Belle Center High School - Ye Aerie Yearbook (Belle Center, OH)

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QM: Ilnnuniiinm Bach year the Ohio Council of Churches sponsors a 'Prince of Peace' Contest. Students who wish to participate memorize a prepared declamation and give it in a local church, The local winner competes in a county contest and the county winners advance to the district contest. The district winners then give their speeches at tha Ohio Pastor's Convention, where the state champion ls selected. There were four contestants in the local contest, which was held November 9, 1952 in the First Presbyterian Church. They were Shirley Swartz, a senior, Audrey Baughman and Judie Bates, sophomores, and Nancy Chamberlin, a Freshman. Shirley Swartz was judged the winner, with Nancy Chamberlin as alternate. Shirley received a bronze medal and then competed in the county contest at the Church of Christ in Bellefontaine. EFI? The F, F, A. during the past year sponsored a scrap drive and with the proceeds bought the blinds for the auditorium and agriculture study room. The chapter has also rented the land owned by the Belle Center Creamery, northeast of town, for farming this year. T'ey will run experiments and test plots on different crops which should be of local interest. Officers for '52-53 President................ .... .......... James Stout Vice 3resident.,. .,,,,, Gary Morris Secretary ....... Treasure........ Reporter. ........ Student AAv1sor,... Sentine1......... ZFQTA :ffm-sa Phfllips James Patterson Donn Minter Duane Hughes Duane Risner The F. H. A. was organized under the superv1slon of Mrs, Henminger in September 1950. We now have 36 members that are enrolled or have been in Home iconomics. The motto for all F. H. A. organizations throughout America is 'Toward New Horizons'. The national colors are red and white, the flower is the red rose, For the first time the local chanter has celebrated national F. H. A. Week, during the week of November 2 to the 9, We conducted an assembly, had a county rally, swonsored a 50-50 dance, and also a no 'gripe' no ngrudge' day to which prizes were given to the winning classes. The girls in F. H. A. also wore the colors one day. The theme for the local F. H. 5, for the coming year is 'Homemaklng Training Today Brings Happier Honas Tomorrow.' Officers for '52-53 President ........................... ...Pat Ammons V100 PT9B1d3Ht..... ............... . ...Revs Boss Second V166 PT9Bld9nt,,, ,,,Marggrst Tgrrpncg SSCYSVHPY ...... ... ..... ...Nancy Kotterman Treasureeeee esse esoseeos ...Lois R1ChErdBOn Historian and Reporter ,,,. ,,,L1nda Philling AdViB0r......... ....... ...Mre. Josephine Hemmlnger l i