLIAM THOMPSON lust eall him 'Willie'. LEE THORNE A 'Thorne' among roses. KARL VAUGHN He's from Missouri. NORMA LEE VOSSLER-Glee Club, Sketch Pee Wee. ROY COOLIDGE VOGEL A Clark Gable in the making. JOSEPH WAGGONER-Shop 6 feet 2, eyes of bluef' JOHN FRANKLIN WALTERS Teachers 'Pest'. SHEILA WEASE She 'ila' break your heart. MARGARET JEAN WERT lust eall her 'Wert'.,' DORRECE WHITE A friend in needf' JAMES HOWARD WHITE-Shop Don't get drowned in that marvel wave. CHARLES WILEY-Hall Patrol Oh, whatta guy is Charlie. LEE MARTIN WILEY Citizenship Shark. PAUL WILLIAMS-Shop Willie ever be a brunette? XVILLIAM W'ILLIAMSON Everybody likes him. JACKIE WILSON-Glee Club She's got Rhythm. JUNE WINNER Martha Rae. MARY ELEANOR WITMER-Sketch 'Witty' Witmerf' JOSEPH WOHNLICK Too hot to handle. BILLY WORRELL-Band One of those 'Worrel-wind' boys. MERRILL WYSONG Life is just a IWyQ song. JOSEPHINE YARGER-Glee Club Our Iosephinef, ROBERTA ZIMMERMAN-Glee Club Nelson Eddy's loyal fan. Dedlcatlon Continued From Page 7 has a most comprehensive understanding of the growth of the junior high school idea and ideal in this community. During all these twenty-one years of faithful service it can be raid without exaggeration that no child has ever come to Mrs. Anderson with a personal problem, no matter how delicate or difficult the problem, and left the dean's private office without the problemls solution in sight and the heart of the student comforted and reassured by her loving-kindness and con- sideration. Nor is she any less invaluable to the faculty. Practically all fa- culty problems that seem unanswerable and unsolvable are promptly answer- ed and solved in the dean's office, always with the minimum of dither. If there is anything of graciousness and beauty in the relationship of teachers to students at Martin Boots, the inspiration and model for this comes in no small measure from the inherent graciousness of one Woman, Mrs. Anderson, from whom the school can well pattern its attitudes. It is with the greatest of pleasure that we dedicate this 1939 Sketch to the best friend and finest counselor which Martin Boots has. ' F-VELMA WALTER THE SKETCH Say It With Music MRS. ANDERSON: Simple and Sweet. MR. HOOKER: Give Me an All-American Boy. MRS. CURLESS: Mwst See Annie Tonight. MR. CAMPBELL: Deep Purple. MR. HOPKINS: Ya' Got Me fTherej MISS WALTER: You're an Education in Yourself. MISS DANIELS: F. D. R. Jones. MR. CUSHING: Toy Soldiers. MISS BRADFORD: Columbus Was the Discoverer of America MR. POLLEY: Toy Trumpet. MR. JONES: Slap That Bass. MISS MODLIN: Your Lovely Madam. MISS NUSSBAUM: Sweet as a Song. MRS. BROWN: Put Your Heart in a Song. MISS WIMPY: I Have Eyes. MISS JONES: My Blue Heaven. MISS SCUDDER: Be a Good Scout. MISS MANSON: Happy as a Lark. MR. STAFFORD: When Mother Nature Sings Her Lullaby. MISS STURGIS: Flat Foot Floogie. MISS OVVEN: The Girl Friend of the Whirling Dervishf' MISS SILLS: Small Fry. MISS HENDRICKS: The Latin Quarter. MISS NORMAN: Sweet Someone. MR. KELLY: Please Be Kind. MISS KANTER: Stop Beatin' Around the Mulberry Bush. MR WEAVER: You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby. MISS CURTIS: Heart and Soul. MR. HUBBARD: Ol' Man M0se. MRS. BARBRE: You,re My Dish. MR. HIMELICK: I Love To Whistle? MISS CAGLEY: Marie. MISS FRENCH: On the Sentimental Side. Mas. HUBER. The sunny side of Things. ' THE SKETCH Our Faculty and Friends Top Row- Mr. Hooker-Principal. Miss Curtiss-English Miss Owen-Social Science Mrs. Jacobson-Substitute Mrs. Brown-Music Mr. Stafford-Biology, General Science Mr. Himelick-English Mr. Cushing--Woodwork. Third Row- Mrs. Barbrc-Foods Miss French-Citizenship, Arithmetic Miss S t u r g i s-English, General Language, Safety Mrs. Curless-Literature Miss Scudder-Algebra Miss Walter-Literature, English Miss Manson-English Mr. Kelley-Arithmetic Mr. Hopkins-Biology Miss Cagley-Gym Second Row- Miss Miss Miss Miss Miss Miss Mrs. Bruntffllotliing Daniels-Citizenship Nussbaum-Social Science W'impy-Arithmetic, Algebra Modlin-Arithmetic Norman-English, Literature Anderson-Assistant Principal Mr. Tucker-Shop Bottom Row- Mr. W'eaver-Algebra, Aritlwmetic Mr. Campbell-Art Miss Miss Miss Miss Miss Mr. Sills-Literature Bradford-Social Science Jones-General Science Hendricks-Latin Kanter-Oiiice Clerk jones-Strings T6 THE SKETCH School Departments Mathematics Our mathematics consist of Arithmetic, taught in the seventh and eighth grades, and Algebra in the ninth. Both are required subjects. Literature Literature is a required subject through all years in Martin Boots. Seventh and eighth graders take a whole year, but the ninth graders take it only one semester. This subject is to teach us to appreciate good literature. Each student is required to write a book review every six weeks. Biology Only ninth graders may take Biology. lt is an elective subject which teaches us all about plant and animal life. The class has two projects that they work on. One is a class project and the other is an individuial project. Languages General Language is taught to the 8A's. Its purpose is to give the student the fundamentals of Latin, French, and Spanish. If students wish to con- tinue Latin in the ninth grade they may do so. Social Science Through our Social Science we learn all about American History. This subject is taken by all seventh and eighth graders. ln the ninth grade we are taught Economic Citizenship. Its purpose is to acquaint us with the government. General Science This subject is taught to teach the students how to meet every day problems, intelligently, and to explain the why's of nature. English English is required throughout all grades in Martin Boots. The ninth grade, however, has it only one semester. It teaches us about our language and the correct use of it. Safety Safety is a subject that all 8A's are required to take. It explains the necessity of safety and promotes an understanding of our safety laws. Home Economics All seventh grade girls are compelled to take home economics, but in the eighth and ninth grades it is an elective subject. The girls make garments in sewing and cook various dishes in cooking. THE SKETCH 17 Art Art is required in seventh grades, but in eighth and ninth grades, it is an elective subject. Seventh and eighth graders have it part time, but ninth graders have it every day in the week. The work in the seventh and eighth grades consists mostly of color de- signs. In the ninth grade they study general art. Girls' Physical Education Gym, or health, is required throughout all Martin Boots as a part-time subject. Girls play games and have tournaments in basketball, volley ball, and kickpin. In the spring the girls hold their annual track meet Cpentathlonj, which consists of 5 events. Medals are given for high scores. Boys' Physical Education All boys are required to take some kind of Physical Education which is a part time subject. They play basketball land have tournaments with other schoolsj, volleyball and softball. They hold their Decathlon in the spring, and boys' making highest scores win medals. Music H Music is required of all seventh graders as a part time subject. In the eighth and ninth grades it is elective. The Glee Club is composed mostly of ninth graders. If, But, and When IF is a bungler that leads you astray When something comes up to be done right away. When teacher has set yon a task thrat is stif, Sometimes you get round it by finding an IF. BUT is as bad as a stone in your shoe, Which makes you go lame when you need to get through. Itis a dijjicult thing to get out of a rut, When you're loaded and hlampered and bothered with BUT. WHEN is the worst of the three: the mean sneak Says, Do it tomorrow, next day, or next week. Great schemes have been ruined again and again By sand in the gear from the little word WHEN. I f you want to carve out a career for your mind, To begin with, just leave those poor creatures behindy For the world will be his who in boyhood learns how To establish an intimate friendship with NOW. -SELECTED 18 THE SKETCI-I inf FURMAN MCGUIN DON EARNHART PAUL SHROCK FRANK DESSING JACK SUTTER VIR. BYINGTON BILLY TERWILLIGER LELAND TAYLOR LEONARD LASKY MERREL COFFIN CHARLES TANN ROY VOGEL Boys' Athletics The Martin Boots Junior High School affords many pleasant opportuni- ties for the athletic type of boy. At noon, during gym class and at other times, there is baseball. As it gets warmer they are allowed outside for the practice of Decathlon, which each and every boy should enter. There are several events such as the 100 yard dash, the running hop, step and jump, the running broad jump, the running high jump, the shot-put, the overhead shot-put, the standing hop, step and jump, and several others. The medals are bronze, silver and gold. The basketball season is probably the most en- joyable part of school athletics for the boys. Martin Boots always has a bas- ketball team. Coach John Hubbard predicts that next year will be a very good season. During gym class Mr. Hubbard has teams play in order to give each boy a chance at basketball. There is also a home room tourney to determine which team is to be the champion of the school. All of these go to make up the sports department for the boys of Martin Boots. THE SKETCH 19 The basketball team of Martin Boots riding on the crest of eight conse- cutive wins was downed by Anderson.. After that the mid-term promotion caused coach John