Morristown High School - Booster Yearbook (Morristown, IN)

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of Morristown ,luly 31, 18911. She attended school at Lardona and l ountaintown, but has spent her last two years at Morristown. .Xubra lYooten was horn in Xlorristown, 'luly 31, 11100. .Xfter spending his sophoniore and .lunior gears at lvestland, he returned to Rl. H. S. to finish his course. Ile is noted for his fondness for pretty girls, chewing gum and for his ability as a basketball player. tlrlena Mae Klansfield, a girl with the llllltlL'5l of nianners and the gentlest heart. was horn in the year 181,19 at hlOl'l'lSlt'bXYll. She is one of tl1e original class and is finisl1i11g her course. lflisha Moore. better known as Eli, was born in 13197, about five niiles south of liouiitaintown. lle received the bulk of l1is education at hlericho, Illlll spent his last year here. lViln1a Hortense Ash was born near tlwynneville. Ind., October 7, 1897. She started here as a -lunior, and her cheerful disposition has made her :1 favorite with her many friends. Florence ll'oo1l, our little rosy-elieelced lllllltl from the country. was born near liairview i11 the year 181117. She attended school at Precinct and Fountaintown, and is finishing her work here. Glenn Kennedy, one of t'1wynneville's athletic young inen, has spent his Junior and Senior years at Morris- .Yli!It'f1'1'll se'2'1'11f1'r11 jtzinrtrrn itpunhreh Bzhrntzrn town. lle was horn in tiwynneville -lune 1, 18118, an1l although rather s111all of stature is large of heart and a favorite aniong his friends. llenry Collins, star boolclceeper tfl and noted for his great skill at editing newspapers, etc., was horn near tiwynneville .Xugust lo. 181111. He has won great celebrity and has a very promising future. lle is lrnown to his friends as Shakespeare. li. Maurice Cherry. huniorist of the day, was hom in llogtowll Klay JS, 13118, and l1as spent l1is last two years here. He is renienibered by the lower classes for his ability in tl1e art of dressing statues. Xlvlllllil 'lean Spurrier, a brunette with all the char- acteristics that they generally portray. was born in Morristown 'luly 17, 11100. She is another of the original class, an1l is very popular among the young zfjentleinen of the coniniunity. tieneva A. Hungate, the last of the class of 11117. was born i11 Clerniont, Ind., March 20, IIQOO, and goodness only knows how she ever got over l1ere. She is now bidding her last farewell. tlur last year is now drawing to a close. lVe have been looking forward to our class 1lay and grad- uation. ln a short time we shall leave old Xl. H. S. 'Ne shall pass from the patient guidance of our highly respected teachers out into little spheres of our own. each with his future in his own hands, and each one renieinbering always that nzurks the end Of all our el1iIa'1'sl1 j't'tIl'S, Ill ':1'l1i1'!1 'Zee studied cmd Icizrtelzcu' H'1'r11 -z 111'y'1'11g joys and fears. Nor ffltlllwflf fur 0' v1'111's to t'0lIIt' .N . Ullfjlilft' flzvxe slzvlterilzg really, 1511511 one to go his fwiflz alone -fllerf to other calls T17 ft'11'I'1', f'c'l'fI11fS f0V offlfl' .l't'1lI701S, For college, or nlvro ad. lfurlz 'z1'1'tl1 the firm flIfl'llff0II To Illtlkt' flzvir fuay' fin' Inxvff l'nr1'1'11g tilrutiys to reuzrlllbel' .Ind 1I0lIOI' Alf, H. S. Ifuclz reitlz ri lore Zl1Il'L'UXf7l.Q, Horn of tlzeir Ianglifer mm' teuzxr. Xer'1'1' f01'kQ'f'ffflIKQ' 01' t'lIUll.Q'fll4Q', T!II'0Il.flll7Ilf the fl.Q'L fI14Q' years -GCIll I'11 ffvIllI1Q'Uft', '1f. I'z1gv thirt1'1I-11

