Amity Regional High School - Embers Yearbook (Woodbridge, CT)

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6 C, Q AUDIO-VISUAL CLUB The Audio-Visual Club consists of fifty mem- success in proiecting movies and recording pro- bers whose purpose is to learn the proper use grams of the various vocal and instrumental and care of all projection equipment and audio- groups. Ofticers are: President, Grant Bridges, visual materials in order to make the program Vice-President, Lawrence Kuhn, Recording Secre- efticient and useful to all students and teachers. tary, Robert Howard, Corresponding Secretary, Started in October, 1955, by Mr. James Kenney Clark King, and Treasurer, John Cook. and Mr. Carlton Seybolt, the club has achieved X. 2 al, ,. SERVICE CLUB The Service Club, under the capable direction partments of the school by making useful ob of Mr. George Metz, has a total membership of iects. Officers include: President, Richard Crissey twenty-four. Besides engaging in various school Vice-President, Harold Bruneau, and Recorder improvement proiects, the club serves other de- Roger Smith. 56

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, FRENCH CLUB The French Club, consisting of twenty mem- bers, was organized in 1955 to foster an interest in the French language and people. Under the sponsorship of Miss Madeleine Anagnos and Miss Oma Ross, the members attended French movies and invited speakers to lecture on France and her people. The oFficers of the club are: President, William Gwatkin, and Secretary, Barbara Jean Smith. COVER TO COVER CLUB The Cover to Cover Club, the school's library organization, was started in the fall of 1955 so that students might learn about the arrangement and usefulness of libraries, serve in the library, and promote and share the pleasures of reading. The library club, for the junior high boys and girls, is arranged so that each member is sched- uled for regular periods at the circulation desk and other assigned duties. This enables the mem- bers to become better acquainted with the ar- rangement and dilterent functions of the library. Miss Mary Baker, the club adviser, contributes much to the smooth functioning of the library with the help of the club members.

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. .X , - -gg, g gf? O QOSTO' 00 id DRAMATIC CLUB The Dramatic Club, under the supervision of Mrs. Sally Jane Schwartz, has a membership of seventy. Members have been organized to fur- ther the art ot the theatre, to gain experience in all facets of the stage, and to foster cooperation and friendship. The club also hopes to achieve a fine reputation in the theatrical field. In T954 the club produced a series of three one-act plays and a Christmas play. This year they presented a Christmas pantomime, entitled The Night Before Christmas and a three-act play, Letters to Lu- cerne. Ofticers include: President, Katherine Schlitter, Vice-President, Eunice Gustafson, Secre- tary, Judith Alpert, and Treasurer, Ruth Homeyer. JUNIOR RED CROSS The Junior Red Cross Volunteers, the first club to be formed at Amity, was organized in October, 1954, and is sponsored by Mrs. Louise Shanley. Eighteen girls of the eighth, ninth, and tenth grades provided community service to hospitals, veterans, and crippled children. Activities during the year included sponsoring the Junior Red Cross Membership Drive, attending the state con- ference and institute, and participating in various other projects. Ofticers include: President, Helene Redenbach, and Secretary-Treasurer, Emily Cza- pek.