McDonald High School - Roller Yearbook (McDonald, OH)

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Opening the 1940-1941 basketball schedule of fourteen games were four lettermen. The Devils won five and lost eight, while one game was canceled due to a flu epidemic. Floyd Barnes was the leading scorer for the season with 141 points qincluding tournament playj. In tournament competition, the team recorded three victories and two losses. In 1941 McDonald High School en tered a new sports adventure -- baseball: Mr. Grant Donaldson was the first coach of the baseball team. Mr. A. A. Burkey con- sented to their joining the County League, and the team qualified for the County Tournament. Lea- vittsburg beat McDonald by four runs in a thrilling game. Activities . . Public speaking class in the '40's proved to be an entertaining, educational, and profitable class offered to students at M. H. S. ln addition to learning the principles of public speaking and giving many speeches before the class, the members attended a debate tournament at Struthers, witnessed criminal trials at the Warren Court House, and visited Radio Station WRRW. They also pro- duced a radio program over that station. The class also wrote and produced a humorous skit about a model business meeting. Ixn J. s,,u. fly .Heading the 1942 march- ing band were drum major- ettes Elizabeth Kalenich, Eileen Probst, and Cath- erine Irwin. Throughout the football season, they displayed their talent in twirling their batons and in leading the band through their routines.

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the 1940-41 .high school schedule. Woodwork, mechanical drawing, and printing were the subjects offered T to the vocational depart- ment. Printing was'the main subject. There were Q. seventy cases of type, not all of which were alike, ' because more of one kind was used than of another. The shop was run just like a factory, with a foreman who checked students' progress and a clerk who saw that a record was kept of each student's job. 1.73 By the end of each year first-year typing students had to pass speed tests at 30-40 words per minute. Typing 11 students had ro pass 56-60 words per minute with no errors. In 1940 there were 27 typewriters, a new mimeoscope, and a new mimeograph machine in the commercial department. The EDA Society was composed of girls from the eighth grade cooking class. In 1940 the associa- tion was under the supervision of Miss McEvoy. The society's main aim was to remodel the apart ment to the best of its ability. They also per- formed the task of serving lunch to the school students several times. 1 l

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ports, classes, music . . dominate 1941-1943 period. Students displayed their ability to write interesting and prize-winning essays in the annual American Legion Essay Con- test. The subject for the essay was The Attitude of the American Youth Toward Compulsory Military Training. One boy and one girl from each grade, 9 through 12, was allowed to compete. Of the eight possible winners at the local post, McDonald was awarded seven places. Three of the winners continued in county competition and won three of the eight possible positions. At the beginning of the 1945 school year, Mr. William Rea helped supervise and organize the Photography Club. This course in- clude class and laboratory work, picture-taking, developing, and printing. The class also took pic- tures o students and school activi- ties for the school yearbook. A fully equipped dark room, an Ar- gus 35 m.m. snapshot camera, a Speed Graphic, and Conway Por- trait Camera were at the disposal. of the class. Boy Scouts of 1939-1940 were under the direction of Mr. Roy Zeller, who had been the scoutmaster for a number of years. The Boy Scouts benefited the community by giving their voluntar service at all of the pubilic affairs. They met once a week at the Boy Scout Cabin, various tests were also given here. After the meetings, they generally had a period of recreation. Vocational shop courses provided the students with the basic skills and experiences needed to supply them with a better understanding of what would be expected of them when they took their place in industry. This was the steel age. The school had the equipment to contribute to the stu- dents' training in the field of this steel enter- prise. 1 i i 4