Virden High School - Kennel Yearbook (Virden, IL)

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HOMEC OMING You can always tell when homecoming is just around the corner be- cause everyone is talking about who the queen will be, gathering up ideas for a float, and then trying to get out of class to work on it. Then, too, you can hear the girls discussing their new clothes, their date for the dance, etc. On October 22, an assembly was held in the gyrn to start the home- coming celebrationj The different classes had a stunt and the Juniors won the trophy for the best stunt in the group. It was a pantomine giv- ing a sort of silent movie preview of the coming game with Girard. The parade followed the assembly. The band played and each class had a float. The Seniors won the prize for the best float. Their theme was Open Season On Redbirds. The Junior float was Irish, in theme, wishing the Bulldogs luck. The Sophomores were Moon Struck and the Freshmen were Swing On A Star. The other floats in the parade were Wrightsman's truck, Fire Engine, Nehi Truck, FFA float, and decorated bicycles, and students dressed as Hoboes. After the parade in Virden the band loaded up on the truck and went to Thayer. The evening included a game with Girard, which we lost by a score of 12.-7, and then all went to the Homecoming Dance in the gyrn with music by Paul Johnson. At 10:30 Phyllis Hamilton, escorted by Jack Nerone, was c rowned queen of Homecoming by the football captain, George Boyd. Her attendants were Evelyn Seifert, escorted by George Boyd, Marilyn Walkington, e s c 0 rted by Bill Logan, and Helen Dodd, escorted by Gene Fahs. BAND The VCHS Band is under the direction of Mr. Walter Best. They have fourty-four members, ten of which are grade school pupils. This is the first year that the grade school has been in our band. The band has made many appearances in which they played at basketball and football games. At football games they we re a marching band and had many interesting formations as well as forming letters. During the two seasons they helped pep the students and players by playing at the pep assemblies. They also led the Homecoming Parade. Besides the band playingaat the contest, they had several members playing solos and others who formed ensembles. They had a pre-con- test concert so the participating members could practice before an aud- ience. They also participated in the annual festival at Gillespie. To end the year they played for Graduation. Compliments Hof BUNN CAPITOL GROCERY CO. 59

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OFFICE NEWS There has been quite a change in the office this year. The business of a unit district increased the office traffic to a point of over-flowing. Mr. McMullin is assurning the high school Principals' office duties while Mr. Clinton extends his duties to that of Superintendent of the High School and the cityelementary schools. Capable secretaries, Laraine and Mrs. Allen have proved their worth. The office at the high school which has the only fire resistant record storage vault in the district, is logically being called the schools central office. There the business of the school is centered. We regard the office as a place where students and teachers alike can go with their problems or their plans and get a hearing. ' The records accu.milated by each student in school are stored in the office. The school board records of every sort are stored there. Group planning of programs and future progress is centered there. There is a general feeling in our office that they now have the advice and council of expert school inspectors and that the effieiency of the school will grow and grow and grow. What men want is not talent: it is purposeg in other words, not the power to achieve, but the will to labor.- Bulwer We in the office want the best possible education suited to the needs of every student. LUNCH-ROOM The amount of students this year eating lunch at school has increased almost three times more than last year. This proves the students enjoy their noonday lunches. The kitchen is becoming more readily estab- lished with the use of two new pressure cookers,new pans and other new kitchen appliances which amounted to two-hundred dollars. One hundred and fifty dollars worth of silver was purchased, also flourescent lights and all new floorccoverings. Everyone here at VCHS is very proud of their modern lunch room and are helping keep it clean and orderly. Congratulations from EVANS TRUCK SERVICE of Thayer Compliments of DR. F. E. ANSPAUGH 61