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

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S T T Don Upholf charts across the horse while Mr. Vonclette :md Mr. Anderson make plztns lor Fzunily Fun Night. Mrs. Luwrence Glick luis her pnhn resid in one ol? the lfortune-telling booths. A group olf the :Soo persons attending Fun Night who waited lor their nlnnbcrs to be culled in the zrwnrd- ing of prizes. The cafeteria provided card tables for foursornes to play bridge or just pluin rummy. Bob R0eser's oreliestru played in the girls' gym for dancing. 1. President Spztulding presents the grand prize ol: the eve- ning, u miniature rztdio, to Ruth Bell of Freeland, lucky winner. A refreslnnent table cont- pletely equipped with hot dogs, peanuts, popcorn, and even bzirkers. An easy gzune lfor golfers, but Mr. johnson sizes it up. Toss the hoop :uid win an prize wats probably the spiel of the bzrrker ut this ring-tossing grime. Mr. Schmidt becomes 11 nnlle- skinncr for the evening, :ls- sisting QQ customers to help the poor mule regain his tzul. he busiest spot in the building wus the tubular- tion table where scores were recorded for the gzune prizes. UDY AN E

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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.

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iii? 2 gill fi hgfllfllli li L6 ?t2d,s.zt.,.H.,Hz.sP.f:i5 examine as to learn and understand or memorizeg as, to study law or Ianguagesg to study a lessong a part, or a song. l HE 10B . . . a review of basic grammar . . . the first of the book reports .N . . composition too . . . Then the 10A with adventures in prose and poetry . . . Idylls of the! King and As You Like It . . . not to forget Silas Marner . . Some more grammar as a junior . . . plus modern short stories 'by the immortal O.'I-Ienry, Arthur Conan Doyle . . . spiced with such modern poems as Sandburg's Smoke and Steel, VVhitman's Thc Man With the Hoe, and Maseheld's sea poems . . , Comes the senior year with Higher Levels in grammar . . . when seniors takel a final peek at the seven parts of speech and the rules of punctu ation and sentence construction . . . then to launch out on those Adventures in English Literature hooks for the rest of the year . . . interspersements of themes and book reports . . . which, of course includes the climaxing 1,000 word theme . . . sti pushing on forward in English literature from Beowulf to Chaucer . . . up to the twentieth century writings . . . for the com- mercial seniors . . . there was also a course in business letter writing. Thus is outlined a dehnite and prominent part of every Hill' ite student's subject program throughout his sophomore, jun- ior, and senior years. i Many phases in the English curriculum are individualized in Johnny and Mary's minds by the working of special projects. An interesting one extended the study of Silas Marner in which Miss Mattie G. Crump's sopho- mores displayed novel characteri sketches, drawings of tlievarious characters, and newspaper, Thai Raveloe Weekly. l 26 p PPORTUNITIESFO Top-Miss Irma Stockdale, Miss Margaret Fraser, Miss Ella XfVoodman. Bottom-Mr. I4ICl'lllilll Ramsey, Mr. Earl Smith, Miss Amy Gatz. Study period in the library. An added help to English aspirants in the new school is the social science-English library to aid students in book reports and reference work. For the Hrst time guiding the English department as its chairman is Miss Irma Stockdale. W'ith her, mapping out the program of study and constantly finding new ideas to make the course more in- structive and interesting are Miss Mattie G. Crump, Miss Margaret Fraser, Miss Amy Gatz, Miss Burnice Gibbs, Miss Sally Howell, Miss Mary M. Lewis, Miss Ethel A. Peterson, Mrs. Eleanor Pollard Volk, Mr. Herman Ramsey, Mr. Stanley Schu- bert, Mr. Earl Smith, Miss Helen Spag- nuola, Miss F. Alison Spence, Mrs. Jule Ure, Miss Betty Mlhite, and Miss Ella VVoodman.