Pekin High School - Pekinian Yearbook (Pekin, IL)

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Page 30 SENIOR ED TT TO N Girls' Club Council Edith Gramlich, Adviser NEW HEIGHTS FOR GIRLS' CLUB The Girls' Club has marked another successful year n the achievement book of PCHS. The girls elected in June of 1942 to represent the entire membership of the club on the cabinet were Jean King president; Nita Mae Allison, vice-president,-Mary Pauline Barthel, senior rep-seniative; Merla Hundt, junior representative,- Charlene Clarke, sophomore representative,- and Marcia Heim, freshman representative. Additional girls se- lected to assist the cabinet in its work were Maxine Arnett, Harriet Brosmer, Helen Cannon, Carol Dennis, Margaret Ann Friedrich, Virginia Hagney, llene Ozella, Margaret Ann Snowden, Joy Snyder, and Ruth Weimer. The Girls' Club accomplished four extra projects besides their regular monthly faculty teas, matinee dances, and programs. They assisted the Red Cross in making supplies for soldier's kits. The annual Christmas project consisted of making Christmas dinner menus for the Dutch flyers stationed in the United States for training. Another project was that of sending boxes of used playthings to the Japanese-American camp in Poston, Arizonia. The final project of the club was to provide entertainment and an extra treat for the Shut-ins at Oak Knoll Sanitorium each month. MATH DEPARTMENT HONORS MEMBERS-ON-LEAVE Girls' Club Hostesses Entertain Faculty At Monthly Teas

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Page 29 THIS YEAR’S FOOTLIGHT FEATS Presented by the combined music and drama departments, the annual Christmas vesper, December 13, formed a very impressive and appropriate program entitled, Christmas Throughout the Ages. Every school has one and so did PCHS. What? A junior class play, entitled Every Family Has One. Performing for a packed house on February 5 and 6, the performance given by the junior class was heartily praised by the pleased audience. This comedy in three acts dealt with the troubles of marriage planning which were humorously solved by the grandmother of the Reardons, Nana, outstandingly portrayed by Mary Jean Dimler. The cast was as follows: Colette Lowman, Shirley Petrie, George Petrie, Sara Hinshaw, Clara Kuntz, Dale Runyon, Betty Lou Pierce, A1 Weber, Paula Siebens, and George Iftner. The drama 2 class was responsible for a fine radio show, What We Defend presented March 2. This program gave an answer to the cynics who find it difficult to justify our present conflict. A one-act play, Mr. F,” enacted by four well-known PCHS dramatists, was awarded first place in the sectional speech meet, and was placed second in the state finals held at Champaign, April 17. The cast for the winning performance was Mary Jean Dimler, Paul Belk, Allen Weber, Vernon Lewis. Stage Crew, Ilene O z e 11 a and Pat Champion, accompanied them to the contest. American Education Week was appropriately observed by PCHS when the drama department presented Education for Democracy, based upon the fact that our democracy is founded upon education for all people. Three Thespians were entered in the sectional speech contest in interpretative work. Mary Jean Dimler won first in verse reading with Murder at Lidice, thereby qualifying for the state contest, at which she captured first place and was privileged to EVERY FAMILY HAS ONE speak over station WILL at Champaign. Vernon Lewis took third place in the sectional with a cutting from Watch On the Rhine by Lillian Heilman. Dean Wieburg won second place in the comedy reading division with George Washington Slept Here, by Moss Hart and George Kaufman. Climaxing the dramatic season was the senior class play, Lost Horizon, presented May 6 and 7 in the PCHS auditorium. The mystery of Shangri-La was exceptionally fascinating and everyone's attention was held during the performance. Vernon Lewis's realistic portrayal of the principal character was acknowledged superb. Also to be complimented were Margaret Flynn, Leah Spenser, Roland Champion, Bob Fuller, Harvey Anderson, Paul Belk, Ella Mae Williamson, Don Winkel, Vera Pearl Green, Norma Rockwell, Harry Williams, Judy Donahue and Frances Lampitt.

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SENIOR EDITION Page 31 V.V. .'.'.'.V.'.V.1.1.1.1.1.1.'.'.1.-. . Eleanor McCoy, Adviser Under the supervision of Miss Eleanor McCoy, the PCHS Girl Reserves have done their bit in forwarding the war effort. Their war-mindedness has been proved by the grease campaign conducted every Thursday throughout the semester. The cooperation of the students and faculty has made this most recent war-effort project worthwhile. The faculty members who have advised and directed the Girl Reserves this year are Miss Eleanor McCoy, post-graduate and senior A adviser Miss Gladys Brainard, senior B and junior A adviser; Miss Francis Howard, junior B, sophomore B and A adviser; Miss Emma Mae Large, freshman A adviser; and Miss Maurine Kemp, freshman B adviser. The Gypsy Patteran, the Kiddy Christmas Party, the Vesper Ini-ation Service, and the annual Mother and Daughter Banquet were outstanding Girl Reserve events of the year. Under the direction of Mr. Theodore Nelson, Pekin High's debate team began early last fall to prepare for the oncoming contests. The debate team, consisting of Rosemary Rahn, Ted Johnson, affirmative; Carolyn Jurgens, Nita Mae Allison, negative; and Patricia Champion, alternate, spent many hours in arranging their speeches on the subject, Resolved: That There Should Be a Federal World Government. They were ranked third in the Galesburg contest in December. At the Augustana College Tournament, Rock Island, they won three out of twelve debates. Act- ing as host at the sectional speech contest, PCHS debaters came through with flying colors. Gaining victory over Lincoln, the squad then ranked fourth in the state tournament held at Champaign. Besides the debaters, students entered in other groups of the sectionals were Ted Johnson, extempore speaking, who placed second in the sectional; James Bramlage, oratorical declamation, second; Carolyn Jurgens, original oration, second; Vernon Lewis, serious reading, third,- Mary Jean Dim-ler, verse speaking, first; and Dean Wieburg, comedy reading, second. IT'S A DEBATABLE QUESTION.'