Virden High School - Kennel Yearbook (Virden, IL)

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HONOR SOCIETY Membership in the National Honor Society is the highest honor given to any student in VCHS. These members are chosen from the upper third of their class by the faculty, present members of the Society, and the other high-ranking students. They are chosen on the basis of Char- acter, Leadership, and Service. The advisor is Miss Gilmore. Patsy Hinkle and George Gazda were chosen in their Junior year. The Seniors that were elected are: Betty Ward, Edward Perks, Carol Riffey, Alan Wyckoff, and Harriet Seymour. The following were elected as officers: George Gazda, President: Carol Riffey, Vice-President, Patsy Hinkle, Secretary-T reasurer. Each member received a member- hipcertificate and a gold pin bearing the emblem of the society. A dinner was held after each induction ceremony. As has been the custom inthe past years, the members decorated the windows, rooms, and halls at Christmastime. So that we may have money for various things the Honor Society needs, we sponsored a Magic Show at the School Carnival and also sold ice cream at basketball games. In April, we sponsored a Vocational Guidance Meeting for our Seniors and members of the Junior Class who were interested. There were out- side speakers and entertainment. The purpose of this meeting was to help students decide on vocations after they finish high school. STUDENT COUNCIL The Student Council was rather late in getting organi'zed this year, but we have accomplished quite a lot. It consists of class officers and presidents of all organizations. George Gazda is the president, George Boyd, Vice-Pres.g Betty Ward, Sec.g Barbara Boyd, Treas.g Mr. Har- rison, Advisor. We have sponsored a school party and a basketball game to collect money for the March of Dimes. The annual donkey basketball game and a basketball tournament were also sponsored by the Student Council. We observed Courtesy Week, Clean-Up Week, and introduced some- thing new, Student Day, in which the Student Council took over the faculty's jobs. To the future Student Council we extend our best wishes, and the best of luck. If It's Both Practical and Pretty - Of Course It's Electric! CENTRAL ILLINOIS PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY 51

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SPEECH CONTEST On Monday morning, February 21, the speech contestants gave an assembly. Their instructor, Miss Reed announced the program and Charles Lake then gave his Extemporaneous Speech. Then came Carl Lane who gave the Oratorical Declamation, Wake Up America by Loyd Ogilvi. Russell Davidson-Serious Reading, The Man Who Had No Eyes by Mac Kinley Kantor. Pat Madden - Huxnorus Reading, Education of Hyman Kaplin by Leonard Q. Ross. Evelyn Seifert - Verse Reading, Three Pieces on Night Over the City by Helen Heiles. Gene Fahs- Original Oration on What Democracy Means to Me . The big event came Saturday, February 26, at the District Speech Con- test given here. The following schools participated: Auburn Girard New Berlin Morrisonville Farmerville Northwestern Raymond Hillsboro Virden Stauton Benld Dive rnon In their division as Class A schools they placed as follows: Charles - lst Russell - Znd Carl - 3rd Pat - Znd Gene - Znd Evelyn - Znd On Saturday, March 12, Charles went to the Sectional at Lincoln and placed 7th, in Class A'. We are very proud to have so many students participating and hope they will continue to do so. We have no special speech department or class, but Miss Reed coached our contestants. MAJORETTES The Majorettes this year are Mary Lou Dunlap, Pat Moffitt, .To Ellen McMullen, and .To Walker. This is the second year for all of them. None of the girls will graduate this year and we shop to see them out again next year. They took part in marching with the band during the football season, and they all took turns in leading the band. Compliments ofthe FARMERS 8: MERCHANTS BANK 53