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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1961
Page
5
Marion High School students are urged to join at least one of 25 clubs. Clubs cover arts, Bible study, drama, future business, agriculture, home economics, language honors, and service groups. Sponsors and member counts are listed for each club, with meeting times and aims.
The Southern Illinois Math and Science Club meets twice monthly and at 3:30 p.m. Wednesdays with Doris Bakjer as sponsor for 125 members. Pep Club supports football and basketball, attends home games, and sends buses to out-of-town games, hosting a spring banquet for lettermen and aiding attendance of cheerleaders. The Science Club, founded in 1937, meets at noon on Mondays. W S Dean, Hubert Fox, and Gerald Galway sponsor. the club has 14 members.
Attucks High School announces its 30th annual homecoming at Bowen Gymnasium Carbondale Community High School with two basketball games an ongoing queen coronation and a dance. Junior varsity game starts at 6 30 p m coronation at 7 39 p m then varsity game, dance to follow at 10 p m. Queen candidates include Vir the Overstreet Bertha Tender Sandra Woods Ruthie Brown Bernarine Gréer and Yvonne Smith.
Southern Illinois University School debaters won nine of 12 decisions at Illinois State Normal University tourney in Normal, placing fourth among 34 schools. John Patterson, Charles Jacobini, Larry Crocker, and Bryan Sheckmeister led with four affirmative and five negative wins in cross-examination.
Vicki Erickson of Carbondale Rt. 4 is school correspondent for Co-Ed Magazine for the 1961 school year. She is in the 10th grade at University High School, Carbondale, appointed by home economics teacher Mrs. E. V. Heisler.
Charles Dickens classic The Christmas Carol will be staged by the Thespian Club at Carterville Community High School at 7 30 p m on December 18.
Herrin High School Music Department presents a free Christmas Concert at 7 30 p m Thursday in the school auditorium. Sharon Sexton Rebecca Perrine lead a 70 voice girls choir an 80 member mixed chorus and a 100 voice chorus with a carol sing led by Robert Ward and Larry Johnston. Afterward a Christmas party will choose Miss and Mr Music. Featured numbers include The Bethlehem O Come O Come and a Christmas Story narrated with color slides.
The Carterville Community High School band and mixed choir will give a free Christmas program at the school auditorium at 7 p.m. on December 21.
Johnston City High School presents its annual Christmas concert in the school gym at 7 20 p m Thursday. A 100 voice chorus of mixed choir and boys chorus will perform a tableau of the Christmas story by 16 students. Costumes and sets were designed and built by advanced homemaking and building trades classes.
A dozen dogs will graduate from the Crab Orchard Kennel Club obedience school Sunday afternoon. The program begins at 2 p.m. in the arena of Southern Illinois University agriculture building. Ben Orr of Marion was the instructor for the novice dogs.
Planned America announces a Christmas caroling event in Carterville on Thursday evening December 14. The notice states there will be no solicitations and invites residents to join the street procession of song.
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