Buchtel High School - Griffin Yearbook (Akron, OH)

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4' ,gf X 66 Qefgflffellf You've Got IT! Let's GO! Everyone at Buchtel is note in Griff enthusiasm, not only on the field but in familiar with these words that preface the cheers for the school. As outstanding members of the Booster all the major events, as the cheerleaders go through committee, under their influence, the assemblies took their paces in an effort to get the student body and on a united feeling so that school and team were do- the teams Working toge'her. This year the energetic ing their best. squad was composed of Marlene Ekus and Larry Ahern, co-heads of the squad, Ianet Hunsicker, Al Fer- The senior members of the staff, Marlene Ekus, rise, Ioan Vernotzy and Bill Katenzenmeyer, The Larry Ahern, Ianet Hunsicker, and Al Perrise were cheerleading squad once more proved to be the key- awarded letters at the annual football banquet. .7612 goaifer gommiffee The Booster Committee was something new to The committee was made up of representatives Buchtel this year and was not in the form of a club, from each of the school clubs, cheerleading squad, but just an unchartered organization with the purpose Talon staff, and faculty. Many other interested stu- of bringing about better school spirit. dents came to meetings to give helpful suggestions It was started by Marlene Ekus, co-head cheer- and take pcm In Gssembhes' leader. She and her many helpers planned the pep The Booster Committee has become a part of Buch- assemblies during the football season and promoted tel and in future years will probably become a char- unity throughout the school. tered club. wwf 'uma-1

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'ff-J in 'Z ,. we juan wifed 63,0 v Once again the Buchtel Talon successfully writes CSO after an outstanding year ot service to the school and the student body. Started in 1931, as a small classroom project of Miss Dorothy Whittington, English teacher, the paper soon became a part of school lite and has since provided students the chance for creative writing and journalistic practice. This year the executive staff, com- posed of Connie Keegan, Editor-in-chief, Mary Highfield, News Editor, Louise Pitman, Editorial Editor, Doris Foust, Feature Editor and Allan Dennis, Sports Editor, have set a new high in providing the student body with a paper to serve the school. Besides editing and publishing a paper every two weeks the Talon has also found time to sponsor a tax stamp collection with the Dramatic Club, and a Clean-Up Day. The Buchtel Talon also originated and started the Inter-High Press Association which is designed to bring together journalists from all the city papers, in an effort to aid school papers collectively. Oi course, editors couldn't edit a paper unless there were people who would get the news to write. This year, the Talon has been lucky in having contribu- tors such as Virginia Plale and her column, Ginny Iumper p Memo Koller and the original writing ot Alumninewsng Dan Weinberger and Book Reviews : Louise Pitman's Open Letters 5 Ginny Hoffman's Iokes : Mary Dix's editori- als and Doris Foust's Theo . Allan Dennis, Sports Editor, deserves a lot of credit for developing one ot the best sports pages in the city. jafbn WEIJOPIQPJ -W or lt

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- - f Q SCH lOl QP! UJCPUQJ Chalk up another successful year of service and social activities for one of Buchtel's most outstanding and oldest clubs . . . The Senior Girl Reserves. Origin- ating in 1933, the Girl Reserves have remained loyal to the YWCA code and the standards of Buchtel. Led by lean Motz, president: Anne Guth, vice president: Mary Io White, secretary: and Ioan Vernotzy, treas- urer: 161 members participated in sponsoring a Thanksgiving Worship Service at the Y chapel in No- vember, a Christmas party for children of Miller school in December, a theater party for the Children's Home. Socially, in collaboration with their younger sisters, the Iunior Girl Reserves, they gave a Mother- Daughter Tea and held a joint meeting with Girl Re- serves from Garfield and West High. Miss Mabel Rie- dinger and Miss Beulah Hudson were the busy spon- sors. Membership in Girl Reserves is open to any girl at Buchtel who passes the written test and who agrees to live up to the Girl Reserve code. Girl Reserves are the junior members of the Young Women's Christian Association. Jw One of the outstanding service clubs at Buchtel is the one called Hi-Y. This club, which is sponsored by Mr. Otis Maxwell, has taken on the project of taking care of the second floor trophy case which they have provided a platform for, and the planting of memorial trees for Buchtel servicemen, who died in service. President Walter Scott was aided by Fred Hefiner, vice-president: Ed Mazak, secretary: Bill Chandler, treasurer: Iefi Richards, chaplain and Larry Ahern, sergeant-at-arms. Socially, the club sponsored a school dance, parties at Camp Mingo and a hay and sleigh ride, and the annual all-city semi-formal dance. Membership is based on points which are given for participation in school activities. ltvl.mf.:w,-x,u'.vmd 1 A 1 1-r-an-.iv ...-irun-nn- -Q- 7.41 L-, ., in- r x 1