Denison High School - Monarch Yearbook (Denison, IA)

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Manco, fn ' O The dance committee of the Denison High school was organized to providc entertainment and recreation for the student body. -The mem- bers of the dance committee are chosen by the class presidents of the four high school grades. The committee of six is comprised of two repre- sentatives from the senior class, one representa- tive from each of the three remaining grades, and a sponsor. A senior member is appointed to act as chairman of the committee. The members chosen by the class presidents this year were: Marjorie Johnson, chairman, and Betty Brandt, seniors, Carolan Carlson, juniorg Lois Volkman, sophomore: and Joyce Tamm, freshman. Mr. Rex Ruch is the able sponsor of the committee. Under his leadership the committee has sponsored the dances which followed the ball games, includ- ing the Homecoming and Halloween dances. Chaperons for the dances include teachers and parents of the members of the student body. The committee's work deals not only with dances. It has drawn up tentative plans for a student recrea- tion room which will be in operation before long. I The Future Teachers of America in Denison high school is comprised of both Juniors and Seniors under the guidance of Mrs. Mina Whittum. The meetings are held the second period every other Thursday and are arranged by three committees: pro- gram, entertainment, and refresh- mentg members thereof are appoint- ed for each meeting by the presi- dent, Delores Michaelsen. The other officers are: Margaret Russman, vice president: Delores Mesenbrink. secretary and Betty Meeves, treas- urer. Dues are paid at the beginning of each semester, the amount being decided according to the balance in the treasury. During the past year the girls have had several dinners, including those celebrating Thanks- giving and Halloween. For these dinners the girls plan their own menus and obtain experience in serving and decorating. The duty of the program committee is to arrange for and read interesting educational articles. The entertain- ment and refreshment committee Tamm, Volkman, Johnson, Brandt, Carlson lst Row - Holmes, Carstensen, Mrs, Whlttum, Hamilton, Paulsen, are self explanatory. The main ob. 2d Row - Mlchaelsen, Jensen, North, Baird, Reuwsaut. B. Meeves. jects of the club are 10 create H 3d Row - Mesenbrlnk, V. Meeves, Smith, Russman, Ullrlch, Bnughman spirit of cooperation among the girls and teach them the fundamentals of organization, besides the experience of appearing before groups.

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J Jwwtefm, ISL Znd 3rd -4th Row - Clausen, Keplord. Hollxiiahl, Howorth, Laneholtz, P. Curnyn, Mr. Ruch, L. Rath, Crane. N. Moeller, G oc ler, Boeek, Buc anon Row - R. Neumann, Asmus. Jncobsen, Scheucrman, Curstensen, W. Eggers, D. Neumann. Ahrcnholtz, Slater, Mesenbrlnk, Jurgensen. Row - Brown, Trexel, Hoemun, Ed Brosnohan, Lucck, H. Eggers, D. Eggers, Neumeyer, E. Brosnahan, Ehlers. Row - Greder, Hadenfeld. Mullen. Bob Ahart. W. Ruth, Bill Ahart, Belrne, Gleason, O The Future Farmers of America is an organi- zation of, by and for farm boys studying vocation- al agriculture in public high schools. The train- ing consists of four years of vocational agriculture in high school, supplemented by additional activi- ties. The major purposes of this organization are the development of agricultural leadership, coop- eration, good citizenship, improvement of agri- culture, and a spirit of patriotism. The local or Friendly City Chapter of the F. F. A. consists of 43 members. The following officers were elected bythe members: Leslie Rath, presidentg Don Crane, vice-presidentg Donald Langholtz, treasurerg-Neal Moeller, secretary, and Vernon Lueck, sergeant- at-arms. Mr. Ruch acts as their adviser. One of the F. F. A. cooperative achievements that gave them state-wide recognition this year was the canning of 350 quarts of tomato juice as an UNRRA contribution to European food relief. In the state dairy heifer essay contest the Deni- son group won more recognition than any other school in the state by winning a purebred Jersey heifer calf, a S50.00 War Bond, and 3 honorable mention certificates. Opportunity for participation in worthy agri- cultural achievement has been made possible by the organization of the following subsidiary F. F. A. organizations: A Swine Improvement Assoc- iation, a Horticulture Club, and a Crop Improve- ment Association. An F. F. A. basketball team was organized which participated in tive games with only one defeat. Harold Eggers was elected captain of the team.

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1st Row - Schiltz, B. Sag au, Knott. T. Snggau. Norel- lus, O'C0nnor, Sixth, Moeller, Ames, 2d Row - Kaiser, Jepsen, Bncck, Holtorf, Groth, Glut- ftlty, Hansen, Eggers. 3d Row - Curnyn, Watson, Peters. Coach Wilson. Olson, Lamp. Koenck. .....'w gw O The principal activity of the D Club in 1945-46 was the initiation of those boys who had majored in the 1945 season of football. Previous to this there were thirteen members, these included: Dick Boeck, Pete Jepsen, John O'Connor, Terry Knott, Tom Saggau, Harold Eggers, Bernie Sag- gau, Ed Peters, Bob Lyman, Bill Norelius, Clifford Lamp, Leslie Rath and Don Chandler. The initi- ation took place a few days following the annual football banquet sponsored by the Kiwanis club. With Coach Marion Wilson as overseer, eleven boys were officially received into the club. These were: C. Ames, G. Holtorf, E. Groth, W. Olson, B. Glotfelty, B. Schiltz, P. Curnyn, W. Hansen, B. Kaiser, J. Koenck, and N. Moeller tMgr.l. The initiation offered the usual rituals and hair-raising stunts that each individual must endure to become a member. It ended with the old ritual of spanking after which a lunch was served to every member. During the week that followed the new members suffered the inconven- iences that accompany Hell Week. Before school ends this year officers will be elected for the following year by all the active members. Zi... O No school today can call itself up to date, without a well rounded program of activities to develop the wholeself of the individual student. Sometimes these activities are called curricular or extra-curricular, depending on the point of view. As a whole the tendency in recent years has been to absorb the extra curricular in the regular curriculum of the school. What do we include under the term activities? Most of us immediately think of football, basket- ball, track, band, glee club, and plays. We should also include serving on committees, work on the school paper, class offices, and club work: such as, science club, F. F. A., G. A. A. and others. One might justly raise the question: Can such a program of activities be carried on with- out detracting from the regular school work? To answer this question would be to explain the pur- pose ofthe whole educational program of the school. The basic thought in our philosophy is that education is a Hmany sided development of growth of the individual, to which all phases of school life should make a contribution. Participa- tion in activities should develop self-confidence, poise, and personality. In many respects the outside activities do more for the student than the regular class work. Everyone has the basic desire to be recognized as important. To the student who has only aver- age success in academic work, the activities may present an opportunity for him to have the satis- faction of a real achievement. The thrill of achievement is an experience that everyone should have for a healthy growth of personality. The question of how many activities a student should participate in is important to the school administrator, parent and student alike. Stud- ents vary in their abilities, aptitude, and interests. A strong student can be expected to carry on an activity program and do superior work in the class room, if he has sufficient time at his dis- posal. Too many activities for a weaker student will seriously handicap the student's class room work. The extent of participation in activities can be best determined by a rather careful weigh- ing of all the factors involved by the three parties most concerned-student, parent and teacher.