Martinsville High School - Artesian Yearbook (Martinsville, IN)

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A less pleasant part of first day festivi¬ ties is the purchase of books and payment of fees; James Neptune pays English fees to Mr. Carson and Mr. Caress. Miss Rose peers from among mountains of books, paper, and pencils to make change for Carol Austin. The first convocation each year is used for the introduction of new faculty mem¬ bers and explanation of the purposes of the various school organizations. Bailey Davis, speechless a moment in the face of the camera, quickly recovered and was able to recite the Hi-Y pledge and creed. Mr. Shaw gave a brilliant three- minute inaugural. a thousand Artesians As the year wore on, our band steadily improved. Mr. Telfer seems to display a critical attitude at our first pep session , while Mr. Elliott waves the baton. The basketball fever was instilled in everyone by a pep session over which Her Honor Judge Gray presided. Robert Payne, not properly impressed by the seriousnes of the situation, is sworn in by the court bailiff, Shirley Walters, and Prosecutor Gerald Holmes takes the floor to convict him. At Christmastime, a young man’s dreams lightly turn to thoughts of vaca¬ tion. Merrill Adams decorates one of the big trees in the auditorium. Mrs. Mc- Krill, with the voice of experience, ad¬ vises Don Coffey and Bob Reynolds on the fine art of Christmas tree trimming.

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PLAYTIME IS OVER The collection of vacation time gossip; the meeting of the “dreamy” new teachers; hoping you’re not in that slave-driver’s class; wondering if you’ll get the same lunch hour as HIM or HER; the informal schedule conferences with Principal Kurtz: All these are included in the flurry and excitement of getting back to school. GTTMFo to buckle down to work again for On the first day of school, too, a group of perplexed junior high students puzzle over the intricacies of the combination lock. Meanwhile some seventh-grade new¬ comers to M.H.S. are advised and counseled by Assistant Principal Ward Brown.

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One of the perplexing problems facing seniors this year was whether to go to college and, if so, where. In an attempt to solve this conundrum, Marvin Williams and Patsy Ayres direct ques¬ tions to counselors from Butler and Ball State during the College Day program. One of the feature athletic events of the year was the G.A.A. basketball game. Mary Jo Ander¬ son and Peggy Carr are caught by the camera. Cream pies figured prominently in the between- halves cheer leader stunt pulled off by Walter Bates, Bob Payne, Bill Neal, and Jim West, under the direction of Martin Boggs. Muscular Max Cain submits to cap and gown chest measurement by senior adviser John Bremer, while Mary Ellen Hammans gets the cranial circumference of Patsy Ayres. Betty Kent is recorder for this annual chore in Period 2 government class. TIME sped by A group of itinerant gypsies transformed the auditorium stage into an old camping ground for the operetta “Chonita,” presented by the Mixed Chorus. Springtime arrives and with it spring fever. Richard Bray and John Thomas move at an even more indolent pace than usual, while Janet Gibson, Carolyn Swisher and Jane Brock, despite protective garb, enjoy spring zephyrs. Crownded conditions were evident throughout the year, but never more manifest than during the passing periods. Once into the human tide, one could neither turn, nor stop, nor speed ahead.