Versailles High School - Portal Yearbook (Versailles, OH)

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1928 THE SWASTIKIAN Page Twenty-five On Tuesday, December 6, 1927, the Dramatic Club was organized with Virginia Houser, president; Bob Brandon, vice-president; Mary Etter, secretary; Herman Marchal, treasurer; Miss Iluldah Ann Kley, Faculty adviser. The old constitution could not be found, so Miss Kley drew up a new one, and on December 13th, presented it to the club to be ratified. On January 28, 1928, the Dramatic Club held its first meeting in the new building. January 27, 1928, the following members gave a program in assembly: Herman Marchal, oration; Dorothy Miller and Mary Beal, a skit; Virginia Houser, humorous reading; with Jeanette Ash reading the Scripture and leading in prayer. February 8th and 9th, Dramatic Club members who gave readings during Farmers’ Institute, were: Arline Daugherty, Joseph Guillozet, Virginia Houser.

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Page Twenty-four THE SWASTIKIAN 1928 Versailles High attempted a flight across an unknown sea, when sixteen enthusiastic news writers formed the first Journalism class of that institution. With group’s approval, Miss Jones named a staff, as follows: Editor-in-Chief, Kenneth Coffield, ’29; Managing Editor, Mary Etter, ’28; Business and Advertising Manager, Edwin Begin, ’29; Copy Editors, Cyril Paulus, ’29, and Arline Daugherty, ’29; Make-up Editor, Leona Gerlach, ’29. The department editors were: Music, Leona Gerlach; Sports, Harold Rismiller; Dramatics, Wayne Berry; Class, Edwin Rismiller; Feature, Lowell Apple; Alumni, Mabel Minser, ’27; Reporters—Bernard Smith, Norman Trion, Edson Varner, Norman Ward, Carl Boyer, Harold Pearson, Norman Trittschuh, and Lewis Francis. The second volume of the V. H. S. News was not long in forthcoming. One page of The Versailles Policy was offered to the class for the news and advertising it might secure each week. Valuable experience was obtained in both fields. Writing of good English was emphasized. A brief study of advertising copy was made. “The School Press Review” kept the staff in touch with work of other schools. “Skull sessions” were held on Monday at 3:30 for reading proof, criticizing the latest edition, and making out assignment sheet. Since the journalism course was only a half-year subiect, the work was carried on during the last semester as an activity. Many dropped cut, but the News continued under the management of Coffield and Etter, assisted occasionally by Cyril Paulus, Bernard Smith, Leona Gerlach and Norman Trion. Miss A. M. Jones, who is a member of the Journalism Association of Ohio Schools, was adviser of publication.

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Page Twenty-six THE SWASTIKIAN 1 928 ATHENIAN LITERARY ■ V ii ■ — SOCIETY The Athenian Literary Society was organized for the year 1927-28 with the aim in mind to make this one of the best literary societies that had ever been in V. H. S. The society gave a Christmas program which was excellent, due to the hard work of both the members and Miss Eva Barnhart, Faculty adviser. The competitive program was lost to the Philos, but the organization showed great improvement from the last several years. The officers for the year were as follows: President, Margaret Magateaux; Vice-President, Herbert Boomershine; Secretary and Treasurer, Alma Begien; Pianist, Virginia Falknor; Asst. Pianist, Virginia Houser. MEMBERS OF THE ATHENIAN LITERARY SOCIETY Hazel Oehrtman Margaret Magateaux Alma Begien Bridget Boomershine Curtis Baltes Herbert Boomershine Thomas Boomershine Edna Baltes Edward Monnin Mary Florence Hole Gertrude Banks Nellie Coffield Amelia Simons Marguerite Hickey Luella Petit’ean Milton DeBrosse Verner Oehrtman Louis Harman Virginia Houser Virginia Falknor The'ma Oliver Carl Bover Orlan Oliver Geraldine Brown Lillian Meyer Delbert Hannan Etta Deeter Virginia Brown Mildred Barga Alfred Wickard Glenys Rho des Carl Harman Wilhelm'na Snyder Kenneth Bey Victor Dunkel Mary Beal Harry Plessinger Henry Etter .