Arkansas City High School - Mirror Yearbook (Arkansas City, KS)

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The Blue Triangle “I will follow the blue triangle God’s purpose in life, my quest Through body, mind, and spirit . I will find and give the best.” THIS was the purpose of the Girl Reserve organization for this year, and each girl did her best to live up to it. The symbol for the club was “Knights of the Blue Triangle.” Officers were Roberta Bowen, president; Doris Wales, vice-president; Ilabcllc Gilloek, treasurer; Nora' Morlan, secretary;, and Madeline Miller, Student Council representative. The Cabinet consisted of officers and chairmen of%the various committees. Committee chairmen were membership, Doris Wales; program, Lucille Brooks; publicity, Elizabeth Meek; social, Ruth Knedler; service, Kathleen Thomas; finance, Julia Shea; music, Captola Shelhamer; and ath-'letic, Jeanne Belt. During the year many interesting, entertaining and helpful projects were carried out. A few of the highlights of the year were the “get-acquainted” party, the mother-daughter tea, barrels for the needy, the poor children’s party, community week, the dad-daughter feed, and the mother-daughter banquet. ■ Miss Olive Ramage, A. B., who teaches world history, is the sponsor of the Girl Reserve service committee and the junior class. She gives freely of her store of knowledge to h 5r students and makes her classes more interesting by allowing the students to make special reports on subjects of current interest. Miss Ramage is a quiet, dignified woman who aids the service committee to be a benefit to the whole school. Her ideas for the G. R. yearbook are clever and useful to the committee. ■ As a Girl Reserve I will try to be: Gracious in manner Impartial in judgment Ready for service . Loyal to friends Reaching toward the best Earnest in purpose ., Seeing the beautiful Eager for knowledge Reverent toward God Victorious over self Ever dependable Sincere at all times ■ Helen Silvcnvood, A. B., Latin instructor, is thd head sponsor of the Girl Reserve club and on the board of sponsors of the senior class. Tall, dark, always well-groomed, Miss Silverwood is athletically-minded. She plays a fine game of golf and equally as good a set of tennis. Although the fact is not widely known, she is also an excellent pianist! Throughout the World ■ The purpose of the Hi-Y one of the school’s two Christian organizations, is “to create, maintain and extend throughout the school and community high standards of Christian character.” Every effort has been' mads on the part of the Hi-Y to carry out this purpose. The Hi-Y this year carried on several projects in Jeague with the Girl Reserves for the benefit of the whole schoql. The two organizations sponsored a “Week of Prayer” in the fall, and as in past years, managed the lycoum course presented for the entire student body. Business of the Hi-Y was carried on by a cabinet of representative members which met every Tuesday night at the Y. M. C. A. Sponsors of the club were Hoyt E. Piper and J. Kelsey Day. • Samuel Maier, was president; Victor Bryant, vice president; Ross Kinnamon, secretary; Jay Ruckcl, treasurer; and Warren Putnam, Student Council representative qf the club this year. ■ Miss Lillie Nemecheck, B. S., teaches geometry, algebra, and English. She takes a personal x interest in each student with whom she comes in contact and is a favorite with the sophomores. A sponsor of the sophomore class and of the Girl Reserve finance committee, she is always a willing and able helper. H Hoyt Piper, A. B., instructor of mathematics, with his geniality and friendliness makes a course in mathematics almost enjoyable. The subject loses many of its difficulties if it is explained as thoroughly as Mr. Piper explains it. His classed are made still more interesting by his subtle wit and pleasant personality. PAGE 28

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Ark Light Press Staff » » » Editorial Staff UPPER PANEL - TOP ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT Harold E. Gish, Reid Holcomb, Forrest Wollurd, Paul Marshall, Douglas Thompson, Robert Ryman, Larnard Raker, Harold Magnus. SECOND ROW Melvin Haines. Patrick Harder, Hugh Roberson, Willy Jack, Jack Maze, Marion Bowman, J. G. Voskuhl, Raymond Custer, Ross Turner. FIRST ROW George Pitts, Leon Scott, Jack Rector, Alvin Scott, Hugh Wahler. Frank Henderson. Virgil Smith, Harold Bratchcs. LOWER PANEL-------- TOP ROW. LEFT TO RIGHT: Hob Letter, Jack Axley. Warren Putnam, Bill Farrar. Harold Bratchcs, P. M. Johnson, advisor. SECOND ROW: Analec Hill, Caroline Somerfield. Theron Harmon, Mary Caine, Eleanor Stanton, Ruth Knodler, Dick Howard, Donald Beatson, Helen Betty Martin. FIRST ROW: Helen Ward. Elizabeth Meek. Marion Goehring, Elsie Liningcr, Inn Southern. Helen Focht. PAGE 27

