Whitewater High School - Aqualba Yearbook (Whitewater, WI)

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' FUTURE 19452 5 FARMERS S OFXFY,-' 3 or . . . ERICA bcvo - e f s c u F' c Qlcui-'fo 5 J Prexidefzt ...,, . . . Robert Shuman Vice Prericlent . . . . . Roger Scmmidt Secrezmfy ....... , . Arnold Sweno Treamrer . . . .... Ken Rowley Reporter , , , , . . LaVerne Meyer Sentinel . . ...,..., james Larson AlZ1f'i.l'6V . . . . . Mr. Robert Thayer The Wliitewzltei' Chapter of Future Farmers of America. under the guidance of Mr. Thayer, has just completed a very successful year. Seventy-eight members are included on the roll call. Space does not permit the listing of all the activities of the organization, nor the farming pro- gram of each member carried out on his home farm, but the writer will endeavor to outline a few of the high spots in the activities of the F. F. A., to which some or all the members have contributed. lfuirzr-Even before school had begun in the fall, ma ny of our members were exhibiting livestock, crops. or other results of their farming programs. Four of six dairy cattle champions were members of the Wliitewater F. F. A. Wilfred, Dean, and Roger Roe were exhibitors at the State Fair, while Mr. Thayer and Rodney Berg took care of the Junior Sheep department of the State Fair. Iiigbzb Grade Pdfljl-JLISI before school started the chapter was host to the 8th grade graduates at the high school, 'Watermelon was the big refreshment. 1- Twenty

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CITY HI LINE Again this year, with the excellent help of Miss Onsager, the City High Line went through the year with flying colors. The paper was distributed to all the students free of charge. October 6 was the date for the first City High Line edition. After that the paper was distributed once every month. All the news of interest to City High students was published by a very capable staff of reporters and production artists, with Dolores Chamberlain and Norma Sauerberg at the helm. After the news had been gathered and written by the reporters, the production staff took over on the typing and mimeographing of the articles. Besides news stories there were illustrated covers, interviews, sports, faculty news, gossip, jokes, fashions, and announcements. Grade news was also included in every issue. The staff was as follows: Norma Sauerberg Veronica Holford Dolores Chamberlain Donna Baker Donna Sherwood Harry Ambrose Judy Roe Diane Krejci Beatrice O'Donnell Mary Wztrner Ruth Rowley Lucille Stone Joan Thatcher Betty Schrank Marlene Rowley Miriam Chapman Nancy Schoellkopf Donna Adelman Barbara Hackett Nancy Thayer Dale Kelley Bob Smith Janice Kutz Louis Mason Joyce Harris Beverly Pollock David Shuman Jim Fetherston Eugene Sweno Fritz Dow Page Ninete

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Homecoming-The F. F. A. won the high school float contest for the second straight year. Ken Wutke, Dave Stroupe, and Orv. Cornelison were the co-chairmen with a real Future Farmer cow in the parade. Trip:-The freshmen and sophomores visited the Junior Livestock Show, University Farms, Coca Cola plant, and Oscar Mayer and Co. at Madison in October. The juniors and seniors spent two days in Chicago visiting the Union Stock Yards, Municipal Airport, International Livestock Show, and the Hall of Science and Industry. Mr. Thayer was unable to go because of an appendicitis operation so Mr. Bjorge and a number of the Dads did the chaperoning on the trip. Community Activitier-Many trees were planted in the community. Milk testing, germination, and soil tests were made for many farmers. A welding school was held for the veterans, young farmers, and seniors, following the purchase of the new farm welder. The senior agriculture class made a two-wheel trailer for use by the F. F. A. members. Sale: Aczivitier-The chapter again sponsored their annual Christmas card sale. Over 31,000 worth of cards were sold. Many small scale projects returned some profit to the chapter. Baiketball-The group played ten games with other F. F. A. chapters. . All games were won until the Waukesha Tournament, in which the boys lost to Wilmot F. F. A. D. H. I. A.-This stands for Dairy Herd Improvement Association, a state organization sponsored by the boys testing milk. Members attended a program and dinner at Madison last winter. White- water received the achievement award for this district. Ken Rowley was elected to the State Board of Directors. Banquet-A parent-son banquet was the highlight of the activities for the year. A wonderful dinner for 200 guests was served by our sister organization, the F. H. A. Gerald Krahn and Arnold Sweno were co-chairmen of the affair. F, F. A. Public Speaking-Fritz Dow was the finalist from the four Agriculture classes. He represented the chapter at the district meet. Leaderrhip-All the officers attended the Officer's Training School at jefferson. Our chapter had three. members receiving the Wisconsin Farmer Degree, second highest in F. F. A., at the State Convention. The boys honored were Gerald Krahn, Kenneth Rowley, and William Wright, a graduate. Box Social-A joint F. F. A. - F. H. A. project was the all school Box Social. Some boys paid dearly to eat with their girl friends. Page Twenty-one