Leominster High School - Magnet Yearbook (Leominster, MA)

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THE MAGNET French Club The French Club of the Leominster High School has an enrollment of eleven girls, all of whom are Juniors or Seniors. The officers are as follows: President, Janet Wheeler; Vice President, Mary Wheeler; Secretary, Mara Trafton; Treasurer, Bettie Harris. Owing to the fact that the meetings have to be held outside of school hours and that many of the girls work afternoons, it has been difficult to find a time convenient for all to be present. However, several worth while projects have been accomplished. In the fall each member sold fifteen dozen doughnuts in order to earn money for the club pins. Several meetings devoted to songs, games, plays, and recitations have been very interesting and we feel that our French has been improved by the French conversa- tion carried on at all of the meetings. The French Club of Fitchburg extended an invitation to the Leominster Club in March to attend a delightful entertainment. A play entitled Un Bureau de Télégraphe was presented and a lecture by Mrs. Charles J. Laserte was much enjoyed by the two crganizations. On Mav 27, the French Club arranged a program consisting of a play, a song, and an appreciation of the poet Paul Verlaine which included the reading of several of his poems. This program was given before the Cercle Francais recently organized in the city by Dr. Frechette. The last formal meeting of the year was held at the home of the president, Janet Wheeler. A novel arrangement of French games was carried out by the hostess. An elaborate bridge party is being planned for the early part of June to provide funds for a new year. At this party there will be given a program consisting of two French plays, two solo folk dances, and some French songs. There is a splendid spirit in our little French Club. We should accomplish much more if we could find one free afternoon available to all of our members.

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THE MAGNET The Stenography Club Looking back over the year, members of the Stenography Club can see many worth- while accomplishments. Some of these are as follows: 1. Four of our members, Catherine Regan, Albina Grinkis, Marie Baril, and Laurette Lyonnais, attended the Worcester County Contest in Shorthand. Out of a group of twenty-five contestants all of the above members were qualified. Miss Regan attained eighth place, Miss Baril tenth place, Miss Lyonnais twelfth, and Miss Grinkis fourteenth. Miss Geneva Desorcie represented the Club, along with three other Seniors, in the typewriting section of the Worcester County Contest. She attained fourth place in the group. 2. Ata meeting in April a speaker from the New England School of Advertising gave a very interesting talk on that subject. Students of the school as well as members of.the Club attended this meeting. 3. An additional accomplishment was that of studying Civil Service requirements and examinations. Aside from obtaining data on how to go about filing applications, we also became acquainted with qualifications necessary for government positions. A successful Club year has been due to the efforts of its members: Catherine Regan, Marie Baril, Rena Mackey, Geneva Desorcie, Margaret Joy, Albina Grinkis, Mary Walsh, Margaret Davidson, Margaret Hammer, Barbara Sawyer, Jeanette Caplette, and Marion Wilfert. Junior Red Cross Club The Junior Red Cross Club held its organization meeting on October 21, 1931. The following officers were elected: President, Mary Scully, Vice-President, Eldora Morse, Treasurer, Elsie Padula, Secretary, Goricia Palumbo. Our faculty advisor was Miss Kilbourne. On Thanksgiving and Christmas we filled two baskets with provisions. With the aid of Miss Kilbourne, we made flannel pajamas for little tots. These were given to Mrs. Parker, who distributed them among needy families. Members of the Club brought from home old clothes, which were mended and given to the poor. The Junior Red Cross Club of 1930-1931 has also made a quilt which was donated to a needy family. The last few weeks were spent in making scrap books, which were given to the hospital. Thus we concluded what we feel has been a very successful year. L.. H. S. Aviation Club The officers of the L. H. 8. Aviation Club were as follows: President, Francis White; Vice-President. Milton Merril: Secretary, Walter Gay; Treasurer, Howard Cook. Mr. Elmer J. Bucknell was Faculty Advisor. The motion picture ‘‘Dirigible’’ was run at the Plymouth Theatre on October 5, 1931. The members of the Club sold tickets around the city. The picture was well liked by everyone attending. During the meetings talks on the latest adventures in aviation were given by various members. Different types of airplanes and dirigibles were spoken of. Bin of the lack of transportation, the Club did not visit any of the surrounding airports. Some of the members made model airplanes which were shown during the Club meetings. The Aviation Club took a ‘‘hop’’ from the Leominster-Fitchburg airport. Some of the members went up in the cabin plane and others flew in the open cockpit plane. Everyone enjoyed his ride very much.

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THE MAGNET Dramatic Club The Dramatic Club completed a very successful year under the direction of Pres. Ray Carr, Vice Pres. Simone Fife, Sec. Dick O’Tool, Treas. Ellen Sweeney. The first entertainment sponsored by the club was a novelty show in which various members of the school participated. Movies of school activities were shown and the even- ing was completed with a one act play entitled “Her Deaf Ear.” Money from this was used to help pay a deficit on the previous year’s Magnet. During the year some plays were read and reviewed and the club was responsible for an assembly program in which the play “The Cuckoo Nest” was presented. The various activities of the club were very ably directed by Miss Dole, Mrs. Burgess, and Mr. Donnelly.