Hagerstown High School - Epitome Yearbook (Hagerstown, IN)

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NEWS FLASHES United We Help Print a Paper HEN you'rc feeling sort of blue. nothing else to do, just read what somebody else is doing. The task of furnishing you this news was thc work of the Exponent staff. Editor and assistant editor were at. the head of this group of students who were character- ized by Tell ine all you know. VVhat did you do NVQ-dnesday night 'Z 'l MBe sure to have that written by Tuesday, Oh, Won't you please write that? It's your duty, you know. You say 'Yellow Shadow' is the name of it? Gee, that should make an excellent write-up. Remember the feature stories that were written for 'Applesauee'? Don't forget to mention the number who took that tour to Indianapolis, you might even list their names, Is this the correct way to spell your name tl VVhen it comes to feature writing even the revered Webster didn 't have so much on this tPwI954 group in thc matter of unique words that just completed the unusual description to a HT. Feature writing. you see, was one of the spe- cial hollliies ot' the statl' members. Some good stories were turned out too. for instance about Ilirshlnn-g and his pictures. doings of the Epitome Hiatt. better speech class. and even about the combined odors resulting from the redecoration of our Alma Mater and those wafting through the doors and up the hall from tlievyou guessed it-the kitchen. Society news was an old stand-by. Of course not any high school news is complete without athletics. so old Hagerstown was Johnnie on the spot with her tlashy report of the suc- cessful as well as, shall we admit it. losing games. The Girl Reserves, Hi-Y. Home Economies and Agriculture, in addition to each class. had its representatives on the staljf. Just a nionient. the typists were there also. They mean so much in any literary undertaking. The statt seemed to be one of the best ever. for an average of nine articles was printed in the Exponent each week. Fozlrteen

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TOMORROW'S FARMERS OF AMERICA Constructive Planning ls Our fob IDDAP Nic, Haw Maude, Gee Jim, we're in a hurry-it looks like rain and this corn has to be plowed. Yes, this the agri- cultural class. Under Mr. Spuller's patient guidance the boys' time was occupied by doing several dif- ferent projects- everything from building trailers to studying the life habits of insects! Thirty-seven boys enrolled in this course, twenty freshmen and sophomores, and seven- teen juniors and seniors. They gave three demonstrations, enjoyed educational trips to Cincinnati, Richmond, and Indianapolis, kept farm records on 1,680 acres, raised 114 acres of corn, cared for 600 feeding pigs, and kept monthly production records on 85 cows, be- sides many other interesting projects. ln the shop work the boys fitted handles in axes, hammers, hatchets, etc., gmnmed and liled saws, and repaired several sets of har- ness. The boys were very lousy and deserved great praise for the quality of the work. They saved Dad many dollars by the shop work, conserpiently Dad approved of the department and all of its economical policies. Forty-nine boys were in the 4-H Club with a 9-192 finish. The freshmen and sophomores kept production records of their poultry, corn, hog, and cattle projects. Some kept records of their entire home farm while others kept charts of the daily livestock market. Be- cause of the NRA codes and plans the farmers had time to attend the night school, held in the high school building December 6 to Febru- ary 7, conducted by Mr. Spuller and vocation- al boys. The school otfered courses in farm shop work, soil improvement, liming. legumes, and fertilizers. It was a treat to the farmers to be permitted to bring samples of the soil from their farm and have it tested for acidity, and also to bring farm tools to the shop to repair them. The farmers who attended ap- preciated the expert instruction given them. Thflrteen

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WE DO OUR PART Roll Call a Success F you are interested in the work of schools in foreign countries, in relief work in case of emergencies, such as tires, Hoods or earth- quakes or in the annual roll call, just ask any member of the Red Cross organization to tell you about them. The members have been especially active, and if the size of a club or organization is one test of its merit, the Red Cross might have a right to feel the 'tleast bit conceitedw because 78 students joined at the beginning of the school year. Many shoes were in need of repair at the close of the roll call for senior Red Cross members, which was held from November 11 to November 30, because the loyal members. under the direction of Miss Alida Morris. canvassed the entire town and solicited mem- bers. They obtained 124 subscribers and sev- eral donations, making a total of rli186.85, a new record. In the early fall, a. Red Cross council was appointed. Officers of this council were: president, Elizabeth Bruceg vice-president. Anne Faurotg secretary, Betty Teetorg and reporter, Effie Foulke. The Red Cross is truly a worthy organiza- tion in any school. It has many benefits for the members. For instance, in the case of roll call soliciting, the student learns the proper way to approach a prospective member and how to clearly explain why he should join. He also learns the satisfaction of a subscrip- tion and the disappointment of a refusal. The real worth of the organization was the satisfaction and happiness gained from know- ing that, as a member, each contributed his share to the welfare of the nation. Fifteen