Morristown High School - Booster Yearbook (Morristown, IN)

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G! Sharon broken-hearted, Ar my snatches Gerald. Sara Kent looks real tired--Could John be staying too late? Gov. class in a hot debate--Jim and John Should 18-year olds vote? Marlene plays hookey in Florida. Bill seen in study hall with Reba. Seniors order invitations. Convocation--Mr. Matthews talks about conditions in Berlin. 12 Seniors take scholarship tests at Shelbyville. Arthur real happy. Marlene back. Seniors duscuss New York trip. Bill takes over Government class. Music Contest--27 Blue Ribbons. What street does Dean patrol? Could be Bev 's?? S. S. S. Tea. Teacher's conference Qlatest classroom gossipj State Contest fMusicJ Sectional Sectional--We were robbed! SCHOOL Sectional District Music Festival--Greensburg. S. S. S. Mother and Daughter Banquet. Carnival. Open House Senior Class Play--MMMMMMMMMBOY Senior Class Play. Practice for County Music Festival. Hurrahlllll No School. Junior and Senior Prom Seniors leave on trip. School is really quiet. Tired but happy Seniors return home. Baccalaureate Finally the big day arrives! l Commence- ment. by Jeanne Wilcoxon Sept. Jan. 8 School starts. Three new teachers and 8 a lot of Freshmen. 17 Class organized, Smith and Jones team 20 UP. 25 Seniors select wearing apparel for Fresh- 21 men servants. 27 Jeanne Speed Demon Wilcoxon secures 22 foot injury. 23 30 First Sunshine and Hi-Y meeting. 26 Oct. 27 2 Ambitious shutterbugs from Camera Club. 14 Seniors go ad soliciting. 29 15 35 new Sunshiners initiated. 22 Teachers get educatedg students get va- Feb. cation. 2 23 State Choral Festival--vocal cords get 5 good workout. 5 28 Hi-Y secures 14 new slaves. 6 Nov. 7 3 Jackets triumph over Arlington in first basketball game. 12 13 Seniors select gray caps and gowns after 13 much controversy. 19 Shelton becomes proud papa. Students 20 get free cokes. 24 25 8: Hurrah! No school--Thanksgiving va- 26 26 cation. 27 Dec. Mar. 5 Hi-Y, SSS, and FFA have box supper. 18 15 Seniors have class party. Mrs. Hardin 19 does an imitation of Herman. 27 21 Christmas Program. Apr. 22 Linda Dismore hooks herself a man and 8 a ring. 14 23 Classes exchange gifts--Choir sings 15 'Twas T'he Night Before Christmas at convocation. 16 Jan. 30 1 Lou Annette and Bev. stop a cop. Quite May a switch don't you think? 2 4 With much enthusiasm. students go back to the grind. 7 7 Convocation--Mr. James Cory recites 9 original poetry. 14 14 8: County Tourney--Jackets drop towaldron. 15 Teachers pour on tests. 15 Reta leaves M. H. S.

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I.n September, 1942, twenty-two excited, wide-eyed children climbed the first flight of stairs at M.H. S. We were starting a new phase of our life with a lunchbox, the first Dick and Jane book, and a bad case of fright. We succeeded through the first six years with Miss Marjorie, Miss Tague, Mrs. Leola, Miss Kraft, Mrs. Tucker, and Mrs. Page as our teachers. 'I'hen another exciting moment came to us--we climbed the second flight of stairs at M. H, S, We struggled through, the next two years with the teasing of Mr. Pope and the hard work prescribed by our teachers, Mrs. Wortman and Mr. Payton. In May of 1950, we graduated from elementary school. The record card that had accompanied us through the first eight years was laid aside to make room for a new record. That fall, we started our high school career by moving out books to the west side of the litt1e assembly . Fifty students were enrolled in the class of 1954 under the sponsorship of Mr. Pope and the leadership of our president, Jim Knopp. The height of our freshman year was the initiation: the boys looked like Indians in their makeup and dresses with the onion around their necks, and the girls looked like something out of this world with no makeup, little pigtails over their heads, and in their father fs form fitting work pants. Buying our class rings was the important part of our sophomore year. Mr, Shelton was our sponsor and Bill Jones our president. In the junior year, we got a taste of salesmanship with the magazine drive and ball game concessions. Our capable sponsors were Miss Stirwalt and Mrs. John assisted by our president John Ross. Climaxing this year, was the Junior-Senior Reception at the Edgewood Country Club. Starting off the last year with a bang was the taking of the senior pic- tures for the yearbook. Then we canvassed our community and neighboring towns for the sale of the advertisementsg we exceeded our goal of 31000. Se- curing subscriptions for the yearbook afforded another opportunity for activity in the way of salesmanship. The purchasing of inivtations and name cards, and the casting of the play covered the end of the winter and the beginning of spring. Our most able sponsors for this most important year were Mrs. Hardin and Mr. Norris. John Smith, Bill Jones, Marlene Hauk, and Carolyn Nigh were president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer, respectively. The last two weeks of our school career at M.H, S. buzzed with the graduation activities and the trip to Washington D. C. and New York. Now on the 14th day of May, 1954, we want to thank our teachers for putting up with the numerous problems that we presented them, and assure them that the years of hard work teaching us were not in vain. Peggy Tracy, Class Historian