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211111 Qlporristnmn 2511115121 0111155 Eiatnrg .Xway hack i11 wl1at is n1j1w seeniingly tl1e dark ages. i11 tl1e year 11107, on a certai11 Xllllltlilj' i11 Septeinher. there appeared in the primary 11111111 111 tl1e R111rrist11wn SCl11lU1S a class 111 boys and girls, 1lesti11e1l 11,1 l1ec11n1e the great Class of 1917. L'nder tl1e successful tut1,1rsl1ip 111 Bliss 1-11la '1t1rda11. we passed tl1e kindergarten and A-11-LH' degrees witl1 lll11Cl1 t11 11nr credit, and each succeeding year 111111111 11s rea11y for a new work, until we reached tl1e eighth year, where we experienced 1111r first real exaniination. '1'hi5 frigl-ltcngd ug ygyy' 111L1Ql1' fgl' lJl'1lll14J1ll'1l1 111,1W 111ea11t a seat i11 tl1e upper 1'C?Q'1t5l'lS-1110 11. H. S. XYe graduated and were al111we1l t11 sit 1111 tl1e stage at tl1e CtJllll11CllCCl'l1Cl11 exercises. 11'e were leaving the knickerh11cker and flower-girl age. XYllCll we returned as lfreshinen, tl1e 11ext year, we 111111111 tl1at 11111st of our hopes were yet i11 anticipa- 1i11n. 11'e realized that we were at tl1e mercy 1,11 tl1e 11lder a111l wiser Seniors, 1j1r tl1e lll-1ll2'11ll1CTL'tl 111011. who were delighted to watch and laugh witl1 glee at lJl1lllflCI'S made s1,1 artlessly. 1Ye organized witl1 1,au- rence 13111111 as preside11t. The 11ext year we were tl1or1'1ugl1ly i11itiate1l into the ways 111 tl1e asseinhly rooin. XYe ca111e hack as 511111111- inores, feeling as old as tl1e 1'1l1lest. 1Ye then hegan to fm-111 habits, which some of us still l'C1ZllI1, 11f Clljtlylllfl 1-urselves and liaying a g1i1111l ti111e i11 sch1111l, and study- ing 1111 llltift' tl1a11 was necessary. lYllCll we returned as 'lUll1l1l'S we 1711111111 8111116 11ew classmates, It was another year's success, as we passed the examinations which were t11 11eci1le 11111' fates. llur officers were 11ar11l1l Havens, president: tlenevieve lferrier. rice-presitlent, a111l llertha linescher. secre- tary and treastirer. Our c11l11rs were 1'urple a111l 1X'hite. XYhen the reports were given 1111t f11r tl1is year we realized that we were full-fledged Seniurs. Nur .11111i11r year had en1le1l happily llllll we were 111 'etnrn i11 a few 11111111115 as dignified Sk'll11ll'S, wl111 were t11 set a gl ll 111 1-xaniple for tl1e l11wer classnien. 111- l'k'1lll'llk'll i11 111111. 11111' desire f11lI'ille1l. 111' were S1-11i111's. eighteen i11 ntnnlner, and we elected 1111' llllll 1111-1t'1'l'S this year: l.Illll'L'l1K'L' xxitlfllllilll. 11l'L'il4lL'lll. Jlllll Klarie Newl11111se, SCCl't'lZll'1' and l1't'1lS1lI'k'l'. Dur- ing the year we 111'ganize1l the SL'lll'Il' l.1lk'l'Ill'y l'lnl1. '1'h1-11111111-1's111'this11rg:111iz:11i1111 were 1l1ll'lIl1l llayens. presi1le11t3 1it'llL'1'Il 11llIl2'lllC, SL't'l'L'l1l1'1 2 l.I1lll'1l lilanclie I':11.g1- Kliller, critic. 1 Fur class colors were Green a111l NYhite. Ulll' fltlX1'CI'. tl1e 1-ily 11f the Valley. a111l 11111' lllljttfl Semper llaratusu. llur 11fficers flll' tl1e Class Day exercises were 1,2111- Tence 1Y11rt111an, salutat1.1rian: Geneva Hungate, his- ltl1'lEl11I Klyrl K1CC4,lTll1lCli, p131etess:'l1aurice Cherry and .Xubra 1Y1111ten, l11n111'1rists1 Marie N6XYl'll1llSC1 class lJI'tJlJl1CCf'I 1.elia Miller, address t11 lllltltjl'-Qfilllr uates: Xlilllllfl Spurrier, presentati11n speech: 1111111111 11ay'ens, YZllCll1C1t1l'j'I He11ry ft.1ll11lS. class will. is we g11 1111t of the scl11i11,1l life it w1.1uld he well for 11s t11 kn11w s111nething of each 1.1ther. Myrl K1cL'11rn1ick, wl111 is as 111odest as any, Hllil hlithe as she's lJ1'll'lHy. was lJtQlI'l1 vluly 14, 13119, three and 11ne-half 111iles n1'1rthwest of l11i1rrist1i1wn. She graduatecl fl'l 1111 1'11rter Scl11j11i1l. a11d after spending twn years i11 tl1e 1:ULlll1Zt1ll1OXY11 SCl1OlA1lS, is finishing l1er c11urse here. Har11l1l 11. llavens, president of tl1e Senior Literary Club an1l 11411611 for his p11p11larity i11 general. was lltl1'1l in xlUI'1'1S11J1Yl1. Septeinher 3, 181111. 11e has heen a pr111nincnt lnaskethall player f11r tl1e last ftllll' years. and was captain 111 this year's team. llaul R. Young, who has shown a capahility hy his diligent st111ly and has w11n a war111 place i11 tl1e hearts nf l1is classniates. was lJliPl'll s1111tl1 1,11 171'11111tai11t11w11. NllVL?1lllJL'l' 111. 