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

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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.

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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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U- 1 maid QL . Q 4 -Qs WNUTES -1 '-'11- '-.E W Q-Q .1 THE HI S- xi? 'Y CLUB 'gl ps- BOY scoufrs os AMERICA 1 The H1-Y club has as its platform lQt22::: Tha past year., advancement in rank mn C ea? speech' clean sports clean schol'-Mxxrxa, l'x',, merit badges for Troop No. 52 has not ersh P and Clean living- It end6aV0PS to been surpassed for many years. Several extend to its members a better conception of Christian democracy. We began the year with a new adviser and twenty new members. Throughout the year we attended the National H1-Y Congress at Berea, Kentucky. Bernhard Erling and Franklin Draper were our delegates. We also sent a delegation to the Older Boys' Conference at Brainerd. This spring Murray Hunter attended the area Hi-Y Congress at Camp Iduahapi. Some of our more important meetings of the year were our Hi-Y induction, the Mothers' and Sons' banquet and the Vocational Congress. In the latter event we cooperated with the Clit Club in providing an afternoon of vocational discussion groups for the senior high school. The officers for the year were: Franklin Draper, president, Paul Beyreuther, vicefpresi- dent, Bernhard Erling, secretary, Robert John- son, treasurerg Burton Boudreau, sergeant-at - armsg Mr. Bensen, adviser. CAMP FIRE More than two million members enjoy the comradeship and pleasure of the Camp Fire or- ganization. Dr. and Mrs. Gulick organized and founded Camp Fire in l9ll and now there are Camp Fire girls in 22 different countries. In Aitkin there are over sixty active Camp Fire girls who are divided into three groups: Dakonya, Unaliyi, and Tam1Koda. The girls have been very active in earning honors and promo- tions. This year's birthday project is Ameri- cana. The TamiKoda Group was organized for the out-of-Town girls. The guardians for the groups in Aitkin are as follows: Tam1Koda-Miss Hopkinq Dakonya - Miss Stensgaard - guardian, Miss Lee- assistant guardiang Unaliyi-Miss Johnson-guard- ian, Miss Russell - assistant guardian. A group of younger girls organized by Miss Groves as a Bluebird group has bSBn doing BC' tive work for several years. The Dakonya officers are Barbara Kilmer, presldentg Maxine Peterson, vice-presidentg Vio- let Burman, secretary-treasurer, Verna Thomas, scr1be,He1en Pittman, representative to student council. Members of the Dakonya Camp Fire Group are Yvonne Anderson, Lois Armstead, Jean Beall, Violet Burman, Anita Carlstrom, Florine Erick- son, Allce Hanson, Lorna Jean Henderson, Betty Jane Johnson, Elizabeth Johnson, Luella Julu , Barbara Kilmer, Patricia Larson, Betty Ann Miller, Maxine Peterson, Emily Ann Plunkett, Dorothy Mae Ratcliffe, Marilyn Tollefson, Iris Welbanks, Beverly Woodrow, Helen Jane Hulin. The officers for the TamiKoda group were Nancy Warner, presldentg Rolline Johnson, treas urer, Meta Horst, secretary: Ardele Steece, stu dent council representative. The officers of the Unaliyi Camp Phe group for the year 1938-59 were: Agnes Chaika, presi- dentg Donna Flood, vice-president3Elene Nelson, secretaryg Verna Thomas, scribe. contests between the three patrols stimu- lated much activity. This spring when Tom Lar- son returned from-Europe, he presented a hand- some plaque to be awarded monthly to the patrol showing the most advancement, so it is expected that the coming year will also be outstanding. During the last year the Scouts enjoyed a week at Camp McDonald in July and a week-end at the Camp during Christmas vacation. Several attended the district camp at Itasca State Park. They also participated in several suc- cessful Courts of Honor including one at Aitkin where the local troop was awarded the district banner. During the Boy Scout Week an enjoyable Parent-Scout banquet was held. The troop consists of three patrols as follows: 'Cougar' -Murray Hunter-patrol leader, Richard Kopp, Robert Kane, Jerome Baldwin, Kay Carlstrom, Jerry Ziske, Kenneth Haugen,. and Charles Hanson are the other members. 'Pan- ther' - Henry Riley-patrol leaderg Russell Ox- ley, Eddie Engquist, Art Brown, Donald Murphy, Harold Risberg, Otto Werner, Douglas Walton, Omer Tibbetts - members. 'Pine Tree' - Allan Pearson-patrol leaderg Bob Garritg Byron Peter- son,To my Tierney, James Ziske, Charles Warner, Dale Hartman, Charles Sanford, Paul Huff, Ed Garrity, Jr., Reginald Vanstrom-members. Offi- cers are Arvel Steece-assistant Scout Master, Ray Baker-Senior Patrol Leader. Floyd Holden ably carries on the troop as Scout Master with R. R. Johnson as assistant Scout Master. THE TRAVEL CLUB The Travel Club was organized in 1957 and is a senior branch of The Caravan which has its headquarters in New York City. Any senior high student may join providing he or she has at least one foreign pen pal with whom regular cor respondence is maintained. Promoting world peace, becoming acquainted with people of other lands: learning other na- t1on's customs, habits, traditions, and history through correspondence--these are the main pur- poses of the club. The club has contact with' pen pals in over thirty countries at present. Meetings are held on Thursday evenings at 7 o'clock. Travel talks are enjoyed throughout the year, given by people who have visited for- eign courtries and letters are read at the meet ings. The 'Dinner of All Nations' and the spring exhibit are the annual affairs of the club. At the former, each member contributes a dish famous in some country. This year the ex- hibit was held as part of the P.T.A, Hobby Show. Letters, post cards, clippings, magazines, hand- kerchiefs, lace and plaid articles, compacts, jewelry, serapes, hats, dishes, ash trays, and monkey-skins were among the many highly treasur- ed glfts on display received from pen frlendscr secured while on trips. Betty Lou Hunter is president of the club, Jeanette Johnson, vice-presidentg Catherine Ack- erman, secretary-trearurerg Catherine Tierney, student council representativeg Opal Beauneir, program chairman.