Abilene High School - Orange and Brown Yearbook (Abilene, KS)

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SEXTON ENGLE WEYANT KETTERMAN Senior Class History Hy .XGNICS XVIEYANT IIEN 'lilllfi CURTAIN rose in Se' tember of 1926, 163 eager Freshmen were entering the portals of A. ll. S. for the first time with hopes and fears for what lay beyond. This was not an ordinary group of stu- dents. From the first. the class of 1930 showed outstanding scholastic, liter- ary, and athletic ability. The lireshies' first mark on the school history was made by its winning honors on the Booster and Annual sales campaign. An early event as a class was a l1ike to t'allahan's grove where over a hundred lfreshmen and their sponsors took part. The chapel play, Romeo and Juliet, a picnic in the spring, and clever class day exercises ended the activities of the first year. After a lapse of three months, the curtain again rose but on a wiser group of students, who had profited by experience, A chapel play, Uncle Dick's Mistakef' was given early in the fall. Two picnics and a St. l atrick's llay party constituted the social activities of this sophomore class. ln the third year, we presented, Romeo and jane. as the animal junior production and gave the Seniors a brilliant take-off at our unique junior- Senior banquet held for the first time in the city auditorium. Also. in the third year, we took our places on the debate and athletic teams. At last, with regrets, we came into the limelight of A. H. S. for the last time as a class, united. For the Senior chapel, we presented a one act play, The Christmas Gimme, and gave each faculty member a parting gift. ln February, fifteen of our class were chosen as members of the Abilene Chap- ter of the National Honorary Society, and in April, ten members of the class were elected to the National Quill and Scroll Society. Our Senior play, Mlihe Enemyfl given in the auditorium in April, marked the climax of the fourth year. But the last semester passed swiftly, and soon we found ourselves as guests at a lovely banquet prepared by the juniors. VVhen the Senior Spread, the all-day picnic, and the Alumni Banquet were over, the class of 1930 bid A. H. S. adieu. Through the last year the class was guided by Floyd Sexton. president: Frank Engle, vice-president, Agnes VVeyant, secretary, and Faithe Ketter- man, treasurer. The sponsors were Miss Lorene Reynolds, Miss Maurine Morley, Miss Clarice Case, Mrs. A. li. Jones, and Paul Collins. Miss Miriam Dexter, annual adviser, and Miss listher Christmore. play coach, although not official sponsors, deserve much credit for the success of the Senior class.

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F-16 ., S. R. HELLER W. C. GRIGG C. W. TAYLOR H. W. KEEL L. B. STANTS OLIN STROWIG Board of Education HE MEMBERSHIP of the Board of Education is: C. W. Taylor. presi- dent, S. R. Heller, vice-president, H. W. Keel, W. C. Grigg, L. B. Stants, ' and Clin Strowig. These men have had much to do with the steady, substantial improvement in the Abilene Schools. They are famili.ar with the many problems of business involved in school management: taxation, bonds, insurance, building maintenance, salary schedules, and related problems. Furthermore, they take their work for the schools seriously. These are reasons why Abilene has a low school tax rate. Of the twenty-one second class cities of Kansas of which Abilene is the median city in population fthe ten next larger, the ten next smaller, and Abilene as the middle cityj Abi- lene's 314.00 per 31,000.00 is the lowest, and Galena's 332.00 is the highest. The median is 319.40. Abileneis school tax rate is therefore 34.40 below the median school tax rate of the twenty-one cities, and 31.90 below the next low- est. Abilene's total tax rate is 335.10 per 31,000.00 and the school tax rate is 31400, or between 39 and 40 per cent of the total. The median school tax rate of the twenty-one cities is 45 per cent of the total. If the Abilene schools were using proportionately as much money as the city is, the school tax rate would be 45 per cent of Abilene's total tax rate. It would still be the lowest of any of the twenty-one cities, but would be 315.80 per 31,000.00 instead of 314.oo. This represents 315,000.00 annually. The total bonded debt of the Abilene School district has been reduced from 3117,o0o.oo on June 30, 1925, to 373,500.00 on June 30, 1930. At the same time the educational welfare of the schools has made sub- stantial progress. Five teachers have been added to the staff of the elemen- tary schools, two at McKinley, two at Lincoln, and a kindergarten teacher whose time is divided between the above schools. The efficiency of the Jun- ior and Senior High Schools is well known. Anyone close to the administra- tion of the schools knows that the harmony and interest that prevail in the schools has its beginnings with the Board of Education. The future of the schools is kept constantly in mind. Teachers are re- quired to attend summer school. More than sixty per cent of them attended in 1928. Better preparation is required of new teachers employed. A rec- ord is kept up-to-date of the whereabouts of superior teachers who are avail- able for the Abilene schools. Visual instruction is being developed into a program of importance. Beautifying the school grounds and maintaining an adequate physical plant are given more attention. The Board of Education carries on the general administration but the daily routine work is under the direction of Mr. F. C. Gardner, superintendent of schools. Mrs. Edna Sampson is clerk of the Board of Education.