181111. lle has attended SCl1lll1l at h1e1'ich11 and K111rrist11wn. Xlargaret Klarie NC1Yll4l11SC says: Of 1116 you 111211 write i11 tl1e lilackest 111 lllli, 1 say what 1 11161111 and 1 kn11w what 1 think. She was horn four 111iles 511111111 11f tireenfield, 1n1l., Klarch 11, 11100, and has spent hcr entire High Scl11111l life l1ere. Klary 1,elia Miller, wl111 is pretty t1i1 walk witl1 211111 witty t11 talk X1'11l1, was lJOl'l1 four 111iles s1'1uth 11f 1'll1llll1llll1lHXYll blnly 38, 111110. She attended lligh Sch1111l at -lericl111, a111l spent her Swllltil' year here. 1.aurence Xyllfllllllll. wl111 usually answers t11 the nanie 171 li4lQ1lL', was l7I1l'll Uct11l1er 211, 181111. 211111 is H1143 11f the 11riginal class. 11e is llU1L't1 f11r his sunny 1lisp11siti11n and is :1 haskethall star. 1J11r11tl1y llutican. wl111se n1111lesty is a candle 111 l1cr 1llL'l'l1. was l1111'n i11 tlreenfield .Xngust 39, 191111. an11 has spent her lligh Sflltllll life 111-re. Xlahel claire '11lL'liS4I1l, 11111' l1igl1 9111111111 social 1-1litress. was l11lI'll three :1111l 11110-11311 111iles Il11l'lllWL'Sl 1'11lv11

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Uhr Qlanrristnmn Booster Gllaiaa will llv HENRY CoLt.1Ns, '17. lle, the undersigned, members of the Senior Class. iolf, of Morristown lligh School, being adjudged of sound mind and memory, do make, publish and declare this to be our last Xlill and Testament. in the manner following: lfirxf, Nye will and direct that all our just debts be paid. .S't't'u1zt1', XYe, as a Class, give, devise and bequeath lu the Morristown lligh School. that they may have an enduring memory of us, The llooster of Itjlf, and a Class picture lu be hung in the halls of the new High School liuilding. .S't'fn11't1feIy and llItl'li'I'I'dlltlU.X', XYe make the following bequests: llortense .Xsh wills and bequeaths to Yauie Miller her entire love and good will to the Class of 1916, l.elia Miller leaves to .lessie .Xrnold a speedometer. in order that she may talk within the speed limit. Klyrl McCormick wills to Frances Stone her entire ability as an artist and fortune teller. 1 lrlena Mansfield leaves to llarl Tracy and Elizabeth llinrls a paper uf pins, that they may stick together. In order that they may carry on all their meetings in :t dignified and orderly manner Laurence ti. XVort- man wills his presidential dignity to the president of the class of WH, in trust of Miss Miller. lflisha Kluufc bequeaths his ability as a stump speaker to Teil l.ane. llorothy llunezm wills to lllanche Herthel one re- tiring disposition. tieneva Hungate wills her musical talent to Lucille llass, said talent to be used at any and all times for the benefit and entertainment of the School. Marie Xewhouse wills to Blanche llall one delight- ful pink complexion and one box of Freeman's face powder for its maintenance. .Xubra XYooten leaves to Harry .lustus one set tif Model Rules of Etiquette. H. Maurice Cherry wills his quiet ways and English yjutline llooks to Floyd Gerald XYicker, '1S. Florence XYood leaves her voice, so sweet and low. to Nora Bass. Glen L. Kennedy leaves to Yirgil lYayman, believ- ing that he will have use for it in the future. his repu- tation as speed king and dareclevil. ln order that she may not be so tall and willowy. Claire Jackson wills to Mary XVesterfield four inches of her height. Paul Rigdon Young leaves to Noble Huntsinger his religious and political beliefs, and his safety razor. used only this season by himself and Professor Revu- elds in partnership. i Henry Collins wills to Garland Vvooten one pound Long Green. VVilma Spurrier wills to Margaret Pitts one box of pure food dates. Harold llodine Havens wills to Hobart Engle his medal for being the best looking boy in his class. in care of Professor Reynolds. l'.a.vf1,v. lVe revoke all former wills made by us at any time. I'ng1- fourteen