New Albany High School - Vista Senior Blotter Yearbook (New Albany, IN)

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Wrangler officers serving the first semester were: stand- ing4Lewis Pry, Jerry Montgomery, and Jack Gardner, seated-David Caylor and George Kraft. pate in the Rotary discussion and debate contest and the American Legion contest. Another annual project of the club is the pro- motion of pep sessions. The social highlight of the Wranglers' activities for this year was the annual spring dance which was held at the Ne '-.f r Albany Country Club. Shown are two scenes from the Wranglers' production, The City Heading the second semester activities were: standing! Patrick Flynn, Donald Harrington, seated-Don Lee Miller and Patrick Marguet. First semester officers were George Kraft, presidentg Jack Gardner, vice president, David Caylor, secretary: Lewis Pry, treasurer, and Jerry Montgomery, sergeant at arms. Second semester officers were Patrick Mar- guet, president, Morton Wolfe, vice presidentg Don Lee Miller, secretary, Patrick Flynn, treas- urer, and Donald Harrington, sergeant at arms. Slicker and Our Nell, isnt,

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statesm n of th future The Wrangler Club was organized in l9lO by l-l. B. McLinn, former superintendent of schools, and has been an outstanding boys' club of NAHS since its formation, Marvin Oakes has sponsored Wranglers since l9-42, except during the three years he was in the service. Club membership is limited to twenty-five boys chosen from the senior, junior, and sopho- more classes. The prospective member must have an A or B average in English and social science. The purpose of the club is to promote Public speaking, discussions, and debates, and to par- ticipate in any worth-while function of the school or community. The major activity of the year was the presen- tation of the melodrama, The City Slicker and Our Nell, which was a request performance The cast included Lewis Pry, Robert Flynn. Patrick Flynn, Donald Moser, Richard Riely, Don Lee Miller, Morton Wolfe, Ceorge Kraft, and David Caylor. The Wrangler Cup Contest, which is an ora- torical contest open to any boy or girl in NAHS. is sponsored by this club. Members also partici- .g,.. l l K . y 2, t A T I t ' U l 45 ROW Row -l ROW 3 ROW 2 Row 26 5 John l-loglen, Donald Sisloff, James Lewis. Donald Harrington, Patrick Flynn, Robert Flynn, Donald Moser Patrick Marguet, Morton Wolfe, Robert Temple, Donald Miller Lewis Pry, Richard Riely, David Caylor, Jerry Montgomery George Kraft, Mr. Oakes, Jack Gardner.

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Row 2 Edgar Bachman Hal Lelchhardt Larry Sperzel Row l Sue Tretter Martha Smlth Mlss Stanton Charlotte I-1unt Mary Tevls llterature, prose and poetry The purpose of the Readers Club IS to Increase students Interest In the tuner points of literature and to encourage a tuner understandung of better reading maternal The club was organuzed un l943 by Mrs Catherme Lucas The sponsorshlp was taken over by Mlss Olleta Tyler In l948 who contlnued sponsorlng the club durung l949 Mlss Grace Stanton IS the present club sponsor Durlng club meetlngs the members dlscussed the books they had read and gave detalled book reports The club members also read plays and dramatlzed them durlng meetlngs Debates on the lnterary merlts of varlous books were also glven Snnce many students do not have the tame or opportunuty to really enloy a good book the club perlod IS sometlmes devoted entlrely to pleasure 28 read ng Many members thus acqulre a broader range of readnng opportunltles The club has Its own collection of almost one hundred tltty books but members are encourage to select volumes both classlcal and popular from school and town llbrarles To keep the atmosphere mformal membershlp un the clcb l lumlted to twenty Durnnd Book Week the club helped to m ke 1 le school book consclous by means of posters fn the llbrary and halls and sknts broadcast to the wtlre school over the untercommunlcatlons sys tem They also presented skits over the school radlo stat on which were broadcast to the corn munity The otflcers ot the Readers Club for the year l95O l95l were Martha Schmltt presldent and Sue Tretter secretary treasurer I 'g,. Q r- 1 If ' ' x, . , , . l . . , . - v n l l - l . . E . . O. . ..... . . . ' I . ,I , Q C, - l - . . . . . . . I .F v I ' - ' ' '1 , C v Q . . . ,A . . l 1 v 5 1 . Sl - . . . , 1 . . , - v ' 1 , 9 T Q