Winterset High School - Boomerang Yearbook (Winterset, IA)

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'llll flD6l110l'iLlm The friends and fellow students of Sharlene Travis, who would have been a senior this year, were deeply grieved by her death last fall. To know Sharlene was to admire and love her brave and cheerful manner. In memory of Sharlene Travis, the classmate whom we all loved, we dedicate Longfellow's beautiful The Reaper and the Flowers. THE REAPER AND THE FLOWERS There is a Reaper, whose name is Death, And, with his sickle keen, He reaps the bearded grain at a breath, And the flowers that grow between. I Shall I have naught that is fair? saith he: Have naught but the bearded grain? Though the breath of these flowers is sweet to me, I will give them all back again. He gazed at the flowers with tearful eyes, He kissed their drooping leaves: It was for the Lord of Paradise He bound them in his sheaves. My Lord has need of these flowerets gay, The Reaper said, and smiled: Dear tokens of the earth are they, Here He was once a child. They shall all bloom in fields of light, Transplanted by my care, And saints, upon their garments white, These sacred blossoms wear. And the mother gave, in tears and pain, The flowers she most did loveg She knew she should find them all again In the fields of light above. O, not in cruelty, not in wrath, The Reaper came that dayg 'Twas an angel visited the .green earth, And took the flowers away. .T..i.0,-li Before we had an opportunity to become fully acquainted with the beginning students in Winterset High School this year we were saddened by the loss of one of our freshman girls-Neva Cummins. Although we regret that she cannot ex- perience with us the happiness of our high school days, we may find comfort in the thought that Neva -Cummins has found a greater serenity and happiness in God's heavenly Training School. To her sister, Doris, and other members of her family we extend our deepest sympathy. 18

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GIRLS GLEE CLUB The membership- of the Senior Girls' Glee Club was limited to thirty-two members this year. The girls sang at the Teachers' County Institute in September and the C-ctober P. T. A. meeting. They also gave two numbers at the Winterset Night School graduation. Winterset was host to the five schools of the South Central Music Festival on March 1. The schools were Valley Junction, Knoxville, Pella, In- dianola, and Winterset. The glee clubs, girls' and boys', from each town sang two numbers. A boys' en- semble, a mixed chorus, and a girls' ensemble sang under the direction of Mr. Harold Tallman, supervisor of music at East High in Des Moines. The last performance of the year was at the commencement exercises, when many of the girls in the glee club performed for the last time. The girls' trio-Anne Drennan, Rfob- erta Cooper, and Clyde Bird Wiley- sang for a P. T. A. meeting and an assembly program. The male quartette-Joe Alexander, Floyd Craven, John Elderkin, and Robert I-Iollen-sang at an assembly program and for the Masonic Lodge. Isabelle Thornton, a freshman, gave an unusual performance for several programs this year by whistling. ..1..0 -1. 'BAND The band was called together for re- hearsal, under the direction of Mr. Clement, the first week of the school year in preparation for the football season. Music was furnished for the games on the home field and for pep meetings in the auditorium. Nearly all the band members were new and worked hard to perfect new selections for the various occasions for which band music was needed. The band numbered eighteen members. The South Central Association Band Concert was held in Knoxville on April 12. Winterset's band played two selections as group numbers and join- ed with one hundred and twenty-five other band members from the associa- tion in playing five ensemble numbers. ORCHESTRA The orchestra was organized by Miss Stearns soon after the opening of school. Many old members returned, and several new ones tried out, mak- ing a total of twenty-five members. The first public performance was at the junior class play in the fall. One of the first P. T. A. meetings was a musical program, and the orchestra furnished two selections. Several weeks later they played at a meeting of the Masonic Lodge. The orchestra played between acts of the op-eretta, South in Sonora. The Crchestra Festival was held at Pella in April, and each orchestra from the five schools-Knoxville, Valley Junc- tion, Pella, Indianola, and Winterset- gave three numbers. The music at the commencement exercises, the last program of the year, was also furnish- ed by the orchestra. OPER-ETTA The operetta, South in Senora, was held March 14 and 15. Its great suc- cess depended on Miss Stearns and Mr. Clement, who had charge of the music: Mr. Biggs, who arranged the stage settings: and the Misses Shep- erd and Danforth, who had charge of the costumes and dances. Leads were taken by Isabelle Smith, Anne Drennan, Clyde Bird Wiley, Kathryn Driscoll, Monica Hays, Floyd Craven, Arthur Goshorn, Ernest Muel- ler, Dale Fairholm, and John Elderkin. l.,Q., Detour: Roughest distance between two points. School: A place to meet the One and Only. Teachers: Unnecessary pay checks. Books: If they were all piled in the Grand Canyon, it would be a good thing. . Roberta: And you say he doesn't know how to kiss? Monica H.: I said he didn't know how to kiss. ....,..-0 Mr. Clement: A man is no older than he feels. I feel like a tWo-year- old. Mr. Biggs: Horse or egg?

