Fairview High School - Challenge Yearbook (Fairview, PA)

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GIRL RESERVES The Girl Reserves, a new organization for girls, under the supervision of Miss Betty B. Britton and Miss Olive J. Schroyer, started at school the second semester. The motto of the club is: Try to face life squarely . It is an organization run primarily by the Young Women's Christian Association. Some of the projects which the Club undertook are: Mak' ing scrapbooks for soldiers, a silk stocking drive, and sewing for the Red Cross. The ofiicers for this year are: Sue Weislogel, President, Opal Disen, VicefPresidentg Jean Holland, Sec' retaryg Kathleen Vigrass, Treasurer, and Evelyn Pastorius, Program Chairman. Since the club was just started the latter part of the year, it was not possible to accomplish great things, however it is hoped with the good foundation the club built this year, that it can really be classed as the outstanding club for girls. CS'-IRL'S VARSITY The Girl's Varsity F Club is a comparatively new organization, started last year for the benefit of all girls who had earned varsity letters. The ofiicers for the new year were chosen at our first meeting and the following were elected: Elma Hotchkiss, President, Sue Weislogel, Vice-President, and Mildred Anderson, SecretaryfTreasurer. The club has undertaken several projects, two of which were the building of targets for archery, and helping to plan and take charge of the girls' activities on Jumbo Night. The other members of the club are: Evelyn Pastorius, Monta Vitter, and Jean Holland. Our,thanks to Miss Schroyer for her help and cooperation in making this Girl's Varsity F an important part of this year. Mrtonsn ANDERSON BOY'S VARSITY F This year, under the direction of Mr. joseph Amendola, the Varsity Club has reor' ganized in an effort to set up a firm foundation for the future years, and it has succeeded. The boys in the Varsity Club are those who have been admitted to the club after winning a varsity sports letter. These boys, though few in number, did much this year to make our club a tradition and organization of true merit. After the election of ofhcers, who were Seymour Baskin, President, Robert Gidner, Vice' President, and Merten Hinkle, SecretaryfTreasurerg the boys set out to accomplish a number of wellfperformed deeds. The first job was to set up a regular constitution. We then under' took an assembly program for the high school, after which we began individual projects. Before the end of the term we will have accredited to our club, the accomplishment of what we know will be a successful Jumbo Night, the showing of athletic movies to the students, a dance, a beautifullyfdesigned plaque by two of our members, and a fine radio skit to be presented in a forth-coming assembly. It has been a successful year for us, and we hope that we have built an organization that will, in the future years, carry on the fighting tradition of Fairview athletics and the respect of a fine upstanding club. MERTEN HINKLE Page 27

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MUSIC AND DRAMA FESTIVAL The fifth annual Music Ei Drama Festival was presented on March 19, under the direcf tion of Miss Elizabeth Summerville and Mr. Earl Lawrence. This program consisted of three divisions: the instrumental, the vocal, and the dramatic. The first play, Sadie Socks the Saboteursn, relates the speedy action of Sadie's getting the sheriff in superfquick time while apprehending two saboteurs. The second play, Swept Clean Off Her Feet , relates the attempt of a salesman to become acquainted with a girl, who later proved to be the boss's daughter. Participants in the dramatic section were: Monta Vitter, Jane Cooper, Jean Farnham, Betty Miller, Marion Weigel, Ben Levy, james Tingley, Don McCray, Betty Saint, Merrill Grubbs, Bill Walker, Eunice Fails, and Jeanne Muller. The orchestra played The War March of the Priests , Chanson sans Paroles , and Why Don't You Fall In Love With Me . The double glee club rendered the Alma Mater , Dear Land of Home , Deep River , Country Garden , and Bells of St. Marys , being followed by a selection from the boy's glee club, Don't You Hear Me Callin', Lady Lou , and the girl's chorus singing, Wood- pecker . The finale of the evening was fittingly administered by the combined glee clubs singing the Star Spangled Banner . This performance was probably the most spectacular event for the school this year. Thru the cooperation of Mr. Lawrence, robes were purchased for the glee club and this festival was the outcoming for these beautiful robes. They not only add color to the glee club, but they produce a beautiful stage for the entire school. SCHOOL PLAY As sure as September marks the beginning of school, we find October ushering in the school play. Laughs, action, and romance! All this and more was found in this threefact comedy, Correspondence Courtship which was presented on October 14th, under the di' rection of Miss Clive J. Schroyer. Correspondence Courtship tells the rollicking story of a young business man, john Randolph, jr., QBi1lWa1kerJ who for two years had been writing to a girl, Ann Gregory flda Kauffmanj, whose address he got from a shipment of merchandise. Action begins on the day that Ann and her aunt QThelma Taylorj are expected to arrive in town. john Sr. fFred Krusej and his foreman, Bill Gordan, fMerrill Grubbsj contrive a scheme to keep the lovers from meeting, but the situation becomes even more complicated when the aunt, whose name is identical to Ann's, is mistaken for the young girl. Adding one difficulty to another, Paul Jackson QDon Buseckj -a detective reporter, and his accomplice, Miss Carlson fMonta Vitterj -try their best to destroy john Sr's. cam' paign for mayor of the town. But the play ends happily when Ann and john, Jr. plan to be married, and John Sr. successfully wins the election for mayor. The comedy for the play was supplied by Bessie fMarion Rosenbergl, the efficient gumfchewing secretary, Mrs. Sheffield, fAudrey Kastnerj a nosy head of the Women's Civic League, and an officer of the law, QBen Levy, who was blind to all gangster techniques. Page 26

