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14 THE MARICH STAR Friday, December 2, 1966 Student Councilmen Do Everything at Pleasant By MARY ANN MORRISON semblies each year. year they are planning From arranging assemblies to promoting a memorial fund are Sleepy Hollow." Fitness." "Liquid some of the duties of unique Student Council lives up to Clown, Laugh." The last one is a play. The the ideals of student government and management. yearly talent show. The Student Council at Pleasant High School is composed of 8 lively and imaginative young people who have assumed duties SOME OF THE assemblies are repeats; delegated to few student bodies.

This year the council is planning an Easter Members of the council are Rod Gebby, president; Debbie Pleasant. jamin, vice president; Eva Bondor, secretaliam David Bailey, However, assemblies are only one of their treasurer, and Cindy Kyle, Pam Millisor and school is permitted 10 dances a year and the Martha Lee. which of the school organizations can give a Among their varied activities they prepare all assemblies with seven yearly dances including one each for their adviser, Paul Midlam, high school principal. Aside from Booster Club, cheerleaders and each of the four regular programs like the awards assembly, band program and money. Christmas assembly, the council prepares four educational as- The other three are sponsored by separate Snowballs Are Fine To Colombia Youth He Will Study 3 Months at Ridgedale Two familiar, All American customs are proving new and exciting to a quiet, dark-haired boy from Colombia, South America.

The boy is George (pronounced Hor-Hey in Spanish) Londono, the new 1966-67 exchange student at Ridgedale High School. George is a freshman and to him the annual Thanksgiving holiday and snow are entirely new. "We don't have anything like snow in our country," he says, "but I like it." He describes Thanksgiving as "un gran fiesta" and smiled and said, "I like the food." George arrived in this country Thanksgiving Day and during his stay he will live with Mr. and Mrs. Wesley E.

Marquis of 1593 Prospect Upper Sandusky Rd. George's Colombian parents are Guillermo and Helena Londono and his home town is Medellin. THE GREATEST obstacle is that George doesn't speak English and he needs an interpretor. Pinch-hitting is Steve Marquis, George's American "brother," who speaks Spanish fluently. Steve said, however, "I don't think the language is going to be much of a problem.

George does understand English fairly well and he seems to be catching on quickly." While talking, George's words were a combination of Spanish mixed with some American words. Like any American boy, George likes sports and his favorite is soccer. He likes to watch games here and then compare them with the games of his country. Another interest is stamp collecting. THE TWO things that impress him about America are the schools and the small towns.

He says "Everything is more modern than in my country. In Colombia we have no elective subjects at all. We have certain subjects we have to take. But here you can take some electives. It is best to have some of them." There are also a wider range of available subnects, like choir, band and algebra.

"I was surprised, though, to find that you have chemistry," he added. "I didn't think you would." The small towns impress him because, as he says, "They are very pretty." He clarified that statement by saying that the small cities in his country were ugly. Although he has been in America only a few days, he says, "Our countries just about the same. We have everything that you have, only you have it better. I like it." Harding To Pep Up Game at OSU An invitation has been extended to the Harding High School Pep Club and the Pep Band to appear as the rooting section and entertainment tion of the Ohio State University-Army basketball game in St.

Johns Dec. 23. The arrangements have been made through the assistance of Miss Loretta Keefe, Pep Club adviser; Edward Miller, band director, and Marion Shank, principal. 'Critical Thinking' "Teaching Critical Thinking" is the theme of the radio-telephone network program Tuesday for some city school teachers and administrators. The program which originates from WOSU-FM in Columbus will begin at 4 p.m.

"The Legend of Air" and "Laugh, council also holds a others are original. assembly, a first at many duties. The council must judge dance. There are Student Council, classes, to raise organizations and the council has certain criteria to permit a dance. The two chief points are tradition and necessity.

The council has to determine if a club or cause really needs the money enough to warrant a dance. Another duty is selecting cheerleaders, a job performed by the faculty in most schools, and electing the May queen. One of the most pleasant duties of the council is the Christmas decorations. Each year council decorates the halls of the school for the holidays. This year something new is planned--a locker festival.

The student with the most colorful locker decorations wins a prize. ONE OF Student Council's projects that is particularly unusual is the Sue Parker Memorial Recreation Center. Sue Parker was a very popular physical education teacher who of leukemia in 1964. Council that year decided to do something in her memory and the "something" was a recreation center. This year the funds for the project are nearly available.

