Burnham High School - Embur Yearbook (Northampton, MA)

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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

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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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SPANISH CLUB The Sp1n1sh Club his long been one of the most popullr clubs ln Burnh lm The Sund IV lfternoon meetmgs held once 1 month lre mlde lively Wlth LllSCLlSS10l'lS of SplfllSl'l customs An xnnuxl Spimsh Club exent 19 the Chrxstmrs Bmquet xxhlch xx ms especmlly enjoy sible thls ye1r The clubs txxo presldents Cltherlne Stexx lrt Ind Sue Iund md IIS txxo xlce prcsldents C hrls Kochoxos Ind Nmcy Fllxot successfully brought the Ye Irs lctlvltlcs to ln and xxlth Pm Amerlcln dlx 1n thc Sprlna, Scnorltl Ochol flcultx 1dx lscr his helped to mtke thls yelrs programs especully lppeqllng x F ' ' MADRIGAL md GLEE CLUBS l nder the c lp xble d1rect1onolV1ctor Prlhl 1nd E ther Strom, Cllpp the Burnh un Musxc Clubs Sue sexerxl successful concerts The grrls enjox ed pxrtxculxrlx the concerts ind clmces xxlth boxs schools Mlrx Ehrsun the secretirx ol the Glee Club lrrmged these lctrx mes The Grlce Notes Gu lee Lexxrtt Sue Sxxmcg Mrrthr Anderson md Mtrrlee Hudson tdded consrderlble noxeltx to the procrrm Futhtullx etch XY ednesdlx exen nv Mlrx Iuce nd Gu lee Le1x1tt the llbflfl ms hrnded our the musmc 1nd Que Sxxmc, the presldent c llled the roll Ilcmor C llrlc lsslsted IU the trrmf cmtnts of thc lxflklflgll C lub Lx erx gxrl 1ll xcrr h IS c onc her l'cst to mtkc thcsc xroups outstmc mg D1 . t L ' 1 . ' ' 'L 1 L L,' a s 1 . t 1 t ' . . L . 7 ' If ' Y U L l V A 1 I L . . 4. , ,. V. . V ' V V-. s ' - V V , V . . , ,t . , , . 1 s . 2 1 ' 1 ' ' 1- 1 1 ' Y. ' 1 1.1 'L ' ', . 1 'L c 1 1 . . Q eve f,.' I . Q .' . . V L q ' . . C c Y . , . . - L . ' '.' 'L ' ' . . 4 ' ' L . . . . . Q L , . T - , Y , , . . .. LL -. . . . . Q , . Q . Y. . '. .' ' x . ' . .1 .' .' .L V. . .L V. 4' VVL 4 a - c 1 .c . - - - b e t c