Burnham High School - Embur Yearbook (Northampton, MA)

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'in- SPEAKERS AND WRITERS CLUB The Speakers and Winters Club has presented many nnterestxng programs whnch have helped to establ1sh nts reputatnon as one of the most actnve and profit able orgamzatxons 1n school In the fall a serles of speeches on Amerncan Values were glven on Wednesday afternoons 1n chapel Regular meetlngs more or less nnformal, were held on Frnday evemngs once or twnce a month ln South wnck l1v1ng room The hnghllghts of the year, however, were the Jolnt programs wnth the Amherst College Speakers group These dnnner meetnngs were held at Round H111 Our Speakers showed notrceable nmprovement throughout the year Almost all of them have gaxned self confidence and polse Therr rmproved style has pleased Mrs Pnnce, thenr advxser, and has reflected credxt on Lee Nelson, the Speakers' Club's Presldent 49 ' ., .jls f M N fl'-4 72' , ' I-'P - M , , f M i ,,fv,:', V, ff 1 Q77 Q , 4 r -1 if M ' . -' f. 53,1 , . , . , , a , , , ,. . A ff' 1 if S1 '. , s 7 7 ' 1 ' 3

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2 2 2 EMBURETTE In order to Lnovs the talk of the tovsn the latest oossrp and all the news a Burnham grrl has only to read the Emhurette the schools monthly journal Thrs vear Nancy Lovxe was Edrtor ln Chref As members of her staff Drrls who had wanted three years to express therr lrterary buslness or artlstlc VILWS found therr chance Thelma Hammond and her buslness staff collected the ads vxhleh financed the paper vshrle Lee Nlelson dlrected the art group vxhrch lrvened up the paper mth amusrng cartoons and sectlon head1n,g,s The llterary staff under the dlreetron of B fty Wrlson prepared the vxrrtmg Qomblnmb the help of 1ll three staffs the edrtor rn chref vt 1th the ard of Mrs Davxsson the faculty advlser set up the paper Throughout the year the Emburette played a definrte part rn Burnham lrfe At the appearance of each rssue comments of appreelatlon from the students and prarse from the faculty encouraged the staff to belleve they had done 1 rather superror job fav!!! C75'Caf4773J fd 48 'Lf 2' l 1 4 f l , f 1 f r 0 l Q J 9 7 . j U an 1 - A 7 L , c . . l W V YL . -. - . .3 ' A I l 1 U. 7 7 . 1 A A, . h . A . ,Q .A 4 7 7 ' Q ' A - A , y '- ' 7 V U Y V . . J A A , e c ' 7 . . W . Q ,. Y . . . . . 7 A I e,. . L l I . -. -Q . Y. J . . l 1 I . J 9 3 - 4 a 1 ft yy - - , . . .. 1 , , - - a - 1 3 1 ' 4 A 1 4 4 .A 1 1 A A . ' 'i L 1 I

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Q ex' 'cr 1' CURRENT EVENTS CLUB Not a new organxzanon the Current Events Club vsas reorganlzed early 1n November 1952 The purpose of the club IS to keep IIS members mformed of the happenmgs ln the vsorld around them The Club sponsors panel debates and general dxscussxons The faculty advxsor IS Mlss Nancy Jenkms the presldent Arlyne Davrs v1ce presrdent Barbara Parmelee secretary treasurer Gretchen Graebner Thxs year vuth thrrty two members the club vsas one of the largest and most prosperous organlzanons rn the school 50 ' ue - 7 -Q. M- ' '- 'X 4,1 A '. ' I l 5 Y . A .Y ' , in , K - A ,f..:,v 4 ' ., A 7 . . 7 . . 3 , . . . I ' 1 a a 1 ' 1 7 ' 9 - . V. . - V 1