Meredosia Chambersburg High School - Chief Yearbook (Meredosia, IL)

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War Whoop and The Chief L. to R. Jacqueline Looman, Harold Surratt, Joe Newman, Leland Alhorn, Donald Allen, Tommy McDannold, Betty Heitbrink, Jack Vanhyning, Daryle Tegeder, Stanley Allen; Wanda Nortrup, J. P. Jones, Vernon McDannald, Winston Lacey, Marilyn Hobbs. The War Whoop, official school paper published monthly, and The Chief, the school annual, are published by the Seniors under the super- vision of J. P. Jones, commercial teacher. The War Whoop was under the editorship of Betty Heitbrink and The Chief under the Co-editorship of Daryle Tegeder and Marilyn Hobbs. We leave our projects with much room for improvement and hope our underclassmen will continue to do so in future years. Student Council BACK ROW: L. to R. Donna Hobson, Teddy Rausch, Joyce Vortman, Mr. Rice, council advisor, Millie Joseph, Ted Dickman, Betty Heitbrink, Bobby Rausch, Ruth Berghaus, Tommy McDannold, Marcia Koopman. FRONT ROW: L. to R. Barbara Yeakel, .Virginia Dawson, Secretary, Winston Lacey, President, Earline Thurmon, Vice-President, Daryle Nortrup, Treasurer, Buddy Hyatt, Reporter. The Student Council is a group of sixteen students, fpur from each class. They are elected by their classmates and attempt to improve student life at M. H. S. through better faculty-student relationship. 16

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FRONT ROW: Norma Jean Simmons, Rosalie Fuelling, Millie Joseph, Betty Heitbrink, Kay Looman, Melba Fricke, and Marilyn Mayes. SECOND ROW: Beulah Floyd, Myra Seymour, Evelyn Knight, Loretta Nunn, Joan Pond, Erna Lee Staake, Marcia Pond, Bonita Lewis, Shirley Edwards, Jean S c h n e i d e r , Virginia Dawson, Ruby Staake, Norma Tweedy, Marcella Davies, and Miss Bonnie Lee Smith. Future Homemakers The Meredosia Chapter of the Future Homemakers of America was organized in September of 1948. We have a membership of twenty-six girls and are affiliated with both the state and national organizations. Our officers are as follows: President............................................Betty Heitbrink Vice-President.................................Lila Nunn Secretary...................................Marilyn Mayes Treasurer...................................Norma Simmons Reporter......................................Kay Looman Chapter Mother...........................Mrs. Betty Major Chapter Adviser................................Miss Smith The emblem of our chapter is octagonal in shape and bears the name of our organization, “Future Homemakers of America,' around the top of the plane, while around the lower side of it is the motto, “Toward New Horizons.“ In the center there is a house supported bytwo hands. This symbolizes thatthe future homes of America are in the hands of its youth. Symbols, Key, scroll, torch and rose, are used to denote the four degrees of achievement. Our distinguishing colors are red and white. Our colors are symbolic of youth and of home life, the success of which is of utmost importance. Our flower, the red rose, is symbolic of vibrant, glowing health, a necessary attribute for happiness and efficiency in home and group life. Our motto, “Toward New Horizons, “ express the purpose of our organization— learning to live better today in order that our lives and those of our families may be better tomorrow. Our program of work emphasizes improving ourselves, contributing to our homes through improving family relationships, improving the home surroundings and assuming responsibility in the home, cooperating for school and community betterment, developing our organization, providing recreation and futhering interest in home economic. 18