Elm Valley High School - Elm Leaf Yearbook (Ashley, OH)

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SPEECH First row James Powers Janet Gephart Betty Dennxs Kathy Clark Nancy Hultz Ruth Ann Ankrom Shelba Prlnce Janice Edgerly Howard Augenstme Second row Joan Carper Man lyn Anderson Ashleyj jean Mann Gerald Cole Jams Mam Max Bunker Carolyn Kanode Joanne Yarhouse Robert Ankrom Barbara Dlx Davxd Bennett Barbara Hour Mrs Lehner SPEECH The speech actnvxtles at Elm Valley ln 1954 55 consisted of the Prmce of Peace contest the County and State speech contests and a one act play entltled Mooncalf Mugford Mrs Lols Lehner was the speech dnrector The Prmce of Peace contest was held in three churches Westheld Ashley and Kllbourne ean Mam won first place and Ruth Ankrom second at Ashley Martha Benedlct Shelba Prlnce and Barbara Hout also spoke here At Kllbourne the first place wmner was Carolyn Kanode Sec ond place was won by anlce Edgerly The other speakers were Gearld Cole and Barbara Dlx an1s Main and Robert Ankrom won first and second places respectlvely at Westneld Marllyn Anderson and oan Carper were also speakers on thns program Betty Lou Denms won flrst place at Berkshire ln compet1t1on w th several speakers from Olentangy This year Elm Valley dld very well m the County Speech Contest We won four of the first ten places ln the five mdlvldual events Robert Ankrom won first m Humorous anet Gephart placed first ln Orlgmal Oratory ean Mam won second ln Oratorlcal Declamatlon, and David Bennett won second ln Humorous The people who won first place xn the county were qualzfled to partxclpate m the state contest anet Gephart rated very hugh ln the state by placmg thxrci in the fmal round Robert Ankrom won fourth m the first round ln the state The county one act play contest was held March 29 n the Elm Valley audxtorlum The dra matic play presented by our school was Mooncalf Mugford Members of the cast were ean Mam, amce Whlpple Marxlyn Brmgle Robert Ankrom, and Gerald Cole NATIONAL THESPIAN SOCIETY The Elm Valley Chapter of the Natxonal Thespzan Soclety had a very actxve year under the leadershlp of Robert Ankrom presndent Lonme Shults vxce president anlce Whipple secre tary Carolyn Duerr treasurer Phnl Ingmlre, scrxbe, and Mxss Carol Boyles sponsor Among the years actxvltnes of the Thesplans were two dances Harvest Moon Dance and Santa s Sock Hop an mmatlon in anuary m whnch seven semors became members an evemng of one act plays on March 11 attendance at two Thesplan conferences one m Freemont and one nn Delaware and an alumm banquet m Aprnl 27 1 l l - ! 7 Y ! 1 1 1 1 5 1 ' K ! 1 . I 7 7 Q D I 7 ! i ' ' ' 1 - u 73 - 1 1 ' ' 1 1 1 ' J ' 1 1 . , - ' . . . . G . , J 1 J , 1 . - ' tt 77 , J J 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 J 1 ' 1 1 1 ' 1 - 1 - - 1 - tc 11 1 N , ,, . . . . . . . . . 1 1 ' 1 1 , .

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NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY Flrst row Shnrley Coen Jamce Whzpple Robert Curran Gerald Cole Carolyn Duerr Sarah Kern Second row Anme Roth Loxs Lockhart Jams Mam Lee Goodman Beverley Boston Duane Van Sxckle Jean Mann Lorraine Kern Twnla Graham 1 4. NATIONAL THESPIAN SOCIETY First row Janxce Whipple, Phzl Ingrmre, Robert Ankrom, Lonnxe Shulcs, Carolyn Duerr Second row Sarah Kern, Shxrley Coen, Jean Mam, Marnlyn Brmgle, Eugene Borden, Manlyn McGrath, Mary Clark, Lorraxne Kern, Miss Boyles Thxrd row Chester Lanrd, Lee Goodman, Duane Van Sickle, Robert Curran 26 AM V, 'W' M? 3' iw W , we 1 5 A ' s , 4' ' 1 ' , 5. ref' v A l fl, 4 Q Q A I T ' ' W4 k ' Y Y 7 , 9 ' 4 . U 1 . 5 I , , , s 1 r - ,M ,- , A V

