Manhattan High School - Blue M Yearbook (Manhattan, KS)

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The Art Club With twenty-six members, the Art Club, sponsor- ed by Miss Jessie Dobson, used its first meeting for the election of the following officers: June Limbock- er, presidentg Phyllis Johnson, vice-presidentg David Holtz, secretary-treasurerg and Margaret Jean Lew- is, program chairman. Early in the year, they brought to Manhattan the Washburn Puppeteers and their program from Washburn college. With only a small amount charg- ed each person, they raised money enough to buy an original painting for the high school. They also se- cured the help of the other Art classes in this pro- ject. Mr. Darby also spoke to the club on his hobby of making pictures f1'0m wood. Early in the spring, Miss Dobson, with members of the club and other art students, journeyed to Lindsborg to visit Bethany College, center of Kansas 30 art and music. They were entertained by Mr. Bir- ger Sandzen and his daughter, and had a most en- joyable time. Members of the Art club who received an Honorable Mention for their exhibits at the an- nual are festival held in Lindsborg were Margaret Jean Lewis, Frances Boles, David Holtz, and Lo- raine Stover. The members of this club as pictured below are Front row: Corrine Duffey, Lillian Hoover, Mary Charlson, Virginia Gemmell, June Limbocker, Phyl- lis Johnston. Second row: Miss Dobson, Virginia Howenstine, Stella Mae Fee, Margaret Jean Lewis, Helen Anderson. Third row: Myrna Adams, Betty Lou Slater, Judy Doryland, Marjorie Marshall, Frances Boles, Back row: David Holtz, and Jim Emmons. Other members are Betty Cave, Ruth Dobson, Lucille Gould, George Kruse, Jane Plumb, Jane Muir, Bonnie Robinson, Jim Smith, and Lo- 1'aine Stover. Commercial Club Under the capable guidance of Miss Snyder, the Commercial Club enjoyed its third successful year. Members of this club have taken some commercial work, or are especially interested in this field of study. The meetings of this club have presented various phases of commerce in the forms of plays, special studies by members of the club, and speeches by prominent businessmen. At a few of the meetings demonstrations were given of otiice etiquette, office machines, and other helpful professional pointers. Several parties were given by the club during the year. T e members of the club held candy sales to raise money for the treasury. The oflicers of the club for this year were as fol- lows: Miriam Field, president: Margaret Thompson, vice-presidentg Berdine Miller, program chairman, Martha Connet, secretary-treasurer, Mildred Blom- berg, social chairman: Evelyn Stein, publicity chair- man. Members of the club were first row, from left to right, Miriam Field, Berdine Miller, Harriett Hotf- man, Constance Faith, Evelyn Stein, Margaret Thompson. Second row, Georgia Jolley, Lois Ang- stead, Martha Connet, Gladys Dockins, and Miss Snyder, sponsor. Third row, Grace Moody, Mildred Blomberg, Neta Bumbaugh, Geraldine Salero. Other members of the club who are not in the picture are Willadean Whitney, Phyllis Weckerling.

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29 Music Club Sponsored by Miss Helen Jerard, the music club began its fourth successful year by electing Irene Limper president, Margaret Hobbs vice-president and Faye Clapp secretary-treasurer. This year the music club initiated a new plan for programs. Instead of one program chairman, there were five, each having charge of a group of seven or eight students in the club, every group had charge of two programs during the year. Mary Razak. Clara Lou Davis, Marjorie Gould, Margaret Avers and Shirley Marlow were program chairmen. The programs for the year varied from miscellan- eous numbers to group singing. One of the high- lights of the year was a musical knowledge program conducted by Professor Quiz. Mrs. Chartier, who visited the N. B. C. studios and the Good News of '38 program-besides attending the Rose Bowl game and parade, made one club day verey interest- ing for the members by her talk. Altogether this year was a very successful year for the music club. Members of the club as pictured above reading from left to right are: First row: Mary Ann Holtz, Arleta Boyer, Vivian Huxman, Sponsor-Miss Jerard, Bob Curtis, Mary Razak, Margaret Hobbs, Betty Whitney, Betty Van Scoyoc, Clara Lou Davis. Second -row: Katherine Newman, Rosemary Elliston, Marilyn Barnes, Margaret Avers, Marion Lou- ise Coe, Betty King, Mary Nixon. Third row: Sarah Seaton, Kay Lienhardt, Eloise Reisner, Lela Nye, Barbara Sheifer, Mary Mar- tha Toedt. Fourth row: Mary Owens, Josephine Parker, Laurel McLeod, Irene Limper, Betty Sullivan, Roy Mortimer. Fifth row: Virginia Storer, Harold Hunt, Walter Massey, Keith Giddings, Harley Hartman. Sixth row: Joe Kramer, Faye Clapp, Charles Coffey. Members who do not appear in the picture are Lawrence Alden, Elizabeth Beck, Paul Engle, Mar- jorie Gould, Shirley Marlow, Ed Mallon, Evelyn Morrell, Lorene Nixon, Jean Prestwood and Flor- ence Pirtle. Hi-Y With 112 members the Hi-Y contained the largest number in its history. The year was opened with the watermelon feed as an initiation for the sopho- mores and was closed with the annual retreat and the induction of the new cabinet. The club proved to be a 'very outstanding service organization and one of the best in the state with Lawrence Alden elected president of the state conference meeting in Kansas City. Outstanding functions during the year included the mother-son and father-son banquets, Thanksgiving baskets, delegation to mid-winter con- ference in Kansas City, Christmas Caroling party, G. R. and Hi-Y cabinet banquet, the G. R. and Hi-Y play, the .Reverend Joe Riley Burns brought to speak to the Hi- Yand G. R. and the school at large, the date hike, and a large Camp Wood delegation. Y The club lost a very valuable sponsor when Mr. Fox moved to Topeka in October. Mr. Rogers, form- erly assistant sponsor, then became sponsor. The cabinet for the year included Lawrence Alden, pres- identg Charles Holtz, vice-presidentg Donald Willis, secretary, Donald Sollenberger, treasurer: David Gates, program chairman, Bob Pickett, world broth- erhood chairman, Bob Wright, Bible study chair- man, Gabe Sellers, publicity chairman, and Denzil Bergman, service chairman.

