Ames High School - Spirit Yearbook (Ames, IA)

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Student Treasurers URING the past nine months, over $13,000, the largest amount of money taken imn during any one year, Howed safely in and out of Ames High’s coffers, thanks to the efforts of the stu- dent treasurers. When an emaciated, harried-lookine individual was seen tottermg through the halls, chances were vood that it was a student treasurer making the rounds of those who must sign his requisition. Not only did the rules require his own insignificant name on the dotted line, but to conform with Ames High’s elab- orate system of cheeks and double cheeks he also had to secure those of his sponsor and Mr. Young. This accom- plished, general treasurer Miss Mary MeNally made out a cheek for the amount specified on the requisition, after which the recipient was required to initial it, one copy beine kept by the student treasurer and the other by Miss MeNally. The student treasurer, somewhat wearied by the performance of this ојо ди ће feat, very often mistook a 3 for an 8. But, since the duplieate books kept by the student treasurer and the ceneral treasurer were checked once a month, the few errors made were readi- ly corrected. Those activities which had no visible means of support were helped by or- ganizations showing a profit for the previous year. Toe Row: A. Paulson, J. Galligan, A. Hausrath, L. Kester, D. Merrill SECOND Row: T. Hutchison, F. Friley, R. Taylor, C. Lindstrom, V. Halstead Воттом Row: E. Kephart, E. Mitchell, Miss McNally, W. Geiger, L. Stewart seventeen ae — La. DI ——Ó— ан Е

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Student Council Тор Вох: R. Lorch, B. Wiersar. В. ۱ 3 4 4 MeClain. M. Ballard, J. Wellhouse, P. Sills SECOND Row: M. Potee, H. Breckenridge, К. MacDonald, Miss White, K. Hein, F. O'Neil, J. Brouhard 3oTTOM Row: V. Kulow, F. Bender, J. ITH national defense duties head- Ine an already imposing lst of projects, the Student Couneil undertook an ambitious program of accomplish- ments for the year. Ames High's student goyernine body sponsored the Victory Book Campaign. which netted 1,500 books for the armed forces, the sale of Defense Savings Stamps in the school and high pressure salesmanship for the Red Cross benefit basketball eame with Mason City. The council was divided into six standing committees for the more effi- In addition to the council members, each class had cient handling of business. one representative on every committee. Duties of the committees included plan- nine the midyear and matinee dances sixteen Galligan, R. Taylor, E. Feldman, B. Grant and the open house, determining the el- oibilitv of students to receive awards, arranging for assemblies, pubheizing school events and supervising the lost and found. Acting as host for the annual State Leadership Conference held in April at Lowa State College, the council sent out Invitations and arranged for visitors housing accommodations, entertain- ment and meals. First semester officers were Earl Feldman, Floyd Bender, Rosemary Taylor, and Jerry Galligan. The sec- ond semester group chose bruce Wier- son, Ed Carty, Harriet Breckenridge, and Jean MeClelland. Pulling the strings for this student legislature was adviser Miss Eva White.

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Fire Squad Y DOING practically everything except pushing students out of the windows or throwing them down the stairs, the Fire Squad came within one- tenth of a second of its goal of sixty sec- onds for a fire drill, thus establishing a new all time record. These hall monitors, whose duties in the school roughly parallel those of traffic cops in a city, devoted most of their time during the year to eliminat- Ine confusion im the halls. In line with the effort to prepare for the possibility of air raids, this group took on added responsibility of making arrangements for Just this kind of an eventuality. Even during the first dark, sleep-in- viting mornings of War Time, these Tor Row: SECOND Row: boys, who wear small orange badges to identify them, were at their posts more or less promptly at 8:15 and again at 12:45 each day. Two members were on duty at the northeast and southwest doors at 8 and again at 12:30. Because such hall patrolling definitely cramped the style of students the comparative se- clusion of the west hall was popular with many. Each Friday noon the twenty-one Fire Squad members met with their sponsor, Miss Lelah Spatz, and their chief, Leland Dudley, to discuss thorny problems that were always arising, and to get the new assignment ОТ posts for the next week. Thor Ronningen served the group as assistant chief during the year. R. Taylor, B. Rood, H. Richardson, J. Buchanan. I. Spratt, J. Harlan, T. Ronningen, W. Reed B. Nelsen, F. Bender, A. Gilkey, W. Forman, L. Dudley, A. Caine, F. Black Borrom Row: L. Willson, M. Potee, Harold Morrison, Miss Spatz, B. Maritz, Henry Morrison, F. Paine eighteen | (| | | | ле ЕГ КЕНГ mrt Domen em iue а