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

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,i . SIGNS OF TIIE ZODIAC 21 eepted a pass for Ilis Sweetheart From South High. The final score was :1 to o in favor of South. 'l'he International Relations Club. or XVorld Relations Club. was organized for students inter- ested in knowing and understanding the prob- lems of different nations and their effect on the United States. At present there are tliirty-five members. headed by Rodney' Clark, president: Grant Ilohnes. vice-president: and Anita Sorbo, secretary. The sponsor is Mrs. Pesman. Ditterent speakers. informed on world prob- lems, are invited to speak to the group, and mem- bers also attend many peace conferences. And their the - water boy lnirried to the resene of the Pep Club players. In presenting their assembly, the VVorld Re- lations Club gave the Rebels televisional glimpses of a certain Professor XVaddaphoney's trip around the world. The people in the professor's party were Farmer Clod C. Ilopper, his daughter Ara- bella. Nosefor News. Mr. and Mrs. lust A. 'I'achcd, and Miss Lotta Ilooey. They visited eountries in Europe. Africa, Asia, and the South Sea Islands. The curtains came together at the playing of the sehool song. Possibly the most unique assembly of the year took plaee when Nr. Ekin. a newspaper eorre- spondent. told of his experiences on his record trip of eighteen days around the world. IIe also Peace is back of it all. Inset: Mrs. Pesman .T ,

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20 SOUTHERN LIGHTS U 'I OVEMBER under the guardianship of 5 T rulerslnp philosophy and also sports Because of the dignity industry l judgment, and high ideals of Sagittarius, S'-'T purple has been chosen as his color. The acknowledgment of two championships started November off with a bang. I11 the first assembly of the month, Coaches Randol and St. Iohn awarded the members of their two cham- pionship teams their letters. The teams were golf and tennis. respectively. Those receiving letters on the golf team were: Orison Smith, Maynard Blauford, Ralph Glaze, Melvin Trout, Russell Gustafson, Francis Crupper, Don Norbloom, Bob Hutson, and George VVinters. Sagittarius, the archer, is significant of ll .- Those receiving letters on the tennis team were: Don Heinemann, George Hinds. Dick Rhodes, David Cross, and XVilliani Stancil. To prove their ingeniousness, the Safety Coun- cil presented an assembly accomplishing two purposes-education and amusement. The idea of the program was to demonstrate the correct methods of driving automobiles in different sit- uations. The method was amusing in that the vehicles used in the demonstration were composed of tricycles, kiddy cars, and scooters. The demon- strators also wore appropriate costumes for the occasion. To excite the enthusiasm of the student body for the second football game against East, the Pep Club Rally Committee presented a mock game with girls as the heroes. They even pro- duced a Coach Iohnson, represented by Eleanor Kerr, who in song depicted the glory of the team. if ' Ianys Collistcr. as Paul McClung. started the game off in fine style with a sixty-yard return of the kick-off. tapping all the way. Kathryn Geddes and Rita Mae Clifton, alias Chuck Haney and Hank XValsniith, rose to the occasion by mak- ing a touchdown in one dance. Norma Gustaf- son, in the role of lack Bennett, led the team to another touchdown with a march on her accor- dion. Annabelle VVurtz, as Schuyler Curtis, inter- Full view of Soutlfs architecture. East side.

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s. ,,..s..wA-f -- 22 SOUTHERN LIGHTS ' Left: One more trophy in our case. Right: w l told of some of his experiences when covering the Italo-Ethiopian war. Our own newspaper reporter, Kathleen Aspy. conducted the interview. On the morning of Armistice Day. a VV0rld XVar veteran spoke in assembly on the horrors of the XVorld VVar. In the afternoon. school was dismissed for the Armistice parade. which brought distinction to the Rebel band and to South. This year a new contest was started wherein all the Denver bands vie with each other in march- ing technique on Armistice and Decoration Days. Wie all love a parade. l . , Any band winning three times in succession is allowed to keep the gold trophy which is the reward for the best marching. South's band, trained by Mr. Roberts and lcd by George Neahr, the best drum-major in the city, won the first contest by a large margin. Three of the Rebel organizations were asked to participate in another parade on South Denver Day. Sixty-eight Pep Club girls turned out. The cadets and the Rebel Rangers in their bus were the other two organizations. Southern Lights, the 1937 annual, was edited So, at last they are on Broadway!