Wellington High School - Megaphone Yearbook (Wellington, KS)

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CAPPELLA CHOIR is the solemnly clad group at the top of the opposite page, and to their left is the irst semester dramatics class who really actH happier than they look. - To their right is that intellectual group of Mrs. Merryman's library corps. Those chatty girls in the next two pictures blend their vocal enthusiasm twice a week to form the glee club. - The JT. High Student Federation is a busy group. - Your Congress, students, the Senior High Federa- ticn, first semester. - Here is the Senior High Hi-Y Hi! - Do you recognize these aspiring Romeos and Juliettes? Miss Clark's Shakespeare class! - Meet the chawers of Raw-Chavv Chewing Gum, Kay Kfvyseid' Lzndreths second semester federation. - Next stop, Broadway - slogan for the second se- mester dramatics class. TIME is anytime in W.H.S. For in- stance, the Girl Reserves at the top of the page as well as most of the others meet during home room, but some extend from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m ....p On the second row is the boys' glee club, Wellington's gift to the Metropolitan-although they haven't tried out yet .... Every night for months those ambitious debaters have been Working cn the Railroad!! By their records at the different tournaments they must have .... A little farther down is the hilarious Junior Hi-Y group. They had fun at their meetings and that picnic wasn't so bad either .... The two pictures in the corner house those peppy Blue Triangle Girls. It's a rare treat to get all of them in the picture .... The happy girls with sticks-Kansas is a beauty spot of the nation, and we do mean beauty. Just look at those twirlers! - Then finally we find the proctors, those cheerful guardians of the halls, whose routine question is-'iHalt, who goes there? . . . O. K.- Weill halt. -5-

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600 OF US WE . PAUSE, HToday's Monday-let's see- 1 Student Fed. and the weekly routine begins for these 603 little Johnnvs and Janeys in Crusaderland, who have accepted the opportunity to belong to a school organization be it intellectual, go- vernmental, or social. These clubs attract member- ship from all sections of school, junior and senior high, and each day has seen one or more groups in session. .4- ' - Just imagine a school with- out federations, glee clubs, Hi- Y, G. R., and Blue Triangle to enliven the routine of algebra, geometry, chemistry, English, and econo- mics! These clubs are the heart of Wellington high, the working organ, which always take an active part in school activities. From 7:30 in the morning 'till late in the evening students have been seen hurrying to school for debate or humming home from A Cappella. Each organization is like a chan- nel for student thinking Where boys and girls learn co-operation and other qualifications necessary for success in this changing World.

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The Happier We Will Be . . . GIRL RESERVES Within our family circle is the Girl Reserves, who with over 100 members under the leadership of President Judy Van Deventer, Vice-president Irene Yates, Secretary Catherine Murphy, and Treasurer Marjorie Graham have closed another successful year. Sponsors were Misses Juanita Counsell and Ruth Payne and Mrs. Ruth Merryman. Social acti- vities of the year were a Father-Daughter dinner, Mother-Daughter tea, and a senior farewell. A bril- lantly lighted Christmas tree sent a warm glow of excitement into 100 little restless bodies of grade school children assembled December 13' for the an- nual Christmas party. The annual Easter assembly, one of the most impressive services during the year was the highlight of the season. It was in Girl Re- serves, which met each Wednesdayg that one felt anew the Christian way of living, the goal of this club. DRAMATICS For juniors and seniors who harbor secret ambi- tions to become a second Charles Laughton or Bette Davis, dramatics offers actual practice in producing plays as well as developing an iappreciation and, in- terpretation 'of drama. The would-be starlets learned everything from acting out pantomines, the art of makeup, to the reading of Shakespeare, and assembl- ing scrapbooks. Under the direction of Miss Esther Felt, the dramatics classes gave one-act plays in school as- semblies and in rural communities. In December the first semester class presented The Youngest, and on April 30 the second semester group entertainingly' dra-matized t'The Hoosier Schoolmastern complete with dialect, costumes, and setting of the Indiana '.F'lat Crick district of 1840. STUDENT FEDERATION At the sound of the warning whistle the Senior High Student Federation ascended the gang-plank .and prepared to set off on their nine-month's voyage. .Smooth sailing was had during the first part of the 'cruise with only one pause, that of selecting cheer leaders. After sailing four and one-half months the vessel stopped to augment the passenger list. Under the guidance of Captain Jack Landreth, alias Kaye Kayser, the use of Raw Chew Chewing Gum Was encouraged for one sublime hour, to the enjoyment of those who had gained their sea-legs. On April 1 the good ship dropped anchor at the island of Impersonation Day and looked at the pe- culiarly dressed natives parading the board walks. .At the end of nine months the tourists disembarked each going his separate way, while Professor Stamm started preparations for another cruise in '41, .5- A CAPPELLA 'fOne, two ready-sing. Thus twenty-four Warbl- ing A Cappella members under the direction of Miss Mildred Kimmell sang the familiar strains of do-mi- sol-do, and faithfully assisted in sacred assemblies. A Cappella, consisting of chosen members, half of whom were new this year presented the April pro- gram for the local Treble Clef organization, and at the close of school held their annual spring picnic and initiation. Members were Margaret Goodrum, president: Marjorie Bernard, vice-pfresidentg Francis Carr, sec- Ietaryg Keith Moore, treasurerg Marjorie Graham, reporterg Teddy Clark, librariang Barbara Mitchell, Carolyn Kessinger, Bob Price, Beryl Herrington, Donna Mitchell, Dorothy Jeanne Hyten, Tillie Can- non, Georgetta Hitt, Ned Stoelzing, Irene Yates, Bob Purcell, .Tack Bowlin, Sherman Oyler, Joe Patterson, Don Jones, Marjorie Manahan, Harry McMillan, and Kenneth Hetrick. JUNIOR HI-Y Fifty strong were the Junior Hi-Y's and in charge of the ever-rolling ball were Billy Hyten and Larry Arnspiger, presidents. Warren Willey, of bug fame, played father counsellor to the boys who held regular meetings on alternate Mondays during acti- vity period. During the Christmas season they glad- dened needy' hearts throughout the city with their baskets of gifts. Fun and frolic were enjoyed by the boys who ventured to picnics and parties, where boys are boys and girls aren't bad either. SHAKESPEARE CLUB A studious group of upper classmen who call themselves the Shakespeare club have met each Monday afternoon under the supervision of Miss Bertha Clark from 3:30 until 4:20 since the fall of 1938, when the club was organized. Their sole purpose has been to study the works of Shakespeare. The members have studied and discussed the plays, dramatized parts of A Midsummer Night's Dream and in the spring of 1939 a group attended the production of 'fHam1et given in Winfield. PROCTORS No, students wearing badges around W. H. S. aren't cops-they're proctors who act as hosts to the many guests and remind the students of a few simple rules in the halls. Proctors are selected from the study halls for dependability, trustfulness, and responsibility. Each hour has a captain and an alternate for the group. They do not make students obey the rules set by- the office but only remind them and report in case of misconduct. Sixty-one students under the guidance of Mrs. Ruth Merrfyman acted as proctors during this year.