Bloomington High School, The Gothic, 1938, Page 83

Description:	FUTURE FARMERSOrganized solely for students interested in the agrarian arts, the FutureFarmers of America organization has become more and more important toagriculture students since its founding in 1932.The popularity of an organization of students interested in agriculturehas grown in the last few years until this year there are 1 12 such organizations in the state.The Bloomington chapter, sponsored by Mr. J. O. James, alternatelyholds weekly evening and school meetings in the course of the year. Eachmember of the organization carries on some home project, and a contest isheld at which each member must exhibit some form of his project. Thisyears award of a silver cup was won by Ralph Rogers.The Future Farmers have been very active this year, making their annual trip to the Purdue experimental farm, touring Kingans Packing Plant,and entering both shucking and seed corn contests, in addition to regularclub activities such as parties, moving pictures, and club meetings.Financially the club exists through a small fee charged members eachsemester and profits from a stand run at home football games.S t a n d i n g—M artha JeanStone, president.Row I—Janette Binkley, JaneRuble, Miss English, sponsor; Rachel Winslow, Natalie Henley, Irene Garland,Margaret Hanna.Row II—Helen Trent, BettyRose, Barbara Lou Ping,Joan Alexander, PhyllisJohnson, Peggy Stephens,Joanne Wagner, AliceHowe, Barbara Nelle Johnson, Marjorie Gray, MarySt. Claire.Row III—Beverly Colglazier,Mira Murray, Margaret Patton, Mary Sue Taylor, MaryAnn Alexander, Delores LaMaster, Mary Ella Wilson,Alma Chambers, RebeccaWinslow.Row IV—Juanita Graebe,Wanda Wyatt, HarrietHopper, Barbara Speer,Margaret Curts, EvelynBullock, Charlotte Underwood, Sara Jo Ranard,Betty Richardson.Row V—Suzanne Cauble,Carolyn Weir, Joan Kinsey,Barbara Binford, Anna JeanOHarrow, Joanne Easton,Ruth Thomas, Ann Abbott.Row VI—Mary Margaret Dixon, Mary Kathryn Fox, Barbara Presley.COMMERCE HI-LITES STAFFNewly established in B. H. S. is the Commerce Hi-Lites, a featurized,mimeographed newspaper issued monthly by the Commercial Club.The paper first came into existence last year as a special activity of theCommercial Club at the suggestion of Mr. R. O. Williams. This year underthe editorship of Helen Slinkard and the sponsorship of Mrs. Stradling, MissLett, and Miss Unger the Commerce Hi-Lites has reached a total circulation of 120 copies monthly.On November 13, representatives of the staff attended the Fifth Annual Conference of the Mimeograph Paper Association at Central NormalCollege in Danville. At this convention many new ideas were gleaned fromten newspapers published by groups attending. Also it may be said that agreat deal of pleasure was derived from it according to accounts of those attending.During the year the staff of Commerce Hi-Lites has endeavored togive the school entertaining and practical articles, and editorials written byMr. Binford, Dr. Simon, Mr. Murray and others of the faculty.Page eighty-three
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