Bryan High School - Bryannual Yearbook (Yellow Springs, OH)

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Athletics Our boys, our athletes of today, have in reality trained themselves for hetter soldiers to go out and win the victory, that will cause the hand to swoop up and again reach for the Master Switch. Not only will we have champions from this school in basketball, but in the future they will he champions in every sport or activity in which they may be engaged. -SHIRLEY PAUL

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Honors to the Highest The National Honor Society has been the s:hool's highest and most outstanding organization since it began in the year 1938. We had long wished to pay tribute to intelligence and were delighted when we received our charter. lt added new zest to learning, and pupils became conscious that book knowledge must be mill if character, leadership, and service are lacking. Grades, character and leadership alone aren't enough. Students who are eligible members should maintain a loyal school attitude, coupled with honesty, reliability, promptness, and morality at all times. In order to become a member of this society a probation period of one semester is required followed by an initiation service for full membership. The students who are now on probation are Fred Schaub and Doris Shellhaas of the lunior Class. From the Senior Class Virginia Ellis was recently nominated to full membership. We challenge your best and trust that your names too will appear on this Honor Roll. -IAN ELLA CORBETT Fall Festival A delightful Fall Festival, sponsored by the Seniors on November 4, proved most interesting and exciting to a capacity audience, who indulged freely in the many amusement tricks and carnival gags set up as money making schemes. Bingo seemed to have its share of patrons, while many folk found dancing more to their liking. An auction of pies and cakes, topped off with a turkey raffle, closed the first big event of the school 50115011 -NixTHAN1i51. LAXVSON The junior Carnival One of the closing events of the year 1944 was the Iunior Carnival, a lively night sponsored by the Class of '46, There were so-so dancing in the gym and refreshments in the cafeteria. The concessions were held,in other rooms and in the downstairs hall. A rallle and auction were the highlights of the evening. Many attended and participated in the events of the program. -VmoiNrA ELL1s Poinsettia Prom Christmas comes but once a year But when it comes it brings great cheer. So said the Seniors, No time to be calm. And on December 16th they presented The Poinsettia Prom. The day found us all happy and gay, Each in the mood for swinging awayg Work to be done? Decorations? You bet! False ceilingg lights . . . the floor to be swept. Refreshments? Yes. l knew you'd guess- Cookies, punch-only the best. Then came the fun . . . formals galoreg Music, music! More and more! Tempus Fugetw -l curfew time, Home again, home again, mind! mind! Mama, you know, is watching the time. Thus ends the story of The Poinsettia Prom, Left in the memory of each Senior mind. -ANNA HULL POINSETTIA PROM

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I Three Cheers for Our Coach Iohn Funderhurg, a former Bryan athlete in the class of '39, belonged to the varsity team in his Iunior and Senior years, but never excelled in sports. Neither is he a member of the school faculty, but serves only as cage coach. This marks his first year as varsity mentor, but in the two preceding years he directed the Hryan Reserves, who won the County Reserve Championship Linder his tutelage in 1943. In this way he showed an interest and eagerness to expand his experiences in the coaching world. Though not equipped with the usual aids of professional ind technical training he made his own patterns and carved out a winning combination, men that were dilhcult to block, resulting in the capture of thrce coveted trophies. Coach Funderburg is calm and retiring, hut endowed with a magnpti' pir- I sonality and genuine interest in boys and sports. It might lne said that he has a l sixth sense for coaching, and unusual ability in making quick decisions on his , own without fear or consultation. lofxczii Ioim Ftwneiiatfko , I know I speak tor the team and community at large when I say we appreciate knowing and working with such a self-made individual who never hesitates to fgive his all that the best results may come forth. Should I say, uci0LlCl11S are born, imd not made-U -limzxmt liIRTLE Bulldogs Prove Superior With Three Trophies to Their Credit As victory is in sight on the Western and Eastern fronts, victory became a reality to the Bryan cagers as they smothered and outfought many of the stronger foes in the state. In doing so, they won the Greene County Tournament and went on to take the District Championship. Much of the credit for our success should be given to the person who deserves such an honor, Coach lohn Funderburg, a man whose virtues are to us as Mac- Arthur's are to his men. As the Bryan iuggernaut started rolling it became evident that the cagers had the makings of a state contender. Not without preparation I assure you, for long hours of practice, working out plays and training for co-ordination and speed, are the unseen bits ol' magic that transform raw material into a great team which would be a menace to any of the contenders in the neighborhood. We started our practice early in the fall and were ready on the night of November I7 to attempt our lirst game against an untested Ohio Guard five. We showed them that our practice was not in vain, for we romped over them in easy fashion. After our first game we heard some of the townspeople say that we undoubtedly would he the next County Champions. With everybody in town behind us we played a green New Carlisle team and snowed them under much in the same way that we had done the preceding week. DOUGLAS IANSEN - MASCOT