Winfield High School - Lagondan Yearbook (Winfield, KS)

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Winfield High ,Life Alphas Pirst in Close Basketball Ticket Sale HE Alphas have continued to be the tops this year. They won the basketball ticket sale and also the basketball and baseball tournaments. The Alpha play, Growing Pains, directed by Gecil tfasburn, was one of the most entertaining plays of the year and gave prospective Barrymores a chance to trod the boards. With the Alpha president, Francis Somers, Zoe Sturm, Wilda Hoel andGene Feaster playing the leads, and vice president, Bill Sellers and secretary. Bonnie Mark- ley also in the cast., the Alpha officers were well represented. The Alpha party in October was in the form of a Hallowf-'en fair. 'lhere were many concessions to amuse the guests and also an Alpha magazine which gave the news ot' the party and the results of the election of famous Alphas. Philos Chill Audience with Phantom Tigeru HII. Mc Quillen, president of the Philos, has led them through an eventful year with the capable assistance of Betty Dulaney, secretary, and .lim Morris, vice president. The Philos started oft' the dramatic season with several shudders andachill when they presented that mystery thrill- er, The Phantom Tiger. Phil McQuil- len discovered Gale Shields and Rose Parks, the cause of all the trouble, and also won the girl, Geraldine Lindley. The play was directed by Cecil Casburn. The hicks at the hayloft party held in November were entertained in a manner suitable to the occasion. Feminine Leader ls Die Besteis Success HE Die Beste society is certainly proof that a girl president can do anything a boy can. The only girl society president, Jeanne Lewis, has been a decided success. Bill Brown and Martha Welch, vice president and sec- retary, have done their share in helping her. The Die Beste play, New Fires, which was directed by Miss Lucy Head- rick, showed what happens when a fam- ily from the city is quarantined in an old farm house. Edward Mct'omas, Artlalea lieese, .lack Gerekc and Theresa Wat- son were well cast in the leads. ' Theresa Watson look sweepstakes in the forensic contest giving the llie Beste s o c i e ty first. place in that division. The annual party in November was at- tended by about H5 kids in juvenile attire. District Conference ls Peak of G. R. Year ll E high spot of another success- ful senior high Girl Reserve year for the 155 members was the dis- trict. conference held in Winfield, Nov- ember 22, 23, 24. Miss Florence Stone ot' Wichita. sec- retary ot' the Kansas district of Girl Reserves, was in charge of the three sessions. The most iiryortant fratuie of tle conference was the Cosmopolitan ban- quet held Saturday night, November 23. About 500 members and sponsors were present. at t.he banquet, each dressed to representsomecountry. Sun- day morning, November 24, acandle- lighting consecration service was held under the direction of Miss Stone. The o t' f i c e r s for this year were: president, Theresa Watsong vice presi- dent., lloris Highfillg secretary. Adelaide Baden: treasurer, Margaret ltuth Park- er: music chairman, Betty Dulaueyg prograin chairman, Tresia .lane Potterg devotional chairman, Frances ltobinsoug rush chairman, Betty Metz: service chairman, Viola Beemaug publicity chairman, Zoe Sturm: social chairman, Jane Kininmonthg representative, Jean Oncleyg pianist, Virginia Belle Wilkins. Town sponsors who are in charge of onemeeting each month are: Mrs. GA. Martin, Miss Lena Williams, Mrs. W. T. Orr, Mrs. N. B. Fall, Mrs. E. H. Pierce, Mrs. A. N. Hough, Mrs. Clemet Remhaugh and Mrs. G. M. McCue. The school sponsors are: Miss Ruth De Turk, Miss Helen Johnson, Miss Hesper St. John, Miss Edna Schul, Miss Agnes Lake and Miss Lucy lleadrick. Much of the success of the organi- zation is due to the capable supervision of the town and school sponsors. Interest was created by the S. S. S. correspondence when each member of Girl Reserve drew the name ot' another W.H.S. ls an Activity A L l'agQ'e lfl member with whom she corresponded as a secret service sister. One large Thanksgiving and several t'hristmas baskets were filled by the Girl Reserves this year. ' Kermit Pranks Leads Successful Hi-Y Year HE purpose ot' all Hi-Y clubs is to Create, maintain and extend throughout the school and coin'- munityfi high standards of christian cliaraeter. 'l The senior lli-Y club this year led by Kermit Franks, presidentg ltay Thorn- ton, vice presidentg Wallace Sturm, secretary: and Bob lVlcKay, treasurer has been very successful. ln the direc- tion ofthe lli-Y club these officers have the benefit of the int,ellig'ent,, 'sympa- thetic tfuidance of T. H. Vaughan. V Outstanding speakers who have ad- dressed the Hi-Y the past year are: Dr. T. lteese lVlarsh, llr. W. G. Bernstorf, Mr. E. B. Stephenson, llr. T. R. Alli- son, Supt. Evan E. Evans, Mr. Oscar Gafney, and Principal Herberttl. Hawk. The Hi-Y dues are seventy-five cents, twentv-five cents of which is sent to the state office. The other fifty cents is kept in the treasury. This along' with candy sales at basket ball games and the sponsoring of one lyceum a year are the means by which money is raised. Jr.l'li-Y lnaugurates a P rolitable Pencil Sale N D E H the direction of Mr. Leo G. lfolck, and his cabinet, consistinpj of ltobert Orahood, president: Glen Allen, vice president: John I-lanlen, secretary: liflark Altvater, treasurer: Gerald Tucker, song' leader, Bill Nisbet, pianistg .Joseph Shaw, chair- man of Bible s t u d yg Sonny Lewis, chairman of programs: Authur Brewer, eighth grade representativeg and Melvil Hanna, ninth graderepresentative, the junior Hi-Y has had a very successful year. Outstanding speakers of the year were: Mr. Herberttl. Hawk, Mr. T.ll. Vaughan, Rev. W. P. Halbert, Mrs. E. H. Pierce and Mr. R. E. Titus. The boys sold pencils with the basket- ball schedule on them to raise money for their club and also to help sponsor a lyceum for the Girl Reserve. The meat for the Thanksgiving baskets was furnished by the club. School Where Students Do ot Wait for Adulthood to Begin Living

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Highl he climax of the busiest, most ex- citingseasonofthe Winfield high music department in its history was the participation of the orchestra, girls' chorus and mixed chorus in the Kansas State music contest at Emporia On April 24 where a series of note- worthy successes was climaxed when the orchestra received a highly superior rating. The music department has been in the school music limelight of this country since the orchestra's winning first di- uperior vision in the National music contest, held at Ottawa, Kansas, in 1934. Aside from the routine duties of the music department, i. e: the theater orchestra for the plays and the band at the basketball games, the first pro- minent notice of this department is generally taken each year at the time of the local school contest, held this year on March 7. But this was preced- ed this year by the participation of the orchestra and girls' chorusin the second annual National Education Week mass meeting sponsored by the American Legion and two Sunday afternoon concerts by the orchestra, one in Nov- ember and the other in January. A word about the local contest this year. It was the largest in the school's his- tory with 274 entries. It necessitated having three sessions going at once. The administration announced that eligibility to the state contest for soloists would consist of winning the highest rating given in their particular contest at the annual Southwestern contest and that the school would fi- nance the trip for eligible contestants. Itis rumored that bankruptcy was nar- rowly avoidedg this was due to both the