Vinton High School - Arrow Yearbook (Vinton, IA)

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,sf ,L l This has been a year of hard-working determination on the part of those interest- ed in publishing an Arrow lor 1944. The staff has waded through priorities, short- ages, contract cancellations, and a multitude of obstructions to linally develope your Arrow. Luck has been with us and we are proud to present your book oi memories of Vinton High School. Mick Kruse. chief photographer, and his staff have photographed V. H. S. lrom root to basement. KaDe1 Urice and his assistants have written all while Nadine Bobzein and Iohn Richart dealt in high finance to glean the necessary mazooma. Editor Don Winsor and his assistant, Mary lean Countermine. along with the sponsors Mr. Paschal and Mr. Lagomarcino, have arranged and rearranged the materials countless times to make possible the presentation ot facts and figures, ideas and events, in the most interesting manner all for you, fellow students oi V. H. S. THE EDITOR.

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STUDENT COUNCIL STANDING-Mr. Paschal, Bill Berry. Don Winsor. Alvin Lindahl SEATED-Roger Albert, Iohn Davis. Patsy Milroy. Pres. lack McWhorter: Sec'y Bill Caldwell: Shirley Fry. Virginia Reed. Dean Schirm. Speak through representation. Present your views through the Student Council. They are the links between faculty and student body. Student Council activities this year were inumerable. Their greatest and most remarkable achievement was promoting the sale of Defense Stamps. They set a goal mountain high but the sky was not their limit. Each and every student of V. H. 5- purchased stamps weekly. pushing the total into thousands of dollars. The Council also left a lasting memorial this year. a service scroll. dedicated to the former V. H. S. students now serving their country. Sponsorship oi W. P. A. week and the first school dance boosted the Council's funds to permit the purchase of National Honor Society pins. They accepted the responsibilities of administering the Junior Red Cross and also to supervise all school activities. Eleven students representing the four classes compose the organization. Out of this number lack McWhorter was elected president and Bill Caldwell, secretary. Mr. Paschal is their sponsor. To this group we give our sincere congratulations for the splendid service ren- dered during the school year. You truly deserve itl

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P RPLE and GOLD Bottom Row-Evelyn Lasher, Nadine Bobzien, Nancy Hartman, KaDel Urice, Mary Countermine. Dorothy Shotwell. 2nd Row-Valmah Patrilla. Helen Powers, Ieanne Clausen, Margaret Lindeman, Evelyn Yerlres, Lois Lapham. Grd Row-Virginia Norris. Mariory Ludden, Frances Kaestner, Iris Davis, Lillian Donley, Anna Iane Neve, lla Mae Garlick. 4th How-Naomi Peterson, Betty Walter. Florence Campbell. Guinevere Cantonwino, Dean Selken. Lorna Henlcle. Sth How-Betty Henning, Pat Milroy, Margaret Smittlramp. Vinton High's only newspaper goes to press every two weeks: containing all news from who was seen where they shouldn't have been, to results ot faculty meet- ings. Twenty some volunteers compose the stall. KaDel Urice is editor in chief aided by Nancy Hartman as iunior assistant editor: Mary lean Countermine serves as Bus- iness Manager. The advance commercial classes operate our linotype machines. or stencil cutting. Miss Mcllrath advises the staff on make up and production, while the English department aids in the story writing. The paper has been printed in various colors this year with the Christmas issue displaying the Yuletide colors and the St. Patrick's issue in green. One of the added teatures of the P. G G. this year has been the polls periodically conducted on such timely questoins as: Do you think there should be a year of compulsory military training alter the war for all eighteen year olds? Many other questions were pre- sented to the students for their opinions. The April first issue conceming the Botani- cal Gardens was a successful Fool's Day hoax. A varied subiect matter combined with super mimeographing has made the years' P. 6 G. a success from start to finish.