Denison High School - Monarch Yearbook (Denison, IA)

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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.

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