Berrien Springs High School - Canoe Yearbook (Berrien Springs, MI)

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national honoR society ROW ONE: Grace Chauncy, Janet Wuggazer, Tom Faulkner, Frank Stuckey. ROW TWO: Cathy Nightlinger, Jeanne Pollard, Mrs. Bender, Kathy Kugel, Roland Hartline. NOT IN PICTURE: Liana Keegan. The National Honor Society, our high school's newest organization, was formed in May, 1958. Its purpose is to honor those students who show outstanding qualities in character, service, leadership, and scholastic ability. The National Honor Society was founded by the National Association of Secondary School Pincipals thirty-seven years ago. There are now over seven thousand chapters throughout the United States. It was decided by a group of teachers that a society of this type would be beneficial to the school and community. After receiving information on how to form a Society, a committee of five teachers was selected to draw up a constitution and arrange an election of members to the society. The members of this committee are Mrs. Edna Bender, chairman, Mrs. Rosemary Boyer, Mr. Douglas Watson, Mr. Marvin Sounart, and Mr Joseph Jachim. A school must be on the University of Michigan accredited list, and the constitution of the society must be approved by the National Council before a charter is granted. Our Society received charter number 7124 and is officially known as The Lee F. Auble Chapter of the National Honor Society. The committee together with the entire faculty elected twenty members to the society in May, 1958. These students were in the upper third of their class scholasti- cally, and possessed qualities of leadership, character, and service. A student must meet these requirements before he is eligible for election to the society. The students who were elected last May were informed of their election at the Honors Assembly. Each member then received an official National Honor Society pin. These pins were given to the members through the courtesy of the Berrien Springs Teachers Association. The main activity of the society this year was to have a Scholarship Banquet where the top ten of the senior class, the students on the January, 1959, semester honor roll, and the newly-elected members of the National Honor Society were guests of honor. 6

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qeRnun The only language that is taught this year is German. In the first year, the students learn the vocabulary of the language, how to write it, and how to speak it. They try to learn about the language as soon as possible, so that they will be able to reach their goal of understanding and speaking the language by the end of the year. In the second year, the students learn about the geography of Germany, and they advance to a more difficult German vocabulary. They try to reach a goal of using the German language to lead an intelligent conversation at the end of the year. In the third year, which will be taught next year, the students will learn an even more difficult vocabulary, and they will try to perfect their speaking and writing abilities. After a student has successfully completed one year of German, he is eligible to join the German Club. In this club he will learn about the culture and geography of the German people. The classes also participate in class discussions that are spoken in German, and they assemble a bulletin board that features the seasons, holidays, geography, and food of Germany. This year the teacher, Mr. King, will travel to Germany with seven boys who will experience first-hand German life. They will live with German families for the entire summer. They will also visit Italy, and other parts of Europe. Mr. King instructing his German II class. L. McBain, G. Vitums looking at poster advertising German movie sponsored by the German Club. German students and Mr. King make plans for their trip to Europe this summer. SEATED: J. Faulkner, Mr. King, F. Stuckey. STANDING: G. Gossard, T. Felder, T. Watson, T. Bender.