Union City Community High School - Successus Yearbook (Union City, IN)

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19 THE 5UCCES5US 3d JUNIORS At last the school knows we exist! For two long years we waited for our chance to show the school that we were alive. When it came we were a little bewildered, but probably not any more so than the preceding junior classes have been. Our newly elected president, Ivan Keever, acted a wee bit inexperienced at our organization meeting, but we forgave him. At any rate, he improved with time. Although the vice-president, Martha Chenoweth, managed to look wise, she was glad that she was not called on to preside. Y e had several meetings so that our secretary, Peggy Rhatlcan, would have plenty of writing practice. Our treasurer, Martha Hill, kept account of the money made from such projects as: sale of magazine subscriptions, Christmas wreaths, and basketball pins. e also kept a checkroom at home basketball games and sponsored a picture show. From these activities sufficient funds were raised to entertain the seniors at the annual Junior-Senior Reception. This reception climaxed the social activities of the school year snd was the first formal banquet for many members of the junior class. We certainly felt important on the day we first appeared in our gray sweaters which bad blue numerals, 1939 , across the front. According to a long established tradition, class sweaters have not been worn before class day; however, our class voted not to follow this custom. This year the junior class claimed all of the yell leaders. They were Martha Mangas, Martha Chenoweth, and Joe Sutton. We were very proud of the basketball players from our class—two to be exact. Ivan Keever and Arthur Beachler were our sole representatives, but then, every player counts. We really have something to be proud of in our aspiring musicians. There might be a basketball team without our class, but there could hardly be a band, orchestra, or glee club without the juniors. Next year we hope to reap the reward of three years' hard and steady work--the seniorship. Although it is hard for us to realize that we are about to reach this last milestone in our high school career, we expect to perform the tasks and assume the responsibilities which have been handed down to us by preceding classes. 18

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t) THE SUCCESSU5 3d 5QPHDMDRE5 Up from the ranks of green freshmen, to the class of silly sophomores I However, they have prided themselves on living down that name this year. There are fifty-two young hopefuls in the sophomore class and they have kept the high school humming with their activities. Several struggled with algebraic rules and attempted to find X in advanced algebra; some took mathematics in a simpler way by enrolling in commercial arithmetic; and others learned about the whys and wherefores of big business in junior business training. Caesar's deeds in the Gallic Wars proved to be interesting in Latin three and four. Even his trip to Britian was interesting, but a few students wished he had stayed there. The class was divided in opinion about botany and biology, so one group studied plants and the other pursued the study of animals, and all of them learned about the history of the world. English, in the form of grammar and literature, was taken by the whole sophomore class. For one semester the class studied health education which Included a unit on safe driving. High school art provided an interesting course for several students this year; and most of the class spent two periods each week in physical education which included such activities as: soccer, basketball, volleyball, Indian kick- ball, stunts, and baseball. Also, some of the boys liked industrial arts so well as freshmen that they took an advanced course this year. Many of the more musical-minded sophomores added their large bit to the High School Orchestra, Band, and Glee Club. A group of the class is Included in Lee Anderson's Swing-O-Paters. The basketball team profited by the skill of several sophomore players. The Wildcats won several games which might have been lost without their aid. The first and second teams of next year will include several members of the class. As the class was not organized this year it had no regulated activities. A few skating parties were held, but these were unofficial. Next year—upper classmen they will be I The thought of the junior-senior events planned for next year is a thrilling vista to look forward to, and with Miss Brady as their class adviser they expect to hit new highs in the history of Union City High School. 20