Hickman High School - Cresset Yearbook (Columbia, MO)

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Hickman Represented at Girls' Nation Busy, exciting, and memorable mo- ments of posters, smiles, and campaign speeches are descriptive of The American Legion Auxiliary Missouri Girls' State. On June 21, the four Columbia girls began their one week stay on the William Woods campus in Fulton, Missouri, along with about four hundred other girls, Flag raising and lowering, exercises, countless assem- blies, classes, and evening programs seemed to keep everybody busy--includ- ing the counselors. Law, political sci- ence, highway patrol in the morning, and FRONT ROW: Ginn. Allen. ROW 2: Mussman, Faurot, Hughes. journalism, parliamentary law, and band in the afternoon were the classes offered as the girls received diplomas certifying the passing of the courses. The highlights of the week included Wednesday night party rallies--Federalists trying to out yell the Nationalists--and the election of governor the following morning. The trip to Jefferson City to practice what we had learned about government in action enabled tours to be taken of the capitol and Supreme Court Buildings and to meet the politically elite. The candlelight ceremony Saturday night was the most inspirational event at Girls' State. Each girl was sponsored by a Columbia woman's organization such as: Junior Chamber of Commerce Wives, Altrusa, Columbia Business and Professional Womens Club, and American Legion Auxiliary. A summary and report to the club which sponsored each girl and to the American Legion Auxiliary concluded the duties of the delegates. Hickman High School was honored to have Sally Ginn selected as delegate to Girls' Nation. Girls' Nation is held in Washington, D,C,, the last week in July. Two delegates from each state in which there is a Girls' State are sent. In Missouri the delegates are elected by the counselors of Girls' State. Girls' Nation is sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary and the counselors are all voluntary. The week in Washington was spent touring the capital city including the Pentagon, the White House, the Supreme Court Building, and the Capitol. The girls met their Senators and Representatives at a recep- tion held in the Capitol. Some of the other activities included the election of the Girls' Nation President and Vice-President. Sally served as ambassador to Haiti. Sally Ginn

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FRONT ROW: Steinberg, Mitchell, Crawley. ROW 2: Dickenson, McAtee, Closser. ROW 3: McArthur, Beasley, Prather. ROW 4: Bryan, Leech, Sutton. ROW 5: Mathis, Holmes, Simmons, Simon, Pace. Citizenship Taught at Boys' State I BELIEVE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS A GOVERNMENT OF THE PEO- PLE, BY THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLEg WHOSE JUST POWERS ARE DERIVED FROM THE CONSENT OF THE GOVERNEDg A DE- MOCRACY IN A REPUBLICg A SOVEREIGN NATION OF MANY SOVEREIGN STATES: A PERFECT UNION, ONE AND INSEPARABLEQ ESTABLISHED UPON THOSE PRINCIPLES OF FREEDOM, EQUALITY, QUSTICE, AND HU- MANITY FOR WHICH AMERICAN PATRIOTS SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES AND FORTUNES, I THEREFORE BELIEVE IT IS MY DUTY TO MY COUNTRY TO LOVE ITQ TO SUPPORT ITS CONSTITUTIONQ TO OBEY ITS LAWSQ TO RESPECT ITS FLAGQ AND TO DEFEND IT AGAINST ALL ENEMIESJ' THE AMERICANS CREED was an im- portant part of American Legion sponsored Missouri Boys' State 1959 session. It states, in essence, what was taught to more than six hundred boys during their week at the con- vention. Legislation, law enforcement, and general law were presented to the delegates and prac- tical politics was enjoyed by every boy who wished to run for an office at the convention, Every boy returned home with an appre- ciation for the important job our state offi- cials do and the importance of voting to elect the right man for the job. Few will ever forget the friends they made and the important lessons they learned about the government of the State of Missouri,

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ational Honor Society FRONT ROW: Beasley presidentg Hartley vice-president Freese, secretary, Godfrey, treasurer. ROW 2: Poehlmans, Brown, Long, Meriwether, Allen, Guyton. ROW 3: Faurot, Crawford, Barnes, Ginn, Shettlesworth, Heinberg, Brooks ,tional Honor Society members, Jean Crawford, Doug Dickenson, d Kathy Barnes, point out the long list of senior names on the 'nor Roll, - ROW 4: Spears, Windsor, Mussman, Baird, Steinberg, Ely, Holt, ROW 5: Simon, Sutton, Dickenson, Schmidtke, Lay, Leech, Hayes, McArthur, Leadership, service, character, and scholarship, are virtues of the National Honor Society members. The society encourages students not only to strive for scho- lastic attainment, but also to build the best character possible as well as good leadership while serving the school, Members are inducted twice a year at the fall and spring initiations. Five percent of the upper fifteen per- cent of the class are accepted in the second semester of the junior year, the second five percent the first semester of the senior year, and the last five percent the second semester of the senior year, The present society members vote on the candidates, but the final decision is made by a faculty committee consisting of Miss Kitchens, Miss Ingrum, Mrs, Nelson, Mr. Chevalier, and Mr. Steere. A tea after the tap assemblies honors the new members and their parents. The quarterly honor roll is sponsored bythis honor- ary club. To qualify for this honor, students must earn at least an S plus average in solid subj ects. Recognition of an outstanding sophomore is also made by the club at the annual awards assembly in May.