For two years councils have been selling light bulbs, taking donations for the fund and raising money from the talent show. As of this year, $1,404 has been collected. It is estimated another $600 will be raised this year which will more than provide the necessary funds for the project. The center, which will utilize the blacktop provided for the new elementary school at Pleasant, will be a center for volleyball, tennis and other sports. ONE OF THE most intriguing questions is just how did one student council achieve so much authority when their counterparts in other schools don't have it.

The answer is that the council has attained the authority over a period of years, with each council achieving little more responsibility. Mr. Midlam said. "The first Student Council had no authorlity. It's first project was a stu- all dent handbook available to students.

After that came the student council dance. Over the years, each council assumed more jobs." One project of this council is the desire to send a student abroad. It is only an idea at the moment. Although the council members wouldn't praise themselves, Mr. Midlam said, "I trust them.

They are all fine students and can do their job." The requirements as outlined in the student handbook include satisfactory attendance and conduct plus a natural ability for leadership. Each grade has two representatives to the council. MEETINGS are not all work. Each meeting is an energetic "jam session" with each student thinking, sharing, analyzing and deciding. Wise cracks fly fast and they have a good time.

They also get their work done. Being on the council has some drawbacks such as when the students decide against a popular issue like a dance and their fellow students object. One young lady said, "We have to be firm in deciding issues and we have to be able to give a good answer why we turned someone down. That way we always have to decide fairly and not just on the basis of personal likes or dislikes." Christmas Dance Slated for OSUM Students at the Ohio State University Marion campus are busy these days with a variety of extracurricular activities. A Christmas dance is being planned for Dec.

19 at Kennedy Hall. Music will be provided by the Elgin dance band and decorations will be by the Martha Douce Studio. A queen and her court will be chosen by the student body to reign at this "Sleigh Bell Ball." The intramural basketball league is also getting under way. Four teams will be chosen and will play each Thursday at the YMCA. On the student government front, the Student Senate is working on a new constitution.

Recently elected officers of the senate are Dick Yeoman, president; Linda Purdy, secretary; Cheryl Berridge, treasurer, and Steven Brown, recorder. AT WORK ON Pleasant High the Christmas Cheryl Barkley David White NEXT School's assembly. PROJECT. The eight members Student Council are shown planning They are, (seated), left of William Millisor, Pam Dorfe. (standing, left to right) right) Bailey and Rod Gebby.

Cindy Kyle, Eva Bondor and Debbie Benjamin, Martha Lee, David Both Hold County Offices Harding High Teen Board Is Paced by Philip, Cheryl Philip Hamburg Linda Harding High School's nominations for Teen-Ager of the Month are being made by 5 students who already have picked a winner. Their choice for November, Mary McMahan was voted a teen-ager of the month by the Marion County Teen-Age Board. The five Harding students are Philip Hamburg and Cheryl Barkley, seniors; Linda Cook and David White, juniors, and Beverly Mayfield, sophomore. They select their school's nominees each month on the basis of citizenship, scholarship, maturity, leadership and affability. Cook Beverly Mayfield Besides serving on the Har- and About "Our Schools of the girls was based on their mary Jolley, Lynn Mitchell, scholastic ability, citizenship Loudine Hill and Charles Parr.

and conferences with their American government and English teachers. Baker The Photography Club has a hall display of pictures of cheerleaders and the football squad. Decorating the main hall landing is an arts and crafts display of fancy decorated bottles and intricate toothpick models. Since September, 7th graders have been meeting weekly in group guidance sessions to become better orientated to junior high school life with topics ranging from studying, personal grooming, the value of an education and how grades are evaluated. Their last meeting was Wednesday.

Ninth graders had a group guidance session Thursday on planning future careers. The women faculty members have formed a social club. The first meeting will be Monday at the home of Mrs. Evelyn Vogt. SE Edison Student Council committees planning the Jingle Bell Hop Dec.

16 are headed by Connie Brooks, Debbie Ritzler, Ken Gibson and Dave Pecoraro. Electricity was the subject discussed by Fred White, a representative of the Ohio Edison Monday when he spoke to the 8th grade science classes of Miss Jacqueline Taylor. Taft Organist David Green will play and sing at the assembly Friday. In 1964, he was named director of music for the international tour of the National Negro College Fund. In the candy sale which ended last week two 9th grade homerooms placed hig.

