Vandalia Community High School - Vandalois Yearbook (Vandalia, IL)

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Standing: E. Stapp, C. Hoyer, I. Lester, Miss Mc,Hard, B. Graham, I, Hilboldt, and R. Yarbrough Sitting: S Brooks, B. Carrico, N. Hartman, Fl. Wood, l. Brooks, B. Boaz, L. Wilk and I. Sauibb f-0 Standing: l. Brooks, S. Brooks, R. Purtillar, A. Gillespie, C Boyer, S. Mammen, S. Bass, Mrs, Steele, D. Hourigan, B Corrico, A Spinner, L. Willet, D. Oglesby, D. Hamby, N. Hartman, f, Fakin, D Strobel, and F. Filer, Sitting: R Yarbrough, M Carpenter, E Stapp, D Stringer, B Brooks, A. Smith, and N. Bass Thcspians President .... , , ..,..... lohn Lester Vice President.. ....... lris Brooks Secretary-Treasurer .,., lune Squibb The Thespian Organization, a National Draf matic Honor Society, was organized in 1933 as Troupe Number 245. The purpose of this club is to create an active interest in high school dramatics, The society is a very active group. During the year they sponsored several students directed plays of various types, a contest play and a public performance HHCTHTITC This year the Vandalite, a monthly pub-- lication, was printede-the first time since its beginning. lt was necessary to increase the price from 2Uc to 75C a year because it was being printed. However, this change did not decrease the number of subscribers. This school paper is a valuable source of information concerning the activities of clubs, classes, students, and faculty. The staff who worked under the guidance of Mrs. Steele was as follows: Editor, Durwood Stringer, Assistant Editors, Elynor Stapp and Betty Brooksg Business Manager, Norman Bass, Artists, Donna Hourigan, Charles Boyer, and Audrey Gillespie, Humor, lris Brooks and Sharon Bass, Beporters, Donna Strobel, Sue zanne Brooks, Norma Hartman, Donna Oglesby, Alberta Smith, Donna Hamby, Buth Purtillar, Sally Mammen, Louise Willet, Bernadine Car- rico, and Anna Lou Spinner, Sports, Roger Yarbroughg Typists, Ferrel Filer, loyce Eakin, Elberta Ewbank, and Audrey Fink, Proof Beader, Maxine Carpenter.

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tudent Council The Student Council of V. C. H. S., which was organized in 1939 as the student governing body of the high school, held its annual election during the first week of school. The representatives chosen from the Senior class Were Floyd Gene Staff, Leslie Mahon, and Audrey Fink, from the lunior class, Don Ervin, Donna Strobel, and Laurene Mabry were elected. The Sophomore class selected Paul Thomas and Betty Brooks as their representatives, and lane Stombaugh and Donald Cox were appointed from the Freshman class. The offices of the council were capably filled by Don Ervin, president, Floyd Staff, vice-president, and Laurene Mabry, secretary-treasurer. The council spon- sor Was Mr. Wells. Along with the duties of sponsoring school dances, electing cheerleaders, and taking charge of the Victory Loan Drive, the members patrolled the halls in an attempt to eliminate the unnecessary disturbances that occurred during the fourth and fifth periods. They also distributed identification cards to the student body, sold Vandalia booster pins, collected funds for the War Fund Drive, raffled a turkey and chicken on Thanks- giving, sponsored several assembly programs, started a flower fund and cleaned the trophy case. As their money-making project for the year, they sold candy bars during the noon hour and after school. First Row L Mahon A Fink E Brooks, I. Stombaugh. Second Row D E vin Dresident Floyd Staff, Vice-President. Thx d Row L Mab y S c eta y P Thomas, D. Strobel, D. Cox. Standxnq W lliam E W lls Ad sor.

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Mary Herries Rose ..,, . Lucy Weston.. . Phyllis Glenning Peter Santard. ,. Henry Abbott. Ada . . .,,.. . . Doctor ,,... . Mrs. Edwards. .. Mr. Edwards .. Aggie ...., . . . Mr. Foster ...... Giistov Rosenburah .... . , . . . , . lune Squibb Marilou Crothers Pat Mclieithan .. . .Lois Wilk lohnny Lester . lames Hilboldt Donna l-lourigan Ernest McCain .Norma Hartman ..Don Ervin Devea Strickland .. Bob Graham . .Norman Wright Hlfind Ladym Cast Mary l-lerries lived quietly alone, with the exception of her faithful housekeeper, in Mon- tague Square, London. But her peaceful, happy life is soon shattered when a tramp by the name of l-lenry Abbott visits her to try to sell her some of his worthless paintings. When he leaves, Mary notices that her jade cigarette case is missing and she is quite startled when he appears in a few days, bringing her cig- arette case. Feeling sorry for him, she buys the pictures and tells him to go, however, just at this time his wife, who has been waiting in the cold with their small baby, falls to the ground. Henry quickly carries her in, and after placing her on the couch, he leaves and quickly returns with a quack doctor, who pronounces her too ill to be moved. Thus, the Abbotts are her permanent guests. They soon force the housekeeper to leave and then, with the aid of the Edwards and their daughter, Aggie, they proceed with their evil schemes. Through clever deception they convince her friends that she is in South America and they are then able to sell her valuable paintings. She is allowed to talk to one of the art dealers who, as her captors had foreseen, pays no attention to her story or her plea for help. But one day an ordinary bank clerk calls and through carelessness on the part of the Abbotts she is alone and she tells her story. The climax is reached when the bank clerk leaves apparently unexcited, but a few moments later he returns, bringing with him the police.