Beloit High School - Trojan Yearbook (Beloit, KS)

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Ohe TROJAN RUTH DAVIS TROJAN QUEEN who is a popular B. H. S. Senior, was chosen to be Queen of the Trojans through a popularity contest sponsored by the B. H. S. Life. The contestants were representatives from the four classes. Ruth, one of “The Three Ruths,” is a talented girl with a pleasing, vivacious personality, and the Trojan Staff is pleased to announce her as the winner.

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The TROJAN Top Row—Lyle McMann, Roger Weltmer, Wendell Dean, Gerald Bassford, Mr. Chestnut. 'lhird Rcw—Harrison Honderick, Harlan Rees, Tommy McCall, Addison Pfautz, Bernadine Schellinger. Second Row Dorothy McClanahan, Joyce Salisbury, Eva Owen, Marjorie Hutton, Rex Quakenbush, Bertha Lynch, Dick Carper. First Row—Dorothy Walsh, Roberta Wooster, Thelma Root, Maxine Miller, Marjorie Noah, Mary Ellen Stewart, Imogene Gray. THE TROJAN COUNCIL —Vernon Crumrine After five years of experimentation the mechanics of our stratosphere balloon, the student council, have reached a high degree of efficiency. This group of mechanics, continuing in spite of many hardships and set backs has assembled most of the instruments necessary for the success of our stratosphere flight. There are three purposes of these mechanics. They are: first, to promote all school activities; second, through co-operation with the faculty and the administration of the school system to maintain the highest standards of school life; and third, to create and maintain a school spirit by giving the students an opportunity to express their ideas for the good of the school. In 1929 the movement for a representative student council was started. After much consideration and careful investigation the faculty offered a plan whereby closer co-operation between the student body and the faculty on all student affairs could be brought about. This plan provided that each of the four classes should elect two representatives. The president of the student council was to be elected by the student body as a whole from the senior class. The several organizations were also to be represented. In 1929 the council installed a lost and found table in the study hall which proved to be very successful in the recovery of lost articles. This table was in charge of council members during the seven periods of the day. In 1930 the council sponsored some pep assemblies and as a result pep clubs were started. Again as in 1929 the council had charge of the iost and found department, the decorations for the football games, the all school play, and Hobo day. In 1932 the council sponsored a spring carnival, held in the gymnasium and halls of the building, took an active part in the enforcement of traffic regulations in the building, and sponsored the regulation of library hours at the Port Library for the convenience of the students. The spelling classes were represented by regular and alternate members. In 1933 the student council sponsored the sale of the activity tickets, presented the all school play “Poodles,” sponsored an attempt to clean up the campus and halls of the building, presented a console radio to the school, financed the purchase of scholastic awards, and paid the expenses of those students who entered the scholarship contest at Concordia. In 1934 the same method of representation was used. The student council leased the candy counter to the several school organizations, aided the administration in installing the hall monitor system, helped to sponsor the all school box supper, sponsored an exchange program with Concordia, and bought the scholarship awards. The council has been recognized as one of the vital organizations in the school program.

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 7he TROJAN STRATOSPHERE HIGHLIGHTS —Tomm McCall In the life of every student, there are certain events of his high school life that will always be cherished in his heart, that will keep alive those half forgotten friendships — the social events of the school, traditions that have been kept alive since the founding of Beloit High School. An Irish atmosphere pervaded the Rose Room decorated in green and white with the shamrock as the guiding influence. This was the setting of the Senior-Junior Reception, the first social flight of the year, held March 6. Frances Cole, senior class president, welcomed the juniors, school board members and wives, faculty, and post graduates, Merle Witham, junior class president, gave the response for the juniors. An Irish jig by Margaret Young and Eva Owen, dressed in Irish costumes, followed Miss Witham’s response. A bit of mystery was added by the presentation of “The Banshee , written by Frances Cole, of which Alice Jordan, Dorothy McClanahan, Gerald Bassford, Bill Pfautz, and Tommy McCall constituted the dramatis personae. Bill Pfautz, accompanied by Mrs. Pfautz, sang two Irish songs. Refreshments in the Irish motif were served by Eva Owen, Dorothy Walsh, Margaret Young, and Betty Wear who wore shamrock caps and aprons. The Junior-Senior banquet was held in the I. 0. O. F. hall, Friday, April 27. The decorations were carried out in the stratosphere mode. Blue and white balloons with silver gondolas served as place cards. The sky was of gauzy blue cloth, dotted with silver stars. Candles shed a dimmed light through the hall, furthering the effect of the stratosphere decorations. Ladies of the Civic Club prepared the food, which was served by the sophomore girls. MENU Jupiter’s Nectar Orion’s Choice Beans a la Pleiades Air Pockets Praesepe Gemini Rainbow Salad Milky Way The Small Dipper PROGRAM Invocation ........................Mr. Morrell “Invitation to the Flight” .....Merle Witham “Preparations ....................Billy Birch “The Flight Into the Unknown”... Frances Cole “Instruments” ...........Felicia Ann Sherrard “Communications” ..............Gerald Bassford “The Princesses of Mars”—Dance Margaret Young, Eva Owen, Betty Wear, Dorothy Walsh “On Hitching One’s Wagon to a Star”.Mr. Imes Broken patches of clouds gave fleeting glimpses of the rising sun, in the early morning of April 30. Inside the north gate of Elmwood Cemetery, the seniors and their sponsors met before starting on their sneaky flight to the State Lake near Minneapolis. After rowing boats, climbing rocks, riding around, and playing in the sand, everyone gathered near the refreshment stand and decided after due consideration, to return to Minneapolis and eat our lunch in the city park. After roller skating for several hours, a heated discussion ensued, the outcome of which was the decision to return to the lake. Screams were uttered and shiverings were felt, when some of the bolder and heartier of the sneakers entered the lake for their first swim of the season. The trip homeward was willingly started later in the afternoon. Oh, boy, the soft downy covers surely did feel swell. Then to let your mind wander off into the stratosphere of thoughts and think over the events of the sneak day— never to be forgotten. The senior class of ’34 wishes to express its deep and sincere gratitude to the junior class and especially to Merle Witham, president; Mr. Carmichael, Miss Green, and Miss Schmitt, sponsors; for the splendid entertainment that has been given us. With well founded hopes that the class of ’35 will enjoy as full and happy a year, we give to-you the best wishes of every senior.