Demotte High School - Keen Keener Yearbook (Demotte, IN)

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I liiss lliston t By Russel Hunter Four short years ago we started on the road to a higher education. We have now reached our destination — graduation. These four years at times have seemed as if they would never end, at times a bit on the bor- ing side, but as we look back over the four years we have spent in achieving, they are indeed four glorious years, four years to be remembered and cherished in later life. We began our freshman year with 3 1 students. We chose as our president, Ken- neth Heimlich; vice-president, Jim Coffer; and Russel Hunter for secretary-treasurer. We chose Mr. Hission as our class sponsor. The Seniors initiated us the first part of November and in return we gave them a party. We also enjoyed a hayride party in the fall of the year. Blue and gold were chosen as our class colors, a white carnation for our flower, and for our motto, Work Brings Success.” We started our sophomore year with 28 members. Russel Hunter was chosen as pres- ident; Jim Coffer, vice-president; Edna De- Fries, secretary-treasurer. We again chose Mr. Hission as our sponsor. James Coffer was chosen from our class to help organize the student council, and after it was organ- ized Kenneth Heilich and Evelyn Hansen were elected as our representatives. We had a party in December and another one in April. Mart Boer joined us in our Junior year to make 23 members. We chose Mrs. Burrus for our sponsor. Evelyn Hansen was chosen as president; Esther Nannenga, vice-presi- dent; Edna DeFries, secretary-treasurer. Ed- na DeFries and Jim Coffer were chosen as our student council representatives. We ordered our class rings in September and received them the last of November. We voted to change our class colors to green and white. The middle of March we had a bowling party. We presented the play Me and My Shadow” on April 29. On May 11 we en- tertained the Seniors by holding a banquet in their honor at the Hazelton Country Club in Brook. We began our last year of school with 23 members. Jim Coffer was chosen president; Mart Boer, vice-president; Edna DeFries, treasurer; Esther Nannenga, secretary. Es- ther Nannenga and Mart Boer were also chosen as our student council representa- tives. We chose Mr. Hission for our class sponsor. The first of September we ordered our announcements and our name cards. We initiated the Freshmen the last of Septem- ber. On November the 28 we gave the play, Great Caesar’s Ghost.” We were guests of the Freshmen at a party given for us in March. We were given a banquet by the Juniors in May.