Belmont High School - Blueprint Yearbook (Belmont, MA)

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J%Enc(z dtulj XDER the leadership of Stuart Cleveland I as President, Audrey Cline as dce-Presi- dent, Ruth Abbott as Secretary, and Ed- mund Sullivan, Treasurer, the I ' rench Club enjoyed an active year. The meetings were conducted entirely in I ' rench, with ])arliamentary proceedings through- out. AuKJug the Club’s diversified activities were French games; an annual contest in written and oral I ' rench; a visit to Brookline High School to hear an address by Professor Henri Pyre of ' ale ; an address by Miss Genevieve Mayer of Radcliffe; and the isit of Ih ' ofessor .Andre Morize of Harvard. The “Cercle Francais serves as a means of furthering the students’ knowledge of the French language, country, and customs. W ith the leader- shi]) and inspiration of Miss Bridey, the Club may confidently look forward to a still more glorious future.

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DLSt udsnt doiinciL covERXMENT of the people, by tlie ])eople. and for the people. Belmont Hig ' h School’s new democratic policy is true democracy. The Student Council was org-anized this year under a new plan. Two representatives from every homeroom formed the main body while five members were elected at large from each class to act as the advisory hoard. The advisory hoard ajjpointed assem- bly, ways and means, social, fire drill, and poster commissions from the entire student body. The Student Council ag ' ain s])onsored a series of assemldies and started on plans for an early spring ' formal to raise money for a haufiuet for the school athletes at which time they will he awarded their letters. The officers are Ruthe Daniels, President; James Shute, dce- President ; and Daniel fVelack, Treasurer. i Ir. Higginhot- tom is the adviser, and James I ' oust, chairman of the advisorv hoard. Mk. (iKORC.K H K ;G I. BOTTOM [ 7 ]

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' D o BROADEN the intellectual, moral, and social life of its members, and to he of service to the school,” in the words of the founder, Gertrude L. Miller, is the i)urpose of the club. Taking a prominent position in the school’s extra-curricula activities this year, we have attempted to fulhll this aim in the selection of the entertainment for club meeting ' s, d ' he speakers have included Air. E. P. Gates of the Belmont School Committee; Miss Nell Giles, author of “Susan Be Smooth”; Mrs. Jackson Yon Ladau, of the Jackson h)n Ladau School of Fashion; and Aliss Hilda Wdiite, a social worker from the Family Welfare As.sociation. Highlights of the year comprised a fashion show which was coml)ined with the annual tea and a formal dance in May. The othcers were President, Helen Mas.son; Vice-President, Ruthe Daniels; Secretary, ' ir- ginia Scollan ; and Treasurer, Ruth Abbott. [ 9 ]