Pittsburg High School - Purple and White Yearbook (Pittsburg, KS)

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. President,VClark Perry, Vice-President, George Pettit, Secretary Clharles Smith, Treasurer, Jimmie Wilson. The sponsor is Claude I Huffman. The David New Chapter was named in honor of a Chinese Boy David New, who left his country to come to America to study Christian Ideals and tio prepare for leadership. His plans are to go back to his country and teach Christianity to the boys of his country. David at tended Camp Bejoyful, the Y. M. C. A. Camp on Neosho River, where he helped with the programs and helped the boys to catch a vision of World Brotherhood. Because-I David New has set his standard f-or service the chapter decided to name their Chapter after him. The officers of the David New .Chapter areas follows: President, Bill Coillotg Vice-President, George Stuessig Secretary Mulford Gentry, Treasurer, Tommy J. Graham. The sponsor is Melvin Rice. The B. V. Edworthy Chapter was named in honor of B. V. Ed Edworthy was a missionary among the Indians in Montana for nine years. He had charge of all the religious work with the A. E. F. in France during the war. For six years he was the Boys' Secretary and Hi-Y Secretary for Kansas. Two years ago he was called to the work in Oklahoma, which position he now holds. Mr. Edworthy has been such a friend and that friendship such a challenge to the boys who have attended Camp Wood and the Conferences that this Chapter felt they Wanted to honor him with the name of their Chapter. The officers of his chapter are as follows: President, Charles Osborng Vice-President, Joe Bachmang Sec tary, Don Gultteridgeg Treasurer, Carl Blackwell. The sponsor is Loren Jarrel. ' The Advisory Council for the Hi-Y is made up of the following men who are boosters for the Hi-Y: J. W. Stafford, City Y. M. C. A Secretary, P. O. Briggs, Principal Lakeside Junior High School, F. L Green, Princial Roosevelt Junior High School, J. L. Hutchinson, Prin cipal of the Senior High School, Clyde Hartford, Faculty of Senior High School. The Pittsburg Hi-Y Club has had a delegation of H-i-Y Boys at the State Hi-Y Training Camp for seventeen years. They are planning on a good delegation to Camp Wood this summer. The Club sent a delegation of 31 boys and leaders to the Hi-Y Conference at Iola, and they brought home the banner presented by the Conference The Hi-Y Club also received the banner this year for ranking first in the Class A clufbs of the State of Kansas. The projects of the year have been the sponsoring of the six grade Y Clubs, Mother and Son Banquet C225 in number for attendancel, the Hi-Y Minstrel by which the club financed its Work for the year, and the Find Yourself Cam paignf' The Hi-Y Clufb is proud of the Hi-Y Room where the boys have an opportunity to meet and enjoy a fellowship and social time as well as a. time of meditation and devotion and spiritual benefit in the prayer group that meets each morning at 8 A. M. worthy, an outstanding leader, and the ideal of so many boys. Mr. xg,A1iQQf1f 1 'c ' f Q F

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Hi-Y The Hi-Y Club in the Pittsburg High Schoiol is divided into five chapters and has a membership of about 200 boys. The Chapters are named for three former Hi-Y Boys and outstanding Chinese boy and a noted leader in Boys' Work. The Joe Dance Chapter was named for a young man who gradu- ated in 1923. Not only was he active in Hi-Y, but was especially in- terested in the Inner Circle Work or the Prayer Group. He lived in the country and had to arise a half houvr earlier than formerly in order to get to the meeting each morning. After graduation he went to Parco, Wyoming, where he worked in an Oil Refinery. After three years he was transferred to Louisville, Kentucky, in the same work. While working there he was badly burned in an explosion and died from the burns. In recognition -of Joe Dance's services in Hi-Y the members of this Chapter named their chapter in his honor. The officers of the Joe Dance Chapter are as follows: President, Buster Burchamg Vice-President, Arnold Irwin: Sec- retary, Hadley Nationg Treasurer, Ernest Ellis. The sponsor is Mr. W. M. Williams. The Bunnie Carlson Chapter was named after Arthur Carlson, who attended High School 1914-1918. Bunnie was always ready to boost Hi-Y. He attended Camp Wood. After his graduation he spent a couple of years in Illinois as an engineer for a Coal Company. He returned to Pittsburg and was employed by the Central Coal and Coke Company. While working on a steam shovel near Pittsburg, he was seriously injured and died a short time later. Bunnie was an ideal among those who knew him and because of his 'Christian manhood, the thing that Hi-Y stands for, this chapter chose to call their Chapter the Bunnie Carlson Chapter. The officers of the Bunnie Carlson Chapter are as follows: President, Albert Batteng Vice-President, Ronald Robson, Secre- tary, Glenn Briggs: Treasurer, Loren Walker. The sponsor is Sewall Bowling. The Jimmie Welch Chapter was named in honor of a former High School Boy. Jimmie was killed in a Copper Mine at Bingham, Utah, where he was making his home with his sister, Mrs. Paul Ram- son, and working in the mine. Jimmie was in school 1919-1923. He had a real spirit and was always loyal to the High School. He was active in Hi-Y as Well as athletics. He made his letter in basket ball. The Purple and White had a write up in the Athletic section which read: Welch was a hard man to stop when he hit his pace. His fast floor work and team work qualities made him one of the team's most valuable men. The Jimmie Welch Chapter is anxious to serve the UGREAT COACH in the same manner as Jimmie did in his Athletics as well as Hi-Y. The officers of the Jimmie Welch Chapter are as follows: 3-x o ' 41 --,7W?:

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