Clay County Community High School - Orange and Black Yearbook (Clay Center, KS)

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C. C. C. H. S. offers many fine courses. The courses are administered by efficient and e 0 m p e t e n t instructors. The student who is taking the most advantage of these facilities is the person who in the future will be the best equipp ed. There are seven courses avail- able: collegiate, commercial, general, home economics, mu- sic, normal training, and voca- tional agriculture. Five stud- ies are required for gradua- tion: three English, one mathe- matics, one science-civies and American history. Sixteen cred- its are required for the com- pletion of high school course. Few stu-dents graduate- in three years, most students live and learn the entire four years. Every student must account for six hours during the day, four classes and two study halls. School begins immediately at 8 :35 a. m. Students are excused for lunch at 11:50 a. m. After- noon classes extend from 1:00 p. m. until 3:35. This arrange- ff I SILENKE N lll1!Ill I in +5 .. T o .jar if I9 4 ment permits three classes in the forcnoon and three in the afternoon. All activity periods, chapels, club meetings, etc., are b e t W e e n second and third hours. Students claim that the longest and draggiest hour is -THE C. C. C. H. S. ORANGE AND BLACK D D D We Studied thirty-two Subjects Language, Music, Economics, Sciences, English, Mathematics, Commercial, Ag., Arts, Physical Education, Library from 11 'till 12. It has been known that some clever stu- dents bring e at ab 1 c s to school quite often to satisfy their third hour hunger. The beginning of the school year starts off with a morning chapel. Special music is fur- nished by the music instructors for the year. The teachers are introduced and the principal tells of his plans. He also in- forms the students what should not be done. The freshmen listen very eagerly to all that's being said, while the elder members are not quite so atten- tive. In the afternoon fifteen minute classes are held . . . it is the same old drag for everyone but the new 'uns They find pleasure dashing to and fro and being exceptionally early or tardy to their first class. After being fooled by the signs on the doors for a few days they soon find the key of how to find their classrooms. If the marker on the door reads Al- gebra it will undoubtedly be the Biology room, or if the door reads Am. History it will be the English room. Everyone is usually glad to be back to school and to renew old friendships and seek new acquaintances. Every-Day The day dawnswthe janitor arrives, student janitors come looking sleepy. The teachers approach the building laugh- ing, cheek in, and open their A man's department but they couldn't keep Sharples and Green out. Miss Lamb's beginning stenographers. rooms. The coaches file into the office and talk about ath- letic events. The first bell rings, the school day is about to begin--oops pardon-we al- most forgot the students, who arrive least and also last. The last bell rings-students come to and fro, slamming lockers as they go. Everyone is present now except the late sleepers who come tardy and explain sadly that their alarm clock forgot to alarm them. The of- fice girl starts her daily task of answering questions-where is the paper cutter, where is Mr. Erick, are you busy, are we go- ing to have chapel, and is it alright if I get an excuse from you instead of Mr. Unger. The librarians in the study hall start checking out magazines- never books. The teachers in the classrooms give their warn- ing cough and check the at- tendance. Every student takes a last minute glance at his text- book so he will be able to an- swer the first question. First hour passes quickly. Everyone leaves the classroom and hur- ries to the fountain to get a drink. Second hour flees rap-

