Behrman High School - Bee Hive Yearbook (New Orleans, LA)

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TH 366 E BEE H ELAINE CAMPBELL AND .EOE NEWBY CHOS-EN FOX-TROT'WlNNERS By Marilyn Lassere Although they are not ready yet to become instructors for Arthur Murray, Elaine Camp- bell and Joe Newby seem, to be well on their way to suc- Gagzs as a ballroom team, Elaine and Joe were winners of a fox-trot contest spon- sored by the Behrman Coopera- tive Club at a tacky party held in the school basement on March 19. The pupils from the Junior High School came dressed in blue jeans and dungarees covered with bright patches. The boys sported loud shirts, and the girls wore colorful, springtime blouses. Music for the happy occasion was furnishfld by the Algiers Teen-Age Band, under the leadership of drummer Kenneth Bourgeois. During the night, contests were held to determine the best dancing couple and the best group dancers. Thejudges named the seventh graders as Campbell and Joe Newby the ceived a silver dollar as a prize. winners of the group contest, and selected Elaine best fox-trotting couple. Elaine and Joe each .re- MBHS' DADS' CLUB LENDS AID TO BEHRMAN ACTIVITIES -' By Ronald Windham The Behrman Dad's Club is a ions are to supply the school athletic and, band departments with equipment and awards, and to provide entertainment for the students of the school. Their meet- to get together and discuss problems in- pupils of school, promote a general feeling non-profit organization whose major funct- ings, designed to enable the fathers volving recreational pastimes for the of good will among the Dads. ' In this past year the Dads' Club has played an important roll in making the past season a successful one for the Bees. This year, as in Ethe past, some new football equipment, jerseys, pants and shoes, was purchased for the football team through the Dads' Club. This equip- ment has helped improve the appearance and has helped to insure the safety of the players. At the end of the season, jackets were presented by the Dads' Club to members of 'the team. In the past years the Dads Club has always given picnics and awards to those boys who participated in athletics. The Dads never cease to cooperate with the various organizations formed to benefit Behrman. They are always ready to participate and help make a suc- cess of some extra-curricular event sponsored by the school. Presiding officers of the Dads' Club are Mr. Joseph Modenbach, Chairman: and- Mr. Felix Borne, Secretary and acting Treasurer. f f 1 1

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f 1 1 f 1jU V u - NE 1 952 Wearing the blouses, skirts and aprons which they made in dhev Junior High home economics classes are. front row-Gail Wahl and Carolyn Wahl: back row-- Lincla Bu:-let, Joycelyn Hoffman. Pearl Gondrella. Paula Diaz, Mary Lou Folse. and Patricia Walck. BEHRMAN 'FIRST' AGAIN By Joycelyn McMahon It seems that Behrman has a penchant for being fir-st. Many of you will recall' that Behrman was the first co-educational public high school in New Orleans. This year it added another first to its list. lt was named the first white Junior High School in the Orleans Parish School sy-stem. One of the purposes of a Junior High is to help students gradually ac- custom. themselves to the once abrupt change from elementary to high school. It also groups children of about the same chronological age in 'thc same school. The Behrman junior high students at first had a little difficulty in adjusting themselves to a departmental work, a shorter lunch peroid, and no intermission, but they soon grew accustomed to these things and took them quite naturally in their stride. The Junior High is run on practically the same basis as the Senior High. Both have hour classes and elective subjects. The seventh grade students are required. to take English, social studies, mathematics, physical education, science, reading and spelling. The girls take home making and the boys, industrial arts. They may take either vocal music or instrumental music. Eighth graders must take English, social studies, mathematics, physical educationn, science, vocational guidanceg the girls enroll in home making, and the boys, in industrial arts. They must select three out of four electives, which may be reading and spelling, art, a foreign language, or instrumental or vocal music. The ninth grade is exactly like Senior High, which consists of tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grades. Their required subjects are English, civic-s, algebra, and physical educat- ion. Their electives are similar to those of the Senior High School, 45265

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1 1 f f 1 J U N E I HILITES PRoGRAM CONTINUED BY STUDENTS By June Hebert To develop lnterest in radlo pioduction and broadcastmg by part1c1pat1on in radio pro grams IS the purpose of the WNOE H1L1tes program Du1 mg the past year seven 1n terested students from Behi man accepted th1s opportunity Th1 year tudents repre sented the school 111 the 1deal g1rl and boy Conte t the annual ainouncer compet1t1on pro gram the straight news com mentaries held every week and the H1L1tes dance and style show Peihaps the most unportant of these program presented 1S the annual ideal glrl and idea' boy contest It is sponsored 1n an effo1t to encourage the rc cor gition of moral 1e11g1ous and c1v1c development among hlgh school students Out tandmg girl and boy can dldates from each of th :secondary schools compete against each other in the hope of being chosen the ideal gnl or ideal boy or the city Various p1 lZ9S including Spring outfits for formal sport and dayt1me wea1 are p1esentcd to the w1nne1s Behrmans candidates th1s year were June Hebeit and He1b1e Ellenberg Anothei unusual feature piesented by M1 Beverly Brown educat1onal di TECtO1 of WNOE 1 the announcer contest FOI the past two years Janet Saleeby has been Behrmans standard bearel She has competed 1n several categories in eou discus 1ons of d1ff1cult subjects Two othe1 features of H1L1tes which were gleatly engoyed by the stu dents were the annual HlL1tES dance held rn the Cla1borne Room of the St Charles Hotel on Friday April 18 and the style show at Colton High School on Saturday Ap11l 26 Jane And1y Jackie Biechtel Betty Gunnels and Patsy Hebert appeared on a number of p1Og1aITl as guest announcers and school news reporteis MBHS FOOTBALL TEAM HONORED AT BANQUET By Clark Fox At a iecent banquet given by the Dads and Mothers Club the football teams their dates and guest engoyed an expertly prepzned seafood d1nner M1 Pete1 Brechtel was the p11nc1pal speallei of the evening othe1 peakers included M1 Johnny Blechtel M1 Velnon Clasen and Comm1ss1one1 Glenn Clasen D1 Hemy La Rocca p1es1ded as Mastei of CGFGITIODIGS Coach Joseph S3lS1CC1a presented trophies to Captain Jack O er Most Valuable Player Tom Boyei Best Back A1thu1 Clarkson Best Blocker Paul VOIQIH Most IlT1plOV6Cl Playe1 Eugene Brown 'Most Spnited The managers and the va1s1ty players who letteled f01 the sea on 1ece1ved gleen and gold Jackets Other members of the team that did not lette1 1ece1vcd 1n1natu1e ffold footballs 952 4367 4 . ' ' . 's , s - . r G , I . . i , - 1 5 . I h. . , Q . . , S . . - . Q . . . t. , . . . . 7 . V I W' A 1 Y . .- . , G X I . .y ,. , w . I . . . . y cluding prepared readings, introduction of unusual personalities, and extemporan- . . , . . 1 7 3 N 7 . v ! ! . - ' 7 7 ' ' 1 1 ' U I I . '. 1 w v 1 S - S ' . W 1. 1 , wi v , 'V ' 1 . I 1. . . . . . , F gg . V D , 199- - H H. 1. . u 31, ' 1 s 1 s 1 ' ' ll . JY. - K ' ,'l- N - 1 1 ' , . . , 4 Q s 1 S v ' N ' . . ' c . ' ' ' l l A ' D .. Y 1 1 I ul ' - uui