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

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VICTORY CORPS ACCEPTED, ACTIVITIES OPERATE UNDER STUDENT ORGANIZATION Student Organization campaign for memberships closed with 1428 subscriptions, one less than last year. The membership fee of 33.72 entitles the owner to admittance to all athletic contests, assemblies, junior and senior plays, Band Bounce, and a sub- scription to the school newspaper and the yearbook. The Navy sailed into lirst place, under the admiralship of Jim Stenglein, with 367 memberships, totaling 93 per cent of its thir- teen advisories. The Marines, with Pat Brock as general, had the second place situation well in hand with 360 members or 90 per cent of her group represented. Flying into third place with 354 sub- scriptions and 88 per cent was the Air Corps under the leadership of Mary McNamara. The Army, led by Jack Winters, marched in- to fourth place with 347 members or a percentage of 87. Over 105,277 pounds stands for the success of the all-out scrap drive with Dorothea Mountz as chairman. Miss Bernice Francis's advisory with Dolores Derek as president proved to be the best scrappers . Jim Stenglein and Jessie-May Ahrens represented Arthur Hill on the Junior Citizen Council. The Victory Corps, a national set-up to aid war activities through the senior high schools, was accepted by the Student Cabi- net. The ideals of the corps let the individual student see the advantage to himself and his government that could be had by a Cl.l'B l'RliSllJliNTS, getting together for a Chat on various club ac- tivities, included Agnes Xlclntyre, l,atin Clnhg Norman Hreniel, fru- ohlesg Ruth Bauingartner, Girl Reservesg Mary lmwn, BOC Clulig llorotliy Kerr, Bowling, lictty Kratz, German Clubg llonna Schcidler, liiulogyg ,lack XYinters, Hi-Y, Pat jackson, Art Club, lien llamherg, Spanish Clnbg and Arlene Fish, Arts-Dramatic Club. S'l'l'lll'1N'l' CABlNE'1' l.l'lADl'lRS for the secmnl semester were lsli XYilliams, vice-president: ,lessie-Slay Ahrens secreturyg Bob llanes, president: and Jim Stenglein, treasurer. 'l'AlSl'l.A'lilNti the Student Organization meinliersliip sales are the four service generals, Jim Stenglcin of the Navyp Pat llrock, Marines, ,lack XYintcrs, Armyg and Mary AICNZiIllLll'2l., Air Corps. .IACK XYINTICRS, student City Manager, and Mr. Earl Ganshow, Le' gion Commander of the American Legion, discuss the value of Student Kiovernment Day. wise choice of subjects, participation in a physical fitness program to prepare him for active or community service, and a choice of activities outside of class that would assist community efforts in strengthening the home front. The school tuned ln on the national broadcasts and supported through the school paper the national drives and projects in which the schools could help. The cabinet, with Barbara Grey, student chairman and Miss Ethel Peterson, faculty adviser, assisted the Red Cross in two drives. Barbara representing Arthur Hill on the City Junior Red Cross Council, was elected president. In the first drive she reported 52 memberships totaling 3188.61 for Arthur Hill. She accepted a check of 31,353.13 from Superintendent Miller, for the sale of scrap which went to the Red Cross. For the second Red Cross drive Arthur Hill turned in 318461. In the Second Bond Drive, Arthur Hill turned in a sale of 321,000 under gallants Mr. Maurice Schmidt and Mr. Robert Shorney. During this campaign, the cabinet decided to take student dona- tions, at approximately 50 cents a person, towards a 1943 student memorial in the purchase of a 31,000.00 bond. The student body later voted to apply the bond at maturity to the stadium fund. The year was climaxed with a picnic at Ojibway island, for both this year and next year's presidents of the 52 advisories. SVRAP l!lilVli COlXlMl'l l'l'il'I members Pat 1irock,,Iolin llimniclf- parh, ,lim Stenglein, llorothea Nlountz, general chauniang Lorraine lfox, liurrlim lionnian, and Sally Troniblcy confer on arrangeincnts. l,li'l l'l2RKllCN planning wcognitiuii .for the Alumni Service. Men are Nr. Roy lleiiway, ehairniang llick Rilenburg, lXlr. Stanley Swift, Coach Kenneth Kelly, Mr. John lj. Benson, and Dr. YY. I. B. Mason, LORAINIC MAY gives her welcome speech to sophomores at the an- nual Soplioniore l'arly. ln the background are Gomer l'ountl,4lXIiss Mary K1 argaret ll:-idge, Vat Xifardliuuse, Ruth Lemmcr, Donna Knights, and lielty Bain. llIl,l. MASON and Virginia Guy Collect, sort, and count the 500 records gathered during the Record Campaign for service men. ILXRILVXRA GRIQY. chairman of the two Junior4Red Cross campaigns at Arthur llill, and City Junior Red Cross president, checks the linal count of inenlbersliip.

