Caruthersville High School - Cotton Blossom Yearbook (Caruthersville, MO)

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STUDENT COUNCIL AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES CLASS SPONSOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

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During the half-time show of the Homecoming Game, banners are displayed on the football field. Queen Mary Dexter accepts the traditional crown and kiss from Denny Merideth. The 1968 Homecoming Court: Wannie Curtis, Sr.; Jann Hardesty, )r.; Queen Mary Tipton, Sr.; Ellen Tipton, Sr.; and Anna Raburn, Soph.

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Contemporary Issues Class students check on election proceedings. Have you registered yet? and whom did you vote for? were familiar questions around campus as the 1968 Presidential Election arrived at CHS. To arouse student interest in national affairs, the Student Council and contemporary issues class organized a mock presidential election on Election Day. Students were required to register by homerooms the week before the election; and on November 5, all eligible voters were able to vote for the candidate of their choice. The old gym was converted into an authentic voting area with the addition of booths, ballot boxes, ballots, and official clerks and judges. The results of the voting revealed a landslide in the homeroom electoral system for George C. Wallace. Voters loiter around the polls, observing election officials as they string ballots. 27