Carl Schurz High School - Schurzone Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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xx f r M 1 - QQ? r -f hd Rafe fmt A necessary factor in the character of students who in- tend to be successful in their careers after they leave high school is the incentive and the desire to accomplish those tasks set before them. One of those tasks to be accomplished is that of maintaining a high scholastic average in their studies. To provide the incentive to accomplish this an organization known as The Laurels was founded. This club rewards students who continue to have honor roll averages. The seniors are given the privilege of wearing gold laurel wreath pins, and the juniors, silver pins. The main project of the club this year was a button sale. Special buttons with a picture of Schurz High School in brown were sold to students. The proceeds were used to buy bronze laurel pins which will be presented next year to sophomores who are honor students. This year one of the new projects of the club was the rewarding of lB honor students. A special committee of seniors went to the 1B divisions after each quarter and presented a rose to each student who had received honor roll rating. The group felt well repaid as the second quarter there was a fifty percent increase of honor students over the first quarter. Another feature on the club's calendar was a special assembly for freshmen. Here the frosh learned what they could do to be loyal Laurel members. They were given the opportunity of asking questions about the honor society and about any problems they may have encountered. Gold laurel pins are presented at the graduation exercises to graduates who maintained an honor average for the en- tire four years. Under the able sponsorship of Miss Moynihan, the organization hopes to give every student at Schurz the incentive to look to his laurels. Adolph Dubs ...........,.....,..,.. ............. P resident Martin Dempsey ,..... ..,.... V ice-President Mary Iane Conklin ....... .......... S ecretary Iames Pomerene ........ ...... T reasurer f27l THE LAURELS Row l: Pomerene, Conklin, I-leidtke. Row 2: Turner Pedersen, Christiansen. Row 3: Kohler, Severson, Dubs. Row 4: Geannapolous, Bradway, Dempsey, Brandt.

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PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION How l: Mrs. Zurich, Mrs. Weyl, Mrs. Lyon, Mrs. Sholl Row 2: Mrs. Tulley, Mrs. Terry, Mrs. Giest, Mrs. Harder. Row 3: Mrs. Cruse, Mrs. Ward, Mrs. Pohlman, Mrs. Albright. Row 4: Mrs. Kansteiner, Mrs. Nation Mrs. Bierwick, Mrs. Huckin. Row 5: Mrs. Eqgersl Mrs. Bolina, Mr. Lakemacher. The Carl Schurz High School Parent Teacher Association has just completed its second year. Its theme for the past year was Preparing Youth for a Modem World. Its aim for the past year was, To understand better our present-day youth, in order that we, as parents and teachers, may guide them more intelligently and sympatheticallyf' A few outstanding speakers during the season were: Dr. S. N. Stevens, Professor of Psychology, Northwestern Univer- sity: Mrs. C. K. Timmons, Dr. Bertha Shafer, Medical Director of Clinics, Illinois Social Hygiene League, Mr. Lynn Waldorf, Coach of Football, Northwestern University: and Mrs. Laura Hughes Lunde of the League of Women Voters. Schurz students participated in the programs. The as- sociation had as its guests the band and chorus, glee clubs, a class in physical education, and a class in home economics. An interesting example of class room procedure was shown in the form of a student panel discussion. The main ways and means projects were: the WLS Barn Dance: a tour through the County Iailg and a card party at the Milk Foundation Theatre. Another evening card party was also on the organizations calendar. The PTA was instrumental in obtaining a generous do nation from the Mayor toward the expense of sending the chorus to St. Louis. It made several contributions to the student's carfare fund. A Christmas tree was placed in the lobby at its expense. It financed Christmas baskets which were distributed by 4B and 4A girls. Open House was held last spring, and an oak tree, the emblem of the Parent Teacher organization, was planted on that day. Officers, recently elected, to carry on the work for the coming year are: President, Mrs. F. R. Huckiny lst Vice President, Mrs. Walter Ward, Znd Vice President, Mr. R. E. Lakemacherp Recording Secretary, Mrs. E. M. Ferry, Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. R. I. Gets, and Treasurer, Mrs. C. D. Boeing. IZGI

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STUDENT COUNCIL Row l: Pomerene, Kiser, Throgmorton, Giles, Carna- han, Hanasz. Row Z: Walsh, Smith, Dalton, Kryc- zewski, Bailey. Row 3: Chambers, McGowan, Erick- son, Carlson, lagla, Arnerson. Row 4: Iohnson, Grabo, Kruz, McCullauqh, Pelletiori, Pagenkopt. Row 5: Meredith, Baum, Kleber, Dietz, Schwachtqen, Moraczewski. Row 6: Graves, Ross, Eden, Pawlicki, Rudzinski. Row 7: Dalton. Poster, Vanderpool, Kleber, Graves, Tomczak. Row 8: Johnson, Doyle, Hendrich, Baker, Hopper. How 9: Zielmski, Zurawic, Geanno- poulos, Schneiderbauer, Hoqanson. Row 10: Groth, Kleber, Kleber, Iakuboski, Post, Osbon, sponsor. y , ' f W ' as 4. - I,fp I 4, 3 1 is-2 The Student Council is one ot the largest organizations in the school. It is composed of representatives chosen from every division room and its main purpose is the governing and bettering of Schurz according to the students' own ideas. This semester the Council passed a resolution endorsing the five-cent carfare on surface lines for high school students. This was sent to the chairman of the Transportation Com- mittee ot the City Council where it will be considered as part of the transportation problem. Other projects were traffic problems in the halls and the cleaning up of the corridors. Delegates were sent to the State Convention at New Trier and Roosevelt High Schools. The organization was under the very effective guidance of Mr. McAfee and Mr. Osbon. Victor Klebber .,... ....... P resident lean Johnson l ,... ....., V ice-Presidents Edward Baumff lean Pellettieri ...... ,...... S ecretary T283