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will We, the 1954 graduates of Morristown High School, being of sound mind and memory do submit me following as our last will and testament: ITEM ITEM ITEM ITEM ITEM IT EM ITEM ITEM ITEM ITEM ITEM ITEM ITEM ITEM ITEM ITEM ITEM ITEM ITEM ITEM ITEM ITEM 1-- H-- III- IV- V-- VI ---- VII' v111--- IX- X-- XI ---- XII - XIII - XIV - xv--- xv1--- XVII ' ' XVIII XIX' ' XX- xx1--- XXII ARTICLE I, TO INDIVIDUALS I, Shirley Barrett, will my long hair to Judy Martin. I, Patty Boles, will my headaches and ulcers to next year's newspaper and yearbook staffs and my ability to refrain from giggling in home economics class to Donna Boles and Joan Tracy. I, Bonnie Brandenburg, will my egg diet to Marla Ernestes and my expert driving to the driver training class. I, Barbara Carey, will my white turtle-neck sweater to Judy Marting because she only has 27 others. I, Barbara Clark, will my ability to sing in home economics class to Miss Meyer, and my waistline to Carol Hight. I, Arthur Cole, will my ability to drive and get home before ?:O0 a. m. to Marlin McClellan. I, Jane Cory, will my ability to keep my self-centeredness, conceitedness, and cynical disposition concealed until my senior year to the eighth grade girls. They aren't seniors, yet! l ! I, Larry Cox, will my depreciation on my farm machinery to Mr. Kelso at tax-paying time, I, Paul Daniel, will my ability to play basketball to David John and Stanley Hedges and my ability to give my opinion when asked for it to Keith Shelton. I, Lloyd Deprez, will my ability to stay away from all girls to Kermit Gebhart. I, Linda Dismore, will my ability to turn corners and make them to Loretta Jeffries. I, Sharon Dunn, will my ability not to lose my temper to Mr. Little. I, Dean Everhart, will my ability to make my curly hair lie down to Mr. Miller, I, Stella Foreman, will my ability to keep a matrimonial secret to anyone who wants to try. I, Marlene Hauk, will my small figure to Janet Brandenburg and Marla Ernestes. I, Ray Heck, will my ability to argue about chess and Studebakers with Mr. Little to Mrs. Little and my height to the basketball team. I, Landon Holt, will my ability to get along with Mr. Pope in study hall to anyone who can't. I, Doris Howell, will my ability to blush to Lynda Blue. l, Bill Jones, will my pleasing personality to Mrs. Fourman and my masculine frame to Larry Hewitt. I, Sara Kent, being in possession of an overly weighted frame, will my Ayds , R. D. X. , and Victor H. Lind1ar's HOW TO DIET AND STILL EAT ALL YOU WANT to Mr. Gene Little. I, Jim Knopp, will 'my PRIVILEGE of spending my nights at home during the basketball season to Gene The Rover Little. To him I also leave my ability to laugh at other people 's jokes. I, Dwain Linville, will my ability to eat and not get fat to Kermit Gebhart.