Martinsville High School - Artesian Yearbook (Martinsville, IN)

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Sweet, Nita Meadows, Miss Shufflebarger. TOP ROW: Carol Gray, Kenneth Dalton, Barbara Sheets, Anna Maye Stine, Keith Sichting, Shirley Stump, Suzanne Rose, Bruce Throck¬ morton, Myrna Reynolds. To become a Thespian, a Dramatics Club member must have earned 25 points through participation in plays, by attending stage pro¬ ductions, selling class-play tickets, or serving as an officer or as a committeeman. man, D. Lowder, M. Kennedy, M. Lovett, M. Bastin, B. J. Hess, A. M. Stine, N. Parks, S. Stump, M. Dunn, J. Dixon, R. Hatley, Miss Shufflebarger. TOP ROW: M. E. Kriner, M. Summers, M. J. Porter, S. Hannum, B. Sheets, D. Richards, M. Reynolds, J. Cherry, C. Austin, S. Rose, L. Davis, J. Hastings. THESPIANS — BOTTOM ROW: Jackie Roberts, Bill Had¬ ley, Johnny Dixon, Danny Myers, Ray Ayers. SECOND ROW: Linda Davis, Doris Lowder, Marilyn Telfer, Dolores Maxwell, Louise Schnaiter, Anna Ruth Bastin, Maurine T keApianA Membership in Thespian Troop 818 is the dream of every MHS Dramatic Club member, for it signifies excellence in the field of acting. DRAMATICS —BOTTOM ROW: W. Hadley, W. Elliott, D. Myers, D. Collins, K. Dalton, K. Sichting, C. Knoy, R. Ayers, D. Wise, J. Roberts. SECOND ROW: N. Meadows, P. J. Carmichael, C. Baker, C. Gray, L. Schnaiter, S. Begge- man, C. Fowler, M. Sweet, A. R. Bastin, D. Maxwell, M. Telfer, C. Fisher. THIRD ROW: B. Throckmorton, L. Free- Page Twenty-seven

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Dramatists Forsake Stage for Dance Floor “Gosh, I’m scared!” “Oh, I hope I make it!” “How many do you think they’ll let in this year?” These are just a few of the excited comments overheard as hopeful Thespians take last-minute breaths before making their try-out perform¬ ances for the Dramatics Club. Once accepted for member¬ ship, students begin participating in the various activities offered by the club. Among these are attending stage pro¬ ductions at I. U., having a club party, and having a club picnic at the end of the year. The highlight of the year, however, turned out to be the semi-formal dance held March 21. A Drama-Night was planned, and rehearsals were underway for the three plays that were to be presented to the public, but this event had to be postponed by the sponsor’s illness, and then the over¬ crowded calendar forced the club to give up the project. The dance more than made up for it, though. It was an extra-gala affair, complete with balloons. Three members of Ed Yates’ band from I. U., a trombone, piano, and bass, furnished the very dance-able music, and fruit punch and cookies com¬ pleted the picture. A very good crowd of students and guests enjoyed the evening. This year’s Dramatics Club has a membership of fifty. Barbara Sheets served as president; Marilyn Telfer, vice- president; Maurine Sweet, secretary, and Tom Cramer, treasurer. “Ballin’ the Jack” is earnestly danced by Sid Williams, Paulette Kennedy, Doris Lowder, Bill Patton, Carol Gray, John Dixon, Tim McGuire, and Eileen O’Connor at the club’s March shindig. Sitting out a dance at the Leap Year frolic are Bob Diller, Danny Myers, Mary Zarlington, and Martha Evans, while John Badger and friend Agnes Warner take to the floor. Page Twenty-six

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TOP: Business manager Jon Lee uses the inter¬ school phone to get information for typist Pat Mc¬ Daniel’s report, which is being dictated by Miss Margaret Rose, the Artesian financial adviser. A camera and a pencil are the chief weapons of a yearbook’s editorial staff. John Bremer, editorial adviser, wields the camera and gives advice to Max Smith, junior editor, and Shirley Walters, editor-in- chief. BOTTOM: Home room 14, commandeered by Miss Rose, handled the sales end of the yearbook in home rooms, establishing a new sales record. The yearbook staff included 11 writers, a photog¬ rapher, and a student artist. BOTTOM ROW: W. Fisher, A. Bastin, L. Davis, M. Sweet. SECOND ROW: D. Maxwell, K. Dalton, C. Cooper, N. Meadows. TOP ROW: D. Wylie, C. Austin, G. Adkins, S. Schnaiter. Yearbook Staff Tries To Repeat High ' 52 Ratings Attempting to equal last year’s accom¬ plishments, the 1952 Artesian staff has care¬ fully planned a book centering on the theme of building. This theme is derived from the building of a new farm shop. It is developed further by showing that the building of skills, character, personality, and physical well¬ being is the function of the school program. Last year’s Artesian, edited by Jack Cra- gen, received an All-American honor rating from the National Scholastic Press Associa¬ tion of the University of Minnesota. This is the first time that the Artesian has received the highest honor. The ’50-’51 yearbook also received a First Place from Columbia Scholas¬ tic Press Association. This was our first entry at Columbia. The staff wishes to express sincere grati¬ tude to Miss Margaret Rose, business adviser; John Bremer, editorial adviser, and art teach¬ er Roy Rankin, who designed the cover. Work on this year’s annual began last spring with the taking of baseball and track pictures and other events of interest which Page Twenty-eight