Portland High School - Tifoon Yearbook (Portland, IN)

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WE STARTED TCD NXXQRK GN TT-IE TWT-IOCDN Staff members are shown at a staff meet1ng l1StGIllI1g to reports of delegates to conventxon Seated left to rlght facmg camera W11l1am Bash M1ldred Phelan Ruth Ann Dav1dson LeRoy Strock Myrna Sue OS.-haughnessy Ann Hartley Lowell Norrxs Mane Brady Robert Walllscheck Standxng left to r1ght facmg camera Mrs Helen Stevenson CSponsorD Barbara Myers Imogene Snyder Glenna Boggs Ruth Barnett Joan Orr Joan Pattlson Robert Dxsher Mardelle K1le Seated back to camera Norman Bosworth Joanna Wmghtsman Fred Sm1th Barbara Gray and Cstandmgb Dav1d Ayres At r1ght another vxew of the same meetmg EDITORIAL STAFF Ed1tors 1n Chlef Joanna Wrlghtsman Norman Bosworth Senlor Edltors Ruth Ann Davldson Fred Sm1th Edltors Ann Hartley Myrna Sue O Shaughnessy ACt1V1t1eS and Alumm Edltors Barbara Myers Imogene Snyder Sports Edltors Wllllam Bash Lowell Norrls Snap Edltors LeRoy Strock Ruth Barnett Robert Dlsher Calendar Edltor Barbara Gray T3 p1StS Joan Orr Joan Pattlson Mardelle K1le BUSINESS STAFF Bookkeeper Glenna Boggs Salesmen Marle Brady Mlldred Phelan Dav1d Ayres Carl Bowen Robert Walllscheck HIS years Typhoon Staff had a d1S tlnct advantage over the staffs of for mer years for durmg the latter part of October flxe delegates were sent to at tend the annual conventlon of the Ind1 ana H1gh School Press Assoc1at1on held at Franklln College Franklln Ind1ana The IH SPA 1S an organ1zat1on made up of those students ln Indlana hlgh schools who are especlally 1nterested 1n Journahsm and who want to meet to gether to exchange 1deas and to learn ways of lmprovlng thelr work on thelr h1gh school newspapers magazlnes and jyearbooks The students who attended from P H S Joanna Wmghtsman Barbara Gray Norman Bosworth Davld Ayres and Fred Sm1th along wlth Mrs Helen Stevenson fSponsorJ brought back to the staff much 1nsp1rat1on and enthusl asm to help them 1n the work of pub l1sh1ng the 1945 Typhoon Each dele gate gave an oral report before the rest of the staff telhng of the classes whlch he had attended and the new 1deas he had galned not only from the lectures but also from the contacts whlch he had had wlth students from other hlffh schools all over lndlana . . T I v I . . l . I . , l ' Y 2 7 D ' 3 I! Y . .7 U f Y 1 5 ' 1 l : ' . Y A 7 . 7 Y 7 7 . ! I 7 ' 3 . : . ' . ' . 5 ' T l ' ' 7 , ' 7 - - , , . .- Faculty and Underclassmen - ' ' '- ' - - , . . . 5 ' ' a . . . . . . . . 7 l 7 ' s 7 . ' - , n p :ii ,- ' a v J , . - . ' 1 J , , , - , , I , . . - Y ' - 7 I 7 I E v . 1 I 5 l8

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D W HAD A NDER the lcadersh1p of the 1944 40 officers Carl Bowen Pres1dent Le Roy Strock VICE Pres1dent W1ll1am Bash Secretary Roger Bowen TIGHS urer and Robert McClung Sergeant at Arms the P H S H1 Y Club enjoyed a year of except1onal 1nterest and ac llvltb Programs at regular meet1ngs 1nclud ed a book revlew by MISS Ruth Al1ce Harvey and an address by the Rex T O M Wllls In Octobera movle Charm and Pe1sonal1ty Plus Character was shown to the ent1re student body A hay r1de sponsored by the club tu1ned out traglcally and the ent1re commun1ty as well as the student body was shocked 1nd saddened by the accldental death of GQGD V Montez Brady one of the school s most charmmg and lox able students A formal Chrlstmas dance was held and 1n March the club v1s1ted the MUHCIP Y M C A and sent delegates to two conferences one at R1chmond and one at MHTIOH In Apr1l an all school assem bly program wlth the State Y M C A Secretary s speaker was prowded by the club The 1944 H1 Y alumn1 who are 1n the armed SSFVICCS were sent COp16S of the 1945 Typhoon as a glft of tlee club Two 1n1t1at1ons for new members were held durmg the year one each semester xuth formal SGFVICGS be1ng conducted at tl1e St James Lutheran Church H1 Ys a1e shown on the bleachels IH the gym Top row RObG1t Pont1us Joe B311 Ea1l Schoen le1n Lovtcll No111 Robelt McClung Robe1t D1shcr Fred Smlth Robe1tWall1scheck Duane Hor1ne 'Ihnd xovx Dua c Hummel Jack Ross Mered1th Lotz Robe1tG1aves Donald Loy K6Fm1tSh3HGy felt George M01 1 1son Second IOVS Dale Humme1 Herbe1t McKee Fo11cst D1 hu Thomas Mlllett Dav1d Ay1es Eall Brumm R1cha1d Maxwell M1ckey Haxlland Front 10W Cleon Ma1sh Thomas Sta11 CSponso11 Roge1 Bowen Wllllam Bash Caxl Bowen LeRoy Strock John Ray Qiis- ' 1? . 1 U V X - ll l .. ' - - ' r 1 . 1 - 1 - 1 - , . . . . t . , K . 1 - - ' '- ' 1 . . . ' 1 ' .' , 1 . - 3, ' 1 ' ' .4 ' ' . . . , . ' 7 1 . 1 1 ' . . . . ' 1 7 7 2 .- . I ' 1 ' V - ,, ..,- 1 , V . 1 -'P1 1 1 1 1 - ' '. . 1: H1 ,Y . 1 ' Y . . , ' - - 1 , . , .. . . . . ,, ' ,. . ' ' . . ' 1 A - 1 . ' 1 fs l 1 1 T 1 M , . I , .IWW .V ar 1. -1 . , ,. W, r L

