Du Quoin High School - Flashlight Yearbook (Du Quoin, IL)

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'af 'av 4 Efgiyy 4? 'ff 'L' Flashlight Staff Flashlight Records Year's Pace Through DTHS FLASHLIGHT STAFF Albert Tollefsen ....,,,,,, Editor-in-Chief David Bailey ,,,, .. ,, Assistant Editor Connie Mathis .Organizations Editor Cindy Milligan, Mary Thornburg. Dale Felts, Eileen Kuhnert, and Agnes Schleper , Assistants Richard Daily . , , Sports Editor Ron Benson. Jerry Benson. and Charles Hall , .Assistants Barbara Keim , , ,Class Editor Mark Blanchard, Lois Teabeau, and Katy Tryban , , , , Assistants Nancy McMurray ..., ,,A,......... . . , Administrations Editor David Hortin, Mary Theobald. and Martha Burdell , , Assistants Linda Stanton Business Manager Suzie Cross, Judy Scarber, Nina Schue. Barbara Charron. and Lynda Hemelgarn Assistants Janet Emling Feature Editor Frances Mercer and Janet Wright ,,,,,,.. ,, , .. ,, Assistants Joann Sgroi ,,,,,,,,,,A,. . ,...,,, .,..,,,, T ypist Catherine Jane McLain, and Mary Catherine Janini ,Assistants Miss Betty Mundell . Advisor -N Left to right: Barbara Keim, class editor: Connie Mattiis, organizations edi- tor: Linda Stanton, business manager: Nancy McMurray, administration editor: Joan Sgroi, head typist: Janet Emling, teature editor: and Pichard Daily, sports editor. Left to right: David Bailey, assistant editor: Miss Betty Mundell, advisor: and Albert Tolletsen, editor-in-chiet.

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Lahn Club Spanish Club Two Clubs Add Foreign Atmosphere SPANISH CLUB Speaking in Spanish at their meetings on Fri- days, the Spanish Club, Club de Espanol, a mein- ber of the Southern Illinois Association of Span- ish Clubs, added a foreign touch to the DTHS slate of extra-curricular activities. Acting as president of this year's club was Fred Malan, assisted by Frances Mercer, vice- Jresidentg and Jeanie Rodman, secretary-treas urer. This year's projects included sponsoring the all-school Gordo Dance , November 26. Members of the club must be formerly or cur- rently enrolled in second semester Spanish ac- cording to the organization's constitution . LATIN CLUB The newly founded Latin club, Senatus Populus Quo Romanus, became the second foreign lang- uage club at DTHS, The group, sponsored by Mrs. Lida Taylor, entered the race by sponsoring a dance after a basketball game. Chosen to lead the club onto the track were Linda Stanton and Mark Blanchard, presidents 'Jr consulsg and Ronnie Benson, secretary or quaestor. Students who wish to join SPQR must take Latin I, and in order to retain membership must take Latin II. ..l2.....

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I FFA Prov1des Vocahonal Agnculture As On the track before school started 1n Septem ber the FFA partlclpated 1n the Vocatlonal Agrxculture falr at the swme barns of the Du Quom Faxrgrounds durmg falr week Membershlp ln the Future Farmers of Amerlca 1S made up of farm boys who study the prmclples of vocatlonal agrlculture ln hlgh school The orgamzatxons actlvntles are deslgned o help develop rural leadershxp and successful farmers and to stlmulate academlc dChl6V6 The Du Quom chapter of the FFA was repre sented by Robert Huntley ln the competltlve extemporaneous spe ch contest on February ll at Anna lllmols Reaching the far turn on March 19 the FFA sent delegates to the DISIYICI Gram and Poultry Contest at Carbondale Rtprcsentmg DTHS on the gram Judgmg, team were Jesse Merkel Axes Green and John Hahn and on the poultry Judg mg team were Robert Smxth Leon Prusackn and Robert Norrls Th1s group captured second place honors for DTHS The Dlstrxct Dalry and Fat Stock contest was held May 2 at Carbondale Roundmg the last turn of the year s actxvltles the boys sent delegates to the state FFA conven t1on held at Sprlngfleld Illmols 1n June Social llfe for thls mdustrlous group mclud d October 14 The FFA snxty three members strong, thxs ved! was led by Rlchard Smld presldent Bob Brndgcs vlcepresxdent Bob Heape secretanx Paul Brock treasurer Robert Smlth xeportu Donald Slefert sentmal and Mr Htnold H mann sponsor I I I I I I ! 5 '.Y - - - - - - , . . . . . , . . . Q. A Y t - ments and good citizenship. the FHA-FFA Weiner roast and cider party on '- ' ' ' ' - , ' 1 . 1 Lx T T 1 J, ' ' V ' 2 . . . , t H -14.-