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

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22 THE SKETCH American Legion Awards june 1940 January 1941 jean Powell Betty Circle Don Earnhart Don Rinehart Iune 1941 january 1942 Patricia Hunt Violet Anderson Robert Truss John Jones

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THE SKETCI-1 21 Girls Athletics Miss Sinclair came to us from the High Schoollthis year. A graduate of Earlham College, she is proving herself to be a competent gym teacher. In the annual kick pin tournament, 104 won the honors for the seventh grade. 106 for the eighth grade and 202 and 4 held the joint champion- ship in the ninth grade. The high-light of the sports activities is Pentathlon. All girls with the required number of points go to Memorial Field where they participate in five activities: high-jumping, 50 yard dash, obstacle race, target-throw, and baseball throw. Medals are awarded to the girls with outstanding records. Boys Sports Boys on the team are James Beekman, Keith Heller, Edwin Love, Paul Smith, Dayne Bonta, Henry Dillon, Paul Cain, Bob Blacker, and Frank Welch. Richard Nelson also was a member of the team before moving. Martin Boots Swayzee 13 Martin Boots Wabash 12 Martin Boots Peru 12 Martin Boots Kokomo 12 Martin Boots Wabash 7 Matrin Boots Swayzee 10 Martin Boots McCulloch 21 Martin Boots Kokomo 20 Martin Boots Fairmount 18 Martin Boots Peru 24 Martin Boots Anderson 25 Martin Boots Fairmount 9 Martin Boots Anderson 29 Martin Boots McCulloch 15 Martin Boots McCulloch 15 Decathlon, an annual event at both the Martin Boots and McCulloch schools will again be held this year. This track event, includes the shot put, high jump, standing and running broad jump, one hundred yard dash, free throw, chins, sit-ups, dips, and running hop, step and jump. The medals are given on the number of points won. These points are made possible by the above events. Boys receiving 9,200 points, or over, get the coveted gold medal, 8,700 points, a silver medal, and 6,200 a bronze medal. This event is held at Memorial Field yearly.

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I I h TTFVFP THE SKETCH 2-4 American Legion Award As you probably all know, each semester the American Legion award is presented to the outstanding boy and girl of the graduating class. The boy must best represent the following points-courage, leadership, honor, service and scholarship, While the girl is chosen on the basis of courage, companionship, character, service and scholarship. The purpose of this award is to build the citizenship of the boys and girls. These awards have been given since 1934 in our school to the fol- lowing people. june 1934 Betty Bowman June 1938 Barbara Swaney g Joe Stuart Milton Abel , Jan. 1935 Mary Jane Murphy Jan. 1939 Maud Scherer James Parks jack Bevan June 1935 Catherine Cox june 1939 Mary Lynn Buchanan Dick Davis Merrel CoHin Jan. 1936 Gabriel Graves Jan. 1940 Eula Anderson Dick Collins Russell Lavengood jr. June 1936 jane Ballard June 1940 Jean Ellen Powell Robert McCoy Don Brady Earnhart Jan. 1937 Harriett Rhetts Jan. 1941 Betty Circle john Overman Don Rinehart June 1937 Emily Jean George June 1941 Patty Hunt Leslie Dold Robert Truss Jan. 1938 Betty Brunk jan. 1942 Violet Anderson Robert Wysong john Jones This year, for the first time, there will be offered an award to the pupil of the 9A Class, who in the estimation of the faculty of Martin Boots Junior High School best exemplifies the high qualities expressed in the following lines.- The hope to win, the zeal to dare, Contempt for what is base and meang Pride in achievement that is fair, And high regard for what is cleang The strength that is in Brotherhood, The courage that proclaims success, The will to strive for what is good, And first and always worthiness. This award will be given yearly by Mrs. Anderson and shall be called The Bertha M. Anderson Award of Merit. It requires infinite patience and sympathy to be dean or assistant principal over 800 or more pupils each year for a period of many years. Such has been the work of Mrs. Bertha M. Anderson at Martin Boots school. Not only has she been brave, but patient, courageous and gentle through it all. She has served in capacity of mother, teacher, and doctor. Every wound made mentally or physically has been given special attention by her. Never too busy but what she has time to listen to one's needs and advise cheerfully. Every pupil can truly say with me, To know her is to love her.