Mount Vernon High School - Hoop Pole Yearbook (Mount Vernon, IN)

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Mary Elizabeth Mackey Mackey A daughter of the gods, divinely fair, and most divinely tall. Basketball ' 16- ' 17- ' 1S- ' 19, Operetta ■1S- ' 19, Glee Club, Assistant Editor of J. H. S. Pioneer ' 16, Class Historian. Under the Lion ' s Paw , The Hero of the Gridii-on . Mackey is always to be found at the center not only in basketball but In everything else worth while. She has the gift of doing everything- well; and let ' s not forget her eyes. Olivia M. Martin Mike The only way to have a friend is to be one. Olivia is rather quiet but very popu- lar with those who know her well. .She intends to enter Lockyear ' s. We are sure she will make someone a very competent stenographer. Esther H. Menzies Capt et joy be unc I ' hen Youth -Pole, Glee Club, On with the dance! fined; No sleep till morn. Pleasure meet. Business Staff Hoc, Operetta ' 18- ' 19, Under the Lion ' s Paw . Esther is one of our jolly Seniors. Lessons never cause her trouble. Light is her heart, and as light, her feet. Many girls envy her art of propos- ing ; so come what may, she is ready for Leap Year 1920. James Morlock Jimmie Affliction is enamoured of thy parts and thou are addicted to calamity. Class Treasurer, Glee Club, Operetta ' 19, Under the Lion ' s Paw . Jimmie is our Class bank. We all like him because the expression on his face shows he has a pleasant outlook on life. We wonder whether he wore this same expression duiing his mis- fortunes. Leila Madge Oliver O! blessed with temper whose un- clouded ray C a.i make to-inorrnw cheerful as t ' - day. Class Artist, Glee Club, Operetta ' IS- ' 19, Basketball ' 16- ' 17- ' 1S. Madge is one of our sweet girl grad- uates. She possesses dark, sparkling eyes and an abundance of black hair, together with a merry temper. She also has great artistic ability and she is our class artist.

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Herbert Kreie Herb O, it is excellent to have a giant ' s strength, But it is tyrannous to use it like a giant. Basketball ' 15- ' 16- ' 17- ' 1S- ' 19, Captain ' 8, Football ' le- ' lT. Herb is a strong man and derives much satisfaction from the fact. Dur- ing his four year course he was always engaged in Athletics and didn ' t bother much about the women . He has more letters than any other member of the class of ' 19. Jessie Lamb Wit is the flower of imagination. Glee Club, Debating ' 16, Discussion ■17, Oratory ' IS, Basketball ' 19, Hoop- Pole Junior Staff. Jessie is our jolliest Senior. She has a joke for every minute in the day and therefore we all enjoy being in her classes. With all her fun Jessie knows when and how to be serious. Louise Leffel Silence is wisdom and better than any speech. Glee Club. Editorial Staff Hoop-Pole, Operetta ' 18, Hoop-Pole Junior Staff. Louise is a girl of few words, but all who know her know she is to be trust- ed. Her specialty is her cheerful gig- gle. M. Fern Leipold Tad Yet all the lads thev smile on me. Class Song, Business Staff Hoop-Pole, Glee Club, Operetta ' 1S- ' 19, Under the Lion ' s Paw , The Hero of the Grid- iron. Fern is one of our merriest Seniors. She is vell liked by everyone, espe- cially by those of the other sex. We are quite sure slie will be a famous musician some day for her talent is plainly shown in the Class Song. Bernard Luebbermann Give me a lever long enough And a prop strong enough And I can single-handed, move the world. Vice-President, Debating ' 19, Glee Club, Operetta ' 19, Business Staff Hoop- Pole, Editor-in-Chief Hoop-Pole Junior, Football ' 17, Under the Lion ' s Paw. If you want an argiuiient, approach Bernard, but if you don ' t want to be convinced, beware, for he ' ll make vou think that black is white. We advise him to be a h -pnotist.

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Jessie C. Pritchard Jess Her looks do argue her replete with modesty. Editorial Staff Hoop-Pole. Jessie is a quiet girl, but she makes her presence felt. All that she does is done well. She likes evei-yone and ev- eryone likes her. Lydia E. Riecken Virtue alone is the unerring sign of a noble soul. Lydia is one of our quiet girls, but she has made her four years at school count for much. She has proved a good friend to all who know her. Arthur R. Robb Robbie He sayeth little except when occas- ion demandeth. Football ' 17. Glee Club ' 19, Under the Lion ' s Paw . Arthur is our calm but businesslike classmate. His ambition is to be a doc- tor but if you saw him in the Senior play, you ' ll agree that he ought to be an actor. Marie Souder day. Good temper, like a s sheds a brightness over everything Marie finished her work in M. V. H. S. at the middle of the year and left us. We did not realize how much we could miss her until she was g one. She believes in having her good time and if there is ever anything doing, Marie is right there. Elizabeth Spencer Poty I come late, yet I come. Editorial Staff Hoop-Pole, Advertise- ment Manager Hoop-Pole Junior. Un- der the Lion ' s Paw , Glee Club ' 17. Poty, for that is all she is ever called, has a charining ' ay of entertaining the students in her neighborhood, in the assembly. Her jolly, friendly ways are the secret of her charm.