West Lafayette High School - Scarlet and Gray Yearbook (West Lafayette, IN)

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ATHLETIC BOOSTERS ACTIVE SCARLETTES CONCLUDE SUCCESSFUL YEAR This year is the eleventh in the history of the Scarlette Club. The activities of this club have been greatly increased during the years of its existenceg it has become a leader in school affairs and a symbol of the best in school spirit. The Scarlettes began their year of duties as athletic boosters with the selling of student tick- ets for all home football games. The girls did valuable work in this line and also did their best to bolster up school spirit and at- tendance at games by taking over the pep sessions. This in- novation was a new develop- ment this year on the part of the Scarlettes and was greeted by much acclaim from the student body. The student body also re- sponded favorably when a mem- ber of the organization, Barbara Ford, was added to the school s yell-leading staff. Barbara estab- lished a precedent as the first girl yell-leader in West Lafay- ette High School history. The Scarlettes as a body gave volume to her yells with the help of their scarlet megaphones. These meg- aphones together with red suede dinl-cs form the badge of the organization members. A Scar- lette member may also wear the pin decorated with red enamel. This pin bears the insignia of West Lafayette High School, an eagle underneath which are the initials of the school, and also the name of the organization. OFFICERS AID IN YEAR'S SUCCESS The success during the past year of this club is due in a great part to the eHicient leadership I',Uil'I 'l'N'l-IX'l'Y- l'IIlill'l' of Virginia Vestal, president of the organization. Virginia was assisted in her duties by Betty Doddridge, vice-president, who took charge during Virginia's ab- sence and helped in numerous other ways: and by Marjorie B o I 1 m a n, secretary-treasurer, who kept all financial records of the organization and also took charge of the correspondence. W. L. CLUB Left to right, Row One: Dailey, Mc- Afee, Elward, Douglas, Friend, Baumgardt, Himes, Ainsworth, Brady. Row Two: Hartman, Comingore, Staf- ford, Puckett, Shively, B. Van- Camp, Hockema, C. Marsli. Row Three: Hoffer. Dean, Lewis Ham, Riley, Hill, Sexson, Heine. Row Four: Collins, Oliver, Cole, But- ton, L. Marsh, Ainslie, Hicks. SCARLETTES Left to right, Row One: Wiley. Ford Fox. Pershing. Craig, Vestal. Boll- man. Doddrige, Bennett. Hamlin. Row Two: Hass. Ostrander. Wood Jordan, Baker. Frier, Burkhardt. Row Three: Prentice. Howard, Lup- ton, Pervine, Epple, Winters. Burk- holder, Lommel, Creson, Pickering ChaFfee. Row Four: Hughes, Fantone. Morri- son. Blalock, Ross, Baker. Acheson Wayne. Guirl, Boyd, Duncan, Walk- er, Capps, Chaffee. Row Five: Misner, Jacobs, Adams Cole, Humphreys, Sinks, Topping

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SENIOR HI-Y Left to right, Row One: Ainslie, D. Comingore, Puckett, Hill, Wood, Sexson, Hoffer, Heine, Gabler, Ham- mer. Row Two: Hass, Lux, Hoffman, Heck- ard, Guild, Wamock, Wright, Cham- bers, Thomas, Baumgardt, Sherman. Row Three: Neibert, Erwin, Under- hill, Sterret, Oswalt, J. Comingore, Termenstein, Frier, Peterson, Reed, Wobio, Dean. Row Four.' Turley, VanMeter, Ache- son, Compton, Barks, Edwards, Shively, Sutcliff, Steele, Oliver, Lewis, Lane, Swank. Row Five: Miller, Smith, Himes, Ains- worth, B. VanCamp, Jacklin, Mc- Kinzie, Kashner, Lugenbill, Smith, Trueblood, Philips, Jameson, Mc- Afee. Row Six: B. Cole, Ramsey, Ham, Hockema, W. VanCamp, Wiley, Friend, Riley, Douglas, Elward, Burkenpas, VerHoeven. JUNIOR HI-Y Left to right, Row One: Bamette, Marshall, C. Kashner, Wolford, Spit- ler, B. Comingore, Stafford, Shriner, Geiger, Replogle. Row Two: Barnes, Todd, Ward, Bak- er, Merley, R. Shaw, Pervine, H. Darling, L. Lewis, B. Ainsworth, Gray. Row Three: Hiner, Dean, King, Ma- hin, Noble, Montgomery, Mills, Por- ter, Heath, Davisson, johnson, Mil- ler. PAGE TWV! N'l'Y-SEVEN

