Watseka High School - Watchekee Yearbook (Watseka, IL)

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Om Left to Raghf-- - I Back Row---Edward Wesel, John Ash, Tom Davis, Bill McGill, Dick Milar, Bill Ash, Tom Qulllen, Clark Wockner, Dean Reichert. 3rd Flow---Jack Eighnor, Bob Strean, Carl Janssen, Bob Seggebruch, Cecil Minord, Varis Purkalitis, Phil Boekhoff, James Thomas, Tom Cavitt. 2nd Ro,w---Owen Zeigler, Donald Slater, Dale St. Peter, Jerry Minard, Alvin Bruns, Sam Foster, Francis Roberts, Glen Hoyer, Alan Weidert, Bob Tuttle. lst Row---Floyd Lankenau, Bill McTaggart, John Weidert, Weldon Bohlman, Ray Tuttle, Mr. Sprau, Wayne Neyer, Jerry Noonan, Eimo Norder, Lyle Wessels. F. F. A. FFA! Would you believe that three little letters like that could tickle a little lndian's curiosity bone? Well, believe it or not--they sure added an element of curiosity to this Little lniun Joe . l'm sure l would have died of sheer curiosity about those three letters if l hadn't finally discovered that they stood for Future Farmers of America. ' This discovery only served as an appetizer for me, however, because I then wanted to find out what this organization did. So what did I do? Naturally, l went to the F.F.A. advisor, Mr. George Sprau, and got some information on it. Now iust to satisfy your curiosity l'll tell you about it. One of the main aims of the Future Farmers of America is to help farm boys become estab- lished in farming and to train them to be useful citizens. ln order to help boys achieve this goal the F.F.A. sets up degrees of membership, which aid in measuring a boy's growth towards es- tablishment in farming and in becoming a useful citizen in his community and his country. The F.F.A. also sponsors public-speaking contests and parliamentary procedure contests, which help to train for leadership which is necessary in our democratic way of life. The Watseka F.F.A. Chapter centers its work around the activities of eight standing commit- tees are as follows: Supervised Farming, Community Service, Co-operative Activities, Scholar- ship, Recreation, Earnings and Savings, and Conduct of Meetings. The Watseka Chapter of the F.F.A. has 37 members. It has adopted as its motto this saying: Learning to do, doing to learn, Earning to living, Living to serve. 65

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F. H. A. Back row---left to right: Pat Nichols, Margaret Jo Nolly, Mary Norder, Jane Hess, Sharon Wolfe, Joyce Peters, Shirley Kohl, Shirley Spring, Barbara Ehrhordt, Lou Ann Ahlden, Gloria Gerber, Alice Collins, Shelby Varvel. Third row---Violet Floriant, Beverly Milar, Jane Davis, Carol Harrison, Phyllis Siebring, Cora Norder, Martha White, Marlene Garfield, Shirley Behrens, Phyllis Grice, Charlene Kuhn, Barbara Hamilton, Peggy Stone, Norma Luehrsen. Second row---Carole Graeber, Annabelle Thomas, Linda Hessing, Patricia Kissack, Mariorie Sweeney, Norma Graeber, Mary Ellen Prater, Gloria Howard, Diane Anderson, Dorothy Kaufmann, Nancy Cushman, Donna Vreeland, Helen Strean. First row-Miss Wilma Cluver, Betty Focken, Nora Starkey, Shirley Peters, Lois Watts, Bonnie Morecraft, Edna Marie Tincher, Sharon Eckstein, Jean Atwood, Delores Hoover, Janet Schaumburg, Caroldean Miller, Wilma Kaufmann, Pat Wall, Darlene Stone. Ever since I was iust a little papoose in my tribe I always wondered iust exactly howa squaw learned to do the work of a squaw. I was delighted therefore when I was invited to visit an F. H. A. meeting one day. You see, F. H. A. means Future Homemakers of America and I was sure I would get to see iust exactly how an Indian Maiden learns to keep house. Guess what? I was disillusioned again, for when I got to the meeting I found that the F. H. A. does much more than teach maidens how to keep house. The F. H. A. is one of the largest clubs in the school. lt has a total of 55 people comprising its membership. The club holds its meetings every third Friday of the month. Each year the F. H. A. chooses a theme upon which to build that year's work. This year their theme is Learning to Co-operate By Helping Others. They also adopted a club motto Toward New Horizons. The F. H. A. is planning a trip for its members in May. They are raising the necessary funds for this trip by selling taffy apples at basketball and football games. They also sold Household Guides for this proiect. In addition to its many other activities the club has a party every month. Some ofthe parties planned for this year are: A Little Kid's Party, A Christmas Caroling Party, Initiation Party, A Valentine Dance, and A Mother and Daughter Pot Luck. Miss Wilma Cluver acts as the advisor for the organization, and Mrs. Carl Gerber is the Chapter Mother for the F. H. A. 64 1-d

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4th Row---Keith Schmidt, Dick Kerchenfaut, Howard Gordon, Lee Mueller. 3rd Row---Nora Starkey, Wilma Kaufmann, Gloria Yates, Carol Mickelson, Martin Hanson, Roy Smith, Darrell Decker, Harold Gerber, Don Becker, Don Morrison, Charles St. Germain, Don Hendress. 2nd Row---Norma Graeber, Patricia Nichols, Linda Hessing, Alice Collins, Patricia Unger, Margaret Fay, Carole Graeber, Carol Roberts, Marlene Garfield, Sharon Wolf, Jane Hess. 'lst Row---Mi ss Brayford, Bill Razzano, Sally Brammer, Barbara Mason, Charlotte Owings, Ellen Eastburn, Martha White, Betty Koenig, Barbara Ehrhardt, Jean Milar, Beverly Paro. BRCADCASTER The Indians of my tribe always used smoke signals, drums or runner boys to keep up with the latest news, but even the news is passed along differently in this school. l'll never forget the day I first discovered the Broadcaster--your school newspaper. School was over for another day and l was anxious to leave its lovely interior when l sudden- ly noticed a big line of people in front ofthe ticket window. Since l'm such a curious soul, l iust had to see what the line led to, so l hopped on at the end and after about fifteen minutes l deposited a nickel and became the proud owner of a Broad- caster. A After delving into its contents, l found that' it is a four-page production of the latest news, sports, and interests in the school. l began to wonder how this paper was produced so, naturally, l asked a fellow student. He explained to me that The Broadcaster has a hard working staff of students who write, type, get the information and everything else necessary for the publishment of such a paper. They then assemble it and send it to press. This staff is quite large. It is made up of news writers, feature writers, sport writers, and typists. The editors of the paper are Feature Editors, Sally Brammer and Barbara Mason. News Editor, Charlotte Owings and Sports Editor, Bill Rozzano. Miss Brayford acts as an advisor and helps to get the Broadcaster off to press every two weeks. 66 I A . F' ' -ci-