Denison High School - Monarch Yearbook (Denison, IA)

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pep club . . . llli work of the Pep Club was reflected in the enthu- siasm shovvn through out the football and basketball seasons. School spirit is put to a severe test when a team has a losing season, and this year the club did a fine job of keeping up team morale. This was accomplished largely by increased student attendance and enthusiasm at games. The Pep Club was instrumental in obtaining buses to take students to these out-of-town contests. In past years, this has not been a common practice, but this year it has proved quite successful. The annual Pep Club picnic was held early in the fall. Spirits undampened by rain, they gathered in the shelter- house, and, after they'd had their fill of hot dogs and ice cream, the members chose the new officers for the coming year. Frank Holland was elected as president, Sally John- son as vice-president, and Janice Hinz as secretary-treasurer. The organization was under the able sponsorship of Miss Margaret Green, girls' gym instructor. Miss Shirley Smith, typing and shorthand teacher, was named co-sponsor. Homecoming week found the pepsters busy selling home- coming pins, planning skits, making arrangements for the traditional Snake dance, and organizing the hour long pep meeting. llecause they felt the club should be more democratic, twenty-three new members were voted in, raising the mem- bership from twenty-seven to fifty. The purpose of the Pep Club is to support the team and to arouse school spirit, not to provide a social organization with parties and dances for its members. Keeping this in mind, the members are attempting to remold their club into one which effectively fulfills this purpose. H7 First Row: Left to right - James Kregness, Dale Siemer, eith Duncan, Ross Johnson, Lee Harker, Richard Kapfer, Donald Aebischer, Larry Ser- voss, David Duncan. Second Row- Mary Weed, Sally Jewell, Phyllis North, Francis Holland, Margaret Green, Janice lflinz, Sally Johnson, JoAnn Heldt, Nancy Norman, Marilyn Savery. Third Row - Sally Behen, Miriam Cole, Patricia Solberg, Rox- ana Jedele, Kay Newlon, Janice Hill, Mary Siemer, Joleen Marquardt, Mary Leonard, Donna Lueck, Pat Retman, Shirley Gorman. Fourth Row-Mary Brodersen, Jean Harker, Sandy Max- well, Janice Kapfer, Cathy Holland, Phyllis Rhodes, Janice Jaacks, Shar- on Davis, Karen Britton, Jackie Trumbull. Fifth Row - Bob Kruse, Andy McMinlmee, Bob Brandt, Dan Hanigan, Jack Goeser, Harlow Slev- ers, Dick Runge, Don Beck, Bob Brannon. -61-

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pep club Hi ..,.., ,....., ., ..,,,.., V.., Y YYVV ,, Sn HU HOMECOMING QUEEN AND ATTENDANTS Left to rightfD01ur0s Mattson, Donna Lueck, Rose Ann Reiff Sally Johnson. .-60,

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5 U I o . . . science club ii First Row: Left to rgaht - Nancy Norman, Pat Retman, ary Broder- sen, Jean Harker, Sally Johnson, Jan- ice Hlnz Donna Lueck. Second Bow -virginia shields, Arnold Rabe, Paul Olsen, Dlck Kapfer, Bob Meyer, Jerry O'Connor, Marilyn Savery. Third Row-Marleen Holmes, Don Petersen. Eddie Ballen, Harlow Slevers, Phil Kapfer, Bob Clarey, Mr. Harry Blom- strand. i IZFLECTIONS in the mirror of 1953-54 showed Ye Atomic Powers, Science Club, busily engaged in a number of activities. Scenes reflected on the windows of Room 102 showed Mr. xvlllllllll Lewis, art instructor, explaining the process of developing films, jeweler Howard Kelly displaying a number of rare diamonds, and Sponsor Ilarry lllonistrand showing scenic views of Cuba. .Xt the lirst meeting, the club elected Nancy Norman, president, lirank Brown, vice-president, Bob Clarcy, secre- tary-trea'.urerg and .lo.'Xnn Shields to paste up the scrapbook. At a later meeting' Sally johnson was elected to take over the vice-presidents post. V Early in the year Tom Gary, chairman of the entertain- ment committee, arranged for llarry Maxwell, local morti- cian, to speak. llere Mr. Maxwell told of ancient burial cus- toms, and at a later meeting, took the members to his funeral parlor where he showed them his display of caskets and burial vaults. Olutside excursions of the club included a trip to the local light plant and a tour of the Dr. Pepper Bottling Plant. At the bottling plant, Mr. W'illia1n lVahrman showed the club his collection of rare pop bottles and explained the process of mixing and bottling soft drinks. A trip to the hospital was another highlight of the club's activities. There Miss Rachael Hall, laboratory technician, demonstrated the basal metabolism test using Jean llarkerg and Paul Olsen had his blood count taken. At the close of the session, Miss llall explained the duties and education of a laboratory technician. -.624