Liberty High School - Torch Yearbook (Liberty, IL)

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THE LIBERTY TORCH FFA THIRD RO' McMahon K Ruhl K Leapley D Mowen K Grunden R Pg-gnon Tenhouse D Mountam B Lxnnemeyer D Blentlmger D Heberlem SECOND ROW Burton K Cooley E Leapley G Fessler T Tenhouse D Jmgst Clark D Syrcle M Grxifln D Knuffman FRONT ROW Mx' Slms Qsponsorl J QuxncylSec yl T Rec1hKPres l D Cutfgrth QV P l R Wexsenberger QTreas l J Ogle QRep l G Spangler fsentxnel l The Llberty Chapter of F F A had 2.9 members during the school year of 1953 54 Nxne of the above members were greenhands and were 1n1t1ated m January of 1954 After the electxon of the offlcers they attended the Leadershlp Tratnlng School for off xcers at P1ttsf1eld Some of the act1v1t1es were golng to the F F A N3t10f1alC0l'1VCUt10n at Kansas C1ty There were 14 boys and several adults attendlng The lnghhght of the conventlon was hear1ng Presldent Elsenhower speak When the conventlon was not ln sess1on we V1S1tCd several places of 1nterest mcludlng the stock yards the c1ty hall Kansas Clty Board of Trade General Motor Assembly Plant and many others Dur1ng the year our chapter made two appearances on KHQA TV The Father and Son Banquet was held Aprll l 1954 IH the llbrary There were 64 mem bers and guests present Our chapter was honored to hax e Donald Syrcle w1n the Swxne Award on h1s sw1ne project and records 46 , . - I N . N Y '. ' - . J -K , ,y ., A- ,g , K '-1 - I '- 4 1 . - f I , 579 -1'- ,. ' 'T' n n n D- . . , . , . ' , , ', . J. , . , . , , , , r ' ' , : . ' ' ' ' . I ' - l - - 1 . --- 1 - - r . . , . - V . , - . 1 y n , . 1 - - A A I . . . . .

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THE LIBERTY TORCH 9999 .5 -G JL, fy! ,H THIRD ROW SECOND ROW FRONT ROW FHA Dxttrner J Spangl r M Whxtmore D Grxffm N VanZandt Babcock P Wlewel J Chass D Hxpkxns D O1tkf.r J Abbott Davldson L Exdson R Dlehl C hence J 'Neaterour J Johnson Glllum B Graff F Hahn S McDannald K Baird V Bufflngton Mowen M Fr1eden M Graff R Churchill F Pracht S Vlar Nelsen W Syrcle R Shaw Cutforth N Longl tt G McMahon QH1st I M Kaltenbach V P j Rossm1llerKPres J P Clark 1Sec yi P Ba1zerlTreas I J Carl l arl D Balrd Rep D Oltker Sg Ldr D SEA TED ABSENT R Kurfman G Jackson N Burkett E Qulncy MTS M'-1111nSlSP0l'1SOI'l P Allensworth R Leezer The 1954 theme We Measure Our Hopes W th F H A Calendar of ACt1V1t1SS F1rst and thlrd Thursdays of every month Regular meetlngs September Z4 House. of Delegates Meetlng Qulncy llllnols December 9 F H A Skatlng Party November 5 November December December Jolnt meetmg Reverend Robert Nelson Talk Mrs Gerald Graff Demonstratlon on Glo Candle Chr1stmas Ball Mrs Dean Slms Book Revxew wxth Tr1 I-I1 Y January Z4 Rev Albert Whltmore Talk January 27 F H A and F F A 1n1t1at1on February 18 Mrs Alxce Meyers March 27--F. H.A. Rally at Rushville April 1--Election of officers May 6--Style Show and Tea May 20--Installation of new officers 45

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THE LIBERTY TORCH Student COUHCII THIRD ROW T Tenhouse Mr Garrxson fSponsorl G Spangler E Clark SECOND ROW J Mullxns R D1ehl M Whxtmore J Carl J Babcock Donna Oltker Dorls Oxtker P Balzer R Kuriman D Knuffman FRONT ROW D Grxffm M Kaltenbach fTreas I D Cutforth QV P I L Bunte QPres I N Long ett KSec y J D Baxrd fRep I D Hlpklns J Qulncy The 1953 54 Student Counc1l a1ded the adrn1n1strat1on and students 1n solvmg several problems and sponsored the followlng aCt1V1t1SS the sponsorshlp of a plng pong tournament sale of underclassmen p1ctures dances after some of the basketball game D A R elec t1on electxon of 53 54 cheerleaders Donkey Basketball Game tenn1s tournament four Bpeclal assemblles and the Llberty Torch In add1t1on to the above mentloned aCt1V1t1SS the Student Councll planned th aCt1V1ty calendar and purchased table tennls equlpment for the noon hour recreatxon program, megaphones for cheerleaders, camera for the Lxberty Torch staff, p1ns for Student Counc11 off1cers, and records for use at school act1v1t1es Student Counc1l off1cers elected for 54 55 were Pres1dent, Donna Baxrd, and V1ce Pres ldent, Ronald Preston The delegates to the I.A.S C conventlon lncluded the Pres1dent and V1ce Pres1dent elect and Phyll1s Balzer 47 A V , 9 QA Vi?-:hiv -, A, .: ,til A .T ,4 A -J Liam ., .V ' V iff '1' . 'V '-LL - - Q I '. ' 174 - '- . - . -4 . . .1 . Q ' ' A -I ., 7 , - - I , 1 Z . , . ' , , . , . . 3 . ' , . ' , , ' , . , - , , ' ' , . ' , . , . . 3 , A ' , . . . , . . . , . . , , . . . , . A . , . . , . , . . , , . . . ' 1 ' 1 7 J 1 ' 1 . E . . . .