Gridley High School - Pylon Yearbook (Gridley, IL)

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Standing: Froelich I. Funk, Scarbeary, Miss Scott, and V. Funk. Seated: Bertsche, M. Andrews, Taylor, Roth, and Moser. The year l94O-41 marks the beginning of the first Speech Class in Gridley High. Miss Scott has been the instructor. Much has been accomplished in this first year of the class. On January 15, 1941, the class conducted a quarter-hour program, telling of some of the phases at G. C. H. S., over WJBC at Normal University. Several students gave speeches at the local Lion's Club and P. T. A. meetings. Perhaps the greatest accomplish- ment has been the starting of The Gridlite, the school's weekly newspaper. The annual Speech Festival was held in the gymnasium April 29, with several students besides those in the class participating. In the McLean County Literary contest last year, Gridley made a fineshow- ing. Jack Kearney received an A rating in boys' humorous and Marcella Moser received a B rating in girls' humorous while the other representativesalso re- ceived good ratings. Those representing Gridley in the county contest this year are: Madelyn Andrews in the Girls Dramatic, Irsel Funk in the Girls Humorous Donald Zehr in the Boys Humorous, and Virgil Funk in the Oratorical. Margaret Ann Taylor will represent the school in Extemporaneous, and Dorothy Finch will be the representative in spelling. County Contestants--Outside of Speech class. Standing: B e c k e r, Hauser, Oliver, M. L. Klein, Kent, and M. A. Klein. Seated: S. Hoobler, J. Kearney, Rediger, Pf'i s t e r, Bristow, Woosley, and Zehr. 4283

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F. F. A. Back Row: Westermeyer, A. Gramm, Kahle, Diggle, Gerig, Schlipf, Frey, N. Zimmerman, E. Gramm, Gilmore, and Neiss. Middle Row: Slagell, L. Rinkenberger, Yergler, J. Kearney, Ehresman, Hany, Clausen, J. Ethington, Rapp, and P. Kearney. Front Row: L. Gram , Kinsella, Henrichs, K. Hoobler, Yordy, Kirkton, D. Gramm, K. Gramm, Flesher, Zehr, and Funk. Vocational Agriculture courses have been offered at Gridley Community High School since the construction of the department in l957. A general expansion of educational activities has permitted the department to offer a shop course during this year. Mr. Paul McKey, a graduate of the College of Agriculture of the University of Illinois, supervised the activities of the department from its beginning to the end of the first semester. At that time he resigned to take up his duties with the Kelly Seed Company in San Jose. Mr. Garrett Loy, also a graduate of the University of Illinois, has been Mr. McKey's successor. ' This year the Green Hands who enrolled in Agriculture I were formally initiated at the Parents-Son Banquet which was held in the high school gymnasium. Their recitation of the F. F. A. creed and a movie, nThe Green Handn, constituted the evenings entertainment. The Future Farmers were entertained at the annual Home Economics--F. F. A, Banquet on April lO in the gymnasium. For the second consecutive year Gridley captured second place honors in the F. F. A. Jamboree at Chenoa. The second annual pest eradication contest, sponsored by the department, has arisen interest throughout the community. The Future Farmers--Future Homemakers May Festival was held in the gymnasium May l. Much enthusiasm was aroused over the May Queen and Homliest Man. The local department, with Chenoa as co-hosts, sponsored the sectional judging contest on May 8 at Gridley. hann- I sm- K2'7l

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M BAND Standing: F. Kuerth, Frey, J. Cornwell, E. Rediger, A. Rediger, Mr. Meeker, Kent, and M. L. Klein. Third Row: B. Hoobler, M. Wilfong, M. Fleming, Gerig, H. Holzhauer, V. Wilfong, L. Rich, L. W. Phillis, T. Kaufman, and Foor. Second Row: Froelich, Steward, M. Andrews, Dodson, L. Ellenberger, R. Kaufman, P. Pfister, P. Kaufman, Gibbs, and M. Pfister. Front: Oliver, Turgeon, Schram , and E. Cornwell Q fi I ks. fig..--av .kd 3 ' if 7 If A , 1 1. L ,,.., if QA UQ. I 5 if Q its S fl P fi' 2 , f f i'l . zwaEeagq,, I I , '?EWxQw?ff - 'W W.iQLgV How Times Have Changed! Phillip the Philosopher: nln the good old days a man used to put powder in his gun, go out and bring home a deer.--Now a dear puts pow- der on her nose and goes out and brings home a manln He's Fascinating Mr. McKey took part of the Speech class to their Bloomingtmi broadcast--but nearly missed hearing them. It seems he got tied up with the Dean of Women and just couldn't get away! Why Mr. McKey! Discussion of Readers Digest in English III Jack Kearney lleading the discussionlz nHow will we com unicate with each other in the future?' Mickey Taylor: We will use television. In our modern homes we will have a television screen in every room. when someone wants to talk with us, all they need to do is push a button and they can see as well as hear us. Bill Froelich: Geeeee, think of the poor fellow in the bath roam! C291