Hubbard quite a headache. He lost Jack Bevan, Earl Lenfesty, Herman Craig, Joseph Hawkins and Charles Alexander. All he had left was Merrel Coflin. Martin Boots won once after the promotion, defeating Gas City by a score of 23-15. Martin Boots lost several very close games, one in an overtime to Alexandria by one point, and another to Mc- Culloch in a city series game by one point. There Nov. Aexandria There Dec. Wabash Here Dec. Elwood I-Im Jan. McCulloch Than Jan. Elwood Hen Jan. Wabash Here Jan. Fairmouint Here jan Gas City There Jan Anderson Here Feb. Anderson Here Feb. Alexandria There Feb. Gas City Here Feb. Frankfort Here Mar McCulloch Here Mar. McCulloch Girls' Athletics Do you girls ever say to yourself, If I could only be an athlete like Marge. Yes, I think most girls wish they could. If you want to be a good athlete there are certain qualities a girl must have such as: average natural ability, interest in the game, athletic ambition, courage, a desire to win and a proper appreciation of good sportsmanship. To encourage these qualities we should keep healthy. To do so, we should try to follow some method of health rules such as: nine hours sleep, plenty of sunshine and fresh airg and plenty of good, fresh milk. May I inquire how many girls in Martin Boots like to take Physical Education? Not many I'm sure. Some complain about There's not enough time to dress. Other complaints are I can't get my cosmetics on in time. But did you ever stop to think what Physical Education does for you? It makes your muscles strong and healthy, gives you plenty of exercise and develops a more true friendship with other girls. Our class activities are not so strenuous that a girl should get tired. This year Martin Boots has introduced to us a new gym teacher, Miss Cag- ley. Miss Cagley has introduced to us many new and interesting games such as: QU Kittyball Q21 Folk Dancing and Q31 German bat ball. Pentathlon Qmeaning ive eventsj also helps a girl if she wishes to be- come an athlete. Pentathlon is a game of five events. To qualify for this game you must have 1,000 points. To win a medal, requires for a QQB-ronzej z,so0, Qsilverp 3,600 Qcoldp 4,500 points. THE SKETCH Poetry IF QWith Apologies to Rudyard Kiplingj I If you can save your cash when all about you Are spending theirs and asking that of you, If you can be sweet tempered while they flout you, And make allowance for their flouting, too, I f you can wait and not be tired of waiting, 'Til sound investments bring the harvest in, Then you will realize your splendid rating And recompense for saving will begin. II If you can sacrifice un-needy candy And put the price of it right in the bank, If you can cut a picture show thlat's handy And only have your self-respect to thank, I f you can force your heart, and nerve, and sinew, To join you in this ejort all the way And try with every force and power in you To reach the top financially some dlay. III If you can walk with crowds and keep your yearnings, Or mix with kings and never try to ape, If you can garner all yowr surplus earning And for the future wisely mold and shape, If you can make each well-earned silver dollar Give fall efficiency of mirth and joy, You'll make a model of a thrifty scholar. And what is more, you'll reach the top, my boy! -THRIFT MAGAZINE Spring March winds and April showers Help bring us many flowers. I think that I can almost feel, A little crocus 'neath my heel. Yellow jonquels by the score, johnny-jump-ups, more and more. Narcissus will be looking her best And growing rapidly with all the rest. Pussy willows and dogwood too, Will both be blooming this spring anew. -Lois JACKSON THE SKETCH 22 Buster Bean and His Flying Machine Buster Bean is a very funny guy He's got a fool notion that he can fly. S0 he gets an old crate, and a board for a tail, And two umbrellas for wings and a sail- And he says, Hey jake! you open the gate And I'll fly over to see Simon Pate- but wait!- How am I goin' to git off the ground? And jake said Wait!- We got an old hound, that can pull you clean of to the barn. And, boy! He was lucky as we shall soon see Because here's the story, He told it to me I slid of the barn in my flying machine And over the fields so yellow and green, And near to my girl's house,-fShe's Becky O'Sheanj Me, myself, and my flyin' machine. When all of a sudden I felt a big quake And lit in the middle of a smooth, glassy lake. I just tried to swim but I went tumbling in. What happened to it? Well, that was a sin! I'll soon be seein' my Becky O'Shean Me myself, but NO flying machine! -Romaivr WILKINS, 7A2 Maid of Holland Little maid of Holland Sweet as your tulip bed, Do you see the white clouds, Floating over head? Do you see the ships Sailing o'er the ocean wide? Do you sometimes wonder What is on the other side? -SALLY CHAPMAN My Pal He's not very big as you can see He's always tagging after me He comes when I whistleg he's ashamed when I scold. He chases the cat, and acts very bold. Though heis only a dog, he's the best friend I've had. He's a cute little pup, though sometimes he's bad, When I scold him he cuddles down snug on his bed And lies there and whines until he is fed. -CAROLINE BRUNKA 7A1 THE SKETCH Poetry Strange Language We speak a strange language Which has grown-ups all confused, Iitterbug,' Shag and such Leaves them quite bemused. It's really quite distressing When Fm trying to explain, Where we've been and what we've done, And then have dad exclaim- Is it English that you speak, Or words from Samarkand- C0uldn't you use simple terms That we can understand? S0 you work on your parents And I'll work on mine, And then perhaps they'll learn to speak The language of '39. --DoN A Erus, 9A A Martin Boots Art Class Merry am I on my way, To art class, which I have each day. Rapping on his desk I see, Teacher Campbell, mad at me, India ink, which I did spill Nets nothing but a larger bill. Boys are always needed here, To open paint jars that are nearr. On the blackboard I do see Tenth periods, given to just three, So this is Art class, Don't you pity me? -MAH Lou SWEET AND Dlzromzs Svurrnwoon Early Easter Morning Early Easter morning, all around the house, Creeps a little animal, as quiet as a mouse, His eyes and ears are pink, and his fur is gleaming white, And if he sees you watching, he will disappear from sight, He brings a chocolate egg for sis, And chocolate bunny for szmny, Yes, you guessed exactly right, For it is the Easter bunny. -BETTY CHAMBEA3 THE SKETCH 23 Say It With Pictures MERREL COFFIN: You'Can3t Cheat an Honest Man. JACK SUTTER: Jesse James. PHYLLIS LOVE: The Little Princessf' PHILIP YOUNG: Huckleberry Finn. DOROTHY BAUSMAN: The Shining Hour. SHIRLEY LASKY: Girl of the Golden West. JOAN DAY, LINDA LEWIS, ROBERTA COUGILL: 3 Smart Girls Grow Up. ELDERIDGE SCOTT: The Young In Heart. SHIRLEY FORTNEY: Going Places. PAULA SWEET: Idiot's Delight. HAROLD DEAL, CAROLINE BRUNKA: The Cowboy and the Lady. EUGENE PACKARD: A Yank at Martin Bootsf' fOxfordJ JEAN LIST: Blossoms on Broadway. MAXINE GREEN: The Green Lightf' PATRICIA MILLER: That Certain Agef, ERNEST TERHUNE: Arizona Wildcat. DONNA DIXON: Swing, Sister, Swingf, GEORGIA CONNELLY: There's That Womanf' JANET TURNER: Service DeLuxe. SALLY CHAPMAN: l'West Side Miracle. ROY VOGEL, BILLY WILLIAMSON: Angels With Dirty Facesf' JEANNE YOUNG: The Lady Vanishedf' DON MCKEE: Brother Rat. RONALD DUNCAN: Oklahoma Kid. STANLEY COFFMAN: The Storm. KARL VAUGHN: I'm From Missouri. JOHN EHRET: Duke of Westpointf' BILLY TERWILLIGERz A Man to Remember. JACKIE WILSON: Youth Takes a Flingf, BOBBY TUCKER: i'Thanks For Everything. MARY ELLEN SWANEY: Blondie.', JACK JOY: Mysterious Mr. Moto. MARY JANE STOVER: Spring Madness. RAY BEARD: Mysterious Rider. CHARLES WILEY: Speed To Burn. LYNN BUCHANAN, GEORGE RHETTS: Sweethearts DONALD TEEGARDEN: Man About Town. PAT CAMP: Women Are Like That. JIMMY ALLEN, TONY GEORGE, JOHN JONES: The 3 Musketeers. JOSEPHINE DIXON: His Exciting Night. TEDDY BOB TAYLOR, BETTY HENRY: Hold That Kiss. DONNA ELLIS: The Girl Downstairs. 