Newton High School - Railroader Yearbook (Newton, KS)

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. 1111-lg ide ' Ath ,. Klanti Glen I-Qllgf V SSG . dd 1 ASQ . . - ' '0C1ation officers: Pres Fl ,, 1 Q bD!D11SqJclCkQ11b . - I' ' . QUE, S6cI'etary,Velin:1 , MISS Esther Rude. Girls Athletic Association On April sixteenth, the Girls Athletic Association finished the basketball season, winding up all the activities scheduled for the year. In addition to basketball, the girls played volley ball, tenna quoits and badminton. Table tennis was also included in the period of recreational sports. The G. A. A. group, which is open to all high school girls. met once a week in the junior high gymnasium under the leader- ship of Miss Esther Rude, girls physical education instructor. Glenda Haclienberg, senior, and Velma Klassen, sophomore, were elected by the club members to serve as president and secretary-treasurer, respec- tively. The aim of these feminine z garnering sufficient points for the G. A. A. awards, w ' ' f' ' ' 'd 'n honor assembly. The first award, which is G. A. A. pin, requires six hundred points, the second award, the school letter, requires one thousand, two hundred points, the third award, the state letter, requires one thou- ' ' ' ' ' l the fourth ithletes was hich were piesente 1 the state sand, six hundied points .inc award, which is the gold state pin, requires two thousand points. In order to acquire enough points for the fourth award, the contestant must take four years of physical education and must be a member of G. A. A. for four years. -1 A. 'ZR Girl athletes perform with bad- niinton and softball equipment during G. A. .-X. sessions. if gh. .iii . , 4 ia '

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Senior Activities IIasn't this year been wonderful though? From the first day of school, when we all marched quietly into our American history classes, to Baccalaureate and Commencement. We had quite an argument at the senior class meeting over the question of having a hayrack ride or skating party-, as a means of spending our class dues. But due to the fact that there were too many complications connected with the former, the class unanimously voted for a skating party, which was held Monday, December 10. Oh what fun, trying to skate! Between the spills, chills and banged heads, most of us were put out of commission for practically a week. The Virginia reel was quite the thing at the senior-sponsored school dance. Everyone was so tired from capering around that you could almost consider the sighs given out as a sign of relief. It was fun hearing a group of the senior boys giving their all in a few popular ditties. Presentation of the senior assembly went along very smoothly until Grimm's One-finger Concerto came out into the open. Then the laughter W ' so continuous through the Story of Williamaiellu and the boys' t'Quarto, that the program was dubbed an equal to tHellza- poppin'. Science entered into the junior-senioractivi- ties at the end of the year in the form of the Radar Reception. The program, given in honor of the seniors by the class of '47, was presented we - ,I . , l f ' X Ii. I N l DR. PAUL B. LAWSON by means of bringing in the performers with Radar. Who, Yesterday, and Ole Man River were just a part of the program at the Senior Banquet, with the theme Showboat. Bedecked in life preservers, river boats, magnolias, and yards of rope, the graduating class of 1946 ate their last dinner together. May 4th, the day of the Girl Reserve break- fast, and May 7th when the American Association of University Women entertained the senior girls, were both highlights of the year. All the events and happenings during junior- senior week, ending with Kid Day on Friday, were so hard on the nerves that most seniors had to take the week-end off. But by Sunday, we f'kids had recuperated sufficiently Baccalaureate, with Reverend G. W: speaker. May 12th, to attend Nelson as After upperclass-women convened with hair pinned up, came the Junior-Senior Prom. Frills, flounces and peplums danced side by side with dress suits, ties and spotless shoes. The music was grand, the night heavenly and all in all it couldn't have been more perfect. Honor assembly, to which most of the Finally, came the long awaited day, GRADUATION. Dr. Paul B. Lawson gave the Commencement address. We all soberly marched in robed in caps and gowns, to receive the diplomas for which we had worked. Then we were free, free from studies, studies and more studies. One grand summer lay ahead for us. Futures were waiting to be molded by our fingers. High school was over. VHKJF Iforly-7'1irUr' 'Q-A