Martinsville High School - Artesian Yearbook (Martinsville, IN)

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First days to last, students were continually busy The first day of school was just hurry, hurry, hurry for the students, especially the freshmen. Check your schedule, meet your teachers, get your locker, buy your books, and hurry. Don ' t miss the bus! Don ' t forget your locker combination! The first day is full of invigorat- ing, awakening action. Then the first week passes. The second is a little less novel. The stu- dents dig in and do some serious studying. Open house is here before you know it. If you worked hard, your parents will be satis- fied with your work and progress. If not, then you are now inspired to do better. At the end of the year, the students attend- ed their Honor Day. If a student had worked extra hard and had done well, he may even share in the honors. One of the Honor Day ceremonies is the ex- change of the class keys. Each year the class keys are presented to the Junior Class presi- dent by the president of the Senior Class. Each class adds a ribbon to the key, which has been handed down for many years. On the night of open house during the first semester, the lights of the school present a rare sight. Gathering around tables in the girl ' s gym, students prepare to buy books on the first day of school. Jim Branham, ' 62 class president, turns class key and traditions over to junior class president, Dave Brack- emyre at class dav ceremonies.

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Preparing to serve prom goers, members of the sophmore class, Anita Sadler, Gary Carrell, and others are dressed in keeping with the Southern theme. Students aided MHS daily, on special occasions John Steinway, Ron Sunimerlot, and Morris Christie are checking the printing of the Artesian Herald. Students served the school in many ways throughout the school year. Some helped in the office, some in the li- brary, and others in gym classes. There were those who collected attendance slips, and those who worked in the bookstore. Many helped in other ways not often thought about. There are the boys who help print the Artesian Herald, and those who help fold them. Clubs, as units, sponsor mixers and dances. Some school organizations had projects which benefited the school and clubs directly. There were those who helped decorate for dances; and those who served at such activities by preparing and serving refreshments, check- ing coats, and collecting tickets. These services enabled the school to func- tion more smoothly. Students tended helping hands at social gatherings or occasions to make everything go off like clockwork. Each received a deep satisfaction from helping out and get- ting a thing done properly. There is pleasure in working with one ' s classmates. These services made everyone ' s school life easier, and added little extras that let all ease through the day.

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Most days, students students arrive at school at the break of dawn even during the most frigid weather. As the school year advanced, the days began to follow a set pattern. Even play performance days followed a certain order. The students anxiously awaited the time when they were let out of class to see the play. Pay a small admission fee? Sure will! The ones who saw it in the morning said it was really good. Each day there was a great hustle and bustle of students going to and from their lockers. Click out the combination, grab the right books, and bang! — make sure it ' s locked. Better hurry to class; don ' t want to be late. And finally, after a seemingly longer morn- ing each day, the bell rings for the beginning of your lunch hour. The bell is the starting gun for the race to the cafeteria. The students caught in the slower-moving traffic give up and think. Why hurry? I don ' t have anything to do anyway. The lockers receive plenty of wear by students ex- changing their books between class periods. The quality of the lunches which the cafeteria serves is shown by the vigor of the students.