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

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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

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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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Page 14 Top: Friendship girls celebrate Christmas with a party after a business meeting. Center: Officers are, seated. Mimi Maurer. Bet- ty Fuhrman, Maxine Lipp: standing. Louise Wright, Miss Burr, adviser: Betty Iudge, Doris Reiclel, Iuanita Koger, Miss Barnes, adviser, and Nonna Reuille. Bottom: A traditional Girl Reserve initiation with lighted candles is pictured here. FRIENDSHIP CLUB 1 9 1 6 Say, Marge, don't forget Friend- ship tonight. Big doings, l hear. Thus senior tells sophomore and junior re- minds freshman of Friendship Club meetings. Friendship members, meeting un- der the direction of Miss Amy Barnes and Miss l-lelen Burr, advisers, have varied programs of games, songs, devotions, inspiration, and-friend- ship. The prime purpose of these meetings is to give the girls an oppor- tunity to develop the three sides of their lives - mental, social, and spiritual. y As Girl Reserves, junior members of the YWCA, Friendship girls can know girls from other high schools through Ring Circle and the lnterclub Council meetings. They share spon- soring events such as a dance, the Tournament Twirl, and Sunday aft- ernoon vespers and teas. At home in Central, Friendship Club has traditional meetings. Each year, an impressive candle-light ini- tiation service, special Christmas and Easter meetings, and a Senior Send-off in the spring are held. Friendship and CTC Clubs joined this year, both sets of officers remain- ing in office the first semester. First se- mester officers Were Betty Fuhrman and Mimi Maurer, presidentsg juanita Koger and Dorothy Riedel, vice pres- identsg Ardella Kirkby and Betty judge, secretariesg Louise Wright and Patty Laulis, treasurers. Second semester officers were Mimi Maurer, president, Barbara Behny, vice president, Norma Reuille, secretary, Doris Riedel, treasurer. -BETTY FUHRMAN.