Vinson High School - Vinsonian Yearbook (Huntington, WV)

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Page 24 jUNIOR - SENIOR PROM 1941 Thursday, May 29, l94l, in the ballroom of the Hotel Governor Cabell members of the junior Class were hosts to members of the Senior Class at a banquet and prom. The banquet which began at 7 o'clock was enjoyed by everyone. A delicious course, which consisted of fried chicken, dutchess potatoes, green beans, fruit cocktail, salad, and strawberry sundae, was served. At the speaker's table were seated the guests of honor, Miss Ruth Staley, assistant superintendent of schools in Wayne County, Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Lloyd, member of the board of education, Mr, j. H, Bowling, our principal, Mr. M. O. Brumfield, the Senior sponsor, Mrs. Beth Nichols, the junior sponsor, Nancy Winchester, president of the Senior class, Elizabeth Kauffman, pres- ident of the junior class, Fred Bowe, vice-president of the junior class. After the dinner course was finished a few words were spoken by each of these. The prom, which was a semi-formal dance was one of the many given in the city during the closing weeks of school to celebrate the adjournment of the school year. lt was a warm evening, so the girls wore their summer formals, and the boys wore sport coats, slacks, and campus suits. Fred Becker and his orchestra played many a lively tune and jitterbugs took the floor. As a highlight of the evening Miss june Morehead, a member of our school, entertained us with a few songs and dance numbers, The conduct was very polite and couples exchanged partners by programs which were made in advance. Mr. Bill Estler and his photographer, Mr. W. T. Chambers, took several pictures of this big event for the l-lerald-Advertiser. More than one hundred young people were present and paid proper respect to the chaperones who were faculty members and their wives or husbands. At l a. m. the orchestra played its goodnight tune and the happy, flushed couples streaked for all night cafes to down hamburgers, coffee, and milk. This junior-Senior Prom was enjoyed by everyone and marked the climax of the many pleasant social events of the high school year.

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TRI-HI-Y The Tri-Hi-Y Club of Vinson l-ligh School was organized by its pres- ident in the year of l94O. Since that time it has been very important in school activities. This year its president is Peggy Waugh, the vice-president is Edna Roxie johnston, the secretary is Ruth Brammell, and the treasurer is Betty Lo Nease, and the corresponding secretary is Anna Lee C-reene. The club has two meetings a month. One at home which is consid- ered as a social and one at school which is strictly a business meeting. There is also some sort of social activity each month. There are thirty active members in the club, and it is sponsored by Mrs. Crete Ward. The Tri-l-li-Y Club has taken active part in knitting for the Red Cross. Several of the girls knitted sweaters. The social for October was a covered dish luncheon held at the home of Lora Dell Forman. A theater party was attended Thanksgiving as the social for the month of November. Mrs. Ward entertained the members of the club at a Christmas party in December. Mrs. Roland Patrick in- vited the club to have a covered dish luncheon at her home for the social event of january. In February the Tri-Hi-Y Club and the Hi-Y Club had a sweetheart ball. At the first of the school year the Tri-Hi-Y and the Hi-Y Club had a joint induction of the two similar clubs at Mason City, West Virginia. They chartered a bus to attend. There were forty members of both clubs who vvent. HI - Y CLUB Mr. B. D. McQuinn is the sponsor of the Hi-Y. The Club consists of 20 members for the first semester of l94l -l942. The President is Frederick Bowe. The vice-President is lack Wheeler, the secretary is Eugene Smith, and the treasurer is Frederick Wilkerson. The club is composed of three committees - the Devotional, the Program, and the Project. The chairmen of the committees are: Devotion, lack Wheeler, Program, Frederick Wilkerson, Proiect, Charles Eskew. The club has an executive committee made up of the officers who have to consider and pass excuses for absences from meetings and who plan the general procedure of the club. The club has organized three basketball teams for recreation. In November the club was invited to Mason City, West Virginia, to conduct an induction of members into the Mason High School Hi-Y. Late in November the club had a spaghetti dinner at the home of Clifford Ply- male, a member. On the sixteenth of December a banquet was given at the home of Mr. McQuinn, the sponsor. The club also attended a dinner given at the Y. M. C. A. and a dance given there later on. The Vinson Hi-Y is progressing and expanding rapidly and will do bigger and better things in the future for the school and community. We hope to increase our membership to 30 for the second semester. 11 Page 23

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JUNIOR - SENIOR PROM OF l94I CHAPERONES, STUDENTS AND GUESTS , S