Crooksville High School - Crux Hi Skan Yearbook (Crooksville, OH)

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ALSO. .SELECTED Ifka 1st ROW—Joan Chaffin, M. Allen, Allton, C. Hull, Ater, Neff, Conaway, Bennett, Lewis, L. Hull. 2nd ROW Chaffin, Tharp, Duckworth, Stonehurncr, McMillan, Sturgill, Shrewsberry, Cope, Mills, Horne, Trout, C. Dillehay. 3rd ROW—Skinnin, J. Horn, Taylor, T. Wilson, Hayman, Bowers, Bonifant, J. Dillehay, German, Heath. 4th ROW Van Atta, Justice, Sisk, Gordon, Trout, J. Allen, Hoover, Butler, Green, J. Wilson. 5th ROW—D. Allen, Anderson, Holcomb, Brannon, Kellenbarger, Hearing, King, Lccth. Junior Girl Reserves 1st ROW Love, P. Allen, Tcdrow, Luster, Corbett, Brown, Aldrige, Ross, Swingle, Justice, Dunn. 2nd ROW—Hull, Bess, Nash, Joan Peart, Allton, Dillehay, Hoops, Cannon, Stine, Rice. 3rd ROW Sharpe, Cunningham, Talbot, Adkins, Guinsler, De Garmo, McMillan, Locke, A. Allen, Pratt, Roush. 4th ROW—Bennett, Moore, Marshall, Luster, Mills, Jane Peart, Hall, Cope, Grimes, Sowers, Kepley.

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SHORT SUBJECTS The Hi-Y Members 1st ROW—Lyons, Butts, Warren, C. Watts, Barker, McLean, Yoder, Price. 2nd ROW J. Watts, Miller, Kenny, Neff, Locke, Hannum. 3rd ROW Smith, Eveland, Crooks, Cope, Bauman, Lemert, Rinehart, Snide. A new policy of admission and a new faculty advisor headline the Hi-Y news of 1939-40. New members could be taken into the organization if and when a majority of the old members gave a favorable vote. Due to the departure of Mr. Fell, the former Hi-Y sponsor, Mr. Amos Snide was assigned to the club as faculty representative and has really been one of the crowd all year. The membership this year included 23 Senior and Junior boys. New members initiated during the first month of school. The terrors of initiation were chiefly in the drinking of a potion of alum water colored with soda pop. The original Hi-Y was a Cleveland High School organization founded in connection with the Y. M. C. A. of that city. Its principal purpose is friendship and fellowship for High School boys. The Crooks-ville chapter divides its attention about equally between service to the school and fun for the members. Meetings this year were held twice monthly, one on school time and one in the evening. Committees were appointed for all activities. The committees of the club that had been selected to decide upon an agreeable point for a trip chose a day’s visit to four penal institutions of Ohio. They sponsored a boy from the Class of 1941 to the American Legion Buckeye Boys State at Columbus. Bill Neff was selected by the club for this honor. The club paid 35 from its own treasury and raised the remaining $10 by solicitation. The club functions not only as social but as a school service organization as well. Flash 1 Hi-Y Has Active Year With New Faculty Advisor and New Membership Policy Officers GILBERT BARKER, President. CURTIS WATTS, Vice President. RAYMOND WARREN, Secretary. PAUL McLEAN, Treasurer. ILBER YODER, Sergeant-at-Arms. JOHN PRICE,7 ,ews Reporter.

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SHORT SUBJECTS Who were those girls coming to school with their hair parted in the middle and no makeup? They were just the Junior girls being initiated into Ifka. Of course, on Wednesday evening, September 14, 1939, the girls enjoyed a trip to Hades. On their way they crossed the Jordan River (a tub of water with sticks in it), ate the devil’s eye (skinless grapes), shook hands with the devil (Lois Hull in devil’s suit), and several other exciting things. The following evening the girls were impressed by the formal candlelight ceremony. After the initiation the girls enjoyed dancing and refreshments. The name, Ifl{a, means friendship, the symbol of every Ifka girl. The purpose of the club is To find and give the best.” To show their readiness to serve the community, they donated money to the Dental Health Project, to the Christmas Tree Fund, and to the Red Cross. The all girl minstrel presented at the Washington Tea went off with a bang. The Interlocutor was Jo Leeth, and the comedy was supplied by Carol Hull, Eleanor Butler, Betty Jane Hearing, and Joyce Van Atta. At the end of the minstrel a patriotic pageant was presented. The characters were: George Washington, Jean Holcomb; Martha Washington, Laura Heath, and Rosabelle Shrewsberry carried the flag. Other social events were the Travel Party, Christmas party. Rag party and Theater party. Activities were concluded by the annual Mother-Daughter Banquet held at the Methodist Church March 28. Mrs. Wilma Wintrig-ham from Columbus, Ohio, spoke on the subject, “Garden of Memories.” Each year at this banquet a gift is given to the Ideal Ifka Girl who is voted upon by the club members. This year Violet Neff received this gift—a gold compact with “Ideal Ifka Girl” engraved on it. Twenty-six New Members Initiated Into Ifka Ifka Officers VIOLET NEFF, President BETTY ATER, Vice President GUINEVERE CONAWAY, Secretary CAROL HULL, T reasurer MISS DILLEHAY, Advisor Under Miss Kepley, the new advisor, the Junior Girl Reserves had an eventful year, chuck full of gayety. Miss Kepley replaced Miss Dil-lehay, who organized the club in 1938. The purpose of the club is to build a friendlier relationship between the Freshmen and Sophomore girls, who compose the organization. A masquerade dance seemed to start off the social activities. Lois Talbot carried away the prize for wearing the prettiest costume. It was not surprising to discover behind the masks Pearl Allen being dressed the funniest, and Helen Hull the most clever. Nothing was more suitable in the chilly month of November than a steaming hot chili supper. The girls never knew they could eat so much until they found the large kettle empty—and a few stomach aches resulted. In March, that memorable St. Patrick’s Day was celebrated with a party. Every one conformed to the tradition by wearing green and were admitted only if they had a straight pin. They visited the Lakes of McClerney, but those who stepped in the lakes could not continue the journey. When everyone returned home and received their supper by singing as Old King Cole” did, the evening was complete and long remembered. lunior Girl Reserves Have A Gay Year Officers JEAN BROWN, President BONNIE LUSTER, Vice President DELORES CORBETT, Secretary MILDRED ALDRIGE, T reasurer MISS KEPLEY, Advisor