Findlay High School - Trojan Yearbook (Findlay, OH)

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Ummm fl if f f On November I8 a group of student and faculty librarians from Toledo Whitmer, Fostoria, Akron, Bellevue, Lima Central, Irving School in Lima, Toledo Macomber, Toledo DeVilbiss, Kent State University, Stow and Findlay participated in a program designated as Library Day at the high school. This meeting gave the student librarians from the different schools a chance to get together and exchange ideas and discuss problems. Helen Drake, an F. H. S. student librarian, was in charge of the program. She was assisted by the city school librarians, Miss Frances Stover, Miss Elizabeth Harpst and Mrs. Elnora Portteus. After registration the visitors looked over the various displays and took part in discussion groups. An assembly of the delegates was addressed by R. S. Phillips, biology instructor at Findlay College and former biology teacher at Findlay High. Lu -ch was served in the school cafeteria. At that time several instrumental numbers and a reading by Bob Fields were presented. Group singing was led by FindIay's vocal supervisor, W. Oscar jones. During the afternoon session a panel discussion was led by Mary Davis and Marilyn Baughman. Sev- eral students of Glenwood junior High presented a radio skit. Miss Genevieve Travis, librarian in the training school at Kent State University, spoke to the Students. At the conclusion of the day's program the guests were conducted on a tour through the Findlay Public Library. ?L

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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

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.uholafmlup Scholarship chairman A. L. Mattoon presents on award to Ronald Aungst during the course of the scholarship recog- nition dinner. TOP PHOTO: Common Pleas Judge Chester Pendleton addresses the scholarship group. BELOW: interested listeners hear Judge Pendleton's message following a sumptuous dinner in the F.H.S. cafeteria. For the past several years, Findlay High School has been tendering a dinner to student members of the scholarship teams who have served the school during the year. ln the spring of l95l the program was expanded to include not only members of the formal scholarship teams but also other students who achieved outstand- ing recognition in scholarship competition. The groups feted this year included Zi mem- bers of the Senior Scholarship team, 48 members of the State Scholarship team, the Westinghouse Science Talent Search winners, students who re- ceived superior ratings at the State Science Day, winners of the Arts and Letters and the Bosch and Lomb Science awards, and winners of the Toledo Blade Writing Contest awards. The program featured an address to the scholarship group by judge Chester Pendleton of the Court of Common Pleas. The program was under the chairmanship of Miss Ruth Switzer. Miss Frances Mary Stover spoke in behalf of the faculty and james Larkins gave the student response. Scholarship awards were presented by A, L. Mattoon, F.H.S. Dean of Boys. Another feature of the program consisted of two vocal solos by Ann Ghaster and james joiner, with Joan Grauel at the piano. The dinner was prepared by the home arts classes of Findlay High School' under the direction of Miss Betty Easton. Dinner music was presented by a string ensemble un- der the direction of Oliver Schu- macher. Faculty members who made up this year's scholarship committee were A. L. Mattoon, Chairman, Fred Brandenberger, Miss Rosa Hudnell, Miss Bernice Kieffer, Miss Ruth Switzer and Miss Lora Wiest. 23