Sumner High School - Spartan Yearbook (Sumner, WA)

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Seated: E. Ry , Clark, Sailor, Williams, Rockway, Roberts. Standing: Stewart, Schatz, Sullivan, Mr. Peterkin fadvisorl, Cain. THE SPARTAN NEWS UMNER High School's paper, the Spartan News, was printed this year in the two town papers, the Sumner Standard and the Sumner News lndex. The paper was edited by the journalism classes with lvlr. W. j. Peterkin, a new teacher in Sumner High this year, as advisor. During the first semester the advanced journalism class, with the aid of the first year journalists as reporters, successfully took charge of both papers. Helen Roberts held the position of editor, Dorace Clark, associate editor, Kenneth Cain, managing editor, Alice Stewart, features, john Poolman, sports, Emma jean Ryan, girls' sports. At mid-year the paper was placed in the hands of the first year journalists. The Standard edition was handled by Vivian Sailor, editor, Dorace Clark, associate editor, Oscar Williams, managing editor, Stewart Schatz, sports, Alice Stewart and Helen Roberts, features. Dorace Clark, working with the same staff, held the position of editor of the News lndex edition during the first half of the semester. Later this space was turned over to the junior high school. One of the main reasons for publishing the Spartan News in the town papers was to make possible a school paper and yet eliminate the expense of advertising for the Sumner business men. Another advantage in this arrangement was that all towns- people subscribing for the town publications had the opportunity of reading the school news. The Spartan News again entered the National Scholastic Press Association con- test for a rating. Each type of school publication has its certain class and this year the Spartan News was judged under the class of high school papers which are printed in the town paper. Since both the Standard and the lndex are weekly papers the Spartan News also came out once a week. The entire staff worked faithfully and well in spite of the fact that they had to publish a paper twice as often as in former years. Helen Roberts, Vivian Sailor, and Dorace Clark, editors-in-chief, and Mr. Peterkin, the advisor, are to be especially congratulated on the splendid work they have done this year. Twrnfyaxix

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BOYS' CLUB Serm-d.- George Peterson. Charles Jungclc. Stmidingf Harry Swannack, Mr. Smith iadvisorj, Charles Pasquier, Bob Jeffery. FIRST SEMESTER OFFICES SECOND SEMESTER Harry Swannack - President - Harry Swannack Charles Pasquier - Vice President - Robert leffery Charles lungck - Secretary-Treasurer - George Peterson Mr, Smith - - Advisor - Mr. Smith UMNER High School's Boys' Club was organized in l92l by H. S. Ganders, prin- cipal. The purpose of the club is to encourage the boys to enter school activities and to give them the chance for development along executive lines. This year the Boys' Club here at Sumner has tried something new in organizing activity clubs. Among these, the Radio Club and the Glider Club were the most active. The Radio Club with Henry Perozzo as president was busy constructing crystal sets, wireless apparatus, and short wave sets. The Glider Club spent an active year build- ing small model gliders. This work was enjoyed and appreciated by a great many boys. Phil Caulfield was president. This year the club sponsored two smokeless smokers, and put one on for the Commercial Club. The first offered several good boxing matches and some fast wrestling bouts. In the last smoker the battle royal stole the show. In this event four boys entered the ring blindfolded and then were allowed to fight. In the special event of the evening, Bob leffery scored a knockout on Larry Day in the second round. ln the main event of the evening, Einar Luhtala and Vv'illis Over fought a close six- round match. KNIGHTS OF THE SHIELD The Knights of the Shield were reorganized in l929 into an organization of eight boys, two from each of the four classes elected in their freshman year to serve during their four years of high school. The duties of the Hwielders of the paddle are to handle the crowd at all athletic events, to keep order in the bleachers and gymnasium during football and basketball games, to see that all attending these events have tickets, and to assist the coaches at track meets by keeping non-contestants off the field, setting up hurdles, etc. This year the Knights of the Shield included: Freshmen-Bill Robinson, Ray Kiyoharag Sophomores-Bob Waddell, Frank Hamerlyg juniors-joe Davis, Elvin Rockeyg Seniors-Wilburn Richardson, Oscar Williams. 'lin nity-five

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First row, Jealed: Stewart feditorj, Kelley, Jansen, Ryan. Clarke, Roberts, Roclcway, Burlcette. Second' row, sealed: Schram, Bradshaw lBus. lVlgr.j, Melharr, Carlson, Tarbox. Slandingr Swannack, Sanclblom tadvisorj, Montgomery, Turney, Holtan, Mann, Schatz, Rockey, Cain, Shaw, Schrengohst, Poolman. THE SPARTAN PPROPRIATELY featuring the new high school as its main theme with different interior views pictured on the sectional pages, the i932 Spartan is an interesting and worthwhile book. Under the competent leadership of Miss Sandblom, the faculty advisor, the staff worked faithfully to publish this yearls book. Having had previous journalistic ex- perience as editor of the paper, Alice Stewart has proved a most efficient editor for the i932 annual. Much credit is due the ad-chasers, headed by George Bradshaw, who with the fine cooperation of the business men, have secured about S230 in ads, slightly more than in previous years, Since the usual income from class donations and subscriptions was not available this year, the book has been necessarily condensed in some sections, but every school activity has been covered adequately with a few additional features not contained in previous annuals. At an assembly on April l3, when the annual sold at a slightly reduced price, the staff, headed by Howard Schrengohst, circulation manager, put on a novel sales drive called the Annual Scramble in the form of a ten-minute contest, when two sales- men from each class vied with each other in selling subscriptions. joe Shaw, a junior, won with thirty subscriptions to his credit. When the shot closing the campaign was fired, l32 annuals had been sold. A junior Scramble was held at the junior high the following day, which, together with later sales, brought the total to l96 subscriptions. The final drive is expected to swell the list to 275. As a publicity feature, the staff presented a midget quartet stunt which 'lbrought down the house. The johnson-Cox Company of Tacoma again did the printing for the Spartan and the Tacoma Engravers handled the engraving work. Following is the l932 staff: Editor-in-chief, Alice Stewart, assistant editor, Helen Roberts, pictures, Kenneth Burkette, Harry Swannack, Elizabeth Kelley, snapshots, Alice Rockway, athletics, john Poolman, Emma jean Ryan, calendar and humor, Harry Swannack, typists, Mildred jansen, Alice Rockway, Erma Engle, reporters, Dorace Clark, Tom Tarbox, David Turney, Ruth Schram, Walter Melhart, Geneva Carlson, Robert Sullivan, busi- ness and advertising manager, George Bradshaw, ad staff, Kenneth Cain, Howard Montgomery, Stewart Schatz, Elvin Rockey, Hadley Mann, Sanford Holtan, joe Shaw, circulation manager, Howard Schrengohst, sales staff, Senior High: Stewart Schatz, Elizabeth Scrimger, joe Shaw, Marjorie Holm, Tom Tarbox, Elizabeth Ness. junior High: Reba Worley, Richard Slettvett, and Gertrude Gunning. Twenty-seven