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

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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

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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

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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.