Rochester High School - Manitou Ripples Yearbook (Rochester, IN)

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F. F. A. Adds New Honors The pupose of the Future Farmers of America is to develop leadership, citizenship, and co-operation. This club has an enthusiastic membership of thirty-seven boys, including the officers: Dave W-arner, president, Dave Abraham, vice-president, Loren Wilson, secretaryg Larry Wlood, treasurerg Bob Shafer, reporter, and Phil Daulton, sentinel. This year the club had a variety of activities. They spent a day at the Chicago International Livestock Show. In the muck crop show at Walkerton, they sponsored as queen candidate, Carolyn Showley, who placed second, and they had one of the best floats in the Homecoming Parade. To make money the F. F. A. and ew Members sponsored a donkey basketball game and planted thirty- two acres of corn. The Dairy Judging Team won the Northern Indiana contest, sponsored by the Indiana Guernsey Breeders' Association, joe Moore and Lyle Gohn went to West Virginia to the national dairy judging contest, placing second to Maryland. The Fulton County poultry judging team, coached by Mr. Deeb, came in tenth at the state contest. On this team were Brent Blacketor, Harold Howard, and Loren Wilson. They also par- ticipated in livestock, land, crop, and poultry judging contests. SIZATFD: L. Wfilson, L. Vlood, D. XVamer, D. Abraham, B. Shafer. SIKQOND ROW: K. Newcomb, B. Mchlillen, D. Hisey, J. Johnson, R. Steininger, R. Macldock, H. Howard, J. Rock. XV. Scott. THIRD ROW: D. Barkman, I. Baker, B. Fraser, L. Shriver, P. Reuter J. Nichols, R. Neff. P. Daulton. Mr. Deeb. FOURTH ROW: J. Fraser, D. Sommers. R. Piper, L. Cripe, L. Gohn. J. Moore, B. Wagoner, R. Warner, C. Nickell, J. Cheesman, R. McLoclilin, P. Ilber, R .. .. ,R ilhzge TIl'C'llI'l'-Ffl'UP

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F. H. . Looks Toward ew Horizons 9 Future Clubs Recognizing the importance of good homes today, Fu- ture Homemakers of America works to promote a grow- ing appreciation of the joys and satisfactions of home making, to emphasize the importance of worthy home membership, and to encourage democracy in home and community life. The officers were Jane Tobey, president, Betty Leavell, vice-president, Shirley Hammond, secre- tary, Wanda Alderfer, treasurerg Janet Reed, parlia- mentariang Juanita Thomas, historiang Joan Alspach, song leader, Pat Kern and Carol Wilson, editors, and Mrs. Bailey, sponsor. A picnic with rough initiation, then formal initiation, and the Mother and Daughter Banquet, started activities LONWER ROW' R. Gates, P. Murray, W. Alderfer, P. Gordon. off with a bang. At Christmas, Santa brought each girl a gift in an exchange. In February, the Washing- ton Ball was held in the Home Ec. social room. Prizes went to Juanita Thomas, Jane Tobey, and Pat Gordon for being the best attired in Colonial style. Daddy Date Night honoring fathers was held in March. To bring this year's activities to an end, there was a district meeting at Bourbon, a senior farewell party, and the installation of new officers in May. The motto, Toward new horizons, is an infinite challenge and expresses the purpose of the organization, to learn to live better today that our lives and those of our families may be better tomorrow. SECOND ROW: A. Mudra, J. Alspach, J. Reed, S. Warren, B. Leavell, J. Tobey, S. Hammond, H. Calvert, P. Kern, J. Thomas J Adamson STANDING: WH Warran, R. Bailey, P. Fansler, C. Ginn, S. Trout, A. Bathrick, B. Wagoner, L. Nix, S. Shriver, Mrs. Bailey D. Tomlinson, C. Wilson, D. Thomas, J. VUagoner, C. Bilyew, M. Jernigan, J. Long, N. Ghrist, L. Towne. 2 f , fPage Twenty-Fourj

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S i The Y's Promote Christian Ideals Through The Y-Teen year began with an informal coke party held two bake sales, and new members ran the check for new members. The purpose of the club is to stand at basketball games. For service projects, they build a fellowship of girls devoted to the task of realizing in our life those ideals of personal and social living to which we are committed by our faith as Christians, to seek to understand jesus, to share his love for all people, and to grow in the knowledge and love of God. The major officers were Carol Coplen, president, Carolyn Showley, social chairman, Sally Trout, program chairman, Terry Wilson, corres- ponding secretaryg Ann Hart, recording secretary, Carrie Ginn, treasurer, Nancy Greathouse, chaplain, and Miss Dale Lichtenwalter, advisor. Again this year, the Club sold salt-water taffy and collected food for the Welfare Department at Thanks- giving and for a needy family at Christmas. conducted the Heart Fund Drive in the high school, and made favors for hospital trays. For world projects, they sent thirty-five dollars to Josephine Clayburn, an Africian missionary, and a ten dollar CARE package to Korea. Co-operating with the Hi-Y, the Y-teens held ii candlelight initiation and a supper, and sponsored the Sweethearts Ball. They entertained their parents at the Ma, Pa, and Me banquet, held a senior dinner, and enjoyed a talk by a beauty expert. TOP PICTURE LCJWER ROXV: J. Van Dusen, G. Riggs, P. Thompson, A. Sharpe, P. Swanson, N. Rose. N. Vanstoyk, L. Nix, S. Warren. SECOND ROW: D. Xvagoner. Thomas,-B. Sanderson, P. Partridge, S. Vfhitrenberger, B. Newell. D. Tomlinson, P. Murray. THlRD ROW: B. Lcavell, S. Smith, S. Morrison, S. Walker, J. Tobey, B. Robertson, J. Rosenbury, P. Zimmerman, N. Muxselman, LOWER PICTURE SEATED: ,l. Denton, T, Wilson, S. Trout, C. Coplen, Miss Liclirenwalter, C. Ginn, C. Showley, N. Greathousc. SECOND ROW: KS. Books, S. Ballinger, C. Wilson, J. Morgan, L. A. Shurte, A. Hart, S. Hammond, B. Van Luc, P. l3.nll. THIRD ROW: C.. Berns. ,l. Davis. J. Denton, J. Alspach, P. Fansler, V. Cronin, R. Berkebile, D. Abbott. P. Kern, li. Goodritli. POI RTH ROXYJ: P. Kline, ,l. Gaumer, N. Hall, D. Hall, M. Butler, B. Hill, M, Hudkins, L. Hill, E. Julian. ,l. Clevenger. N. Musselman,