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VGCATIGNAI. AG CLUB WAS ACTIVE ALTHOUGH the war has restr1cted some of 1tS usual act1v1t1es the Vo Ag Club carrled on an ambltlous pro gram under the dlrectlon of 1ts oflicers Carl Bowen Presldent J1mmy Mlller Vlce Presldent and Earl Brumm Sec retary Recognlzlng that farmlng requ1res speclal mformatlon and SpeC181 skllls 1n more l1nes than most occupatlons and also that the average farmer often neglects e1ther to learn or to practlce these the Vo Ag Club th1s year set up an Achlevement Award System Under th1s plan C1 edlt was glven a member for each speclal Farm Sklll Wh1Ch he learned and put 1nto actual practlce on h1s home farm When he achleved ten of these SpEC18l sk1lls he would be g1ven one of the four 1nch Vo Ag ach1evement sweater emblems For ac compllshlng fifty skllls he would be g1V en the speclal Vo Ag school letter and for performlng seventy live Sk1llS sweater and a letter both would be awarded The annual Vo Ag daxry Judglng con test resulted 1n a t1e between Dav1d Smlthson and Jerry Mackl1n Alonzo Lacey George Noble Dorsey Bolse and Jerry MaCk11H made up a dalry Judg mg team w1nn1ng 1n the county and dlstrlct contests but fa1l1ng to come through IH the state contest wh1ch was held at Purdue Un1vers1ty Jerry Mack l1n was S1Xth hlgh 1nd1v1dual scorer at the state contest The department co operated w1th the State Da1ry Depart ment of Purdue and the Nat1onal Da1ry Assoc1at1ons by maklng officlal dalry herd lmprovement tests for the past year 1n Jay County Norman Bosworth and Earl Brumm were certlfied by the state and carrled out th1S essentlal ser vlce 1n an efiiclent manner The club agaln partlclpated 1n noon league basketball and the annual Father and Son Banquet drew a b1g crowd The boys entertamed the1r dads by g1V mg several demonstratlons and a one act play LLL Bacx IOW Joseph Adams Charles Ashley Bud Bowen Jack Sk1DI'1Cl Donald Loy Roger Bowen Alonzo Lacey Paul Greaf Harold Spahr Donald Hmes Thlrd row Jerry Mackl1n Thuxman Hlsey Harold Brumm Marvm Bentz W1ll1am Brunson Basll Whlpple Thomas Sm1th Charles Meehan Ernest Gxerhart Hamm Wllharnson Clyde Beeler Second row Paul R Mackl1n CSponso1D Cstandmgb Robert Gettmger Clarence Jobe Duane Swetnam, Donald Caster, Thomas Mlllett Robert Walllscheck, Robert Myers, Junlor Meehan Thomas W1ley, Harold Gr1le, Carl Bowen Cstandmgb Front row Norman Bosworth, Wllllam Selss, Gene Teeters, Wxlham Stults, Orvllle Johnston, Earl B1 umm, J1mmy Mlller, Alv1n BOISG, Hovsard Breymler, Jay Stroube . Y - s v 1 Y Y Y - ' 1 v ' V ' Y , , ' . . - 1 ' ' Y - nz ' sa - ' , . r . . . . . 7 - - , . - , av - A ' Y 1 v Y .7 7 Y Y 1 1 'Y' I ' . Y Y I Y Y 3 Y 7 Y Y Q 7 ' ' ' A V Y 1 I I 7 Y