Paxton High School - Reflector Yearbook (Paxton, IL)

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DRAMA CLUB During ’42 and ’43 our Drama Club, under the supervision of Miss Kitchell, and, later, Mr. Wilkinson, gained a great deal from the course. They had discussions, pantomimes, informal debates to develop poise and freedom of expression, gesture ex-ercises, choral reading, and individual readings. A new program of make-up work was carried out very successfully. Members of the Club helped on the make-up committees for the class plays and the grade school operetta. The new food rationing program was very well explained by a play distributed by the Government and presented by the Drama Club. Officers of the Club were: Betty Piper, President; Betty Frank, Vice-President; and Barbara Given, Secretary-Treasurer. The club boasted of a membership of twenty-nine. All of the members at some time during the year served on a committee, and assistant student directors were chosen to help in play production.

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BLUE AND GOLD The staff of the Blue and Gold is chosen from among those who have the inclination and literary ability to write. This year’s staff was: Joan Archer, Editor; Barbara Thilmony, Assistant Editor; John Peterson, Circulation Editor and mimeo-scope operator; Bob Lateer, Sports; Pauline Metz and Beverly Lundberg, Artists; Joan Samuelson, Music; Barbara Given, Betty Robertson, Betty Frank, and Catherine Novak, Feature Writers; Catherine Peterson, Shirley Hileman, Beverly Riggle, Peggy Reid, Doris Ryberg and Betty Piper, Typists; Mary Eagan and Barbara Burton, Mimeograph Operators; Kay Novak, Joyce Heacock, and Pat Henry, Reporters; Mildred Stephanou, Caryl Erickson, Mary Ann Beckstrand, and Joan Samuelson, Staplers; and Mildred Gee, Proof Reader. These are all under the direction of Miss Swinford. This was the second successive year that we have published our own bimonthly paper. The subscriptions, which were twenty cents a semester or thirty-five cents a year, cover most of the cost of publication. Those entitled to letters because of the position they filled capably are: editor, assistant editor, typists, mimeograph operators, circulation manager, and artists. Any other member must have fifteen articles published to receive a letter. The columns continued from last year were: “Tidbits”, “What’s Doing”, and “We Wonder”. Congratulations to this year’s staff, and may the next one carry on the tradition of good work!

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F. F. A The only national organization in Paxton Community High School is the Future Farmers of America. It has a local membership of fifty-two, the largest number since the department was organized fourteen years ago. Officers for the past year were: Wildon Metz, President; Fred Kellar, Vice-President; Harold Turner, Secretary; Robert McCabe, Treasurer; Norman Gustafson, Watch Dog; Jack Kenney, Reporter; and W. I. Bidner, Adviser. Meetings were held regularly the third Thursday of each month, during the sixth period. In addition, special night meetings were called whenever necessary. This year there was a change in the degrees a Future Farmer may receive. Freshmen or new students were called Green Hands and were required to have completed a home-supervised project to be eligible. The next degree was Chapter Farmers, which was attained by having $50.00 earned or invested, plus enrollment in a second-year agricultural class. State Farmers are chosen for outstanding qualities,, such as projects, scholarship, leadership, and earning power. American Farmers are those who are outstanding in the nation. Activities of the past year were: state and local fairs; Father and Son banquet, Community Service, selling garden seeds, labor enrollment, state convention, defense classes, swine insurance, and livestock improvement.