Alexandria High School - Alecko Yearbook (Alexandria, VA)

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THEODORE FICKLIN LITERARY SOCIETY President BONELLE THOMAS Vice-President EDWARD HiTT Secretary-Treasurer EVELYN MORRIS Thp Theodore Ficklin Literary Society, the oldest club in the High School, was organized about twenty years ago. It was called the Alexandria High School Literary Society until about twelve years ago, when it was renamed in honor of Theodore H. Ficklin, one of the original teachers of the Public School System at its organization in January, 1871. The purpose of the club is to create interest along literary lines, such as debates, oratory, and reading, both grave and gay. The Society, this year, has focused its interest on Southern Literature. For participation in the activities of the club the members are awarded literary emblems. During the Christmas season the club had a delightful party, and the members are looking forward to another such occasion in the spring. Miss Ficklin, our sponsor, has given us many worth-while suggestions for which we are grateful. As this most successful year draws to a close, we look forward with pleasure and interest to a repetition of social and intellectual success. B. T., ’32.

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SCALAEC COLLEGIVM LATINVM PRIMVS CONSVL MARGUERITE V. Moncure SECVNDVS CONSVL JOSEPHINE MONCURE SCRIPTOR Joyce Sullivan SPONSOR Amica Lucas “Non scholae, sed vitae discimus’’ Collegium Latinum promovendi sustenandique causa studium linguae Latinae et vitae Romanae et institutis, ordinatum est. Abhinc initum eius Septembre MCMXXXI, collegium fideliter animum hunc sustinuit. Per annum conventus mundo recenti momentum magnum e lingua Latina et auctoritatem maxi- mam e cultu Romano nostrae culturae praesenti demonstraverunt. Nos, membra, maxime auctoritate scholastica e collegio hoc adiutabamur, Eventus momentos historiae memoria tenebat. Nobis scriptas ludosque Latine et Anglice dabat. Nobis imaginem gloriae, imperi, magnificentiaeque Romanae antiquae donabat. Nostrum collegium ctiam nobis fontem benignam joci delecti.ssimi parabat, Specialiter convivium Novembrc erat delectissimum, Unam noctem, nos, velatis Romanis vestimentis, in medio festivate Romana vivabamus. Nostra factio Valentin die Veneris pridie nonos Februarias MCMXXXII erat festivissima, Luda et contentiones et valentinae omnes in fecilitate triumphoque per vesperem affirmabant. Sic, collegium Latinum, vero, in spiritu perfecta scholae bonae ordinationis tenebat. Quod jocum scientiamque sustenebat, ab initio ad praesentcm et sustinebit ad infinitum!

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THRIFT CLUB President MARGUERITE PENN Vice-President EVA HENDERSON Secretary THELMA SEYMOUR In the fall of 1928 the Thrift Club of Alexandria High School was organized under the supervision of Mrs. Ruth Elgin. The club is made up of a cashier and an assistant cashier from each room in the school. This body meets the third Wednesday of each month, such an arrangement giving each room a complete representation. The duties of a cashier are similar to those of a regular bank cashier. The goal of this organization is to encourage each member to deposit each Tuesday of the school year. This money is deposited in one of the city banks. We are very proud of the achievements of this club throughout the past three years, in that it has reached the goal of 100%. This means that each and every student in the High School, present on Tuesday (which is banking day) has made deposits during the whole year. This practice has, therefore, cultivated the habit which no doubt will mean much in the later life of the student. Not only does it have a future value to each individual, but it serves a very practical purpose in enabling the student to save money with which to help meet the increasing expenses as he advances toward his High School graduation. T. V. S.