Ottawa Township High School - Senior Yearbook (Ottawa, IL)

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G. A. A. The Ottawa branch of the Girls' Athletic association, a national organi- zation, was reorganized this school year. Officers were elected as follows: president, Betty Hadley, vice-president, Joyce Herzog, secretary, Helen Rubenackerg treasurer, Gilda Gleim. Points are given to each girl for such activities as organized basketball, baseball, volleyball, and soccer, and also may be earned by keeping health rules, doing stunts, taking hikes, riding horseback, skating, and many other activities. This year Marie Vancena, Marie Boness, and Genevieve Grubaugh have received the first local award, numerals given for making 600 points in GAA activities. Margaret Ulrich and Betty Hadley have been given the second local award, an O , for keeping the rules and having made a total of 1200 points. The highest honor in GAA, the second state award, has been given to Andrea Berger and Gilda Gleim for having completed the re- quirements. It is an emblem in the shape of Illinois, with GAA on it. GAA is held seventh hour under the direction of Mrs. Hazel Wicklilfe. In April the Ottawa GAA was hostess at a playday which was built around an Indian theme, each of the teams bearing an Indian name. The Chippewa tribe, under the leadership of Evaline Lewis, took the honors of the day. 29

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C6 99 Bob Nixon told us that the members of the O club studied at their meetings. We were a little incredulous, and so he told us that they also played volleyball and basketball and ate at their meetings, which were held the first Monday night of every month. To be a member of the letterman's organization you must be the proud possessor of one major letter, or two minor letters. Old members include Don Clemens, Bob McNamara, Dick Zuege, Wen and Ken Anderson, John Suehr, Darrell Shawback, Bob Nixon, and Lambro Poulaki, who has returned from service. New members taken in last fall include Dean Riley, Dick Claus, Lou Bowman, Bob Richey, Duane Palmer, Bob Rosendahl, Dave Knutson, Don Chalus, Bill Schwarzbach, Len Roberts, Ed Condron, Kaye and Keith Bretag, Don Pierson, Pork Dougherty, Art McCoy, Jack Ahern and Don Radle. Under the direction of president Don Clemens, vice-president Bob Mc- Namara, treasurer Wen Anderson, and secretary Dick Zuege, the club spon- sored a dance on April 5 and had two picnics in the spring. Coach Homer Hankenson is the groupis supervisor. 28

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A trip to Chicago, Where members visited department stores and mail order houses, was one of the high lights of the Distributive Education group. Students interested in selling goods and services are enrolled in the dis- tributive education class, a two-hour course which enlists students who Work in local stores a minimum of fifteen hours a Week. Members of this class make up the roster of the Future Distributers' club, which is a member of a state organization. Other activities of the club were picnics and parties. Another feature of the c1ub's activities was the banquet which they sponsored for all co-operat- ing merchants and members of the advisory committee. The officers of the club are: Grace Coffey, presidentg Adele Barron, vice-presidentg Dorothy Chase, secretaryg Jane McNamara, treasurer. Retailing Club 30