24 THE SKETCH Portraits JOSEPHINE D1xoN, 9A Ah! Who have we here! None other than Miss Josephine Dixon, popu- lar member of the 9A class. She is IS years old, S feet 1 inch tall, wears glasses and has light brown hair. She is a member of that mysterious so- ciety, the F.N.B. and her best girl friends are among the other members. Bing Crosby has top place on her list of favorite movie stars, and she loves to sit on the floor and listen to him croon. The things she admires most in boys are these: He must be a brunette, a good sport, not fresh and-wear green pants. Billy Chambers, they fit you PERFECTLY! Her favorite foods are Swiss Steak and raspberry pie with ice cream. She doesn't know what she wants to be when she grows up, but we're expecting great things of her. TONY GEORGE, 7B Look! Why here comes Tony George, that dark-haired Romeo, who is a new 7B. He is 12 years old, and good looking. In other words, girls, he is Clark Gable the second!! He says he has no favorite movie stars. I guess he likes them all. That so, Tony? He has no preferences in the line of food. Ie likes it all. His favorite sport is football. He makes an exr'eDfi'm1!i good player. He has no idea what he wants to be when he finislzcs school, lft E' bet he'll be a movie star. See you in the movies, Ter- ROLAND DUNCAN, 7A Next on the program we have Mr. Ronald Duncan. He is a 7A. Ron- ny has brown hair, blue eyes, a dark complexion, and-dimples. He loves to eat ham sandwiches, right after he has been in swimming. Deanna Dur- bin and Mickey Rooney have top place on his list of favorite movie stars, he and Glenn Ellis escort Shirley Lasky to almost every Durbin and Rooney picture that comes to town. He's a jitterbug and loves to listen to Kay Kyser swing it. Ronny hasn't decided what school he will attend yet, but time will tell! BETTY CIRCLE, 8B Next, I'd like youu to meet Miss Betty Circle, illustrious SB. She has been on this earth for 14 years, is quite tall, and has nut brown hair. She wants her boy friends to be tall, good looking and have lots of personality. Her list is headed by Jack joy. In the food line, she likes ham, and raspberry pudding. fI'm getting hungrylj She likes swimming as a sport and yellow as a color. She hopes her many ambitions for the future will materialize. P.S. Most of her interests are in the artistic field. THE SKETCH 25 His name is Stanley Cofman, Of wisdom be has none, But when it comes to a curly mane, He's not to be outdone. With this verse, I wish to introduce to you, Stanley Coffman, popular 9A. He is fifteen years old, quite tall, with blonde hair and blue eyes. His favorite movie star is Mickey Rooney, whom HE thinks he resembles. His favorite sport is baseball. For a book he chooses Ramona fTch! Teh! I didn't know he was so romantic!j In the line of food he likes butterscotch pie, cherries and hamburgers. I bet he's had many a nightmare if he ate that mixtuire all at one meal. His pet peeve is fsh-h-h-h donit tell Miss Waltersj Literature. Stanley, now aren't you ashamed of yourself? He has no special ambitions for the future because of his motto: Let tomorrow take care of itself. JEAN POWELL, 8A May I introduce Jean Powell to you? She is, as that familiar saying goes, tall, dark, and handsome. She has dark brown hair, big brown eyes and olive brown skin. Her favorite sport is horseback riding, and she in- dulges in that almost every Saturday morning. The qualities she admires most in boys are: They must be neat, have good taste in clothes, be interest- ing talkers, and be quite rali. Jack Sutter and Don Earnhart are the lucky boys on her list of special friends. Richard Greene and Ann Sheridan have top place on her list of favorite movie stars. She likes cocoanut pie, steak and French Fries. She has no special ambition in life, but We know she'll succeed. BOB HEMMICK, 9B Ladies and Gentlemen-in this corner we have Mr. Robert Hemmick, one of M. B.'s star athletes. Bob is a 9B, 14 years old, quite tall, and has dark brown wavy hair. He is his teacher's pride and joyv As you have already guessed, his hobby is sports, especially basketball. And can he play! Girls, sit up and take notice! He doesnit like a lot of lipstick, he likes blondes, and they MUST have personality plus. Sh-h-h-h! I'll tell you a secret. He has TWO girls friends. Mary Ellen Swaney and Carolyn Garth- wait are the lucky ones. I don't blame you, Bob, for liking them both, they're awfully nice girls. He is another one of those fried chickenn fans and for dessert he prefers strawberry Jello. Doesn't that make your mouth water? He doesn't know what he wants to be when he grows up, but we're hoping for the best. 25 THE SKETCI-I Jokes Clerk: These are especially strong shirts Madam. They simply laugh at the laundry. Customer: I know that kindg I had some which came back with their sides split. Whatever trouble Adam had No man in days of yore, Could say, when he told a joke I've heard that one before. Mr. Hooker QLecturing to a studentj : And in the future see that you stay out of bad company. Lester Derrick: All right Mr. Hooker, you won't see me here again. Norma Vossler: I'm trying my best to get ahead. Josephine Yarger: That's fine, keep it up, you surely need one. Barbara Merritt: jimmy Michos is just a prince of a fellow. Betty McKeown: Yes, I've often wanted to crown him. .T- George Rhetts: Where are you going with that shovel? Joe Frei: I'm going to bury my past. George Rhetts: Man, you need a steam shovel. She chewed a hot dog sandwich And rolled her eyes above She ate a half a dozen more And died of puppy love. Karl Vaughn: I was in the hospital 6 months. Roy Vogel: Pretty sick? Karl Vaughn: No, pretty nurse. Heard in English class-Miss Curtis: Kenneth, what is a synonym? Kenneth Dunn: A synonym is a word you use when you can't spell the other one. Shirley Laskey: I guess love making is just the same as it always was. Alfred Gore: How do you know that? Shirley Laskey: I've just been reading about a Greek maiden who sat and listened to a lyre all the evening. Sir, the enemy is before us as thick as peas! All right, shell them! commanded the general. THE SKETCHS 27 Winners of '39 Sweetest Seven ...,, ..e,....ee....,,,.. .... P 3 tty Millet' Energetic Eight ....,, ..... J oe Wolf Nicest Nine ...,e,.e,,. .... P atty Camp Most Courteous Student ,.,e ..,. M errel Coilin Best Sport .r.r...,,...,,...,,..r.....,...,....,,..... Merrel Coffin When Patty Miller heard that she was the Sweetest Seven she smiled her most Winsome smile and said, Oh! I'm so thrilled! In 1943 I'm going to buy a football and be the 'Ecstatic Eleven,. As soon as joe Wolf was told that he had been elected Energetic Eight he shifted his weight to the other shoulder blade. S'fine, he burbled. Wake me up m-m-m-m-mn-ugh. When told that she had been elected the Nicest Nine Pat Camp warbled the line, Do you really mean it? and upon being reassured, hap- pily retired to the music room, where she ascended the scale of G and rode off in all directions caroling Take me out to the ball game. Now I can play the Yankees! When your Sketch representative told Merrel Coffin that he had been chosen Most Courteous Student he bowed politely and solemnly stated, Virtue is its own reward. I never heave a brick at my mother to any great extent and not for days have I kicked a baby without first taking off my shoe. Merrel Collin, on being informed that he had also won the title of the School's Best Sport, immediately blew out the match which he was hold- ing to another fellow's foot, and with a murmured apology whipped out his shoe strings. Your feet, said he, will cool off better if your shoes are loose. Tut! Tut! No. thanks. THE EDITOR,S PICKLEMENT Getting out a magazine is no picnic. If we print jokes, folks say we're silly. If we don't they say we're too serious. If we publish original matter, they say we lack variety. If we publish things from other papers, we are too lazy to write. If we don't print contribuutions, We don't show proper appreciation. If We do print them, the paper is filled with junk. . Like as not, some other fellow will say we swiped this from another magazine. So we did. THE SKETCH THE SKETCH 30 THE SKETCH - J Members of the January Graduating Class KENNETH LEROY ADAMSON CHARLES ALEXANDER JAMES ,ERNEST ANDERSON FRANCES MILDRED BARNES WARREN DEAN BARNES ROBERTA RUTH BEDELL DORIS IRENE BEEKMAN RUTH LA VOIS BENNETT JACK EUGENE BEVAN RALPH EUGENE BOYD VIRGINIA JEAN BRANSON WANDA EILEEN BREWER WILLIAM ELBERT BRYAN JOHN M. BUNCH MARGARET LORENE BURDEN JOHN DAVID CALDWELL JOANNE MARCILL CARY RUBY CAROLYN CAUDILL BETTY ROSE CHENOWETH DONNA JEAN COFFMAN JOHN WESLEY COPELAND HERMAN CRAIG, JR. WILLIAM RICHARD CRAIG VERLIE ULDENE CRAIG BETTY JEAN CUMMINGS LOUIE RICHARDSON CURTIS WANETA PHYLLIS DOLLIER MERVON DRAPER, Jn. EWAN ENDSLY HOMER FRANCIS FEAR PAUL HERBERT FORTNEY ROBERT DALE FORTNEY RICHARD ISAAC GOOD ARTHUR ERNEST GRAVEN BETTY LOU HALL DORTHEA MARIE HARTSON JOSEPH EDWARD HAWKINS HARRY HULTS, JR. MARY MAGDELINE INMAN CRYSTAL MAXINE JOHNSON LUDAWEKA JANE KAHLENBECK DORIS MAE KIDWELL JACK STERETT KIGHTLINGER ARLENE REBECCA KNOTTS LILLIAN MAE KUGLER EARL DEAN LANDIZSS DAYTON CLARK LEFFLER BETTY LOUISE LENFESTY EARL AVERY LENFESTY, Jn. VIRGIL LLOYD PATRICIA LOUISE LUCAS STELLA ELIZABETH MCFARLAND MARGARET ELLEN MCGRIFF ROBERT LAVON MCLAIN BARBARA NELL MADDOX RAYMOND ALBERT MARLEY, JR. ELEANOR LOUISE MASSEY MARY JANE MASTERSON MARILYN LEE MATTHEWS RAYMOND BROOKES MITCHELL DAVID AUSTIN MUSSER ERMA DELEAN NEELEY JUNE PATRICIA NICHOLSON CHARLES EDWARD NORTON ROBERT OTTO ORADAT FRANK MARION PATTON WILLIAM LOWELL PHILLIPS RICHARD WAYNE PRYOR BETTY IRENE RUDICEL NORMA JACQUELYN RUNYON MAUD EVELYN SCHERER LORENE KATHERINE SCHWAIGER WILL E. SCOTT NANCY MARIE SLOOP GLENN SMITH MARY ELLEN SMITH HARRY SAMUEL TERRY, JK. IVAH LEOLA THOMAS GEORGE ANDREW THOMPSON ROY OSCAR WEASE, Jn. MARY LOUISE WARD JAMES WILLIAM WESTFALL OSCAR ARTHUR WICKHAM FLORA KATHLEEN WYER MARY MINNIE YOUNG Identification of Snaps 1. The Sketch Staff. 2. Athletes. 3. Timid Sevens. 4. Our friends. 5. Newcomers. 6. Pals of the Office. 7. Biology Studes. 8. Satisfied for Once. 9. Snap Shooters. 10. The Long and Short of It. 11. Co-eds. 12. Hall Patrol Oflicers. 13. Our Country Friends. 14. Two Educators. 15. Blushing Eights. 16. Two Fine People. 17. Rogues Gallery. 