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F. F. A. The F. F. A., Future Farmers of America, a new organization in Fairview High School, is composed of those members taking vocational agriculture who wish to join. Under the capable leadership of our teacher and advisor, Mr. Kell, the members of the Vocational Agriculture Class have attained much credit and success. Our first project was to enter an exhibition booth at the annual Wattsburg Fair. We received the alloted first prize of S40.00. Ben Levy, Leo Getz, Orville Weislogel, and joseph Desko took places in the judgf ing contest while John Gresh, Richard East, Hazen Lewis, and a few others received prizes on fruit-s and vegetables. In all, Fairview was wellfrepresented in the Wattsburg Fair and re- ceived ample credit in the Erie newspapers. The elected officers of the F. F. A. Club are as follows: Richard East, President, Delbert Cochran, VicefPresidentg Tony Desko, Treasurer, joe Desko, Secretary, Ben Levy, Reporter, and Leo Getz, Watchdog. Vocational Agriculture, being a new course in our school, had to start from scratch. With the fine assistance and direction of Mr. Kell, practically a new shop was made for the boys and a new extension to the tool shed outside of the school was made. The F. F. A. Club has given many boys an opportunity to participate in an organization in which they are interested and which will be beneficial to them in later life. We hope that Vocational Agriculture and the F. F. A. this year has established a strong foundation in the Fairview High School and community, and hope it will be a success and a benefit to everyone. 1-11 -Y , This year, the Boys HifY Club was under the direction of Mr. J. R. Amendola. At the first meeting, the seventeen former members elected Fred Wilson, President, Fred Kruse, Vice-President, and Merrill Grubbs, Secretary'Treasurer. The first problem was the initiation of new members, and on January 4, eight new members were taken into the club. As one of our projects for the year, the HifY took charge of the Victory Book Campaign in Fairview High School and met with great success in collecting one hundred and eleven books during a twofweek period. At the present time, our personnel consists of the following members: Seymour Baskin, Bill Walker, Sam Graff, Don Buseck, Bob Busi, Del Cochran, Ben Levy, George Sample, Bob Gidner, Dick East, Dick Payne, Melvin Bardsley, Don McCray, Harold Cooper, James Tingley, Jim Ritchie, Owen Waxham, Fred Kruse, Roger Kruse, Fred Wilson, Merrill Grubbs, and Robert Levy. MERRILL Gnuans JUNIOR I-IISTORIAN CLUB This, a new club, is one of many such Pennsylvania history clubs. These clubs have a determination to know more about Pennsylvania and to obtain a working knowledge of this state's government. Our club intends to learn more about our local surroundings and community. As we find out more of this, by tours, meetings, and reports, we will relate the importance and conf nection of our section to that of the whole state of Pennsylvania. Through this club it is our hope to know and have a better understanding of the state in which we live. BETTY SAINT Page 28