Ada High School - We Yearbook (Ada, OH)

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THE PURPLE Ai© GOLD Monthly News Voice of Ada High School Last minute nows service on ball game scores and unexpected events made the 1944-45 edition of The Purple and Gold an outstanding paper and one to which the students looked forward. Under the supervision of Miss Edna Buchler, adviser, and Carolyn Snyder, oditor-in-chicf, nine editions were printed. Special pictures of school loaders in various ovonts wore printed as a spocial feature in nearly every issue. The front page cars cai -riod appropriate cuts and slogans. Expenses were paid by advertisements from local businessmen and by subscriptions from the activity ticket. Issues were printed by the printing class supervised by Mr. D. R. Lovwnan. Student advisers were Hcrbort Clum and Jim Green. Other members of the cla.ss are Goorgc Hcsscr, Jack Dally, Jack Gordon, and Roger Murray. A six weeks scholarship roll and Who’s Who in Ada. High wore regular features of The Purple -and Gold. THE STAFF Editor-in-Chicf . Assistant Editor. Advertising Manager Circulation Manager Nows Editor . . Foaturo Editors . Exchange Editor . Sports Editors Inquiring Roporter Faculty Advisers. Carolyn Srydcr Dorothy Rodgers Alice Clark Virginia Schrauth Esther Dobbins Myron Nelson Esther Campboll Lucrotia Johnson Mary Spar John Elliott Patty Bico Kiss Edna Buchler D. R. Lowman Other st'-'ff members include Joan Snyder, Janice Howbort, Ruth Ann McMillcn, Gloria Welsh, Phyllis Watts, Peggy Main, Neil Davis, and Jim Banks.

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SLOGAN: To Face Life Squarely PURPOSE: To Find And Give The Best Officers: President: Carolyn Snyder Vice-President: Miriam Dearth Secretary: Agnes Larue Treasurer: Barbara Kerr Program chairman: Mary Alice Spar Sponsors: Miss Crawford Miss Archibald The Girl Reserve Organization, a division of the Young Women's Christian Association founded in 1931, is one o'j the most active and interesting groups in our high school. Thirty-five Junior and Senior girls are enrolled this year. The Sophomore girls join each April at a special candle lighting service. The weekly meetings consist of quiz contests, guest speakers, committee programs, music numbers camp experiences, and. discussions on various topics. This year, during the National Girl Reserve Week, the club sponsored a bake sale, with all of the proceeds going to the Red Cross and also ha£ a mother and daughter party. By its support and contribution to school projects the club has lived up to its high tradition of service PURPOSE: To create, maintain, and extend throughout the community high standards of Christian Character. PLATFORM: Clean speech, clean sports, clean scholarship and clean living. The Ki-Y organization, a division of the Young Men's Christian Association, is composed of boys willing to live up to the high standards of the Hi-Y purpose and platform. It is an organization which is active in its support of school functions. The meetings held for forty-five minutes each week offer something to the bovs bovond the routins curricula of school. Tho programs offer outside speakers, many intoresting movies and local high school entertainment. Among tho activities are playnights, pot-luck dinners, and parties. It joins with Girl Reserves in holding devotional services each d.ay of Easter Week. Officers: President: Gregg Pugh Vice-President: Randall Roberson Program chairman: Charles Wood Secretary Treasurer: Richard Dcringcr Sponsor: Mr. Kelly Danford

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Volume XIV Cbc purple 8 (3olfc ADA, OHIO, JANUARY 26, 1945 sketbi Stager, Beach and SSorrk Taking Bids for 1945 Kimble tnlist in Navy Wc” ioj e Delivered in May e Turner youi v' CSS om AbrahamwK- Ision w ? Lessoi WILL RECEIVE Bud Kimble, John aid Beach, all s for Cincinnati fo Don and John day. They hr of February Bud return will be here u: physical, h has been will be sent in£ . , Bud, Johr their diplom and will be q because the Bud will 1 Don will b and John the last of The boy tivities. J Ada higj , . on tlu Wfcball the season .944. Bud s d in the backfield on the first string varsity and received two letters for his good playing. All three fellows were members of Hi-Y. John acted as pr man and will be replac Wood, senior class pres til] be coli y Miss Wilson and “Preparing for Life” by Mr. Peters. Also on the ng program are the estra. Rev. Raymond , and non is hat the Ip and mited. f YOU r than TTER RES'! A enior and niors will lment plan it now and Fie subscrip londay, January February 2. SO ONEY TO RE- 22, aw! closed BRING YO SERVE FROM THE STORK A 1945 “WE”! Monday Senior Girls In D. A. R. ‘ We never knew r et so much so Dcbbins and Carolyn reviewed American hi ‘zenship and Ohio hi A. R. tests. These tests nually by the Daughte ican Revolution, are February at the big two Ada seniors will he rated with others in the county and state. Fin d winners will be awarded prizes of cash and scholarships. ion solo u Music Department Selects Cast for Crocodile Island' Moore will give the invocation. Miss Wilson will give “Poems the Farmers Love” and Mr. Peters will present (Continued on Page Eight) Crocodile Island,” a musical com-70 acts, led by Miss Betty elly Danford, will be pre-ddle of March. s place in the garden of King Bongazoola, who rb Clum. The islanders I Coco Orinoco, a wily by Myron Nelson, sacrifice of the King and lamberlain, Nitwit (Paul is talking with his two Pearl (Mary Spar) and Stair), when Mammy Lu, royal heirloom, played by Lucretia Johnson, comes in to tell them of an American ship entering port. (Continued on Page Eight)