La Cygne Rural High School - Swan Yearbook (La Cygne, KS)

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Q CJl7Z6? CT lst Row: Betty Montce, Patricia White, Berneice Long,Beverly Barker, Ferns Hobson, Esther Kerns, Marjorie Boyer, Charlene fglzg ' Johnston, Rose Anne Miller, Joan West, Ferne White. 2nd Row: Lorene Pease, Rozella Newman, Jean Knox, Marilyn ' Rose, Jeannine Karr, Vivian Reynolds, Fauna Hobson, Ernestine Butts, Carol Galvin, Ruth Matthews, Joan Scott, Marjorie Mc- Ginnis, Wilma Rhynerson, Margaret Russell, Patricia Zimmer- man. 5rd Row: Joyce Boone, Deloris Borders, Illene Mendenhall, Ellen McCammon, Betty Phalen, Evelyn Miller, Mrs. Handley, Norma Dean Kyle,Dorothy LaMaster, Darlene Tolman,Marie Smith, Waneta Mooney, Marjorie McGlanahan, Estaline Butts. Future Home Makers of America One of OUT Club SOHSS' Tune: Jingle Bells OFFICERS Joan West .... ...................... President F. H- A- OUP F- H- A- Evelyn Miller ....... . .... Vice President F.H.A.-F.H.A. La Cygne's on its way Dorothy La Master ..,, ,, ,,,,, Secretary Toward new horizons we do strive Joan Scott ......... ...... Treasurer to maKe OUT homee more say- Lorene Ellen Pease... .... Historian Red Bhd white, Ted end White- OUT Norma Dean Kyle .... .... Song Leader Colors pure and bright- Betty Sue Phalen... .....Reporter With Steady PUTPOSG, hope ehd trust, g Our goals we'll gain with might. COMMITTEES Constitution--Esther Kerns, Patricia Zimmerman, Fauna Hobson, Jeannine Karr. Membership ---- Marie Smith, Ferne Hobson, Beverly Barker. Program ------- Ruth Matthews, Darlene Tolman, Norma Dean Kyle. Social -------- Ernestine Butts, Margaret Russell, Waneta Mooney. Service ------- Ferne White, Lorene Ellen Pease, Wilma Rhynerson. Finance ------- Rozella Newman, Deloris Borders, Joan Scott. Executive ----- The chairman of each of the above committees. On January 15 at 5:50 o'clock the girls of all the home economics classes met to organize their club which was to be affiliated with the state and national high school girls' home economics clubs. The purposes of this organization are: to improve personal, home, school,and community livingg to stimulate and further interest in home economics, to provide opportunities for leadership and cooperative participation in group activities, to provide activities that will aid the personal development of the individualg to foster international good will. In conforming to the purposes of the club some of the activities in which the girls were engaged were: preparation and serving of refreshments for all school party, chili supper for football boys and pep club, and the junior-senior banquetg club picnics, teas, sunrise breakfast, and hikes, a style show with colonial cos- tumes: making wool lapel ornaments, discussions on leadership, friendship, and per- sonal development. 22 '

