Aitkin High School - A Book Yearbook (Aitkin, MN)

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Beatrice Christensen Outstanding Girl- G.A.A. A 4 , ig! ,QL M 'll , Esther Dangers Outstanding Girl- Noon Recreation ROOTERS' CLUB The Rooters' Club was organized this year for the purposes of stimulating school spirit ln the student body and of creating an organ- ized section for the games. The club is an honorary elective organiza- tion with the returning members of the club making up the list of possible candidates and then submitting it to the faculty advisory com- mittee. This committee then decides on the candidates and returns the list of accepted candidates to the club for a unanimous election. The Rooter King or Queen is selected by competition and is judged by a committee made up of the following: the four class presidents, two non-competing club representatives, two members of the advisory committee, and Superin- tendent Murray. To be eligible for club membership a per- son must have a 'C' average, must be able to attend all practices and meetings, must have outfits lslacks by members, sweaters by schooll, and must have health o.k.'d by the physical ed- ucation teachers. The faculty advisory com ittee is appoint- ed by the club adviser and is approved by the superintendent. The club adviser is appointed by the superintendent and is considered chair- man of the group. The officers of the club and their duties are, president -not a senior and not the Rooter King or Queen, is to act as host or hostess, representing the school at all times, vice-pres ident - takes the president's place when pres- ident is absent, is to act as Student Council representative, secretary - is to keep notes of the club's activities and attendance, is to catalogue yells and songs, and is to carry on correspondence, treasurer - is to handle all funds and financial matters, program chairman - is to arrange for the pepfest programs, Hi-Lite Reporter - is to report the club's activities to the Hi-Lite. Anyone with three unexcused absences will be dropped from the club for the remainder of the year. The vacancy is filled by the ordina- ry procedure of selecting members. Officers of the Rooters' Club during the past year were: Beatrice Christensen, presi- dent, and Miss Hopkins, adviser. NATIONAL FORENSIC LEAGUE The National Forensic League, an h0n0T society for the promotion of inter-scholastic debate, oratory, and other forms of public organiza- To become must rank speaking, ls one of the two speech tions active in the Aitkin schools. a member of the League a student scholastically in the upper two-thirds of his class and must have participated in enough outer-scholastic forensic contests to have earned twenty credit points. After he becomes an active member he continues to earn points and may be awarded the degrees of Honor, Excel- lence, and Distinction. ' The local chapter entered nine contestants in the State Tournament which was held at West High School of Minneapolis on April 12, 13, 14. Patty Larson, humorous entry, was among the few semi-finalists who were chosen to give readings over radio station WTCN. The debate team, composed of Bernhard Er- ling, Franklin Draper, Irene Johnson, and Arvel Steece, won second place in the tournament and in doing so became eligible to enter the Na- tional Tournament held at Beverly Hills, Cali- fornia, in June. Full members of the National Forensic League were, Patty Larson, Bernhard Erling, Arvel Steece, and Franklin Draper. The follow- ing are registered and have earned some of the necessary 20 points: Elin Johnson, Duane Haney, Robert Jeronimus, Irene Johnson, Dorothy Peter- son, Emily Ann Plunkett, and Catherine Tierney. DRAMATIC AND SPEECH CLUB The Senior High School Dramatic Club was enlarged in 1958 to include students interested in other speech activities. The purpose of the organization remained the same--to encourage interest and participation in dramatics and speech and to provide funds for the speech ac- tivities of the senior high school. The members took part in six one-act plays during the year, one of which was entered in the district One-act Play Contest held at Brainerd. Their other activities included the sponsoring of candy sales, a movie, and an as- sembly program. The officers for 1958-39 were Letha Galar- neault, president, Robert Johnson, vice-pres1- dent, Pauline Tully, secretary. JUNIOR HIGH DRAMATIC CLUB The Junior High Dramatic Club was organ- ized according to the point system this year. Each person participating in activities re- ceived merit points. The club presented two one-act pla --'Wh, H b t' d ' Darlingu. li addxtiog 920 tils, Egg Pigggggg participated in the annual declamatory work. The officers of the Junior High Dramatic Club for 1958-59 were: Yvonne Anderson, presi- dent, Beverly Woodrow, secretary-treasurer, and Miss Kjalstrom, adviser. SOCIETAS LATINA The Societas Latina continued its activi- ties this year with the following officers: Patty Larson-president, Lydia Hyytinen-v1ce- president, Alice Hanson-secretary, Helen Dahms- treasurer, Nancy Ann Warner - student council representative. Meetings were held Tuesday noons so that the bus students might be able to attend. A number of Latin songs were learned and Roman customs were studied. The Roman Banquet cul- minated the activities of the club for the yean