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31 Manhattan Thespians This is the first time in several years that M. H. S. has had a drama club. Having no precedents to fol- low, its members have made an organization which is uniquely their own. The membership was determ- ined by a series of tryouts held before a committee of members who had previously been accepted as possessing the necessary qualifications by Mr. Ron- ald Hopkins, their enthusiastic sponsor. These people were Sara Winklep, Dorothy May Summers, Jeanne Jaccard, Martha Baird, Merrill Peterson, and Bill Hines. The officers of the club are Dorothy May Sum- mers, presidentg Betty Ann Faubion, vice-president, Betty Boone, secretary-treasurer, and Merrill Pet- erson, program chairman. The twenty-seven mem- bers as they appear in the picture are first row, left to right, Mary Margaret Arnold, Virginia Holmes, May Louise Johnston, Martha Baird, Barbara Bouck, Virginia Yapp, Jeanne Jaccard, Sara Wink- ler, and Mr. Hopkins, second row, Donis McKeeman, Jean Babcock, Mary Louise Emery, and Betty Boone, third row: Betty Ann Faubion, Patti Mul- ler, Doris Mead, Betty Gross, Thelma Bouck, Mar- garet Mack, Dorothy Kistelman, and Dorothy May Summersg fourth row: John Whitnah, Robert Smith, Valjean Lumb, Paul Engle, Bill Hines, Merrill Pet- erson, and Bill Packer. The climax of the year's activities was the group of one acts given jointly by members of the Thes- pians and dramatic students. The purpose of this entertainment, inaugurated in 1938 by dramatic class members, was to give students interested in this field an opportunity to appear in a production other than one of the full length plays which are given three times a year. The profits made by the offering are used to buy stage equipment. E I Etta Keftte Experiencing its third successful year under thc sponsorship of Miss Lelia Barber, the Etta Kette Club elected the following oflicers: Edith Hanna, president, Barbara Bower, vice-president, Helen Stagg, secretary-treasurer, Ruth Kretzmeier, pro- gram chairman. This year's programs which developed the theme of personal charm and attractiveness, proved to be of great interest and value. Each program empha- sized one or more points essential to the make-up of an attractive individual. Especially enlightening was a talk, Voice Culture , given by Marianna Kistler, M. H. S. grad, '36, and at present a stu- dent of K. S. C. Emma Caster, from the Primp Shoppe, played up to the girls' interest in cosmetics by demonstrating, with Joanne Aubel as model, the art of applying makeup. The currently popular Professor Quiz program-idea was not slighted by this club, as it conducted a Professor Quiz con- test at one of its meetings. From the club dues, money was contributed for the buying of Emily Post's latest Book of Etiquette which was placed in the school library. Membership, which was again limited to senior girls, consisted of the following thirty-nine girls: Joanne Aubel, Barbara Bower, Jean Carle, Dorothy Chapman, Evangeline Cerrillo, Althea Conwell, Mar- garet Collins, Mary Dane, Edith Dawley, Martha Emmons, Connie Faith, Martha Goheen, Charlene Gillilan, Leona Hassebroek, Edith Hanna, Harriet Hoffman, Mildred Johnson, Helen Jones, Ruth Kretz- meier, Lela Kortman, Alice King, Rosemary Kelly, Clara Belle Kientz, Claudine Lee, Betty Lancaster, Betty McLeod, Grace Meredith, Helen Miller, Viola Olson, Darlene Parrick, Marian Penley, Eva Smith, Helen Stagg, Esta Schneider, Wilma Jean Shull, Jean Scott, Ileen Schmitt, Patty York, Ruth Yaege.