Hughesville Junior Senior High School - Monarch Yearbook (Hughesville, PA)

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Arlene Montgomery Presented by the Music Department-May 7, 8, 9, 1947. The Place: The March home. The Time: The Theodore Lawrence ..,,, John Brooke ..,,.,........ Professor Bhaer ,...,. Fred Vaughn .....,. David Ralston ,..., Tom Billings ...,. George Smith ,..... Sallie Gardenier .... Irene Gardenier ..... Mary Gardenier ..... Ioan Gardenier ...... Julia Gardenler ..,..,.....,,.........,........,,. Gene Taylor Gene Schneider Justin Myers Don Myers Eugene Harris Charles Daugherty Eugene Winters , .....,...... Eloise Boyer . .,.,. Mary Anne Stolz . ....,,... Louise Slattery Lois Long 1860's. Jo March ....., .,.........,.. ,....., A n ne Townsend Amy March ,....,..,,... Doris Farrar Beth March Louise Houseknecht Meg March ..., .,..... I ean Stuemptle Mr. March .,,... ,,....,...,.,,......., D an Little Mrs. March ..... ,,,..,.......,..... C arolyn Eddy Aunt March ,... ....,, lN lary Louise Townsend Hannah ....,...,..,,.......,,.....,....,........,.....,.,.,...,,..,., Sue Boyer Chorus of Neighbor friends-Anna Hill, Marjorie F oust, Shirley Shatter, Harry Ritter, Paul Keebler, Cleo Andrews, William Montague OPERETTA The orchestra, consisting of twenty members, was directed by Mr. Gowers of Muncy. The first semester was spent in individual instruction. During the second LITTLE WOMEN Behind the Scenes General Director . Mary Annette French Director of Dramatics , M. Louise Waters Assyt. Costumes, Properties, Ushers Beatrice Carle Accompanist ........, Shirley F iester Make-up .... . , . Katharine Fetter Stage Sets ,... .... E lwood Laurenson, Joseph Ashl-'ar Stage Crew-Charles Sones, Eugene Winter, Dale Smith, Iay Harris, Lloyd Flick, Robert Stolz, Eugene Schneider Publicity and Business Managers-Ioseph Ashkar, Lewis Creveling Ass't. Business Managers . , Betty Sones, Betty Rooker, Lois Long Programs .. ,..., Melva Wintersteen, Martha Starr Typist ............,.. Arlene Shaner Mimeographers ...,.... Paul Harding, Harold Gardner Posters-Jean Rogers, Betty Rooker, Lois Long, Anna Burgett, Shirley Shaffer. Marian Glidewell ORCHESTRA semester the orchestra played for the Oratorical Contest and Commencement.

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The Future Homemakers of America is a national organization of students studying homemaking in the public secondary schools of the United States. The motto of the F. H. A., Toward New Horizons, ex- presses the eight purposes of the organization-learning to live better today in order that our lives and those of our families may be better tomorrow. The organization increases opportunity for the de- velopment of leadership and intelligent participation in home, school and community life. In all club meetings a program has been developed through readings, movies, quiz kid programs, question boxes, study units, debates and talks in order to inspire this work through our school, club, home, selves and community. Hughesville F. H. A., with Mrs. Marie Merrell as Chapter adviser and with sixty club members helping complete the successful project, continued to sponsor the school lunch program. The club has the honor of receiv- ing many F arm Show Awards, one of them being that of a state F. H. A. song entitled Tell Me F. H. Af, written by Phyllis Westcott, who is Lycoming County F. H. A. president and lirst vice president of Pennsylvania Future Homemakers of America for 1947-48. The club awards and home project achievements were high in placement at the Lycoming County Fair. Local F H. A. officers are as follows: president, Mary Louise Townsend, vice-president, Phyllis Westcott, secretary, Emma Harding, treasurer, Betty Jene Sones. Including the oiiicers, the Advisory Board consists of Charlotte Reese, Lois Lanna Long, Doris Hill and Harriet jane Long. FUTURE HOMEMAKERS OF AMERICA FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA This makes a banner year for the Hughesville F. F. A. Wih a paid up membership of forty, the results have paid off in terms of accomplishment the efforts expended. During the year the chapter broadcast two half hour radio programs over W.R,A.K. It placed a close second to Williamsport in the annual F. F. A. county judging contest. At the 1947 Lycoming County Fair the follow- ing boys took Hrst and second places with their plant pro- jects and second place in the animal project contest, in addition to receiving several other awards in our divi- sion contests: John Reed, Ralph Weaver, Gene O'Conner, Harland Shaner, Gene Harris, Clyde George, Lester Poust, Elias Whitmoyer, Albert Rider, Iohn F amsworth, Richard Ryder, james Keller, Rex Smith and Lewis Harman. Elias Whitmoyer and Lester Poust were elected delegates to represent Lycoming County at the State Con- vention at Harrisburg during Farm Show Week. Our award winners at the Farm Show were: Elias VVhitmoyer, clover seed and potatoes, Lester Poust, honey, Paul Stack- house, corn. Three of our members hold office in the county branch of the F. F. A.-Elias Whitmoyer, president, John Reed, vice-president, Don Rupert, secretary. Local chap- ter oflicers are: president, Elias Whitmoyerg vice-presi- dent, Charles Gansell, secretary, Ralph Weaver, treas- urer, John Reed, reporter, Gene O,Conner, chaplain, Don Rupert. The enthusiastic interest displayed by the members of this splendid organization speaks well for its adviser, Mr. Merrell.

