Belmont High School - Blueprint Yearbook (Belmont, MA)

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i oofz(AJozm± O I • ' F I C E R S ; President Ruth Stkvp:nson Vice-President Rita Dupont Treasurer John Lewis Secretary Julia Connelly 7 he Bookworms Club was org-anized in I the year 1940 by Miss Verna Ames, an English teacher in our high school. The purpose of this club is to make available to its members current books as soon as they are ]niblished. The club is self-supporting since the members contribute a small amount of money each week, and this money is used to purchase the books. A rotating schedule is used and books are exchanged once a week. This jirocess makes it possible for the memhers to read forty or fifty books purchased by the club. All types of books are purchased so that a balanced reading pro- gram is ])ossible. Each one of the ninety-five members has enjoyed to the utmost the oppor- tunities provided for them by the club. Our club library will contain over a hundred volumes by the close of the year. These boiAs will he jiassed on to next year ' s members with the hope that thev may enjov them as much as we have. 120 ]

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DL a amETia ry HE Camera Club, organized in Novein- her under the sponsorship of Mr. Ship- man and Miss Coring, soon grew to be a popular rendezvous for photogTaphy enthusiasts. MMrk and play were shared by all . There were several interesting programs put on during the year by the members. The more amateur members were shown elementary en- larging and printing while the more advanced talked technically of lenses, and composition seemed to interest all. Some of the most inter- esting programs were j)ut on through the courtesy of Eastman Kodak Company consisting of lec- tures and slides on subjects of interest to all. A dark room was cleared and ecjuipped for use through mutual effort by the members of the club and the cooperation of Mr. Shipman by giv- ing the use of his enlarger. The prints that have been appearing in the library are the winners of the “Print of the Month” Contest. OFFICERS : President Harold Huckins Vice-President Harry Vaughn Secretary-Treasurer Hope Deering [ 19 ]

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Dlls Dili CU T SKI CLUB was formed at the Hioh y I School with surprising ' results. The originators who expected only enough students to compete in a meet were astounded when over seventy-five prospective members an- swered the first call for membership. The club has and will have a unique form of org ' aniza- tion. It was decided that a standing board of six members would take the place of the usual club officers. Plans were made for meets and trips hut be- cause of the poor weather conditions only one meet went through on schedule. This one meet with Arlington ended in a nine to nine tie. It is hoped by the present members and the stand- ing board that the club will increase in activity and scope as the years go on. Standing Committee: Anita Stengpx Phyllis Chadwick Mai ' ra Mahoney Erling Klafstad Don h ' lTzsiMMONs Ed Kelley [ 21 ]