Quimby High School - Echo Yearbook (Quimby, IA)

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LTD, 10 UHWK J lfzffglflam ou Ql'4:N.'AqL1l W -- . , C 4fff.-4 'n 'xfiif-f J V' G01 ' fl..- 4 W v 1 ssllai ummm Commun During the second week of school, the students of the Quimby High School cast ballots for 'class officers, and for a member of the student council. The following persons were elected to the council: Senior member--Ber- niece Kohn, Junior member--Dean Campbell, Sophomore mem- ber--James Schissel, Freshman member--Robert Bruning.The senior class has several members at large: these included Richard Knapp, Joleen Baum, and Virginia Griffin. No officers were elected for the school year. Sev- eral meetings were held,and the council sponsored several large projects during the year. The largest project was the sale of Har Saving Stamps and Bonds. Each Wednesday two members of the group acted as clerks for the sale of stamps. During the 54 weeks of sales, the total amount of Freedom Securities purchased amounted to Q9,452.79.The lowest daily sale was a total of 315.45 while the highest sale for any one day reached the peak on April 28, when a total of 35,156.65 worth of stamps and bondsu were pur- chased. The average for the year was about 5280.00 Our school puchased stamps and bonds enough in the Jeep drive to pay for three Jeeps. The Armistice Program under the sponsorship of the Council was presented before the high school'assembly to the high school students as well as grades 5, 6, W, and 8 Oscar Smith, our janitor, was the main speaker. The tre- mendous ovation at the close of Mr. Smith's talk was con- clusive evidence of the fine speech he had given. Sev- eral vocal and instrumental numbers completed the program The Thanksgiving program was the last program sponf sored by the council. Several vocal numbers and some croue sincinc tocether with a brief talk b Su t. Morten- O J. Q O ua sen made up the program. Although the council was not too active during the year, we did appreciate the fine proframs and the work in selling stamps. Let7s keep this organ and doing things in the year to come. they rendered zation alive, ' 22322 JLJLJ' J?- Wen n can A 4? A live on less when we have more to live for. p pp --S. Stephen McKenney We can always 1-