Emporia High School - Re Echo Yearbook (Emporia, KS)

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easy it my Xt. rx igim. ii I ik mu i W. if s ti 3 - 7 77751 'J fc f-V i yfvti-4. Ubu-Xl' ' , X ' i 7 , Z National Honor Society f-ef l The Honor Society students for this year were school. Alvin Schmutz conducted one of the honored at a dinner at the Broadview Hotel. The Honor Society colors, pink and purple, were carried out in the table decorations by bowls of pink and purple flowers, candles and nut-CupS. The placecards were models of the early Pennsyl- most interesting of old school types--an old- fashioned singing school. The pupils', in the school gave an entertaining program. The officers for the 1935 National Honor So- ciety are WQIFFCH Pyle, president, Jane XVallis, vice-presidentg XVintred Saffer, secretaryg Arthur Hughes, treasurer. The new members chosen are: vania octagonal school in which classes sat around the sides of the room and the teacher sat in the center. EMPORIA CHAPTER PERSONNEI John Armstrong, joe Blackburn, Norlene Cooley, Edwin Clark, Elwyn Davies, Betty Davis, Helen Ellis, Mary K. Frith, Arthur Hughes, Annette Lumley, Chester Patton, Walter Peterson, War1'en Pyle, Hope Rider, Dolly Rodee, NVinifred Saffer, Alvin Schmutz, Clara Stout, Vl'hitby Turner, Esther Vandervelde, Rachel Wfagaman, Jane XVallis, Clara jane XVilliams, John Zimmer- man. The program was divided into two parts, mod- ern high school. The first secondary educational unit in America was the Latin-Grammar school. taught by Ezekiel Cheever in 1635. Whitby' Turner played the part of Mr. Cheever in the Honor Society's version of the first school. A later schoolroom scene showed the advancement committee -inspecting work done by pupils and deciding whether they merited advancement or not. Edwin Clark was the teacher for that

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I 26 THE Empoim. - 721:-Echo 1935 - HIGH scHooL SPEAKERS AT THE SENIOR BANQUET Warren Pyle, Mar Beth Busch, Chester Patton, Mary K. Frith Mr. Toastmaster and Friends: We like to think that this is the best class that ever graduated from E. H. S., but there are others that have been just as good. Nevertheless we have rated high in dramatics, in Hi-Y, and G. R. organizations, in publishing an excellent Echo and Re-Echo, in athleticsg and we have among us several good musicians. Let us reminisce. Do you remember the days when we were making our Vocational Guidance books in Citizenship? That was when we studied careers-whether to be doctor, lawyer, merchant, or thief. That year we elected Joe Blackburn president, and Chester Kipling treasurer of the Student Council. joe still continues to hold a place of distinction, being the treasurer of this class. Another thing that was inaugurated dur- ing our regime was the school carnival. You probably remember some of those stunts-Miss Sheehan's dancing horse, Miss Marmont,s photo- graph album, and the wedding of the painted dolls, which was Miss Petty's idea. You will. also remember the school picnic at Soden's Grove, that resulted in no casualties. Joe Blackburn and Ruth Waldrop presided over our picnic as King and Queen, and they were escorted to the grounds in Mary K. Frith's and Barbara Corbett's ballyhoo car. ,Twas indeed a grand sight. Toreadors,' gave several of our class a start in dramatics. Those who starred were-Carol Evans, Virginia Nixon, Ed Clark, and Joe Donnellan. After that memorable year, the little half- grown chicks had their wings clipped after jump- ing across Sixth Avenue. We found that we were not nearly so important as we thought. I remem- ber an incident which bothered me very much at the time. One of my teachers said that our class was like a small bird just learning to fly. It Cur uture- + + + would have to shift for itself as no one was going to come to the nest to feed it. I thought that teacher would be plenty hardf' but things turned out much better than I expected. About the biggest event of our Sophomore year was the school frolic, and the election of our class officers. Our stunt in the frolic was a success, and much of the credit was due to the officers who were: Joe Blackburn, president, Chester Patton, vice-president, MarBeth Busch, secretary, Charles Wayman, treasurer. We spent the re- mainder of the year learning the ways of E. H. S. Our Junior year held many things in store for us to remember. Activity tickets were intro- duced into the high school for the first time by Coach Smith and Mr. Brown. They have de- veloped into a system beneficial both to the stu- dents and the school. Other highlights of last year were our election of class officers, the oper- etta, Jerry of Jericho Road, and the state cham- pionship basketball team. Chester Patton was president of the Junior class, Agnes Thomas, vice- presidentg Dale Buchanan, secretary, and Betty Cremer, treasurer. Several members of our class held important leads in the operetta. Those participating were: Virginia Nixon, joe Don- nellan, Chester Patton, and' Whitby Turner. Jack Doty and Lindell Petty were chosen on the state basketball team. Another event of the year was the music contest. Leonard Hollingsworth received a national Superior', rating for his trom- bone solo, and George Jones pounded a national Excellent rating out of his snare drum. Leonard was also in the brass quintet, which re- ceived a national rating of Excellent. Now we are Seniors. W'e started the year right with a fine football record, winning first place in our league. These boys won the distinction of being chosen on the all-state team: Harry Par- ker, center, Dale Childears, tackle, Lindell Petty, quarterback, and Vernon Pennington, halfback. To lead our class we elected Chester Patton presi- dent. He is an officer of much experience and we knew we could rely on him. Dorothy Knouse was elected vice-president, and Ruth Waldrop and Joe Blackburn were elected secretary and treas- urer. A large number of seniors belong to the 1-Ii-Y and G. R., two of E. H. S.'s popular clubs. Betty Davis is president of the G. R. and John Zimmerman president of the Hi-Y. A number of QContinued on Page 421

