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

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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.

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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

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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