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

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C6 SH CHAY JAY -the three, straight, downward gram WHS giV9l1 followed by the Heats. Ish Chay .lay ROW 1-Stroda, Wells, Pin- son, Hout, Brooks, Seaton. ROW 2-Steele, Bangerter, Stark, Buhler, Holmes, Krish- er, Baer. ROW 3-Holeman, Fair, Schwendener, Conn, Blaesi, Fengel, Switzer. strokes of shorthand-symbols for sh, ch and j, was the name chosen for the class of dictation of shorthand in 1928 by Marie Roemer, the first president, and Mabel Irene Pinson, the sponsor. There was a need felt for increasing both the English and shorthand vocabulary, and to gain a more definite knowledge of the principles through the reading and writing of shorthand. The 'tGregg WVriter, a shorthand magazine, was used as a basis for development. A secondary purpose was to gain additional information that would serve as a background for a stenographer or office worker. Regular meetings were held once a month at which each of the members gave brief discussions on selected topics. The final meeting of the year 1933, was in the form of a picnic, held at Baer's grove. The usual pro- The officers of the club were: President, Nadine Holmesg vice-president, first semester, George Buhler, and second semester, Phyllis Seatong secretary-treasurer, Ellen Krisher. From this group also came the State Typewriting Team. The six members who tried out and qualified for posi- tions on the team were: Nadine Holmes. Dorothy Hout, Ellen Krisher, Nadine Wells, Alberta Brooks, and Ruth Fengel. From these six were chosen five who represented Abilene in the State contest at Abilene. As a plan of study, A Plan for Self-Management by Everett W. Lord was used for the year's meetings. The topics, knowledge, judgment, decision, and strength- which is expressed in health, personality, and joy-were the topics which were discussed as the means to the End of Self-Management-SUCCESS. Commercial Club HE COMMERCIAL Club of 1932-33 consisted of thirty-seven juniors and seniors specializing in the commercial work. Students taking any commer- cial elective subject may be an associate member of the club, Mabel Pinson is head sponsor, assisted by XVinnie Scott. The officers elected at the beginning of the year were: President, Lennice Jean Baerg vice-president, Hazel YVeb- er, secretary, Nadine Wells, treasurer, Charlotte Shear- 'erg entertainment, Frances Switzerg program, Ellen Krish- erg parliamentarian, Alice Hees. This year the social and program committees consisted of five new members each month so that each program was planned by a different committee. These commit- tees worked with a chairman who had been appointed for the year. This plan made it possible for practically every member of the club to take an active part in the function- ing of the organization. One of the outstanding events of the year was the play- let, 'Parlor Tricks, which was presented by two differ- ent casts. The first cast was: Frances Kauffman, Alice Hees, Hazel W'eber, Charlotte Shearer, Margaret VVhite- hair, and Lucile Jordan. This cast presented the play- let at several prominent business organizations and also at the Commercial Club party, which was given in honor of the former members. The second cast presented the playlet in chapel, at several church Aid Societies, and at the Sand Springs Literary. This cast consisted of: Dor- othy Hout, Ellen Krisher, Nadine Holmes, Lois Schrader, Josie Conn, and Willmith Scott. Both casts were under the supervision of Miss Pinson, The members of the club who were members of the State District Typing Team are: Noviceel-Iazel Nveber. Margaret WVhitehair, and Bernadelle Steeleg Amateurs- Nadine Holmes, Ellen Krisher, Dorothy Hout, Nadine Wells, and Ruth Eengel. Others on the team were: An- na Milligan, Vivian Stevens, and Alberta Brooks. ROW 1-Krishcr, Amsbaugh, Sampson, Phillips, Medley. H e n s l e y, Knoll. ROW 2--Schwenrlener, flees, Fink, Jordan, Wells, Buhler, Bel'- ger, Allen, Whitehair. ROW 3 -Steele, Shearer, Kauffman, Cheney, Bangerter, Holeman, Pinson, Scott, Holmes, Baer, Weber. ROW 4-Yorgenson, Switzer, Conn, Hout, Hop- back, Fengel, Blaesi, Good- win. l kins, Scott, Murphy, Hollen-

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' . 1 -, ' ' 539, K f . fdilwff P If 'f Girls? ,Athletic Association ROW 1-Coulson, Morrison, Hawkins, Stevens, Morse. ROW 2 -- Medley, Hicks, Scott, Goodwin, Murphy, Yan- cey. ' HE GIRLS' ATHLETIC Association entered the year of 1932-33 rather uncowgirlishly with the animal vagabond hike for freshmen. This was an annual hike to introduce new girls to G. A. A. A gypsy trail was followed which led the vagabonds all over Abilene, finally ending at the City Park where a lunch was served. A ten mile hike to Solomon came as their second large event of the year-following a series of shorter hikes car- lier in the year, These hikes were taken for the purpose of giving the tenderfeet a chance to make points toward membership in the organization as well as for giving the old members a