Chinook High School - Breeze Yearbook (Chinook, MT)

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18 THE CHINOOK BREEZE May. 1928 The Student Council First Student Council members were elected from each class October 1, 1924, under the supervision of Superintendent Julian. During the first semester Helen Montgomery was elected chairman, Norma Gesell secretary, and Donald Morrison sergeant at arms. During the second semester Vera Murphy was chairman, Norma Gesell secretary and Goldie Bloomer sergeant at arms. The first meeting was held October 15 and ways and means of advertising for a new gym were discussed. During this year interest was awakened In debating and having an annual by the council. In 1926 representatives were elected from each class under the same rule as the former year, three repiesentatives from the senior and junior classes, two from the sophomores and freshmen and one from the seventh and eighth grades. The council was organized with Vera Murphy chairman. William McGregor secretary and treasurer and Henry Lehfeldt sergeant at arms. During this year the Student Activity Fund was begun and each class used this as a banking system. The benefit of this plan is to save the banks the trouble of handling petty accounts and it protects the cla-s funds. Much school spirit was aroused during the invitational tournament. A contest was held in order to obtain new yells, and John Cronk and Clarance Achen received the prizes. William McGregor was appoited yell leader by the school. Orange and black caps and megaphones were made by the council. The school song, “We’ll Never Let C. II. S. Fall,’’ was printed on the megaphones. To make the assemblies more enjoyable the council proposed that one class entertain in assemb ly each week. These entertainments proved to be The “C The Chinook “C Club was organized in tlu f M of 1923 under Vernon Sanders, school coach and instructor at that time. The first members of the club were Milo Sands, William Ross. Leonard Cole. Alvin Rasmussen, Roger Cronk. Walter Rambe g, William Mpney, Bert Murphy. Ronald Ronne. Harold Howe. Theodore Fredlund, Vernon Fredlund. Donald Snedecor, Jesse Brooks and Garland Willman. The purpose of the Club was to boo-t athletics and to raise money for its support. Each year the club has sponsored a carnival for this purpose. To become a member of the “C” Club, one must earn a letter in one of the three major sports of the school, and take the following pledge: “As a member of the C. H. S.. and a wearer of its letter. I will do my best to stand for my school against all others; to strive in every way to make my school mean more to the community and to myself; to never, by ivord or act. do anything that would in any way mar the good name of my school.” very interesting. The council was influential in making “The Student Voice” a high school project instead of a commercial department enterprise. Last year Carl Noyes was elected chairman. Loretta Maney secretary, and John Cronk sergeant at arms. For the tournament, the council aroused much “pep and elected John Cronk as yell leader. They awarded football letters to the boys who had earned them. They aDo retained Anna Maney as secretary of the Student Activity Fund. This year Carl Noyes was reelected president, Loretta Maney was reelected secretary and Ernest Wallner sergeant at arms. The active members were: Seniors—Carl Noyes. I oretta Maney and Ernest Wallner; Juniors—Mary Frances Pyette, Edward McPherson and Alice Grass; Sophomores—Melvin Crawford and Evelyn Leonard; Freshmen Henry Miller and Dorothy Iilackstone; Eighth Grade—Ethel Sherrod; Seventh Grade— Ralph Nick. Winn Peterson was elected to take Ethel Sherrod’s place after she married John Pitsch. Under the supervision cf the Student Council. President Klemme of Intermountain College gave a talk to the people of the community and the high school. It also sponsored the dance and concert given by the Bobcat orchestra and band from Bozeman. Under the suggestion of the council a high school orchestra was started. 1 he council stirred up enough enthusiasm and interest in athletics to make football and basketball season and the invitational tournament a financial success. It is hoped that the power and ability of the council becomes more perfect as time goes on. ’ Club Mr. Rebol. high school coach, is supervisor of the club now. This year, the “C” Club put on their seventh annual carnival. The gymnasium was appropriately decorated, and a large crowd attended. The program for the two nights consisted of songs by a boys’ quartet, singing by Phyllis Sheppard, singing by the Glee Club and the girls’ quartet. Clara Barber, a member of the Junior Class, was elected Carnival Queen. There was dancing in her honoi by da Hardin. Although the “C” Club is not very old. it is improving both in quantity and quality and will, before long, be one of the most important organizations in the Chinook high school. A village parson’s daughter eloped in her father’s clothes. And the next day the village Blatter came out with an account of the elopement, headed: “Flees in father’s pants.”

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+ Organizations

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May. 1928 THE CHINOOK BREEZE 19 ORCHESTRA Carl Noyes. Dale Culbertson. Donald Morrison. Edward McPherson. Eleanor McCaffrey. Jennings Dowen, Paul Davis. Ernest Wallner. High School Orchestra By the suggestion of Superintendent Julian at a regular Student Council meeting. January 6. and under the direction and management of Ernest; Wallner. a high school orchestra was organized. This has been the tirst orchestra attempted since 1922. 1 he Student Council purchased a set of school drums, as they were the only instruments lacking. The orchestra was organized with Edward McPherson and Ernest Wallner playing cornets. Paul Davis the tromuone, Carl Noyes and Donald Morri- son saxaphones. Dale Culbertson the clarinet, Jen-nfngs Dowen the drums and Eleanor McCaffrey as pianist. Their debut was made at a regular high school assembly. March 21, 1928. Ernest Wallner and Jennings Dowen have played in Culbertson's orchestra and have had good experience. All the boys in the orchestra have received training rnder Andrew Christensen, director of the Chinook Boys’ Band. The Ag Club Twenty-one members were taken into the Ag. Club which was organized under the supervision of Mr. Smith. Club officers were elected at the first meeting. The president was Percy Watkins. Henry Hollenberger was elected vice president and John Richmond secretary and treasurer. Field trips wore taken many times. Although Mr. Smith kept a rather clo e wat -h over them, they had a pretty good time. The Father and Son Banquet was the first activity held by this club. A few other guests were also invited. A school assembly was also entertained by the Ag. Club. Stunt night was their next public appearance. This was perhaps the greatest time of the whole year. A few of the stunts were: Living statuary, a dumb quartet and a three-act play. This was the first time a stunt night had been given in the gymnasium. An Ag. Day was celebrated by the club, which was of great interest to farmers. Demonstrations consisted chiefly of cheese making, poultry rations, rope splicing, soil testing and such things. Mr. D. L. Johnson was the Ag instructor for 1926 when school started on September 7 of that year. Two weeks after school started the Ag. Club was reorganized. John Brinkman was elected presi- (Continued on page 38)