Ottumwa High School - Argus Yearbook (Ottumwa, IA)

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Cccilc Blankenship Edd Buckley Richard Collins Colleen Cox Wallace Douma Charles Ferguson Mary K. Mutton Jerry Long TORCH OFFICERS President—Vcrlc Bn reason Sec'y-Treas.—Shirley Bachman Vice-President—Ed Diekmann A fra Mulvany Beulah Myers Beverly Richards Marcene Ross Ruth Streichcr Boh Taylor Gene West Page 17

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Perry, Ham ley, Bachman, Dickmann aiul Kinion admire their insignia Shirley Bachman Vcrlc Burgason Ed Dickmann Louise Hamley Wayne Kinion Joy Montagnc Joan Perry Miss Davis Uotcli CUdr In Iowa twenty-three years ago, it became apparent to certain students and faculty mem- bers that there was need for an honor society to reward students for scholarship, character, leadership, and service. Three schools, of which Ottumwa High School was the third, organized such groups. Originally known as the High School Honor Society, the name was changed to “Torch Club , being more suitable and having more appeal for the student. A person, who carries the torch, lights and shows the way; and so, our Torch Members “light and show the way for the other students. Those students, who are honored with the pin, are chosen by a committee of the faculty who weigh the record of the individual student for his first three years in high school. Twice each year the members of this committee meet and select the outstanding members of the junior and senior classes to become members of Torch Club. To be selected at the close of the junior year is the greatest honor that can befall a student of O. H. S. Popularity does not enter into the choice. Students are selected upon the basis of scholar- ship, service, leadership, and character. Al- though requirements are not too rigid, very few students arc able to meet the severe standards of l orch Club. The end,—the ultimate of achievement for any student,— is membership in our high school honor society. Page 16

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Jim Davis David Lodwick Wallace Pixlcv Genevieve Savage Jack Wilkinson Dolores Davis Don Free Sammy Long Jack Swanson Miss Miller Studznt (lolined Verle Burgason Charles Ferguson Jerry Long Joy Montague Joan Perry Kfficicnt Council Officers Joan Perry, Secretary; Verle Burgason, vice-president; Jerry Long, presi- dent. The goal of the Student Council is to at- tain a greater spirit of democracy and develop a higher type of school citizen. Its duties are to maintain order and to enforce the rules of the school. The councilmen are chosen by their class- mates for three outstanding qualities of char- acter leadership, good judgment, and scholar- ship. The members of the Council have control of the reserve system. They select the re- serves, place them, and inspect the halls each period, checking the reserves. The operation of the lost and found department and a check- room is carried on by the Council. Any student who violates a school law is tried and sentenced by the Student Council Court. Each offender is represented by an attorney, and a classmate, and he has a chance to plead his case and prove his innocence. The Student Council has been very suc- cessful in maintaining order at O. II. S. Much credit belongs to Miss Rose Miller, who so capably advises the group. Page 18