Kent State High School - Statesman Yearbook (Kent, OH)

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THE STATESMAN varsity M s W Varsity SH is an organization of the lettermen of Kent State. The club was organized in 1933 and its purpose is to advance the interest in athletics and to conduct extra-curricular activities such as intra-class track, basketball games, and swimming meets. Any letterman is eligible for the club if they can meet the re- quirements laid down by the constitution of the club before they become an active member. T There had been two initiations in the club to date of March 27. In the first initiationithe members taken in were Fred Gress- ard, sophomore, Chubby Stonemetz, junior, lRichard Wiland, Chip,' West, Art Cherry, Bill Kuss, and Fred Lowe, all seniors. After the first new members was taken in officers were elected and the results were: Lewis DeWeese, president, Stephen Chip,' West, vice-president, and Art Cherry, secretary-treasurer. ln the second initiation five new members were taken in. John Duke, Bob Dumm, Dick Kline, Bill Burrell, and Dwight Stewart, all seniors. During the time new members were considered and formal initiation occured the pledges went through hellfweek. They wore tennis shoes and spats, carried around paddles for the regular member of the club and the faculty to use when needed, wore neatly pressed pants, carried bags of peanuts and raw eggs in their pockets, were not permitted to shave, and learned a very interest- ing poem. The club planned to change the shields at the south end of the hall. These shields have not been changed for three or four years and the names recorded on them are out of date. The srl club has been doing its share toward the betterment of the school this year. The most important accomplishment be' ing the intra-class tournaments under the direction of DeWeese. PAGE 76

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THE STATESMAN Tennis Kent State high's tennis team this year will have but one vet- eran of last year's team. Art Cherry, member of the 1935 tennis team which won the Western Reserve League championship, will be back to comprise the bulwark of the 1936 team. Art Cherry and Dick Gardner had second place in the dou- bles. We have also lost Bill Stringer and Bob Maxwell who placed first and third in the singles. Possible candidates to play in this year's tournaments are Bob Curtis, Stephen Chip', West, Glen Wilcox, Bob Jones, Bill Mc- Intyre, and Bob Drew. . The runner-up last year, the school holding second place in the tournament, was Wadsworth and .they will have the same team. Also Roosevelt will have the same team as last year. Coach Mike Herchek was unable to give any information as to who would be the letter-winners when we went to press. Only three of State's team will be back next year, but we hope that Kent State will bring home the cup to repose in the trophy case every year. I 1 I PAGE 75

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THE STATESMAN Life Saving Life Saving club, formed for the purpose of giving training to those students who are interested in learning how to protect them- selves and others in the water, made its first appearance in Kent State high last fall. All students who are able to pass the Red Cross swimmer's test are eligible to join. The first two meetings of the club were used for the purpose of conducting these tests. Meeting every Tuesday in the extra-curricular period, the club has been studying and practicing various holds, carrys, and methods of life-saving in the water during the past year. On March IO they gave an exhibition of their training at an assembly held at the pool. In the spring members ofthe club took the Junior Red Cross life saving tests. .f Oificers elected at the beginning of the year were Patricia Ful- ler, president, and Virginia Spielman, secretary-treasurer. Other members are Flora Randall, Virginia Harris, Ruth Dangler, Eileen Wright, Dorothy Ruggles, Bill Mclntyre, Wallace Taylor, How- ard Pike, Bob Curtiss, Bob Dumm, Bill McKibben, Bill Diltz, and Nadine Hulbert, Miss Marjorie Kelly, physical education instrucf tor, is the adviser. PAGE 77