Assumption High School - Assumption Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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Knite Lite o A seminar on digital computers held October 12 and 13 was attended by about 20 Assumptionites. The speaker was Dr. Gerard S. Pawlicki of the In- ternational Institute of Nuclear Sci- ence and Engineering. • • Don Chenoweth 63 has been elected to the Loras College Student Senate and is a delegate to the National Fed- eration of Catholic Students. The Loras Student Senate is responsible for the administration, coordination and pro- motion of all student activities, and serves as the voice of the student body. It is made up of the class presidents and representatives. • • • No one knew that Grandpa Happy was one of the Assumption girls’ idols; but when he appeared in the AHS cafeteria last month, he was mobbed by autograph-seeking girls. In one homeroom his autograph was sold for 30c in the mission collection. • • • On November 13 the sophomore class will present their “Honda Hop.” Pat Condon and Frank McGivern both '67 are the DJs. Records will be awarded as prizes in various contests. Tickets for the dance, to be held in the cafe- teria, will be 50c. • » • At the Journalism workshop in Iowa City last month George Mitchell ’65 removed his nametag and became the head of the SUI welcoming committee. He proceeded to welcome the high school students with a handshake and a short speech, and was doing quite well — until he welcomed an SUI student, that is. AHS Gets Freedom AHS’s freedom fighter. Carole Gross, returned to Assumption on October 21 with four Negro high school students from Mississippi. The boys' senior re- ligion teachers, through Father Mottet. invited the two boys and two girls to Davenport so Assumption students might see how Negroes live outside their community in Mississippi. It was the first time the Negroes had left their homes to go north. They were also trying to raise money for their home- town Negroes, who lost their jobs be- cause they had registered to vote. All of the students are involved in civil rights work in their area. Hudson, who housed Carole during her stay in Mississippi, also housed Medgar Evars and James Chaney, who were both murdered because of their civil rights work. Junior Achievement Begins New Year JACASCO, TELCO, NIK-JAY . . . may sound like standardized testing programs, but to approximately 400 area high school students, these terms mean a future. On October 5, another year of Jun- ior Achievement commenced, as vari- ous area high schools assembled to hear Mr. Robert Kotroba, executive director of JA. speak on this year’s plans. Interested applicants reported the following week for interviews with their advisors, and were assigned to their prospective companies. This year there are some fifteen organizations, including a television company, the SIX-TEENS, sponsored by WOC-TV. All companies then decided on the product or service they wished to render. Teresa Davis '65 has high hopes for this years success. “With the help of advisors, greater enthusiasm, many re- turning achievers and a modified sys- tem (including an officers’ meeting room, advanced productions, new sup- plies and less capitalization) have made AHS Parents Go Open House was so successful last year, with only one night, that we de- cided to hold it two nights this year to accommodate the crowds,” explained Fr. Robert Walter. AHS principal. ‘This will divide the attendance to elimin- ate standing in line,” he continued. All parents are invited to attend the two hour Open House to be held on Nov. 11 and 12. Those whose names be- gin with letters of the first half of the alphabet will come on Nov. 11; those whose names begin with the second half on Nov. 12. this year more organized than the past has been,” she affirmed. This year the stock has gone up in price from 50 a share with a limit of five shares per stockholder, to $1.00 a share with a limit of only one share per stockholder. Barbara Border ’66, secretary with NIK-JAY sponsored by Nichols Wire of Davenport, remarks that, “Being a secretary for the company will be a lot of work, but it can also be fun if I really work at it. The experience I get through JA will help greatly when applying for a business position.” Marty Shafer ’67, who holds a secre- tarial position with TELCO, sponsored by Bell Telephone, states that such an activity brings an increase in self confidence. Vice-president of manufacturing for JACASCO, a company sponsored by J. I. Case Company, is Daryl Stephenson '67. He sums up the main objective of Junior Achievement as “training for leadership.” Back To School “All teachers will be available in the rooms where they teach so that parents may come in and talk to them, and ask any questions they may have. This gives the parents an opportunity to meet the teachers also,” said Sr. Mary Ann Esther BVM, girls’ vice- principal. “Through the Open House, the school observes American Education Week, and the parents can see what goes on in school,” stated boys' vice-principal, Fr. Charles Mann. COLLEGE OPPORTUNITIES . . . are surveyed by numerous parents and students alike, during the an- nual College Nite, held on October 15. 23

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