Parsons High School - Norseman Yearbook (Parsons, KS)

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DEBATE CLUB Resolved: That the Federal Government should adopt the policy of equal- izing educational opportunity throughout the nation by means of annual grants to the several states for elementary and secondary education. That was the question used throughout the United States by the various debate clubs. The Parsons High School Debate Team under the supervision of Mr. Donald B. Youel placed high in all debates. The first debate team was composed of Virginia O'Connor and Donald Taylor, and cultivation of the lespedeza crop. The boys also took part in a judging con- posed of Mary Margaret Durand and Charles Wiles, affirmativeg Helen Makem- son and Ed Raschen, negative. These two teams competed with debate teams in nearby cities, namely, Pitts- burg and Coffeyville. The first team also went to Emporia and Arkansas City. On February 8 and 9 the Southeast Kansas High School Debaters met in Par- sons for their annual Southeast Kansas Tournament. Parsons again made an excel- lent showing and upheld the honor of ther school. F. F. A. An organization which the Parsons High School should be proud of is the Future Farmers of America. It has done much to broaden the knowledge of the boys interested in agriculture. The club this year carried out as one of its leading projects the harvesting and cultivation of the lespedeza crop. The boys also took part,in a judging con- test for this district of Southeast Kansas. Another unusual and interesting thing that the F. F. A. Club of the high school did was to sponsor a district Officers Training School for the F. F. A. Clubs of Southeast Kansas. This was new and much w' s accomplished. Officers in this important educational clu are: Andy Hataway, presidentg Charles Baty, vice presidentg Charles Little, ecretaryg Jim Hataway, treasurerg LaVerne Price, reporter. The club is under th sponsorship of Mr. Jewett, teacher of agriculture. ' 6-hir:-DAX:-2.fC:DN1A.N

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made the audience gasp with his terrific tongue twisters which he repeatedly said with remarkable swiftness. Of course Old King Cole had his fiddlers to play a duet to calm his ruffled nerves, and the fiddlers who attempted to do this were Frances Campbell and Maurice Thomas. Tl1e three pigs who sang' the famous song, Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf, were Bill Westhoff, Gayle Rodgers, and Evert Beaty. The tumblers who executed such marvelous feats were Marvin Rogan, Louis Frizzell, and Vernon Moore. Georgie Porgie was portrayed by George Rouch, and he did a very fine per- formance of kissing the girls. In fact, he displayed an experience in his acting wl1icl1 very few other boys of his age have. The crowning event of the evening was the overthrowing of the old king and queen, and the crowning of the king and queen of hearts who were none other than Bill Westhoff and Betty Risser. They had been elected by the student body as the most popular boy and girl. Much of the credit for the success of the Revue goes to the class sponsors, Miss Mary Scott and Mr. Allen Piattg to Frances Campbell, Virginia Decker, and Lucille Daniels, who directed the boys' and the girls' choruses, and to Mary Markham, general director of the entire Revue. BAND The Band of the Parsons High School for the year of 19344 and 1935 has again been a huge success towards making the. Parsons schools more widely known. The band this year, with the Drum Corp, attended the American Royal Livestock Show at Kansas City. They also furnished music at the football and basketball games which was greatly appreciated. Officers who helped to make this organization a success were Everet Beaty, president, Elaine Davis, vice president, Bob Hackney, secretary, Woodrow Burnett, business manager, Gayle Rodgers, assistant conductor, Anita Warden, drum majorg and Professor Charles S. McCray, the conductor. Members of the Band include: Gayle Rodgers, J. E. Comer, Elaine Davis, Paul Lonnecker, Byron Blackburn, Roy Vance, LaVerne Scheidts, Charles Long, Robert Kimball, Earl Thompson, Karl Jacobs, LaVeta Hinthorn, Jess Berry, John Armstrong, Donald Taylor, Mary Jean Edwards, Dale Hale, Woodrow Burnett, Charles Nice, Lowell Long, Hazel Orr, Everet Beaty, Merill Roller, Eunice Schmoll, Lorraine Orr, William Laande, Jack Medaris, Paul Rust, Bob Wells, Paul O'Con- nor, Alberta Roberts, Virginia Lane, Gene Williams, Sara Louise DeLay, Richard McConnell, Roger North, Imogene Overton, Elmer Columbia, Joe Field, Jacl-L Mur- phy, Bob Hackney, Ralph Rust. DRUM CORP The Parsons High School Drum Corp along with the Band makes one of the most striking organizations in this part of the country. The Drum Corp this year attended Kansas Day at the American Royal Live- stock Show in Kansas City and proved., to be quite an advertisement for the city of Parsons. Anita Warden is drum major for the organization. She has proved to be one of the finest the school has ever had. This is Anita's last year. The members of the organization are: Marie Caldwell, Suelee Galvin, Betty Risser, Mary Martha Russell, Mary Markham, Getella DeJarnette, Virginia King, Jean Gilbert, LaVon, Massie, Enid Palmer, Dorothy Jean Knauer, Virginia O'Con- nor. Thelma McKinley, Phyllis Drenner, Mary Catherine Coons, Anna Marie Hau- bold, Alene Sharshall, Mary Beth Weir, Shirley Jane Ruble, Marie LeVan, Mary Beth Mann, Mercedes Murry, Florence Marie Columbia, Margaret Belle King, Wil- ma Thompson, Betty Lou McGinty, Marjorie Beaty, Frances Campbell, Marian Meador, Dorothy Henry, Marguerite Startz, Eva Lorene Perkins. Professor Charles S. M'cCray is the director for the organization. X of-.elif 'V 1-I E xx: K1 I N G f Y -..f Middx

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0 the U nderclassmen We, the Senior Class, shall soon leave youg With sad, yet new hopes we shall pass out. We can, look back on our worki and say to you From the depths of our hearts without doubt Our record is a good oneg we leave it to you! We shall, perhaps, miss our school days But we must go forward and leave no regrets behind. There is much for us to do in many different ways. The cogs of progress must. stay in line And we must gog weire all in that, line. VVe have had the faculty's leadership and cooperation In all things we have attempted to do, And we wish to express to them our appreciation Which is more than rightly due. We know that they will do the same for you. The school and its work have been our pride. Hard we've tried to raise its standards high. Never let it be said, The spirit of the graduating class of' '35 has died. VVe hope that you will to greater heights onward' fly Up above all previous graduates of Parsons High. Sincerely yours, GRADUATING CLASS OF '35. -Cecil Pennington. '1-s-4Ee.ggaxfnr4n1x1C5f