North Platte High School - Roundup Yearbook (North Platte, NE)

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The Ballot Boosters were guided by a policy planning committee. Members were these: Cynthia Adams, chairman, Cecil Craft, Karen Dryden, Janet Eaves, Donna George, Donna Griffith, Jean Johnson, Fred McEvoy, Bill Whitaker, and Zoe Valentine. Donald Smith, social studies teacher, sponsored the project. MOTHERS' HELPERS. Volunteer helpers Jo- dell Coley and Beverly Johansen wait for Donna George to assign them addresses of people needing babysitters on election day. DECORATION DEMONS. Decorating Gary's car for the Ballot Booster parade is an enjoy- able task for Gloria Cliff, Nancy Caley, Ra- mona Scott, Betty Bunger, Bill Whitaker, Gary Murphy, and Donna George. WE LIKE IKE. GOP planners Lyla Krumm, Jeaneane Bowen, Jean Johnson, Gretchen Eglehoff, Tom Fitzpatrick, Shirley Smock, Marilyn Rippen, Connie Dent, Mary Bassett, and Lenice Comstock group around a picture of their candidate, Dwight D. Eisenhower. The social studies department sponsored mock elections for national and state candidates on October 3l. Student political parties gave party demonstrations at an assembly preceding the elections. The students elected Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard Nixon nation- ally and Robert B. Crosby, governor. I ll F

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Ballot Boosters Although North Platte High School students were too young to vote in the national and state elections, they took an active part in the campaign activi- ties by forming the Ballot Boosters to incite older citizens to vote. -5.. Point to Polls They solicited homes in the city and staged a parade to encourage all eligible citizens to ballot. The organization helped to pro- vide babysitters and transportation for busy voters on election day. BOOSTER BEAUTIES. Gloria Cliff, Juel George, Pat Tridle, Roberta George, Donna George, and Marilyn Schoolcraft, driver, lend a helping hand to the Ballot Booster parade. REPUBLICAN RALLY. Influencing students to vote, these workers rally: .lim Lymber, Marian Elder, Mary Bassett, Jean Johnson, Gretchen Eglegott, Jeaneane Bowen, Shirley Smock, Connie Dent, Tom Fitzpatrick, Cynthia Adams, and Karen Dryden. EAGER ELECTORS. Gary Johansen, Dick An- derson, Eddie Humphrey, Jerry Henderson, Jerry Brewer, Ron Dettman, Bob Armsteacl, Art Gunlicks, and George Caley wait to vote while Marilyn Rhinehart and Darlene Booth prepare to distribute ballots to students, l2lZPUl3ll CR S8 oeiiociem' XX Q , C12 .ata M i ' J gif., . is me i

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8 A Y 5 . Q LET IT SNOW! Pot Chilton shows Leelcmd Jondebeur, Koy Christensen, Judy Murdock, Dick Shepherd, Shirley Donielson, ond Mary Bosseft on eosy woy To moke ortificiol snow in the junior closs ploy, Our Miss Brooks. Ai? or ',,i Y' f ll I lx M in M M siis M f 'ann H f