Memorial High School - Talon Yearbook (Joplin, MO)

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,hui f QA l f u FTA... Apple Day began American Education Week as the Future Teachers dis- tributed apples to MHS teachers. During an evening open house members served re- freshments and guided parents through the school to visit their son's or daughter's instructors. FTA programs included a slide show on teaching techniques and a dis- cussion with Dr. Bob Steere from Missouri Southern Col.- lege on innovations in teaching-including modular scheduling and non-graded schools. He concluded that Education is too vital for anyone to enter the field who plans to do merely an 'acceptable' job. A teacher must want to be excellent! The climax of FTA activities occurred when members visited local schools and participated in mock teaching. Whether they just observed or actually taught the class, each member found it most exciting. lt was really great. The best part was when we actually got to teach fjunior girll. When asked about the new bell schedule, adviser Miss Virginia Rush replied: The schedule most certainly has limited our membership but those members who come are truly interested. Unfortunately, our meetings conflict with others. Egg

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ww, L . if ' A TE Mai SQ.- l .Z' - t cgi HQ., DR. BOB Steere labovel lectured while senior member Dickie Rush ftop leftl gave a social studies lesson. Julie Ather- ton and Bob Kelly ftop rightj listened to the speaker as a first grader ffer rightl smiled at her new teacher. FTA officers FJ.. lrightl Margaret Belk, publicity chairman, Laura Schooler, president: Barbara Mor- ' ley, historian: Julie Atherton, vice-presi- dent: and Brenda Schooler, secretary- treasurer, offered Mrs. Pilkenton an apple. if. X. . Jff ' ,fm v 'Q ff

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Key Club. . Associated with the Kiwanis, Key Club can be help- ful to the whole school, said Presi- dent Kent Blanchard. A junior mem- ber, Chick Chickering, went on to say, The Kiwanis started Key Club as an organization for young men of high school age. The club has a faculty adviser and a Kiwanians adviser who relay messages be- tween the Kiwanis and Key Club. To promote school spirit throughout the year, members sold tickets for the football game and red-and-blue spirit ribbons, presented a signed football to Coach Cooper as a mo- mento of his winning season and arranged for a banner in the gym to proclaim the Ozark Conference Championship. Decorating the school for Christ- mas, several members put up a tree complete with lights, ornaments and garlands. Another holiday project was the Rock-A-Thon, a March of Dimes fund-raising contest between representatives of several area schools. Rocking stations, each supplied with a rocking chair, food and blankets, were set up downtown -out-of-doors in the 20 degree weather. Passers-by donated to the contestants. Key Clubber Mike Cra- gin, rocking from -4 p.m., Dec. 11, all through the night to 5:30 p.m. the next day, earned approximately S150 for the March of Dimes. The club also sent representatives to each week's Kiwanis meeting. Said Kent, At these meetings our members become informed about activities like Operation Drug Alert. One member concluded that Key Club has done more this year than in the past two years.