Ames High School - Spirit Yearbook (Ames, IA)

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Haugen, Maurer elected to 2nd semester offices In a pre-Christmas election, three pairs of candidates entered the race for student body president and vice-president. The nomination speeches over the sound system revealed that Wade Hauser and Tom Thompson. Chris Haugen and Chuck Maurer and Peg Israel and Jim Neal were the candidates. After the nomin- tion speeches formally opened the week of campaigning, the halls of AHS gained new in- terest with psychedelic, flower and story-telling signs. Students received buttons and copies of platforms. Although the campaigning was centered in the school itself, candidates held sessions in homes, designing posters, constructing plat- forms and lining up supporters. The night before the election assembly saw candidates writing last-minute speeches and planning skits. The climax of the election came when the candidates confronted the entire student body at the election assembly. From the voting that followed, Chris Haugen and Chuck Maurer were elected student body president and vice-presi- dent. 1 CHRIS HAUGEN 2 CHUCK MAURER 5 THE ARTISTIC ABILITY of candi- datos and their supporters was em- ployed in creating and striking post- ers. 3 WADE HAUSER 4 TOM THOMPSON 6 THE SHORTEST and only girl can- didate, Peg Israel, had a definite dis- advantage when it came to putting up posters. 26

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 4 1 ECHOES OF CAMPAIGN speechos were all that were- loft after the election as- sembly. 2 THE BALANCE BEAM and Jan Steel pro- vided one part of a gymnastics presenta- tion. 3 FINE MUSIC was provided by the St. Olaf Band. 4 SUMMER TRAVELS ABROAD wore re- counted by those YFU studonts. 25

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I ON THE MORNING of the election assembly and voting, students were greeted by huge portraits of Chris and Chuck outside the main school entrance. 5 PEG ISRAEL 6 JIM NEAL 2 CAMPAIGNING was especially tir- ing for vice-presidential candidate Chuck Maurer. 3 ANXIETY OVER THE OUTCOME of the election was seen in tho crowds around the ballot bo». 4 A VISIT FROM SANTA at the elec- tion assembly enabled Tom Thomp- son to express his Christmas wishes. 4 27 i