Beloit High School - Trojan Yearbook (Beloit, KS)

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5TUEENT LDEEEIL Top Row: Stone, Plott, Brown, Waggoner, Elliott, Mehi, Case, Simpson. Second Row: Mr. E. M. Chestnut, Gildersleeve, Tice, Porter, Fuller, Hamburg, Houghton, Simmons, Jordon, Humfeld.Bottom Row: Earle, uick, Emmott,Sanders, Spain, Madison, Donahoo, Burkhead. President---Mary Pauline Spain Vice President-----Curtis White Sec. Treas.-----Harold Stuewe The Student Council is the student civic body of the Beloit High School and helps different organi zations to carry out their activities. This council has been organized and established since 1924. Two representatives were chosen in previous yeara from each spelling class, but this year representatives were chosen from the fourth hour classes which constitute the home rooms. The Student Council purchased a Philco radio which can be used for music programs and school parties. furnished the equipment at the concession stand during the football games and operated the candy counter at the basketball games, sponsored the i-deal girl and boy contest and the all school athletic banquet,decorated the halls at Christmas and purchased the scholarship awards. It helped to finance several of the other organizations In the high school. The club was sponsored by Mr. E M. Chestnut.

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GV V . Top Row: Giersch, Gildersleeve, Duncan, Sanders, Eagon, Gaston, Rees, Bourbon, Williams, Heck, Gates, Laff. Second Row: Miss Turner, McKeage, Kelley, Pooler, Birt, Elliott, Hays, Gould, Me Elwain, Powell, Hayes, Worthing, Madison,Smith.Bottom Row: Stair-key, Beasley, L. Humfeld, Burkhead, Jo Humfeld, Baxter, Colby, Robinson. Shouts! Laughter! Tennis shoes and gym suits! G.A.A. is in full swing! The Girls1 Athletic Association is open to all high school girls. Its purpose is to interest girls in sports, to destroy class orejudice and to provide wholesome athletic competition. The organized snorts which the girls engaged in were tenni-quoites, volleyball, basketball, and baseball. The clubs of the unorganized SDort included dancing,skating, horseback riding, tennis, golf, hiking, and horse-shoe. One social and one business meeting were held each month. The G.A.A. helped at the concession stand during the basketball tournament. Each girl who Joined G.A.A.was presented a small membership pin. The socials for the school year were as follows: overnight hike, hay ride and halloween party, week end camping trip, coed prom, basketball playday and Valentine tea, progressive dinner, banquet and program night.

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MFT’LHDNDFSEIII E17 Top Row: Hackevt, Plott, Young, uriney, Ur. Cnestnut. nottom Row: Emraot, Owen, Tice, Evans, Pittell. The National Honor Society is composed of members who are elected from the graduating classes of high schools. Not more than 15 per cent of a class can be elected to this society. To be eligible for election to this society one must rank in the upper one-third of his class in scholarshin. Members from that group are then elected by the faculty who rate the students on character, leadership, and service as has been manifested in the classroom, organizations,activities and other chases of school life. B. H. S. has had a charter entitling her to elect members to this society since 1931 and has elected a total of 45 members. The pledge that the members take unon entering this society is as follows: ”1 pledge myself to unholc the high purpose of the National Honor Society to which I have been elected; I will be loyal at all times to my school; and I will maintain and encourage high standards of scholarship, character, leadership and service.