Winfield High School - Lagondan Yearbook (Winfield, KS)

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l f W. H. . Honor Students Active in dramatics and forensics is Leah Highfill. She was a member of the debate team in the years 1935-37. Leah represented the school in state scholarship in geometry, ad- vanced algebra, French I and Englishg won first in junior high foods in 1934 and fifth in state in ninth grade English, was vice-president of Girl Reserves, won second in girls' oratory at O. K. League, and was honorary Business and Professional Woman for three years. She will represent the school this year in American History, French and on the language team in the state scholarship contest. Bill Wilkins is an accomplished pianist and organist. He is the accompanist for the mixed choir and school groups. He was honorary Rotarian for the year 1935-37, won third place in State Scholarship Contest in English XI in 19373 was on relay team that placed third in 1936 and English team that won second in state in 1936. He has represented the school in biology and Latin and this year will take the scholar- ship in English XII. Mary Ruth McNeil is chairman of the Girl Reserve pro- gram committee and a member of the cabinet for three years. She is secretary of the pep club, president of the In- ternational Friendship club and has been active in several plays, including Call ita Day, New Fires, Who Would- n't be Crazy, and the senior play Abie's Irish Rose. She has been secretary of her homeroom. if' .ri i JJames Roach is president of the senior high student body this year. Some of his school activities are the follow- ing: president of junior high stubent body, 1934-353 freshman honor student, 19359 member of varsity tennis squad four years, 1934-383 member of first basketball team, 1937-38, mem- ber of band and orchestrag won second place in bassoon in 0. K. league contests 1934 and 19353 fourth in State Scholar- ships in social science 7 in '33g honorary Rotarian for five suc- cessive years and member of Hi-Y cabinet for four years. Patti Kininmonth has won honor for the school in art, winning first in state in figure drawing, 1933, first in design and figure drawing, 19353 second in still life drawing, 1934g second in design in Mid-Western art contest in 19343 first in American Legion auxiliary poppy contest in 1934. Patti is secretary of senior class, president of the pep club this yearg was honorary Business and Professional Woman in 1935 and will represent the school in French II scholarship this year.