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JEANNE AUMILLER Professional G. R., Class Chapel 4, Annual Chapel 4, Chorus, Hockey Team, Mathematics Club, Parliamentary Drill Club, Quill Club, Thalia Club, G. A. A., Commercial Club, Dramatics Club, Art Club. The cautious seldom err. ORVILLE BAIER General Football 3, 4. In all labor there is profit. ESTHER BANGERTER Normal Training G. R., Normal Training Club, Normal English Club, Volley ball 2, G. R. Delegate to Salina. Truth dwells in a kindly heart. MORRIS BEAMER Professional Basketball 3, Football 3, 4, Golf 3, Tennis 3, 4, Hi-Y 1, 3, 4, Booster 4, Annual 4, Jr.-Sr. Committee 3, Class officer 3, Band 1, Class Night 3, 4, Sci- ence Club, English Club, Latin Club, Parliamentary Drill Club, President of Progressive Party. Rip Van Winkle's only con- temporary. RUTH BRANAMAN Commercial Basketball 1, G. R., Booster 4, Chorus 1, 2, 4, Mathematics Club 2, Commercial Club 3, 4. Her paths are those of pleas- antnessf' BEULAH BROWNING Profession al G. R. 1, 2, 4, Orchestra 2, 4, Debate 2, 4, Class Night 1, Schol- arship Representative 1, Foren- sics 2, Class Chapel 1, 2, 4, Art Club, Science Club, Ars Dicendi Club, Thalia Club, Senior Play, Oration 4. I am a woman, what I think, I must speak. 9 HILDA AYRE Normal Training G. R., High Light Editor of Normal English Club, Normal English Club, Normal Training Club 3, 4, Chorus 1, 2, 4. A pleasant countenance is a great assetfl NEIL BALDWIN Commercial Commercial Club 3, 4, Indus- trial Arts Club 3, 4. My ambition is to be a pugi- list. CARL BATH Professional Junior Play, Operetta, Hi-Y 3, 4, Booster, Annual, Orchestra 4, Glee Club 3, 4, Class Night 3, Scholarship Representative 2, Hi- Y Cabinet 4, Science Club 3, 4, Senior Play. 'There are greater things in the world than women. EMEHSON BENNETT Industrial Art Track 3, Annual Sales Man- ager 3, 4, F. F. A. Club, Par- liamentary Drill Club. Just education forms the man. WIN IFRED BRIN EY Commercial Basketball 1, 2, G. R. 1, 4, Ish Chay Jay Club 4, Commer- cial Club 3, 4, Ars Dicendi 4, Hockey Captain 2, Hockey Team 4, Chorus 3, Argumentative Club 3. 'tPrcsents, I often say, endure absence. CARL BUHLER Industrial Arts Track 1, Hi-Y 1, F. F. A. Club 3, 4, President F. F. A. Club, Student Council. By education most have been misled.