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This year's basketball activities stress- PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM All students showed gains in weight and height throughout the year, averaging from 7 to 12 pounds and from l to 6 inches in height. All popular sports were covered during the year with fundamentals, rules, and team play being specially stressed. Posture, weight, and height were checked regularly. Some tumbling and games of lower organization were also included in the yearly program. FOOTBALL With barely a handful of experienced can- didates as a nucleus, football practice was started a week before school began. Approxi- mately 45 boys answered the call, 35 of these showing the necessary spirit to stick lt out for the entire season. From the standpoint of actual victories the season cannot be called a success. However, from the standpoint of im- provement ln technique and determination it was a success. Football should be better for next fall since there will be 22 experienced men back again. BASKETBALL ed the teaching of the simple fundamentals of the game to as many students as possible. Prac- tices were held for all boys from the fifth grade up through high school. About sixty to eighiyboys received supervised instruction in this sport. Old basketballs have been recon- ditioned and weather-proofed and given out to about twenty boys throughout the school dis- trict. Better players are expected in the next few years. Our season's hi-lites were our two victories over McGregor High School. Twelve of the fifteen 'A'squad members will be back for competition next year. JUNIOR HIGH BASKETBALL The following boys were members of the junior high basketball team: Richard Kopp-L, Harold Mushel-L, Willard Lofgren-L, Charles Sanford-L, Charles Warner-L, Allan Pearson-L, Robert Kane-L, B111 Cline-L, Kay Carlstrom-L, Donald Hendricks-L, Charles Hanson-L, William Christensen-L, William Beal-L, Herbert Carlson -L. Russell Oxley and Robert Anderson also played basketball on the junior high team. Only two games were played but these boys were out regularly and deserve commendation for their playing. TRACK Track activities this year were confined mostly to physical education classes and the annual Hi-Y Pentathlon. The Pentathlon this year produced new records in all of the five events besides having a new record for contest- aries. About 150 to 160 boys tookan active part in the event this year as compared to 106 last year. Steve Kurtz, senior broad jumper, placed second in the district meet with a ju p of nineteen feet and two inches. Other entrants in the district meet were Eugene and Ralph Howq Burton Stuart, Oscar Anderson, and Duane Haney. NOON HOUR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION Our noon hour athletic PPUSTBE this Year had a much larger membership than that of a year ago. This year we had from 100 to 120 boys taking an active part ln our league competitimm The fall program consisted of a soccer league and a touch football league. The winter program was confined to an interesting eight team bas- ketball tournament which created quite a bit of enthusiasm from spectators as well as play- ers. On some days the teams played before crowds of noon-hour students numbering near two and three hundred. This spring our program was filled with a kitten-ball tournament and, de- spite the torn-up playground space, much ri- valry and competition were in evidence. The officers for this. year were Douglas Cline-president and Pete Houwman--secretary- treasurer. G.A.A. The Girls' Athletic Association is an or- ganization for girls who are interested in sports and recreation--who play for the fun of playing with others and for the game itself-- not for individual glory and reward. The dues are 25! for the year or 15d for a semester or any part of the are used to buy the numerals which are given to the girls This money ls also used for portation to the G.A.A. High year. These dues and letter awards, for participation. the club's trans- School Play Dey at the University of Minnesota in the fall. The girls who have earned 500 points will have the privilege of attending Winter Camp fweek-endl at their own expense. Those who have earned 250 points will have the privilege of attending Summer Camp for one week at their own expense. This camp period will give the girls a chance to apply the knowledge they have gain- ed throughout the year and to use the initia- tive a recreational program is supposed to de- velop. Points are given for swimming, hiking, and so forth, all of which fit in very nicely with a camp program. The colors of the G.A.A. are the reverse of the colors on the boys' awards. This is so they can be distinguished one from the other. A G.A.A. dinner is held at the end of the year for the purpose of granting the awards and of giving team recognition. There will be a Junior High and a Senior High Club. Points earned in Junior Gym Club can be applied to the numeral earned by three year's participation or 900 points - 300 of these points or ninth grade work can be carried over to Senior High G.A.A. Points may be earned through class activi- ties or noon recreation. The following points may be earned in Senior High G.A.A.: president- sports head-25 50 points, secretary-25 points, points, captain-25 points. lOO points entitles member to buy a pin Cl5dJ, 500 points entitles a member to an emblem, and 1000 points entitles a member to a large 'An. Not more than 300 points may be earned in a year excepting points earned as captain, of- ficers, sports head, and life-saving. During the past year the girls partici- pated in such sports as kitten-ball, field ball, volley-ball, basketball, ping-pong, and track to earn their awards. The high light of the year was the basketball .tournament between the Noon Recreation group and the G.A.A. The G.A.A. were the victors of two games out of the three games played. Next year, under the new program, the girls will be able to specialize in certain fields. So here's to a large membership! The officers of the Girls' Athletic Asso- ciation for the year 1938-1959 were: Jean Beall, presidentg Blanche Moore, secretaryg and Miss Hopkins, adviser.