18. Noisy Nines. THE s1c1sTcH,J 31 Glee Club Fmsr Row- MARJORIE CARR NORMA VOSSLER MARY SMALL PHYLLIS LOVE EULA ANDERSON JEANNE YOUNG ELIZABETH HOLMQUIST ERNESTINE TERHUNE JEAN MCCLAIN CLAUDE DURKES LEONARD LASKY MARY ELIZABETH COX JACKIE WILSON BETTY BENDER JEANETTA GILLILAND CARL CAREY SHIRLEY FORTNEY ALBERTA BURDITT FOURTH Row- SECOND Row- AGNESS LOWE MARTHA JACKSON JOSEPHINE YARGER JUNIOR SCOTT MARGARET SCHEERER JACK WELLER HAL SMITH DELMAR SHACKLEFORD GEORGE RHETTS JIMMY SEYBOLD MRS. BROWN, Instructor VERA PASCHAL DALE MCMASTERS PAT CAMP HARRY TAYLOR THELMA CULTICE RUSSELL ENYEART JACK SILVER STANLEY COFFMAN T1-mm Row- FURMAN MCGWIN The Glee Club is composed of the pupils of our school who have good voices and have a deep interest in music. They sing in many of our audi- torium programs throughout che year. They recently gave an operetta, An Old Kentucky Garden. They also gave a very nice performance in the Thanksgiving program. The Glee Club is competently supervised by Mrs. Brown. 32 THE SKETCH Poetry Thanksgiving All around the barn yard gate Gobbling turkeys wait their fate, And pumpkin pies are ready to serve, With roasted apple peach preserve. Now on the table all things are sprelad From turkeys, pies, and ginger bread To cranberry sauce and oyster dressing, With bowed heads all, let's give our blessing. To the pilgrims who made a merry day And asked the Indians to come their way, We give thanks, for noble living, For peace, and joy, and our first Thanksgiving. -MARY Spring LOU WHITE, 7A4 The 1vinter's snow and wind are gone, And now we'll hear the birds' sweet song. Spring is here, spring is here. The loveliest season in the year. For then the birds begin to nest, Oh! Yes itis spring that I like best. -MARY CELESTE KIGHTLINGER Lessons Lessons are most disgusting things They bother you all the day When you get home from school at And want to go out and play, You mother says, Get your lessons And then she goes away, Leaving you with all those books And there you have to stay. Lessons, lessons, lessons. They bother you all the day When you listen to the radio Or want to go away, Someone says, Do your lessons first. And so you have to stay. I'm always just so awfully glad, When they're finally through. night Hrstf' ra I think they're such disgusting things, Don't you? MARY EVEL YN PARSONS, 8A1 THE SKETCI-I Myself and Me Pm the best pal that I ever hlad I like to he with meg I like to sit and tell myself Things confidentially. I often sit and ask me If I shouldn't or I should, And I find that my advice to me Is always pretty good. I never got acquainted with Myself till here of lateg And I find myself a hully chum, I treat me simply grelat. I talk with me and walk with me, And show me right and wrong. I never knew how well myself And I could get along. I never try to cheat meg Pm as trustful as can he No matter what may come or go, I'm on the square with me. It's great to know yourself and have A pal that's all your owng To he such company for yourself, You're never left alone. Youlll try to dodge the masses, And you'll find the crowds a joke If you'll only treat yourself as well As you treat other folk. I,ve made a study of myself, Compared with me the lot, And I've finally concluded I'm the best friend Pve got. just get together with yourself And trust yourself with you, And you'll he surprised how well yoursel Will like you if you do. Miss Howard: How on earth did you ever happen to make th1s mess? Shirley Fortney: I just followed the recipe. It said to brmg It to a boxl then beat it for ten minutes. l did, and when I got back xt was all burned up. 34 THE SKETCH Nosey News Bag We are opening the bag and are letting most all of this year's happen- ings out. So be prepared. We were sorry to see the 9A mid-termers leave us, but we hear some of the girls were glad to get over there with those tall, dark, and handsome high school boys. clump, clump, clump. Here come those girls with those atrocious wooden shoes. What a noisy school, with shoes and voices combined. What will they be wearing next? We wonder. We're beginning to wonder about our Martin Boots wonder team this year since they were defeated by McCulloch in the City Series. But look out for us next year, McCulloch. Mary Lou Sweet wanted her name in this column. How does it look, Mary Lou? It seems that each group of Seventh graders that come to Martin Boots get smaller. Are they smaller, or is it just us? Notice to all boys! You haven't any too much room to talk about the girls' shoes because those clod hoppers you are wearing aren't any too dainty. Most every noon period Joe Pfeiffer hands Willidean Jeffry a note. We'd give anything to know what was in them. I think we have a faint idea. The present 9A class was quite disappointed not to be able to go to the State Legislature this year. Heck, we never get the lucky breaks. Better luck to the future nines! The Girls gym classes have many laughs trying to tackle that folk dancing Miss Cagley has initiated into Martin Boots this year. When we call for class President this year guess who comes:-Merrel Coffin with a helping hand. The other oiiicers are: Vice-President, Ferris Carmichael, Secretary, Leonard Laskyg Treasurer, Eugene Packard. We are wondering what is wrong with all the girls this year. Are you afraid to speak for yourselves? Wendell Smith seems to be the man of the hour with some girls in the 9th grade. Not mentioning any names but we think she is a blonde with blue eyes and about five feet five inches tall. We'll let you worry about finding out. Several pleasing remarks have been made about the elegant picture shows that have been shown in Martin Boots this year. They say Keep it ups, Time out for a minute. The 9A's want to thank Mr. Hooker and Mrs. Anderson for the grand three years they have spent in Martin Boots. Thanks to Sally for the elegant program that the mid-term 9A's gave. You really had something there--especially the scene where they sang the Umbrella Man. Warning to those who write notes in Mr. Stafford's Study Hall: Either destroy or conceal them better, because we have decided that collecting them must be his hobby. The three musketeers, Betty McKeown, Lynn Buchanan, and Barbara Merritt. Heck, we can't tell you anything about them. Their heart throbs THE SKETCH 35 are all in high school. Find out for yourself. Home Room 8 is the basketball champion this year. Was it luck or did you really know your business? Whichever it was-congratulations anyway. That silent 9B, fquoted from 19371 Buddy Lavengood, seems to have quite a fancy for Phyllis Love this year, by the looks of his books. fNot mentioning hers., How do you like the new songs for this year? Especially Hold Tight. It seems like some people are taking it literally. Billy Chambers and Eugene Packard have been playing second Robert Taylor and Richard Greene to the girls. Some are wondering what you boys are doing to get so much attention lately. Why not let others in on the secret? It seems like the boys handed in their bids to the girls exceptionally early for the 9A banquet. What's the matter, boys? Think they'll get away? These charm bracelets the girls are wearing don't seem to be charming the teachers very much by the way they have been complaining about them. Martin Boots held it's 1939 Operetta named An Old Kentucky Gar- den. Some of the main characters were: Pat Camp, Russell Enyeart, Jimmie Michos, Norma Vossler and Dale McMasters. Others parts were the Chorus, Rose Drill and The Plantation Chorus. Jackie Wilson also scored a big hit with her song, Why No One To Love? What are those Hawaiian shirts the boys are wearing? They seem to be the height of fashion. Girls, why couldn't we have thought up some- thing like that? Attention, everybody! Chew your gum OUTSIDE of school, or you might get a lorh period!! This question has been going around . Why didn't Bonnie Smelser try out for the 9A class play? The answer, she was too shy!! Why Bonnie!! Mr. Campbell is slowly being driven frantic by his 9A-9B Art class. Tom Smith and Bill Orrnsby are suspected by everybody as being the main cause of the trouble! We sympathize!!!! Pee-Wee Vossler seems to be communicating quite extensively with Shirley Fortney in 4th period stuudy hall. The subject of the notes couldn't be a certain blond Hercules in section 4, could it girls? QI don't mean you Stanley Coffman!!!j This, my friends, is the closing of the Newsy Gossip Column. We sin- cerely hope no one loses sleep over what was said or left unsaid. Adieu, -Bumnkiu Looms AND MARY WrrMEn Operetta One of the most important auditorium programs given this year was the operetta, An Old Kentucky Gardenf, Mrs. Brown was in charge of it and the characters were chosen from the music classes. The operetta was based on the music of Stephen Foster. The story took place in an old Ken- tucky garden in the year 1850. Jeanie and her brother, Philip, live with their Uncle, Colonel Staunton. He is a very staunch Southerner and is greatly opposed to Richard Morgan, a Northerner and Philip's college roommate, who wants to marry Jeanie. The Clonel later forgot his prejudice against Richard, however, and everything turned out happily. THE SK ETCH Things We Never Expect To See Hal Smith with straight hair. Jack Payne without Jean List. Bob Beshore without some candy. Joe Wolf six feet tall. Tom Smith with his Latin. Paul Shrock not a nice fellow. Melvin Blue without his Algebra. Jack Joy not wearing a bright sweater. George Rhetts wearing small shoes. Ruth Ann Pape walking softly. Norma Vossler not blushing. Jeanne Young not a good pianist. .lack Lowden tall. Erneatine Terhune not wearing a bright dress. Mary Lou Sweet without good grades. Harry Taylor pale. Dale McMasters singing soprano. Elbrage Scott not getting scolded in music. Karl Vaughn with tidy hair. Joe Pfeiffer hating basketball. Wendell Smith without his lessons. Jack Sutter without a slight lisp. Betty McKeown serious. Margaret Scheerer and Phyllis Love the same size. Mildred Smelser not practicing piano. A two hour show in the auditorium. Patty Miller not a blond. Students without Spring fever. Jimmy Michos without Leonard Lasky at his heels. Merrel Coffin not playing basketball. Miss Kanter idle. Peggy Goebel without a boy friend. Barbara Loomis without freckles. Mary Witmer thin. Lee Wiley not liking citizenship. Bonnie Smelser fat. Betty Lou Hillsamer getting poor grades in Biology. Mr. Hopkins without a test. Locks on all the lockers. No pushing in the halls between classes. Clenna Endsley without something to say. Eunice Stover talking all period. 