Alvernia High School - Alvernian Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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THE ALVERNIAN PAGE 119 lffl In rl,qf1lfViola Schuh, lileen Keller, Rita lirach, Genevieve Healy, Mary Spehn, lfvelyn Xvalinslti, Rita Barr, Gertrude lwick. Che A Club Hli letter A is significant in the life of an Alvernia girl. ln scholastic activi- ties there is the constant striving for an A grade, the honor roll being the goal for everyone. lfor the athletic-minded girl, there is always that up-hill struggle for the letter A, conferred on graduates at the annual Class Day exercises. A blue and gold chenille A is awarded to all members of rhc Athletic Asso- ciation meriting 1000 points. Of these, 800 are termed required and 200, optional. The required list includes scholarship, sportsmanship, membership in the A. A. A., health, team games, proficiency in gymnasium class work, and hiking. On the op- tional list are dancing, swimming, fencing, ice and roller skating, tennis, golf, track, posture, and weight. Only eight Seniors-Rita Barr, Rita Brach, Genevieve Healy, Gertrude lwiclt, liileen Keller, Viola Schuh, Mary Spehn, and Evelyn Nwalinslti- received letters on june 12. On -lune 13, 1934, eighteen graduates were awarded letters. They were Annette Beyenlta, May Blackburn, Betty Clark, Marie Constantine, lrene Damko, Rose Ifrauen- hoffer, Virginia Grothus, Patricia Gruman, Sabina Hchir, Mary Hurley, Lorraine Kosinski, Marcella Marshall, Virginia Merzlalt, Verginia Niclaus, Dorothy Schultz, Mary Ann Spencer, Lauretta Urban, and Catherine Waltlron. MARCHED IN SLOW CADENCE DOWN THE AISLE OF THE AUDITORIUM. HUNDREDS OF

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PAGE 118 THE ALVERNIAN Top mu' flvfl I0 Viglrll-Violet Schutt, Mary Schowalter, Lucille Grothus, Lucille Preucel, Mary McGonegle, Rita Brach, Bernice liisher, Jeanne LcFebvre, Rosemarie Tomasik, Regina Kielizynski. S1't'0llil mu' Neff In rigl1HfArletta Noll, Grace Thesen, Lorraine Cavanaugh, Marie Pechousek, Mariorie Kouch, Madalin W'ex, Marion Duhnsen, Margaret Hahn, Eleanor Schaefer. Tliiril mu' Ilrfl in rigbljfhlary Spehn, Genevieve Healy, Mary W'right, Genevieve Spehn, Lucille Bolens, Ilvelyn W'alinski, Gertrude lwick, Rita Kloss. Fruzrlli ram' Klffl fn riglilj vhloan Kaspari, Rita Kucharski, joan Glenicki, Dorothy Grossmann, Elaine Hinslte, Kathleen Cummings, Viola Schuh, Marguerite lflting. Athletic Association HE Alvcrnia Athletic Association ended its ninth year of activities with an active membership of seventy-five girls. The association is the established athletic society at Alvernia. It is an organization which promotes all sports in the school. Its purpose is to foster interest in athletics and to present to the students these activities in the light of their highest ideals. Membership is open to all students but active membership is granted to those who earn points by participating in the major sports of the school. The major sport group includes basketball, baseball, volley ball, and traclag and the minors are swimming, goliing, and tennis. The othcial association honor for 1000 points is a blue and gold chenille letter Af, The Athletic Association is governed by an executive board headed this year by Geraldine Mangan, presidentg Gertrude lwick, vice-presidentg Mary Spehn, secretaryg Viola Schuh, treasurerg Evelyn Wiilinski, business managerg and Sister M. Clemens, moderator. Miss Agatha Rausa, an Alvernia alumna and a charter member of the A Club, has been at the helm for the fourth year as director of physical education, and guided the student managers in arranging the year's program of athletic competition for all the classes. THE CLIMAX! A LONG STREAMING LINE OF THE '35 GRADUATES, ROBED IN WHITE,

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PAGE 120 THE ALVERNIAN Left Io righl-Rita Barr, Eileen McElligott, Helen Bartelmc, Eileen Keller, Geraldine Mangan, Mary Spehn, Carol McCollum. Senior 'Basketball 'Geam TEAM cannot succeed without a captain. Therefore the Senior team members gave success a head start by electing Eileen Keller captain. Eileen was certainly a leader in the body of stars. As an inexperienced Freshman she displayed skill in the basketball field. In 1932, she captured highest honors of the open division in the first round of the Daily Times Free Throw Tourney. It was ever the way of Seniors to depend on that certain short shot of their captain to raise the score. One person's stellar playing would have been in vain had it HOC been for the splendid cooperation of Helen Bartelme and Carol McCullom, the alert forward assistants. It was as a decisive passer that Carol excelledg while Helen baffled the opposing guards who were ever unaware of her strategic plays. Excellent guarding of Rita Barr and Mary Laurette Spehn supplied what is so essential to a truly remark- able team. Geraldine Mangan and Kathleen Cummings, two efficient substitute for- wards, were always on hand to score those extra points. But the skill of all the forwards would have been useless without the fine defensive playing of Dolores Landers and Marian Bryant. Ease and ability at playing and good basketball sense enabled the Seniors to pull through the many tight situations in the champion basketball game. FATHERS, MOTHERS, AND STUDENTS WONDERED HOW THESE GRADUATES WELCOMED