Plainfield High School - Silhouettes Yearbook (Plainfield, IN)

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Seated fleft to rightj Victor Peacock, jack Wood, Morey Gladden, presidentg Karon Kelso-n,. Tom Delashmit, jim johnson. jerry Cox. Second Row: Harold Grosskreutz, sponsor, Charles Dugger, Phillip Collier, Dallas Paris. Horace Crafton, john Mills, Harold Dugger. Third Row: Emil Hadley, Charles Snodgrass, Ralph Smith, state presidentg Jed Dailey, john Martin, Donald McWilliams, Howard Pike, C. E. Eiler. gitiure armers 0 america The Plainfield Chapter of Future Farmers of America, organized in the fall of 1938, re- ceived its charter May 4, l939, as the one hundred-twenty second chapter in the State of Indiana. Its origin and root is a definite part of the school curriculum-vocational agriculture. It serves to motivate and vitalize the systematic instruction offered to students of Plainfield High School, to develop character, leadership, and citizenshipg to develop qualities of service, co- operation, thrift and sportsmanship: to sponsor wholesome recreation and to lead to improved agriculture. Activities of the Plainfield Chapter are annually planned and accomplished by its mem- bers. The chapter has distinguished itself in District, State, and National affairs. This year, Ralph Smith, one of its oldest members, is sewing as State Presidentg he represented Indiana as a delegate to the 1948 National Convention and served as chairman of the National F.F.A. committee. During the last State Convention awards came to the chapter by winning the State Treasurers' Book Contest, by placing in the State News Letter Contest, the Secretaries' Book Contest, and the Reporters' Scrapbook Contest. One of its members represented Indiana on the R.F.D. America program, originating from studios in Chicago, Illinois. 27

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...W R THE PLAINSMEN STAFF Scaled lleft to rightj Melvin Swager. Sports Editor, Victor Peacock. Snapshot Editor, Alice jones. Co-Editor: Mary I't-ppcr. liditorg jean Snepp, Literary Editorg joan jones, Advertising Editorg Delores Ellis, Music Editor. St-fond Row: Howard Pike. Sponsorg Lawrence Hayden. Assistant Sports Editorg Gloria Groninger, Assistant Snapshot Editorg: jerry Cox. Art Editor: Shirley Stephenson, Assistant Art Editor, Arlene Rothrock, Assistant Literary l-lditor: Ronald lrent. Business Manager, Dean Beck, Assistant Advertising Editor, Peggy Thompson, .Xssistant Literary Editor. Ihird Row: Third Row: jatk Wood. joytc Fleck, jim Durell, Morey Gladden, Class Oihrers. STUDENT COUNCIL Seated fleft to rightj Peggy Buell, Morey Gladden, president: joyce Fleck, secretary, jack Wood. Second Row: C. I-2. Eiler, Norval Reece, Tom Hilligoss, Barbara Reeves, Barbara jenkins, john Martin, john Aiken. joe Case, Mrs. Hodson. Third Row: Mr. Grosskreutz, 'l'om Delashmit, Tom Myers, jim Durell, Mr. Cox, Mr. Pike. 1Not presentj jim Raher, Conrad Stephens. 26

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Kneeling fleft to rightl Shirley Stephenson, Phyllis Murphy, Alice Daum, Wilma Skirvin, Eileen McNelly, janet Nlurphy. First Row: Dick Hall, Marsha Stedman, Tom Newlin, jean May, Sarah jane Springer, David Dwen, Robert Milhous, jim johnson. Second Row: Chester G. Drake, Directorg jean Snepp, Rachel Hamp- ton, Alice jones, janet Moon, judy 'l'ipps. Peggy Buell, Esther Pell, Marilyn johnson, jo Ann Moore, Susie Spear, Nancy Doane. Third Row: Betty Spencer, Harold Thomas, Frank Davis, Carole Wilson, Dorothy Mitchell. Lois Cummings, Delores Ellis, Donald Ray McWilliams, Norval Reece, jane Newlin, Carla Owens. Fourth Row: jane jared, Bill Lambert, Nell Libbert, Claudetta Parker, jerry Cox, Robert Koho, james Bridges, Dean Beck. jim Durell. jerry Pike. john Milhous. Gloria Groninger. Kim Band and rcfzesfra The Plainfield High School Band was first organized in the year 1921. This organization, under the direction of Claire Sellars, had approximately fifteen members. ln this year, Mr. Drake took over the responsibilities and difliculties of cultivating the talent to produce music. As the years passed and membership of the the band increased, the first uniforms were purchased. These were blue caps and blue capes lined in red, with which were worn white pants or skirts. In l942 the purchase of the present blue and gold uniforms was made possi- ble by the aid of interested patrons of the community. This year the band had forty-eight members, including five majorettes. The activities were drilling for basketball and football games, entertaining the P.T.A., attending the district contest, and playing for commencement. Sometimes other occasions arose when its services were neededg however these were the main events. For several years the parents of band members have given a banquet honoring the mem- bers of this group. At this occasion gifts or band pins are given to the graduating members. At the beginning of the second semester, Mr. Drake organized an orchestra, which is the first P.H.S. has had in several years. W'ith a will and a desire much can be accomplished by both of these musical groups. 28