Illmo Scott City High School - Memories Yearbook (Scott City, MO)

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l S.l.Nl.ll.lllllIl1lllll lll Sllllll lllllll lIllS 'QQ' RUTH ANN EIFERT DELBERT PRUITT CAROLYN WILKINSON ALBERT R. FELDHOFF lllmo-Fornfelt Charleston Sikeston lllmo-Fornfelt President Vice-President Secretary-Treasurer Sponsor The lllmo-Fornfelt Student council was host to the third annual convention of the Southeast Missouri Federation of Student Councils, Saturday, October l6. One hundred and twenty-five students represent- ing student councils from Puxico, Dexter, Sikeston, Charleston, Jackson, Benton, Poplar Bluff, Campbell, Leadwood, College High of Cape Girardeau, and lllmo- Fornfelt were in attendance. America's Youth Working For a World of Peace, was the theme of the convention. The first session was presided over by Ruth Ann Eifert, presi- dent, of lllmo-Fornfelt. Delbert Pruitt, vice-president, of Charleston, presided over the afternoon session. At the morning session Carlton B. Fulbright, State Supervisor of Public Schools, addressed the con- vention on the topic America's Youth--the Hope and Guardian of World Peace. This was followed by an open forum on student council projects and means of raising money led by members of various councils. Dr. Robert R. Hill, Professor of Education, SEMO State college, spoke at the afternoon session on Train- ing for Leadership. The installation of the officers and members of the lllmo-Fornfelt council was also held during this session. A reception and dance for the visitors was the closing feature of the day.

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Sllllll l lillll lill FIRST ROW: Ruth Ann Eifert, Bill Coombes, Lola Mae Bollinger, Allene Owen, and Estella Dunger. SECOND ROW: Bernice Roth, Patsy Ruth Hosea, Dennis Wheeler, Billie Sue Ingvalson, and Betty Hagan. THIRD ROW: Charles Himmelbach, Janis Wheeler, Lloyd Young, Jack Johnson, and Ronald Feem- Sfef. To prepare students to live in a democracy, to create a sense of honor, loyalty, and responsibility, to encourage and maintain high standards of sportsman- ship, scholarship, and school activities, to bring about a higher sense of cooperation and understanding be- tween faculty and students are the purposes of the council which meets weekly. The council is composed of fifteen members, a president, and two representatives from each home room. The president is elected by the entire student body. Representatives are elected by the home rooms. All other officers are chosen by the council. Some of the activities sponsored by the student council during the year were host to the SEMO Feder- ation of Student Councils, special assemblies, open house during American Education week, radio pro- grams, boys' oration contest, girls' prose and poetry contest, school parties, infantile Paralysis and Red Cross drives, guidance day, all-school talent contest, and student government day. OFFICERS President ..... .............. R uth Ann Eifert Vice President ......... .... B ill Coombes Secretary-Treasurer ...... --- Lola Bollinger Correspondence Secretary -- ...... Allene Owen Sponsor ............... -- Albert R. Feldhoff

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llll0 Al Hll llll Sllllllll l r l l l Q 'T l l l I RUTH ANN EIFERT President l l Z l l P 'S 5 ALLENE OWEN f Vice-President l l L l l l BILL COOMBES The lllmo-Fornfelt Chapter of the National Honor So- ciety of Secondary schools has successfully completed its second year. The purpose of this society is to create an enthusiasm for scholarship, to stimulate a desire to render service, to promote worthy leadership, and to encourage the develop- ment of character in high school students. Membership in this society is based on scholarship, leadership, service, and character. Students who are juniors and seniors may become members by maintaining a scho- laistic average of S or better, at least twenty service points, and meeting the approval of the faculty in leadership, serv- ice, and character. Members of the sophomore class, meet- ing these same requirements and ten service points, may qualify as probationary members, Senior members: Ruth Ann Eifert, Allene Owen, Bill Coombes, and Bill lnnis. Junior members: Peggy Gross, Mary Ann Fisher, Patsy Hosea, Nelda Rae Adams, and Lola Bollinger. Sophomore probationary members: Jean Ann Darby, George Frye, Patricia Holly, and Kenneth Raney. OFFICERS President ....... ............ - --Ruth Ann Eifert Vice-President .... ......... .... A l lene Owen Secretary ..... .... B ill Coombes Treasurer --- ...... Patsy Hosea Reporter .......................... Mary Ann Fisher Sponsor .......................... Albert R. Feldhoff The high-light of the year was the annual banquet held for new members during the latter part of March. At that time each new member presented either the affirmative or negative side of the topic ls American Youth too Busy to Live, Members of the society and faculty had the privilege of cross-examining thepledges. PATSY HOSEA Treasurer MARY ANN FISHER Reporter ALBERT R. FELDHOFF T Secretary 26 SPOHSOY