Buchtel High School - Griffin Yearbook (Akron, OH)

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N.- P' CA QQFLHJQFJ Have ya got IT! Let's GO! These very snappy words are known to every Buchtel Biflit, Booster or Backer just before an exciting football or basketball game. The contortionists that you see acting out these words are commonly known as your cheerleaders. This year, the energetic squad was composed of Ioan Vemotzy, head of the squad. Rita May and Marily Schwab, seniors: Mary lane Koury, Peggy Leupold, and Marilyn Ritchie, juniors: and Dickie Anderson our 9-year-old mascot. As outstanding members of the Booster Committee and originators of the Biflits, the cheerleaders helped the school to have a really extra special rooting section. if-U The Hi-Y organization of Buchtel is affiliated with the National Hi-Y Organization. Its meetings are held every Tuesday at the YMCA. The club has a program, or social meeting every week. The purpose oi H-Y is to create, maintain, and extend throughout the school and community high standards ol Christian Character. Its sponsor is George Wetzel who suc- ceeded Otis Maxwell this year. The organization is governed by school regulations even though it is a YMCA branch. 30 tif ,

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lynn The Ir. Y-Teens this year were headed by Carol Hodge, president, Barbara Cook, vice president. Mary Baremore, secretary, and Frances Eder, treasurer. The other members of the cabinet were Susie Thomas and Iane Collins. service: Eleanor Mann, social: Mary Hall cmd Iean McConnell, pro- gram: Ianet Street, ring and pin: Clareene Motz and Ilse Eberstadt, devotions: Eve McKinstry, publicity: Cheryl Miller, sports and Carol Ward. music. The Ir. Club, through the sale oi stationery, contributed S50 to the World Wide Reconstruction Fund. Their adviser is Mrs. Dorothy Schneider. V , ,. -lm This past year can indeed be termed successful for the Sr. Y-Teens. With Dorothy Feir as president, Miss Mabel Reidinger and Mrs. Beulah Hudson as advisers, we have panaken in many happy and worth-while activities. The year has been one oi changes, bringing with it the decision to cast aside our original title Girl Reserves in favor of Y-Teens. But the original purpose of the club continues as ever, bringing new hope and happiness to girls and their families all over the world. -TEEN 417 i,-.W Y Wras..

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Ze :fir Non scholae sea vitae discimusu, is the Latin Club motto. The purpose ot Latin Club is to broaden the Latin student's knowledge oi the classics and the ancient Greek and Roman civilization, in this way inspirinq each student to do some creative work. The Iunior Classical League key has been adopted as the Buchtel Latin Club pin. The Altae Lucae is the newspaper sponsored by the Latin Club, in which all the Latin students are encouraged to take a part. To be eligible to join Latin Club, the student must have a high scholastic average and maintain that average after joininq. The Buchtel Latin Club is planning a joint meeting with West Latin Club May 27, at Camp Mingo. The officers are: Marilyn McCreary, president: lim Graves, vice-president: Sally VonGunten, secretaryr and lean McConnell, treasurer, 'k 'k i' i' 'k i' ,Jan idA The Spanish Club officers this year were Marcia Kuhlke. president: Yvonne Abraham, vice-president: Helen Dossett, secretary: and Betty Ann Street, treasurer. The sponsor of the club was Miss Marie Lalli, Spanish teacher. Last fall the Spanish club had a picnic at Camp Mingo. ln Ianuary one of the most successful and unusual dances oi the year was given by the Spanish club. It was called the Cabaret dance--the Mexican Nightclub. At the meetings movies and speakers explain the cus- toms of the Spanish and Latin American people. cs