Denver South High School - Johnny Reb Yearbook (Denver, CO)

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SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC 15 I Unladain President! 'l'liat's what Shirley Trolt hears every Friclzu' morning at Eight Bells played an important part, for every member of the class of iogj is proud of the fact that he is a Topliatter. Orau Miller tool: the role of toast- niaster at a banquet ten years in advance. The Pep Club, headed by the Pep Club Coun- cil, sponsored one of its niajor activities on Oc- tober twenty-fourth, the Pep Club Dance. The dance is a semi-annual atlair, but was of increased interest because 1936 was leap year. So the treat was on the girls. Marie Duncan and Ethyl Dyer worked 'til wee hours in the morning for weeks before as co-chairmen of the dance committee. Speaking of dancing, it would be only right that we should mention a popular pastime at South. the social hours. XVC sec practically the whole student body headed for the boys' gyui. Ilere we find a group of South's fine crop of dancers, eager to practice that swing, As in past years, illuminated signs were placed conspicuously at various places in the school to announce the social hours. Vote for Roosevelt! Vote for Landon! At South students really did vote. Thanks to the Ili-Y, a straw vote, covering the entire school. was Lefs Swing lt! Con rratulatious, Seniors! 'Tiras an excellent novrain 'D

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14 SOUTHERN LIGHTS Nou' maybe you'll keep the halls clean semester and she must be present at all meetings unless excused by the sponsor, Miss Aronson. There are four officers. council members and a drill team. The officers are: president, Shirley Trottg vice-president, Eloise VX-'hitmoreg secretary, Mildred Marquessg and treasurer. Barbara Ensign. The council members include Marcia Moody, Ethel Dyer, Marie Duncan, Rose Howard, Lois Lundin, Anne Rose, Erneline Avis, and Ioanne Kricr. 'I 'here were about one hundred and seventy- fivc members in the Pep Club this past year. The most outstanding activities of the Pep Club were the Pep Club dance, the luncheon for the basketball team, services at P.-T. A. meetings, f' rv qi.. 4: 1 I ' xt ' .L I .1 Mr. Robert Collier, Ir. Rebel Rangers i And can they swing it! XVarren, Shirley, and Harry guide the class of '39 drill at the games, and numerous other activities. And now for an altogether different activity, the assemblies. Several of the major assemblies were put on in October. Sophomorcs mustered up enough courage to present their talent pro- gram on October second. Did the juniors and seniors discover competition? XVell, anyone pres- ent could detect that. The talented juniors dis- played their gifts on October sixteenth. The scene was laid on the deck of good ship South High with Betty Mae Crace graciously acting as hostess of a party celebrating the return to port of the ship. Seniors ranked high with their presentation of class talent on October twenty-third. Top hats

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16 SOUTHICRN LIGIl'l'S l Left Miss hlary Patterson Right Library Slip Sender-Outers, Bliss W ard and Bliss Campbell conducted a few days before the actual election. The results at South proved to be also the general trend throughout the United States. Roosevelt received 1,156 votes to 788 for Landon. Books! Books! Books! Lost books! Found books! or Strayed books! were the by-words dur- ing the Hrst part of the beginning semester. After repeated efforts of Miss VVard and Miss Camp- bell, librarians, South's efficient Student Council sponsored a drive for the recovery of the lost library books. Rebels and teachers heard so much about the lost books that they couldn't help but search for them. Eager to help those who are less fortunate than they, students at South co-operated wonder- fully in contributing garments to the Needle W'ork Guild. A drive was conducted by each fourth hour class. Every class room managed the activity as it saw Ht. Miss Meyer. commercial teacher, acted as faculty sponsor. It seems' that Miss Meyer has that somethingl' necessary to make such a campaign a success. The drive this year was indeed successful. More than one thou- sand garments were contributed. Maybe the boys at South are getting a little more socially minded, for, as a whole. they contributed more than in former years. On a day soon after the drive had closed an exhibit of the garments was displayed in the south corridor. Potted plants and music by Charles Lounsberry's orchestra added to the in- terest of the affair. The parallel of the Girls' Pep Club is the Rebel Club, composed entirely of boys. The boys meet before school every Tuesday morning in Room 152, under the sponsorship of Mr. Hall. Bill Anderson, as president, handles the snappy meetings very efficiently. Paul Davis, vice-presi- dent, doesn't have the opportunity to preside very often, but he has other duties. too. Bob Morris summarizes the events of each meeting i11 the records of the club. Bill Sanders, as treasurer, handles the money on such occasions as the an- imal dinner dance and school dance. Other activ- ities include tl1e P.-T. A. drive and two football rallies yearly. At Christmas time the club has charge of the Santa Claus Shop. The Radio Club at South is an organization Miss Meyer and her three aids, Ruth Barmatz. Lois Lundin, and Dorothy Flint, helped make the Needle Wfork Guild drive a success.