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INITIATION FOR JUNIORS Near the close of the football season the Senior girls welcomed into their organization, the jun- ior girls of West Lafayette High School. The requirements for admission to this organization are that the candidate must have a junior ranking, a scholastic av- erage of a G- for the preced- ing semester, and must have proved an interest in athle- tic activities by attending all home football games. The candi- date also must have attended West Lafayette High School for at least one year. These girls, to prove their fitness to enter the Scarlette organization, were put through a period of probation. This period which lasted for three days was marked by the outlandish garb and queer do- ings on the part of the younger girls. A high spot in the proba- tion period was the banquet in honor of the undefeated football team. At this event, the pledges were forced to consume their food in most difficult and intri- cate manners. Probation was cli- maxed by rough initiation and an initiation supper, the partic- ulars of which may not be dis- closed. The addition of the new mem- bers was celebrated by a semi- formal dance in their honor. The Senior Scarlettes and their guests were entertained at this social affair by a humorous skit, presented by the Junior girls. After the admission of the new members, the Scarlette organi- zation continued their cheering activities into the basketball sea- son. This club further sponsored the basketball season by selling gray and scarlet pencils on which the basketball schedule had been printed. The money made from this venture along with the dues of fifty cents a year go toward the financing of the basketball banquet and the pledge dance. A most popular social activity of this club were the suppers be- fore both basketball and football games. These were usually pot- luck affairs and did much to in- crease the unity of the members of the club. When the new mem- bers joined, the suppers were held in two groups because of the unwieldy size of the club, the Seniors having a supper be- fore one game and the Juniors before the next. Another social e v e n t t h a t p r o v e d popular through the whole school was a tea dance sponsored by the Scarlette or- ganization. Though only one such affair has been successfully carried out, this club hopes in the future to sponsor many other similar occasions. ClUB OFFERS CUP TO W. l.'s MOST VAl- UABLE ATHlETE To the most valuable player, in either football or basketball, is given, by the W. L. Club, an engraved cup. This award is made at commencement and the owner is determined by a popu- lar vote from the entire mem- bership of the club. This award is given each year and is one of the things to make better our athletes and our ath- letic meets. It is awarded on athletic abil- ity, attitude, contribution to suc- cess of the team, and scholastic record. The cup bears the owner's name and the purpose and in- signia of the W. L. Club of West Side High School. WEST SIDE LETTER- MEN ORGANIZE The major lettermen of West Lafayette High School, those winning sweaters in football or basketball, have been united into the W. L. Club of the school. The purpose, as set forth by Carl Debard and the athletes of 1928, is: to do its utmost to cul- tivate a high morale among the athletes and endeavor to main- tain clean speech and habits, and set a high standard of character among the athletic teams of West Lafayette High School. Organized late in the year, the W. L. Club has had few or- ganized meetings during the year. Those meetings held con- sisted of round table discussion of the various fields of athletics, sportsmanship, officials, rules of the various games, attitudes of the athletes and scholarships. The club has been endeavor- ing, under the leadership of Leon Dailey, to secure scholarships for some of the athletes to va- rious colleges and universities. OFFICERS AID IN SUCCESS The activity of the W. L. Club's various officers has been a great contribution to the suc- cess of the club. Through Mr. Dailey and the officers, elaborate plans were laid for an exciting party for the boys. The ofiicers, as elected by the athletes themselves, are as fol- lows: President ............ Eugene Collins Vice-President .... Laverne Marsh Secretary .............. Charles Lewis Treasurer ................ Paul Friend PAGE TVVENTY-NIIVE