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

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Twelfth Year for Gardner Became Superintendent in I926g Van Osdoi Rounds Out Five Years A5 Drincipa , Rules With iron Hand ibut Students Like It NCE AGAlN ABILENE high school has added a successful year to its history. The T937-38 school term was skillfully managed by the schoolis three authorities: Superintendent F. C. Gard- ner, Principal M. VV. Van Osdol, and the board of education. Mr. Gardner has now served Abilene twelve years in the superintendency of its schools. From this, one may judge how well he fills the office. In glancing backward, some interesting incidents are found in the superintendent's life. Shortly after Mr. Gardner had graduated from the eighth grade, he accepted that wild and woolly ad- vice, Go west, young man, go west! For two years he was employed on a cattle ranch in Colorado. He stated, I have never spent a more interesting or profitable two years in my life. After a taste of the west, Mr. Gardner returned to Emporia to continue his education. There he ac- quired a high school education at the Roosevelt high school, Having a desire for more knowledge, Mr. Gardner enrolled at the Kansas State 'teachers col- lege of Emporia. The next institution of learning he attended was the University of Kansas. Still seek- ing education, the young man went East this time and his education was given a polishing touch at the Teachers college of Columbia University. Principal Marvin VV. Van Osdol sounds rather lengthy and strange to our ears after we have heard everyone call him Van.,' lt's not that we donit re- spect him that we never speak of him as Principal Van Osdol. lt's not that at all. It is just because he's Van to us. By looking at hint, one would guess that Van was an athletic type of man. And right the guess would be. He figured in high school athletics, both basketball and football, at Pretty Prairie, Kansas. VVhen he had graduated from high school, he decided to further his education. As a student at the Kansas State Teachers college of Emporia, he played foot- ball three years. Fishing trips are tops', with the principal. He has gone a' fishing to Minnesota several times. This year was Van's fifth anniversary as principal of Abi- lene high school. The board of education is made up of six out- standing men of this community, Howard Keel is a prominent clothierg E. L. Morse is cashier of the l Drineipal MARVIN VAN OSDOL Emporia State, B. S. in Ed. University of Chicago Avis Klover, secretary Citizens Bank: H. C. Leonard is owner of Leonard's Music Store: O. L. Snider is a successful farmer of Abileneg Y. Y. Young is with the Kansas Power and Light Co., and G. E. Duckwall is an executive of the A. L. Duckwall Company. Superintendent FRED C. GARDNER Emporia State QLife Certificatej University of Kansas, A. B. Columbia University, A. M. i . . A Doris Hoekensmitli, A secretary

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FQIQEWQDD THROUGHOUT THE country, picture magazines are becoming more and more popular with the reading public. Hence, in this yearbook We have attempted to stay abreast of the times and present Abilene high school as it really is, in pictures, rather than in flowery and involved Writing. We sincerely hope that by these pictures We have shown Alma Mater in all its seriousness and at the same time in its abundance of humor, and We hope that this book will aid faltering memories throughout the coming years. DEDICATIGN T0 ATHLETICS, the department that is rapidly be- coming one of the most essential supplements to the program of education, because of its ability to develop both mind and body, its training in co-operation and be- cause of its lessons in sportsmanship, We respectfully dedicate this yearbook.

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Council doverns Student Affairs Sponsors Dennu Carnival, Hobo Dau, and Student Activitu Ticketgi Twelve Seniors Honored Bu Being Cnosen To The National Honor Societu Student Council llli STCDIQNT COUNCIL is an organization whose purpose it is to co-operate with the Prin- cipal in regulating the student affairs of the school. The Council is composed of an executive board elected by the student body and nieinbers elect- ed by classes and organizations. The officers for 1937-38 were: l.eRoy Jolley, presidentg Catherine Green. vice-president, and Theodora Stants, secretary- treasurer. Six connnitteets functioned throughout the year and each of the twenty-three Council nieinbers served on one of these committees, The eonnnittees were: assembly, publication, athletics, house and grounds, lost and found, and social, The Student Council sponsored an all-student car- nival which was held in the high school building on No- vember 12. lt also had charge of Hobo Day on March 4, planned the pep chapels, and sponsored the student activity ticket. The Council elected the following junior Rotar- ians during the year: Bob Keast, Bob Knox, Vtvinston Kinderdick, Kenneth Nicolay, Fred Gans, Conrad Hake, Harold Leckron, Merven Neis, VViln1er Kuhn, LeRoy jolley, junior linsworth, and Bob Keel. Cum Laude 'tmp liowfllaniona Boyd, lvilmvr Iiuhn' lluth liliniir, Junior ICHSWOFUL Mildred Hess, und Virgil AIUSOH- Bottom llow--Wendell lil. Harllwli. prosiilent, lioseinnry llaslouer, Harold Leekron, secretary-treasurer, Margar- et XYnr'ilrop, llolnert Owens, and XVil- ma Stat-hli, vice-presiflellt. Governors St-ated, lt-ft to riglit: Ilosemziry Mur- ray, debate, llutli l+1'nii,e', senior class: Phyllis lYl1et-ler, soplioinoro elassg Iionnn XVntt, tl. A. .X.3 ll2ll'g'kll'l'l. XYarrl- rop, G. li., Maxine Lzinyqhliii, junior class: Mr. Albert Hawkes, sponsor, Norinzin Vlilllll'll2LlI', F. F. A.g Vineent tbllonnell, sophomore 4-lass, Miss XVin- nie Scott, sponsor, CllI'lSll1lO Nelson, annual, 'l'ln-otlorn Stunts, set-1'eta1'yQ and Lt-Hoy Jolley, Iiresiclent. Standing, loft to right: ll1LlllUI'l11C Green, vice-presirlenlg Patricia, 'Pown- ley, vocal niusieg Boll Volley, atlileticsg lnilt- lit-rp:ei', Hi-Y: NYilme1' Kuhn, lioosterg llzirolfl Leekroii, bandg XVQ11- dell Harmon, senior' 4-lztssg Merven Nets, Melioyle, l'l't'Sllll12il1 class: and llolierta Stunts, G. ll, Hose- niatry Harmon, freshinzin 1-lass, :intl lid Long, junior class, are not in the Die- ture. National Honor Societu ROM Tlllf GR.'XlJU1XT,iNG class of 1938, twelve students were chosen as nienibers of the National Honor Society. Those honored with inenibcrship were: Virgil Al- lison. Ramona Boyd. Ruth lfinig, Junior linsworth, XN'endell IC. ilarinon. Rosemary Haslouer, llliildred lless, Vlvillllld' Kuhn. llarold T.eckron, Robert Owens, Xylllllll Staehli, and Margaret XYardrop. To be eligible for nienibership to the National Hon- or Society, the student inust rank in the upper one- third of his class, scholastically. From this one-third, twelve are chosen by a fZlCl1lty connnittee for their service to the school, their character and for their leadership in the activities of the school. The group inet on April 22 to elect officers. Those chosen were: Wiendell Harmon, president, VViln1a Staehli, vice-president, and Harold Leckron, secre- tary-treasurer. .Xt the final chapel of the year, the group received gold pins and signed their nantes in the National Hon- or Society nieinbership book. l