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NINETEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SEVEN Q , L . f,f.f.-'v. V ,., ,,.,.,.. ,,,,, .,,.. . . , Part of the crowd at the Thanksgiving game. the date to the prom, and last, when the days of school become so few that you could count them on your fingers. No doubt you re- member plainly these Uhappeningsn and many IHOYC. Purpose Just in case you have forgotten some of those precious moments, we have aided your memory by issuing a concise memorandum which will contain many of those fleeing inci- dents. NVe hope this book will aid you and when things seem blue find therein-mem- ory. We have pictured herein your school life as it His. ln case you find this review boring and uninteresting, the book may be used for an antique, a fly swatter or a door mat. Us Nobody knows the trouble we've seen, tak- ing pictures, finding advertisers, and writing up the material. For us the year has been a wee bit tough. The sponsorship has passed three times into different hands and naturally this would bring added burdens. The sponsors have been very kind, patient, and interesting. They have faithfully fulfilled their duty, we hope that we have done as much by them. The book is informal, which means there are no Forward, Backward or Division pages, and no official Snap Shot section. We picture for you your school life as is. VVhat should be re- corded none could agree. Time, space, and finances impose their limits. Must we measure the greatness in terms of trophies, victories, good times or grades? The staff wishes to thank the faculty and the student body who have cooperated splendidly and who have aid- ed greatly in the collection of the features for this book of evaluation. Whats New We have improvements of which we should be proud. A large time-clock for the gym, a new school bus, refinished desks, athletic equipment, commercial articles, new stage scen- ery, a new pencil sharpener for the study hall, and many new books for the library. We ap- preciate these new additions. Appreciation The Staff wishes to thank Mr. Frick for his cooperation in publishing the Orange and Black. During his years of principalship, Mr. Frick has always been eager to help and has always offered profitable advice and consulta- tion. Future staffs will miss his friendly atti- tude toward the yearbook. The year is over Your shouting is done, Either you've conquered Or either you've Won. If you who graduate Are happy or sad, Appreciate our efforts We've made you glad By editing for your benefit The Orange and Black of '37,

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NINETEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SEVEN H idly unless there is-n't any chapel. Third hour is the worst hour of all. After this hour everyone hurries to lunch, some eat their lunch at school, some in their cars, some down town, and some at home. The fourth hour takes up at 1:00. If you have eaten a large lunch, one usually finds this hour the best of all to sleep. Fifth hour drags along-then sixth hour. School is dismissed. The ath- letes start their practice-the band learns a few new steps, the student janitors clean the building, the typists practice, the students loiter and play tag in the halls, that is until Mr. Frick quietly informs them that it is time they were leaving. By 6 o'clock the jani- tors are through, the students have left and the school doors are barred. Without a doubt each and every student is to be found at home working on his lessons or reading a book re- port. At 9 all will be sleeping soundly-the parents hope. So ends the school day life of an average C. C. C. H. S. student. For added information one will have to enroll. Study halls are carefully se- lected by the students at the beginning of the year. Many times they are picked because of an anticipated entertain- ment or because the gang will be there. Sometimes before hard subjects, sometimes for an aft- ernoon siesta, or because of dentist appointments, work at home, activities and numerous aah: a-an-5 I other reasons. The kids study- ing out in the hall are student proctors. It is their duty to stop a would-be skipper by em- barrassing him by asking him for a pink slip. Woe unto the student who is tardy or absent. He will have to reckon with the Mr. Frick or Mr. Unger. He will be admitted only after he has told his story. Some are excused, some are un- excused according to how good their true confession was. Grade cards are distributed every six weeks. Students mak- ing A's and B's are placed on the Honor Roll. v-gf English Every student is required to take at least three years of English. The English depart- ment is therefore the largest in the school. The English course consists of three year class rhetoric, oral English and jour- nalism. The English teachers are: Freshmen English, Fran- ces Myers, Sophomore, Ruth Raynolds and Mrs. Read, Jun- ior, Lillian Wiser, oral English, Ruth Raynolds, and journalism, Lillian Wiser. The rhetoric classes are divided into compo- sition and literature. The oral English class sponsors debate, gives plays and teaches oral delivery. The journalism class studies the art of newspaper editing and compiling. They issue a student paper every three weeks, the Promoter Our school has realized that the way its students will be judged in the future is by the English which they use. Therefore they have given us every opportun- ity to have a well polished lan- guage. We should appreciate their efforts. Music The music department is un- der the guiding batons of Miss Mary Lou Earlenbaugh and Mr. Faulkner. Miss Earlen- baugh has charge of vocal mu- sic, and Mr. Faulkner, instru-