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

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, THE SKETCI-I 41 Interesting Facts-continued from page 30 Iowa got its first pheasants by accident, a windstorm blew over pens and liberated about 2,000 of them near Cedar Falls. We know that Arizona's famous meteor crater was found at least 700 years ago, because there are trees growing inside the crater with many growth rings. Paul Revere, along with his many other trades, was also a dentist. japanese are not slant eyed. It is a fold of the upper lid known as the mongolian eyefold, which gives the appearance of slanting. Snow is colorless, not white. Its apparent whiteness is due to re- flection and refraction of light from the numerous surfaces of its crystals. A tornado usually lasts less than one minute in any one place. Population of Tibet has been estimated by different authorities at figures ranging from 700,000 to 6,000,000. A stream loaded with sediment will flow faster than one that is clean. Sediment represses the turbulence. Honeybees, during time of swarming, are full of honey and when in this condition ind it very hard to use stingers. One of the largest landslides in history wiped out a part of the town of Franls, Alberta, in 1903. Ninety million tons of rocks gave way and rushed down on the sleeping population at terrific speed, and a crew of miners, working in a shaft on the slopes, dug their way out after the slide had passed over. Roger Hornsby once hit a home run through a hole in the fence. Golfers at Pinehurst, N.C., adopted resolutions to aid national defense by losing fewer balls. It takes a sprinter a tenth of a second to start moving after the sound of the starter's gun. James Emery jr., Charleston, Mass., was the first man in the world to pay a telephone bill. 118771 . Mustard gas is a liquid. A U. S. postman is not required to deliver your mail of you have a vicious dog that is not kept under control. The plastic industry is not of recent origin, but dates back to 1867, when John Hyatt, Albany, N.Y., discovered cellulose nitrate and plasticized it by mixing with camphor. Eli Whitney was the father of mass production in America. In 1798, he took a government contract to manufacture rifles, and he made machine tools that turned out gun parts which for the first time, were interchang- eable. Wrought iron bombards, one of the early form of cannon, were set in the ground and could not be aimed. They were fired only once a day, being loaded at night, and stones were used for shot. In Egypt, camels coming to market are x-rayed since officials found half-pound cans of opium were being smuggled in their stomachs. Midgets have been found useful on airplane assembly jobs where certain operations call for work in spaces that are too small for normal sized mechanics.

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THE SKETCH Do You Know? The President who was elected on the money issue? The President who lived to see his son inaugurated as President? The President who was a grandson of a former President? The President who was both our 22nd and 24th President? The President who was responsible for the name White House? The President who at grandson of a former President? The President who was the sole sunnort of his mother and her eight children. when he was fourteen vears old? The President's wife who held -the first Inaugural Ball. The President who made a verv triumnhant tour of the world after he had served two terms? - The President who was the father of Fonrreen children? The President whose daughter elneed with Tefferson Davis? The President who entered the White House with four motherless sons? The President who overcome the handicap of being born with a rich father? The President who said- Men ,dn not make laws. thev discover them? The President who took the oath on his n1orher's Bible? The President who afterward became the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court? The President who served the shortest term? The President who served in nublic office for SS years? The only unmarried President? The President who said, Sneak softlv and carrv a big stick? The first Vice-President to become President on the death of the Presi- dent? Who was the first American born President? The President who revealed the Harrison Silver Act and held the country to a gold basis? The President's wife who never went to school, vet raised her own son to the Presidency and was the first American woman to be presented at court? The President who was impeached, yet never convicted, and afterward served his full term? IConlinued on page 451

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42 THE SKETCH Seventh and Eighth Grade Basketball Team 7th GRADE TEAM Bottom Row-Bill Earnhart, Bill Raabe, Richard Weagley, Eugene Coffel, Bobby Hulley, Clyde Green, Richard Rauch, Billy Ellis. Sth GRADE TEAM Second Row--Bob Althouse, Fred Shinault, Dick Dessing, Billy Runyon, Donald Allen, Laverne Wiley, Mr. Campbell. Third Row-Kenny Manwell, Xen Lemon, Max Horn, Bob McCaiferty, Charles Tibbets. Extra-Curricular Activities Latin Contest Martin Boots sent Mary jo Lett and Martha Neal to the county Latin contest where Mary Jo placed second and Martha placed third. At the district contest at Muncie, Martha won first place which honor entitles her to compete in the state finals at Bloomington. Grchids to you, Miss Betzner, and your two able students. The Astonisher A school paper published once every six weeks was started last fall by a group of intrested students. Copies were sold by subscription or single copy. News of school interest was published as well as certain feature articles. Miss Daniels, the sponsor, and the entire staff are to be congrat- ulated on their initiative and fine work. The Chefs' Club The Chefs' Club is a cooking club for 7th grade boys who desire to learn how to cook some of the simple foods. The club meets every other Wednesday after school under the leadership of Miss Modlin. Supplies are bought from money collected from a cookie sale, and from all reports the result is very satisfactory.