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

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HARRIS SAVIDGE MERRILL JONES Sophomore Class History HE SOPHOMORES are the third cog in the school community. They are the stable link between the Juniors and Freshmen. The second year is the transitional span between the raw period of freshman bewilderness, receptiveness, and general inferiority complex and the upper classman's com- plete grasp of his enviromnent, his abilities, and the necessary preparation for life. VVith an enrollment of I6O, the Sophomores rc-entered .Xbilene High in the fall of 1929 and began their ycar's activities under the sponsorshin of Miss Vera Steininger, Miss Wfinnie Scott. Miss Esther Turvey, and Mr. Earl Endacott. .Xt the first class meeting' the following officers were elected: President, Fred Savidqeg vice-president, Hannah Merrill: secretary. Gertrude jones: treasurer, Clyde Harris. The first activity of the year was a hike held at Murphyls grove. Games were played and then refreshments of lunch ham, buns, pickles, cookies. marshmallows, and bananas were enjoyed. Later on in the year, the Chapel Committee of the Student Council asked that a chapel be presented by the Sophomores. who were ready to respond to the call of duty. Mary Helen Gray gave a piano solo, Arlene Page. a read- ing, The Landing of the Pilgrimsng Marvin Rasher, a vocal solo, 'fOn the Road to Mandalayf, and Royce Meyers, in keeping with the season. read, f'What I Am Thankful For' A playlet, An Unexpected Thanksgiving,', was presented by Lois VVarn, Mrs. Parker, Phyllis Dentzer, Miss Eaton, Hannah Merrill, Julia, junior Haberman, Mr. Grayg and Lethayer Eckles, Mr. Eaton. At the Annual Carnival, the Sophomore class had a ring toss which tested skill and provided fortunes for the skillful. At the Herington and Lindsborg' basketball games, the class sold Eskimo pies, candy, and gum that there might be a balance in the treasury at the beginning of next year. Two members of the class, John Dieter and Deloss Romine had the un- usual distinction of being' on the debate team. The Sophomore girls won the interclass hockey tournament in a close game with the Seniors. The Seniors alone were able to defeat them in the interclass basketball tournament. The Sophomores played a good game, and received second place. ln short, the Sophomore is now accepted, taken in, as it Were, to the heart of the school amid a fanfare of trumpets in his own breast, and a queer, eye-stinging, and thoroughly indescribable feeling that he has arrived,

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junior Class FIRST PANEL: FOURTH ROWfFoltz, Buchenau, Bangerter, Banfllow, Dawe, Griffith, Frazier, Brightbill, Dunham. THIRD ROW-Bushey, Engle, Cissnu, Bert, Ewing, Heath, Felhush, Coleman. SECOND ROW- Gunzehnan, F. Conn, Derrick, L. Conn, Engle, Bennett, Findlay, Chase, Black, Chase. FIRST ROW-Hair son, Goodwin, Haynes, Cheney, Brown, Hersh, Brightbill, McCulloh, Anderson, Ayers. SECOND PANEL: FOURTH ROW-Myers, Minter, Leonard, Lahr, Ireton, McLaughlin, McCoy. THIRD ROW-Murphy, Parsons, Patterson, O'Dell, Mayo, Moore, McDonald, Kean, Henderson. SECOND ROW- Lenhart, Nagley, Nash, Korn, McBeth, Hoefer, McClintiek, Lady. FIRST ROW-Thompson, Munger, Klamm, Hosie, Henderson, Hurley, Puxson, Henderson, Manwarren. THIRD PANEL: FOURTH ROW+Polley, Weir, Topliff, Ward, Seaton, Surface, Winslow, Stewart, Hensley, Swan, Peek. THIRD ROW-Woolverton, Pientka, Whitehair, Weber, Sampson, Rueas, Reiss, Schrader, Pyke, Shearer. SECOND ROW-Scott, Townsend, Singer, Riekemnn, Whitehair, Thurber, Wells, McWil- liams. Pinkham, Weinhold. FIRST ROW-Sparks, Weaver, White, Stark, Sheets, Weir, Pinkham, Makins, Stillie, Schwendener.

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Sophomore Class FIRST PANEL: FOURTH ROW-Beach, Copeland. Dentzer, Chain. Davis, Darnlwerger, Dawson, Bushey Fritz, Dietrich, Coulson, Burkholder, Felbush, Gump. THIRD ROW-Eicholtz, Cramer, Coleman, Engle' Prightbill, Dawson, Clark, Cavenrler, Fair, Blaesi, Davies, Chase. SECOND ROW-Emig, E. Ernig, Darling Ginder, Bullington, Anderson, Coulson, Britt, Corwin, Barr, Buchanan, Green, Gamber. FIRST ROW Altman, Dessenberger, Browning, Coffenberger, Bowersox, Dieter, Chase, Barr, Buhler, Eekles, Cricler, Gleiss ner, Coffenberger. SECOND PANEL: FOURTH ROW-Longenecker, Menges, Lalir, Marlaus, Klamm. Herehenroerler, Lanning Korn, Mehl, McCloskey, Hern. THIRD ROWfHoulton, Hamilton, Loy, Helm, Lippincott, Jury, Lipps Klamm, Laughlin, Gray, Kamm. SECOND ROW-Merrill, Litehliter, Heller, Marshall, Lambeth, Gr-zen, If sitt, Haynes, Horner, Jacobs, MeCleery. FIRST ROW-Herchenroerler, Hosie, Harris, Hieks, Isaac, John son, Haberman, Meier, Merrill, Jones, Goodwin, Johntz. THIRD PANEL: FOURTH ROW-sMorley, Weller, Mueneh, R. Schiller, L. Ziegler, Nash, N. Schiller, Picking Reed, Woolverton. THIRD ROW-Monroe, Pooler, Savimlge, Milligan, Puckett, Schiller, Lipps, Sleiehter, Page Topliff, Smith. SECOND ROW-Warn, McClain, Oard, Simms, M. Ziegler, Simmons, Sipe, Riekeman, Reed Myers, Switzer, McWilliams. FIRST ROWf-Whitehair, Miller, Parsons, Monroe, Miller, Scott, Woodbury Pientka, Stevens, Walters, Romine, Wilson, Simpson, v v v v v 1