Ball High School - Purple Quill Yearbook (Galveston, TX)

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First Flow: Bartz, Carley, Bette Alice Dixon, Frenkel, Wright. I - Second Row: Mrs. Devine fsponsorj, Gresvik, N. Nesbit, J.. Nesbit, Shirley Brown. Third Row: J. Brady, Dabanlis, Rekoff, R. Sims, D. Mellina. Junior Classical League Officers President: Nancy Neshit Vice l'resiclent: Carolyn Norclquist Secy.-Treas.: liette Alice Dixon Reporter: Martha Mel ilathery Recorder: .lean Nesliit Sponsors: Mrs. l. H. Devine Mrs. Elizabeth Xlihite The purpose of the League is to broaden the interest in Latin among students. One of its projects this year was the presentation of special bulletins to inembers of the faculties of llall High and the two junior high schools in celebration of Latin Week. About fifteen members of the club attended the meeting of the Texas State Junior Classical League in Beaumont May 3. 71

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First Row: Schreiber, Strain, Edith Nelson, M. Johnson, Econornou, J. LaCoume. Second Row: M. Jackson, R. Pierson, Edwardson, Mcllwaine, M. Pierce, Dampier. Third Row: Mr. McFarland Cacting principall, Olmstead, D. Allison, Baucom, Blud- worth, Merzbacher, Mrs. Armstrong fsponsorh. Fourth Row: Mr. Jones Lvice principalj, Wythe, Hacklernan, Cangelosi. Fifth Row: Durham, Fradkin, Sigmund Forman, Simmen, Pozmantier. President: Vice President: Secretary 1 Treasurer: l'ar1iamentaria Reporter: Sponsor: Junior Historians Officers Fall Katherine lfconomou Cora Mcllwaine lietty jean Dampier lletty Jean Merzbacher 'Iohn Ciottlob Rose Mary Strain Mrs. Siddie Armstrong Spring lldith Nelson Rose Mary Strain Marguerite Johnson .lerry I-aCoume Melvyn Schreiber Katherine Economou The purpose of this organization is to increase the knowledge of its members in Texas history and to find out how iialveston tits into the events of Texas history. During the semester the club has made a collection of books, papers, maps, and documents of early Texas history, and its members have attended programs given by the Gal- veston ilistorical Society. Patriotic programs were presented over the public address system. 70

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First Row: Bodansky, Kay, Skains, Barclay, Whipple. Second Row: Dabanlis, P. LeBaron, McGee, M. Pierce, A. Spencer, Crawford. Third Row: Stewart, Barbara Dixon, R. Sims, E. Smith, M. Allison. Fourth Flow: Betty Dixon, E. Thomas, Mitchell. Girls' Rifle Club Officers President: Geneva Ethridge Yice President: Patty Parrish Secretary: Barbara Yelton Treasurer: Lorraine Shearer Sponsor: Sgt. Eugene XYhite The cluli enables girls interested in riilery to study the rifle and how to handle it. The team competed with the boys' team here and with teams from schools in surrounding cities. 72