Gatchell's and Miss Elizabeth Withrow's. Prize winners were Bob Collins, J. C. Ratliff. Sam Jones, Sherry Sykes, Debbie Eddington, Dennis Carpenter, Rose- ding board, Philip is vice president of the county board and Cheryl is secretary of it.

PHILIP, the 17-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Hamburg of 625 Summit enjoys many sports and is on the golf team. Other school activities have included class ring committee and the Junior Class play. He's vice president of the Senior High YMCA Coed Counand active in the Temple Israel Youth Group and Hi-Y Club.

Weekends he works at a retail store. CHERYL keeps busy as senior class secretary, senior TriHi-Y secretary, vice president of her homeroom, Pep Club executive and as a member of the Student Council for four years. Past honors include being named a homecoming attendant. A member of Emanuel Lutheran Church and the Luther League, Cheryl is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Howard Barkley of 607 Forest 1 Lawn Dr. GEORGE Snow-Balling Is Reports The Three area coeds are among 160 women who have pledged social sororities this fall at Bowling Green State University. They are Elizabeth Norton of 212 S. Grand Kappa Delta; Nancy Lee Killen of RR 1, Mount Gilead, Alpha Delta Pi, and Charlene Sue Ruffener of RR 1, Bucyrus, Gamma Phi Beta. Miss Gretchen Osterholt.

a junior at Bowling Green State University, has been initiated into Sigma Tau Delta, national English honorary, and elected junior adviser to Alpha Lambda Delta, freshman women's honorary. V. Miss Osterholt is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Osterholt of 298 Merchant Ave.

John C. Barkley Jr. is a freshman at Joseph's College in Collegeville, Ind. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.

John C. Barkley of 988 Richland Terrace and a graduate of Marion Catholic High School. Coast Guard Cadet Third Class Charles A. Hober, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Charles A. Hober of 2045 Smeltzer is in his sophomore year at the Coast Guard Academy New London, Conn. When he completes his four years at the academy he will be awarded a bachelor of science degree and be commissioned an ensign in the Coast Guard. J. Russ Hamilton, son of Mr.

and Mrs. J. Arthur Hamilton of Richland Terrace, is a senior at Ohio University, attending on an Army ROTC scholarship. It pays his tuition, text books and lab fees, plus $50 allowance. Upon graduation, the cadet is required to accept a Regular Army or Reserve commission, whichever is offered, as a second lieutenant and serve at least four years.

Tacy Wenner Ramaley of 312 W. Findlay Carey, will participate in a students' panel discussion Saturday at a career conference at Ohio State University's School of Home Economics. High school students, parents and counselors from throughout the state are ex- LONDONO a Treat for Him From Campuses: pected to attend the conference which begins at 9:30 a.m. in Campbell Hall. Michael Payette, son of Mr.

and Mrs. William Payette of 1101 E. Barks has been initiated into Phi Society at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware. The sophomore honorary society sponsored by Phi Beta Kappa, national scholarship honorary. 2 Schools Select Correspondents Miss Brenda Hammon of Elgin High School and Miss Sherry Retterer of River Valley High School have been named correspondents for Co-Ed Magazine for their respective schools for the 1966-67 school year.

Brenda was appointed by the Elgin home economics teacher, Miss Kay Lyle, and Sherry was elected by the junior and senior home economics classes. Both will inform the magazine, a national publication for teenage girls published by Scholastic Magazines, of the various activities at the schools. The requirements for the position are leadership and enthusiasm for home economics. Brenda is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Ralph B. Hammon of RR 1, LaRue, and Sherry is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Retterer of RR 2, Caledonia. PTA Activities Christmas songs by the 9th grade choir will be the program for the Taft Junior High School PTA meeting Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.

Devotions by Rev. Bruce Harris and family will begin the activity to be held in the gymnasium. Grade Card Time Grade cards for city school children will be issued Wednesday, and today marks the close of the second grading period of the school year. Marion Catholic The top salesmen in the candy bar drive sponsored by the school were John Liska, Rick Pinnick, David Litzenberg, Chris Sheehe, Karen Chapman, Greg Norris, Bob New, Beverly Elliot, Mary Hirneise and Micki Baker. A ceremony marking the first week of Advent was held Monday.