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in aces ll I ' 4 ee' r gr r 5 . aL..4e,1. Jog G'v'ifL!l 10 .UAA Q o1'j,,- fl! 'fi if ' T 1 ' 5 4 'L.e,,q, ,V ' r.-iq, , -. iii! f 1, I ...,t, vjtjwi tg., W., ,Q 'fiiii LAGOMB AN - Wi HELD iiifrii SCHOOL - Wi fittii KANSAS X FST i , fi I JQIAA QJQ-4 ,a.Mf-...A A He's a friend of ours that we have known agiimpse of the past in the junior ciass piay Nile- 'S since he was a baby and he's starting to high member the Day, and how Seventeen de- G gl Q' I schooi this year. We teii him his high schooi days iighted everyone? The senior piay, Abie's if 1- ,gf gal' are the happiest days of his iife. This starts us Trish Rose, made a hit with both the oidsters to thinking of our neariy forgotten schooi days, and the kids as they watched the Jews and the ,WM of the year of 1937-38, when we graduated from irish quarrei. Yes, it was thriiiing both to take Winfieid high schooi. Tt seems that we did so part in the piays or to sit hack and watch a many things that year. The ghosts of that mem- friend strut his stuff. ' orabie year start a parade through our minds, The Giri Reserve and Hi-Y organizations 4 siowiy at first for they are a bit rusty, but then were active again that year. The junior high faster untii it seems oniy yesterday we cheered Giri Reserves entertained their Dads at a our teams to victory, performed with the pep Haiioween banquet and the senior high giris feted ciubs, studied some, but piay ed more. 4 their mothers at a banquet carrying out the St. One of the most distinct of our memories is Patrick's Day theme. These seemed festivai oc- X the battie of the societies for supremacy. it was casions which we reserved for entertaining our j aii in fun and whether our society won or iost, it parents. l was stiii to us the very best one. The Die Beste Can we forget how with the coming of spring 1 society made this an unforgettabie year when came aii the music and forensic contests, the they made their phenomenai rise from the bottom track meets and the tennis tournaments and how 1 to second piace, giving the Aiphas, for the first busy we were with aiways something to do! time in years, a run for their money. With May came the junior banquet with the One of the high-iights of our high schooi iife theme a jaiihouse and the senior banquet repre- was the basketbaii season. Our giris pep ciubs, senting a miniature Madis Gras. Our Parade two that year, both junior and senior high, were becomes vivid with the memories of the decora- effective in their rhythmicai ciapping and cheer- tions, music, pretty dresses and tonsts. Now, aii ing. Remember the thriii we aii got when we too soon, comes Baccaiaureate and Commence- sprung to our feet and sang as our band piay- ment. Of course we wouidn't admit it then, hut ed, Prima Mater, and our Viking boys came we distinctiy remember swaiiowing a iump in out on the fioor suited up for the fray! The our throats as we waiked up the aisie and received high-iight for the ArkVaiiey season came when our dipiomas. Then the iast memory of our high Winfieid, at the bottom of the ieague, upset aii schooi iife fiashes across our minds-eye in the precedentby defeating Newton, the top notcher, form of the finai assemhiy where we see our on their court. That was the game in which we ciassmates receive their medais and honors for first fiashed our towering 6 feet 'I inch center, the iast time. 1 A , ,, ,, and our 'Lone defense which from then on seidom Yes, the ghosts of our high schooi days couid K.ff'f - LQ., 'A 5 ' - , I faiied to baffie the opposing teams. We took go on and on, for in our reminiscing every iittie - the Regionai meet that year and captured third happiness comes back to us,and we feei we are 2 piace in the state. once again in dear oid W. H. S. among our ciass- Yflifg 22 A3 Remember when we wouid wait for the fiick- mates and teachers whom we iove. Perhaps our ' -tg ' fi, er of the iights as a sign to the 'Littie Theater schooi days weren't the very happiest days of our , is ':', 'z 5V'f orchestra that the piay was ready to begin? How iife, but they were indeed among the happiest, ' ' I 1 we thriiied at the Phiio mystery Murder in the and now we have them iocked up safe in our N5 Library, iaughed at the Die Beste comedy HEX- memory where we can recaii them in the future It J E press Yourseifj' and aiternateiy biinked tears when we piay hookey from reaiity and go back Nj back and burst into iaughter as the Aiphas pre- in the past where we are once again just Schooi Q, sented The Goose Hangs High? How we got Kids. X U N f , T he Lagondcm Staff for 1938 j p Editor-in-chief .. ..................... .... . .- Leah Highfiil f , Business Manager ..,. ................. Clark Compton ' X Senior editor, Marjorie Baxter, junior editor, Rogena Marts, sophomore editor, Maxine Foster, facnity editor, Aiford Demieviiieg photographers, Carman Eiiingerg sports editor. Tom Backus, assist- ant sports editor, Oiin Tuckerg society editor, Ciio Shiriey, forensic editor, Zoe Sturm, reiigious organi- 5 zation editors, Maxine Foster, Wiifred Miiierg ciub editor, Dorothy Bowibyg junior high editor, Heien 5 Bergevinp Cecii E. Casburn, adviser. i w r J

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Page 3 OUR ADMINISTRATORS SA Y: In the East the schools and colleges sometimes bask in- dolently in the summer sun of a long-time tradition. Some this tradition stimulates, others it strangles. We are in the middle period where we have the fine traditions of many High School generations of sucess ar-d achievementebut we also have the freedom of pioneers in the field of secondary education. We have the traditions, yet they are so fine that they do not bind our action to all the practices of two or three centuries. Such an enviornment must be a stimulus to the members of the Class of 1938. These fine citizens will assume their full citizenship responsibilities and go on to help strengthen the new traditions of the new school in this Great West in which we live. Itis great to be alive and have a part in the solutions of these problems our Democracy faces. - -Evan E. Evans, Superintendent. Board of Education ....,,,4,.,. Dr. M. W. Baden Mr. R. E. Greiner Mr. L. C. Barnard, Pres. Mrs. Paul Guy Mrs. R. B. Dzmlevy Mr. Ray Hill This publication coming as it does at the close of the school year is significant as it depicts in picture and story the history of a year's life in the career of Winfield,High School. An institution such as this willexist for many years, achievements will come, dramatic moments will occur, friend- ly rivalries will continue on stage and court, contests will be won and lost, students will bring great credit to themselves and their Alma Mater, but this one thing is significant. Never again in the history of this universe .will these ex- periences occur with the same set of actors, the identical participants as in the yearjust passed. Those moments have gone forever and exist only in memory. 1 It is fitting that we publish a year book, a memory book if you please that makes record of these happenings. In future years this publication will grow more precious, as through its pages our memories are stimulated to recall old friendships, tense moments of excitement, the glory of achievement and a thousand personal elements with their particular significance to the persons involved. To the staff and sponsor I wish to express my interest and commendation upon this splendid piece of work. 'Herbert C. Hawk, Principal