Martinsville High School - Artesian Yearbook (Martinsville, IN)

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D. Brackemyre, A. Darr, C. Bidwell, D. Johnston, and D. Champlin attended Boys ' State this year. Local service organizations sponsored five girls to Girls ' State: L. Kirk, N. Ewing, S. Hinson, J. Corder, and C. Cline. MHS students were rewarded for their hard work Many MHS students worked diligently to- ward high goals to achieve scholastic honors. For several, the fruit of their labor was the honor of attending Boys ' State or Girls ' State. While attending these institutes the students did and learned much: they even held mock elections with offices as high as governor of the State. The freshmen were rewarded for their superior work with medals and recogni- tion from the National Honor Society. Each in- dividual earned his honors, and was com pelled to work even harder because of it. Sandy Hinson, this year ' s DAR award win- ner, competed with other Morgan County school winners. She was the selected recipient of the county DAR Good Citizen award. There was always stiff competition in the school ' s queen contests. It is a cherished honor to be chosen the one who reigns. The candi- dates were judged and elected for their per- sonality and achievements as well as their beauty. Occasionally a Miss and Mister or Aunt and Uncle were ci ' owned at a dance. Sandy Hinson is presented with the DAR award by Mrs. Helen Davis, dean of girls.

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Some days called for a different kind of dress The variety of student attire was regular- ly increased by the student participation in Tramp Day and by the donning of costumes by the cast of the various school plays. Annually a great part of the student body dresses as tramps and Raggedy Anns. The school was invaded by the tramps who had se- cured everything from broken-down hats to burlap sacks for parts of their outfits. And all of the fun was not the students ' for members of the faculty also participated in this Hallow- een celebration. When the day of a class play arrived, mem- bers of the cast were seen bustling around school wearing a great amount of make-up and often donning out-of-date costumes. Members of the cast had to stay in their make-up for two school performances, since the student body is too large for only one. During then ' lunch hour between presenta- tions, the actors and actresses were stared at, questioned, and complimented on their parts in the play. All members enjoyed their work, and were proud of the sweat upon their brows. A few students participating in Tramp Day sit in front of tlie school trying to determine who is blessed with the greatest poverty. Choir members don strange dress when they portray various foreigners in Amahl.

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.m- r- The recipients of the NHS scholarship awards were V. Lind, J. Etchison, D. Pitkin, and P. Harris. I ith many scholastic honors and queen titles At left, Prom Queen Joyce Favour and Maid of Hon- or Pam Nelson stand at the throne with their es- corts. At right Janet Lesser, May Queen, is seated with her court.