Findlay High School - Trojan Yearbook (Findlay, OH)

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Chapel programs at F. H. S. place emphasis upon racial and religious tolerance, and upon the importance of God and the church in one's life. In most of these programs, which have been an institution at Findlay High School for many years, more than one race and religion are usual- ly presented on the stage at one time. This gives a feeling of brotherhood as a result of people of different religions and races thinking and speak- ing together on a subject. Each home room presents a chapel during the year. Various other organizations such as Hi-Y and Tri Hi-Y present them also. This year the home room teachers chose the dates on which they wished to present their programs. Chapels are given every two weeks unless they conflict with other dates. The high school choir sings anthems during the programs, and quartets and other ensembles from the choir also perform at various times. The presentation of chapel programs gives the participating students a chance to display Thanksgiving Chapel by Home Room 105 SPEAKERS: left front, left to right: John Johnson, Tim Hyma, Jack Harshbarger, Rob- ert Hutson, Duane Howard Ramon Johnson. RIGHT FRONT, left to right: Pat Insley, Marianne High- smith, Sue Hartigan, Barbara Hull, Mary Grove. 20 Z ' ' Christmas Chapel if by Home Room 4 SPEAKERS, left to right: Carol Burkhart, Glenna Babb, Martha Bradley, Ivan Bowman, David Caldwell, David Chambers, Ronald Aungst. :ff ' their writing and speaking abilities and their musical talents. Home room members write their own speeches and usually arrange and di- rect the chapels with the home room teacher as supervisor. The Student Council presented one of the first Chapels of the year. Its theme was Americanism. The Senior Hi-Y presented the Easter Chapel and the Senior Tri Hi-Y was in charge of the daily convocations held during the week preceding Easter. Perhaps one of the most memorable programs was the Senior Chapel. At that time Jim loiner, Senior Class president, presented Don Beltz, junior president, with the class plaque. The chapel program themes usually dealt with religious topics such as The Lord's Prayer, The Ten Commandments, Christian Virtues, and Friendship. Organists for the services were loan Grauel and Martha Bradley.

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FT TO RIGHT: Pat iompson, Pat lnsley, Jbott, Betty Foreman. gh... , J. Football Queen Sue Hartigan and her at- tendants, Pat lnsley, Pat Thompson, Valerie Abbott and Betty Foreman, were crowned during the halftime ceremonies of the Findlay-Fostoria football game Nov, lO. The queen and her at- tendants chose as their escorts Tom Leonard, jim Miller, lim loiner, Jerry Klein and Steve Hauser, members of the Senior Hi-Y Club, After circling the field in convertibles, the attendants were greeted with the roll of drums and the queen with a burst of fan-fare. The queen was crowned by Ted Bishop, Stu- dent Council president, as the band formed a crown and played the Findlay High School Alma Mater. Hartigan, Valerie LEFT TO RIGHT: Tom Leonard, Jerry Klein, Steve Hauser, Betty Fore- man, Valerie Abbott, Sue Hartigan, Pat lnsley, Pat Thompson, Ted Bishop, Jim Miller, Jim Joiner. M, , Mn,N,i,,Q ...Aim The royalty was elected by the student body from a list of 46 girls nominated by the Senior Class, All were elected by a majority vote acf cording to the rules laid down by the Student Council. The election was under the supervision of Dean A. l.. Mattoon and the student commit- tee with jim Larkins as chairman, Bill Hess, loan Oxley, Carolyn lngledue and Pat Smiley. The Student Council sponsored a dance, the Coronation Ball, in the high school gymnasium after the game, Miss Hartigan and her court presided over the dance from a throne which was placed at one end of the gym.

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Mr. and Mrs, Phillip Yung Lee of China. lim, The students of Findlay High School during the post season enjoyed one of the most interesting and diversified series of assembly programs in recent years. Some of the programs were provided by the As- sembly Service of Chicago, others were furnished by the various service clubs of Findlay. The assemblies were paid for from the proceeds of the concession sales at football games. This year, as an additional source of revenue, the school received a percentage of the money collected as a result of the sale of magazine subscriptions. One of the most interesting of the assembly pro- grams was a talk given by Mrs. Grace Oak Chang of Korea under the auspices of the United Nations. She showed slides picturing scenes in her country before the Korean war and a movie taken during the war. Mr. Coletta, a secret service man during World War ll, spoke on the topic, Adventure Was My Pass- word. He told of his experiences during the war and of the various means that Americans used to escape from the concentration camps. At an assembly featuring Edgar A. Guest, the famous poet recited some of his works. He stated that each poem had a lesson and admitted that. each one showed some of his philosophy of life. Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Yung Lee told of the Chinese people and their customs and of the history of their country. They brought along a display of Chinese musical instruments ond items of dress. One of the most important assemblies of the year was the presentation of the Freedom Shrine to the high school by the Findlay Exchange Club. The pres- entation was made by Frank Westall, president of the club, and was accepted for the school by Principal G. R. Constien. Ted Bishop, Student Council Presi- dent, accepted the Freedom Shrine in behalf of the student body. Letters of congratulation from General Dwight Eisenhower, Senator Robert A. Taft, Congress- man Jackson Betts and others were read during a short program preceding the presentation. The Shrine consists of 26 documentary copies including the Declaration of Independence, The Constitution, the Emancipation Proclamation, the Northwest Ordinance and the United Nations Charter. Presentation of The Freedom Shrine. Mr. Frank Westall, Ted Bishop, Mr. Constien. X 1 X 1 Z X K N 3 f 2 K L -' 1-, 3 Z ' N Q 3-82,- E