Mitchell High School - Warbler Yearbook (Mitchell, SD)

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L1-tha entertains Y Teens grou wxth hxlar u d L f 'WW 'ar p to s anec ote e t to right Beverly Engbrecht Eunice Phillips Mlss Esther Knut son Evelyn Morrison Rita Stevens Carols Koehn Clarxcn Carlson Miss Florence Althen Panme Ann Woods Verna ,lo Vander burgh and Lelha Rowlev Not pictured Evelyn Baldwin Nlarlanne Thade Sh l l V l n xr ey owru. e ma ohnson and Delores Backlund cyyvewewgevmafgwe-705 The Young Women s Chrlstlan Assoclatlon, also known as the Y W C A , was first organ lzed ln London, m prayer clrcles and the other w1sh1ng to estabhsh homes for nurses returning from the Crlmean War In America, however, the Y W C A was organized by women who wanted to help people ln need They received thexr charter m Boston m 1866 A jumor edmtlon of thls fine organlzatlon IS the Y Teens group Formerly called Curl Re serves, they changed their name ln une, 1946 The purposes of the YTeens are to make a better society, to help women and girls grow 1nto liner personalmes, and to seek a Chrlstlan way of llVlhg Mltchell YTeens meet every second and fourth Tuesday at the Y Dues for a year's membership are 25 cents Officers of the senlor hlgh group for 1947 48 include president, Verna Jo Vanderburgh, v1ce president, Letha Rowley, secretary Fannle Ann Woods, and treasurer, Carola Koehn Ad vxsers for the group are Mlsses Florence Althen and Esther Knutson For the Y W C A Mrs J H Thaden IS presldent, Mrs F Keszler, vlce presldent, Miss Grace Barth, secretary, and Mrs ess Spry, treasurer Serving on the YTeen com m1ttee are MISS Mabel Woods, executive dl rector, Mrs E C Peterson, chaxrman, and Mrs Albert Gall, asslstant The membershlp llst of the Senlor High Y Teens contams the followmg names Evelyn Balclwm, Beverly Engbrecht, Marlanne Thaden, Evelyn Morrison, Letha Rowley, Eumce Phll lrps, Verna jo Vanderburgh, Fanme Ann Woods, Velma Johnson, Carola Koehn, Shlrley Lowrne, Rrta Stevens, Clarxce Carlson, and Delores Backlund V H , I - 6 l 2 K , 5 . ' Q A :' r A - Y 1 ' Q -7, I 'Q g l 4 ' I Q 'fi . . . A Z -' 11, f' , A ' - ' ' ' - ,' . F' A t x , 5 V f 5 . Q .J J xr I wma, .7 ,V .Vv.V , 7 ,J ws, fiixifsas- L Q 4. A 'W' 'f:r1,, .im , . . . . . . h ' . ' 9 I . . . . ., . . . '

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!V.-J!S6aJe The Natxonal Honor SOCICIY was founded to strmulate the development of scholarshxp servlce leadershlp and character fthe NHS cardxnal prmcrples of the students ln schools throughout the Jmted States Last year yellow and whlte were adopted as the colors of the organrzatxon and the yellow rose was chosen the ofhcxal flower Each mem ber IS ent1tled to wear the gold emblem of the SOC16fy and recelves the Student Life, 1ts OHTI c1al magazlne To become members of the Natlonal Honor Socxety students who are 1n the upper thxrd of thelr class scholastxcally are voted on by therr respectrve classes Then the faculty makes 1ts cholce after whlch the names are submltted for Final selectlon to the natxonal commrttee Only 5 per cent of the junlors and 15 per cent of the senxors may be elected for member shxp Those chosen from the Senlor Class of 1947 were Max1ne Dav1s Delores Kangus Daune Gall Dlclc Purdy Stanley Papoutsrs Donna Lou Starr Paul Vanderburgh and Herbert Wrrght They are now Natlonal Honor Socxety Alumnl The jumors who were also accepted for mem bershlp at that same tlme were Shrrley Hanson Alberta Cohrt Velma ohnson Bob Murphy Sherrlll Swenson and Clarxce Carlson Their membershrp wxll be valrd only as long as they mamtam therr hrgh standards Every year tvlo people from each chapter are prxvlleged to take the Natlonal Honor Socxety scholarshxp test The hlghest ranlung entrants ln the natlon are awarded college funds On March 16 Sherrlll Swenson and Velma ohnson had the honor of talung thls test A speclal formal assembly IS held annually 1n the sprmg to 1n1t1ate mcomlng junxors and SCHIOIS Becomlng a member of the National Honor Socxety IS one of the hrghest honors a student can rece1ve 1n hmgh school At a formal mmatron on Aprll 30 1947 twelve new members were lnducted Row 1 Delores Kangus Maxine Davls Velma ohnson Shnrley Hanson Alberta Cohrt and Donna Lou Starr Row 2 Dnck Purdy Stanley Papoutsns Herbert Wright Duane Gall Paul Van derburgh Bob Murphy and Sherrxll Swenson Not DICIUKCA

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Nara-Muff' vaeeemwaevan Organlzatlon of the present Llbrary Club was brought about ln 1944 and has s1nce con tmued as an assistance to the llbrarlan m con ductmg and managmg the school library The student llbrarlans are lnstructed as to the cata logmg and shelving of all types of books, maga zmes, folders, and booklets and later take charge of the shelvmg and of the checkmg 1n and out of all books Slips deslgnatmg fines to be paxd are also made out by the lxbrarnans In accordance with Book Week November 16 to 22 the glrls planned and set up various dlsplays, the theme belng Books for Tomor row Mystery books books about other lands sports boy and glrl storles, anlmal storles, and mternatxonal relatlons were toplcs of the dls plays Durmg the year Mrs Carl Schlltz adviser of the group, complled an annotated lxst of books whxch were of special mterest to the senxors In September and anuary of each year the lnbrarlans asslst wlth the dlstrlbutxon of books to the students and also label and register new text books In May they check ln and condltlon all books, shelvlng those whlch are ln good condltlon and sending damaged ones to the bmdery A speclal event of the year was held m March, when the library assistants partlclpated m a radio program over Statnon KMHK Ofhcers for the year were elected at the first meeting held October 23 1947 Those elected to ofhces were Hannah ohnson presxdent De Etta Rxggert vlce presldent, and Betty Belttel, secretary Other members xnclude Allce Be rens Donna Dahl Leola Fraser, Evelyn Haf ner Shxrley Hanson Nancy Lou Peterson Marjorle Rmdels, Delores Watklns, and Betty Rae Wxllard y Ass t I fr to rght n y r Sh l y Hanson B tty B rr l Nancy L P te so Al ce Be s De tra Rgge t D l W tk Marjo e R nd l L I F er Hannah Johnson D I E H e d Betty Ray W lla d 'w Yiihia J , , . 1 9 ' - cz D9 Y ' - s 9 . , . . . . . . - , , - ' ' - 7 9 ' . , . ' ' 9 1 9 Libra: is ants, e i 1 Wi nie Mae Br an . ire , e ei e , ou e r n, i ren , E i r , e ores a ins, ' ri i e s, eo a ras , , onna Dah . velyn afn r, an' i I . '- at r -1 , gf , - ' ft, . I . g . ., s M, N-,- ' s .5 y , t t ,,, .faq 9 'W M aww , , A ,512 z I ' 1 , , me ' I I fm ,, , . C if . A