Wadsworth High School - Whisperer Yearbook (Wadsworth, OH)

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WADSWORTH CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY Wadsworth High School is always willing and glad to give special reef ognition to those students who in this busy life uphold their scholastic record. For this Wadsworth sponsors a chapter in the National Honor Society. Mem- bership is based upon -character, leadership and service. However, it is limited to fifteen per cent of the class, and these must be in the upper fourth of the class scholastically. On this basis the following were elected by the faculty: Seniors elected I 9 39 Frank Carrino Louis Close Robert Derhammer Robert Gairing Ruby McElroy Donald Zbinden Byron Houseworth Seniors elected I 940 Laura Crossan Don Bougher Don Nellis Donna Brown Virginia Young Ceann Bachman Louise Fahl Vida Beck Juniors elected I 940 Alice Bixler Arthur Crawford lla Jean Krichbaum Max Means Bill Reimer Fred Siffert Jack Taggart Neva Weckbacher Carolyn Metting Don Witschey Donna Kruse Betty Maitland Marjorie Young ..,,,iqQjy,,- THE NATIONAL FORENSIC LEAGUE The purpose of the National Forensic League is to promote the inter- ests of interscholastic debate, oratory, and public speaking by encouraging a spirit of fellowship and by conferring upon deserving candidates a worthy badge of distinction. Membership is gained by earning points in interscho- lastic speaking in one or more of the following fields: debate, extemporane-- ous speaking, original oration, oratorical declamation, humorous declama- tion, dramatic declamation, and student congress assemblies. Twenty points are required for membership, fifty points for second degree, one hundred points for third degree, and one hundred fifty points for fourth degree. The following have earned the degree signified by the numeral after the name: SENIORS JUNIORS Frank Carrino--4 flares., Alice Bixler-3 Harriet Crawford--I Laura Crossan-2 Sally Bowers--3 Ruth Flood-2 Nelson Dangel--I Robert F rederick--2 Robert Derhammer--4 Roger Krabill-I Louise F ahl-I Robert Crairing-14 Patsy Simester-2 Marjorie Young--3 Maxine Coppage-I Sally Davis--I Jean Finefrock--xl Constance F lannagan- Max Means--2 June Nicodemus-I Bill Reimer--3 Ray Rohrer-I Albert Smith-12 Dorothy Swartz-I F RESHMEN Lee Kahn--I jean MacMichael-I I Beatrice 'Mann--I SOPHOMORES Edwin Bates--I Walter Bates-I Lilyan Dietz-I Don F iely--2 Carlyle Freeborn-4 Rita Gairing-I Bill Parkinson-2 Glen Westenbarger- Arthur Peterson--I Jim Sailors-I Eleanor Sears--I Louise Tubbesing--I 2

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STUDENT COUNCIL CABINET MEMBERS Row l Seniors: President Sophomores: Don Zbinden Robert Gairing Eileen Sterrett Pat Simester . Jack Redinger Juniors: ' Freshmen : William Reimer K- V- Giffm Jean Redinger Alice Bixler Adviser James Sailors E HOME ROOM REPRESENTATIVE Row II Tom Gross Faye Saal Ed Ruch Betty Ellis Robert Derhammer Elmer Broughton jack True Mr. K. V. Giffin Genevieve Fogle Ed Bates Marcene Mackey Merle Miller Row Ill Bonnie jones Maxine Mosier Jerry Winningham Beatrice Wagner Don Nellis Albert Smith Bob Frederick l Row IV Byron Houseworth Howard Fraley Bill Parmelee Arthur Crawford Bob Bassett The new constitution drawn up last year and approved by the student body was put into effect by the Student Council. A boy and a girl cabinet member was elected from each of the four upper classes, and one representa- tive was chosen from each homeroom. The President of the Council was elected by the school at large from the senior class. The entire council met every two weeksg the cabinet also met separately. Cabinet members were chairmen of the Committees made up of Home- room representatives. These committees were: Service Trophy Committee, Finance Committee, Welfare Committee, Assembly Committee, Dance Com- mittee, Charter Committee, and Study Hall and Publicity Committee. Activities of the year include sponsoring the Service Trophy for the most deserving club, handling the assembly dance and chapel schedules, effecting new study hall rules, issuing club charters, and consulting with the faculty in regard to the activity fund budget.

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WADSWORT H HIGH SCHOOL LOCAL HONOR SOCIETY Membership in the Local Honor Society is based upon points earned in scholarship, citizenship, attendance, extra curricular activities and special service to the school. The following list gives the students and the semester during which membership to the Local Honor Society was earned: SENIORS Ruby McE.loy-lb, la, Zb, Za, Richard McGinnis-2a 3b, 3a, 4b Marjorie Diehm-3b Robert Derhammer-Zb, Za, jay Dilworth-3a 3b, 3a, 4b Lois .Iessel--3a Robert Gairing-la, Zb, Za, 4b Carolyn Metting-3a Donald Zbinden-Zb, Za, 3b, 4b Vida Beck-Za, 3b, 4b Donald Bougher--3b, 3a, 4b Byron Houseworth-Za, 3b Don Blair-3b, 3a Frank Carrino-3a, 4b Geann Bachman-2a Donna Brown--Za Harriett Crawford--Za Arthur Shannon-3a Dorothy Britshart-4b Joyce Britshart-4b Louis Close-4b Laura Crossan-4b Julia Early--4b Louise Fahl-4b Pat Simester-4b Beatrice Wagner-4b Virginia Young-4b ,IUNIORS Bill Reimer-qlb, la, Zb, 2a, 3b Catherine Klosterman--Za Neva Weckbacher 1 lb, Zb, Goldie Oross-2a Za, 3b Alice Bixler-la, Zb, Za, 3b Mary Blyth-2b, Za, 3b Max Means-lb, Za Roger Krabill-Za, 3b Maybelle Roy-la Fred Siffert-la Gladys Beals-2b SOPHOMORES Walter Bates--lb, la, 2b Don Fiely-lb, la, 2b Carlyle Freeborn-lb, l jack Redinger-lb, la, Glen Westenbarger 1 2b a, 2b 2b lb, Ia, Maxine Coppage-- l a, 2b Anna Doyle-lb June Ellis--lb Anna Lee Fiely-lb Jean Garn-lb Marilyn Nelson-lb FRESHMEN 12 Marjorie White-Za Rose Berlyal-L--13b Burton Bicksler-3b Robert Frederick-3b Ruth Gantz-3b Norman Meager-3b Lois Motz-3b jack Taggart-3b Eileen Sterrett-la, 2b Francis Walker-la, 2b Gizella Taylor-l a Virginia Wuchter-la Mary Alderfer-2b Maxine Mosier-lb Lois Mae Spice-la Arthur Peterson--lb jean Redinger-lb Lois Mae Rohrer-lb Martha Stoler-lb Ray Wells-lb