Morton Memorial Schools - Retrospect Yearbook (Knightstown, IN)

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-ME' Clifford Smrth had chosen to be an evangelrst He rs known all over the world a Bully Monday No doubt hrs success rs due to hrs vorce He has become qurte proficient on the musical sav. and offered to play and srng rn chapel that afternoon We accepted hrs krnd offer and were delighted at hrs well developed tenor Lee Bybee rs famous as the edrtor of the New York Sun He has many worrres and whrle at the reunron contrnually hoped that the copy would be ready on time Of cour se you know the Morton Style Book has been accepted as a gurde to all the leading periodicals We can thank Lee for that We were all busrly talking over old times and drdnt notrce an absorbed person intently gorng over every rnch of the ground wrth a magnrfyrng glass Imagrne our Joy to see Evelyn Swartz a confirmed botanrst' Evelvn explarned that she was looking for some saprophytrc fungr and she couldnt stay We promrsed we would afterward help her look rf she would only srt down and talk with us Marvrn Fletcher was traveling wrth an Indran medrcrne show and rt was only wrth great drfiicultv that he was able to be there Fletch rs a full blooded dyed rn the wool brave had a feathered hat and everythrng It seems he had lost a few ot hrs eagle would dash off after a promrsrng looking chrcken Marvrn was rather quiet for he was busy makrng plans to go on the warpath Mary Handley was there of course To all radro fans Mary 1 known as the little mrss who Introduced the Morton Hrgh School song If you will tune rn on statron WXYZ anytime between seven and eight o'clock you wrll be sure to hear her Thelma I shall say goodbye as Senator Rowley rs calling for me to take some drctatron Dorthea YFARLY STATISTICS An ambitious dumbell went into a nervous fit and asked each senror what they were planning to be dorng rn about ten years and oh bow xx hat results were returned Mrckey Designer for dress making firms Lrrtchy Grvrng Plano less n Mary Beth Srx foot center on a girls basketball team Thelma Lee Arrplane machanrc Porky Magazlne model Evelyn Acting as a dwarf rn a crrcus Krtty Dretrtron Spud Packing books on erght foot shelves without a step ladder Rusty Paper hanger Fletch Keeprng house Bob-Movre actor Tony Singer at the Metropolitan Opera House Steve Playing a prccolo rn Sousa band Smrttx Street cleaner Q3 . . . o if GPU. ,-'-'lsr' L C , . v, ' ' . - . .1 9 I ' ' i v , ' ' K . . l . . , . Y I - 7 Y u ' ' p 7 u ' p n , . . I .' .L - , -. - i - . . . ,, ., feathers on the way down here, and had to have some replaced. Every few minutes he - , . . , . ' , 's ' . ' r L n v . . . U , x Y A . . 4 ' . . A . v S K' . .ky 3, , . K . . : '-' - ' ' ' 3 s. . . . , - . . . A y . S In ., 0 . A . . . ,Q '1 D . ' ' ,i - . .7

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gm i T'r':-'ffbaig RE UN ION WF I F TEEN YEARS LATER October 3, 1946. Dear Thelma, I know you were sorry not to be able to be at the class reunion, so I will try to tell you just how everyone was. I arrived early in the morning, and the first person I saw was Mrs. Morge. After greeting me, she asked if I would write six hundred words on the reunion, for the Echo. Thinking how much things were like what they used to be, I assured her that I would. Margueriette Cressler was the first to arrive. She came puding up, and imagine my surprise to hear her say that she was now champion cross-country runner. I remembered how her feet used to hurt, but she told me she had faithfully taken Doctor Achem's pills that cure coughs, colds, pyorrhea, indigestion, halitosis and flat feet. She had brought a big basket of lunch for the whole class, and we certainly appreciated all the good things. We heard a car stop, and as the chauffeur held the door open, who should emerge but Senator L. A. Baker, none other than our old Spud, He represented Marion county in the Senate, and was known chiefly for his work in influencing legislators to take Latin from the high school course. Spud joined us, and as we were sitting on the front lawn talking, who should ap- pear but Catherine Lamb. She had fared well in life, and had suceeded in piloting some rich man to the altar. Kitty was famous herself for her two masterpieces, Fish Playing in Lake Graham, and Sunset in Peacock Woods. These two pictures won fiirst and second prize at the 1946 art exhibit at Chicago. Anthony Titus was the next to come in sight. Tony was just back from the Afri- can jungles, where he had gone in search of big game. He had bagged several Eagles and Owls, tin the name of Mortonj but he had not been so successful with the Lions. One of them had fringed his ear and another had nipped his arm. He was writing a book on his adventures and wanted to secure a copy of Clippenger's English to be sure his style was correct. Gladys Critchfield was there, too. She had organized an expedition to the South Pole, and had just returned. We remembered how she had said once in history class, that she thought a polar expedition would be 'tsuch fun. She had taken K. N. Banker along as photographer, and he is now busily engaged in making the pictures into a movie. Gladys wore an outfit made of polar bear skins, and the heat was nearly killing her. We noticed a balloon overhead and wondered who might be in it. Imagine our surprise to see it land and to see Jack Stevens emerge. Jack is a famous tight-rope walker and is now planning to walk a rope across Niagara Falls. He demonstrated his skill by skipping about on the local telephone wires. Bob Miller appeared from nowhere, and it seems he is taking Houdini's place in the world of magic. He wore a black silk hat and a swallow tail coat, and he carried a wand. He had a set of whiskers that would have made Red Devil Dugan turn green with envy. His occupation completely absorbed him, and every few moments he would snatch rabbits out of the air, by their ears.

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,W -i.' - . . H ' f---:HE I . CLASS ALPH ABET A is for assemblage, of our former classmates, But these are the ones, who have stayed to this date. B is for Baker, but not who makes bread, There's only one race, that he'll be ahead. C is for Cressler, or Micky she will plea, She may be a high hat, but it doesn't worry me. D may be dumb, but this doesn't hold, Cause D means Dorthea, a classmate of old. E is for Evelyn, for Cubebs she smokes, To all our dear teachers she's the one that provokes. F is for Fletcher, he is known to all, As one fighting ace, when his back is to the wall. G is for grades, and the twelve years passed, Now we're all happy, cause we're seniors at last. H is for Handley, that small girl to be sure, For a heart-broken boy, she's the only one cure. I is for invincible, or just to make it clear, We want to be true, and always sincere. J is for Juniors, to them we say Hiho, We wish them success on the Morton Echo. K is for Kitty, for we know she is mild, So we'll put her in, and the boys will go wild. L is for Latin, the thing which we love, Puer for boy, and columba for dove. M is for Morge, our teacher you know, There's not a thing in Clippinger that she doesn't know N is for neckties, in this little rhyme We wear them anywhere, anyplace, anytime. 0 is for oration, which we learn every year, The local contest is always held here. P is for Physics in which we aspire, In this field of science, we hope to go far. Q is for questions, which we never ask, Cause we're so smart, there's no questions to ask. R is for Rusty, the editor of the staff, R is for Retrospect, don't give us the laugh.