Boise High School - Courier Yearbook (Boise, ID)

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catfet .f7h zt.4 PEP and the flash of a scarlet skirt have become synonyms in Boise High. And Friday would not be Friday without two hundred and fifty red skirts darting about the halls. The Scarlet Skirts, girls' pep organization of Boise High School, boasted that number of members this year. They proclaim their membership by wearing their l'uniform to school every Friday and by sitting together at all athletic events. This year the club was headed by president Catherine Grim, vice-president, Barbara Ward, secretary, Deva Chisholm, treasurer, Lily Keprosg and adviser, Miss Helen Moore. The Scarlet Skirts' name led many an activity around school. The girls sold candy at the games, decorated the goal posts, handed out programs at athletic ets, ushered at games. The B Club called upon these girls to decorate for the annual football quet. Scarlet Sk.rts T! The club was honored at two out-of-town teas. The Spiz Club at Nampa and the Girls' Pep Club at Caldwell were their hostesses. Thirty-five girls, chosen according to their number of merits, went to these parties. The Scarlet Skirts enjoyed returning their social obligations with teas for the Nampa and Caldwell girls. The co-chairmen of these affairs were Deva Chisholm and Lily Kepros. Cther activities included a pay assembly with Marie Thometz and Barbara Ward doing the planning, a banguet at which time the officers of the next year's club were announced, and the Scarlet Heart matinee dances. The Scarlet Heart Ball, of which Betty lean Meagher and Yvonne Rutten were in charge, was one of the most pleasant affairs on the school's social calendar. This year a merit system was instituted in the club. Those senior girls who by the end of the year had earned one thousand merits for participation in club activities received gold pendants with a miniature girl in a scarlet skirt. 26

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.Q.. ridge, the unit made great progress. In April, when Lieutenant-Colonel Crissy, who is in charge of all R.O.T,C. units in the Ninth Corps Area, inspected the Boise unit, he paid high compliment to the fine organization and progress of the Boise I-Iigh School R. C. T. C. May 7, Ciovernor's Day, was the high sport of the R.C.T.C.'s year of intensive drilling and training. Cn that day, which is really Htest week for cadets, they marched, three hundred strong, to the Public School Field, where was held the annual official inspection. All afternoon they marched, drilled, and paraded, working hard for the honors they received. Awards were given for neatness, military bearing, marksmanship, and superior discipline. It was at this time that the Color Company for the coming year was chosen. Zaww-czzvr COMPANY COMPANY D l .Cl Inspecting the battalion was Lieutenant-Colonel Edwin U. O. Waters from the University of Idaho. Governor Chase Clark and other state officials were in the reviewing stand. The R.O.T.C. has a social side to its career as well as the military. Its parties are looked forward to with great eagerness not only by the looys, lout by the entire school. The commissioned officers' dinner and dance took place early in the spring. Closing the year for the battalion was the annual Military Ball, which is always one of the most colorful parties of the year. Trim uniforms, spring formals, and pretty girls characterized the dance. Lieutenant-Colonel Bill I-lays was chairman. 25

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Debate ll MR. CHIURMAN, Ladies and Gentlemen. Resolved that every able-bodied male citizen in the United States should be required to have one year of full-time military training before attaining the present draft age. Thus did high school debaters all over the United States launch the l94l-42 season. Boise High School debaters proved worthy masters of the subject. Twenty-eight students inter- ested in debate made up the advisory of Coach Fred Livesay. They spent the period in study and practice talks. ln the interclass debates the seniors, represented by Noah Levine, Alta Herman, Wade Fleetwood, and Gardner Bullfinch, won over the sophomores and juniors. Frances Rhea, Wade Fleetwood, Noah Levine, and Bill Carpenter, with Coach Livesay, invaded southern ldaho in the spring on a barnstorming trip and carried off honors. The Boise team won ten out of twelve debates. Boise won lntra-mural debate winners Statesman Trophy winners Bill Carpenter, Gloria Storie Noah Levine, Wade Fleetwood, Frances Rhea, Edwin Gardner lnterscholastic debate squad Coach Fred Livesay Manager Mary Lori O t the tournament at Rexburg with Wade Fleetwood and Noah Levine tying for first place. The guartet also won two debates at lerome, two at Rupert, three out of four at Burley, one out of two at Blackfoot, and two at Sugar City. The Statesman Debate Tournament and trophy were also won by our debaters, Wade Fleetwood, Noah Levine, Frances Rhea, and Edwin Gardner. ln the first annual beginners' tournament, Bill Carpenter and lay Hillman won second place, while Francis Rhea and lsabel lones tied for third place. ln the District Declamation Festival, Bessie Pinkston won the after-dinner speaking contest. Gther Boise debaters represented were Frances Rhea, extemporaneous speaking, and Noah Levine, original oratory. Wade Fleetwood, Noah Levine, Frances Rhea, Bill Carpenter, and alternate Edwin Gardner made up the Boise team for the District Tournament. They tied for second place with Caldwell. 27