Georgetown High School - Buffalo Yearbook (Georgetown, IL)

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YlatLonaJt Ho-no-b Society, The Georgetown Chapter of the National Honor Society was organized in 1934. Each year five per cent of the Junior Class may be elected to membership in the society. The following year an additional ten per cent may be elected from the same class; i. e., the Senior Class. This year, therefore, nine Seniors and five Juniors were elected to membership. Outstanding scholarship is the first qualification to be considered. Members of each class are listed in order of the excellence of their scholarship. Those in the upper third are then rated by members of the faculty on the basis of the following points: Service, Leadership, and Character. Because of this high standard, election to membership in the National Honor Society is universally recognized as a coveted honor and distinction. The Seniors receiving the award are Matilda Fazekas, Doyle Paxton, Elaine Desmet, Frances Bouton. Ralph Neild, Lois Muncy, John Hansgen. Dolores Holmes and Don Newlin. The Juniors are Marjorie Sanders, Margaret Wells, Marjory Stedman. Marcia Miller and Norma Jean Sandy. Seated—Matilda Fa eka . Dolores Holmes. Norma Jean Samt , Marjory Stedman, Frances Bouton. Standing I.ois Muncy. Marjorie Sanders, Flame Desmet. Don Newlin. Doyle Paxton. Ralph Neild, John Hansgen, Marcia Miller and Margaret Wells. Page Sixteen

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MATILDA FAZEKAS Matilda lias the honor of being valedictorian of the Class of 1942. She has been selected by her classmates and the faculty as outstanding with respect to citizenship, winning the D. A. R. award. On the basis of merits earned, she also received an award as the Outstanding Senior in the band. In her sophomore year she represented this section in the State Latin Contest. As a junior she exhibited an unusual talent for journalism, continuing her work in this field as Associate Editor of the 1942 Buffalo and as printer’s devil and general “flunky” on the staff of the Georgetown News. She was assistant director of the Junior I ’lay and a member of the Senior I’lay cast. DOYLE PAXTON Doyle has a higher scholastic average than any other boy in the Class of 1942. lie was selected by his classmates and the faculty as outstanding in citizenship, receiving the boys’ Citizenship Award. As a junior he was president of the class and Sports Editor of the News Staff. He has served as Edi-tor-in-Chief of the 1942 Buffalo. He was a member of both the Junior and Senior Play cast. He has served as Athletic Manager for three years, proving himself thoroughly reliable in the discharge of his important responsibilities. ELAINE DESMET Elaine is salutatorian of the Class of 1942. She also received the Science Award, given to that senior who has maintained the highest scholastic average in the field of science. She was one of the Sales Managers of the 1942 Buffalo as well as a departmental editor. She has been a member of the Student Council for three years and a member of Library Staff for three years. Elaine has probably done her most noteworthy work in the field of Home Economics, winning many prizes for her projects in Home Economics and 4-H Club work. ■W Tt a Nv . DON NEWLIN Don is president of the Class of 1942, but that position of dignity has not in the least be-dimmed his popularity. His high school work has been centered in the field of agriculture where he has won many honors. He has served as president of the local chapter of Future Farmers of America and was elected State Farmer this year. Certainly one of his greatest thrills was occasioned when he heard himself announced as winner of the Sportsmanship Trophy at the close of the football season. Page Fifteen

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