Frank B Willis High School - Delhi Yearbook (Delaware, OH)

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VOCCATIIONAL INDUSTRIAL J. Jones, G. Woods, J. Cox, D. Corwin, B. PhiIpu+, N. Davenporf, H. Rucker, R. Thompson, Mr. Bowman. This organizaiion is made up of s1'udem's in vo- The iwo big even+s for The club 'rhis year were 'rhe cafional iraining. The Willis club is a cha 'fer of +he em loyer-employee banquer held in March and 'rhe sfale club and was organized al' rhis high, school in cluE's annual +rip fo Defroir on April I-3. The officers I95I. included under The Trade and indusirial secfions were Harry Maggard, presidenf: Glen Wood, vice- of fhe club is DCT-Diversified Co-operafive Train- president Bill Philpur, freasurer: John Jones, secre- ing. This uni+ gives members an opporiunify fo work iary and Nelson Davenport sergeanf-al'-arms. Mr. al' a iob as parr of 'rheir iraining. Bowman is fhe advisor. Row I: L. Morgan, E. Benneff, B. Morgan, R. Levings, K. Jackson. Row 2: M. Pickens, B. Hall, M. Barion, A. Barker, B. Smi+h, S. Poulfon, B. Murfield, W. Samons, J. Jervis, L. Hill, S. Mead, D. Organ. This club consis'rs of pupils who wish fo discuss and The officers of The clula for 1956-57 were Lois promoie +he basic principles of Chris+iani+y. This year lgl?1:ii?' Eggfgjplffrlgzggielilllli lifellpnisldenll Evelyn ills 0r9anlZa'l'l0 ' has had regular meeilngs in which porferp 'and Barbayra Hall, dilrecllor ofeliyhgris anr?dNBilBTe rhe rnembers presenfed programs of music and dis- reardiilng. Mrs. Barger has counseled The group fhrough- cussion. ' ou e year. ss T

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T NATTUNA L HONOR SOCCIJETY Row I: Mr. Hopkins, Mr. TrouT, L. Evans, A. Cavanie, Mrs. PaTingele, F. AlTer, K. Evans, N. Clipson, J. Jones, N. Wickham- 5- TrouT, N. Harris, Mr. MoisT, W. Graham, D. Barringer, Miss WhiTTed, Mr. Graham. The TwenTy-Third annual NaTional Honor SocieTy in-iTiaTion was held on March 8 in The audiTorium. AT This Time TiTTeen seniors became members of The Willis High School ChapTer of NaTional Honor SocieT . The honor is given by The TaculTy To noT more Than 1hTTeen per cenT of The graduaTing class. QualiTies Taken inTo consideraTion are characTer. scholarship, leadership, and service lnTroducTory remarks were made by Mr. Graham. who is The chairman oT The TaculTy sponsoring com- miTTee. Miss WhiH'ed read The names oT The new mem- bers anid gave Their ouTsTanding acTiviTies during high school. Mr. MoisT made The presenTaTion of The class. and The response was given by Mr. Graham. Mr. Hopkins Then inTroduced The speaker. Mr. John TrouT who gave The address. As is The cusTom The TaculTy enTerTained The new members aT a luncheon aT Bun's resTauranT aTTer The iniTiaTion service. The NaTional Honor SocieTy is sponsored by The NaTional Asso+ciaTion oT Secondary School Princi als. There are some 5,000 cha Ters in high schools oTPThe UniTed STaTes. IT is The TForemosT high school honor socieTy of The counTry. In The TwenTy-Three ears of The NaTional Honor SocieTy oT Willis High gchool. 356 pupils have been iniTiaTed-I46 boys and 2lO girls. In I952 a new polic was adopTed by The TaculTy Tor The elecTion oT members. ln order To Take The voT- ing ouT ol: The realm oT The subiecTive a raTing sysTem was devised. The upper Third oT The graduaTing class -Those eligible Tor NaTional Honor SocieTy - were raTed on The basis oT The qualiTicaTions menTioned. The sTudenTs were Then ranked 'From one To ThirTy-Tive in order of Their raTing. and These ranks were added TogeTher To geT The sTudenT's ToTal sTanding in These qualiTicaTions. The NaTional Honor SocieTy originaTed in I92l. and To Edward Rynearson. a graduaTe of Ohio Wes- leyan UniversiTy. goes much oT The crediT Tor The founding oT The socieTy. Members of The NaTional Honor SocieTy commiTTee were Mr. Graham, Miss WhiTTed, Mr. MoisT. and Mrs. PaTingale. They were assisTed by Mrs. Wyss.

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REC CENTER Row I: L. Johnson, Mr. MoisT. Row 2: B. Gale, S. TrouT, B. McNamee, B. BarTon, K. Jones, J. Reed, J. Green, S. Pope, J. Crawl, T. Sell, S. Geesman. Row 3: S. George, B. Hopper, T. Driggs, L. Hall, J. Denison, T. Longwell, B. STrimer. The youTh recreaTion commiTTee was founded in I945 by The work oT a group oT seniors in Problems oT Democracy classes To provide a place Tor The high school sTudenTs To go Tor good clean enTerTainmenT. The Rec was ori inally locaTed in The Fish and Game Club rooms in Tie downTown secTion. buT soon moved To The basemenT of WesT School. Crowded condiTions There forced The cenTer To close for a pe- riod of several monThs, buT 'finally The Rec was re- opened in iTs presenT quarTers aT The old NorTh School Building. Available aT The Rec are dancing, pool. Table Tennis. card games. checkers, and many oTher amusemenTs. Linda Johnson was The chairman of The commiTTee Tor This year. IELCLAN Row I: C. Geesman, T. MasTers, L. Hall, J. Morris, D. Tompkins, M. PaTrick, L. Hopper, B. Hopper, G. Morris, B. Burns, T. Cowan. Row 2: B. GallanT, B. RoberTs, V. Ward, D. HarTer, J. NiberT, J. Dewey, J. Blain, J. Dewey, C. SheeTs, G. Miller, B. MonTgomery, B. Bosserf. Row 3: Mr. Coyle, B. Johnson, J. FouTs, M. Seidl, L. Gale, B. YenT, T. Heineman, C. Claphan, T. Rybolf, H. Rhodes, J. Van Buskirk, D. Gale, E. Black, J. Donovan, K. Jackson, D. LandsiTTel, L. Williams. The D-Clan is an organizaTiorn made up of all Willis aThleTes who have won a varsiTy D during high school. LeTTers are given Tor work in TooTball, baskeT- ball. baseball. Tennis, Track and golf. Upon winning a leTTer, The boy auTomaTically be- comes a member of The D-Clan. The winning of The D requires maior parTicipa- Tion in a varsiTy sport Only one leTTer is given To an aThleTe. ATTer winning a leHer a gold bar is received Tor each year of parTicipaTion. The capTains receive a gold sTar To add To Their leTTers. The officers Tor The year were residenT, John Morris: vice-presidenT, Dave Tompkins: secreTary- Treasurer. Mickey PaTrick. Mr. Co le sponsored and guided The club Through The ear. The boys sold popcorn and programs aT The TooTball games.