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

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Booster and Annual Staff ROW 1--Bowersnx, Wilson, Murphy, Hees, Morrison, Keel, Allen, Schrader, ROW Z-Coulson, Hensley, Case, Welsh, Rock, Medley, Hoover, Monroe, Cheney. ROW 3- Green, Mellor, Murphy, En- gle, Einig, Graft, Eggleston, Gragg, Casanova. HE ABILENE High School Booster, has endeavored throughout the year to co-operate in every way with the students, faculty, and administration to raise the literary and scholastic standards of the school, to record accurately the activities of our high school, and to stimu- late sportmanship and true school spirit. It was decided to have a change of the staff organiza- tion every nine weeks, making four different changes during the year. Each staff organization had the priv- ilege of editing four issues of the Booster. During the first nine weeks France Wilson was editor and William Green, business manager, the second nine weeks, Virginia Emig, editor, and Lucile Murphy, business manager, the third nine weeks, Marjorie Eggleston was the editor and Lucile Murphy repeated as business man- ager, and during the last nine Weeks' period, Jane Case was editor, and Thaine Engle was elected business man- ager. During each nine weeks' period there were the follow- ing officers elected: Editor-in-chief, business manager, news editor, assignment editor, make-up editor, sports editor, and proof-reader. The others remaining in class served as reporters. A contract was let to the Reflector Printing Company for printing of the Booster which was published bi- monthly. During the year the class published several outstanding papers, namely the Thanksgiving issue of November 25, the Christmas issue of December 12, and the Easter issue of March 14. ' The journalism class had the privilege of putting out the Reflector on April 20. This was a six page paper. Jane Case acted as editor-in-chief, Blanche Bowersox as assignment editorg Robert Casanova as sports editor, and William Gragg had charge of the columns. This year, according to custom, the journalism class sponsored the Christmas story and poem contest. The prize winning story, The Nativity, was won by Opal Hoffman, a junior, and the prize winning poem, A Stu- dentis Progress, was won by Marion Atnip, a senior. During the year members of the class participated in the International Quill and Scroll contest, Those whose writings were entered in the contest received very high honors. :These students who chose journalism as one of their subjects for the senior year, are fitting themselves for fu- ture lift. Although few of them shall enter the newspaper field, yet the training is beneficial in every branch of business activity. ITH CERTAIN finincial difficulties imminent at the beginning of the year, it was at first doubt- ful if we would have an annual. The Board of Education informed us that if an annual were issued it must sell for not more than fifty cents, This was a re- duction of one dollar and twenty-five cents from the price of last year's annual, and it was also passed by the board that no advertising could be solicited for the publishing of the annual. Late in the fall by surmounting seeming formidable difficulties, it was finally decided by the journalism class to make possible a magazine type of annual rather than discontinuing the Orange and Brown. Contracts were left to the Burger-Baird Engraving Company of Kansas City, Missouri. and the Reflector Printing Company of Abilene to print the annual. Jane Keel was chosen to edit the year book, William Green was chosen to act as business manager, and Lois Schrader as associate editor. Under this management, an interesting sales campaign of two weeks' duration was held in which six class representatives participated and a sufficient number of annuals were sold to warrant the journalism class to start work on the 1953 Orange and Brown. Thermometers on huge posters were mounted in the hallway to stimulate interest and increase subscriptions to the annual. At the end of each day Green, the busi- ness manager. would change the mercury in the thermom- eters showing the work of the class representatives dur- ing the day. Organizations and activity group pictures were taken throughout the year, just as soon as it was possible. Be- tween Thanksgiving and Christmas individual senior pic- tures YV81'B taken. I'l1otography this year was done entire- ly by Vl'l8l'1Il2LXlyS Studio. In addition to Keel, Green, and Schrader, the others who helped to make the 1933 Orange and Brown a suc- cess, were John Allen, organization editor, Iona May Morrison, photography editor, and Robert Casanova, sports editor, Much credit goes to Kenneth M, Bock, the teacher of the journalism class and the sponsor of the an- nual. Other 11l6111lJ01'S of the journalism class without official title aided materially with this production. As many prints as possible were sent early to the e11- graving company, thereby making a considerable saving through discount allowances. Near the middle of the sec- ond semester, the first type written copies were sent to the Abilene Reflector Printing Company. Due to monetary restrictions, the 1933 annual was re- duced in number of pages from seventy-five to thirty-two. 'I-he size of pages, however, were increased from eight by ten inches to nine by twelve inches. Iligh quality white gloss paper was secured and instead of having a. stiff cover as in previous years, arrangements were made for a flexible cover with at three tone, color etching, The number of annuals fo be printed and distributed flexible cover with a three tone color etching.

