Gridley High School - Pylon Yearbook (Gridley, IL)

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Hmm clmzv smnn FAMILY NM Standing: Roth, Ehresman, L. Phillis, Westermeyer, and Pfister. Seated: M. Hany, Finch, Taylor, J. Kearney, Grusy, Moser, L. Rich, and Cornwell. CAST Ma Smith . . . . . . . .Dorothy Finck Pa Smith . . . . . . . . Leonard Rich Tony Smith . . . . Melvin Westermeyer Betty Smith. . . . . . Marcella Moser Buddie Smith . . . . . Jack Kearney Aunt Bella . . . . .Evelyn Cornwell Sally Smith .... . . .Mickey Taylor Barbara Wetherby . . . . .Marjorie Hany Prof. Slattery . . . .Phillip Pfister Dick Jones . . . . .Lorimer Phillis Stewart Brandon. . ..... . . .Earl Ehresman Julie Weston . ... . . .'. . . . . . .Genevieve Grusy , --Summary- Pa and Ma Smith have a hard time holding down their four energetic children. Tony, the eldest, spends his time dodging girls and winning football honors, Sally, the unappreciated artist, paints pictures with nmeanings' and falls in love with Dick Jones, a southern football player, Buddie and Betty stage a prize fight in the family garage. Aunt Bella, unmarried but determined, seeks a man-- any man-sand settles on timid Professor Slattery, who proposes under pressureg Julie Weston and Stewart Brandon, out of town visitors, play havock stealing other people's fianceesg but, Barbara Wetherby, the home town girl, holds her own and all ends happily. pl The play was under the direction of Miss Garrity. Aldene Roth served as assistant director. L i HW 3 5 ,s i 2 ,prr s wim , A A a 1:51 ' sq ' . 1,71 Q ' We 4 A . C241

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GRIDLITE STAFF 1 5 4 w Back Row: H. Holzhaurer, Scarbeary, Becker, Oliver, Roth, V. Funk, Moser, I. Funk, Finck, Farrell, Bertsche, E. Funk, M. Andrews, E. Schramm, Taylor, and Miss Scott. . Front Seated: Froelich, Rich, and Klopfenstein. A STAFF Editor-in-Chief . ............ . . . . Irsel Funk Associate Editor. ............. ........... Aldene Roth Business Manager and Mechanical Editor. . . . . ..... . . . Donald Scarbeary Associate Business and Mechanical Editors . . .Helen Holzhauer and Helen Becker Activities Editors. . . . . . .... . . . . . Marcella Moser and Ruth Bertsche Features Editors. . . . . . . . . Evelyn Schra m, Virgil Funk, and Ramona Oliver Class Reporters .Eleanor Funk, Dorothy Finck, Norma Farrell, and Mary C. Pfister Sports Editors. . . . . . . . .Bill Froelich, Leonard Rich, and Jay Klopfenstein Artists .... ...... Margaret Ann Taylor and Madelyn Andrews Adviser . . . . . . . . . .............. . .... Miss Scott Gridley Community High School's first weekly school paper was published this year. The high school has had incidental publications in the past, but The Gridlite is the first weekly at G. C. H. S. The newspaper was started and organized by the Speech Class under the direction of Miss Scott. There was so much news the first week of the second semester that the Speech class decided to put some of it into print. This re- sulted in an all-school paper. A staff was organized and it has functioned weekly for the second semester. The purpose of the newspaper is to convey to the students the idea that the school is a little community in itself. It has its organizations and social functions as does the community. Another purpose is to create student loyalty. By showing students what others are doing, it makes them strive for their own betterment. The staff and other students have greatly enjoyed and benefited by ex- changes with other schools. The Gridlite staff for '41 wishes for the continuance and loyal support of The Gridlite in future years. C253

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F. H. I. Back Row: Diggle, V. Yergler, Cornwell, C. Kuerth, Freed, Bertsche, M. L. Klein, A. Holzhaurer, M. A. Klein, and R. Zehr. Third Row: E. Funk, F. Wilfong, M. Rinkenberger, B. Funk, M. Hany, Wcosley, B. Reeves, Taylor, Kaufman, McCain, Gibbs, Bristow, B. Hany, and M. Fleming. Second Row: Burton, Roth, Schlipf, L. Zehr, Kent, Meiss, Stewart, E. Yergler, M. Wilfong, Hibbs, Becker, Hauser, and Miss Habben. Front Row: Moser, Grusy, Frey, Heiple, J. Reeves, Pfister, Ball, Dodson, Rediger, Breese, and Schram . The Future Homemakers of Illinois began their third year'S activities by sending three delegates to the State Convention at Springfield. Miss Habben, the,sponsor, was accompanied by Mary Fern McCain, Evelyn Schramm, and Marcella Moser. The convention was held October 17, 18, and 19. New Salem, Linco1n's home and the capital were toured, and on Friday evening a Home Economics Banquet was held in the ballroom of the Hotel St. Nicholas. The c1ub's colors are blue and silver, the flower is the American Beauty Rose, and the motto is WBe the best of what you are.u The club adopted Father Joseph's Indian School in South Dakota and fixed a box of toys, clothing, and candy for their Christmas cheer. A harmonious feeling exists between the F. F. A. and the F. H. I. as was evidenced by the annual F. F. A.--Home Ec. Banquet. This year the banquet was held in the gymnasium on April 10, with freshmen girls preparing and serving the meal. The tables were in the form of a HGH. Miniature milk buckets and dish pans served as favors and nut cups, while on the head table a model farm was the centerpiece. The Home Ec. Club assisted the boys with the F. F. A. carnival on May 1. The annual Foreign Cookery Dinner was held in May. Several countries were represented by dishes common to them. The officers for the year 1940-41 are: Marcella Moser--President Margaret Ann Taylor--Vice-President Evelyn Schramm--Secretary Maude Heiple--Treasurer A frc5e5 C259