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

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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.

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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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24 THE SKETCH School Departments ' Biology Biology is taken only in the ninth grade and is an elective subject. Its purpose is to acquaint students with animal and plant life. Students are required to have two projects during a semester. Biology classes are held two periods every day. Mr. Hopkins is the teacher. Languages Latin is the only language taught in Martin Boots. The 8A's how- ever are taught the fundamentals of French, Latin and Spanish in General Language. Latin is an elective subject in the ninth grade. Miss Betzner is the teacher. Social Science Social Science is taught in the seventh and eighth grades. It combines the study of history and geography and is replaced by Economic Citizen- ship in the ninth grade. Music In the seventh and eighth grades music is a part time subject but in the ninth grade Glee Club is taken every day. All students are required to take music in the seventh, while in the eighth and ninth it is elective. Mrs. Bowman is the teacher. Home Economics Home economics is a required subject in the seventh, while in the eighth and ninth grades it is elective. Its purpose is to acquaint girls with cooking and sewing. In the seventh and eighth grades it is a part time sub- ject, but in the ninth it is taken every day. Art For students of the seventh grade, art is required. But in the eighth and ninth grades is an elective subject. Art in the seventh and eighth grades consists of color designs. Ninth grade students take art in general. Mr. Campbell is the teacher of this subject. Literature Literature is required in all the Junior High School grades. In the seventh and eighth grades Literature is a full time subject, studied the entire school year. In the ninth grade there are eighteen weeks of litera- ture and eighteen weeks of English. General Science General Science teaches students to face and solve everyday problems with intelligence and it also teaches students the laws of nature. General Science is a required subject in the eighth grade. English English, like Literature, is a required subject in the seventh and eighth grades. It is taught but one semester in the ninth grade, however. It is taught to students to help them speak and write correctly.