Arthur Hill High School - Legenda Yearbook (Saginaw, MI)

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12 9 tin intl na or Sfwlmf Union PRIVILEGE Morrow. Miss Bernice Francis' advisory proved best salesmen in the parent line. Then the Hillites began to hear Jingle bells, jingle bells denoting not only Christmas but the jingling of pennies, nickels, and dimes which are collected an- nually by thoughtful johns and Marys during the Tu- berculosis Christmas seal contest. This year Miss Bernice Francis' advisory won top honors for selling the most seals. In the senior play sale, Mr. B. G. Wells' advisory topped all and copped the 500 points. Along came the junior play where Miss Francis and Miss Gatz's advisory shared top honors. Drawing the year's sales contests to a close was the Band Bounce ticket sale when again the Giesel, Fran- cis, and Gatz combination came through by selling the most tickets. Ticket sales was not the only worry on the minds of the presidents, for at the same time they were tackling problems of trafhc control, Clean-Up Week, and Home- coming Day festivities when the Student-Union or- ganization elects a football queen and sponsored the Homecoming Dance in the old Annex. The annual presidents' banquet was held in the cafeteria on May 1, when a mixture of good lfood, captivating music by Bob Roeser's band, a gracious toastmaster, Gloria Garchowg and a challenging mes- sage from Mrs. George W. Francis brought Miss Fran- cis and l1er committee congratulations. 9,702-not dollars, students, or math problem re- sult-but activities points heaped up to win the 1938- 39 plaque for Miss Ethel A. Petersonis advisory. Second place honors went to Miss Helen Spagnuola's group with Q,l5l, and the 8,964 points of Miss Gatz's crew won third. Activities which frame advisory competition include: scholastic point standings race, Student Union ticket campaign, Red Cross seal drive, junior and senior play ticket sales, debate, girls' and boys' volleyball, horse- shoe, cross country race, free throw, boys' basketball, boys' and girls' softball, Band Bounce ticket sales, and Student Union pay-ups in june. Cllude Pound-Schmidt: Art Scliultz-Stewart: Florence Carmell-Brown: Helen Darner-Day. Alice Fischer-Doidge. Warren Farmer-Wolgast Dorothy Matlheis-Dambcrg. Donald Oehring-Schmidt. Gloria Garchow-Francis. june Willemin-Woodman. Marjorie Bow-johnson. Shirley Shaipc -Damherfr. Rosemary Bartlett-Bacon. Elmer Klemm-Spence, Chalmers Riefel-B. G. lVells. Sue Doerfner--Fisher Gel rldine Esmer-Crittenden. Eleanor Simon-Stockdale. Betty Haenlein-Dersch. Jacqueline Nolan-Peterson. Thelma M13 -Giesel. Bill Dirker-Crump. Nancy Stine-Stewart. Iris Graebner-Gatz. Ora Nims-Vondette ane O'Brien-Light, Barbara Pointer-Poulson. Eleanor Kluck-Pollard-Ure. Emma Neunnth -Osborne. Clarence Krawczak-Smith. Margaret Gelow-Crump. lVl llCl'1 Vin . Auken-Ward, Lorna Schreiner-Howell. l .

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Bunjes Lib 129. Bill Benson-Brown.VI-Ioward Finger-Fisher. Ed Nettleton-Vondette, D011 Bassett-Bacon, Bill 1 , lxumbiei Fhornas. Marry Sutherland-B. G. Wells. Dorothy R uesegger-Howell. Clara Smith-Schubert. Dorothy Warren-F. E. lt Wells Edna Simon-Shorney. Rudy Nagel-Poulson. Doris Hanson-Gibbs. Ted Schnarr-Start. Dorothy Geyer-Fraser. Donna lean Francis Mfolgfist Margaret Dittmar-Dersch. Don Tripp-Purdy. Al Deady-Doidge. Leonard Zehnder-NVhite. Robert Zahn-Krueger. Betty Ernsberger-Thom'1s W 1ll'ice Strobel-Orr. Barbara Leckie-Spence, Bonnie Sue Dalzell-johnson. jane McKay-Purdy. Carolyn Coifmann-Day. U. O.! Three little letters of significance for Johnny and Mary, for to them they mean demo- ' cratic school government and all-school func- tions at a nominal fee. It is the stuclems that have the final say when prob- lems confront the school. Whether it is the Student- Union Campaign, Parent-Teacher membership drive, or trafhc problems, it is the students themselves who turn the tide. Watch the thermometer was the motto when the SUO membership went up, up and up until finally it exploded!-and over the top went the 1939--40 Stu- dent Union drive with 1,289 members! After a whole year of cheering at football games, applauding at the junior and senior plays, humming and jiving with performers at the Band Bounce, reading and thriving on news in the Arthur Hill NEWS, and reminiscing with the Legenda, the Hillites are satisfied because their student-union booklet is an economical key that fits a great many locks. So many advisories reached 100 per cent in the campaign that hrst and second places had to be given to the advisory that reached the goal first. Miss Helen Spagnuola, Mr. B. G. Wells, and Mrs. Dorothy Giesel's groups tied for hrst place while Miss Eloise Bacon, Miss Amy Gatz, Mr. Maurice Schmidt, Mr. John Day, and Miss Lina Ward's all came in with a perfect score. 22 After the excitement of the campaign died down, students settled to a little serious voting for oflicers to represent them in the organization. Every one with 2.25 average is eligible for election to a home-room of- fice. After electing the person most capable for the job, each one of the fifty-one advisories send forth their president to represent them whenever school problems confronted the students. From this group three students are elected by the student body to head the school activities along with Mr. Raymond Morrow as counselor. For the first semester Vernon Sherman was elected presidentg Doris Fischer, vice-presidentg and Dorothy Ahrens, treasurer. From the remaining forty-eight presidents, the council itself elected Harry McGee as secretary. For the second semester Al Korkus took over the reins with Ed Mfheatley, Gordon Rice, and Vtforthy Boyd capably stepping into their positions ol vice- president, treasurer, and secretary, respectively. Election over, the fifty-one delegates tackled some of the ticket sales, problems, or various forms of en- tertainment. The Erst campaign struck off the list was the Parent- Teachers membership drive, Each advisory president receiving membership cards-enough to fill the desires of the group-marched into their rooms, distributed them among the members, and did a little campaign- ing with the help of Mrs. B. L. Lemmer and Mr.

