Winfield High School - Lagondan Yearbook (Winfield, KS)

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Junior High Student Senate Studies Audience Courtesy Audience Courtesy has been the theme of the Junior High Student Sen- ate for the past year. The senate sponsored the junior high poster contest and was very active in making the annual junior high play a success. The senate will sponsor the final junior high assembly. Officers for the year have been the following: president, Charles McDer- mott: vice-president, Betty Jo Dunlapg secretary-treasurer, Eleanor Albright. Lucy Blake has kept the Memory Book and Eleanor Smith has been publicity chairman. Members of the activity com- mittee have been John Smith, Dorothy McConnell, Vera Darnell, Cleona Beltz, Robert Seley and John Denton. Mem- bers of the assembly committee have been Charles McDermott, Eleanor Al- bright,Jane Lee Marsh. Marcella Stew- art and Donald Dietrick. Mrs. Pearl Bartholomeau sponsors the senate. lr. Hi Adds Pep at Games by Orgcmigg Pep Club The junior high pep club, newly or- ganized this year, clearly demonstrated that a club doesn't have to be two or three years old to accomplish some- thing. Orgaujzed to promote pep, good cit- izenship and sportsmanship at the games, the club met every Tuesday in the girls' gym. They boasted 120 mem- bers and hope to go far over that num- ber next year. For their drill uniform they had white blouses, dark blue skirts, dark blue scarfs and white dink caps. Officers of the club were president,Genevieve Burt: secretary, Marcella Stewart: drill mas- ter, Betty Jo Dunlap, assistant drill master, Helen Callison. Miss Donna Dickinson sponsored the club. Jr. Hi- YParticipates in Many Vagci Activities Junior Hi-Y stag, abasketballtourn- ament, attendance at the state Hi-Y conference at McPherson and district conference at Burden and helping the G. R. with Thanksgivingbaskets com- prised the major junior Hi-Y activities for this year. The administrative committee select- ed from the 65 members included: Keith Congdon, president,Joe Stuber, vice presidentg Keith Bailey, secretaryg James Bowden, treasurer. Comprising the rest of the junior Hi-Y cabinet were James McNeil, program chairman, Bradley Lightg Bible study chairmang ,ll Donald Dietrick, seventh grade repre- sentativeg Charles McDermott, ninth grade representative, Stanley Gould, pianistg and Gilbert Clift, publicity chairman. Mr. Leo G. Folck, industrial arts in- structor, is the junior Hi-Y sponsor. Junior High Friendship Club Very Successful The junior high Friendship club was newly organized this year and their pro- grams have been for the most part devoted to the exchanging of addresses and the reading of letters from their foreign correspondents. The club has 41 members, 29 of them being charter members. Officers of the club were president, Jane Lee Marsh: vice president, Patsy Hooverg secretary, Betty Crawford. Miss Carolyn Burdick is the sponsor. Successful Year ls Had by Junior High Girl Reserves Success was the keynote of the junior Girl Reserve this year. Their theme centered around this thought, I will develop my best qualities. All the pro- grams were developed around this theme. Topics which formed the basis for the programs included personality and personal appearance, health for a happy disposition, tolerance and under- standing of different creeds and races, service, art, literature, speech, music and spirit. Recognition services for the new mem- bers wc-re held October 20. The next big event, perhaps the most important activity of the organization, was the masquerade banquet for the Dad and Daughter annual dinner on October 29. A reception was given for the mothers May 6, in Recreation hall. At this tea, the new officers for next year were in- stalled. The old cabinet includes Genevieve Daves, presidentg Mary Lee Pettit, vice- presidentg Jane Osterhout, secretary: Roberta Dickinson, treasurerg Lucy Blake, program chairmang Jo Ann Zimmerman, publicityg Velda Bennett, poster: Nancy Lierman, devotion5Betty McAllister, musicg Margaret McNeil, memory book and Georgene Waite, pianist. The school sponsors are Miss Willma Tullis, Miss Lucy Hunter, Miss Nina Hellar, Mrs. Jean Martin, Mrs. Pearl Bartholomeau and Mrs. Christine Wells, head sponsor. The triangle mothers are Mrs. Paul Guy, Mrs. George Shoemaker, Mrs. Earl Seymour, Mrs. Frank Robieson, Miss Helen Crawford and Mrs. Lyle