Findlay High School - Trojan Yearbook (Findlay, OH)

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PA RENTS' NIGHT IS WEll ATTEN Mrs, Robert Kostyo serves tea to Mr. and Mrs. K. Ted Miller, The occasion known as Parents' Night has become an annual event at Findlay Senior High School. Each autumn the high school faculty extends an invitation to the parents Instructor R. S. Miller talks with guest during the annual Parents' Night parent-faculty conferences. 22 of all F.H.S. students to visit the school and become acquainted with the teachers with whom their sons and daughters study. The evening's procedure usually begins with a formal program in the auditorium. This may consist of demonstrations by stu- dents or of a chapel presentation, and is always prefaced by a welcoming address from the chairman of the faculty committee. The second portion of the evening is de- voted to informal conferences between par- ents and teachers. These take place in the high school cafeteria, where refreshments are served during the social hour. The Parents' Night event last season was very well attended, and many parents ex- pressed satisfaction with the opportunity thus presented for meeting the instructors of their children and discussing mutual interests with them.

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TALENT DAY Every Findlay High student looks for- ward to the talent shows which have become an institution here within the past several years. In past terms specially talented mem- bers of the student body have been content to present one show per year, but this season the supply of aspiring troupers was deemed sufficient to warrant two such shows. Both of these presentations were well received by an enthusiastic audience. 'k'k'ki k Talent Day programs are assembled and presented under the auspices of the F.H.S. Student Council. Students who wish to demonstrate their special talents are auditioned, just as on any radio or television show, and are then as- signed to places on the program. As a general rule the talent is well diversi- fied, since in a school of more than 700 pupils a natural variety of special interests may usually be found. Acts range over the same fields as were once presented on the vaude- ville stages of the past, and include dancing, singing, acrobatics, and even magic. 44444 In the group of photos at the right are shown only a few of the many performers viewed by their fellow F.H.S. students dur- the past year. The top picture shows Sharon Strum, young singing and dancing artist, who ap- peared on the year's first show in a color- ful act. The middle group is the Blue Notes, a blues-singing trio who gained fame in a num- ber of appearances before the local high school audience during the year. The Blue Notes are, left to right, Jane Snyder, Janet Ward and Harriet Gardner. One of Findlay High's most illustrious showmen in many seasons was Cal Johns, who achieved his greatest fame as an actor. However, in the bottom scene he is present- ing a magic act on an F.H.S. talent show with his assistant, Madellyn Hosman.

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57 ARE FE Every spring the year's scholarship com- petition activities are climaxed with a Scholarship Dinner presented by the faculty to all Findlay High students who have taken part during the year in interscholastic con- tests. Certificates and other awards are present- ed on this occasion to winners of places and honorable mention ratings in various scholar- ship contests that have taken place during the past season. This spring 57 students were honored at the dinner. The chief speaker of the even- ing was W. D. Humphrey, a former member of the high school faculty. Mr. Humphrey outlined the benefits of scholastic achieve- ment in producing a more successful and happy existence in adult life. A. L. Mattoon, dean of boys, presented the certificates of award to winners in the dis- trict-state scholarship testing program. John D. Schmunk, F.H.S. industrial department coordinator, was chairman of arrangements for the evening. TED AT SCHOLARSHIP DIN H. F, Brandenberger, French instructor, presents State First Prize certificate to Jim Sehnert, who topped all contestants in Ohio in the French I test last May. r Q . Us i 2 . ig H , I .... ..,. , 5. . f ,ff - One-time F.H.S. teacher W. D. Humphrey addresses guests at scholarship dinner. Left to right: Carol Burkhart, Miss Zola D. Jacobs, Mr. Humphrey, J. D. Schmunk and R. S. Miller. 23