Potomac High School - Artesian Yearbook (Potomac, IL)

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STUDENT COUNCIL Preszdert Myra Hale Secretary Jeanne Balleln Reporter Nancy 'WcGowen Admsor Mr V ,I larr Myra Hale V J Man, P reszdent A dvl SO, The Student Councll IS composed of an elected representatlve from each class and each recogmzed student orgamzatlon ln the school The Presldent IS elected by the Senlor Class The purposes of the Student Councll are to provlde practlce ln parhamentary procedure and practlcal cltlzenshlp, to encourage students to accept thelr responslbxlltles to themselves and to the school and to stlmulate a Splflt of cooperatlon among students and faculty The major projects of the Student Councll thls year were sponsonng an all school Halloween party, feature length motlon plctures once each month, plannmg a Chnstmas program, and spon sormg student mlxers First Row: Mr. Marrg Lowell Beck, Cliff Kitchen, Myra Hale, Jeanne Ballein, Bill H0SkiflS, NanCY Mccowen- Standing: Donald Jolley, Harold Jolley. ff

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F.F.A. The boys who entered the Sec- Ls tional and State judging contests last spring were as follows: Alva Montgomery, Verlin Hale, ,Iim Mor- gan, Harold Jolley, Bill Hoskins, Don Doran, Don Britt, Lowell Deck, Jim King, and ,Iohn Nixon. The Sectional contest was held at Potomac and the State at the Uni- versity of Illinois. Grain entered in the grain show at East Lynn was entered by Don Doran, Verlin Hale, Jim Morgan, and ,Iim King. The F.F.A. boys went to the State Fair at Springfield last summer one day in August. The group spent the day in looking at the livestock exhibits and the exhibits brought there by machinery companies. The Danville F.F.A. show was held in connection with the Vermilion County Fair. Lowell Beck, ,lim King, and Alva Montgomery showed rabbits, sheep, and swine at the fair and won their share of the premiums awarded. At the F.F.A. Leadership Training School held at Rossville this Fall, medals were awarded to Chapter production winners, Gordon Martin in sheep production, Frank Reed in poultry, Dale Hoshauer in dairy, and Alva Montgomery in swine. Alva also won a plaque as Mr. Nelson Kessinger, Adv., Alva Montgomery, Pres. President ----- - - - Alva Montgomery Vice President - - - - - Tom Jameson Secretary ------ - - - Jim King Treasurer- - -------- Frank Reed Student Council Member- Bill Hoskins Reporter ----------- Dale Hoshauer Advisor - - - - - - Mr. Nelson Kesslnger the swine production winner for the whole Section 18, also a plaque for being the outstanding State Farmer in Section 18. Pencils and hog troughs have been selling rapidly. The money received from these sales will be spent next summer on the trip which is in the planning stage at present.