Cran- ston. X, ,f ,f f xl Page 23 Senior High Pep Club Cheers Vikings to Victory At the basketball games this Winter the senior high pep club could always be seen brightening the section where they were seated at the basketball games, and cheering the team to vic- tory. Dressed in their drill uniforms of navy blue skirts, white shirts, blue bandan- nas and red dink caps, they presented a picture of rythmic precision as they performed their drills. Ending their third year of existence, the pep club has enjoyed a great deal of success. They played hostess to the Wichita East high school pep club, sponsored one pep assembly and at the close of the basketball season, all the members enjoyed a luncheon in Recre- ation hall. This year the club has a membership of 104. Officers of the club were pres- ident, Patti Kininmonthgsecretary, Mary Ruth McNeil, drill masters, Suzanne Martin and Barbara Dunlap. The club has been under the sponsor- ship of Miss Doris Peterson, assisted by Miss Hollis Barton and Miss Carol Gard- ner. Sr. High Friendship Club Completes Interesting Year With a purpose of fostering interna- tional understanding and good will among the students of other nations, the Winfield senior high school Interna- tional friendship club has completed a year full of interest and also of benefit to the members. The club presented the program for the May 4 meeting of the Rotary club, reading letters from correspondents which had been written especially for this meeting. They also gave some folk dances and a French play. Officers of the club are president, Mary Ruth Mc Neil: secretary, Monica Patong program chairman, Evelyn Mae Brant. Miss Lulu B. Hiatt is the sponsor. W. H. S. Future Farmers Show Good '37-'38 Record The Future Farmers have kept up their good record this year. Seven boys accompanied by Ira. L. Plank, head of the Vocational Agriculture department went to Manhattan to the state contest which was held May 2-3. Bob McElroy represented the club in public speaking and placed tenth. The sheep team con- sisting of Percy Wilson and Harold Snyder placed fourth. Percy Wilson also fContinued on Page 243

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l' Page 22 Cinder Men Bring Honors To Winfield High School The track season is still in full swing as these lines are written, so it is im- possible to give the team's complete re- cord for this year. The year started with the Sterling re- lays. In this meet Howard Porter wound up abrilliant high school track career by breaking the Sterling high hurdles record. Also in this meet Adrian Shockey, sophomore star, placed first in the half mile. The next meet was the Anthony re- lays in which Bell, veteran track man, copped top honors in high jump, and the Viking mile relay team of Dix, Story, Ctrsorl, and Brothers placed sec- ond in their race. This same team also won first in the Tonkawa meet, running the distance in the best time made this year by any high school mile relay team. At the quadrangular meet at Augusta the Vikings placed third. Coach Ralph Titus is looking forward to the coming big meets in which he hopes his cinder men will set some new records, as they have been showing fine form in the past meets. Viking Netmen Give Many Tennis Victories to W.H.S. An outstanding accomplishment this season for the Winfield high school tennis team was its fine showing in the Tulsa tournament, the boys winning the doubles championship and taking second honors in the singles. The Vikings made clean sweeps over all the schools they played this year with the exception of Wichita North. In this dual meet only one match was dropped. Other schools they have de- feated are Wichita East, Coffeyville, and El Dorado. Coach Curly Vaughan should be given much credit for his fine coaching ability in turning out such splendid play- ers as have represented the school this year and in years past. He is largely responsible for a great many state championship players who have been developed in W. H. S. Swartz and l-lanlen Pilot Senior Hi-Ygfor 1937-38 The slogan of the senior Hi-Y is to create, maintain and extend through- out the school and community, high standards of Christian character. Under the leadership of Bill Swartz, presidentg John Hanlen, secretaryg T. H. Vaughan, sponsor, and a loyal cabinet, the W. H. S. club has endeav- ored to maintain this standard during the school year. . International Friendship ls Theme