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' MUNI' 'lltlllflli ml PTA l-IROUGH the Parent-Teacher Association, tl1eir meetings and get-togethers, Papa and Mama Hillite acquaint themselves with the teachers, building facilities, and discuss Johnny and Maryls abilities, handicaps, and plans for the future. Piloting the PTA for his second successful term was Mr. Harvey Spaulding with Mrs. Xfvilllilll' A. Cainey, mother vice-presidentg Miss Lina lflfard, teacher vice- presidentg Mrs. Malcolm Graeffe, secretaryg Mrs. C, Helveston, treasurer: Mrs. T. Ray -IOlll'l!,O.l, publ city: Mrs. Philo Goodwyn, corresponding secretary and his- toriang Miss Ethel Peterson, chairman of publ.c rela- tionsg Mrs. Benjamin Lemmer, membershf p chairmzmg and Mr. and Mrs. George I-Iarden and Mr. and Mrs. John Benson, hospitality chairmen, as his associates. Mr. and Mrs. Hillite went to PTA meetings the second Hfednesday of every month, a date reserved on the household calendar. At the October meeting they were entertained by the faculty at an open house affair. Here Mr. and Mrs. Hillite took over johnny and Mary's class sched- ules for an evening, getting a sample of their young people's typical school day. In November the next meeting was called to hear a forceful speaker, Dr. David M. Trout. Dr. Trout gave Mr. and Mrs. Hillite a little sound advice on Democracy in Home and School. The December or Christmas meeting presented scenes from the school Christmas Pageant followed by carols sung by both male and female voices ol' parents and teachers. A Christmas story and then a talk on Christmas in other lands added a little of that oldffashioned spirit. The group ventured into the new year with Mr. E. L. Shelley speaking on A Bicycle Trip Through Europe. On March 13, Mr. and Mrs. Hillite attended the most unusual gathering they ever had and ever will have in connection with Arthur Hill PTA for only once is there a first meeting in the new building! The program presented Superintendent Chester F. Miller who explained with slides the ten years of preparation for the new school and its intended use. April 19 . . . the biggest event of the year on the PTA calendar . . . Family Fun Night . . . Finds the Hillite family there en masse . . . It was just one hilarious evening . . . refreshments dancing, frames, movies, and over 200 prizes. ' O D In May not only movie pictures of the opening day at school were shown, three students seeking employ- ment were actually given an application interview. Always on hand with refreshments after each session was Mrs. Gainey and her helpers. Mrs. George Francis, Mr. R. A. Pointer, and Mrs. Malcolm Graeffe were Arthur Hill representatives at the state meeting in Lansing, where they received excellent ideas for meetings. Top-Left to right-Mrs. F. G. I-Iaeulein: Mrs. Xklesley Spyker, chairman: Mrs. Arthur Robsong Mrs. H. E. Ahrensg Mrs. Wlalker A. Gainey: Mrs. Robert xl. Barker prepare for the social hour after the regular meeting. Mr. Purdy talks to parents of one of his science groups during the October open house meeting. The parents of the open house meeting have assembly and refreslimenls after their visits to the young peopIe's classrooms. The lirstVP l'A meeting in the new school opened with a tableau by dramatic students representing the Spirit of American Education.