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

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l r Commercial Club TOP ROW Cleft to rightj-Corwin, B. Myers, Davis, Hees, Scott, Hollenback, Goodwin, Yorgenson, Kerns, Schmidt, Flanagan. SECOND ROW-Miller, Sampson, Weber, Pinson, Whitehair, McCoy, Peatling, Amsbaugh, Engle. FIRST ROW-Hugg, Osborn, McAdams, Ford, Dayhoff, Holmes, Shearer, Howie, Milham, Kauffman. HE COMMERCIAL CLUB of IQ33-34 consisted of thirty-five juniors and seniors specializing in commercial work. Students taking any commercial elective subject may be associate members of the club. Miss Mabel Pinson is head sponsor, assisted by Miss Winnie Scott. The officers elected at the beginning of the year were: Charlotte Shearer, president, Jean Goodwin, vice-president, Dorothy Amsbaugh, secretary, Wilma Kerns, treasurer. The president appointed the following committee chairmen: Lucille Holmes, entertainment, Frances Kauffman, program, Mar- garet VVhitehair, parliamentarian. One of the outstanding events of the year was the playlet, Daring Daughtersf' in chapel January 28, and also, at the United Girls' Club. The cast was under the supervision of Miss Pinson. The typing teams for 1933-34 were: Novice: Lois Baber, Helen Lucille Hutchinson, Elizabeth Osborn, Pauline Peatling, and Ruby Leckron. Amaeaur: Margaret Whitehair, Hazel VVeber, Charlotte Shearer, Dorothy Miller, and Lenore Hatter. Substitutes : Nella Lee Corwin, Verda Stants, Lu- cille Hugg, and Frances Kauffman. HE TSH CHAY JAY CLUB is an organization of fourteen students formed by the members of the advanced shorthand class. Candidates for membership shall have had one year of short- hand, and when voted upon shall be enrolled in the Abilene High School as a second-year student. The officers of this organization are: Lenore Hatter, president, Alice Hees, vice-president, Char- lotte Shearer, secretary. The purpose of this club is to gain a more definite knowledge of the principles of shorthand through both reading and writing, and to build a greater and better vocabulary of both English and short- hand words as a foundation for a stenographic and secretarial career. Meetings are held the second Friday of the month or as nearly a week after the arrival of the Gregg VVriters as is convenient, without conflicting with the regular Commercial Club and other organiza- tions. The club members are divided into nine groups, each of which has charge of one meeting. It is the duty of the committees to organize, plan, and present a program with the assistance of the club sponsor, Miss Mabel Pinson. Also, it is the priv- ilege of these committees to call on any member of the club to assist in the presentation of the pro- gram. Ish C hay lay TOP ROW-CLeft to rightl-Berger, Hees, Hatter, Goodwin, Yorgenson, M. Whitehair, Pientka. BOTTOM ROW--Hugg, Sampson, Weber, Pinson, F. Kauffman, Amsbaugh, C. Shearer.