chance to gain more points toward awards. Fifty miles were hiked during the season. Roller skates were substituted for bronchos in the next happening which was a roller skating party at the city rinks. For the purpose of making money during the year, pop corn sales were held after school and the girls had charge of the stand at the Abilene-Peabody basketball game. They also sold Eskimo pies at the Physical Education demonstration. The Cowgirls invited their favorite cowhands to a box supper at which a short program was given before the boxes were auctioned off to the cowpunchers, As the big success of the year the cowgirls cast aside their chaps to don rompers and gym suits and attended the Olympic party in the high school gym. There were relays testing the speed of the entrants, and contests test- ing their strength. The winning team received a hand- some silver tin-cup. Executive board meetings were held once a month, some of which were in the form of covered dish suppers. At these meetings, programs for the regular meetings, and parties were planned, The 1932-33 executive board ctmsisted ol' thirteen. niemlrers, officers, and committee chairman. They were: Iona May Morrison, presidentg Lucile Murphy, vice-president and program chairman, Vivian Stevens. secretaryg Peggy Morse, treasurer, Stel- ouise Hockensmith, social chairman, Georgia Medley, fi- nance chairmang Jean Goodwin, 'publicity chairman: Lois Coulson, song lcaderg lVillmitl1 Scott, pianist, lnez Hicks, hike captaing Mildred Yancey, Student Council represen- tative. The sponsors of the club were Miss Hawkins and Miss Griswold. The Abilene G. A. A. is a member of the State Girls' Athletic Association which was organized for the pur- pose of offering a standardized program of intramural ath- letics for girls. Awards given by this association consists of lette1's and pins, and are given to girls who have earned the necessary number of points. The first award, given when 600 points have been earned is a pin in the shape of a sunflower, which has the lettters G. A. A, inscribed upon it. The second award is the school letter of chenille, in the I school colors, with the outline of the State of Kansas and lettered with G. A, A. 1200 points are necessary to win this letter. The state letter in the State G. A. A, colors, which are brown and gold and made up in chenille is the 'third award. An outline of the State of Kansas with the letter- ing G. A. A. will be inscribed upon the letter. 400 addi- tional points must be earned for this award. Five girls received this award. The fourth and final award is a gold K lettered with G. A. A. The state colors are carried out in this pin. A total of 2000 points are necessary to merit this final award. Stelouise Hockensmith, Jane Keel, and Iona May Morrison received their K's'i this year. , Every school which is a member in good standing in the K. S. H. S, A. A. is entitled to membership in G. A. A. but no inter-scholastic competition is permitted among the schools which take up the girls, program. On March 5, twelve cowhands and a foreman went to a playday roundup at Salina. They were the representa- tives of one of the eight Central Kansas towns that were there. The activities of the day were: relays, baseball, basketball, and swimming. The cowhands were selected by the sponsors and the executive board for their interest in athletics and G, A. A. Those who made the trip were: Peggy Morse, Stelouise Hockensmith, Rosemary Gans, Florence XValker, Mildred Yancey, Iona May Morrison, Vivian Stevens, Cleobelle Seaton, Inez Hicks, Georgia Medley, Jean Goodwin, Francis Hershey, and Miss Haw- kins. The annual Physical Education demonstration, given May 9 in the City Auditorium, was sponsored by the G. A, A. All of the gym and dancing classes took part and many difficult stunts were done. The program consisted of folk dancing, tap dancing, ballet dancing, drills, exer- cises, tumbling and pyramid building. The object of this demonstration was not to emphasize the work of especially capable girls but to encourage all girls to take part in activities that will develop muscular co-ordination, grace, and skill. The officers for the year '33-'34 were guests at an early morning breakfast at Brdwnfs' Lake given by the execu- tive board of 1933. At this breakfast the executive board members for the ensuing year were selected. They are: Stelouise Hockensmith, president, Ruth Hurd, vice-presi- dentg Peggy Morse, secretary, Florence Walker, treas- urerg Mildred Yancey, Student Council representative, Rosemary Gans, hike master, Jean Goodwin, social chair- inang Inez Hicks, publicity chairmang Helen Lucile Hutch- ison, finance chairmang Elinor Welch, pianist, and Re- nee Johnson, song leader, This year a new member, a point chairman, was added to the board. Her duty is to take care of the points and the membership. Cleobelle Seaton is the new point chairman. The cowgirls ended their activities by spending a week- end out on the range at Mary Dell Camp. Both the old and new executive boards and sponsors were present.

