Morristown High School - Booster Yearbook (Morristown, IN)

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we saw a prominent educator and his wife, who was formerly Miss Claire hlackson, walking down the steps of a rose-covered bungalow. Xllc stopped to offer congratulations and Claire insisted that we stay for lunch. and there, to our surprise, we found another quest. Miss Hrlena Mansfield. who is a stenographcr employed in the city. Xl'hen we were near our homes. we stopped over in Greenfield to visit Dr. Maurice Cherry. who had found his affinity and settled down to domestic tranquility. XYe asked about the where- abouts of .Xubra XYooten. and learned that he was still jainrtrrn taunn rrn Brhrntrrn in college, and was gaining a name for himself as an athlete. Ur. tlicrry also told ns that llorolliy llunr can was teaching school m Iowa. Miss llungate is still raving over a little brown- haired gentleman that she met in New York, and l will leave my own future to your imagination. So in looking back over the class as a whole, we liayen't a member whose life has not been attended with a marked degree of success. XYe are yt-ry proud of this fact and feel sure that it is largely dne lu the influences that surrounded our school life in the Mor- ristown lligh School. 1H1'v5v11ta1tin11 Smverly illcllibcuv of flu' Ifarizlfy' and .S'f1rdt'11f.r of .lIo1'1'f.rtn-:vii Hi-Q11 Sclzool: It is the ambition of everyone to he remembered when he is gone. The wealthy endow universities. build libraries and hospitals. and form foundations, in order that their names and memories may Ire perpetu- ated. lYhat is true of individuals is also true of classes. Earlier classes, graduating from this school. have left various reminders of the days that they spent within the walls of this building. The class of IUI7 also wishes to be remembered, and not uukindly so. We too. are leaving our memento. XXX- have an innova- Svpvrrli nf SE'llf0l'S.' In behalf of the Faculty and Students of the Mor- ristown High School, I wish to thank you for the gifts which you have presented us. I am sure that in years to come the Class of 11717 will he remembered by us as one of the best classes that M. H. S. has eyer pro- duced. tion. for we are leaving the first school publication of Morristown lligh SCliool. In doing this we are trying to show our respect for the memory and rememhrances of those classes that have preceded us. and our high regard for the faculty members, who have always so kindly and faithfully directed our work. lYe trust that this .Xnnual-'l'he liooster, uf lllI7-- will b the first of a lon--' series of such pulilicatioiis. . L, 5 V 'N and that any shortcomings that it may present will lie kindly overlooked. and that our good intentions will lie accepted for work that might haye been lietter done. -XYli.xi.y ,lli.XN Sl't'lu:Ii-lit. 'lj Arrrptunrv XYe also wisli to thank you for introducing in1o our School something new. in the form of the M. ll. S. Xnnual, which, I am sure. the succeeding graduating classes of the Morristown lligh School will endeayoi to carry on in the same successful manner in which you have acquitted yourselves. - r - . , ILARI. liut i, 15. Page twentyfnine

