Centralia Township High School - Sphinx Yearbook (Centralia, IL)

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The Gr. A. A. Since the G. A. A. officers were chosen last spring, it was an easy matter for the organ- ization to begin functioning immediately after school reopened this fall. ln a short talk at the Hrst meeting, Miss Whelan introduced herself by briefly outlining the intended girls' athletic program of the year. She mentioned new rules concerning the qualifications of girls taking gym and introduced a new procedure to be followed in all the sports activities. In addition to soccer, volleyball, basketball, and baseball, she said there would be tennis. On October 19, girls from Greenville, Odin, Vandalia, and Mt. Vernon came to Centralia for the first Play-day ever staged by the local G. A. A.'s. Fun and frolic was the order of the day as the circus theme unfolded. Throughout the day contests were held between the two main teams, Clowns' and Bare-back Riders. From 10:00 to 10:30, the main object was to get acquainted. Then everyone enjoyed an hour of vigorous action in contests of bat-ball, basketball, and baseball. After Centralia had carried away all the honors in the posture parade, the group adjourned to the cafeteria where they were served with a delicious luncheon. When they returned to the gymnasium, each town presented a spectacular stunt. llplllfli GROl'l Burk Vim' -Fwinf' l'L-Coit Xrniii lulm in Txlxi Fo XI K Y 1 . A A . ,,. 1 . . . gg. V si . I' ws. X. . e ee. ziucli. Forrl. ,llzziillv nm' Llizistecii. Cobb. Vlifkortl. Pawlisa. Kaiser. XYomls. Limler. Rich. Stuliblelielrl. Frou! nm' Owen, l:l'ClICl'l, Frank, McNz1w, Frazier, YYooils, Tate. Shelton. LOVVER GROUP: Back row-VVoley, Soetler, Chambliss, Duncan, Heiss, Holden, XVilson, Hayes, Holden. .lizddlf rim' Cnnningliani. Arning. Corbin. Williams, lloronp. Oszei-liollz. XYolz-y. Gflmililw. l'il'Ulll' l'UTl w Miss XYllCl1l1l. llcnipsey. M. Campbell. Davis. Spruiise. IJ, Cziiiipluell. Stoekman, Duncan, llryaii. T ztwlfui -flares

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Bark 1'0tL'fGaston, McFarland. Hlasclel. Cooper, Silwel. Deiarborn.Y Konhorst, Yeith. Dunbar, Brough. Parduc, lli G iritson Carr Qcheriger. Atchison, Cross, Lloyd, Larsh, McBride. Cooksey, Gluck, Etlleridge. Tim' vowf- a' . t . . , ' ' ' ' ' h C Coe. S!?C0l1fi 'raw--O'Neil, Taylor, Thurston, Noleman, Kemper, Hailey, Knicker, Rowe, XVEll'l1lC , ox, Oestreich. Hauer, Barker. Brady. Koelling, Harris, Owens, Biagi, Castellari. Bonner. Orr, Robison. llerger. Koethe. Front ron,-+Sinks, lfaultling. Lotlwig. Tranzer. Simpson, Duncan, Hudgens, Criley, Dunbar, Pottoff, Shahan, Cherardini, Boles, Piper, Smith, Dunbar, Cooksey, Cates. Back 1'vtc'--Sutlierland, Sanders. Hayes. Elliott, Stonecinher. lllillmaker, Hatfield. Phoenix. Sweckarrl, Krocht, Hall, Busse. Castellari, Pollaeci. Tfzird 1'0w+Dunbar. Johnson. Garren. Kuester. VVeinrich. Keister, Iarvis. Barker. VValler. O'Connor, McKinney. Correll. Rushing. Hall. XVilliams. Scrond ro'zUffAllison. Koch, DeKalb. Simmons, INTcCuiston, llarvid, VVhalen. Gutzler. Treffert. Becker. Gallmreath. llyers. Dycus. hluck. Front rowf-Riley, Sehwenke, Johnnie, Knox, Kixson, lifartin, Fetgatter, Phillips, Noller, Yauch. Reagan, Cortelloni, Harker. Lawrence, VVoodcrS, Carr, Mooney, Mr. Clarida. Future Farmers With an enrollment of over one hundred fifty active members, t chartered under the nation wide organization, The Future tutes the largest club in C. T. H. S. By giving its members interesting programs con- taining music, talks, and open forums, the club has intensified interest in farm life. About the middle of June, the sponsor and officers attended the annual state conven- tion held in Champaign. At Christmas time the club asked the student body to bring . . . h anything suitable for a charity basket. The donated articles were turned over to t e fire department for distribution. In an effort to exterminate pests, a contes co g classes was won by the third hour class. Points were given in the following quotas: rats, 100, crows, 1005 owls, 1005 blue jays, S03 moles, 50, crow eggs, 50, mice, 103 blackbirds, Sg sparrows, 5. As a reward, the winner was given a Wiener roast by the losers. During the year tentative plans were made to secure fund he Future Farmers, Farmers of America, consti- t nducted amon the five agricultural s to construct a club house in the Ozarks. Mr. Clarida sponsored the club N Dunbar, vice-president, Edgar Allison, secretary-treasurer, Earl Johnson, reporter to the Illinois Future Farmer Bulletin. . The oflicers were: Dale Harker, president, Rollin Twenty-fwo

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The Forum Every student emerging into life must be able to express his own ideas and opinions in a comprehensive manner, consequently the Forum club was organized to give C. T. H. S. boys this practice in self-expression and public speaking. At the meetings the usual method of procedure was followed. The primary purpose of the club was to interest the students in argumentation, informal debating, and related subjects. The boys in the club were assigned two or three-minute talks on current events. These talks were then constructively criticized by the other members. Some of the topics used as material were: Prohibition Should QShould Notj Come Back, - Who Will Be the Next G. O. P. Candidate for President?,'- All Teachers Should QShould Notj Have to Take the Loyalty Oath --and Is the New Deal a Failure?,' Many more interesting talks were given as an observation of American Educa- tion Week, November 11 to 17. A club of this type has certain advantages over an ordinary debate or public speaking club, in that it relies less upon stereotyped or cut-and-dried material, and is more likely to develop originality and self-reliance in speaking. When the club was first organized last year under the joint sponsorship of Mr. Corbell and Mr. Trout, it was announced that it would promote the interest of the students in this high school in effective and original speaking rather than flowery oratory. Besides the informal talks, o en forums were held durin which a member mi ht . . . Pi . 3 3 bring up any subject for discussion, whether it was related to the school or not. This plan encouraged the free and informal exchange of ideas, and furnished the opportunity for students to ex ress their 0 inions on school rulin s and sub'ects, and news events. P P g l The officers of the Forum for the year were: Stanley McNail, president, Donald Muck, vice-presidentg Robert E. Wilson, secretary, Howard Wendling, parliarnentariang Chester Evans, Sergeant-at-arms. The club was sponsored by Mr. Harold Brown. Its meetings were held every two weeks. Bark Voir'-fHomer Pumphrev. Clvde Castleman. James Lynn. Rohr-rt XYzillcr. Stanley McNail. F!'0l!f ron R-Robert XYilson, Chester Evans, XTilmer Howe, Donald Muck. Mr, Brown. l Twenty-four