7B's going to the right classes. Pat Camp unpopular. All Biology notebooks in on time. Honor Assemblies quiet. 33 THE SKBTCH Extra Curricular Activities Ofiice Each year a group of 9th grade girls are chosen to help in the office for l period each day. They have many duties to perform, including carrying notices, distributing mail to the teachers, gettng pupils from various rooms for Mrs. Anderson, serving as handy men for Miss Kanter, the clerk. The lucky girls this year were Josephine Dixon, Donna Ellis, Margaret Scheerer, Mary Lou Sweet, Jeanetta Gilliland, and Shirley Fortney. Mary Frances Kan- ter has charge of the onice. Legion Awards Every semester since 1934, two members of the 9A elsss, s boy and e girl, have been chosen ss the best all-around students. They are given the American Legion Award. The awards are based upon Honor, Courage, Corn- panionship, Service, and Scholarship. From 1934 to 1939 Maud Scherer, Joe Stuart, Mary Jane Murphy, James Parks, Catherine Cox, Dick Davis, Gabriel Graves, Dick Collins, Jane Ballard, Robert McCoy, Harriett Rhetts, john Overman, Emily jean George, Leslie Dold, Betty Brunk, Robert Wy- song, Barbara Swaney, Milton Abel, Maud Scherer and Jack Bevans have received the awards. Ofhcers The students chosen as odicers of the 9A Class this semester were all boys. Merrel Coin was elected Presidentg Ferris Carmichael, Vice-Presidentg Leonard Lasky, Secretaryg and Eugene Packard, Treasurer. Library Do you want to read a good book? If so, go to room 105, the school library. You will find Miss Sturgis or the other librarians ready, willing and able to help you select an interesting book. There are many diferent types of books, including travel, mystery, biographies and Western books, along with many others. The librarians this year were Peggy Goebel, Eula Anderson, Mary Lou Sweet and Lois Funderburg. Lynn Buchanan act- ed as assistant librarian. Cafeteria Are you hungry? If so, hurry down to the lower floor from which those delicious odors arise. There you will find the cafeteria. Many of the students and teachers who cannot go home for lunch eat there. Mrs. Hoggatt has charge of the cafeteria. Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Clanin, with the help of some of the students, prepare the food. Hall Patrol Every year several boys are chosen from each home room to be a mem- ber of the Hall Patrol. They wear white belts fwhich are very nice to write your name onj as a badge of authority. Patrol boys this year are: Merrel Coffin, Captaing Ferris Dunton, Paul Faulkner, Ferris Carmichael, Dale Mc- THE SKETCI-I 39 Masters, Floyd Meyer, Don Baker, Bob Billheimer, Don Earnhart, Wendell Detamore, Charles Wiley, John Walters, Tommy Thorne, Paul Shrock, Leon- ard Lasky, Eugene Lincoln, Robert Sloderbeck, Wendell Smith, joe Pfeiffer, Richard Musser, Richard Miller, Junior Schepper, Tommy Collins, Bill Myers, Bill Kessler, and Olin Shinault. Auditorium Programs One of the best programs produced in the auditorium this year was the Christmas play, Trees. Another outstanding entertainment was the Sketch Program, and the Sketch movie, The Healer, starring Mickey Rooney. Instead of a class play the mid-term 9A's gave an interesting Variety Show. We enjoyed it very much. For the Thanksgiving program the Glee Club sang and several people gave speeches. One of the highlights of the Martin Boots social year was the I-Iallowe'en Carnival. A pantomime was the chief feature of the Auditorium show. We enjoyed all these pro- grams very muuch and wish to thank Mrs. Anderson, Mr. Hooker, Miss Stur- gis, Mr. Cushing, Mrs. Brown and everyone else who helped to make these programs a success. Class Play The 9A Class gave two one-act plays. Three's a Crowd, and The Unicorn and the Fish were presented. Three's a Crowd was a typical comedy, telling the hectic life of the modern boy and girl. Lynn Buchanan, Merrel Collin, Donna Ellis, junior Byington, and Jimmy Michos, all turned in very fine performances. Barbara Merritt was the prompter. The second play, The Unicorn and the Fish another comedy, tells the story of the homelife of the Foster family. A family crest, a unicorn and a fish, plays an important part in the dramatization. Dale McMasters, Dorothy Paden, Peggy Goebel, Lee Wiley and Eugene Packard all did exceptionally well. Mary Lou Sweet acted as prompter. WHICH Is Youn AGE? What age does the soldier often have to find? Courage. What age do the heathen nations worship? Image What age is required on the high seas? Tonnage What age is no less or more? Average What age do people get stuck on? Mucilage At what age are vessels to ride safely? Anchorage What age is necessary to the clergyman? Parsonage What age is one of communication? Postage What age is most important to a conductor? Mileage What age is shared by the doctor and the thief? Pillage What age is slavery? Hggggge What age is indigestable? Sgugggg 40 THE SKETCH A I sneezea' a sneeze into the air, It fell to earih I knew not where, But hard ami cold were the looks of ihose In whose vicinity I snoze. ' -SCHOLASTIC Wlaen the donkey saw the zebra He hegran to switch his tail, Well, I never, was his comment There's a mule thai's been in jail. --THE HORSE Lovisn Miss Sills: As you walk out on a cold winter day and look around, what do you see on every hand? Joe Wolf: Gloves. Miss Jones: Why doesn't hydrogen burn above the stratospheric line? Helen Joan Williamson: Because there is nobody up there to light a match. FROSH VOCABULARY 1. Unaware-the last thing you take off at night. 2. Dust--mud with the juice squeezed out. 3. Ping Pong-a city in China. 4. Symbolize-plain, ordinary lies. 5. Candid Camera-a sweetened camera. 6. Goblet-a baby turkey. 7. Blood Vessel-a pirate ship. 8. Harp-a piano without keys, top, sides, or legs. 9. Champion--sparkling wine. 10. Ivory-something soap is made of. 11. Phoenicians-modernistic blinds. 12. Eloquence-large mammals with big trunks in the front. Miss French: When was Rome built? Audrey Moore: At night? Miss French: Who told you? Audrey Moore: You did. You said Rome wasn't built in a day. Wayne Smith: Which is correct, Bill or William? Miss Owens: Why William, of course. Wayne Smith: Sounds kind of funny to say, 'There goes a duck with mud on his William,.', Janet Turner had just finished reading Edward Everett I-Iale's book, The Man Without a Country, and as she laid it down she sighed and said: I can't imagine anything worse than a man without a country! Oh, I can, said her friend, john Ehret. Why, what? asked Janet. A country without a man. was John's reply. u THE SKETCI-I 41 It was raining . . . of an interesting Krazy Kangaroos the 8A class of Martin Boots were trying to think contest to while away an idle hour. Suddenly Ralph Snyder shouted, Let,s have that contest called the Krazy Kangaroos! How do you play it? Donna Heil wanted to know. Why, Ralph replied, you just take 2 words that are always associated with each and separate them. For example, the words 'home run.' Separate them, add a few words, and you wouild have, Did you ever see a home run? The whole class shouted agreement, and the contest got under way. We shall look in and see how it's progressing. Ah! Mark Hinkle is in the lead!! He has: 1. Did you 2 3. Did you 4. Did you S. Did you ever see a cat fish? Did you ever see a day dream? ever see a horse fly? ever see butter fly? ever run up a bill? Elizabeth Masterson with this S is not far behind. 1. Did you 2. Did you 3. Did you 4. Did you S. Did you Richard Thomas very cleverly adds ever hear night fall? ever eat the dates of a ever hear a tree bark? ever see a board walk? ever see a sound wave? calendar? his share to the rapidly growing list. Among them we find: 1. Did you 2. Did you 3. you! 1. Did you 2. Did you 3. Did you 4. Did you S. Did you 6. Did you 7. Did you Here comes 1. Did you 2. Did you 3. Did you 4. Did you S. Did your 6. Did you 7. Did you 8. Did you see a cow hide? see a board fence? see the fire truck? slowly but surely draws ahead with: see a house fly? see a chimney smoke? hear a bugle call? see a cake walk? see a wall flower? see a dog fish? ever hear your eye ball Cbawlj? CVCI' EVCI' CVCI' Margaret Henry ever ever ever ever ever ever John Simons into lead position with: see a rubber band? see power plant? see a window's sash? hear your powder puff? a basket ball? a fox trot? a finger nail? a candle stick? CVCI' CVCI' CVCI' CVCI' CVCI' CVC! CVCI' SCC SCC see CVCI' SCC The contest is over!!! May we congratulate John Simons, the winner!! 