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

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OUR MEMORABLE DAYS At last the long awaited year of 53 has arrived. With due pomp and ceremony, we have commenced. We have finally reached our goal with the help of our faculty and our fellow students. On September 5, the seniors entered M.V.H.S. to start the last lap of their educational (?) journey. Sophisticated?? Well, some people doubted it. At our first class meeting we elected officers and football queen candidates. This marked the beginning of our Senior year. We were well represented on the football team with eleven Senior members. Time was slipping by rapidly, so quickly but care- fully we chose the annual staff. After much hair pull- ing and nail biting the year book got underway and every one concerned heaved a sigh of relief. By that time we had received our first six week’s grades. The favorite excuse was I just haven't got over my vaca- tion. ” Hurrah for us!! We went way over our goal in the card and stationery sale. We really fooled everybody (including ourselves.) They say that all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy so we had our play with the big Leap Year Barn Dance. This was the girls' big night--and did they take advantage of it!!! And by the way, what did you think of certain re- fined (?) senior boys who provided us with the delight- ful (?) odor throughout the halls? Surprise!! The Posey County Tourney wasn’t held in Posey County. It was held in the Mater Dei gym in Evansville to accommodate more people. And who won it? The Wildcats, of course, and wasn't it a thrill to see them cut down the nets and receive the trophy for the second year in a row? Men Are Like Streetcars so the saying goes, and everyone found out why the night of the Senior Play. The Seniors really sat back and enjoyed the Prom this year--especially since we didn't have to do any of the work. It was really a swell Prom, Juniors. Ooooh!!! My stomach was the most heard ex- pression the day after the Senior picnic. (The drug stores, also, had a busy day selling Pepto Bismal.) What??? Honor Day already! And of course, the Seniors took all the honors. Well, almost all, anyway. Baccalaurate and Commencement!!! These were the most important events of our Senior year and really, we acted like ladies and gentlemen. Two down and two to go was our motto at the beginning of our Junior year. We had at last reached the exalted ranks of upperclassmen and were now call- ed Jolly Juniors. However, some people thought we were still a bit Silly because we wore our new sweat- ers and jackets during the hot autumn days. We elected officers and chose two of the class beauties for football queen candidates. This year the football queen and her royal court were privileged to reign over a team who tied for P.A.C. Championship. Shoe leather and knuckles were slowly wasted a- way during the annual Junior magazine sales. Compe- tition ran high throughout the two weeks because everyone was enthused over winning those prizes. (We also needed the money to put over the big prom we were planning.) 31

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THE SENIORS PROUDLY PRESENT MEN ARE LIKE STREET CARS” CAST First Row: W. Creekmur, B. Bass, S. Crowe, M. Bladwin, C. Parson; Second Row: L. Medcalf.B. Hedges, D. Bradford, M. Blubaum, S. Bishop; Third Row: T. Duncan, G. Mounts, J. McClarney, G. Gronimeier, J. Becker, G. Dersch PRODUCTION AND PROPERTIES STAFF First Row: C. Parson, J. Dillen- der, Promptor; T. Moore. Second Row: S. Terrill, N. Meier, G. Hurley, Promptor; Third Row: P. Espenschid, C. Juncker, G. Far- ris. Fourth R6w: m. f?esler, M. S. Benner, W. Rheinhardt. (Not present-G. Phillips, B. Scheuss- ler, G. Eckels ) BUSINESS AND OUT-THEATER STAFF First Row: B. Phelps, L. Martin, M. Sherretz, N. Brakie; Second Row: D. Patmore, S. Morelock, L. M. Durell, J. Darnell; Third Row: W. Eaton, D. Bauer. G. Chaplin. C Smith. (Not present - L. Coulter )

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OUR MEMORABLE DAYS it fun to see those dignified Seniors get dumped? There were five sophomores on the staff of the Hoop- Pole Jr. this year. Could this be the reason there has never been a weekly Hoop-Pole since????? Hoorah!!! We didn't have to go the full nine months because of the ice and snow. And speaking of ice and snow, doesn’t that bring back memories of certain school bus strikes? We really made good use of the library floor at our Sophomore Party. We made even better use of the Home Economics room where we ate hot dogs and drank pop . What is all that commotion you hear? Why it's just the 120 green freshmen moving into Room 30. The first thing we were instructed to do was to e- lect class officers and selecta football queen candidate. Whadda you know??? She was elected Maid of Honor (by the way that’s the closest we ever go.) Oh yes, the freshmen girls and boy were privileged to initiate our brand new Home Economics teacher who was also a Freshman sponsor. Weselected asour class colors, blue and gold. These colors must have been an inspiration (why we'11 never know) to our freshmen basketball team because they came through the season undefeated. This included winning the Freshman PAC tourney. Our first attempt at making money was sponsoring the concession stand at the basketball games. For ob- vious reasons this project didn't last very long. Oh, well, who wanted to work anyway? And then we all experienced the pain of final ex- ams. They weren't too bad after the first shocking moments. These have been our four years of high school; packed full of fun, excitement, and work. So, at the end of the Senior year, We have come to the Cross- roads, let us choose the right way. Then there was the Fall Festival All School Party with square dancing exhibitions, pie eating, and pig calling contests. Some of our boys must have really liked the pies. (They sure had enough of it on them.) This year when basketball season rolled around we had some real gone guys . We took the County tour- ney and even went to the finals in the Sectionals at Evansville. (Too bad we couldn't have taken them too.) Say! Weren't we proud the day our class rings came? However, some of the boys didn't keep theirs very long. (Can you guess why???) April 25, was the date encircled on our calendar that year. (You guessed it, the Prom!) We worked hard and spent many hours preparing it; but that night with Moonlight and Roses and soft music, we forgot about work. (That wasn't the only thing we forgot, was it. Seniors?) Everyone met their downfall the night of the Junior Skating Party.. Pillows were the favorite articles the next day. We had reached the end of our Junior year and what awaited us? Exams!!! As usual! What a day to end a perfectly good year...... We arrived in '50 with at least one consolation. We were upper underclassmen. They called us the silly sophomores but we were only acting natural. Alas and alack, we were now separated but only into homerooms. We got original in our Sophomore year and decided not to sell the usual Christmas wreaths. Instead we went clanking around town with some gadgets which we heard a certain sponsor say he hasn't found a use for yet. Have you ever had a ghostly nightmare”? The whole school had one this year and we all had a good time except when we were shaking with fear. We were really dragging in the money this year for we also sponsored the Donkey Basketball game. Wasn't