Norwalk High School - Signal Yearbook (Norwalk, OH)

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Time for Throngs and Timely Talk Much of today's student life and activities linds its beginnings in the roaring twenties. People had fought the war to end wars and were free to settle down to the task of living. Clubs such as Hi-Y, Tri-Hi-Y, GAA, and National Honor Society were organized. Before the band and orchestra were formed in 1926, the glee club under the tutelage of Professor E. Heath and Miss Madge Mossman boomed with 135 voices. It was destined to continue to grow later as Mrs. Earl Watson assumed its directorship. Host of Golden Daf- fodils remains still in the minds of her former singers. Several lasting traditions originated in this flapper age. The school newspaper Signal replaced in 1923 the Beacon, a combination liter- ary and news publication. The style show was originally the yearly function of the Home Economics Club, later called Future Homemakers, which began in 1928. Flourishing for a time were a radio club for hams and a de- bating team which competed against schools like Fostoria. Assemblies consisted of school talent: Mr. P. J. Garcia and a col- lection of Spanish records, plays, violin solos, a puppet show. Among outside groups putting on programs were the Swiss Bell Ringers and Mr.,T. Brooks Fletcher, a psychoanalyst. Tmditzbm Emerge From the 19203 ig v wr a viq15:r- 5' Sa la LTU, a' 1 'eg 1 iN 'E Xe lf ll T Q , 1 f E i F i I E iff, 'iii , ,J E 51 I ag,a.i..w.a., I g Q li it 1 Mer . f i 1 be ll 5, ,K ,l 9-, , 1 tlfi itiiiiffi time E-,W Y N, wuly-are-W in E vig

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Micbi an Win! First Game in 1929 One of the great events for girls in the school year is the Ohio- Michigan game which dates back to 1929. Before then girls played regular interscholastic basketball schedules. When girls no longer H f 2565 competed with other schools, Girls' Athletic Association emerged . ilmf ,--Q. and the lirst Ohio-Michigan game was played. Signal headlines read, . . Michigan Defeats State. Miss Edith Clark was the first instructor '- and coach. One occasion in the roaring twenties was the summer trip made .,g. ,I . E wig tlwi V ia. L' , if L E fix ni'1:f-cffgifi F ,fi '1 F n J J. 1 by some Girl Reserves to a five-state conference at Camp Gray on '!i'5jgl'5f'7 2 Lake Michigan's shore. As Miss Madge Mossman, original club ad- 1 viser, said recently, It was quite an achievement to pack four girls -fe lk and the necessary paraphernalia for ten days into a Model-T Ford. ii A 1 ' M L My main contributions were the Model-T and a bottle of iodine. iq? I' The mosquitoes on those sand dunes were large! AE -.LES Typical of social life in the 1925 era were two dances held after V ri Y fi' 'W' the afternoon football games. The Halloween Hop was celebrated i with sinkers and cider and music by the Melody Five. The third an- i Qi, nual N party was similar to the present athletic banquet. There i li was also a gym exhibition by both boys and girls. E ,Ri . . ' 5 Donna Munson Elected 'l First Pigskin Queen Q ELECTED BY STUDENTS through the efforts of her manager Gale Livengood, Donna Munson, first Pig- A l! skin Queen in 1944. hands the ball to Captain Selago of Port Clinton. She is flanked by stars Livengood, full- back, and Bud Fell, tackle. Virginia Humiston, also pictured, is a member of the Homecoming court. far 5.35 , fi Ji ,ag li i Q 2 Q J' 1 . .A Q l 1 N i 22. is i at .Q ea mis