42 THE SKETCH Queer Ducks When the Empress Josephine was informed that a woman she detested would, on a certain occasion, wear a dress of deep green, she had her drawing room hastily redecorated at a great cost-wallpaper, furniture coverings, and rugs-in a shade of blue that would make the green dress appear glaring and vulgar. The artist Whisler gratified a grudge against his Venetian landlady by angling for her goldfish, placed temptingly on a ledge beneath his window sill. He caught them, fried them and dropped them dexterously back into their bowl. A society editor being refused a guest list by a haughty lady, retaliated by describing her, year after year, at luincheons, teas, the operas and races as wearing the same lavender dress and picture hat she had worn at the time of the fatal interview. -Reader's Digest John Browning, a stone carver of Potter Hill, Rhode Island, has fashioned out of granite, life-sized statutes of the girls with whom he has had romances, and placed them in a cemetery lot. When her lover, the poet William Congreve, died, Henrietta, Duchess of Marlborough, had a life-sized effigy made exactly to resemble him and dressed as in life. This image sat opposite her at table and she talked to it by the hour. At regular intervals the king's doctor examined the feet for traces of gout, Congreve's old complaint. John D. Rockefeller borrowed a dime from his secretary one day to pay his bus fare home from his office. Be sure to remind me of this transaction, he said. Oh that's nothing, Mr. Rockefeller, replied the secretary. Nothing!,' exclaimed Rockefeller, why that's a whole year's interest on a dollar. Dr. Bruce Bruce Porter, famous English surgeon, once found a slowly dying girl reading a newspaper serial in which the heroine suffered from the disease she had. Hurrying to the author, he was told that the character died in the last installment. Dr. Bruce-Porter persuaded the writer to change the ending-and the serial's heroine and his patient both lived. Noel Coward recently telephoned Western Union a mildly humorous first night telegram for Gertrude Lawrence, a part of the fun being the sig- nature of Mayor LaGuardia. I'm sorry Western Union told him, but you're not allowed to sign a telegram that way. All right, said Mr. Coward, just sign it Noel Coward. Oh, that's just as bad, she said. But I am Mr. Coward, he said. In that case said the young lady, you can sign it Mayor La Guardia. THE SKETCH 43 Paul Kruger, President of the Transvaal, once decided a dispute between two brothers about an inheritance of land in South Africa thus- Let one brother divide the land and let the other have first choice. When Raphael called on a friend and found him out he left neither his name nor a card but instead drew a circle on a piece of paper. His friends knew that only Raphael could draw a perfect circle free hand. John Grimshaw Wilkinson, blind botanist, lost his sight when he was 23, but he learned to distinguish flowers by touching them with the tip of his tongue. He could name instantly each of 5,000 specimens. Wfilliam Hickling Prescott, American man of letters, had his tailor mark his clothes with the exact number of ounces each garment weighed. When he awoke each morning, he asked what the temperature was, and dressed accordingly. Napoleon felt comfortable only in clothes that were too big for him. Marie Antoinette made popular a headdress so towering that doorways had to be made higher and ladies could no longer sit in their carriages, but had to travel kneeling on the floor. William Wilke, the Scottish Homer, wore as many clothes as he could hang on his frame and slept with a dozen blankets on his bed. Mark Twain despised pajamas and always wore a long nightgown. Anita Lourise is left-handed in everything she does except write her name. Mrs. Mattie Payne Blank, widow of a California physician, has driven her car across the continent several times accompanied by a dummy she has named Colonel Pottersby. The Colonel, which she created out of a laundry bag, a Hallowe'en mask, a hat and suit, has proved to be a perfect protec- tion against hitchhikers and suspicious characters. In an Ohio town is a colored man whose last name is Washington. Wash- ington is blessed with 3 sons. When the first son arrived, the father named him George Washington. A second son naturally was called Booker Washington. The third son, if he lives, will go through life as Spokane Washington. 44 THE SKETCH Jokes English Teacher: Now I want you to tell me which of those words are singular and which are plural. Tommy, you take the Hrst, 'trousers'. Tommy Collins fafter deliberationj: Singular at the top and plural lower down, sir. Edgar McMullen fbroke buvt resourcefulj: Joanne, do you know the dif- ference between riding in a tram car and in a taxi? Joanne McKevitt: I'm afraid I don't. Edgar: Then we may just as well take a tram car. Dorothy McCain: What is your favorite sport? Young Doctor: Sleighing. Dorothy McCain: No, I mean apart from businessf' A good book-- The Case of the Missing Ring, or Who Washed the Bath Tub? What is that a picture of? asked a small tot. That's the Goddess of Liberty, replied Big Brother. you can always tell her cause she's got an ice cream cone in her hand. The Scandinavian had just arrived in California, delighted at the way his new car had withstood the trials and tribulations of the trip. How were the roads, Hans Vel, dis guy Lincoln vas a great engineer. But dat Frenchman, De- Tour, he vas no road builder a-tall. Dv In what way are four countries affected when the Negro waiter drops a platter with a turkey on it? 1. The down fall of Turkey. 2. The overflow of Greece. 3. The destruction of China. 4. The humiliation of Africa. Teacher: junior, use 'oiiicious' in a sentence. Jucnior Gamble: When Mary and John fell in the lake he hollered, 'Oh fish us out'. Justine Roseberry: I understood that Senator Green wanted you to act as his private secretary. Simmons: He did, but I was unwilling to accept such a positiong I would have had to sign every document 'Green per Simmons'. Bonnie Vickrey: Was your old man in comfortable circumstances when he died? Mrs. Flanagan: No, he was halfway under a train. Smart Man: Say, sonny what would you wish if you had just one wish? Joe Brower: I'd wish a wish that every time I wished a wish I could have the wish I wished. THE SKETCH 45 Strange Facts 1. In a little American backwoods town is a clock with no machinery except a face, hands and a lever. The lever is connected with a geyser which shoots out an immense column of hot water every 38 seconds. Since the spouting never varies the tenth of a second, the clock keeps perfect time. 2. Fox hunts in England, during the hunting season, have the right of way over railroad trains. Not long ago, an inconsiderate fox led a pack of hounds across the path of a crack London express and delayed it for eight minutes. 3. The big Eye, the 200 inch telescope being built by the California Institute of Technology, is 640,000 times as farsighted as your own eyes. To appreciate its vision, imagine that you are standing in New York looking at a sign across the street. With the Big Eye you could see that same sign clear across the continent to San Francisco. Astronomers expect the telescope will reveal 100,000,000 new universes, most of them galaxies of suns, each as large as our own. 4. In 1876 the late Meville E. Stone, founder of the Associated Press, decided that Chicago should have a penny paper to compete with the nickel ones. The stumbling block was that there were no pennies in circulation there. So Stone, then 28, went to merchants to argue that in the average person's mind 99 cents was a much smaller sum than one dollar. He begged and pleaded and finally convinced them that odd prices would increase their business, and incidentally start pennies in circulation which would buy his paper. He sent to the Philadelphia mint for several barrels of pennies and became Chicago's first penny importer. The idea took hold, his Daily News was a success, and odd price bargains were born. 5. American Scientists have developed a substitute for wools from skimmed milk. 6. As much as two pounds of sludge, dirt, and foreign matter is re- moved by the oil filter of an automobile in 8,000 to 10,000 miles of driving. 7. Only 100 years ago there was not a public library in the United States, almost all furniture was imported from England, an old copper mine in Connecticut was used as a prison, Virginia contained a fifth of the popu- lation of the country, two stage coaches bore all the travel between New York and Boston, and a day laborer considered himself well paid with two shillings a day, the equivalent of S .50 American money. 8. Early North American Indians are known to have used more than 1,100 different kinds of plants for food. The lily family contributed ninety varieties, including eighteen species of onions. 9. One of the most unusual feats ever performed by any animal is the threading of a needle, which was accomplished recently by Chinee, a chim- panzee in the London zoo. 10. The saluki, a hunting dog that has been bred in Arabia, Persia and Egypt for more than 6,000 years, has the oldest pedigree in existence, some- times dating back for a thousand years. They are never sold, only presented as gifts, by their Arab owners. 