Madison High School - Yearbook (Rexburg, ID)

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Front Row — Velma Bieri. Beverly Herdti, March Hopkins LeOla Rider. Reed Lilj jnquist. Center Row — Helen Parkinson, Bob Turner, Billy Chase, Editor ; Virginia Erdman, Margaret Poole. Back Row — Mike Winzler. Lucille Cottle, Teddie Lue Webster, Fenemor Davidson, Rodney Dean, Gerald Reed, Nena Tremelling, Alice Neeley, Jack Cushman. This year the M News Staff, under the editorship of Billy Chase, has issued a mimeographed paper every other week. Two issues have been print- ed — for Parents ' Day and one for Girls ' Day. Under the direction of Mike Winzler, the Staff sponsored a poem contest. Of the many clever poems submitted, Norma Jemett ' s itook the prize. The Staff awarded her a book of poems by Edgar A, Guest. The aim of the School Paper this year was to give students an oppor- tunity to place before the whole student body their sentiments, beliefs and criticisms of the school. It has certainly succeeded in carrying out this aim.

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A greater num ' ber of students tried out for declama tion th s year than ever before. The competition in each division was so keen th ' t in so ' e cases it was necessary to hold three try-outs to pick the winner. Those who went to the district contest at Idaho Falls were: Joseph Markowski, Theda Reyn- olds, Jay Kerr, Max Lewis, Margaret Poole, Fen em or Davidson. Reva Nelson, Rella Sorensen, Mary Stowell, Vern Reece, and Bill Chase. M ax Lew:s and Jay Kerr won out and became eligible for the inter-district contest at Poca- tello, where Max took first and Jay seeond. Max then went to the state con- test at B oiSe. Miss Peterson deserves much praise for her untiring efforts in coaching the.se students. The Commereial Department represented Madison High School in a commendable manner this year, by winning every first place, both individual and team, at the commercial contest with a total of 61 points. Their closest rival won ten points, and the most points it is possible for any school to win was 70 points. Blaine Parkinson was the out-standing student in the contest, having won first place in both bookkeeping and typewriting. His writing rate in typewriting wa,s seventy net words per minute with 7 errors, one of the highest rates ever madg by a first-year student in the state of Idaho. Those who represented Madison in- the contest were: Typewriting I: Blaine Parkinson, Mrax Lewis, and Thelma Browning; Typewriting II: Claire Packer, Meliba Hall, and Mary Pieper; Shorthand I: Phyllis Pfost, Violet Bigler, and Melba Hall; Shorthand 11: Nena Tremelling, Artense Johnson, and Dixie MoCulloeh; Bookkeeping: Blains Parkinson, Jack Cushman, and Mark Madison. As a result of taking first place in team honors for all five events, these fifteen students each received a free Sicholarship to the Link ' s Business College. The object of the Madison Co-ed Club this year was to furnish the Girls ' Dressing Room. To support this projeGt the club sponsored a vaudeville which proved to be very entertaining as well as a financial support to the club. On May 2, the club sponsored the annual Girls ' Day at which time the mothers of the students were guests of the girls. Helga Clark was elected Girls ' Day Queen and crowned a,t the Co-ed Ball which was held in the evening. The officers of the Co-ed Club this year are: President, Nena Tremelling; Vice-President, Zola Nadauld; Secretary-Treasurer, Helga Clark; Reporter, Reva Nelson; Advisers, Lila Peters, Lucy Chase.

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The Home Econamics Club has an enrollment of 140 students this year. Under the supeirvLsion oif Miss Anderson, faculty adviser, the girls have featured a number of special activities. On Parents ' Day hot lunches were prepared for 500 people. Banquets were served during the year to the K. K. K. Club; the English A Students; the Ricks College Athletics, under the direction of the Rexburg Chamber of Commerce; and to other groups of students who have won honors in extra-curricular activities. The club has made costumes for the s chool opera, uniforrnis for the band, and drapes for the office windows. The officers this year are: President, Helen Parkinson; Vice-President, Helga Clark; Secretary, Lula Blunck; Reporter, Wilda Moss; Program Com- mittee, Wava Lewis, Coral Kerr, Reta Burns. Since the establishm ent of vocational education in agriculture in the high schools of the United States, there has been a need for an organization which would take advantage of the natural instincts and psychological tendencies in boys. The F. F .A., a national and state-iWide organization with local chapters in each school where vocational agriculture is taught, affords an outlet for these instincts. Such an organization gives an excellent op- portunity for students to learn the fundamental principles of group leader- ship and offers opportunities ifor competitive activities, such as live-stock judging, fitting and showing, etc. The Madison Chapter of the F. F. A. is justly proud of its recent ac- complishments. For the last two years its teams have won first plaice at the District Fair at Blackfoot and Pocatello. It has won first place in the Potato Show at Filer for three years straight. At the International Livestock Show at Portland, Oregon, this year, Madison won first place over 74 schools and George Summers was high point man for the entire show. Madison also won first place in the Livestock judging at the Ogden Livestock Show this year.