Effingham High School - Signet Yearbook (Effingham, IL)

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he --f cm 17 l '2f 'I -:Zh-I uv.. ,-nn wh - 'CBD Eli.. Front row left to right Allen Dale Anderson Myron Mitchell Bobby FTBHCIS Arthur Fuestlng Lee Bushue Second row Melvin Schormann Harold Bates Robert Hlnkle Glen Gephart Keith Aust1n Lester Bushue Floyd Gephart Charles Campbell Floyd Barlovs Third row Merrll Birch Dale Foreman Leland Westfall Harold Lxans Floyd Mellendorf Leroy Mellendorf Dale Mellen dorf Fourth row Byron Joergens Dale Cephart Richard Blrch Ardon Mellendorf George Eat on Bob Goldtrap J1m Claar president Irwln Wendte John Waldhoff FFA This year of 1947 IS the first time that Ffiingham Hlgh School can claim its stand mg as one of the 7000 chapters of the Future Farmers of Amerrca The national FFA was first organ1zed III November 1928 but not until th1s year has there been an FFA chapter rn Efiingham High School Of the FFA s many purposes the Pflllidfy arms are the development of agriculture leadersh1p cooperation and crtraenshrp The FFA sponsors many things such as basketball softball yudgmg and speaking contests and mans other thlngs EHSs lo ll cal chapter sponsored the Red Heads gnrls basketball team softball parties and Judgmg contests They also organized a basketball team of therr own and managed to purchase a radro for the agrrculture room This spring the agrrculture class sovxed ten acres of Lad1no clover as a project of pasture rmprovement The FFA of Effingham High cons1sts of thrrty three members It has elected rm Claar as presldent Keith Austrn as uce presn dent Merril Birch as treasurer and Dale Gephart as reporter Mr Vance Ahlf agrr culture teacher sponsors the FFA . 'Q c Q 1 ' 1 1 9 9 1 . . . . . . n . , , , , v 1 1 v '- : 1 1 7 - 1 v s G v s . ' ' . 3 7. x y v ' v 7 1 r s - - I - - h Q i Q. U fa . 4 W . . . , . 4 ' bv a , . - - . Y . 7 1 a , , . . . , , V , , - . J V . Q . p. .V . . I l . . . Y.. .- 1 ' 7 4 1 V ' ' r I . ' 1 1 1 w . v - ' ' v ' . , Q Q 9 1 ' ' 7 '

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LTTTLRMLN S CLUB The Lettermen s Llub of EHS reorganraed after a soc year lapse helped to promote ID tramural yarslty athletlcs and sports 1n general at IHS durrng the school ye1r of 1946 47 Thc club yyrth Coach Sheah rn as adyrsor had 74 mcmbcrs Thrs IS the largest thc club has eyer been 1t I HS and IS due to thc many football lettermen The officers of the club yy ere Presrdent Bob Deyall Vrce Presrdent 1m Hastrnps 1nd Secretary Treasurer Harold Wenthe One of the hrst actrons of the club after the rcorg 1n1f 1t1on yy as the 1dopt1on of 1 neyy constrtutron A commrttee appornted by the presrdent dreyy up the neyy constrtutron and rt yyas passed unammously by the members The letter requrrements yyere chosen after securrng rnformatron from members of thc L I league and other surround1ny,, schools regardmg the1r letter requrrements The letter requ1rements for FHS yyerc taken from the best of these suggestrons and from addrtronal rdeas of the club A benefit basketball game yy as played rn order to secure funds for the lettermen s ban quet whrch yyas held Aprrl 25 Thrs ban quet wh1ch IS to be an annual ltfarr yy1ll bc held each year on the fourth I r1clay 1n Aprrl 5lttll'lg left to rlght -Xlbert Grayenhorst Ihrlllp Dolboyy Harold Wenthe Bob Deyall Lerfy Meyers Charles Althoff Wlax Bohn Bob Buennemeyer Second Row Coach Sheahan Isaac Harp er laul Holleman Merlm Nlercler Dale bephfxrt Jerry Mathy Alfred Hayyklns Maw lroyymnp, Jun Loyyery Third Row Loren Morgan Leyyls Martxn Jack Gladln Don Elmore Robert Haney Terry Starner John McDey1tt Bud Dayrs y ' ' 7 , . I r . v r - ' ' 1 , ,, ' 'a ' , , ' , v w ' f , 2 - V 2 V W , 1 ' ' ' A, . . - 1 f Y ' 1 - f , - , , . , V 1- a 1 4 v I 1 1 . . - 1 , 2 1 . 1 I 7 . . , . ' . , . , ,f . , ,, . - - , Y . 1 a 9 ' 2 I ' ' . . . . 7 rf f .. , . f - ' - f ' - ' , , , , A . ' ,' 1 7 5 s 1 . '- . ' ,f , ' 1 V , 1 , I ' , ' ' 1. .4 1 L . ' ' . . 1 ' ' Y . . t 9 ' - A x 7 9 1 ', v , ' v ' . ' . . . 1 K ., . , A , . 1 . L , . - I . W . 1 , ' I V . , ' . r 1 . v A 7 4 v r -a - 'I v . ' ' 1 ' r v A 1 f.Iv . J 1 I ' ' 1 1 . - 1 f r s I - 1 , . 1 5 4 5 U t V 1,1 4. Q 4 Q u . . -at h Q. , sc - 1 J, - ,...x ' ' K b l. .Q h -I5

