Odebolt High School - Trojan Yearbook (Odebolt, IA)

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PAGE SIXTY- Veronica Veit, Helen Reuber, Janet Sonksen, Myra Dreessen, Ardine Bettin lllf Ellllllll Ellllllllllll Every Friday afternoon the stenog class turned out the school paper to be printed as three columns in The Odebolt Chronicle the following Thursday. After running around to pick up news from the teachers and grades, the girls on the staff made the commercial room ring with banging typewriters, giggles and laughs. Myra wrote those features about some of the special things that happened around school, and news from some of the grades. Helen wrote up the hot lunch menus and senior hi classes. Between trips back to Ardine's spot, Veronica edited the news from junior hi and the rest of the grades. Ardine had the column with the funnies and the senior interviews. Janet was editor and did odd jobs besides writing editorials, and Miss Bruce cen- sored the copy. Our paper got some recognition when this part of one of the editorials was quoted in the bulletin for lowa columnists: There probably isn't any- body who wants to go into service at a time like this-or at any time as far as that goes-but it has to be done. Right now our country is in a state of national emergency, and that isn't a thing to be taken lightly. As much as most people hate the idea, personal feelings and plans have to be put aside. When the future and fate of a country are at stake its people have to take care of that first. They say you can get killed just as easily in civilian life as you can in the service-fall in an open manholt, get run over by a car. But there probably is something about staring down the barrel of some Russian Communist's rifle that isn't exactly like crossing the street. Nobody likes it, but it has to be because it is. But gratifying as it was to be quoted in such a publication, our great- est satisfaction came from having the people who read the paper every week, tell us that they liked it. We had fun putting out the paper, we learned a lot by doing it, and we hope our readers enjoyed our product. FOUR

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llllllll llllllllllS Ill llllllllll OFFICERS Howard Einspahr .............. ...... P resident Richard Taylor -- ......... .... V ice President Dale Linman --- ...... Secretary Cletus Wingert --- --- Treasurer Don Gunderson ........................ Reporter Dean Brown ........................... Adviser The Future Farmers of America, or F.F.A. as it is commonly called, is the national or- ganization of, by, and for boys enrolled in Vocational Agriculture. The Odebolt Chapter has 32 active members and IO honorary mem- bers. Two past members of our chapter, Lyle Teaquist and John Huldeen, have been award- ed the American Farmer Degree. Our activities are many and varied. Educational projects include exhibits at the State Fair, the Clay County and Sac County fairs, and our own community fair, representa- tion in the State F. F. A. Band, participation in the Northwest Iowa District Contest at Spencer at which we won many awards, and a radio program over KAYL during F. F. A. Week. In order to raise money for our pro- gram we have sold food at basketball games, tested seeds and soils for farmers, sold certi- fied seed potatoes, conducted pigeon hunts, sponsored the Ralph Pierce show, sold safety posters to business houses, and helped raise funds for the Odebolt Community Fair. Just for fun, we enjoyed a summer program in I95O of softball, picnics for the boys and their families, and a trip through the Ozark country. This winter we have had a basketball team. The highlight of the school year was reached on April 4, with the holding of the Annual Parent and Son Dinner. Vern Gunder- son and Vern Boerner were initiated to the honorary Chapter Farmer Degree during the evening. ln October, the officers and adviser at- tended a leadership conference held at Aure- lia. Richard Taylor and Don Finger are the delegates to the state convention at Sioux City April I9-2l. Don Gunderson and Howard Einspahr have applied for and been awarded Iowa Farmer Degrees. Officers chosen for l95l - I952 are Dale Linman, president, Don Hoefling, vice-president, Don Gunderson, secretary, Ronald Salmonson, treasurer, and Jim Meyer, . C Fl . I I ' 'I reporter The boys are I interesting year. RICHARD G. HARRIS Everly, Iowa B. S. Iowa State College Succeeded Dean Brown March 26 Vocational A riculture 9 Economics F. F. A. Adviser PAGE SIXTY-TH REE

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Bruce, sponsor. to be. Helen Kenny Lois Mary Barbara Joyce llll l95l llllllll Sllll Last spring, before school was Out, the class of '51 met and elected the annual staff and the sponsor for the book. Those elected were Kenneth Fertig, editor, Lois Rohlf, assistant editor, Helen Reuber, general business manager, and Miss Rosmer Jim Brower and Gordon Friday were chosen to obtain a large proportion of the money for the annual. They contacted the business- men and enlisted their financial support with not too much diffi- culty. ln fact, the boys were amazed at how easy their job proved Janet Sonksen and Howard Einspahr were in charge of the Annual sales carnival and the selling of subscriptions. Jim Gordon go where. individual touch to th Veronica Ardine Joyce Thielke and Barbara Boyd were layout editors. lt was their job to plan the content of the book, to paste up the snap pages, to decide on size of pictures, and to determine what was to Ardine Bettin and Veronica Veit were selected to type the copy and prepare it for the printer. Dick Swanson and Don Gunderson were responsible for getting all of the pictures lined up and Mary Bird drew the black and white drawings to give an e book. The staff was assisted by Miss Bruce, who helped all of its members at all times. taken. Co-operation is the of an enterprise such All the above people, together, have been accomplish what no them could have don handed. The result- Howie Janet keynote as this. working able to one of e single- The l95i TROJAN Donnie Dick PAGE SIXTY-FIVE