Hadley Technical High School - Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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cpep eluls The Pep Club was organized in the fall of 1953 at the suggestion of Mr. Pitts. Its purpose is to get the student body to support our I athletic program and by means of their enthusiasm, spur the athletes on to better results. To be a member of the club one must pay a dollar dues and buy a , ' season basketball pass. All athletes are encouraged to be members and bw all the cheerleaders are members. Pep Club members are furnished B I with beanies, shakers and a badge. V The Pep Club elects three new oflicers every term. These oflicers , are chairmen, secretary and treasurer. This term the ofiicers were I Bernadine Colombo, chairmang Theresa Capraro, secretary and Sally Tomerlin, treasurer. The Pep Club is a wholesome means of entertainment and tends to ' teach the students the value of good sportsmanship. It is a wonderful organization and we are proud to have it in our school. I ,

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. . a new club at Hadley -- the . . W gfumcug., Qelationo elul: Better relations among humanity is truly a necessity in this world of turmoil. With better human relations, the bitterness and confusion that is thriving throughout this world today can be conquered. One way to conquer this confusion is to develope better relations amist the youth of the world. In this way, a better understanding among humans will grow with the youth of today, and the world of tomorrow will be a better place to live. The United States has started to embed better relations among the youths of America through the National Conference of Christians and Jews. The N.C.C.J. has established Human Relations Clubs in the high schools through out the United States. The main purpose of these high school clubs is to promote better relations among the students, the schools, and the com' munity. Hadley has such a Human Relations Club. Our club is considerably young compared to the clubs in the other schools throughout the city and county. Every year around Brotherhood week the Youth Conference of Greater St. Louis meets at Soldan Blewett High School for a full day of human relations. This great gathering of 2000 students of all races, creeds, and religions has been meeting annually for eight years. For the last four years, Hadley has been well represented by a fine group of students at this Youth Conference. The students from Hadley that attend this conference consist of members of the Human Relations Club. Hadley's Club is open to all students from freshmen to seniors. The club's able sponser is Mr. Statlerg he has been sponsoring the club for the last four years. 4 'f V A ' The president of the club is Delbert Lee Dace. Del is also on the steering committee that plans the Cityfwide Youth Conference. The secretary is Carol McGrath. This is Carol's first year in taking care of the club's notes. 7,6 ,,,, W 0 ff 0 352 G 'ly gi I itll . 22:3 , B .ai Q' 7, f fgg: , X - :T g !' .1 . barge? if V ,XF

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geaclley 'o img' fc-:cam Front row: Vearl Brown. Paul Williams, and Bob Mason. Second row: Ronald Spindler, Eugene Heineman. Standing: Ed Hart, Charles Foulks, Elmer Welch, John Heineman. and Coach E. G. Franke. Hadley's Rifle Team won all their league matches and became the Northern Division Champions of the Greater St. Louis junior Rifle League. Vearl Brown won the Piasa Open Galley Shoot junior Cham' pionship and placed first, two seconds, and one third in the Greater St. Louis Metropolitan Rifle Shoot Off. In the shoot off for the NRA Club medal, Ronald Spindler won the medal with the score of 183. These boys represent Hadleys sportsmanship and spirit. The club is fine for boys interested in this sort of sport. It develops their skill to a large degree. The Flame and Steel extends sincere congratulations to Mr. Franke and the boys on the team for the fine work they did this ll season. We also wish the team good luck for next season.