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XX 1th 1 totrl of srxty tyyo members the IHA Chapter under the superyrsron of Mrs Iree home economrcs teacher met the first of the year yyrth the ofheers yy hrch had been elected the precedmg year 'lhey yyere s folloyys Presrdent Carol Holtmelster Xrcc Presrdcnt ornn Lrndsay Section 1l Reporter Rose Mme Koemg Secretary 'Ireasurer Darlene Horrlclc C uol Hotfmclster presrdent lttendecl Lalce Bloomrngton durrng summer yacatron yyrth expenses pald by the Chapter There the club 1nd to learn to plan 1ct1y1t1es for the year FHA At rmeetrng held Gct al Mrs Fdgar Hottmerster yy rs elected as the IHA C hapter ylother The hrst party of the year yy as held durrng the Chrrstmas holrdays rn the home eco nomlcs department Presents yyere changed after yyhrch refreshments yyere serycd As the semester rmllecl by y th all t yyorrres of exams the chapter celebrited the begrnnrng of the second semester yy1th a Valentme party A partrcul rr hrghllght of the ye lr yy is the Nlother 1nd Daughter Tea yyhrch IS held lnnullly IHA closed the year by glyrng themselyes 1 Aff Nlttmg Sarah Klncald Dorothy Pussrnan Vrrglnla MCD6Xltt Marle Hauk Joann Lmdsay Carol Hoffmelster Rose Marle Koenlg JoAnn Crayyford Marjorle Llster 'Vlelba Westfall Zelma Bloem ker Standing Iflrst Row Iatrlcla Schyyernnne Ruth Pden Nelda Ieters Clarlee -Xustm Shrrley Hankrns Charlene McClure -Xnna Louise Iustlg Dons Deyore Vera Starkey Constance -Xuton Dorothy Landyyere Charlene Syylsher Ruby Iohnoff Second Row Norma Carter Maybelle Ioe -Xrletha Thoele Jeanne Thres Ihyllls Day ldson Audrey Gaddls Mrs Nola Bree adyxsor Pat C ray Jamce Robertson Iat Kreke Jeyyel Peters Doro hea Flack -nuns: Q ill -11 N-..,gl' I 1 5 '- ' - I ' 1 , . . 1 ' : l , . . .' ' A ' ,Z - . I l , . 7 . ' . I , v I 'A ' v 4 1 A f v v 1 v1 ' ' Y ' 3 ' . ' ex- fk - . .5 . I ' -, , ' - .1 Q Q. K 1, V, . ,S ' ' 2 .. 1 ' ' ' ' ' , ' ' l ' 2 - , V- ' , , '- , ' ' v ' 'I ' QL' U . , z ' ' 'L 1 ' 'Y 1 'z' , - ' ' Y, -. ' 1, 2 , - ,, , '- ' she attended classes to obtain knowledge of Under the supervision of Mrs. Free, the . 1 . , : I ,. ,,',' . .,-2 , , Q P, yy - v v I 1 K 1 A - 1 ' 1 ' . . 1 ' ' ' . ' ' ' 1 ' ' ' ' . c, , : I . A . , ' . ' , v n .', . . , .' ' , - '- , .' 3 - - '1 - , .' ' Y ' 1 , ' 6 V ' ' ' ,' . 1 , A 1 A -v . - - we . -9 -- - v - 1 7 .v . , v . , , ., L . XA! ,