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■ Paul M. Johnson, B. S., is instructor in journalism, history, sociology, and economics. He is a tall, lanky person with a beaming smile, and a friend of all the students. He is known for his ability to get the work out of his students and make them like it. Anything Mr. Johnson does, he does whole-heartedly and expects all other participants to do likewise. His journalism staff is especially fond of him, because of his understanding of their problems and his ready help. News Hounds EVERY two weeks the Ark Light has brought the news of the school to the students, faculty, and townspeople. It has gained international recognition, and last year was selected Pacemaker, one of sixteen papers in the United States to receive the honor. For the past five years it has been ranked All-American, and for two years it has been given International Honor rating by Quill and Scroll society. Major members of the staff were Editorial Board—Dick Howard, Ina Southern, Marion Goehring Sports Editor ......... Theron Harmon Business Manager........ . Bill Farrar Advertising Manager .... Harold Bratches Those juniors who entered journalism at midterm, the “cubs”, were Sara Stanley, Virginia Day, Dick A. Howard, Duane Grill, and Virgil Smith. They will form the nucleus of the 1936 staff. » ■ According to all reports, the eight journalists who attended the National Scholastic Press Association Convention in Kansas City, October 11, 12, 13, besides learning a lot, had a grand time. Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. Johnson acted as chaperons to the group, which included Theron Harmon, Dick Howard, Helen Focht, Helen Ward. Analee Hill, Ina Southern, Marion Goehring, Caroline Somerfield, and Mazie Jackson (last year’s editor who went up for one day). They all stopped at the Hotel Kansas Citian. All the girls were in one room, and from what we hear, they’re still wearing each other’s clothes. More than 800 people registered at the convention headquarters in the Kansas City Power and Light Building, the tallest in the state. The thirty-two floors of this massive building revealed a studio for broadcasting television, a tower from which one could get an excellent view of Kansas City, and Thomas A. Edison Hall, in which the students heard well-known speakers, as well as round table discussions. The entire group also took a tour through the Kansas City Star plant. On Friday night the gang from here attended the dance at the Muehlbach Hotel. Saturday noon the Kansas Interscholastic Press Association met •on the roof garden of the Hotel Kansas Citian for a delightful luncheon, at which Paul Johnson presided. This was the only meeting of the entire convention which concerned only Kansas members. Of course, when so many young people get together there are bound to be a number of humorous personal events, such as our illustrous sports editor, “Si,” and Mazie (she just couldn’t miss a convention) running down the Dean Boys to ge an interview and finding they didn’t have a pencil. On the last morning of the convention one of the girls decided she was pretty hungry, so she ordered everything that suited her taste; then, she had.to plead with the others to help her out! Yes, the little journalists went to the big city; and returned home with a lot of ideas for a bigger and better year in journalism. ■ The press staff of the Ark Light is exposed of those boys who take printing and are on the mechanical staff of the paper. It is to the credit of the press staff that the paper has always placed high in the ranks of the newspapers put out by their own presses. Members are Makeup..........George Pitts, Virgil Smith Advertising................Harold Bratches Presswork . Harold Magnus, Hugh Roberson Sterotvping . Forest Wollard, Paul Marshall Linotype Operator . . Melvin Haines, Hugh Wahler, Patrick Harder, J. G. VoskuhJ, Alvin Scott Advertising Compositors ..... Jack Maze, Douglas Thompson, Robert Ryman, Larnard Baker, Leon Scott, Ross Turner, . Marion Bowman, Frank Henderson, Grant Lundy, Raymond Custer, Harry Grainger, Millard White. '» PAGE 20 «