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

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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

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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.

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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