Beloit High School - Trojan Yearbook (Beloit, KS)

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Top Row--Verna Helmbrecht, Charlene Belden, Mildred Ireland, Mary Harris, Berdetta Burkhead, Helen Dutton, Mildred Cole. second new-Dariene Francis, nah Burkhead, Dorothy Hall, Donna Davenport, Mary Campbell, Marjorie Adams, Betty Morrell. Front Row-Dorothy Forster, Norma Davenport, Lola McHenry, Miss Morgan, sponsor, Nadine Williams, Betty Murray, Bessie Smith. The past year has been successful for the G. A. A. organization under the direction of Miss Morgan. First Semester Activities included skat- ing at Bryant's Roller Rink, and a hayride with the F. F. A. boys. Officers were elected in Oc- tober. They were: Pres., Verna Helmbrechtg Vice- Pres., Ilah Burkheadg Secretary, Mildred Cole, Treas., Char1ene'Beldeng Program Chairman, De- lores Cables, Song Leader, Betty Morrell. The Second Semester's major activities started off with a bang when thirty girls suited up for basketball. Betty M0rrel1's 'team including Lillie Mae Axtell, Mildred Cole, Donna and Norma Dav- enport, Verna Helmbrecht, Mary Harris, Betty Murray, and Wilma Dean Good-copped first place in the Tournament. I I7 1 nnrlff' X MINI, I If 4 1 'lm fl H491 ff' is ,,,nmll' 'Q l '1 afff 7- ffiliiril .sf x A s use f W 1 11 sm rganlza tion The candy sale after the All-School Play, Feb. 25, netted 84.50 toward the Annual page. On March 19, an Assembly play, The Bird On Ne1lie's Hat, was presented. The cast included: Betty Morrell, Charlene Belden, Verna Helmbrecht, Mildred Cole, Delilah Myers, Clara Grater, Lillie Mae Axtell, and Mary Harris. A bicycle club was organized at the first signs of spring. This was aided by the fact tha-t the rationing of tires caused more and more people to purchase bicycles. As warm weather continued, baseball and tennis made their appearance, too. Miss Morgan and the girls can look back on the year's work and say, Well done. '

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OUITILI l.S'l7'L Top Row Francis Fowler Jim Morris, Edwin Cooke, Betty Lenington, Bob McCall, Bill Holloway, Front Row Earl Shurtz Rachel Young, Louise Williams, Joan Power, Margaret Gurley, Jim Jones, With seventeen journalistic inspired students pledg- ing themselves whole heartedly to the task of putting out a better-than-ever school paper, the B. H. S. Life reached a new high in success. A list of over forty downtown subscribers added to the twenty-six mailed exchanges gave the Lifey' a wider circulation than ever before. Fifty per cent of the All School Play proceeds went to the Journalism department, and they in turn undertook the play's advertising campaign. A policy of courtesy was adopted, the staff endeav- ored to express and stress within all four pages of the paper every phase of courtesy which would be more attractive for high school students to possess. A special effort t-o give equal publicity to all school activities and organizations, not bending over backwards for a select few, was another yearly policy adopted by the staff. The Life served not only as a 'source of enjoyment a.nd in- formation but also, which is of greater importance, :is a permanent record for future years. This is, perhaps, the only accurate statement of school life available in years to come. . No account of the Journalism department would be complete without mentioning the help and advice which Miss Kirtland, sponsor, gave for the betterment of this yea.r's paper. Through thick 'n' thin she slaved as hard as the staff to put out the reputable paper that the B. H. S. Life was. 23

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Q75 . Agriculture boys at work at the new shop west of the building, supervised by Mr. Bradley, instructor President --- --- Clifford Houghton Vice. Pres. --- ...... Phil Elder Sec. ........ ........ M ax Fobes Treas. .... .... V ernon Thiessen Reporter --- .... Bob Severance Advisor .... .... H oward Bradley WE n ' 63 f 1 U g N. ' 'V The Future Farmers of America is a national organ- ization of two hundred and thirty thousand farm boys studying vocational agriculture. The Beloit chapter of the F. F. A. has a membership of twenty-eight boys Who practice their national motto of Learning by Doing by combining their head and hand-training to do useful things. The purpose of the F. F. A. organization is to develop leadership, character training, cooperative ae- tivities, and create a love for rural life for the farm boy. The Beloit chapter is proud of the new farm shop building and the Work they are doing for the defense of our country. Our F. F. A. Chapter is helping in the de- fense prognam by farm machinery repair, con-struction of farm buildings, the increase of livestock and crops by our farming program, the planting of Victory gardens and the buying of defense stamps. The total inventory of all programs this year was over S9000 with a borrowed capital of 353000. This made the average net Worth of each boy approximately 8225. y The F. F. A. boys believe that rural America can and will hold true to the best traditions in our national life, and they can exert an influence in their homes and community that will stand for their part in that inspiring task of national emergency. ' r 25