Ames High School - Spirit Yearbook (Ames, IA)

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| | | | =S Zx ua. ui Re dien AE. A3 MH CHA +. Lë Girl “Reserve ЕЕЕ I will do my best to honor God, my country, and my community, to help other girls, and to be in all ways a loyal, true member of Girl Reserve” is the goal of every true Girl Reserve. Following initiation. of new members into Girl Reserve, which was held at the Methedist Church last fall, Girl Reserve began a very successful but broken-up year because of the new school program. At Thanksgiving time Girl Reserve and Hi-Y sponsored the annual Thanks- giving basket program in which each homeroom was assigned to provide a Thanks- giving dinner for one unfortunate family of Ames. Many beautifully decorated baskets, “filled to the brims, appeared on the stage when they were given to the Junior Chamber cf Commerce to distribute. The Woodchoppers Conventicn at Lynn Fuhrer Lodge—How every member of the Girl Reserve and Hi-Y cabinet looks forward to it! The fellows went out early in the morning and began to chop the wood. Later the girls came out with the dinner. After dinner they all gathered around the fireplace to discuss and plan the Friendship Conference which was to be the week of February 15-19. Later the speaker was selected by representatives of Girl Reserve and H1-Y. Not only students, but also parents, enjoved the talks by the Rev. J. E. Feller of Sioux City. His theme for the week was “Life Questions.” Friendship Week was very inspirational. for the students. The Dad-Daughter party and the Mother-Daughter tea were highlights of the year. For a Christmas project, boxes were made up by individuals or groups who wished to do something for the old folks at the County Home. Selling holly wreaths offered the eirls a fine way of making money for the organization. It proved to be an excellent means of satisf ying the public as well as helping the girls. Through the untiring efforts of Miss White and Miss Stoaks, the Girl Reserve organization has again come through a very successful year. Officers for the first semester were Helen Nichol, president; Elizabeth Sweeney, vice-president; Barbara Penney, secretary; and Adelaide Richardson, treasurer. During the second semester Elizabeth Sweeney was president and Helen Nichol was vice- president. HELEN NICHOL, 738. d Р T K Cé 4 UN a L 2 т % Back Row: M. Anderson, Магу Taff, Plagge, M.Severson, M. Bates, Stange, Levine. Third Row: Riggs, Wallace, C. O'Neil, Pruitt, Mcllrath, Riedesel, Dunagan, Park. second Row: B. Taylor, Giese, J. Hug, R. Gilman, Sampson, V. Frazier, С. Hein. Front Row: Baird, Penney, Nichol; Miss White, Miss Stoaks, Sweeney, A. Richardson, Farni. Nine

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in АЛ” on k? EEN Back Row: Мг. Donels, Radcliffe, 'G. Coover, Wellhouse, Mulhall. Geiger, Mr. Wells. Front Row: R. Morgan, Minert, Hummel, Willcox, B. Jones, West. Hi-Y — 2 ITHE Hi-Y this year had as its purpose the idea of creating friendship between boys and girls and the goal of helping others. Meetings held during the vear were very successful in many ways. Firesides were held for sophomores, juniors, and seniors. At these firesides the boys had entertainment, meetings, and food. The turnouts for these firesides were fine, and the purpose of the Hi-Y was being established. А few of the Hi-Y cabinet had the pleasure of attending the state Hi-Y Convention in Davenport, for the purpose of learning new wavs of betterine our . с Hi-Y and gaining friendships. While attending, those present went on a tour, attended classes, and went to a football game. In all, a very fine time was had. Many activities were carried on this year by the Hi-Y, including candy sales at all football and basketball games, firesides, a vocational fireside, a Father-Son banquet, and the traditional Big Brother aid to new students. This year the boys again cooperated with the Girl Reserves in holding the Friendship Conference with the Rev. Mr. Feller of Sioux City as speaker. Of all the works of the Hi-Y, probably the finest are the giving of Thanksgiving baskets to the more unfortunate of Ames, and the preparation of Christmas gifts for the inmates of the County Home. The boys agree that they derived as much pleasure from the gifts as the recipients did. The students this year enjoved the opportunity of hearing а “С” тап from Des Moines. He was a very able speaker and an inspiration to all high school students. His fine ideas should have been a push for every student who has hopes of going the right way. The success of this year is due to the fine help from the students and teachers and the aid of the sponsor, Mr. Wells. With such fine backing it is hardly possible for a group to do anything but go forward. Мг. Wells has been here but a few years, but with his help and the aid of Mr. Donels, the Hi-Y realizes the importance of fine men in young folks’ activities. Officers for the first semester were Milton Willcox, president; Bill Jones, vice- president; Dick Hummel, secretary; and Kenneth West, treasurer. During the second semester, the officers were Bill Jones, president; Kenneth Donelson, vice- president; Bob Christensen, secretary; and Harry Skerry, treasurer. MiLTON Wirrcox, 38. Eight

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Back Row: Richter, Bowman, Stange, Swendson, Schlick, J. Griffith, Marg. Nelsen, Fenley. Second Row: A. Peterson, G. Richardson, Browne, Reinberger, Nichol, Menten, Riggs, Groth, M. Griffith. Front Row: Briley, Penney, Harvey, McIlrath, Miss Damman, Pruitt, Friedrich, R Library (olub --%9-- [BRARY Club, under the sponsorship of Miss Damman, has complete SE of all library work: filing and checking out of books and magazines, referenc material, and bulletin boards. Because of the change in schedule, several readjustments were necessary. Many books were put into dead storage to make room on the shelves for Central’s library. Special projects completed this year were taking of inventory, cataloging of books, checkup of classification and accession numbers, and the reshelving of books. An outline of instructions drawn up by Miss Damman and distributed to all student helpers at the beginning of the year gave directions for carrying on the work in the library. Each of the thirty-two members is required to work two periods a week in the library. There are two girls stationed there every period of the day. Credit toward graduation is given on the basis of work done and regular attendance at all meetings. A scrap-book of clippings on the Ames schools from the Des Moines papers and the Ames Tribune was kept. Short meetings were held after school hours for special instructions. Regular meetings, taking the form of pot-luck suppers or picnics were held for both recrea- tional and business purposes. Officers of the Library Club are ]еапе Stange, president; Mildred Mcllrath, cretary-treasurer; and Helen Nichol, program director. MILDRED MCIÎLRATH, 38. Ten n AA iG.