11. One of the most highly scented flowers is an American cactus. -SELECTED 45 THE SKETCH Jokes The 3 R's- at 16 it's Romance. at 48 it's Rent. at 70 it's Rheumatism. A sign on the door of Jack Sutters room- If I'm studying when you come in, wake me up. Heard between classes-Bill Ormsby: Let's cut classes and take in a movie. Floyd Meyer: Can't do it, old man, I need the sleep. Miss Modlin: How far off are you in your first problem? Ray Beard: just about four seatsf' Miss Nussbaum: In which battle did General Wolfe cry, when he heard of the victory- I die happy? Kenneth Timmons: I think it was his last one. Writing the Sketch is so funny. The school gets all the fame. The printers get all the money, But the STAFF gets all the blame. Jackie Wilson: Don't you know why I refused you? Harry Anderson: I can't think. jackie Wilson: You guessed it. Mrs. Curless: Name three strong nouns. Jean List: Onions, garlic, and limburgerf' 20 Ynmxs Fxom Now Jane Randolph: I studied painting abroad. Wendell Smith: That explains it, I knew I'd never seen a cow like that in America. Miss Kanter: Who is that strange looking man, a teacher? Mrs. Anderson: I doubt it, he looks so busy. CONJUGATION I think, you think He thinks, all think. I copy, you copy, f He copies: all flunk. Doctor: You should take a bath before you retire. Don Faulkner: But, Doctor, I don't expect to retire for another twenty years. THE SKETCI-I 47 Pet Peeves JOSEPHINE YARGER: Groan! After effects of going roller skating. ELIZABETH SELL: Latin verbs. TOM SMITH: My exceedingly big mouth. ELMER EISAMAN: People calling me 'Henpecked'. MELVIN BLUE: People calling me 'Tiny'. BONNIE SMELSER: Jitterbug jackets. JIMMY MICHOS: Exercising my mind. fwhat mind?j JEAN LIST: People saying I'm 'timid'. JOE PFEIFFER: Not being a 9A. CAROLYN GARTHWAIT: Being called 'Toots'. ROBERT GOLDTHWAITE: People calling me 'Giggles'. ROBERT TRUSS: Bein' called 'tall, dark and hanclsome'. JACK PAYNE: Flattery. PHYLLIS YORK: Too little basketball playing. JOE WOLF: This new-fangled jewelry that the 'wimm 'wearin'. ANNA MARIE DUNN: The nick-name 'Mousie'.,' LOIS FUNDERBURG: Being mistaken for 'Shirley Temple' NORMA VOSSLER: Flirting boys. JANE RANDOLPH: I'Ial Smith. MR. STAFFORD: VVooden shoes. MARY E. WITMER: Being called Philip G. MISS BRADFORD: Pupils who don't have their lessons. D: Q in-folks are MARGARET SCHEERER: People telling me their troubles. LEONARD LASKY: My feet requiring such large size shoes. MISS DANIELS: Paper wads. JOSEPHINE DIXON: My pet peeve is Robert Goff. MR. CUSHING: My pet peeve is charm bracelets. ROY VOGEL: My curly hair. BARBARA LOOMIS: People calling me 'rusty'. MRS. CURLESS: My pet peeve is swing music. MR. CAMPBELL: My bald head. BARBARA MERRITT: Miss Scudder's Algebra tests. HARRY ANDERSON: My numerous 10th periods. MISS SCUDDER: Pupils sharpening pencils during class. JACK SILVER: People calling me 'Shrimp'. BETTY SPRECHER: Being described as 'flighty'. MISS STURGIS: Getting up early. MISS KANTER: My ability to lose things. RUTH ANN PAPE: Anonymous phone calls. BILL ORMSBY: Library fines. .4 43 .. SKETCH A Tale of Folks About School EARNHART got into his NASH and drove to the SMALL home of SWEET ISABELLE. As he neared the cottage he saw her standing in the doorway, dressed in a SCHEERER SILVER GOWIN. She welcomed him with great JOY. As they seated themselves on the COUCHfmanj, a LOWDEN knocking was heard at che door. WILEY VOSSLER burst into the room! Your mortgage money is due! he shrieked. Either you marry me or I will put you out of this WHITE cottage! Suddenly EARNHART leaped to his feet! I challenge you to a duel tomorrow morning at sunrise! he shouted. The WINNER will get Isabelle in marriage! I accept the challenge, Vossler said. I shall win, he added in a BRAGG-ing voice. The nxet DAY, BRIGHT and early, they were in a FAIRFIELD, over- looking the GREEN shore of the LAKE, under a VICKERY nut tree. ISABELLE was GRAY with fright. EARNHART was GRIM because of his GAMBLE with death. Just then the villain arrived in his new PACK- ARD. UHL be sure to losef' he said to the brave hero. I will keep the KEY to the cottage, and your CARR, Isabelle told WILEY VOSSLER! If you lose, I keep them both, and if you win you get to marry me and get to keep them, too. While EARNHART looked to see if his sword was SHARP, the villain took his CAIN and went down to the Creek to get a drink. When he heard a SHROLL HORN blow he knew it was time to go back to the field and fight the duel. He looked very CROSS as he climbed the high HILL near a deserted CAMP. In a few minutes all was ready and the duel began! Please make PEACE with each other, Isabelle begged, and we can go and play GOFF. The FEIGHNERS did not hear her, so intent were they on fighting each other. In WOHNLICK the FRAKES is over! The WINNER, EARNHART. Oh, I LOVE you so, Isabelle breathed. The villain lay on the ground, dead. Your work is DUNN,,' she added. Let's go into the cottage and start the FURNESS, it's getting cold. They went in by the SOUTHGATE. Suddenly they heard a loud whistling sound!!! It was a WORRELL-wind! It BLUE the roof off the cottage. Let us flee, Earnhart cried. We shall go to FRANTZV' Before they started they put VOSSLER in a COFFIN and buried him. Their CARR ate up the MILES. The storm was over. Carry me onto the boat, Isabelle said, because it's RAINEY out. They joulrneyed to FRANTZ, and we shall leave the SWI- I-LARTS sitting in a TEEGARDEN talking a great DEAL to some FRENCH people. -MARY LOU SWEET THE SKETCH 49 WISE SAYINGS OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN The discontented man finds no easy chair. As often as we do good, we sacrifice. He who gives promptly gives twice as much. Great talkers, little doers. He that cannot obey, cannot command. Approve not of him who commends all you say. Paintings and fightings are best seen at a distance. The worst wheel of the cart makes the most noise. The use of money is all the advantage there is in having money. A laugh is worth a hundred groans in any market. By diligence and patience the mouse ate the cable. Men take more pains to mask than to mend. I He that composeth himself is wiser than he that composeth books. After crosses and losses men grow humbler and wiser. Search others for their virtues, thyself for thy faults. Hear no ill of a friend nor speak any of an enemy. He that falls in love with himself will find no rival. I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. --ABRAHAM LINCOLN I will study and prepare myself and perhaps some day my chance will come. The Flag There are many flags in many lands There are flags of every hue, But there's never la flag in any land Like our own red, white and blue. -ABRAHAM LINCOLN I know where the prettiest colors are, Pm sure if I only knew How to get them here, I could make a flag Of our own red, white and blue. I would cut a piece from the evening sky, Where the stars were shining through, And use it just as it was on high For my stars and field of blue. Then I'd take a part of a fleecy cloud And some red from a rainbow bright, And I'd put them together, side by side, For my stripes of red and white. Then hurrah for the flag-our country's flag, lt's stripes and white stars, toog For there's never a flag in any land Like our own red, white and blue. -WARREN DoucI.As 59 THEg SKETCI-I -- Last Will and Testament of the 9A Class We the 9A class of Martin Boots Junior High School, being of sound mind and body, and equipped with sound teeth, wind, and very little else, are on the point of departing from this particular world of scholastic activity, feeling it our duty to pass onto those who follow, sundrey and divers odds and ends, which MAY benefit them as little as they did us, we do hereby will and bequeath: Mary Jane Stover wills her artistic talents to Joe Wolf. Karl Vaughn wills his giggle', to Robert Goldthwaite. Norma Vossler wills her blushes to her brother Gene. Roy Vogel wills his curly hair to Jack Sutter. Jackie Wilson wills her beautiful UQ voice to Linda Lewis. Betty Hillsamer wills her green eyes to James Teegarden. Barbara Loomis wills her freckles to Herbert Buteau. Eugene Packard wills his suave manner to John Weller. Harry Anderson wills his permanent wave to John Ehret. Mary Eleanor Witmer wills her complexion to Carolyn Garthwaite. Mary Ellen McCall wills her blonde locks to Lois Funderburg. Don McKee will his girl friends to Jack Payne. Vivian Marshall wills her shyness to Jeanne List. Jimmy Michos will his reputation to Teddy Bob Taylor. Jean McClain wills her lipstick to Darlene Ellis. Elmer Eisaman wills his udefinitionsn to Violet Anderson. Billy Williamson wills his height to Bob Ormsby. Barbara Merritt wills her popularity to Janet Turner. Dale McMasters will his executive ability to Jack Joy. Betty McKeown wills her wooden shoes to Phyllis York. Junior Byington wills his nickname, Buggs,' to Mark Hinkle. Bonnie Smelser wills her radical ideas to her sister, Mildred. George Rhetts wills his physique to Robert Truss. Mary Lou Sweet wills her long hair to Roberta Cougill. Wendell Smith wills his monotone to Phillip Young. Ruth Ann Pape wills her talkativeness to Paula Sweet. Stanley Coffman wills his curlers,' to Chester Booth. Donna Ellis wills her admirers to Patty Miller. Hal Smith wills his middle name to Ernest Terhune. Delores Swathwood wills her good grades to Mary Weimer. Leonard Lasky will his big feet to his sister, Shirley. Josephine Dixon Wills her intelligence to her sister, Donna. Jane Randolph wills her vocabulary to Bob Simons. Margaret Scheerer wills her latin grades to Eula Anderson. Mary Lynn Buchanan wills her angora sweaters to Miss Sturgis. Patricia Camp wills her musical talents to Marjorie Johnson. Merrel Coflin wills his big brown eyes to Katherine Piper. Peggy Goebel wills her piano playing to Jeanne Young. Continued on Page 54 THE SKETCH S5 Calendar SEPTEMBER 12-First day of school and many long faces. 