Thornton Township High School - Thorntonite Yearbook (Harvey, IL)

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THORNTONITE Frederic Bright, Ve1'a Carey, Adela Cohrs, Brita Dahl, Agnes Elashik, Genevieve Halloran, Milton Holl. Adam Int-Hout, Betty Karnes, Robert Kinsey, William Koch, Walter Kupchi-ck, M' ' L'F d Vi'Y' ' L ti. drle d on , lglnla en 7 Doris Miller, Kirsten Richards, James Rogers, Amy Selkirk, Dorothea Wililams, Violette Umbaugh. Journalists and Quill and Scroll The Thorntonite, the guiding spirit of the student body, was started in 1914 and is published by the journalism class. During the past school year the Thorntonite, a bi-weekly paper, was edited and published under the instruction of Miss Loudene Anderson and under the supervision of Mr. O. Fred Umbaugh. The class used the rotating system which gave every member of the class the experi- ence of being editor-in-chief and of serving in the minor positions. Everyone in the class was considered a reporter an-d had a definite beat or source for information of school events. The yearbook of 1932-33 was published by this journalism class under the supervision of Mr. Umbaugh and Miss Anderson. This year Walter Kupchick, William Koch, Brita Dahl, Gene- vieve Halloran, Frederic Bright, and Agnes Elashik were initiated into Quill and Scroll, an international society to provide reward and honor for outstanding journalism students. Thornton received her charter in this organization in the fall of 1!-1. During the year Doris Miller, Robert Kinsey, Brita Dahl, and Milton Holl won hon- ors in Quill and Scroll contests at least one time. Thornton is also a member of the Greater Chicago Press Guild. Members of the jour- nalism class attended its monthly meetings, which consisted of a prominent speaker followed by round table discussions. On April 8 the Press Guild held a writers' tournament in which eleven stu- dents from Thornton participated. Page Sixty-four

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THORNTONITE Edward Burnett, Billy Morgan: Nellie Bielfeldt, Mildred Ellis, Ruth Anderson, Katie, Paul McGehee, Mr. Silverberxzg Joseph Jozwik, Plumber, Lucyann W'hite. Mrs. Henry Jones: William Lowell, Plumber, Henry Hall, Jonesy-Wilbur Jones, Theodore Paarlberg, Henry Jones, Roger Anderson, Policeman, Mar- garet L. Reid, Anne Jones, Thelma Ball, Diana Devereauxg Kenneth Chapman, Mr. Jackson. Jonesy In green pajamas Jonesy comes rushing down the stairs to de- mand why he was not awakened at nine o'clock. It develops that Jonesy had an engagement at twelve with Diana Devereaux, and his mother heard they were planning to elope and did not disturb Jonesy but promptly sent Mr. Jones to talk to that actress, regardless of the important business deal Mr. Jones was to transact at twelve o'clock. Diana comes for an explanation, Jonesy explains and asks her to marry him. She consents, and in walks Mrs. Jones. The man with whom Mr. Jones Yhad the engagement is Mr. Jackson, Dlana's uncle. Billy Morgan, Jonesy's guest, is fond of good times, they go gambling. Jonesy loses 338525. To avoid a 'stigma on his name he sells his father's car to Mr. Silverberg. Billy is to get money from his father to buy back the car. However, Mr. Jones is arrested for accusing Mr. Silberberg of stealing his car. Mr. Jackson is a witness to this scene, and the policeman jails Mr. Jones in a hurry because it is his afternoon off. Anne, the Jones' sophisticated daughter, is too mortified for words at the whole affair. Diana, too, is arrested. Mildred Ellis, the girl next door, is for- ever letting the cat out of the bag. Katie, the cook, adds much hilarity to the trying situations. Two plumbers add to the merri- ment 'by fixing the hot-water fixtures so well Mr. Jones queries for soap that latlhers in cold water. Everything ends happly, however, for everyone. Page Sixty-three

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THORNTONITE vi' .E f Lis? Robert Kinsey, Margaret Armitage, Doris May Calcott, Jeannette Kruger. Extra Curricular Activities A contest on George Washington whic-h was sponsored by the Union League Club of Chicago was entered by many of Thornton's students. They were John Shaw, Joseph Facciano, Myra Hayes, Ann Kerr, Aimee Haines, Mary Harrop, Evelyn Cohen, Leona Ravesloot, Roberta McEwen, Charmian Blue, Andrew Skwarek, Margaret Armitage, Doris May Calcott, Hugh Bergstrand, Ruth Hinkle, Jane Condon, Janet Vander Aa, Rose Boghasen, Josephine Wipior, Roberta Carlson, George Riley, Antoinette Speyer, Jo-hn Bray, Mur- ray Haskin, Frank Griffin, Clarence Braschler, Angelina Tresco, Ruth Cato, Jeannette Kruger, Cleo Keyes, Janet Baumgartner, Iva Louise Petty, Robert Kinsey, Frederic Bright, Alfred Swetlik. These stu- dents were coached by Mrs. Benson, Mr. McVey, Mr. Ohlert, Mr. Umbaugh, Mr. Turner, and Mr. Lowden. Many preliminary contests were held and Robert Kinsey, Mar- garet Armitage, Jeannette Kruger, and Doris May Calcott were finally chosen as the best orators. Robert was selected to represent Thornton in the contest of all sub-urban high schools held at Morgan Park. There he placed first and on the following day he gave his oration in the final contest held at the Union League Club. ln September Mr. Elmer C. Ohlert and a group of students organized a class known as the Forum, which met two periods each week for the purpose of receiving instruction in debating and ex- temperanous speaking. On March 31 a team was entered in a de- bating tournament held at Wheaton. This team consisted of Doris Miller, Jeannette McVey, Frederic Bright, and Robert Kinsey, At a later date teams debated with J. Sterling Morton high school and several other suburban schools. Page Sixty-five