Washington Township High School - Toganette Yearbook (Tontogany, OH)

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LIBRARY SKETCH What would you do if you discovered yourself suddenly in possession of great wealth? A dozen possible ways to spend it would flash into your mind. Not one of us would dream of not making use of this wealth in some manner. The library is a source of great wealth--a real treasure house. No matter how small a library is, one can get a great deal of knowledge and pleasure from the books it contains. The humblest of us may possess this wonderful treasure if he has learned to unlock the door. Many of the students have learned to unlock the door. The record shows that the circulation from October l9, l939 to April 19, 1940 to be as follows: Fiction-3909: non- fiction-666. From these figures one can readily see that a great interest is being taken in books. Through the courtesy of the Bowling Green Public Library the students are given further advantages in reading. The school library is allowed one hundred books a month and these are greatly appreciated by the teachers and students. Quoted is a treasured verse by Sir John Denham that tells briefly the great functions of reading. WBooks should to one of these four ends conduce, For wisdom, piety, delight, or use.n BIBLES Our school is very grateful to the Gideon Society who presented our school with Bibles early this school term. The Bibles have been read daily in the upper class rooms. A pas- sage from the Bible always helps one to start the day out right, NEW EQDIPMEINT Some new improvements were made during the year in the interior of the school building. New window blinds, new lighting fixtures, new coat lockers, and new lockers in the shower rooms all help to make 'Togany a nicer and better school in which to be. HOME ROOMS This year instead of having the daily morning assembly in the study hall as in previous years, each class had a Home Room. Each home room had a sponsor and Home Room officers were elected. Following the assembly in the separate Home Rooms, attendance was taken, the Bible read, and a short study period was held. This system proved to be very practi- C8bl6o

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INTRAMURAL SPORTS BASKETBALL Intramural basketball teams this year were chosen by grades and by all-school teams. Boys and girls selected from different grades made up the all-school teams. The Sophomore boys and Senior girls won the grade teams tournament, while in the all- school tournament, the boys and girls with their pictures on the following page were the winners. This year most of the student body participated in the intramural program which is the primary purpose of such a program. The intramural games were very close. VOLLEYBALL Intramural volleyball teams consisted of a class division. In the girls division the Freshmen girls won, while the boys division was won by the Sophomore boys. The teams played firm volleyball and the scores were very close. HANDBALL This year handball was introduced in the Senior High School Gym Class and it proved to be a very fine game. Each boy in the Physical Education class participated in the tournament. Kenneth Vollmar was the champion of the new game. JUNIOR HIGH CHEERLEADERS Joyce Peinert, Jane Vollmar, and Lovena Eckelbarger were the cheerleaders chosen by the Junior High School. These girls added much pep to the Junior High basketball games. VOCAL TRIO We had a splendid vocal trio this year. The girls in the trio were: Charlotte Pauff, soprano: Lucile Kuder,' second soprano: and Margery Amos, alto. These three have added much to our entertainments here at school. They have sung at P.T.A. meetings, the Community Institute, the Amateur Show, the Junior play, and at Commencement.