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For noon hgup recreation On the afternoon of December 9'?lOr r y ag The seniors under the direction of Mrs. Lois Irwin, pre- sented their play, HNice Going,H on April 18. The story centered around two neighboring families, the Denton's and Somervilles, who seemed never to agree on how to become better neighbors. The characters were: Horace, the young father who was al- ways getting into trouble, but would never admit it: Flora, a lovable, youthful mother always fluttering with kindness for everyone,even the Somervillesg Patsy, the youngest daughter of the Denton familv, who was troubled with the quarrels of the Somerville family and who was rarely spoiled, because the others got all the attention, but was ne- ver discouraged3Janet, nBig Sisteru, whose life was a great-adventure because she made it soy Calvin, a handsome young bachelor who liked fishing and no work, but soon found himself engaged to Helen, the wi- dow, Helen, the beautiful,wealthy widow with a temper, Dexter, a lik- able, interesting boy who tried hard to find himself a steady girl: Randy,a youth with a keen mind for business, Christine, a rosy cheek- ed girl who specialized in cooking but was easily led around. X f X octal activities At the beginning of the yeer the high school pupils and the teachers gathered at the ball park for a picnic with eighty-nine pupils and six teachers present.Games of softball were organized by both girls and boys. s The senior and sophomore girls, known as WKickapcos,W with Beverly Barker C ,, as captain played the junior and freshman girls, the NMugwugs,N with Evelyn Miller as captain.The remaining girls in the classes ftrmed cheer- ing sections for their teams. The WMugwugsN won by a score of twenty-six to two. After the girls game was completed the junior and freshman boys with Robert Hoover as captain played the sophomore and senior boys with -L Roy McRae as captain in a five inning game resulting in a tied score of five to five. About the middle of the afternoon everyone lined up and filled his plate with a picnic lunch of sandwiches,salads, pickles, cook- ies, and ice cream. throughout the year, contests were held in volley ball and ping pong for both boys and girls, and basket ball for Xilf 20 all of the highschool students and the teachers gathered in the study hall to enjoy the lighted Christmastree and a program.After boys. The winner of the vol- N'NN 1 -- the special numbers and the group ley ball tournament was the -gg f' singing, the various classes pre- senior boys and the winner of .3 Seflted sifts to Some Of the Stud' the basketball tournament was I 'Ns ents. As a reward for their close the sophomore boys, ,-' nf., xx, attention in class, the students 1- 1 NN received oranges and candy bars -l If -A . ,, from the teachers, and school was -5 ' ' dismissed for the rest of the I ' ,lr .Q ,,. '15, afternoon. 'GRGKSQJARGY g f ? W on March 7 the students and faculty attended an all agsgiig 1 ggm' 1 School party given in honor of the basket ball boys. For Sggigggg X '39, I, entertainment there was dancing, ping pong, carrom, rook, lgLga 3.,. L 5: A and dominoes, with the high point of the GVSHUIE the mov' ' X ies shown to demonstrate a progecting machine which the gg' YA' seniors later decided to buy for their gift to theschool. 'Haig f47

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X! ix amor play A READYFMADE FAM LY The juniors, under the direction of their sponsors, Mrs. Clara Handley and Mrs. Lois Irwin, presented their play NA Ready-Made Family,n on November 15. ,The story centered around Agnes Martyn,a widow, and Henry Turner, a widow- er, who were married against the wishes of their children--Sammie Turner, Doris Turner, Bob Martyn, Marilee Martyn, all in their late teens,and eleven year old Gracie Martyn. Epileptic fits,baby talk,and practical jokes were the children's efforts to try to get Henry to divorce their mother. The story had a happy end- ing when the children finally admitted their pranks and Henry and Agnes decided to stay married. The cast included Miss Lydia Martyn,a neurotic woman,Norma Dean Kyle:Grac- ie Martyn, a mean little girl who constantly played mean tricks, Doris Hoover, Marilee Martyn, a grown girl who constantly talked like a baby, Lorene Ellen Pease, Sammie Turner, who pretended to be a kleptomaniac, Gene Rockwell, Doris Turner,who loved to bore everyone with her talk of her operation,Roberta Gage, Agnes Martyn and Henry Turner, a widow and a widower, who fell in love, Georgia Lou Harper and Carl Wade, Begonia and Nicodemus, two colored servants who pro- vided laughs through the whole play, Ernestine Butts and Dick Banks. Each member of the class had a part in the production of the play. Roy Shields was stage manager, Rozella Newman, prompter, Ellen McCammon, wardrobe mistress, Evelyn Miller, Fontella Butler, Marian Hoover, Betty Phalen, Fauna Hobson, and Ferne Hobson were ushers. A short band concert preceded the play.For between act entertainment Bobby Banks played a saxophone soloWCaprice Viennoisenby Fritz Kreisler,and a girl's sextet,Ruth Matthews, Joan Scott, Illene Mendenhall, Joan West, Dorothy LaMast- er, and Marjorie McClanahan sang NBy the Waters of the Minnetonkau, accompanied by Patricia Zimmerman on the clarinet and Darlene Tolman at the piano.