Bement High School - BIM Yearbook (Bement, IL)

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★ ★ ★ F. A. A “Learning to do, Doing to learn; Earning to live, Living to serve.” The Bement chapter of the Future Farmers of America is a part of the State and National organization of the F.F.A. Its purposes are shown in its emblem. The owl symbolizes wisdom and knowledge of farming; the plow, the labor and tillage of the soil; the cross-section of an ear of corn, the national scope of the organization, as does the American Eagle; and the rising sun, the new era in agriculture. The regular meetings were held the third Wednesday of each month at 3:15 in the Ag. room. On Wednesday, November 22, eighteen new members were taken into the chapter. The initiates wore suits and neckties to school that day. In the evening the official initiation ceremony was performed. After this, the Greenhands were given a rousing welcome into the organization by being put through the paddling machine. OFFICERS President...................Waldo Born Secretary ----- Dwight Yockey Vice-President ----- James Porter Treasurer - - - - Wayne Shonkwiler Reporter ------ Earl Wright First row: Murphy. Shumate. B. Hill. Halterman, Postlewait. Timme. Funk. Collins. Christman, Markel. Second row: Eckstein. Barnhart. G. Hill. Wright, Shonkwiler. Yockey. Porter, Born. Lux. Mitchell, Rucker, Comerford, Flenniken. Third row: M. Strater, W. Foran. Leib. Brady. Neal, Honstlman. R. Strater, Heiple, Romack. McCullough, Lamb. Fourth row: Sebens. Warren, Frye. Defore. Pettyjohn. R. Foran, Cotter, Bruce, Morgan. Buckner. Camden.

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Mixers and Rippers ★ ★ “Our club must grow and glow and go, And we must help to make it so.” The Home Ec Club meetings were held the first Wednesday of each month at four o’clock. They consisted of business, discussion, Red Cross sewing, entertainment, and refreshments. Any girl was eligible for membership if she had had one year of Home Economics or was then taking the course. On October fourth, girls wearing print dresses and aprons wrong side out, their hair in pigtails with jar ring decorations, and makeup on only half the face, enjoyed eating their lunch between the library and Christian church. After a hearty chili supper, the girls were made full-fledged members and the initiation was over. The Club made extra money by selling milk and orange juice at noon hours to the students. As a patriotic gesture, they sold war stamps on Friday. After the Be-ment-Monticello game February twenty-third, the Mixers and Rippers sponsored a victory dance and Monticello students were invited. On May 2, the Home Economics Club invited all high school girls and their mothers to a Mother-Daughter Banquet in the gymnasium. The food was prepared by World War II Mothers and served by F.F.A. boys. OFFICERS President..............Margaret Frye Secretary ----- Joyce Wildman Vice-President ----- Beverly Dunn Treasurer ------ Marilyn Auth First row: Scott. Ridge. Lincicum, Tompkins. Wheeler, McConaha. Hinton. Fish, Redman. A. Sebens. Cantrell, Ref ever. Turney. Second row: Fair, Hogue, Hord. Camden, Wildman, Frye, Auth, Clark. Cotter, Abel. Jordan. Brittenham, Probus. Third row: Habben, llawver. Comerford, Hawkins. Wiggins, Klrwan, Foran. F. Sebens. Hampton, Patterson, Dunn. McPherson, Coffin. Malkus. Neal. Shirley, M. Reinhart. Fourth row: Gulliford. Smith. Hodam, Fairbanks. Munson. Vance, Slusser. Hardimon, I,amb. Tynan. Curf-man, B. Reinhart, Beals. Ray. Twelve

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And now comes winter which brings heavy coats-a corridor lined with overshoes-an echo of the basketball team practicing in the gym-noon time recreation of dancing, volley ball, and basketball. Later a gaily bedecked assembly and corridors remind us that Christmas is near. Finally comes Christmas vacation which seems to leave all refreshed. Then worried looks--reviewing-extra books carried home-point to the nearness of Semesters. The days are gradually getting longer-lighter coats appear. Winter is fading out.