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Girls' Athletic Association TOP ROW Cleft to rightl-J. Buchanan, Hurd, Morse, Yancey, Seaton, Hutchison. BOTTOM ROW-E. Welch, Johnson, Goodwin, Taylor, Hawkins, Gans, Hockensmith. HE GIRLS' ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION started another successful year September 21, 1933, with a meeting for all the girls in high school who were interested in athletics. This meet- ing was also for the purpose of introducing the new executive board and sponsors. The board chosen to lead the G. A. A. this year met every month, at which time the programs for the next meeting and parties were planned. This group included: Stelouise Hockensmith, president, Ruth Hurd, vice-president and program chairman, Peggy Morse, secretary, Jean Buchanan, treasur- er, jean Goodwin, social chairman, Inez Hicks, publicity, Cleobelle Seaton, membership chairman, Elinor Welch, pianist, Rosemary Gans, hike cap- tain, Renee johnson, song leader, and Mildred Yancey, student council representative. VVork began immediately on the earning of points for awards. Before a student can belong to G. A. A. she must go on enough hikes to total fifty miles. By walking this distance, she will receive one hun- dred points. The first award, given when 600 points have been earned, is a pin in the shape of a sunflower with the letters G. A. A. inscribed upon it. The second award is a chenille letter, in the school colors, with the outline of the state of Kan- sas and lettered with G. A. A. To win this, 1200 points are necessary. The third award is a chen- ille letter in the state G. A. A.'s colors, which are brown and gold. This letter is similar to the sec- ond award, however, four hundred additional points must be earned to win this. When a total of two thousand points have been earned, the fourth and final award is given. This award is a gold K let- tered with G. A. A. and again the state colors are used. Several girls in the organization will receive their K's this year. The Abilene G. A. A. is a member of the State Girls' Athletic Association which was organized for the purpose of offering a standardized program of athletics for girls. Awards are given to the girls who have earned the necessary amount of points for competing in the different phases of athletics. One of the outstanding projects sponsored by the G .A. A. was the Follies of 1934. This revue, which included sixty talented high school students, was presented at the City Auditorium February 9. Throughout the year, four groups of girls at- tended Play Days, held in different parts of the state. Early in the year, six freshman members journeyed to Marymount College in Salina. Later six sophomore girls went to Concordia where one of the group, Faye Snyder, was crowned posture queen. On April 28, the old and new executive boards with the club sponsors attended Play Day at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, April 28. Five Abilene girls were chosen to go to the finals of the posture contest and in the last decision, Vir- ginia Eicholtz received second place. Several outstanding parties and programs were given during the year. On November 23, the G. A. iX.'s donned kid clothes and attended a party that brought back fond memories of former days. On December 21, a surprise meeting was held after school, in which every member received a gift and an Eskimo pie. The officers for the year 1934-35 include: Peg- gy lX'I.orse, president, Helen Lucile Hutchison, vice- president, joan Hogan, secretary, Jean Wilkins, treasurer, Virginia June Lorenson, social chair- man, janet Miller, publicity, Elinor Welch, pian- ist, Margaret Hurst, hike captain, Jean Buchanan, song leader, and Dorothy Buchanan, student coun- cil representative. Every school which is a member in good stand- ing in K. H. S. A. A. is entitled to membership in G. A. -X., but no inter-scholastic competition is per- mitted among the schools which take up this girls' program. The Girls' Athletic Association ended the activ- ities for the school year 1933-34 by spending a week-end at lllary Dell Camp. Both the old and new executive boards and sponsors were present. During the year several interesting features on the program were health talks which were given by the various physicians of the town. A girl receives four points toward the award for which she is working, for each of these talks that she hears. For each award a girl earns she must keep health charts for sixteen weeks. Several girls gave interesting reports on sports, posture, and health. After most of the meetings the girls sang group songs.

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l l Debate Ora tion Deelanfzation TOP ROW-CLeft to rightJ-Dieter, Lees, Christmore, Nemeeheck, A. Nelson. BOTTOM ROW-Hooper, HE DEBATE SQUAD of A. H. S. for 1933-34 was composed of Hazel Huston, first affirm- ative, Donald Dieter, second affirmative, Bruce Nemeckeck, first negative, Eugene Dawson, second negative, and Ellwood Baker and Albert Nelson, alternates. Throughout the year this group held thirty-nine debates. Due to bad weather, the debaters were unable to attend the Emporia tournament. How- ever, on February 7, the squad took an all-day trip which included debates with Junction City, Man- hattan, and Clay Center. To close a successful season the debaters jour- neyed to Salina for the C. K. L. tournament. Salina and Abilene each lost one debate, but Salina was given first place because their team ranked higher in individual percentages, Abilene was awarded second place. This is the second time in the history of the school that the debate team has ranked that high. Mary Mildred Hooper was awarded first place in the C. K. L. Declamation Contest held in Mc- Pherson for the reading of The Alien by Norman Bruce. Abilene also received a first place when Eu- gene Dawson gave his oration entitled The En- emy Within Our Walls. Dawson, Huston, E. Baker. HE ABILENE CHAPTER of the National Honor Society was granted charter number 674. Under this plan of organization, the prin- cipal and members of the faculty have the privilege of choosing for membership fifteen per cent of those whose rank in scholarship is in the upper one-third of the senior class. Three points in addition to scholarship are taken into consideration, namely: Leadership, character, and service. Fifteen stu- dents were chosen by Principal Marvin Van Osdol and members of the faculty committee. Before the banquet the group elected the follow- ing officers: Gwendolyn Romine, president, Betty Lou Harris, vice-president, Ruth Hurd, secretary, Herbert Meuli, treasurer. The society held its banquet and formal initia- tion ceremony Tuesday evening, March 6, at the Lutheran Church. Marvin Van Osdol, principal, had charge of the initiation ceremony, with Earl Endacott, sponsor, assisting as secretary. Fred Al- lison, Miss Esther Christmore, Paul Collins, and Miss Iuanda Hawkins helped with the initiation. The constitution provided that the students chos- en would be held on probation until the last day of school, at which time they would be presented with pins if they maintained the standards of the organ- izations. . . v 4 National , Honor Society TOP ROW-QLeft to rightj-Dieter, Nelson, Bonfield, Issitt, Meuli. SECOND ROW-Harris, Hatter, D. Mil- ler, M. Whitehair, Stants. FIRST ROW-Romine, Rogers, Weber, Hurd, Hoffman.