Virden High School - Kennel Yearbook (Virden, IL)

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LIBRARY Sixty-two new books were accessioned into the library this year. Thirty-eight books and four magazines, including three years of Time, were rebound. On the subscription list there are three newspapers and twenty magazines . A new Standard Catalogue for High Schools Libraries , which lists up-to-date acceptable books, and an Abridged Readers Index , which indexes articles in over 30 magazines, of which we have 16, has been added to the library. A New double faced stacks are being built for the west end of the lib- rary to make more room for the classified books. The library staff of student librarians is doing great work at making the library what it should be and is. FOOTBALL BANQUET OF 1948 Tuesday evening, November lZ,brought the 1948 football season to a close. The banquet, served by the Virden School Club, was in honor of the football squad. The delicious turkey dinner was enjoyed by more than 300 fans. The tables were cleverly decorated with programs cor- responding to our school colors. The community singing was lead by Mr. Walter E. Best, director of the Music Department of Virden High School. Mrs. Riffey, the president of the Virden School Club, welcomed the members of the football squad and the other guests present. George Boyd, captain of the football squad, expressed the appreciation of the team. The toastmaster, Mr. Russel Orr, introduced the speaker of the even- ing, Mr. Sprunger. Mr. Sprunger is an assistant excutive secretary of the Illinois High School Association. He spoke on athletics, past and present. A group of VCHS students presented songs for the enjoyment of all. George Gazda was honored as the most valuable player of the year. Then the members of the squad were introduced by Coach McMullin. This then brought to a close the football season of '48. Compliments of ALEXANDER'S SHOES, Helter-Skelter and Scamperoo 45 T -

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SHOP AND MECHANICAL DRAWING J'ohn Simpsonhas five classes of ninety-four students taking shop and mechanical drawing. Some of the projects have been: broom holders, book-ends, tie racks, candlestick holders, electric lamps, end tables, coffee tables, what-nots, wall shelves, magazine racks, cedar chests, calf-feeders, cut-out lavnm figures ffawns, bulldogs, etc.Q, hot-pad hold- ers, knife holders, and an aluxninuxn boat. The Home Mechanics class is the only class of its kind around here. It is composed of Freshmen girls. The girls are taught the use of the more common carpenter tools, and the use all the machines in the shop. The s econd year Mechanical Drawing class studied architectural drawing, and the drawing of mechanical objects. Projects that the shop has done. out of class are: They cleaned up the gyrn for the tournament, refinished the bleachers in the gyrn, and helped get out shrubbery around the campus. MATHEMATICS One of the most important departments of VCHS is the Math depart- ment. The courses offered here this year are Algebra, Plane Geometry, Advanced Algebra, and Trigonometry. The instructor of the three Alge- bra classes is Mrs.Gerlach. The two Geometry classes and the Advan- ced Math class is under the instruction of Mr. Harrison. These courses are very useful and can be applied to almost every phase of everyday life. The advanced Math class has learned to use the slide rule which is very helpful in working complicated problems. Best Wishes from TINY 81 BILL, SOUTH SIDE MARKET Congratulations from JENNY SMITH'S DRESS SHOP 47