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TAKING OVICR the task as Master of Ceremonies of the annual Fun 'XIRS lf Night flour show was Dick Rifenhurg. FRONT llAl.l. IIIFPLAY daily recorded the sales of Sally Sales and Salesmmi Sam in the I':ircnt-Teaclier Fun Night ticket sale in utlvisories. TO HONOR MRS. DAVID STICXVART, State president, 1931-35, the Michigan Congress uf Parents :intl Tezicliers during their state con- vention May 1 through 4, assemhleil on the Arthur llill lawn for planting nf 11 maple tree. . .. .. A. XYARIJ takes the leaul in thc Nlotlicrs Glce Club perform- ance in the gym Fun Night. AIRS. GICORLQIC FRANFIS. popular fortune teller, reiuls zuiutlier palm Fun Night. the -NIR. IIICRIEICRT K'I..'XI'I'vrIr:iws the grauirl prize, Il S15 XYQH' Iionfl, :mtl la coiigmtiilatezl hy Ili. XX. VI. Il. lxillallll, I'-I. A. presulent. PARENT-TEACHERS HONOR ALUMNI IN SERVICE With the total of 831 Parent-Teacher Association members, the campaign ended with 134 members over last year. Mrs. D. E. Fer- riby, membership chairman, was assisted by Miss Ethel Peterson, faculty chairman. Miss Mary Margaret Doidge's advisory, for the second consecutive year, outsold the rest of the school. The group decided to have five meetings instead of ten because of gas rationing and community war work. The first meeting took place in October in the form of an Open House. Teachers received parents in their rooms from 8 to 9 o'clock. Officers assuming their duties for the year were: Dr. W. J. B. Mason, president, Mrs. Oliver W. Lohr, mother vice-presi- dent, Mr. Walter G. Stenglein, father vice-president, Mr. Arnold E. Wolgast, teacher vice-president, Mrs. M. E. Lown, recording secretary, Mrs. John D. Benson treasurer, Mrs. Fred Bowman, corresponding secretary and historian. The association sponsored attendance at the Christmas Pageant for its December meeting. Dr. H. Y. McClusky, University of Michigan, spoke on The Status of the American Youth Today , at the February meeting. Fun Night, the annual school get-together, provides funds for the P-T. A. programs and the school welfare work. Committee JUNE, 1943 chairman for Fun Night, April 2, included Mr. Bob Howell, pub- licity, Mrs. Fred Bowman, tickets, Mr. Clarence Graebner, doors, Miss Martha Fisher, signs, Mrs. William Dengler, prizes, Mr. Russell Pointer and Mr. Maurice Schmidt, games, Mr. I. M. Brock, auditorium, Mrs. Paul Krause, fortune telling, Mr. D. A. Ferriby, check rooms, Mrs. William Steckert, concessions. The competitive ticket campaign between the boys and girls of the school raged at full force, with the boys winning by approximately 52. As a pen- alty the girls presented an assembly program to entertain the boys. Funds from last year were used to furnish the Community Room. This year a memorial service roll plaque forthe main hall is planned and S550 was given to the community nurses schol- arship fund. When the State Congress of Parents and T8aChCl'S met in Saginaw, May 1 to 4, Mrs. David Stewart 1930-31 president of Arthur Hill was recognized at the afternoon meetin at Arthur Hill. State members were shown through the school gy Hill girls preceding the banquet for seven hundred and fifty conventionites. A family potluck, May 19, concluded the year's program. Re- ports on the election of officers and Fun Night profits were made after which the crowd adjourned to the gymnasium where a gi1'ls and boys gym class presented the new junior commando program. 11