Vandalia Community High School - Vandalois Yearbook (Vandalia, IL)

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FUTURE HOMEMAKER The Future Homemakers of America meet the first period of the first Tuesday of each month. The Vandalia Chapter consists of llU members all of whom are required to take at least one year of Home Economics. The officers for this year are: President, Don- na Wright, Vice-President, Patricia Roberts, Secretary-Treasurer, Margaret Daniels, Public Relations chairman, Marilou Crothers: Scrap- book chairman, Cletess Stevensong Program chairman, Alberta Smith, and Advisers, Miss Whitford and Mrs. Cramer. For their educational program the girls had a talk on Safety by Mr. Drenckpohl, a book re- view by Miss McCord, and talks by foreign brides of servicemen. For social life they had a Hallowe'en party at which they entertained the F.l:'.A. boys. They had their annual Mother-Daughter Buf- fet Supper in May, and they invited the eighth grade girls who are planning to take Home Economics to a tea. They sent gifts to the World Christmas Fes- tival. These gifts Were distributed to War or- phans in war-torn Europe. To meet their expenses, the girls were divid- ed into groups to earn money. These groups sold popcorn and candy at the Basketball games, served lunches at noon, andstill other groups did odd jobs around the community and school. e462 OF AMERIC Third Row, left to right: M, Oary, R. Flocken, I. Wollerman, M. Crothers, B Krug, P. Lay, V. Wilson, B. Ricke, B Diveley, B. Rhodes, M. White, M. Har- rison, M. Short. Second Row, left to right: B. Chernisky D. Forbes, I. Curry, D. Strickland, E Elm, 1. rippn, R. Durbin, 1. Homer, Lf Trueblood, H. Wanqrow, A. Smith, I Lawler, B. Roe. First How. left to right: B. Workman, M Noffsinger, D. Isbell, M. Daniels, D Wright, P. Roberts, E. Kirkpatrick, E Yenny, C. Stevenson. Third Row. left to right: M. Brugato, P Sears, L. Lockhart, D. Steiling, E. Mer- ryman, F. McNealy, M. Mahon, R, Chris- man, W. Ulbricht, L. Wright, D. Boaz. Second Bow. left to right: Miss Whitford R. Merriman, R. Miles, B. Grubaugh, A Pyatt, E. Funk, V. Reeves, I. O'Dell, N Bone, M. Henson, D. Gates, Mrs. Cramer First Row. left to right: N. Wriaht, M Klukis, S. Plowman, L. Cole, M. Manion I. Denton, G. Chandler, P. Isbell. Third Row. left to riqht: I. England, M Peterson, C. Koonce, A. Hachat, M. Les- ter, I. Crawford, H. Grubaugh, H. Eck- hardt, P. Smith, E. McKinney, B. Boaz R. Burtschi, C. Schoon, A. Sperry. Second Row, left to right: I. Paulding, A Wilson, I. Oldham, D. Drenckpohl, P Welch, L. Morris, M. Reefer, S. Karr, D McCain, B. Grubaugh, I. Tippit, I. Mc- Coy, E. Pope. First Row. left to right: S. Harrison, I Kistler, D. Lockhart, P. Walker, D. Boaz I. Meredith, B. Brooks, B. Davidson, S Workman. 1

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PEECH TEAt SPEECH TEAM Standing: L Thompson, G. Crickman, S. Brooks, Miss Upchurch, I Squibb, N Bass, D. Ervin, L. Wmqht, H. Smith, I. Meredith, W. Cunningham. Sitting: I. Metzger, S. Marnrnen, D. Strickland, R. Du.bin, S Bass, R. Minor. One of the latest, but by no means the least, ot the activities added to V. C. H. S. is the speech team under the direction of Miss Upchurch, speech teacher and Thespian sponsor. ln the contest there are three main divisionsfindividual events, one act plays, and debate. This year there Were twenty-tour members on the team, entered into the six individual eventsfserious, comedy, Verse speaking, oratorical declamation, original oration, and extemporaneous speaking. The local contest, held at our school on Ianuary l8, determined the win- ners to go to the district contest held here in Vandalia. They were Suzanne Brooks, comedy reading-'lThe Ransom ot Red Chief , Richard Minor, serious eHThe Button , Iune Squibb, versef Sonnets from the Portuguese , Iack Metzger, oratorical declamation, HAmerican World Communismnz Norman Bass, original orationeUOne Nation , and Norman Bass in extemporaneous speaking. Also the Thespians entered a play-fUThe Valiant. The members of the cast Were Iune Squibb, Iack Metzger, Richard Minor, and Norman Wright. From the district contest the winners went to Greenville to the sectional and from there to state.This year more students have become interested in speech, and the speech team grew. Lets hope in the years to come, more are interested, and it keeps growingl Q48b