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RADIO Since radio first became a school 'Our Program This Year ' Included ini' tiation service,serving style show and x9 5 '4' sf Y activity in l930, the Radio Club has made its home in the old quarter, back gf the auditorium. This year howeven two new ro ms were built thus giving the Radio Club a much more convenient and sightly headquarters. The Radlolites continued this year with Robgrt Stellmaker as president. Bernerd Vandervest acted as secretary-treasurer and Bruce Wake- field was operator and student council re re- P sentative. The club meets twice a week. The Hi-Voltage Radio Club was organized by those who could meet at noon. The club meets at 12x60 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Its officers are Harris Hagman, president, Gerald Wharton, secretary-treasurerg Chester Swanson, sergeant-at-armsg Warren Sternitzke, student council representative. One meeting weekly in both groups has been devoted to radio instruction and considerable experimentation has been carried on. Three candy sales and the sale of old ap- paratus have been the means of raising funds to purchase a Hallicrafter Sky Champion receiver which, in addition to the 30-watt phone trans- mitter already in service, gives us some really high grade equi ment. It is housed in a hand- some cabinet specially constructed for it. This year the license for the station was renewed under the call letters WQYHI, Lynn Ulman-opera- tor. Bruce Wakefield, WQKGT, the club opera- tor, has made many nice contacts with other stations, both at school and on his home trans- mitter. The radio club furnishes an opportunity for all boys from the sophomore year and up to become familiar with this interesting hobby. Anyone who is interested should apply through R. R. Johnson, adviser. AITKIN HOME ECONOMICS CLUB Our Motto - We believe in minds that think, hearts that love, and hands that help. Our Colors - Red and White. Our Flower - The rose. Our Pledge - I pledge my loyalty to the Aitkin Home Economics Association, promise to uphold its aims and ideals, and to serve my home, school, com unity, state,and nation when- ever and however I can. Our Purpose - To foster high ideals of home life and appreciation for home lifeg to form a connecting link between school and homeg to develop interest in the home economics de- partmentg to provide opportunity for experience in carrying responsibilityg to develop team work, friendship, personality, leadership,self- reliance, initiative, social poise, and profes- sional lnterestg to take an active part as a club in worthwhile school and community activi- ties. Our Membership - Any girl in the senior high school is eligible as a member. New mem- bers are taken into the club at the beginning of each semester. Our Dues - Membership dues are fifteen cents a semester, payable before the half of the semester. Our Meetings - Regular meetings are held every second and fourth Wednesday of the month at noon in the home economics department. tea,a visit to a beauty parlor. Thanks' giving menus and customs, home economics people, Christmas party, sewing hobbies. decorative stitches, talk on European travels, pen pals,1mproving our own room, home economics in other lands, and a Bpring Picnic' Our Trip - Twenty-five girls attended the State Home Economics Club Convention at the University of Minnesota on April 16. Aitkin had the largest delegation and came the far- theste The officers of the club the past year were: Ruth Swehla, president, Elizabeth Bodle, vice-presidentg Marie Heaser, secretary: Alice Cole, treasurer. Miss Koepke was the adviser. Honors - Marjorie Heaser was elected His- torian of the State High School Home Economics Club. The following girls received certifi- cates of award for their service in the Home Economics CIub this years Burneatta Brown, Gertrude Collins, Marjorie Heaser,Rolline John- son, Clarice Judge, Ruth Swehla, Irma Wathern, Mildred Stewart. TH PHOTOLYTIC CLUB The members of the Stamp Club, feeling that stamp collecting did not offer a broad enough field of interest, reorganized as a girls' science group with photography as a spe- cial hobby. They meet every Monday evening at 7:30 to perform experiments and to take pic- tures. Their more serious work has been varied by several pleasant social meetings including a nature study lecture by Mrs. W. P. Kelts, and a dinner and theater party with the radio club members. The club expects to spend a week at Camp McDonald this summer. The officers for 1958-39 were Barbara Larson, presidentg Rollins Johnson, secretary- treasurerg Helen Dahms, student council repre- sentativeg R. R. Johnson, adviser. THE CLIT CLUB The name of the Clit Club stands for the words 'Country Life in Town' and is a club or- ganized for out-of-town girls. The purpose of the club is to provide two evenings of recrea- tion each month for girls who are staying in town. In the Clit Club the girls have a chance to gain valuable experience in leadership, pub- lic speaking, hospitality, and they have an op- portunity to form lasting friendships. The year's meetings are arranged so that one meet- ing each month is a social meeting. This meet- ing usually takes the form of a picnic or a simple party. The other meeting of the month is devoted to the study of a topic of general interest. Guest speakers and members of the club discuss such subjects as hobbies, person- ality, current events, and music and drama. The club helped to sponsor the High School Vocational Conference this year and each year is entitled to send delegates to the Arrowhead Older Girls' Conference. The officers were: Lorraine Johnson, presidentg Florence Crabtree, vice-presidentg Ethel Scheuneman, secretary- treasurerg Helen Nelson, representative to stu- dent councllg Miss 0'Rourke, adviser.