Tri City High School - Tri Hi Yearbook (Buffalo, IL)

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FFA Top Rovs J McCullough B Clark G Guernsey B ODonnell H Cooper F Shanle J Fugate J Vargo J Burns D Henderson D Purcell J Powers D Beck R Womack VK Shanle Second Row D Dambacher R Lord A Brooks J Hoehn D McGeath G Campbell C Fulten B ODonnell G Monical G Boston R Kitchen F Krammer L Ketchum Third Row B Purcell E Beadle R Spangler D Pfeiffer D Miller Stanley Treasurer Tom Booker President B111 Shaffer Vice President Kenneth Metcalf Secretary Bill Mulcahv Reporter Howard Peters JMKMJJ KL When school opened there were twenty eight chapter farmers enrolled along with twenty tour greenhands We got off to a great start by checking our test corn plot We checked the strength and corn borer tolerance of different kinds of corn Our agriculture teacher learned of some good Kansas varieties of corn when a graduate stu dent at U of I, and we compare three ot them this summer with nine other V3I'l8t19S for drouth resistance, chinch bug resistance and y1eld They look good, and We plan to continue our study of them for several years During the late spring and early summer we mow Weeds around town and school to destroy mosqulto harbors and help prevent polio The Vocational Agriculture Department has cut down several dead and ugly trees around the school yard, and burned off the area where cars park for ball games to prevent loss by fire We also checked the damage done to unwanted trees on the school yard A mixture of kerosene and Esteron Weed and Brush Klller was used as a spray On October 8 1953 the officers of the Tri City chapter made the trip to Green view tor the annual leadership training school Our reporter served as one of the of ficers during opening and closing ceremonies The chapter has been working on the program ot work for this year corn har vest, soil testing, livestock feeding soil management and getting projects under wav NINETEEN K. Leka, H. Davis, W. Hutchinson, W. Patton, B. Evans, M. Wake, K. Cooper. Fourth Row: Adviser, Mr. o o - 0 0 o - 1 1 1 ' ' 1 v '

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JJLKL Our F H A act1v1t1es began thxs fall w1th twenty elght members Meetmgs every two weeks Colors Red and Whlte Flower Red Rose Motto- Go All the Way Wlth F H A Offlcers elected were as tollows Presldent Donna Curry Chorus Publlc Relatlons Sally Rob1nson VICE Presldent Mary Ann Dodd H1stor1an Eola Mae Lamkey Secretary Barbara Bell Song Leader Janet Aures Treasurer Mary Grace Bumgardner Chapter Mother Mrs Lynn Roblnson Parllamentarlan Donna Jean Wake Chapter Adwser Mrs Helen Heyen November 1 7 Natlonal F H A Week was observed A slumber party was held at the home of Carolyn Sue Moomey November 9 the chapter sponsored a Record Dance As th1s was the flrst rec ord dance ot the year we felt lt was a success nettlng S3125 The F H A Jolned the World Festlval by sendlng Chrlstmas boxes to Korea December 22 we gave a party for pre school chlldren Games were played and refreshments served Santa Claus was present and presented each chlld Wlth a g1ft January 8 our chapter mother Mrs Roblnson gave a dlnner party for all members Th1S belng a post hollday party g1ftS were exchanged Mrs Heyen and Mrs February 9 In1t1at1on serv1ce for new members February 24-Jo1nt famlly potluck supper Wlth F F A bovs May 17 Installatlon serv1ce for new offlcers June 13 P1cn1c at Lake Sprlngfleld Wh1ch ends our years act1v1t1es FHA Top Row D Smlth C Moore A Atteberry B Trotter E Mathews V Martin M Turner P Beecraft Moomey J Rees Second Row A Corday J Abbott S Hughes T Fulten J Robmson D Pfe1ffer Cravens A Burnett B Moomey Thlrd Row Parllamentarlan D Wake V1ce Presldent M Dodd Hts torlan E Lamkey Advlser Mrs Heyen Presldent D Curry Chalrman of Public Relations S Robm son Secretary B Bell Treasurer M Bumgardener Song Leader J Aures EIGHTEEN O I O . . . - . - H . V ' rs - ' . - , 0 I u . 1 , . . 7 7 ' ' 7 ' , Q ' , . - Q Robinson were presented with gifts.

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CHORUS Top Row lcft to right B Clark B Shaffer G Maurer H McCulley S Falconer T Booker T Laughlin D Rogers S Lercher J Fugate Third Row left to right R Coe G Guernsey J Freeman C Moomev I Burge B Moomev J Perko E Mulcahy K Staley C Withrow Second Row left to right Mrs Roberts S Young D Blakely J Robinson D Curry V Martin R McCullough G Rogers M Turner J Rees A Ashton J Collins First Row left to right J Aures D Pfeiffer P Poff J Abbott L Thompson P Reexcs L Thompson D Semple D Hopkins Jim Ju Kill- UMW The Chorus has been doing a very fine Job this year Mrs Kent Roberts is the director Sections of the chorus have been singlng at different places for public enter group trom the mixed chorus sang some Christmas numbers at the Womans Club meeting The boys chorus sang at the Christmas program between acts of the Junior play and tour of the boys sang at the Woman s Club meetlng before Christmas The boys quartet has sung at a number of places including various church and other community meetings There re thirty nine members in the combined mixed chorus thirteen fresh men thirteen sophomores ten Juniors and three seniors Included ln the girls chorus are Ida Mae Burge Glenna Rogers Leona Thompson Virginia Martin Beverly Moomey Elizabeth Mulcahy Patsy Ann Poff Judy Perko Judith Fees Katherine Staley Leona Stout and Donna Jane Blakley first Sopranos Janet Aures Doris Ann Pfeiffer Sandra Young Diana Hopkins Donna Gall Semple Carolyn Sue Moomey Janice Robinson and Judy Freeman second Sopranos Donna Curry Patricia Reeves Leora Thompson Judy Abbott and Martha Turner altos In the boys chorus are Richard Coe Tex Laughlin B111 Shaffer Seth Falcon er William Clark Charles Withrow and Gary Guernsey tenors Stuart Lercher Howard McCul1y and Bob Ross baritones Thomas Booker George Maurer and Delmar Rogers basses In the boys quartet are B111 Shaffer tenor Howard McCul1y lead Bob Ross baritone and Tom Booker bass TWENTY I O I tainment. The mixed chorus sang very impressively at the Christmas program, and a . . .n , . 1 , . y . . Y , . . , 3 . - . . . . Z . - . . . . . . , 7 7 7 ' 7 7 7 7 7 A 7 7 7 ' 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 Y 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 ' , . . . 1 1 1 ' 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 ' . . ' 7 7 7 7 7 3 , -