Shelbyville High School - Okawwako Yearbook (Shelbyville, IL)

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THE STUDENT CCDUNCII. SEATED: Arnold Bland, Iohnny McBride, Vinita Scott, Lyle McConnell, Lowell Don Hickman, Marshall Reid, lune Bland, Myron Braden, Betty McCord. STANDING: Stanley Spesard, Robert Baptist, Harry Davis, Waynz- Howse, Mr. Feqley, Alice Iones, Wanda Sain. U HE meeting is called to order! These were President Hickman's tamiliar words as another sixth hour rolled around and the council meeting began. Sometimes it wasn't so orderly as this, especially when Slick or some other member came trailing in troni lunch late, but we were generally under control and ready tor business in a short time. Our business Was usually some- Iohnny. Vinitu. and Lowell Don We disagree. Pa jc 20 thing pertaining to annual school activities such as plans for Homecoming or student council elections, but many times we had original ideas, too, such as a iuke box for the gym. We didn't follow the beaten path this year in many things. At the suggestion of Wayne and Harry we decided to inalce Homecoming different and elected a king and queen instead ot the traditional queen. When time rolled around tor the Student Council election, we also decided to hold a primary. This Worked out very well, espee cially as it was a very honest election due to the use ot stenciled ballots. CNet that any ot our elections are ever dishonestl. By the way, our acting oiticers are: Lowell Don, president: Marshall, vice-president: and Slick, secretary-treasurer. We played our part in the war eitort by staging two bond drives and a paper drive. Our stage in the study hall was piled high with paper and card board, and it was rumored that Mr. Battershell had made the supreme sacritice ot giving up his collection ot Esquire.

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Carl Courtright ....... G ne Getz ........... BRING UP THE REAR HY in the world are those first graders in our procession? lt couldn't be-Oh, but it is! Why, they're the freshies! Look at the pair that is coming- eBill Miller and Robert Phegley---what a pair! Hey, Robert, why don't you save your energy and climb into Bill's pocket? And look at that one. Oops! I must get glasses. I almost stepped on Carl Kensil that time. My goodness, they go zipping down the hall as if there were a fire. I wonder if they realize how dangerous it is to dodge in and out like that. Though the freshmen have just followed along behind the other classes this year, it is amazing what initiative some of them have. They clamor for entertainment, and unless they have it, they go off in a corner C?l and make their own. At the annual school party held at the opening of school last fall, Carl Courtright, Babe Baptist, Stanley Spesard, and Bill Miller became so bored that they decided to liven things up a bit and withdrew to take a shower. A few of the more energetic and daring .............President .............Vice-President Shirley Mochel ...................... Secretary-Treasurer Stanley Spesard, Wanda Sain, Robert Baptist .......................... Student Councll of them went out for sports, but they were so small that they had to be lifted up in order to see what was going on. In basket- ball, for instance, the upper classrnen had to have really good eyesight to discern be- tween the ball and the freshmen. The girls, and there are lots of them, have been pretty well occupied since they make up the new glamour girls of S.H.S. The very first day Shirley Mochel and Dee Meyer started attracting masculine eyes and they have kept it up all year. Maxine Thompson has been doing all right for herself, too. Now don't get a bad impression about this new class because it has some geniuses, too. Nellie Keller, Irene Bowman, Doris Ar- chey, and Carl Courtright are the brains be- hind the group. Like all other classes they have their gangs, packs, and what-have- you, as for instance, the Iune Hood-Kathryn Fox combination. All in all, we are proud of this new group that brings our class parade to an end, and we shall hear more of them in the years to come. No wonder Gene and Cm-I are happy! Page 19

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Tl-IE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY FIRST ROW: Pauline Kimmel, Hope Aichele, Mickey Kelly, Mary Louise Culp, lune Bland. SECOND ROW: Mr. Bodell, Vinita Scott, Esther Campbell, Esther Lou Higgins, Mrs. Dobyns. THIRD ROW: James Ander- son, lohn Yantis, Don Morehead, Marshall Reid. NOT PICTUHEDZ loyco Plowman, Dorothy Tullman, Lowell Hickman N honor society meeting is news. Since we so seldom hold a meeting, we al- ways know there is something big doing when one is called. And it was something big in November fplanning our part in an all-school parade with the band, banners, and all the trimmings. We were to march proudly down Main Street under our ban- ner National Honor Society . At a later meeting we elected officers. Lowell Don was unanimously chosen president. And why not? He was our only male! lune became vice-president: loyce, secretary: and Vinita, treasurer. The next big event of our society was the initiation fthe customary one in front of the assembly. We had a short, yet impressive program, and the mar- shall, lune Bland, summoned the candidates who were quite excited at being chosen. Vtfe were all very happy when Hope, lames, Marshall, lohn, Mickey, Don, and Esther Lou were honored. Of course, the newlyvchosen members said they were scared to death and never thought that they'd make it, es- pecially Esther Lou, when Iune read the scroll too hurriedly and almost forgot her. When the new members took the oath of allegiance to the National Honor Society, not only smiles, but even tears were seen on their faces. Membership in this organization is based on leadership, scholarship, character, and service. Since only ten per cent of any one class are eligible to be chosen, membership in this society is a goal worth striving for. 'SFF Lowell Don, Marg' Louise, cmd Iune This initiation will be long remembered. Page 21