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Uhr Qlpnrrigtutun 1Bnu5ter 0112155 Igrnphvrg Mxiniz Nizwuousif, '17. I11 the year IQ25, when llly chum. tieneva Ilungate. and I, made our famous trip across the I'nited 5t21tCS 111 llly specially-lwuilt touring car, good fortune seemed to he with us, for we were continually meeting our classmates from dear old M. II. 5. ,Xs we left home, with 'lied I.ane as our chauffeur, l.a11rence XYortman and his wife, who was formerly a popular teacher in the Morristown Schools, bade us g.,t,tl-l1yt- fl-om the doorway of the First National liank, of wl1icl1 Laureiice had become president on its lacing founded i11 IQZS. XYe visited the Legislature at Indianapolis and a peculiar feeling came over us. for we were held spellhound for some time under the sway uf the otittory of Senator Iflisha Moore. who was making an impassioned plea to the assembly to raise the price of marriage licenses. Elisha had en- tered politics and had secured the noinination and election on the Republican ticket. XYhiIe we were passing' through a small town o11 our way to Chicago. we noticed the training grounds of the Lf S. army aerial corps. XX'e also noticed that one of tI1e i11- ftructors looked very familiar to 11s. XYe came nearer and found it to he tllenn Iiennedy. one of the '17 class. who had gained quite a little recognition for valiant service i11 this hranch of service in the Herman- .Xineriezui war soon after his gratluatioii. Ile seemed to enjoy his work i11 the service of his Ctllllllfj' and was inueli more 1-1 ilmust lllilll he had lmeen while playing has- ket hall at M. II. S. We reached Chicago o11 Saturday afternoon, and x-'ent to our rooms in the Ilotel llearhorn. XYhile we were going' to txtll' rooms, Miss llungate had the :nisfo1'l1111e to trip on a rug and was injured. XYe ltnrrietl her to the nearest hospital llllll there to our stirprise foltlltl Ilarold Ilavens. llarold had recently graidtiate-I from the School of Medicine at I. If, and was non in this hospital, where he was Yttlllltllllg' out I' :1 1: 1- t xv 0 his medical course. Dr. Ilavens assured us that the injury was tlllly a slight fracture, and that she would I'-e ahle to go ahout as usual. The next evening we attended tl1e evening service at the largest I'resl1yterian church i11 the city and heard the once famous gigg'ler. Lelia Miller, deliver a very forceful sermon on The Influences of llad Ii11VlI'Oll1llt'11'f.lI Me turned southward from here, and wl1e11 we came to Louisville, we chanced to visit our old friend. llenry Collins, who was reporter on the Couriers Journal. Ile had hecome a staunch friend of the lien- tuckians, Zllltl had almost decided to make it his l1o111e. Un our way through Georgia we passed some very zzohby farms. Un top of a hill on one of these was the home of our foriner classmate, Miss Hortense Ash, who had changed her name. Un our way to I'ittsh11rgh we bought a paper Zlllfl noticed a very good picture of Miss Xvlllllll Spurrier, wl1o was billed to give a concert at one of the leading theaters that evening. XYe were very much interested. as Miss Spurrier had been one of the most talented Seniors at M. H. S.. in the Class of II7. Xte also learned that Miss lflorence XYood was at the head of the I'ittshurgI1 schools, Zllltl wc had a delightful re- union. XYhen we reached New York, we heard I1 suffrage speech at Madison Square Garden hy Miss Myrl Mc- Corinick, another of the '17 class, Miss McCormick made a very convincing' arg'ument for woman's rights, which can prohahly he accounted for by the fact that Miss McCormick is a very ardent suffragist, Zllltl put her whole heart into l1er words. t lll the following day we 111et I'aul Young. another of our class. who had gained quite a little recognition as a criminal lawyer. Ile was standing' in lille for the appointment to the office of Ilistrict fvttorney. according to the New York papers. lYhen we visited the residence district. ty-eit-tht

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QED! 9I9ntri5tutun Booster Ahhrvaa tn Hnhvrgrahuatra Larry MILLER, '17 Shakespeare has truly said: All the world's a stage. and all the men and women merely players. lt is to this stage. my dear undergraduates, with its play and players, that I wish to call your attention. tin this great stage, earth, we find man, the noblest work of liod, created but little lower than the angels, so that at all times above him are those celestial beings to watch over him and protect him, while just below are those evil spirits which appeal tu his animal pas- sions and desires. in an attempt to drag him from the lofty position which he occupies, by the grace of God. tm this stage is being enacted the grandest, most sub- lime and most solemn spectacle ever witnessed by mortals-The Drama of lluman Life. The pleasures, sorrows, pains and joys that one must encounter, while enacting this scene. can be imagined and perfectly described by only those who have ex- perienced them. That over which philosophers have wrangled and wise men have held learned discussions. is the problem of human life. and how to make life a success. And yet with all this, added to the training and study' which you must give yourselves. you will find that when the time comes for you lu leave this life, that you have done little that is worthy of re- inembrance. You have not yet been ushered onto the great stage of activity where each is striving lo be foremost in the acts. Pleasantly situated with all things that are necessary to your physical well-being, with nothing to trouble your minds, you conclude that yotl have noth- ing to do but enjoy yourselves as best you can. This is an erroneous idea. You, as unilergrznluates, are standing in the waiting room. S1 it in you will have to pass out upon the stage to play your part. XYill you be prepared? The answer depends on how you spend your time here. l'a gi- If you will search for the causes of the numerous failures in life today. you will find that the greater number are the lack of preparation in youth. You must have some noble purpose in view if you would accomplish any good results. Set before your- selves an ideal which is the highest standard of ex- cellence that is possible to be reached. The grand ideals of the great men of earth should inspire you to form in yi iur minds a noble purpose to be accomplished in life. llut youth is passing, the time for preparation is drawing lu a close. You are ushered out onto the stage of activity, the bell taps, up goes the curtain and you stand before the criticising world as a player in the grand drama. Now comes the test of your zcrjuisitions and abilities. You will now more fully 'mderstand what the poet meant when he said. Life is real. life is earnest. lie careful, don't forget your part. In the hurry and excitement of this age you are apt to forget the good resolutions formed in youth. .VX person is judged by his individual merits. So l say you must be careful, lest you be deceived by the outward appearance and acts of men, and thus be drawn into the association of persons or engage in schemes that will bring only misery and woe. lilut time passes rapidly on, with its joys and sor- rows, until after a while your part is finished, and you retire from the activity and excitement of the play, to contemplate, either with joy or sorrow, the worl-: you have done, and the manner in which you have performed your part. You should remember then that each of you must sooner or later perform your part in this grand drama, and that the success of your performance depends largely upon your preparation in youth. You should ojnip yourselves nobly so that when the responsibilities thirfv