Martinsville High School - Artesian Yearbook (Martinsville, IN)

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Posing as four slaphappy sailors in this year’s stu¬ dent amateur show were Crone Knoy, Jim Schnaiter, Kip Schnaiter, and Bill Dixon. School Gets New Look Because of this year’s increased enroll¬ ment, basement locker room space was con¬ verted into two new classrooms during the summer months. Also new to the school is the beautiful display case in the front hall which was purchased with money donated by the last two graduating classes. From time to time different departments are responsible for preparing displays to represent their work for the year. Perhaps of most interest is the new junior high building which is being erected. When finally completed it will be a 28-room unit, but plans for the present call for 14 classrooms, administrative offices, boiler plant, and cafeteria to be ready for occu¬ pancy in January, 1955. Each month a special convocation was presented. The Student Council amateur show was probably the favorite of these. For the juniors and seniors there was the annual College Day with four former MHS students presenting a panel discussion on college ad¬ justments. Two famous artists, Liberace and Michaelangelo, were portrayed by Junior Telfer and Bill Paul. Mr. Thomas presents the American Legion citizen¬ ship awards to Nyla Crone and Charlie Oldham at junior high honor day. For their hours of study and hard work these junior high students receive their honor roll certifi¬ cates from Mrs. Davis. Page Eleven

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Sheila Cragen explains the purposes and membership requirements of F.H.A., as the remaining club presidents await their turn at the first auditorium program of the year. In the ground-breaking ceremony for the new junior high building, held March 12, School Board President Warren Schnaiter hands one of the shovels to Mr. Repp, one of the contractors, as Supt. Curtis looks on. Brown Is New Principal as Kurtz Goes to Delphi A surprising turn of events came about this year with the resignation of Principal Royce Kurtz, who took over the superintendency at Delphi, Indiana, on April 1. Ward Brown, for¬ mer assistant principal, was elevated to the position vacated by Mr. Kurtz, while Max Shaw took over the duties of Mr. Brown. Martinsville High School became one of thirteen schools in Indiana offering a television course in English composition to seniors pre¬ paring for college. Originating from Indiana University, it is conducted by Dr. Harold Whitehall and meets every Monday and Thurs¬ day, under the direction of Mr. Shaw. Eleven seniors are enrolled in the course. The two acrobats swinging on the lad¬ der are Jerry Rose and Richard Kinley, part of the behind- the-scene stage crew who did their part in preparing the junior class play for presentation. When Mr. Kurtz became the proud papa of a new baby boy, the faculty sur¬ prised him with this decorated high chair. Page Ten I

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No, this isn’t a conga line, it’s just the more ener- Either these kids were awfully hungry or the re- getic students doing the Bunny Hop at the annual freshments at the Lettermen’s Club dance were espe- Lettermen’s Club dance. cially good! Relaxing for a few moments are, seated, Dick Cunningham and Morris Ratts and, standing, Martha Lou Meadows, Mary Jane Bergman, Andre (Runny Mop and Mokey Poke . . . Bowman, and Jim Bates. Students Find Fountain of Youth If you ever want to find an MHS student, the first place to look is the Candy Kitchen. Mary Jane Bergman, Morris Ratts, Bruce Throckmorton, and Virginia Richardson stop in for a coke before a basketball game. Like fountains of youth, the students of MHS bubbled over with energy and gayety this year. From the night of the first mixer through the Senior Commencement Dance they made the most of their youth and vigor to produce a series of lively parties and dances. The Lettermen opened the social season with their annual Harvest dance. The boys decorated the old gym with corn stalks and hay and delighted everyone by making it necessary to zoom down a slide to enter the dance. V-neck sweaters for the boys and long-sleeved pull¬ overs of the same color for their dates were favorites for this in¬ formal dance. In contrast was the GAA Christmas Dance. Santa Claus, mistletoe, and Christmas trees provided a gay holiday atmosphere as the couples danced dreamily to the music of the Highlighters. The girls were pleased with the opportunity to don their frothy formals. I Page Twelve