13-Everyone welcomes the new 7B's and hopes they will like it here. 14-7B's scurrying around everywhere, and Where They Stop-Nobody Knows. 16-Several people have already paired off! Fast workers! 19-Starting another 5 days of child labor. 22-The entire school welcomes Miss Daniels, Miss Cagley and other new members of the faculty. 23-Bonnie Smelser seen leaving the school lugging lots of books. My! What a studious child! 26-What a weekend! One more hour of sleep would have helped so-o-o-o-o much! 28-Got my seat- changed in study hall today. Whispered too much! 30-10th period from Mr. Campbell tonight! Such is life! OCTOBER 3-Beginning the second month of school. Only 8 more months to go! 4-Still having spring fever, and in the fall too! Oh! My! 5Billy Chambers was seen casting glances at Josephine Dixon in Biology class, today. 13-Everyone saw a movie today, Trees and Men. Got out of Alg. test. 14-Whoopee! Friday KNOW I can go roller skatingj. 17-Only five 10th periods so far. 18-Carnival tonight! Expect to see everyone there. 19-The Carnival was a howling success! Did I have fun! 20-Heard the Welsh singers today. Enjoyed it! 21-Must have been chewing my gum too hard! Got a 10th period, and on Friday, too! 24-Back to the grindstone again. 25-The 7B's are still getting lost. One walked into Alg. today. 26-Miracles do happen! Vacation for 2 days, State Teachers Meeting. 27-Imagine! The hamburgers in the Cafeteria were hot! 28-Donlt worry! We're not boy shy! We're just another new club, the F.N.B. 31-Watch yourself tonight, a ghost may get you! NOVEMBER 1-Have you seen a flash about? We're looking for Miss Sturgis. 3-Getting rather chilly. Widder hass cub. 8-Having sales regularly now. Allowances are dwindling fast. 10-just paid an I.O.U. I now have Sc between me and starvation. 11-Armistice Day-Homage paid to all soldiers. 15-10th period classes still the biggest. 16-Dr. Trueblood gave an interesting talk today. What was it about? I don't know. I was asleep. THESKETCH -Paperwads buzzing through study hall. -Thanksgiving program today. A slight casualty occurred when Mary Lou Sweet forgot her speech. -M. B. plays at Alexandria tonight. Good luck, boys! DECEMBER -Such excitement! A marionette show! Imagine! -Went Xmas shopping today. Met All mv friends in Woolworth's. -Another movie today! About Greyhound Buses. -Sh! I will tell you a secret! Santa is coming!! -Slid all the way to school today. -Is Melvin Blue going to send Ruth Ann Pape a Christmas present???? Guess we will have to wait and see!!!! -Didn't I see Christina Lemon walking into study hall with Jack Ogle? Wonder why ? ?? -Martin Boots plays tonight! Letls all go and cheer them on to victory. -All the pretty 9A's had their pictures taken today. -Wouldnlt it be fine to find Bob Goff in your stocking?? How about it Rosey Blackburn? -Everyone is getting ready for the Delta banquet tomorrow. Are you going? -Martin Boots plays Elwood tonight. QI-Iere's hopingj Miss Scudder gave us all candy suckers fDum-Dumsj today. We think the name ap- propriate. Don't you? -The Xmas play, Trees, was given today. It was COLOSSAL! No more school for awhile, and we all want to stay SO bad! JANUARY -Vacation is over. Woe is me! -M. B. walloped McCulloch 32 to 15, at the first game of the city series. - Hold Tight! Hold Tight! Many of our pupils seems to be taking it literally. -M. B. plays Wabash here tonight. I'm rootin' for you team! -Victory once more. 34 to 19. -joe Wolf is 1 reason why teachers get gray! -M. B. bumps up against Fairmount tonight. -Martin Boots is just tooooo good. Won again. -9A Banquet is tonight. Everybody hoping it wonlt rain so their hair will be curly. -It rained! Banquet was a success anyway. American Legion Awards given. Lucky couple were Maud Scherer and Jack Bevans-Congra- tulations! -Gas City plays M. B. here tonight. Hope we win! -We won as usual. 51 to 9-not bad!!! -M. B. tackles Anderson this evening. Good luck! QYou'll need it.j -M. B. needed too much luck. Lost 16 to 29. FEBRUARY -Too bad Mr. Stafford had to change study hall seats. Phyllis Love and THE SKETCI-1 53 Bud Lavengood were having SUCH a good time! 2-Did or didn't the ground hog see his shadow today? 3-Still wondering about the above question. Time alone will tell. 8-M. B. plays Anderson tonight. fGot my fingers crossedlj 9--We lost last night, M. B.-9-Anderson 19. fToo bad boyslj 10-Kept us busy in study hall watching Don McKee watch Pee-Ween Vossler. 14-Valentines and candy floating 'round today. Did you get yours? 15-We play Alexandria tonight. I'll see you at Haag's after the game! 16-M. B. won 18-17. That sure was c-l-o-s-e! 17- Ah Choo! Luffly weather we're having! 20--Since yesterday was Sunday-today must be Monday. Do you agree Margaret Scherer? MARCH 1-Second city series game to night. I'm sure the remaining players on the varsity will pull through. 2-Almost sure! We lost! 21-22. Not bad! Mary Eleanor Witmer was seen sitting over on the McCulloch side. Could Everett Dubuque be the attraction? 6-March winds blowing. fYou know the old saying!j But we won't go into that! 8-Last city series game tonight-M. B. we're pulling for you! 9-McCulloch edged out M. B. 21 to 16. Congratulations McCulloch!! 10-Frank Buck's Bring 'em Back Alivev movie was here today. Regional t0II10I'1'0W. 13-Kokomo won the regional-The Giants had a good season anyway. 16- Flutter! F1utter! Lee Wiley, a stranger to M. B. has turned out to be most enchanting! Do-n't you think so, Elizabeth Sell? 7-That year old mystery! What does F.N.B. mean? Incidentally, it's the name of a club. Un case you didn't already knowj . 21-9A's had their pictures taken today. Qjack Hooker took up a collection to have his camera fixed after taking the pictures.j 24-Betty Ann McKeown seen gracing the corridors of old M. B. in the new and attractive wooden shoes. fClump! Clumplj fDrives us batty!j 28-Sour notes coming from room 120. Cscuse me, only kiddingj 30-Operetta this afternoon and evening. Don't miss it!! 3 1 -Operetta was big success-Orchids to Mrs. Brown, Miss Sturgis, Mr. Cushing, and all other people that helped make this operetta a corker. Pat Camp and Russell Enyeart were very good as hero and heroine. The chorus and others also carried their parts exceptionally Well. APRIL 3-We see new Spring clothes blossoming forth along M. B.'s shadowy corridors. 4-Congratulations to all the BOYS who were elected officers of the 9A class. Better luck next time, girls ! ! ! 5-Sketch movie today. The Healer, starring Mickey Rooney. It was 54 g SKETCI-I swell ! ! ! 6-The grade school had an operetta here today. We went of course. Or did we? 7-Spring vacation starts today. Will I have fun ! ! ! 8-Saturday I know, but we want to remind you that Easter is Sunday. 11-Back to school again. NOT ready, willing, or able for studies. 12- HEARD Wendel Smith got an anonymous phone call last night. Won- der Who could have been so naughty! 14-Characters for the 9A class play were chosen today. We hear that Eu- gene Packard, current heart-throb, has a part. I bet a certain prompter is glad of that! fNot to mention nameslj 17-A terrific Algebra test. CHalf the class flunked!!j 19-It seems the fashion to go skating on Friday night. It also seems that there is a certain girl whose initials are Mae Harwood whom Leonard Lasky is quite interested in. MAY 3-Practically all the 9A's tied up for the Banquet-Why ask so early boys? 5-Lynn Buchanan, instead of giving the M. B. boys a tumble, still goes for the sport reporter on the '38 Sketch fan old flame never dies, etc.j 11-Hookey was just what the doctor ordered, but Mr. Hooker has different ideas, Ho Hum. 15-Have gotten so I count the days, hours and minutes 'till June 3-or sompin' to that effect. 18-Patrol boys still get in my hair! 22-How can you study when the sun shines and birds call you sucker? 24- Spring is in the air, sighed Joan Williamson and gazed at Jack Sutter. He incidentally, gazed right back. 29-Burning midnight oil-Decided at the last minute that I'd better study. 31-just a little more drudgery, kids,,' and Whoopee '!!! we'll be out- Quntil next fallj. JUNE 1-Aren't we smart? We passed. fBy the skin of our teeth.j 3-Back today to get our cards. We just couldn't forget them. No-o-0-o! Last Will and Testament of the 9A Class Continued From Page 50 Russell Enyeart wills his singing voice to Rudy Gordon. Willadean Jeffrey wills Joe Pfeiffer to Joan Day. Phyllis Love wills Buddy Lavengoodn to Sally Chapman. Jack Lowden wills his talents as a comedian', to his sister, Betty. Eugene Lincoln wills his seriousness to Don Earnhart. Lee Wiley wills his uknowledgei' to Georgia Connelly. Arthelia Street wills her friendly smile to Anna Marie Dunn. Jeanetta Gilliland wills her Algebra grades to Mary Ellen Swaney. Willidean Powell wills her upentathalon medals to Sara Shields. Shirley Fortney wills her personality Q???j to Miss Kanter. THE SKETCH Autographs THE SKETCH Autographs S ! E! 5 5 5 E i'- 5 L3 2 Q 5 42 E 'C I E 5