Beloit High School - Trojan Yearbook (Beloit, KS)

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News, Notes, And Snaps DEDICATORY SERVICES For IVORLD PVAR Il MEMORIAL ln Honor of Beloit High School Students lVho Sacrificed Their Lives During That Wfar May 30, Memorial Day, 1952 9:00 O'clock A. M. Beloit High School Grounds This Memorial is a Gift of the Graduating Class of Beloit High School, 1943 to I952 Irene Tinkler, typing instructorg Clara Bollman, bookkeeping instructorg E. M. Chestnut, B. H. S. principalg and John S. Morrell, superintendent of schoolsg have worked under the same roof at their present jobs for the past 22 years. During the years that these teachers have served, they have seen 1,365 students graduate from the Halls of Troy. An average of slightly over 62 students per year, the number includes many of the sons and daughters of their earlier pupils. Jack Abercrombie attended the National Hi-Y Congress in Minneapolis during the summer of 1951. Arden Treaster will attend the Beloit Dis- trict Hi-Y conference at Courtland, Septem- ber 26, as District Congessman. He will be accompanied by Sponsor J. Boyd Finney, who will serve as District Councilman. During the pasteten years the B. H. S. band and orchestra have won nine ratings of I Qhighly superiory and one rating of II fsuperiorj at the district music contests, ac- cording to Eugene Tice, director. The Class of '52 was the seventieth class to graduate from Beloit High School. The first class was graduated in 1883 from the old Beloit High School and consisted of two students: Mabel Brown and Emma Long. Commencement exercises have been held at the Municipal Building since 1940. Since th change capacity crowds for each event show the necessity for the change.

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A basketball trophy of achievement was presented to Beloit high school graduate Bill Hougland in recognition of his work with the 1951-52 basketball squad of the Univer- sity of Kansas. He will be one of the mem- bers cf the basketball team representing United States at the Olympic games this summer. The Beloit chapter of the F. F. A. placed in the Gold Emblem Award group in the better chapter contest of the State Organiz- ation of the Future Farmers of America contest. This honor was won for the eleventh straight year, according to Prin. E. M. Chest- nut. Representatives to Boys' State at Wichita this summer will be Arden Treaster and Frank Mastin, both of the class of '53. Nadine Black, class of '53, will be the rep- resentative to Girls' State this summer. The annual affair will be held in Lawrence at the University of Kansas. The students who placed academically in the upper eight per cent of the senior class of 1952 were the following: Janet Boettcher, Beverly Churchill, Harrell Guard, and Neal McKee. All of these people were active in school organizations in addition to complet- ing their regular class assignments. Four boys received special recognition for their work in the Beloit F. F. A. chapter. Neal McKee and Arden Treaster were awarded state farmer degrees. George Betz received the Carl Raymond Gray scholarship which will entitle him to four years of education at an agricultural college. Harrell Guard was elected vice-president of the state organization of the Future Farm- ers of America.. Connie Maag received a scholarship which will enable her to attend Washburn Univer- sity in Topeka. She intends to enroll there next fall. Don Widrig uncorked the best broadjump of the year throughout the state to set a new Class A record of 22 feet, five inches. News, Notes, And Snaps

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uniors Ready To Take Over The class of 1953 had an enrollment of 62, and chose as their leader Nadine Black. Other officers of the junior class were Bobby Jones, vice-presidentg Kathleen Studer, secre- taryg and Pat Fobes, treasurer. During the freshman year the class of 1953 enrolled 65 members in B. H. S. who were lead by Franklin Mastin. As sophomores they chose Russell Bradley as their leader. The first of two outstanding junior happenings this year P? S sag gn: 4. .. e oo j file at - t B fl as ' -3 all i l 3 efsr ' V rf' if ,ts .Hg-fig -::- I ,-,:r:,s:vz1gi?iisE.,,.. :Ll ,.,, VA 5 I lait 1 1 it , 1 r . g Y., ' di 'i ' Q .152 f' 1 a 'K .,: 1 - f gif 7.3. '- frr oofiz , L . 3, ,yky ,. .,,..,,.. ,.,, , ,.,, ,.,. .... M .,,,.r . K K 1 atrs j h . .. .... TI, is VJ A e..' l l i.,t C wi - '- i 'f,. 572a15i:f.7 'r'- W s f a L az- wandm. Ki' an :sir yglgj., K r vff. at Us, afar, A fs 'W' ' M uma., .- ,Z H xp- Pr af' all '55 QW '53 Q hifi by Ronald Moore was the play The Little Dog Laughed . The juniors gave a stimulating performance which was a credit to the class. The second event of the year was an event long to be re- membered by the juniors and seniors who attended, the junior-senior banquet. The juniors with their past record of good work are expected to gain even more credit in their final year at B. H. S. - -' jij- F Ei 1 . .fa X at ,a e 1 ?-z'5E!?f!W2f5i2Eh-5'i-'-Y:1:EfliE?E?.1f25Yi,-AY mf:-291222 Em.'2fE:1lLi .l-Sw '- ' .1i.'iiS5fifEiiB?e5 W .-juggeumagg. :--n,5a5:-,wig I 3,,gazggyggg:'f5 11',rlrm.f1fNf 1!!i:2'.wi4 -. f,.,. r so it r . 5 , .. . ,K I K .E A , 5 R f ,X ' I 2' if 1 x 1 'iv Kenneth Adams Laura Belle Bowers Gloria Briney Loren 'Brown Neola Bruce Loyce Cheatham Pat Clark Louise Cooper Harvey Donahoo Jane Dunham Earl Engelbert Arnold File Anita Fulhage Billy Gaskill Yale Gentry Mildred Gray Larry Griffin Ted Groves Beverly Henderson Lowell Hollingshead Marilyn Holloway James Kennedy Sharon Kimsey Ronald Larkins Dale Lynch Curtis Maag Franklin Mastin Louise McDi1l Lawrence McDysan