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

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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.

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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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John Alvin Starken Every man lias his own style like his own nose. Hoop-Pole Jvinior Staff, Debating ' 19, Glee Club, Operetta ' 19, Under the Lion ' s Paw . John is another one of our Seniors who completed his work in three years. But he did not work all the time, be- cause he believes in the motto, All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy . Lucile Stiker Stig A true friend, always cheerful and plucky . Glee Club, Operetta ' 18- ' 19. Lucile is good nature personified and has a full appreciation of the enjoy- ment of life. She is one of the brun- ettes for which our class is noted. Edna Marie Sturm The sparkle of her eye and the soft- ness of her voice are as the charm up- on a magic lute. Editorial Staff Hoop-Pole. Edna is a quiet, reserved and indus- trious girl. She is exceedingly pa- triotic, for she sent her affections to France at the beginning of the war. Sabra Sue Sugg Susie The most completely lost of all days is that on which one has not laughed. Business Staff Hoop-Pole, Orchestra, Operetta ' IS, Basketball ' 1S- ' 19. Susie is one of our most popular Sen- ior girls, and is always seeking a good time. She is a talented musician and plays the violin well. She also plays basketball and was one of our star for- wards. Arch J. Thomas Arch Good-natured, honest, easy-go- lucky. Arch is everybody ' s friend. He is very obliging and the life of every crowd. He doesn ' t approve of work, but is willing to let it alone. Page Twenty-one