Point Pleasant High School - Oh Kan Yearbook (Point Pleasant, WV)

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,A ,vocwom GRICULTUQE .:.iiQ3..l. Aw-in A F. F. A. President-Gus Douglas Vice-President-Jimmy Love Secretary-Richard Kinnaird Treasurer'-Billy Lewis Front, left to right: Row 1-Knapp. E. Taylor. Shinn, Kinnaird, Douglas, Sines Nibert. Rickard, D. Taylor. Row Z-R. Durst. Rodgers. Hall, Stanley. Burdette. Cullen, Durst, Blain. Row 3-Lewis, Hill, Sullivan, Thomas. Hartley. Comer, Gardner. Row 4-Dunn, Withers, Love, Morrison, Bauers, Dunn, Adviser. FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA The Point Pleasant High School F. P. A. Club is one of the thousands of such organizations scattered throughout the U. S. A. It is made up of 57 members who are studying vocational agriculture. First organized in 1928, it has served to motivate and vitalize the instruction in vocational agriculture and to give much needed leadership training to farm youth of our nation. Among the important activities the members learn through active participation. how to take part in a public meeting: to speak in public: to buy and sell cooperatively: to solve their own problems: finance themselves: and to assume civic responsibility. The club is directed by and for boys with the counsel of their adviser. The oflicers of the club are elected in a democratic manner each year. The aim and purposes as set out by the national organization are as follows: l. To develop competent, aggressive rural and agricultural leadership. 2. To create and nurture a love of country life. 3. To strengthen the confidence of farm boys and young men in themselves and their work. 4. To create more interest in the intelligent choice of farming occupations. 5. To encourage members in the development of individual farming programs and establish- ment in farming. 6. To encourage members to improve the farm, home, and its surroundings. 7. To participate in worthy undertakings for the improvement of agriculture. 8. To develop character. train for useful citizenship, and foster patriotism. 9. To participate in cooperative effort. 10. To encourage and practice thrift. 1 1. To encourage improvement in scholarship. The 1945 Oh-Kan 49

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Front-Filson, Aeiker, Wartenburg. J. Glass. R. Glass, Lutton. Ferguson. Row 2-Treadway, I.ewis, Noland. Gerlach. Kapp. lngraham, Viers. Row 3-Bennett. Beaver, Rulen. Sallaz. Rogers, Rose, Park Row 4-Rayburn, Adv., Yost, Wears. Hanes, Somerville, Ferrell, lcarcl. TU-ENDIE-WEI Since l9l5, the Tu-Endz'e- lVez' has been the oflicial school paper of Point Pleasant High School. The paper has been ed- ited by a club composed of stu- dents from the three classes who are interested in journalism. It has won Honor Rating many times in national contests. Tu- Endie-XVei is an Indian name meaning mingling of two waters, namely the Kanawha and Ohio Rivers. The Hi-Y Club of Point Pleasant Senior High School was first organized in 1923. The purpose of the club is to create, maintain, and extend throughout the school and community, high standards of Christian Character. The Hi-Y slogan is 'Clean speech, Clean sports. Clean scholarship, and Clean living. The oflicers are: President: Kenneth Rose, Vice-President. Bobby Miller. Secretary, Glenn Bruestle, Treasurer, James Ferrell. Front-Smith. Miller, T. Rose, K. Rose, lVlcConihay. Row 2-Hanes. Bruestle, Somerville. Cheesebrew, Rogers, Farnsworth. Row 3-Buxton. Park, Sayre, Cier lach, Ferrell. Boggess. Adv., Roberts.

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JUNIOR RED CROSS ln front, left to right: Row 1-Lily Staats, Dora Cullen. Avalie Jones. Row 2-Lucille Roush, Nora Huff- man, Kathleen Honaker. Row 3-Evelyn Anderson, Pearl Chapman, Inez Monroe, Josephine Gibbs. Row 4-Katherine Roush, Marjorie Harman, Evelyn Cole. The Junior Red Cross Club was organized at the beginning of the 1944-45 school term. The purpose of this club is to assist the county chairman with her duties. The club is composed of fifteen girls and their sponsor, Mrs. Beller. The club is very active. The club song is God Bless America. and the motto is: 'iAlways on the alert. The officers are: President-Berna- dine Sayre: Vice-President-Kathleen Honakerg Secretary-Lucille Roush: Treasurer7Faye Mattoxg Song Leader-Catherine Roush. Front, left to right: Row 1-Riffle, Sayre, Lewis, Sines, Zuspan, Henderson Wandling, Beard. Row 2-Rogers, Sullivan, Gerlach. McConihay, Sayre, Thomas. Yester, Brown Row luv-Knapp, Lewis, Matthews, Durst. Lee, Henry, McCulloch. 4-H CLUB The Junior Leaders 4-H Club in Senior High School has been very active during the present school year. The purpose of the club is to train older 4-H mem- bers for leaders. The club has planned much for the near fu- ture. The club leader is Betty Lewis. Mrs. Clarice Knapp, County 4-H Club Agent, at- tended the meeting of the club every month.