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National Honor Society ROW 1 - Nottorf, Hees, Gragg, Emig, Welsh, Case. ROW 2-Keel, Engle, Rey- nolds, Long, Wells. ROW 3- Mnrtin, Morrison, Fengel, Baer, Kelley. llld ABILENE chapter of the National Honor Society was chartered by the National Society and was grunted charter number 674. Under this charter the principal and members of the faculty have the privi- lege of choosing 15 per cent of the upper third of the sen- ior class scholastically. There were fifteen chosen this year by Principal tj. Hawkes and four other members of the faculty. Three other points in addition to scholarship were taken into consideration: Leadership, the power of personality that blazes the trail for man's upward climb. Character, the composite of all the common virtues, which sets the seal of righteousness upon our every en- deavorf' Service, 'tthe beginning and end of our education, the altar of altruism from which God's blessings to man have been vouchsafedf' Prior to the initiation the following officers were elect- Quill and IXTEEN STUDENTS were awarded a membership in the International Quill and Scroll, an honorary so- ciety for high school journalists, A charter was granted to Abilene High School in 1928. Since that time up u11til 1933, thirty-six members have been chosen. On April 25. a Quill and Scroll certificate was received announcing the sixteen members accepted. Those stu- dents awarded membership were: John Allen, proof-read- erg Blanche Bowersox, news editor, proof-reader, Jane Case, editor, make-up editor, Arlene Cheney, copy-readerg VVilma Coulson, news editor, copy-reader, Virginia Emig, editor, proof-reader, Thaine Engle, business managerg John Graff, business manager, WVilliam Gragg, sports ed- itor, proof-reader, William Green, business manager of Booster and Annual, Alice Hees, 11ews editor, proof-read- ed: President, William Graggg vice-president, Alice Heesg secretary, Virginia Emigg treasurer, Lois Welsh. The society held its banquet and formal initiation cere- mony Tuesday evening, April 4, at Presbyterian church. Principal Hawkes was in charge of the initiation cere- mony with Mr. Roy Martin assisting as secretary. Sev- eral of the alumni helped with the initiation. Mr. M. H. Malott was the speaker of the evening and gave a very entertaining and inspiring talk. He said that the three ways to success were enthusiasm, intelli- gence to direct it,and courage to carry it out. The pins which were presented to the members during the initiation are symbols of the torch which stands for knowledge and the light which stands for giving your service to others. , The four letters on the pin are symbolic of the four qualifications of the societyg C for character, S for schol- arship, L for leadership, and S for service. Miss Lorene Reynolds is the sponsor, Scroll , erg Jane Keel, editor-in-chief of the Annual, Iona May Morrison, assignment editor, Rexford Phelps, feature writer, Lois Schrader, associate editor of the Annual, as- signment editor: Lois Welsh, make-up editor, copy read- er. Jane Keel, John Allen, Virginia Emig, William Gragg, and Jane Case received special praise for their high or- der of craftsmanship by Edward Nell, the executive sec- retary. The initiation ceremony for the new members was held during the middle of May. The local chapter's 1932 offi- cers of the Quill and Scroll: Pres., Harry Woodbury, vice- Pres., Ruth Schiller, Sec., Vernon Stevens, Treas., Phyllis Dentzer, helped in the initiation. ROW l-Allen, Case, Green, Schrader, Engle. ROW 2- Coulson, Phelps, Bowersox, Welsh, Rock, Chr-ney. ROW 3-Morrison, Graff, Emig, Hees, Graggl, Keel.

