Strong Vincent High School - Spokesman Yearbook (Erie, PA)

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Beyond the classroom, the boy and girl become absorbed in delightful hours of club and crroup activities. With th ir fri nds they present plays, enjoy droll initiations or attend teas, work on publications or argue upon the unicameral svstem of crovernmp»nt.

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Charlotte L. Crowell B.S. Teachers College- Columbia University Sewing Louis Scibetta B.M. Wayne College M,D. Wayne Medical School School Doctor Anna G. Sheehan Erie Normal School School Clerk Adelaide Greiner A.B. Villa Maria School Clerk Ethlyn Secord R.N. St. Vincent ' : Nursing School Nurse School of Geraldine Weindorf Erie Business College School Clerk Physical Education Amid the noisy clamor of the Gym, the students are not only playing hard and enjoying it, but at the same time they are developing sound bodies, good sports- manship and character. In this popular subject the routine promotes muscular con- trol, coordination, correction, strength, grace, and mental alertness. Exercises and calisthenics are follov ed by any popular game — an invigorating shower, and school clothes again. As a result of these contacts, students often join exciting after-school activities. As well as making worthwhile use of their leisure time, students often become quite proficient in a certain sport and are accepted in mem- bership to various athletic teams. Swimming instructors attempt to make each student a swimmer by instructing beginners and advanced pupils in various strokes, exercises, and diving. Later in the semester apprehensive students strive to do their best while taking the American Red Cross tests. Pins are distributed to these aspirants according to whether the student has earned the rank of Beginner or Swimmer. For the more advanced pupils, after-school instruction is given in Life Saving, and Red Cross tests are also given to this group. Many boys who become expert in this field spend their summers doing Life Guard duty on the Peninsula. Two years of Physical Education are compulsory for both boys and girls. Each group works in its own gym, following the program best adapted to its needs, but in both groups all activities, whether formal exercise or in- formal games, are planned to encourage and develop healthy, and sturdy bodies. i. Eighteen

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COUNCIL -Front Row: Guthrie, Addessi, Milloy, Kottrayer, Lipsett, Maxwell, Illig, Pratt, Gallagher, Arbuckle. Row 2 : Nichols, G. Wagner, Gabrielson, Nelson, Brownyard, Berenstain, Lund, Henshaw, Elser, Spath, Bruno, Thomas. Row 3: Bacon, Vigilone, Spadacene, Burger, Walden, Will, Bates, McDonald, First, Farrington, Ershler, Lund, Meyer. Row 4: Schacht, Shufflin, Geddis, Saint, Howe, Dunwoody, Stauffer, McCarty, H933, Arbuckle, Borland, Smith, Miller. Council : Democracy Officers First Semester President . Fausto Addessi First Vice-President Mary Illig Second Vice-President Richard Guthrie Third Vice-President Harriet Milloy Secretary . Treasurer Faculty Advisers Margaret Lipsett Robert Nichols Second Semester Gordon Wagner Margaret Lipsett Richard Guthrie Eileen Kottmyer Roberta Maxwell Robert Pratt MissE.Connell, Mr. Blake, MissWilson and Mr. Armogost. of the first moves was to assume the responsibihty of directing the hall monitors and to re- organize them under the Coun- cil ' s second vice-president. A government of the students, by the stu- dents, for the students is the goal of the Strong Vincent student council. Every community must have a government and its laxity or efficiency de- pends on the members of the governing body. Ever since its birth, Strong Vincent has had a student council. Some years it has done very worthwhile work, other years it has not. This year the Council members have taken up a challenge and have de- cided to make this Vincent community a truer democracy. To this end they have begun to ex- ercise more fully their constitutional powers. One An annual duty of the Council is to sponsor and pro- mote the Carnival with the aid of faculty and students. The annual musical comedy is under the auspices of the Council and an outside director. Many dances and other money-making projects are under the Council ' s direction and the proceeds are devoted to various worth-while causes. Supervision of activities sponsored by the Council is taken care of by specially appointed committees. New ideas are constantly being suggested at the regular Monday- after-school meetings. All of these ideas are considered, discussed, and acted upon. With the aid of the faculty advisers, the Strong Vincent student council is marching on to greater achieve- ments. Twenty