Used by Senior G. R. The Senior Girl Reserve has had an- other successful year to add to her ca- lendar. At the beginning of this year, the membership and rush committees had charge of the membership drive which resulted in 100 girls joining. They chose for their theme this year, Inter- national Friendship, choosing a differ- ent country for each month. The Christmas p r o g r a m for sen- ior high was given by the Senior High Girl Reserves. It was a pageant, en- titled, Christmas Around the World, and gave a picture of Christmas as it is celebrated in all countries, ending with the story of the birth of Jesus, pictured in pantomine. The most important activity of the year was the St. Patrick's Day banquet given by the girls for their mothers on March 8. Recreation hall shone with clever decorations carrying out the Irish theme. The favors were in keep- ing with St. Patrick's Day, and to make it complete, Irish foods were served. The new cabinet was installed by the old cabinet at a candle-lighting cere- mony at the First Methodist church, April 28. The G. R. cabinet, as a whole, did very well in carrying on the work for the year. Among the loyal members of the cabinet, the faithful work of Mary Ruth McNeil, program chairman, was particularly outstanding, G. R. spon- sors report. Thc old cabinet includes: president, Geraldine Van Laninghamg vice-pres- ident, Leah Highfillg secretary, Jean Dilworthg treasurer, Marjorie Plankg program chairman, Mary Ruth McNeilg publicity chairman, Dorothy Nelson: service ch airman, Monica Patong pianist, Nancy Jarvisg music chairman, Zoe Sturm, devotions chairman, Bertha Rushg social chairman, Suzanne Martin, reporter, Velda Wright, rush captain, Rogena Martsgmemory, DorothyCarson. Viking Racket Wielders and Track Squad Above is pictured the Winfield high school tennis squad, Ark Valley champs. Below is s how n Coach Ralph Titus and his track squad.

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.W - -- .. ww... W... -, .. .-im-W....,.,.. Page 24 Society Enthusiam Remains At Highest Level this Year iContinued from Page 211 Hobo Camp dressed in their ragged best for our annual convention. We spent the first part of the evening showing what skill in games we had acquired in our wanderings. Then as the fires died down we gath- ered into a circle and heard Hitchhiker Bill Nishet play a hobo rhapsody and Hobo Patsy Jean Martin give two readings. Those famous before dinner speakers Tom Backus, Die Beste Prexy, Howard Fink, Alpha Headman. and Jack War- ren, just one of the Philos, gave im- promptu speeches on How I Became a Hobo. After those educational talks we called on Miss Grace Karr and her committee forahand ost ofsandwiches, cake and cokes. On the Hobo Honor Roll for the year. our President and Secretary have chosen the following: Lawrence Kline, Homer Cherry, Raymond Berry, Richard Rice, Melvil Hanna, Harold Kukuk, Wilber Wilson, Max Yonng, Eddie Duprez, Louis Ebert, Gene Grant, Clifford Sic- kles, Cecil Angel, Charles Jones and Maurell Bel in athleticsg Morton Green- leaf, Bill Nisbet, Patsy Jean Martin, Robert Merriam, John Yianakopulos, and Marjorie Brown for their work in the music contest 3 Robert Ora hood, Tom Myer for their forensic abilityg Jack Warren, Marciel Bolack, Milton Liv- ingston, Zella Cantrell, Marian Gariick, Leonard Brant, Maxine Foster, Cecil King and Curtis Kininmonth for their work in the playg Dorothy Nelson, Clemence Hopper, Maxine Dieterich and Dorothy Barker for always being ready to helpg and our sponsors Miss Helen Moffett, Miss Grace Karr, Miss Doris Peterson, Miss Carol Gardner, Miss Lulu Hiatt, Edward B. Stephenson, R. H. Roberts for their help. Our year was disrupted by the few weeks absence of our beloved head sponsor Miss Helen Moffett. She was forced by illness to enter the hospital and take a much nee-led rest. We really missed her leadership during that time as the music and forensic contests were just getting started. We are really proud of our head Hobo, Howard Porter,who took the throne in the middle of a crisis and headed us back toward normalcy. He was active in basketball, baseball, and tennis, and if we had track we know he'd be win- ning for us. His assistant was Clio Shirley who kept the books for us. The fires have died down, spring is here with summer right behind it so we'll separate to ride the rails-see you again next September. CA! GJ , CLMX! -, QC, 3 tj ' v - ,I , 4' I 1 I 1 x A. ' ' x Vaar Hallingfest Is Given Highest Praise Although the Vaar Hallingfest came so late in the year that we were unable to use pictures of this extraordinary event, we do want to record in printed form the appreciation of the school to the girls of the physical education de- partment and their director, Miss Doris Peterson,for their splendid work. There were many people who con- sidered the demonstration the very tops among the public enjertainrnents pro- vided by the school during the past year. Certainly few school programs in the past have drawn such a perponderance of praise as that which was so lavishly bestowed upon the Varr Hallingfest this spring. And it deserved every bit ofit. W. H. S. Future Farmers Show Good '37-'38 Record fContinued from Page 235 received second place in another di- vision of the contest. The boys meet every second Wednes- day in the month. This year they held a big homecoming party, to which all their parents were invited. Over 200 parents attended. Officers for the year '37-'38 were president, Bob McElroyg vice-president, Harold Snyderg secretary, Harold Ku- kuk, treasurer, Harold Cadwellg report- er, Raymond Berryg watchdog, Bill Bergdall. Forensics Groups Meet with Individual Success fContinued from Page 191 Ark Valley extemp contest at Newton. Ellsworth Sallee is another prospec- tive speaking sateilite for W.H.S. First place in theinter-society rxturp con- test was taken by Ellsworth. He won fourth in boys' division at the Ark Val- ley. Members of the debate team received valuable training as they studied and argued the question, Resolved, that the several states should enact a system of Unicameralismf' Members of the debate squad are as follows: Leah Highfill, Jessie Wilvers, Tom Myer and Paul Howland, affirmativeg Zoe Sturm, Bob Misak, Howard Fink and Bill Nis- bet, negative. These arguing artists visited Hutch- inson, Emporia, Ark City, El Dorado, Wichita and Wellington. The members of the debate team who represented the school in the Ark Valley and state district tournaments included Leah Highfill, Tom Myer and Paul fr. High Actors Present Tarkington's 'Seventeen' Keeping the audience in stitches throughout the entire performance the junior high play cast did an excellent job of portraying the idiosyncrasies of adolesence in Booth Tarkington's play Seventeen March 16, 17, 18 this year. William Baxter, played by Worral Clift, was a young man reaching what he thought was full maturity at the age of seventeen. When he falls in love with Lola Pratt, played by Marie Bell, a beautiful girl who is apt in the art of baby-talk and flirtation, the lack of a dress suit becomes a family crisis. Added to this decided lack of proper clothing was the additional problem of a younger sister, Jane, played by De- lores Blacket. Genesis, the negro handy man, played by Keith Blair, received his share of laughs with his witty remarks. Willy's parents, Bette Lou Rutledge and Jim McNeil, came through gallantly in the end with a dress suit and under- standing for their broken-hearted son. Other members of the cast were John- nie Watson, Ross Pettitg May Crooper, Ervin Brant: Ethel Boke, Mary Thur- berg Wallie Banks, Billy Hammg Mary Brooks, Roberta Dickinsong Fred Ben- nett, Jim Bowden, Frances Kirsted, Martha June Hudson. The play was ably directed by Miss Lucy Headrick. Speeders and Accuracy Club Organized this Year This year there was introduced into the school anew and different club, the Speeders and Accuracy club. As the club name implies it was organized for the purpose of creating speed and ac- curacy among the typing students. Qualifications for membership in the accuracy club are few, but they are not easy. 'l'he students have to have eight perfect test papers. In the Speeders club the beginners had to type 50 words a minute with a minimum of five errors, and the advanced students had to type 60 words a minute, also a minimum of five errors. The club meets once every six weeks and the membership varies. Officers of the Speeders club are president, Barbara Dunlapg vice president, Mar- ian McNabbg secretary, Nancy Jarvisg Sergeant-at-arms, Patsy Jean Martin. Officers of the Accuracy club are pre- sident, Niniach Duncang vice president, Dorthea Fulkg secretary, Richard Sav- age, Howland, affirmative: Bob Misak, Howard Fink and Bil'l Nisbet, negative. For the season Leah Highfill ranked highest consistently.