Alexandria Monroe High School - Spectrum Yearbook (Alexandria, IN)

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BE FARMER Read from left lo right: Wayne Morgan, Elmer Maynurd, Richard Cullen, Leroy Sayre, Dick Hughes, Richard Hursf, and Francis Harrison. Future Farmers of America is an organization of boys who intend to be farmers. This year's enrollment was larger than any in the last six years. The oflicers are: president, Leroy Sayre: vice president, Elmer Maynard: treasurer. Max Draper: secretary, Dick Ellisg reporter, Keith XV:1rnerg watch-dog, Dirk Hughes: l'0FlllllC'l0T, Dick Hurst. Max Draper was high-point boy in the county poultry judging contest. Robert Wlolfe was high-point boy in the district contest consisting of thirteen rounties. Max was Hfth highest in the state contest. john Wilson was high-point boy in the county crop judging contest which included about 120 boys. For the first time four teams went to the state finals of the judging contest held at Purdue University. The teams were: Poultry judging: Max Draper, Robert YVolfe, Keith Vlarner, and Bennie DiRuzza. Crop judging: john XVilson, Leroy Sayre, Dick Hurst, and Max Ellsworth. Live-Stock judging: jack Young, Bill Fuller, Ed Pierce, and lilmer Maynard. Dairy judging: Carrol Ball, Harold Odom, Robert Montgomery, and Dirk Daugherty.

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Back row, left to right: Kenneth Hand, sergeant-at-arms and Mr. Buck, sponsor. Front row, left to right: Elmer Maynard, president, Ted Ferguson, secretary, Jim DeaKyne, vice-president, and Bill Master, T DE CUUNCIL All workers must have a connecting link between themselves and their executives. The members of the A. H. S. Circus have elected eight people to represent them. Officers elected were Anne Bailey, presitlentg Helen LeRoy, vice-presiclentg Elmer Maynard, secretaryg Gene Ankrum, treasurer. The council sponsored a dance on December 14 after the lVabash basketball game. During the second semes- ter they introduced a new voting system of class officers to the school. The system requires live students to nomi- nate candidates for the ollices. The candidates each give a speech at a class meeting. In a few days a secret bal- lot is held and the new president and vicefpresitlent will give acceptance speeches when their names are announced as the Winners. lfeCSI!l'eI'. 1:7 Standing, left to right: Gene Ankrum, Harry Buckles, Elmer Maynard, and Mr. Evans. Sitting, left to right: Barbara Savage, Joan Tuerffs, Helen LeRoy, and Anne Bailey. Jean Ann Hendryx did not have her picture taken.

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TICS DEPAIIT Buck row, lefi io righip Jo Brown, Wanda Elchison, Gene Ankrum, Doris Shawhan, and Peggy Seyberi. Fronl row, leff fo riglll: Leroy Sayre, Barbara Brunson, Virginia Markle, and Richard Hurst For the first time in three years, dramatic productions have been included in the activities at AHS The Senior dramatics class presented the Senior play, Come Rain or Shine. Miss Hieatt directed the group in the presentation of this three-act comedy January I8 at 8 p. m. in the gym. Performers were cast from the dr'i matics class, and other class members took charge of each phase of production. Tie play cast was as follows: Mrs. Lillian Grayson ...... .... Glenn Grayson, jr. .......... ,, Mr. Glenn Grayson Jacqueline Grayson fjacj ...... ,...... Marilyn Morton Richard Hurst Leroy Sayre joseph ine Brown Helen .................................. ....... I 'hyl lis Frazier Mrs. Sparks ...... Irene Holden ....... Agnes Holden ..... Mary Tappan Barbara Brunson Peggy Seybert Dan Lyons ............... ..... G ene Ankrum Rosemary March Dick Clements ..... julia March ....... Ella Stone .......... Freda Murrow ..... Ann Barry ,......, ..,....................,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,YY,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,..,,...........................,,....... Virginia Markle Richard Ellis Doris Shawh an Janice Morton Loretta Allison VVanda Etchison The second semester of dramatics was taken over by the junior class sponsored by Miss Bagby. This group known as the Dramatics Mforkshop, made their first public appearance on the Lincoln Day program February l2 in the gym They gave the play, The Boy Abe. They hope to present 21 junior play in the spring.