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Band and Orchestra ROW 1-Berger, Shearer, Zook, Schrader, Gamber. Dahnke, Duckwall, Ayers, Owens. Kelley. ROW 2- Coulson, Cole, Keller, Baker, Zook. Hollar, Hottman, Esh- elnian, Case, Holmes, White, Vance, Duckwall, Pinkham, Simmons. ROW 3-Wilson Welsh, Hesselbarth, Stoffer Menges, Hesslbarth, Ander- son. McMillan, Wisby, George v v Brooks. Stratner, Dull, Graff, Hollenback, Horner, Hershey, Warder, Bath, Johnson, Froe- lich. HE A. H. S. BAND, under the direction of Harold E. George, has received favorable comment Wherever it has appeared. The band has a membership of fifty, It has made a great contribution to the football and basketball games. The night before the first football game it led the big pep rally which is more commonly known as Snake Dance. lt also participated in most of the out-of-town games. In the fall at the Central Kansas Free Fair it had an outstanding part in the entertaining of the crowds. On November 5, the Abilene band went to Manhattan to a boy scout meeting. It led a parade of all the scouts. In the afternoon the band was invited to the Kansas State Iowa football game. In the evening the scouts held a concert at which time the A. H. S. band played several numbers, The band had a winter concert in the high school audi- torium in December. Later they played at the Junior High basketball tournament for Dickinson County, then at the State Regional High School Basketball Tournament in which Abilene's team played. The last active part the band took in outside activities was in the annual youth week parade. It led the parade with all of the students following in order. I The music elimination tryouts were held in the high school auditorium Thursday, April 6. The winners of this intra-school contest represented the Abilene High School in the Central Kansas League Music Contest held in Salina at the Memorial Hall Friday, April 21. ' In the Central Kansas League Contest at Salina the band received sixth place. VVayne Zook received sixth ulace in trumpet, Dwight Zook seventh place in clarinet solo, and Herman Bath received third place in trombone, HE ABILENE HIGH School Orchestra, under the di- rection of Harold George has a membership of thir- ty-eight. It has made several appearances during the year. It assisted in the entertainment before and between acts of the junior and senior plays. The orches- tra gave several concerts throughout the year. The purpose of these concerts was in preparation for the Central Kansas League Music Contest. On February QR, a concert was given at the Junior High School. They also appeared in chapels at the high school at dif- ferent times throughout the year, On March 21 Mr. George and the orchestra went to Clay Center High School to give an exchange chapel. There they played a group of different numbers. All of the orchestra made the trip. Theyehave also had the honor of broadcasting over radio station KFBI. The annual spring concert of the orchestra was held in ROW 1--Medley, Miller, Shearer, Osborn, Hugg. Campbell. ROW 2-Good- win, Rawalt, Kelley, Zook, Hollar, Kerns. Miller, Phil- lips, Jones. Moot. ROW 3- Schrader, Machan, Tyler, Ford. Gamber, Dull, George, Baker, Zook, Vance, War- der, Bath, Berger, Hollen- back. ROW 4-Bushey, Graff. , U 1 the City Auditorium April 11. The highlight of this concert was the playing of the contest number, The A11- gclusf' by Massenet. During the last week of school the orchestra played at the different commencement exercises. The music elimination tryouts were held in the high school auditorium on April 6. The Winners of this intra- school contest represented Abilene at Salina in the Central Kansas League Music contest, The violin solo was Won by Mary Elizabeth Millerg Jane Keel was awarded first place in the piano solo. The orchestra is one of the most outstanding organiza- tions in the school. Much credit goes to Mr. George for making possible definite progress in instrumental music. In the Central Kansas League Music Contest in Sa- lina, the orchestra received fourth place. Jane Keel re- ceived second place for her piano solo, while Mary Eliza- beth Miller got fifth for her violin solo.