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COMMERCIAL The Business Education Department of our school olters various business courses to juniors and seniors. There are tive classes of typewriting com- posed of academic, vocational, and connnercial students. The typing and mimeographing of the Monarch and the typing of copy for the Yearbook are in- valuable experience for many of the students. For the last P. T. A. meeting ot the term the commer- cial department had an exhibit of typing and niimcographing and students demonstrated for the parents. Several memhers of the shorthand class enter the annual national O. G. A. QOrder oi' Gregg Ar- tistsj Contest. Mrs. Starr and Mrs. Wintersteen extend their best wishes to the Class of 1948. ENGLISH In English class emphasis is placed on under- standing the grammatical structure of a sentence as preparation for learning to speak and write correct- lyg to build clear, forceful sentencesg to punctnate correctly and to read understandingly both prose and poetry. Good speech and Writing habits are most to he desired-and harder to securefthan a knowledge of correct forms. Because of the power of environ- ment, a period a day in the class room cannot rec- tify many of the provincial defects. Our graduates should be able to write a correct letter and those who have training in preparing the school publica- tions, a newspaper article. In addition to the technical side of the Work, which is large enough to take all the time, another aim is to teach an appreciation oi' literature which brings delights to oneis leisure hours. ln this case, the study of English authors begun in the junior high school is culminated in selections from 'tReo- wulf to Culliver's Travelsn and interest and curi- osity in reading magazine articles and books are stimulated by the Reader's Digest program of read- ing for pleasure and profit. COMMERCIAL ART Throughout the term the Commercial Art class under the direction of Mrs. Fetter Worked in an atmosphere similar to that of a Commercial advertis- ing studio on a variety of projects which compared to those handled by the average layout man. As preparation for this work the class studied lettering, the psychology of advertising, and the art principles in terms of good layouts and adver- tisenients. They tried their skill in various med- iums and technique, creating designs lor posters, magazines and newspaper ads, illustrations, book- jackets, billboards, direct mail bulletins, and maui' other types of commercial advertising. As a grand climax each student made a book in its entirety-wrote the story and illustrated it: made the book-jackets, the cover, and the end papers for itg and finally bound the pages into a complete and interesting book. SPECIAL ART AWARDS Again this year We had a very favorable show- ing of Art Work at the Lycoming County Fair. VVe received cash premiums for forty different entries, ranging from crayon and chalk drawings to oil paint- ings and craft objects. ln April we sent seventy pictures to the Iames V. Brown Library in XVilliamsport to an exhibit and contest sponsored by the College Club. This con- test was open to all Lycoming County schools hav- ing an Art Supervisor. Brua C. Keeter of XYilliams- port gave prizes amounting to 3200. jean Rogers, a junior, received an honorable mention in the high school division and Mary Poust, a ninth grader re- ceived tive dollars and fifty cents in the junior high school 11I'0lI17.