Mendota High School - Atodnem Yearbook (Mendota, IL)

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President and Secretary al llnarle FHA O11ifl,'7'S Formal Iuilialiou Box for Nwecdj

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STI'DIiN'I COVNCIL FLOAT COACHES CROWN KING AND QVIEIEN GRAND MARCH

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? Aw, .. vgkf v, hh- I RE HMEMAKFNQ BACK ROXW: R, Spitz. J. Phillips. D. Chaon. M. Bansau. ll. Larahee. P. Brown. B. Druen. S. Nurnherg FOVRTH ROXW: P. Fitzgerald. M. McManus. P. Yohn. P. Rider. Ii. Melntyre. D. liudarh. S. Fgler THIRD ROXW: If. Wfood. C. Kuntzi. VU. Whipple. 5. O'Rourke. C. Spitz. -I. Maueh. E. Gray. M, Bird SECOND ROXV: P. Howarth. S. Phalen. R. Herbert. Miss johnston. Miss Stein. D. Sthainmel. l.. Mtln- tyre FIRST RUVU: bl. Cotton. N. Xwillard. D. Larahe :. lNl. Ph'len. D. liutlarli. D. lNIedlai' THE FUTURE HUMEMAKERS of Amerita is an organization whose memhers are girls that have taken at least one year of home economies and met the requirements for membership. At the first meeting of the year. whith was held at The Tender Trap Lake Mendota. the new officers were in- stalled. The ottiters were: Mary Margaret Phalen. president: Dolores Budath. vice-presidentg Dorothy Larahee, setretaryg Donna Medlar. treasurerg Nancy XlC'illard. degree ehairmang Dorothy Sehammel, puh- lit relatioosp Silvia Phalen. reporterg Rita Herbert. Linda Mtlntyre, reereationg 'lanis Cotton, parliamen- tariang Mrs. Norman Willartl, chapter mother. The advisors were Miss 'lohnston and Miss Stein. The tolors of the Future Homemakers of America are red and white. The motto is 'l'ffrr.rrJ Nm Hori- zon. and expresses ot' the purpose ofthe organization. SUUJ4 During the year the organization took part in many attivities. lfirst was preparing a float for the home- toming parade. The theme was ll e'H Flrrllwz 'ljm. Other attivities were: the dog house, Christmas tarol- ing. the preparation ol' .1 hox for a needy family, .1 square dance with the FFA, an initiation banquet. and the sponsorship of .1 hundle drive. An Outstanding projett was the bundle drive. Six- teen hags of clothing were tolleeted to send to Save the Children Federation. Knoxville, Tennessee. At some ol' the meetings interesting programs were presented hy outside speakers: Miss Powell showed her slides of Europe: Mr. Klein gave a take detora- tion demonstration. At the April meeting the mothers were guests of honor. Formal initiation for next year's officers was held in Avril. The May meeting. held at the lake. was conducted hy the future officers of '56 and '57. Mrs. Lee Bird is our new chapter mother. Q