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

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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.

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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

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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.