Austin High School - Austinian Yearbook (Austin, MN)

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Dorothy had a little lamb Dragnet Discovers Dum de dum dum! Time: Any time after 3:08. Subject of Investigation: What do AHS students do after the doors of Central close for the day? Net result of investigation: Large percent of students spend time in community organ- izations. Specific organizations: Rural students worked for clearer thinking. greater loyalty, larger service and better living for their home, community and country in 4-H clubs all over Mower County. Projects, contests, llc-al gone music make-rs exhibits and recreation such as square dances and tours kept club members busy full-fill- ing the aims of their 4-H pledge. Attracting many students interested in bettering their community and world, as well as sharing group activities, the youth branch- es of the YMCA and YWCA sponsored pro- jects of both work and play. Every senior at least considered participating in the an- nual Easter Y trip to New York and Wash- ington D. C. A square dance, a mixer with the theme, t'Gay Pareen. and a formal dance were the main co-ed activities sponsored by the Y-Teens and Hi-Y. 13

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Fa, ak M511 , 1 H zz '1 sis! .f ' 4 12 Une. plc-asv I':iI flriimlmi-ivr. .It-rrp Wilfhl Han against ilu- vlvnii-nls Gary l'l:i.Nlir!l, llvmy 421-xxvlg 'uri Sliovii1:ilxr'-V. llill l'l1l'isli-ns--ii. Double lic-zulcr .Ii-rrp Xlolle-nln-ru, I!--xi-l'l5 Xlvlli-in 4 Wl.ien School Is Done What'll we do to liven this place up? The answer to that familiar question is solxed by AHS'ers in many ways. The olfl stand by. the movies, 1'emains the top favorite toi clates and stag alike. Shops that can d1s1 out a mean sundae and eool juke box claim the time and money of many teen-agers. Sometimes plans for a pleasant evening can go astray by unforseen emergencies such as a blowout, an empty gas tank oi 1 treacherous mudhole. What, car owner has not at one time or another been able to blame a balky vehicle for his late arrival?

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Learning ,ll Leisure Red Wirg, Winona, Kansas City, New York-these are just a few of the places where AHS students traveled to attend conventions. Journalism students journeyed to Red Wing on October 7 to attend the Big 9 Journalism Clinic. Austinian members were given an analysis of the Big 9 yenrbooks while the Sentinel staff learned how to put more life into the school paper. Highlighting the National FFA Con- vezition in Kansas City was a speech by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The main speaker at the Big 9 Stu- dent Council Convention in Winona was Governor C. Elmer Anderson, who spoke on student responsibilities. Among other things, the delegates had group discus- sions related to gaining better student government. During Easter vacation a number of high school and junior college students traveled to New York and Washington D. C. on the annual Y Seminar trip. The delegates visited such places of interest as the UN Building, the White House, and Washington Memorial. They also had a chance to see a Broadway show, tour sections of New York, and meet well-known people of various professions. School 2ilIlllilSS1Ul0I'S IIUXX' I: 'l'ml1l, Milling. llwrtl:-5, Yistn-, Mn-yt-I' IIJW 2: l,1-noi Mltliriutoun, lrlpp--n, I'Iv:ms, Luke-s. l.:u'r5 Atlmlilngtmu. Iravvl lakes plan ning XI-i1-V, Slim-lieu: Slnlfli-s. X4-itz:-l Slaves are u sorry lol Imuli, lllIV.SlI!IllNIPII