Alexandria High School - Alecko Yearbook (Alexandria, VA)

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DRATVIATICS

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OTHER CLUBS The Herodotus History Club, named for that venerable Greek “Father of History” was organized early in the year under the direction of Mrs. Elgin. The work of the club has been divided into two parts. During the first semester the club devoted its time to a study of the League of Nations, using an official text of the League of Nations Association. At the close of this first semester’s work, members of the Club took the Sixth National Competitive Examination on the League for High Schools, prepared by the educational department of the League Association. During the second semester the work of the club has been of a different order — the study of historic Alexandria and, more generally, of Virginia as a whole. The Liwski Stamp Club has been very popular during the year with the philatelically inclined of the School, and the School has many followers of this “sport of kids and kings.” The success of the Club has been due to a very large degree to the work of its sponsor, Mr. Liwski. The Junior Welfare Club, under the direction of Mrs. Parker, has done splendid work during the year. It has had charge of civic welfare work in which the school has participated — the donations to the Alexandria Day Nursery, the School’s Thanksgiving Offering to the United Charities, and other equally commendable activities. The Kodak Club, although it has been organized only during the second semester, has aroused much intelligent interest in amateur photography. The photograph contest, conducted by the Club, which the entire student body was invited to enter, was very popular, and promises to become an annual affair. The French Club? Parlez-vous francais? Well, if you don’t there’s no use in telling you about the French Club because its members are strictly parisien. The Public Speaking Club, under the direction of Miss Eleanor Lindsay Appich, has accomplished much in the forensic field during the year. Members of the Club, won the School finals in the National Oratorical Contest, and members represented the School in the debating, public speaking, and public reading divisions of the State Literary Contests held at the University of Virginia.

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THE THESPIANS President WILLIAM SMITH Vice-President FRANCES GAINES Secretary-T reasurer FRANCIS HEPBURN The Thespians were organized in September, 1931, under the name of The Ficklin Dramatic Club. In the middle of the first term, upon the suggestion of Miss Ficklin, the name was changed and since then the society has been known as “The Thespians.” The purpose of this club is solely to promote interest in the drama, both modern and ancient. Two very attractive plays, “The Dream That Came True” and “Crinoline and Candle-light,” were presented in March and the “Endeavors” will as usual be presented in May, this time under the auspices of this club.