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

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4,4- J il? 1 .fi . . 5 '11-iz:- ABE BURLISON+ Janitor for 24 Years To Head Pilot a X L Win the county tourney ? In a way, this is but the ebullitiong however, somewhat small .... The true spirit of M. V. H. S. is that which causes the students and graduates of the Castles to be true to themselves and true members of society in which they are placed. Soldier, statesman, scientist, it matters not . . . the part is a minor thingg each is an old grad . M. V. H. S. does not consist of stone buildings, but of the students which constitute the school. M. V. H. Sis spirit is eternal! Long after the present buildings have crumbled away, and the children of the students of today have passed into history the spirit of M. V. H. will survive. The school that taught- It matters not whether we win or lose, but how we play the game - its spirit must be great. It is altogether fitting and right that the Hoop-Pole of '29 embody as its ideal- The Spirit of M. V. H. S. Cabin Clerks To Ship Captain DORIS LIMBERGER CATHERINE HOGAN Twelve

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Quo ..2g. . tzx..-f L.-- ' It had one large auditorium and nine class rooms--and with the larger build- ing came sports and a few organizations of the 90's . . . the fin de siecle . . . passed trom the calendar. From the first the spirit of M. V. H. S. had been apparent. Now it began to blossom-it began to enter into the life of the M. V. H. S. student. More than book learn- ing he carried away now when he grad- uated: he was in an atmosphere of com- radeship, of being someone. The Old Castle was a long time in passing into the limbo of undesirables -but finally the State Board of Educa- tion determined that it no longer could satisfy the needs of the twentieth cen- tury . . . so plans were begun to re- place the building that the students had , - cared for so long. The Mt. Vernon MAIN1.I?ERSIg3Ff:IlJ1SgHP??L school board eschewed anything that would not be the best in the educational world. But we will not here go into de- tail ot the midnight oil they burned planning its type, its equipment, the means of financing it. Let it sufiice to say that money was not copious, but the Board in its masterly way finally got the building under way, and the impressive New Castle of Tudor-Gothic design is the result. This article was not written to pass ecomiums on the city, or to give a eulogy of the school board-but the Hoop-Pole ot' this year cannot ignore the mighty spirit with which M. V. H. S. has been en- dowed. Although the present high school system has at times been discussed with asperity, there can be no doubt that the recitation system where the students can clarify their notions by filtration through the minds of others, their comradeships with each other, that the high school of today is a permanent quality. As has been said the Hoop-Pole of '29 can not ignore the spirit of M. V. H. S. In order to appreciate this spirit it is necessary to understand what it really is . . . what is it? Is it that which impels a wild-eyed student body to scream, PRESENT CENTRAL SCHOOL Eleven

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f x SHIP CAPTAIN M. N. O'BANNON Superintendent The success of an institution rests largely upon the shoulders of the superin- tendent. In his power is intrusted the fulfillment of our dreams of a bigger, bet- ter school. In writing of Mr. O'Bannon, one almost has to lapse into a panegyr- ic. . .Mr. O'Bannon, indeed, has labored untiringly to develop the Mount Vernon High School and to bring it to its present status. The new High School is a flttlng memento of the work for which he will be always remembered. Without inspira- tion, nothing could be accomplishedg all the world would be drab. But above the horizon of our lives comes the inspiration, the hope, and the faith of one who keeps himself in the mind of every M. V. I-I. S. student as one who is ever working for our good-it is our loving superintendent, Mr. O'Bannon. Thirteen