Beloit High School - Trojan Yearbook (Beloit, KS)

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Army e s gave TOP ROW: Pl! Power. ronlerenreg Mins Bell, sponsor: Annore Hlnmllml. music: Belly Murray, social: Eloise Treuicr. specials: Miss Dryden. suonlor: Nona: Wehl, music: Ruth Tice, service! L-lDonnn Parker. finance. BOTTOM ROW: Pl! Jniilr, Duhlicily: Bonnie Chestnut.. prozrlln: Arlene Mlalin, membership and vict-president: Norma Kelhcllrt, prvxidenl: Lois Houghton, trelsuvvr: Thelma Brillvy, sefrrllry: Mlrllnret Burrell, devoliolmls. The Girl Reserve organization is com- pared in this yearbook to the Army Reserve. For the first time in a number of years, 12119 Girl Reserve organization in B. H. S. has succeeded in attaining a nearly complete membership. With the exception of six, every girl in high school joined G. R, this year. In the capacity of president, vice- president, and sponsor, Norma Kethcart, Arlene Mastin, and Miss Joyce Dryden have eommanded a successful year for this organization. During football season, they maintained a concession stand at the stadium, with a profit for the season. A project providing ,about sixty gifts for the hospitalized soldiers at Camp Phillips, Etnoky Hill Air Base, and Walker Field was undertaken .at Christmas. The usual recognition services in the fall and installation services in the spring were held with the Y. W. C. A. About twenty G. R.. girls attended a Neighborhood meet- ing in November.

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f ll f ll W Norma Lee Kethcart was proclaimed a First Citizen of Troy with Arlene Mastin, the runner-up. Norma Lee's cheerfulness and thoughtfulness have won her many friends who elected her to represent the senior girls in the class of 1944. Her qual- ities of responslbllityf cooperation, and positive leadership have placed her high in ffrt Citize Z 'll MW . N lil NORMA LEE KETHCART JAMES DODD the eyes of fellow classmates. She wus elected president ot the Girl Reserves durin-g her senior year, attended Confer- ence this year. and was secretary during her junior year. She has been a member of Girls' Chorus all four years, a member of band her sophomore, junior, and senior years, Pep Club member three years, and vice president of the organization during her junior year, a G. A. A. member during her freshman year, and -a student council member her freshman and senior years. James Dodd' also received the honor ol being chosen a First Citizen of Troy with Bob Severance, the runner-up. Dick, as he is known to most students, has a smile for everyone. He was elected by classmates to represent 'the boys in the senior class of 1944. His natural qualities of cooperation, leadership, and dependabil- lty made him the number one represent- ative' of the senior boys. Dick has held the office of vice president during his junior and senior years. He has been a member of Hi-Y all four years of school, fan? was vice president during his senior year. He has been a member of F. F. A. for four years, being treasurergluring his junior year, and on the F. F. Anjudging 'team. He was on the basketball team all four years, on the football team during his sophomore, junior, and senior years, and a member of the track team- during his freshman and sophomore years. Both seniors were chosen on the basis of leadership, cooperation, reliability, schol- arship, and services to school.

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rmq Specialized Training Program l-li-Y ful' xtuw: Mu hmmm. treasurer: Bob Severance, devotlonnll: Mr. Chestnut, sponsor: Roy Hi-lm-y. smreuryp Lowell Srnzgrm, president: Hr. Hines, lponlorg BOTTOM ROW: Jlru Wilson. publicity: llcrlyn lhxwell. proilrum: John Kiridseher, social: Glenn Pyle, music: Eldon Tmutr-r, world brotherhood: Dick Dodd. vice-President: L. V. Prewetl. lervlce. Representing the Army Specialized Training Program, the Hi-Y, as well as the ASTP, maintains the highest standards of its organization. There are ninety-three members representing seventy per cent of the boys in school. Early in the first semester the Hi-Y scoured the city for scrap paper and col- lected eigl1t,and one-half tous. On October 18, the District Conference was held at Beloit with twelve schools participating. The Hi-Y funds were used wisely to promote the war program. The boys contributed S35 to the War Fund Driveg also generous amounts were given to the Red Cross, Com- munity Hospital Fund, and the War Prison- ers' Aid. The Hi-Y assisted the G. R. with the Concession Stands. Sponsor, Mr. Chestnut, and president, Lowell Scoggan, have led the Hi-Y in suc- cessful activities. During the second semesr ter, fthe organization had ii. gel:-together of its members, fathers, and local YMCA members for an informal, jolly time.