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

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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.

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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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THIESPTIANS s Row I: M. Teele, J. Pope, F. AlTer, S. Troui, S. Espenshied, N. Clipson, J. STrimer, J. Allen. Row 2: Mr, Frohner, L. Carlisle, J. Jones, K. Evans, M. Greene, L. Baylfif, A. Hackel, B, PerfecT, J. Seidl, Mrs. Hearn. Row 3: P. George, E. Bigony, J. Allen, J. JeweH', B. Gross, D. Mooney, J. Morris, J. Merrill, B. Maxwell. As in previous years The Thespians of Troup 420 worked hard. The Tirsf scheduled play was The Divine Flora. presenTed in November. ln addiTion several of The Thespians acTed in The 'freshman one-acT plays which were given in February. These plays were Who GeTs The Car TonighT, IT Girls Asked Boys Tor BOOTH AN D DaTes. AnTic Spring. and Once in a Blue Moon.' An all boy casT presenTed The Caine MuTiny CourT- lv1arTial in The spring. The oTTicers of This group were Bill Gross, presi- denT: Ed Bigony, vice-presidenT: Lynda Bayliff. secre- Tary, and Sandy Espenshied, Treasurer. The sponsors were Mrs. Hearn and Mr. Frohner. STAGE CREWS Row I: C. SmiTh, B. Wilson, B. Mackley, J. Holmes, J. Free Row 2: J. Ballard, C. Fogle, D. Baird, Mr. Slasor, P. George, Morris, J. Crawford. STage and booTh work is a special acTiviTy which oTTers many inTeresTing and varied iobs Tor senior high boys who are inTeresTed. One of The main purposes oT The sTage crew is To Train more boys in The work so ThaT all oT The work will noT be carried by iusT a Tew. OTher obiecTives are To improve The sTage TaciliTies, Teach The inexperienced members more oT The iobs. man. J 2 T f l iw, , , STanding: B. Jones, D. Segner, D. Morris, J. Downie. FronT: J. LiggeTT, J. Crawford. and make The crew more eTTicienT in Their work. The sTage and booTh manager receives, one crediT Tor his sTage work, and The assisTanT manager receives one-half crediT Tor his sTage work. All oTher crew mem- bers receive one-TourTh crediT. The crew work is under The supervision oT Mr. Slasor, sTage and boofrh advisor.