Martinsville High School - Blue Streak Yearbook (Martinsville, IL)

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HlGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR SEPTEMBER: Introductions in assembly . . . half day .... Alphabetical seating makes Huffman happy .... Football squad dashes out .... tough work out .... Crawls back .... Sponsors and oflicers elected .... Fire drill clears shack in 52 seconds .... Pawnee decides to mosey in. . . . Streak Staff chosen .... Cheerleaders selected .... Henrietta Kannmacher, Wilma Miller, and Betty Bennett mount to fame. ' OCTOBER: Harry Snavely and Ruthanne hold conference in oflice .... Charles Burkett goes for ride in country .... Faculty party .... Mr. Duncan. chief of gravy department .... Bonfire and snake dance .... Juniors order class rings .... Mr. Hurst finds telephone booth in front yard, NOVEMBER: Omph-pa-pa! Run girls, the roof is falling .... No, just plaster .... Sour playing .... Bleachers run into Olen Jones and give him black eye .... I wonder? . . . Alvis loses Spain .... Reason, map upside down. DECEMBER: Betty Bennett and Lowell Stricklett the George and Elizabeth of 1941- '42 .... Just King and Queen .... Senior Class Play .... Won- der if Betty Laingor will live her part? .... State inspector inspects. . . . . Professor advises Betty Laingor on How to sit in the theater. JANUARY: Mr. Parks, new music director .... Mr. Royer departs .... No semes- ter exams .... Resolve to do better .... Safe moved upstairs .... Sound-proof music room, thank goodness .... Helen Croll enters from Marshall .... Swope hangs around oflice .... Stanfield and Mauk in training. FEBRUARY: Mother-Daughter Banquet .... Tournament Time ..,. to feel extra-superior .... Heck, no more vacations. . . bulletin boards .... Judson drags in late as usual. MARCH: Seniors begin . Stain new Solo, band, and chorus contests . . . Dramatic extravaganza staged by Juniors. . . . G-woman directs .... F.F. A. entertains parents. . . . Spring fancies begin to hit us .... Blue Streak copy completed. APRIL: Senior guidance conference at Charleston .... Boys cavort in track suits. . . . Tennis rackets unpacked .... The flowers that bloom in the Spring tra-la .... My! My! how time drags. MAY: Principal's Reception .... Boys miss School for Spring plowing .... Senior breakfast early in the mornin' .... Youngsters to Twin Lakes, oldsters to Turkey Run .... Baccalaureate at Methodist Church .... The 26th dawns .... Commencement .... The World is ours. 20 The Blue Streak

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Top Row: R. Lee. C. Burkett. D. Greenwell, B. Downey, G, Elmore, l. Schmitt. S. Deahl. H. Keller. R. Medsker, J. Ryan. G. Newlin. Middle Row: Miss Fisher. H. Thompson. G. Harris, B. Conner. M. Staley. V. Lively. B. Curtis. J. Padgett, T. Stortzum. Mr. Royer. Bottom Row: M. Napier, V. Sharp, M. Harner. J, Arney. H, Staley. M. Chapman, I.. Galey. R. Patchett. G. Hart. LNot shown: G. Church.J FRESHMEN Eighteen boys and eleven girls comprised this year's Freshman class. Bob Conner dropped out early in the first term. This class was much smaller than entering classes of previous years. The group. however, contributed some names to the honor roll, and showed some ability in music and athletics. Sev- eral were active in club affairs. The class elected Bob Downey, George Harris. Raymond Lee. Jr., and Ivan Schmitt to lead them. Miss Fisher and Mr. Young sponsored the group at their Spring picnic. The Blue Streak

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