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GIRL RESERVES The Girl Reserve officers for 1934- 1935 were: president, Monica Haysg vice president and program chairman, Emma Muellerg secretary, Marjorie Oliverg treasurer, Eileen Milesg public- ity chairman, Kathleen Croftg social chairman, Eilene Stevensg music chairman, Roberta 'Cooperg member- ship chairman, Ilo Comp. In addition to the regular meetings held every two weeks, there were in- terset groups in poetry, drama, handi- craft, art, and music. The Girl Re- serves entertained the Hi-Y at a kid party early in the year, and in turn they were invited to a party given by the Hi-Y. The organization was aided through- out the year by their sponsor, Mrs. Crann, and the town council-Mrs. Kuntz, Mrs. Bunker, Mrs. Guiher, Mrs. Corkle, Mrs. Wiley, Mrs. Mueller, and Miss Cole. The pro-gram of the Mother and Daughter banquet included a buffet supper at Pammel Park, installation of the new officers, awarding of honor rings, a special speaker, and a slum- ber party for the senior girls. Monica Hays, Roberta -Cooper, Helen Bunker, Bernice Comp, Orvetta Smith, Isabelle Erittain, Doris Laizure, June Sim- mo-ns, Vivian Eyerly, Doris Grout, and Josephine Neidt received honor rings. The officers elected and installed for next year are as follows: president, Emma Muellerg vice president and program chairman, Ilo Compg secre- tary and membership chairman, Eilene Stevensg treasurer and social chair-- man, Kathryn Orrg service chairman, Dorothy Dawson: worship chairman, Helen Worleyg publicity chairman, Rae Lena Addyg music chairman, Betty Fosher. . NORMAL TRAINING CLUB The officers of the Normal Training Club were as follows: Mae Johnson, president: Orvetta Smith, vice presi- dentg Lucille Ogburn, program chair- mang Helen Atkins, social chairman. The club was composed of fifteen members, and eight new members were taken in near the end of the year. Picnics and monthly meetings com- prised the activities of the club year. l HI-Y The Hi-Y had one hundred mem- bers, or about G0 per cent of the boys in high school. Meetings were held every two weeks, and the theme What Makes a Man? was carried out in these meetings. A picnic for all new boys in high school, a talk by a man from the Des Moines Y. M. C. A., talks by business men and members of the faculty, a party to which the Girl Reserves were invited, initiation and in- duction of new members, the instal- lation of new officers, and the annual Father and Son banquet were the fea- tures that comprised the activities of the organization. George Montross was the president for 1934-19353 Walter Vance, vice 1'-resiclentg Ernest Mueller, treasurerg Phillip Grout, secretaryg Arthur Gos- hctn, program chairmang Robert Hol- len, social chairmang Robert Parkins, the membership chairmang -Charles Beeler, sports chairmang and Floyd Addy, plubiiciny chairman. Mr. Lillard was the sponsor for the organization. The Hi-Y elected as officers for next year: p-resident, Ernest Mueller: vice president, Arthtu' Goshorng treas- urer, Paul Harrellg secretary, Harold Fiverly. These boys will choose the other members of the cabinet. 1,..0 - FUTURE FARMERS The Winterset F. F. A. Chapter or- ganized a program of work and affi- liated with the National F. F. A, As- sociation, which has now 80,000 mem- bers. The local officers elected were Ernest Mueller, president: Maurice Reed, vice presidentg Leroy Addy, secretaryg and Russell Anderson, treasurer. Forty-two boys joined the chapter this year. Some of the activities sponsored were a corn test plot, a spraying pro- ject, a potato project, monthly meet- ings, an acquaintance meeting for eighth grade graduates, and a party. Five teams entered in the state agri- culture contests. .loii Mr. Biggs, in American government class: What is the greatest uplift movement in the United States today? Dean Estel: The automobile jack.