Beloit High School - Trojan Yearbook (Beloit, KS)

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 The TROJAN FRANCES COLE Poodles; It Happened in Hollywood; Rosamunde; Senior Class President ”33-’34; Junior Class Treasurer ’32-’33; G. R. ’30-’33; Student Council ’32-’33; Pep Club ’30- 31; Scholarship Team ’33; State Typing Contest ’33; Trojan Editor; Writer’s Guild ’31-'32; Ryan Review Staff ’31-’32 (Mobile. Alabama); Music Contest ’31-’33; The McMurray Chin. GERALD C. BASSFORD It Happened In Hollywood; Pickles; Senior Vice-President; Hi-Y ’33-’34; Student Council ’32-34, President of Council, ’33-’34; Scholarship Team ’32; Football ’32; The McMurray Chin; National Honor Society. EUGENE TICE Senior Secretary - Treasurer; Hi-Y ’32-’34; Pep Band ’32-’34. STRATOSPHERISTS REACH NEW HEIGHTS —Resells Bunck In 1930 we entered the gondola of a big balloon, Beloit High School, which was inflated by the high ideals of one hundred and one allwise freshmen. Not knowing what it was all about, but since custom required that a president be chosen, we elected Eloise Petterson as president of the freshman class; James Pooler, vice-president and Haldon Howse, secretary and treasurer. The freshmen triumphed over the upper classes when Garold Humes was chosen as the outstanding student of B. H. S. in vocational agriculture. “Great Caesar!” What’s that? Some classmates turned a hand to dramatics. Still sassy and boasting, we were sophomores in 1931. As officers of our balloon we chose Harold Mercer, president; Ruth McCall, vice-president; and Marie Scoggan, secretary and treasurer. Harold Mercer landed in the cast of ‘•Pickles,” the operetta. Weird sounds coming from everywhere were just the attempts of our classmates in preparation of the N. C. K. L. music contest at Concordia. Currents of events carried our balloon along. We were juniors—classy and wise in our own estimation. Believing that dignity added to prestige, we chose Claude Baker, president; Dorothy McClanahan, vice-president; and Frances Cole, secretary and treasurer. “Poodles” wasn’t a dog but the Student Council, Hi-Y, and Debate Club play in which two juniors, Rosella Bunch and Frances Cole, had roles. We really “went Hollywood” and chose as our class play, “It Happened In Hollywood.” The seniors were gracious hosts and hostesses at the reception given for us at the Rose Room in a setting symbolizing winter. We traveled around the world at the Junior-Senior banquet.

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The TROJAN For plenty of exercise are Miss Miller and Mr. Isaacson who hold jointly, 29, the gym rope. Mr. Isaacson also has rope 30 to look after and that’s really a job, for it’s coaching. Lastly to change drabness to brilliance and to make the commonplace more beautiful and graceful are Latin and French, ropes 31-32, held by Miss Schmitt, and art, rope 33 held by Miss Brown. There needed to be a bit of excitement to the general routine, something to make one bubble with expectancy—thus public speaking and journalism, ropes 34-35 are held by just the right person, Miss Kirtland. One by one they let go of their own ropes. Slowly the balloon rose. It was away from the earth at last, soaring up, up into the realms of the unknown. Its passengers, the students, could look back upon those who had loosened their ropes, look back with perhaps a twinge of regret, but ’twould be only for a moment. Then they would gaze up again thrilling with an entirely new sensation, one of power, expectancy, maybe a bit of fear, and then the will, the determination to succeed. MOTHER When mother died, my only joy faded. That joy of helping her in all her work And now she’s gone, my life is just as faded As those dark shadows which in corners lurk. When mother died, our home, it seemed, had ended. And a home, they say. is what all children want But then, life seems to have a different meaning It seems to me that I should work and play A little more, but now and then still leaning On that one hope that with me always stays The thought that her sweet face I’ll see at last When this life with its work and cares is past. —Vernon Crumrine.

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Ohe TROJAN As favors we had gold coins, probably the last we’ll ever see. According to the law of nature, “the survival of the fittest,” seventy ranked as seniors in 1933-34. Four years were spent in discovering that we had much to learn. To steer our course we chose Frances Cole, president; Gerald Bass-ford, vice-president; and Eugene Tice, secretary and treasurer. Our balloon hovered over Japan and six of our classmates had leading roles in the operetta, “Miss Cherryblossom.” We took the juniors to Ireland for the Senior-Junior reception. Miss Gertrude Kirtland and Mrs. Vernon Daniels directed our senior play, The McMurray Chin.” The characters were: Philip Lansdale ...................Bill Pfautz Ellen McMurray Lansdale ..........Frances Cole Deborah Lansdale .............Mary Beryl Miller Miss Griswold ....................Marvel Conn Bob Scott ........................Claude Baker Beatrice Bardin ........................Dorothy McClanahan Libby .............................Alice Jordan Nettie Quick .....................Maxine Miller Doctor Scott .....................Gerald Bassford Doctor Topping-Sill ........................Tommy McCall Aunt Abbie Green .......................Catherine Strawn The Baby ...............Frances Marilyn Morrell Miss Tinkler and Mr. Hinkhouse had charge of the ticket sales, and Harold Mercer was stage manager. The School Band, directed by Mr. Bohning, played a number of selections. We seniors were taken by the juniors into a setting of the stratosphere for the Junior-Senior banquet. Overhead were the constellations, and each person had a gondola and balloon for a favor. Both classes were guests of Jay Daniels at the theatre after the banquet. Rev. Norman A. Alter delivered the baccalaureate sermon. Chancellor E. H. Lindley of Kansas University gave the commencement address. Rosella Bunch was chosen valedictorian and Elizabeth Gould was salutatorian for the class of '34. In his heart each senior hopes that there will be no disastrous landings as our balloon sails higher into the purpling heights, carrying the seniors onward to conquer the futui-e, “the stratosphere.” o u