Albany High School - Prisms Yearbook (Albany, NY)

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22 THE GARNET AND GRAY THE FRENCH CLUB The French Club continues to ,hold bi-weekly meetings in la salle de classe 103. It has been the club's aim to make the meetings profitable as well as interesting. Plays, games and special musical numbers are very enter- taining but there's a deeper purpose than just this, we are assimilating knowledge that is very useful in supplementing our regular French course. Miss Anderson, of the French department. recently gave a lecture illustrated with lantern slides. The subject of the lecture was Old Castles of France. The views of France's old castles and cities were explained in Miss Anderson's engaging manner. ,The small individual assessments went a long way in purchasing the phonograph that the Club needs so much. The annual matinee, the French Club's big event and looked forward to by the whole school, will be held late in the spring. Even now, under the able direction of Prof. Davis, the actors are rehearsing their parts and so we all look forward to a most entertaining matinee. DAVIS L. SHULTES, '23 BARBAROSSA LITERARY SOCIETY VV ith the opening of the school year, the members of the Barbarossa Literary Society resumed their activities with renewed vigor, and the re- sults of their hard work is already beginning to show. A series of excel- lent literary programs have been presented by the members, and they have returned to the old custom of an occasional musical entertainment, all of which have proven gratifying successes. Professor Frederick Mueller, head of the German Department, acts as Critic to the society, and it is mostly through his indefatigable efforts for its welfare that the society holds its present high place. The society started upon its good work while Mr. Stahler was presi- dent, and under the leadership of the present incumbent, Mr. William Fiedler, it is hoped that even better results will be obtained. The present list of officers include: President, VVilliam Fiedler, Vice-President, Paul Reussg Treasurer, Van Straub, Recording Secretary, Elizabeth Rosenfeld, Corresponding Secretary, Henry Reinhardt, Marshal, Marvin Smith, Editor, William Bauer, Reporter, Anna Mosall. THE SCIENCE CLUB The Science Club, under the successive leadership of Earl Whitbeck and Burage E. Stiles, has continued its work of developing interest in scientific demonstrations. Several trips have been taken, including a visit to the Telephone Building. Under the supervision of Prof. B. O. Burgin the members inspected the school's power plant.

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THE GARNET AND GRAY 21 several short one-act plays. A pantomime Silent Church, School Days and The Pill-Doctor. A debate recently was held on a subject much discussed by the school authorities and students, Resolved: That the Albany High School should control and operate a cafeteria for the use of its students. The affirmative speakers were Mary Harris and Frances Haner. Those on the negative were Miriam Baker and Constance Bauman, the affirmative won. On account of the great difliculty in obtaining the auditorium for Sigma meetings, piano solos have had to be omitted. However, Roberta Green has been kind enough to favor the Sigma girls with several vocal solos, and so the programs have not been without music. The Inter-Society dance was held during the Christmas holidays, and despite the fact that many of the members were away, it was well attended. Sigma played Alpha in a basketball game and carried away the victory. The two girls' societies expect to contest again after the Easter vacation. - f THETA ALPHA ' Theta Alpha has once more displayed her good judgment and dis- criminative ability in the choice of the following officers for her second term: President, Rosella Lynch, Vice-President, Mildred Martin, Treasurer, Ruth Lemmleg Recording Secretary, Mildred McAllister, Corresponding Secretary, Henrietta Strengeg Senior Editor, Agnes Harbeck, lst Junior Editor, Julia Kampherg Critic, Katherine Kiesg 2nd Junior Editor, Anne Kelley, Assistant Corresponding Secretary, Alice Kahn, Marshal, Mildred Peterson. So far this season, Alpha has obtained beneficial results from her literary work. Members of the society have responded to roll-call with quotations from poets such as Shakespeare, Burns, Whittier, Wadsworth and Shelley, and interesting biographies of the poets quoted have been read as a part of the literary program. Debates o-n current topics, readings and sketches have also proved both entertaining and educational. At the game with Schenectady on jan. 26, Theta Alpha was present in body and spirit. Although our boys suffered defeat by the close score of 15-14, Alpha manifested a commendable support and enthusiasm. Feb. 9 dates one of the most successful events of the year-Alpha's annual dance. Lively decorations gave a pleasing effect to an otherwise grim gymnasium and the orchestra played an important part, at any rate, the committee in charge of the affair is due much credit for a tremendous success. ' In the exciting basketball game between Sigma and Alpha, our sister society was laureled. However, Alpha's team work in the game is equalized by a uniform desire in the society to balance accounts. Alpha is now looking forward to the continuation of her prosperity and, with the guidance of her competent president, she sees, as yet, no obstruction in the path to success. EVELYN MAGE12, Reporter.

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THE GARNET AND GRAY 23 Weekly meetings have been held with scientific demonstrations and readings by the members. In addition several business men have ad- dressed the organization. The present officers are: Burage E. Stiles, President, Donald I. Horn, Vice-President, Earl Whitbeck, Critic, Donald Pratt, Treasurer, George M. Snyder, Recording Secretary, Edwin Smith, Corresponding Secretary, David Kessler, Reporter, Manny Dinovo, Marshal. Prof. Byron O. Burgin, head of the Science Department acts as Super- vising Critic. The Science Club wishes to thank the members of the Science Depart- ment for their aid in making it a-success. DAVID KESSLER, '23 THE DRAMATIC CLUB The players of the class of 1923 of the Albany High School, who for the past four years have been producing delightful plays for the benefit of the public, got together on January 11, under the supervision of Prof. Allen T. Cook, head of the English Department, and Prof. john Howe, head of the elocution department, and organized what promises to become one of the cherished institutions of the High School. This dramatic club, known for the present as the Albany High School Players, aims to pro- duce plays of the better sort in a creditable manner. With this object in view, they hope to raise the standard of amateur dramatics. The organization began With a charter membership of one hundred, one half Seniors and one half Juniors and Sophomores. The only qualification for admission is a willingness to work. From time to time, as vacancies occur, new members will be elected from a waiting list, which is already growing rapidly, owing to the interest manifested in the movement by pupils of the upper classes. The meetings are held twice a month, on Thursday afternoons, in the auditorium. The programs con- sist of short talks on Dramatic Art and Stage Craft, dramatic readings and interpretations from the works of standard authors, together with the presentation of some modern one-act plays by members who are drawn by lot and coached by Mr. Howe, the director of the Players. Un February 1, the Players presented Two Crooks and a Lady, by Eugene Pillot, with the following cast: David Kessler, Bessie Farrel, Helen Rowland, Gladys Harvey, Stanley Reagan, and Van Straub-Critic, Ruth Coe. On February 15, they presented Sham, by Frank G. Tompkins, with Rosella Lynch, Hubert Miller, Raymond Haynes, and Robert Shillinglaw in the cast, and Harriet Parkhurst as critic. On March l, they presented What They Think, by Rachel Crothers, with Alma Haack, George Gildersleeve, Adaline Gertskin, and Morris Koffsky in the cast. Agnes Harbeck of the Senior Class gave a dramatic reading.