A bake sale to raise money for the Catholic missions during Advent was held Tuesday by juniors in room 105. Harding Scholastic aptitude tests will be taken by seniors Saturday. As an annual project, the French Club is collecting monand toys to send to an orey phanage in Viet Nam. At the group's last, meeting, French skits were offered by Marrianne Green, Lynn Anderson, Nanci Severance, Carolyn Calhoun, Jolliff, Cheryl Walker, Krist Williams, Sandy McCracken and Nancy Davies. New members of Debate Club are preparing discussions on three propositions: That exams should count only one-eighth of the semester grade; that the United States should withdraw its forces from Viet Nam; that the electorial college should be abolished.

Thomas Huff, executive for Lord, Sullivan Yoder Advertising Agency discussed careers at the last meeting of Hi-Y Club. Officers of the Future Teachers Association are Laura Simmons, president; Linda Keefer, vice president; Sharon Lucas, secretary, and Carol Wilcox, treasurer. At the Dec. 13 meeting, Miss Sonya Hughes of George Washington University and Roy Shinaberry, Harding teacher, will speak on the first year's teaching experience. Two senior girls, Fran Burton and Lynn Quigley, will be honored by Daughters of the American Revolution.

They'll be pinned at a DAR meeting and take a citizenship and immigraItion test this month. Selection Oak St. Demonstrations of butter churning were given to 1st, 2nd and 3rd graders Tuesday by J. E. Stanko of Isaly Dairy Co.

with the youngsters helping in the process. James Ludwick was named the outstanding marcher and Peggy Fisher the outstanding new marcher at the annual awards dinner last week at the high school. Ralph Craig shared honors as the outstanding player on the football team. Pleasant Mrs. Ernest Seiders and Mrs.

Lowell Milton will demonstrate their hobby of cake decorating at the Dec. 12 meeting of the Future Homemakers of Ameri- ca. Student Council is sponsoring a hall locker decorating contest with a prize for the best decoration. The winner will be announced at the Christmas assembly Dec. 22.

The new G.A.A. Bowling captains chosen Monday are Pricilla Armendinger, Barb Young, Dede Landon, Cheryl Crissinger, Janis Holder, Cindy Kyle, Laura Lewis, Sue Long, Joann Miller, Janice Lee, Judy Johnson, Barb Monnette, Debbie Gianero, Phyllis Rollison, Nancy Green, Joyce Holder, Chris Szczpanski, Debbie Ridenour, Janet Osborne, Colleen McMurray and Teri Young. Elgin The Elgin Pleasant 1.Q. match is set for Saturday. The members of the Elgin team are John Jones, David Sinden, Jean Lauer and Susan Meredith.

Grade cards will be distributed for the second six-week grading period next Friday. The 90-member Elgin Pep (Turn to NEWS, Page 15) DAVID, the 16-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Donale White of 760 Blaine is a member of the French Club and Hi-Y, and serving as Student Council vice president and homeroom chaplain. A member of the First EUB Church, he is president of the Youth Fellowship and secretary of the Marion group of the EUB churches.

BEVERLY, 15, is a member of the Harding Choir, Tri-Hi-Y, Girls' Athletic Association, and the Props and Q's. She is an assistant in the Dean of Girls' office. A member of the Emanuel Lutheran Church, she is a member of the Luther League. Her parents are Mr. and Mrs.

Richard Mayfield of 1213 Bexley LINDA, 16, is the daughter of and Mrs. Karl Krider of 585 Universal Ave. A member of Fite Memorial Baptist Church, she is active in the Baptist Youth Fellowship. The sophomore is also president of her homeroom, 10th grade president of the Tri-Hi-Y and a member of the junior TriHi-Y. 2 Groups at Elgin Will Collect Toys The Future Farmers and Future Homemakers Associations of Elgin High School will begin their annual toy campaign Monday.

The two-week campaign will include collecting and repairing toys donated to them. The members then will distribute the toys either to the needy children in the district or to the Christmas Clearing House. Anyone with repairable toys is asked to contact members of the clubs or take the toys to any school in the Elgin district. In past years, the FFA has been largest toy contributor to the Clearinghouse. More Journalists NEW YORK CITY In the last 6 years, the number of college students preparing for journalism careers has nearly doubled.

A total of 22.339 men and women are currently in journalism programs in the nation compared to a 11.390 class in 1960, according to the Association for Education in Journalism..