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FFA Flrst row Dale Pendleton Dean Bowman Robert Henry Edward Wells ames Perdue Edward Moore Edward Panknm Marlon Mam ohn Stem Second row Charles Conkhn Wzlham Irwm WendallF1sher Merr1llChadw1ck Rxchard Perry George Conklm Chester Laxrd Lon me Shults ames Goodman Wlllxam Gflglfh Duane Van Sickle Stanley Thoman James Caudxll Harold Kannlard Alvm Masters Third row ames Freeman Thomas Cramer Rus sell Knauber Floyd Nlchols Ronald Gzllxland Howard Tnmble John Veley Donald Owen Jack Howard Charles Crump Robert Curren James Wornstaff Eldon Baldwin John Cleland Larry Westbrook supervxsor Mr D C Barrett Fourth Row John Shlvely John Reely Wesley Borchers Gerald Cole James Martm Clyde Sherman Robert Basnger Rlchard Ray Tom Kohler Roland Augspurger Merle Masters Davls Dlldlne Claude Lalrd John Doubxkln Harold Augenstme Richard Thurston Rlchard Hxckson FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA This year the Ray Flfe Chapter of Future Farmers of Amerlca of Elm Valley Hlgh school has had an excellent year under the supervlslon of D C Barrett The boys have had numerous Held trlps and have seen the more modern farmmg methods used today An a1r tour was taken last year m whlch the dxfferent farms were seen from an a1r vxew The officers thms year were Presldent Lonme Shults Reporter Merrxll Chadwlck Secretary Wxlham Grnffxth Student Advlsor George Conklm Treasurer Chester Lalrd Most of our judging teams ranked excellent Wllllam Grlffxth Roland Augspurger, and ames Wornstaff judged at the Ohzo Hereford Day at Washington Court House and placed as the fourth team ln the entlre state Wllllam Grnfflth won first ln the state and rece1ved a S250 00 scholar shlp The boys also took part ln the judging at the Ohlo Angus Day, Van Wert, Ohlo, and at the Ohxo Dairy Day, Wooster, Ohno Last summer fourteen of the boys went to F F A Camp held at Camp Muskmgum In the fall five boys spent a week at the Natxonal Future Farmers of America Conventlon nn Kansas Cnty They were accompanied by thenr advisor, Mr D C Barrett Several boys showed thelr projects at the State and County falrs and received hngh honors on them Thns year a pest hunt was held with Blg Walnut as the opposmg team It seems as though they must have more pests over that dxrectlon because they won We held our annual F F A F H A Banquet the first day of Aprll The Chapter raised a beef cow which they butchered and served as the meat course at the banquet Beverly Boston, the F F A ueen, was crowned at the banquet by last years queen, Mary Clark Beverly will partlclpate ln the queen judgmg contest at the State Fair this coming year Delaware County has recently started the JUHIOI P C A Loan Assocxatxon for boys m F F A work This assoclatlon IS for the purpose of loamng money to these boys lf they need nt George Conklm IS representing our Chapter as an offxcer this year 28 V V W A V A f u W' 1 -wie : . I . I I ' I I J ' I I I . r 1 I . 1 ' b 9 ' 1 s ' . 7 J ' Y . . I Y I a . x D -. : J A 1 1 ' I I I I .Y l Y ' I I 7 I I 7 , , . . . . . : . , . , I I I I .I ' I. I . Y I . ' Y ' I . I Y I I I ' Vice President ............ .. ,............. Lee Goodman Sentinel ...,..,............... ....,,,........ R obert Henry ' 1 . . . Q '