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

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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

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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 STArEsMAN Niki Club This year girls in the Nike club, under the direction of Miss Marjorie Kelly put forth an earnest effort, and, as a result, have accomplished much. At thebeginning of the year the girls elected Nadine Hulbert president. Dorothy Ruggles and Virginia Harris were chosen as vice-president and secretary-treasurer, respectively. Only the girls who earned the school athletic letter the previ- ous year, and who were working on the efiiciercy test during the present year, are eligible for this club. Girls in the club who received awards this year are Flora Randall, Nadine Hulbert, Virginia Harris, and Dorothy Ruggles, all are four letter girls, Patricia Fuller and Frances Reed, who received three year awards, Marjorie Thompson, who now has had two years of Nike. The girls obtain a letter the first year. The second year, a letter with bar insert is given, the third, silver Nike ping and the fourth, a gold Nike pin. Social life has not been neglected by the Nike Club. In No- vember,they sponsored a party in the gymnasium for the purpose of interesting more girls in the efficiency test and nike club. Several times this winter they had ice skating parties at Twin Lakes. The club also frequently bowled at the alleys here in Kent. 'On February 15, the girls attended the looss ballet which was hel ' in the Clevelard public auditorium Music Hall. ' The ,looss bah t is from E: - .- .id has received an award for the perform- ance ofl Heir ds he Green Table. X leap year party was given by the girls in April, to which they vited guests, Mari rie Thompson and Patricia Fuller serv- ed' on the invitation com. tee. On April twenty-sei on he girls again brought Miss Grace Ryan, from the Mt. Pleasant T 'lege in Michigan, to instruct the students in country dancing. T 1 r PAGE 78