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Debate, Oration, Declamation FIRST ROW-Nottorf, Die- ter, Stevens, Green, Grugg. SECOND ROW - Froelich Christmore, Nelson, Huston Rock. 1 v EBATE WAS conducted in a manner quite differ- ent from the preceding years in that itfwas taken care of the last several weeks of a first semester class. This class was under the supervision of Kenneth Rock. 'A The first debates of the season came in air invitation tournament at Emporia in which eight students partici- pated, They were as follows: Allene Mm-pay, Blanche Bowersox, Donald Dieter, VVilliam Gragg, Allen Nottorf, Francis Iilaesi, Yvllliiilll Green, and Hazel Huston. Abi- lene met some of the best high school debaters in the state and were encouraged when they won ,a consider- able number of the debates. This tournament helped to whip the final debate squad into shape for the league meet at Salina early in the spring. Al' The final squad chosen to represent the school in this tourney were: Allen Nottorf and WVilliam Green, affirma- tiveg Donald Dieter and William Gragg, negative, This Abilene squad placed second in percentages as individual debaters, but as teams, sixth. Approximately twenty-five non-decision debates were held during the season in which they had as competition schools not only in the Central Kansas League but also in the North Central League. Several practice debates also furnished entertainment for nearby literary socie- ties. The squad was chosen and coached by Kenneth Rock. Declamation was supervised by Miss Esther Christmore. In the league contest Abilene was represented by Jack Nelson, who gave as his reading, The Finger of God. Jack was awarded sixth place in the C. K. L, In oratory William Gragg represented Abilene again this year. Gragg entered the Kansas City Star oratorical contest and placed second. His oration was entitled, MThe Constitution and the Future of a Democracy. ln the Central Kansas League, Gragg placed third. 'lhalia club HALIA, THE LATIN Club, is an honorary organiza- tion composed of those students who make an aver- age grade of an A or B in Caesar or Cicero. At the beginning of the year there were eleven neyv members initiated, making a total of twenty-four in theQ club. At their monthly meetings the club took different phases of ancient Latin history pertaining to the different months. Q The December meeting featured the customs and le- gends of the Roman Christmas festival. the ',SiltllI'l1f1liil.. They studied together thc customs that prevailed at that time and the modern celebrations of Christmas. The fes- tivals were scenes of rustic revelry and mirth. Later this Saturnalia became noted as seasons of fgeneral de- bauch, and the term is new cnc of reproach. ,Julius Cae- ROW 1-Meuli, Thurber. Emig, Lawellin, Bowersox, Stevens, Long. ROW 2-Mil- ler, Altman, Osborn, Herr, Lucier, Leckron, Bogart, Ma- son. ROW 3 - Morrison, Welsh, Foster, Whitehair, Hoffman, Brown, Asling, Cheney. sar was the topic most prominent in the March meeting. The outstanding characteristics of his life and death were studied at this meeting. The subject for study of the April meeting was the founding of Rome, the most celebrated city in the world. During the first semester the different classes made projects. Probably the most outstanding was a Roman house, Some of the other projects were: scrap book... notebooks, furniture, Roman dining room, soap carving, War implements, and dolls in costume. The officers are: President, Margaret Whitehairg vice- president, Opal Hoffmang secretary, Mary Jane Lucier: treasurer, Ruby Leckrong sergeant-at-arms, Herbert Meulig finance chairman, Iona May Morrison. The spon- sor is Miss Vera Lawellin.