Martinsville High School - Artesian Yearbook (Martinsville, IN)

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Appreciating the Spiritual Martinsville, located be¬ tween our capital city and a state university, has many cultural advantages. Freedom of religion is enjoyed by those who at¬ tend each Sunday the church of their choice. For cultural activities the high school auditorium provides a place to display local talent as well as many professional programs. Pro¬ ductions presented at I. U. One of the annual ti ' aditions of Hi-Y is to attend church in a body. On a brisk, snowy morn¬ ing the club was well repre¬ sented at the new First Metho¬ dist Church. LEFT — Sunshine officers conducting an impres¬ sive formal initiation service in the Methodist church are Shirley Stump, Mary Zarlington, recording secre¬ tary; Sharon Hannum, president; Linda Davis, cor¬ responding secretary, and Carol Adams, vice-presi¬ dent. RIGHT — Speaking to the student body during a Christian Youth Fellowship program is the Rev. Ervin Thompson of the First Christian Church. Page Twelve

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Citizenship How better to learn the advantages of the American free enterprise system than to make a business deal? Lawrence Stafford is just one of a number of farm boys who have obtained bank loans for their agricul¬ tural projects in the last few years. Banker Merrill Wil¬ son makes out the note in his office at the First Na¬ tional Bank. D. A. R. certificate to an outstanding senior girl citizen, the Kennedy essay prizes, and the sponsorship of pupils to Girls State and Boys State. Citizenship is the primary goal of the history and govern¬ ment classes. Membership in the National Honor Society is voted to a limited number of juniors and seniors. Serving as club officers, class officers, and members of the Student Council offers valuable training in lead¬ ership. Learning to be good citizens on the road are Bruce Neal, Francis Drans- field, Janet Davis, Phil Goetcheus, Naomi Bales, Doris Richards Clark, and Janet Nail, all members of one of Mr. Bisesi’s driver training classes. Who wouldn’t like to take a trip to Mexico? Even though Don Mac- Farland, Phyllis Schoolcraft, and James Kelley may never make that trip, they’re learning all about it in Mrs. Owens’ geography class.

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and the Cultural auditorium attract many from the Martinsville area each year. The Link Observatory, located near Brooklyn, is a favorite retreat for scien¬ tific groups and star-gazers. The landscape of our southern Indiana hills at¬ tracts numerous painters. Nearby is the important Hoosier artist colony in Brown County. Joe Coffey, Joan Anderson, and Ann Gilman leave the li¬ brary after spending a few hours hard at work studying. LEFT — Hey, girls! This is no time to gossip! That mural has to be finished. Marylin Telfer, Sue Branch, Jack Vanosdol, Linda Davis, William Bange, and Norman Potter put in a lot of hard work on the Christmas mural which decorated the front hall. RIGHT — John Thomas, in his role as Fagin the thief in Oliver Twist, looks very natural as he gazes fondly at his stolen jewelry. This was one of several skits which were presented at an auditorium program during Book Week. GONE WlTHtHtwrao- oreen the rose i ne Y£AR5 u si horizon Page Thirteen