Central High School - Caldron Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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Page 12 Top: Latin enthusiasts look on with interest at a A Latin play given by club members. Center: Club officers seated are Helen Holom and Verla Mellinger. Standing, from left to right, Anna Iean Gaskill, Miss Lucasse, ad- viser, Miss McKiru1ie, adviser, Barbara Sei- del and Bonnie Raber. Bottom: These girls catch up on the latest news after a club meeting in the activities room. LATIN CLUB 1933 l wonder what's on the program tonight, asks an eager Latin Club member. Of course he wonders, be- cause the programs are always new, different, and interesting. One may be in the form of a lec- ture connecting Latin with another subject. Miss Eoza Tonkel opened the fall meeting with such a talk about Latin and English. She pointed out how Latin words can be found hiding in English words and how they still retain their original meaning. Such information vitalizes Latin, makes it more fun to study, and proves it to be a living language. Sometimes, games are played with Latin wordsg sometimes, short talks about the ancient Romans, their cus- toms and holidays are heard. At our Saturnalia, observed at Christmas time, a play was given which showed the customs observed by the Romans at their Christmas CSaturnaliaD. lt proved to be very fun- ny as well as enlightening. The largest meeting in the spring term is a picnic. Everyone comes to play such games as baseball and tennis. The officers, called primus consul Cpresidentl, secundus consul Cvice presidentl, and quaestor scriba Csec- retary-treasurerl, are elected twice a year at the beginning of each new term. The officers of the first term this year were Verla Mellinger, Helen Ho- lom, and Barbara Seidel. The officers of the second semester were l-lelen l-lolom, Anna lean Gaskill, and Bon- nie Raber. The Latin Club advisers are Miss Mcliinnie and Miss Lucasse. -VERLA MELLINGER.

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LIBRARY 1936 'lSpell your last name, please, can be heard frequently when enter- ing Central's library, where nineteen workers assist the librarian daily in the essential work that keeps the library operating efficiently and ef- fectively. The Library Service Group, an ac- tive branch of Service Club, was organized in l936 for the purpose of spreading unity and fellowship a- mong library workers. Social meet- ings are held approximately two times each semester after school, in the library. Marylou Ehrman and Alvera Baldwin are president and secretary of the club, respectively. At eight o'clock every morning, the busy library day begins. At this time, four of the group are on hand to stamp, renew, and stack books. First period, cards must be replaced in the newly returned books, which must in turn be placed on the shelves. Overdue notices are taken care of, and attendance must be taken and recorded. Again four workers per- form these tasks. During each of the following periods, one representative of the group spends his study hour helping Miss Beierlein with the rou- tine work. At the close of the school day, four helpers take care of the stamping and renewing during the rush and prepare the library facilities for the following day. Members of this group receive much from their library experiences. They gain a knowledge of the library system and of endless new authors and books, a better personality, de- pendability and a satisfaction comes from service to the school. -MARYLOU EHRMAN. Top: Library Club members show great interest in current books. magazines, and news- papers. Center: Officers pictured are Alvera Baldwin and Marylou Ehrman. Bottom: Desk work keeps library assistants busy filing cards, stamping slips, and checking retumed books. .,f J ...f- Page

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FRENCH CLUB 1938 Le Cercle Francais, the French Club, was formed by Miss Mildred Brigham upon requests from her sophomore French classes seven years ago. To become a member, the student must have completed two semesters of French with passing grade unless his average for the first semester was B+ or above. l-le must come to five meetings to be eligible for a club pin. French Club celebrates the feast of Mardi Gras just as they do in France. Pancakes and milk are the refreshments served at this particular meeting. At Christmas time, mem- bers of the club give a small play in which Pere Noel is able to distribute the exchange gifts that the members have bought for each other. The other big meeting of the year is the potluck supper which is held in October. The last special meeting of the year is the picnic breakfast held at Foster Park when officers for the next semester are elected. The refreshments are Frenchitoast and bacon. Games, business affairs, songs are played, spoken and sung in French. Meetings are closed formally with the singing of the Marseillaise. Every meeting features some new form of entertainment. Members enjoy com- ing because they anticipate a pleas- ant time. Fall officers were Marjory O'Neil, president, lohn Escosa, vice presi- dent, Rachel Houck, secretary, Mary Ann Druly and Edna Plescher, pro- gram heads. Cfficers elected for the spring term were Pat Laulis, Colleen Shampine, Miriam Askin, and Yvonne Everett. -PAT LAULIS. Top: Refreshments and singing highlight this French Club meeting. ' - Center: Activities of the French, Club are carried out under the direction of these officers, from left to right: Coleen Shampine, Pat Laulis. and Miriam Askins. Bottom: Ruth Ann Shonclell leads singing at this meeting in room 328, while Edna Plescher plays the piano. Page l3