Harriet Whitney High School - First Lady Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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VALEDA CLUB The Valeda Club, which was organized in 1932 by Miss Anne Schwertzler, a teacher at Macomber, has striven to uphold the meaning of its name, Valeda or Hwise Woman,H in all its endeavors. The Valeda girls were off to a flying start and kept up the record in the activities they sponsored throughout the year. Shortly after school opened the first meeting was held in Evelyn Druin's home and the following officers were elected: Mary Jane Donley ....... ,President Genevieve Thomas ...-... Vice-President Elaine Rayess .......... Secretary Elaine Ritz ............ Treasurer Jacqueline Steinquest..Reporter and Publicity Manager Eileen Ritz ............ Sergeant-at-Arms At the second meeting in Jean Emery's house, we choose our advisers, Mrs. Jane Gebauer and Mrs. Ruby Buck. Plans for a skating party were discussed. December 18 saw hundreds of students attending the Valeda skate held in Memorial Hall. The proceeds were donated to the school. The club altered its constitution so the members could be chosen in a new and more democratic manner. Evelyn Gorski and Jacqueline Steinquest have also entertained in their homes. Other meetings were held in school at lunch time. In the course of the year we hope to get club sweaters and emblems, entertain others groups, and sponsor the social activities at Whitney, thereby relieving the Student Council. 1940-1941 members were: Mardell Bailey Evelyn Gorski Margaret George Rosina Mazziotti - Gertrude Holewinski Vivian Hoye Jean Lary Blanche Brona Marjorie Gregor Evelyn Pilarski Jean Emery 71

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Back Row--W Front Row VALEDA CLUB Mrs. Jane Gebauer, Adviserg Vivian Hoye, Blanche Brona, Evelyn Pilareki, Rosina Mazziotti, Jean Emery, Evelyn Gorski, Gertrude Holloway, Marjorie Gregor. Jean Lary, Elaine Rayess, Genevieve Thomas, Mary Jane Donley, Elaine Ritz, Eileen Ritz, Jacqueline Steinquest. Mrs. Rudy Buck, not shown in the picture is an adviser of this group, also. 70

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Back Row-- Fourth Row JUNIOR AND SENIOR FRIENDSHIP CLUB --Dorothiea Bartow, Myrna Dumas, Gladys Moon, Mary Jean Gormley, Hortense Browning, Lucille Zattau, Dolores Vogelsang, Genevieve Lewandowski, Ann Woods, Ruth Pease, Mary Noel, Norma Vorraber, Dolores Piker, Jean Emery. --Vanis Schyllander, Arlene Hoffman, Lois Wilson, Helen Siefert, Eleanore Kusz, Juanita Winoe, Virginia Wiegers, Phyllis Wieland, Evelyn Schmidt, Lillian Anslem, Evelyn Hansen, Mary Jane Clark, Vivian Stager, June Brown, Rosiland Glattes, Magdaline Petok. Third Row---Ruby Pearson,' Betty Gordon, Colleen Sullivan, Norma Second Row Front Row- Marok,Alverda Goeltz, Betty Zattau, Betty Huss, Eleanor Kaminski, Helen Jacob, Katherine Fretz, Betty Mead, Mary Scott, Doris Draeger, Angela Komorowski, Helen Hartranft, Genevieve Koziatek, Doris Moon. --Dorothy Randall, Mary Aden, Jean Lary, Norene Legler, Helen Olszewski, Esther Steinke, Gertrude Zielinski, Arlene Thull, Mrs. Leona Probst, adviser: Patricia Graub, Veronica Zientek, Henrietta Krolak, Loretta Travis. --Dorothy LaVarr, Virginia Travis, Irene Krolczyk, Virginia Holewinski, Rose Feyes, Clara Ziolkowski, Marie Farren, Mary Ann Nadolny, Helene Hoffman, Blanche Brona. 72