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28 THE EMPORIA - Te-Echo 1935 - HIGH SCHOOL This year, as is true of many other years has been a suc- cess for the Juniors. They have represented the class very efficiently in all of the school activities. Many of the names on the Honor Roll were taken up by a large portion of the Junior Class. The winning of the football conference was partially due to the unparalleled determination of some of the Junior boys on the team. Both the basketball court and the track field were swelled with boys of the Junior Class and many of them aided in capturing the basketball victories. They also dis- tinguishcd themselves on the track field. Some of the members of the class participated in the music contests and received high honors. The various clubs of the school such as, dramatics. Girl Reserves, Hi-Y, Up and Atom, and G. A. A., can well boast of their large Junior membership. The yearly election for class officers was held at the beginning of the school year. Charles Sheridan, president, has shown himself to be very capable of holding that office. Merton Wisler was a very able vice-president, while Price Lewis, treasurer, and Lillian Rock, official scribbler, have filled the duties of their offices in a very commendable fashion. The sponsors of the Junior Class: Miss Douglass, Miss Miller, Miss Sirpless, Miss Rice, Mr. Stout, and Mr. Parker have shown a great amount of interest in the activities of the class for which the Juniors are very grateful. Next year the Juniors of '35 will be the Seniors of '36. Our places will be filled by our ,brother Sophomores and it is hoped that we have inspired them to go forward into their new positions as we have been encouraged by the out- going class of Seniors to whom we bid a lingering farewell. The unior Class .L,' CHARLES SHERIDAN .. President Charles has proved himself a worthy president during the year, being always ready when- ever called upon. MERTON WISLER .Vice-Pu-sident Merton was a valuable as- sistant to Charles throughout the year. L1LuAN Rocx .......... Secretary Lillian has been a most effi- cient secretary for the class. She has recorded the class ac- tivities most successfully. PRICE LEWIS .............. Trfusurrr Owing perhaps to the well- known depression, the funds for the Junior Class have been rather low, but whatever the sum we have gladly trusted it to GUI' tfustwofthy treasurer, Price Lewis.