Derry Borough High School - Derrian Yearbook (Derry, PA)

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The Latin Club 'F i l LATIN CLUB First Row: Clara Bucci, Anna G. Riddell, Nora Serena. Vella Dean Newell, Erma Roddy. Elsie Hender- son., Anna M. Kokos, Marizuerite Sylvester, Marguerite Kinkead, Mildred Dunlap, Mao Lavina Cowan. Anna Toth, Florence Richards, Helen F. Gontz, Jean Snoddy Second Row: Mary MeCreery, Ruth Posner, Colleen Clark, Helen Poloskey, Helen Corey, Eileen Allison, Fay Blair, Phoebe Barr, Lois Nawman, Mary J. Van Wey, Mary L. Shaffer, Isabel Lyons, Anna Bates. Ruth King. Nettie Patterson, Frances Magretti, Ruth Shomo, Catherine Sloan. Eleanor Smith, Martha Jones Bark Row: lk-lrno Pallottini. Hugh Akins. Raymond Valko. Jack Allison, Walter Henderson, Bruce Neil, Dalton Bryson, Holmes Yealy, Ernest Gasbarro, Joe Shomo, Joe Cullings, Chalmer Shatter. John Kuntz, Philip l-lasciann, George Kuzemczak, Elizabeth Werner. Amy Madison, Lala Henderson l F i l l USODALITAS ATHENAEU The Latin club, under the supervision of Miss Nessler, was organized on January 4. The members are pupils of the sophomore Latin class. When the club meets every other week, the president chooses a committee that entertains the members. At thc head of the club, Sodalitas Athenaef' we find Helen Faye Gontz, the president, Mary Louise Shaffer is the officiating secretary, and Erma Roddy is treasurer. The purpose of the Sodalitas Athenae is to arouse interest in the study of Latin. This subject is not entertaining if we do not know what it is all about and why it should be studied. The club gives the members something to do outside of school hours: they work on their projects and construct Roman buildings. Perhaps people wonder why Latin is studied. It helps us in many waysg one of the most important is in enlarging our vocabulary. The members of the Latin club have begun working on many projects. First was the construction of two Roman houses. These were built in the true Roman style by Elsie Henderson and Florence Richards. The furniture consists of three-cornered tables, vases of various types, couches, and other such objects. Busts of famous Romans have been carved from soap. The freshmen were very generous in offering their as- sistance with this. The boys are constructing Roman camps and different types of war machines used in those days. Soldiers, carved and dressed in the true Roman style, are being clothed in short-sleeved tunics and blue skirts beneath red ones, like those Worn by the soldiers of old. They are being equipped with shields, spears, and other types of armor. The members of the club are planning to have a Latin banquet. They will dine in long robes, as this was a Roman custom. The food will be prepared in the old Roman style, and they are even planning to have grape juice to represent the wine. The menus will be written in Latin, and entertainment will be of the Roman type. This organization is helping the students become Latin-conscious, In other words, they are Ending Latin interesting because they know more of the language. the people, and the customs. FURTY-EIGHT

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The Home Economics Club This year the senior girls, under Miss Boyd's guidance, were initiated into a new and interesting course. After telling us to report to Room 2 during the activity period Wednesday, Miss Boyd left us, puzzled as tc the nature of our new work. Clasping our textbooks nervously in our arms, we reported to class- to find a delightful surprise awaiting use Home Economics! At last the seniors were to have an acquaintance, however brief, with a course in which all of us professed an avid interest. Informing us that Home Economics was to be an infromal class, Miss Boyd further delighted us by announcing that this class was ours- to be used in a way which, besides benefitting us. would provide us with a class, novel in that it resembled no other one. Since that first memorable meeting, we have been in contact with many new topics. Our first subject, and a decidedly important one, was etiquette in all its phases. While dwelling on etiquette, we learned the proper manners for a tea. Following this, half our class gave a tea for the other half. It proved to be so successful that the hostesses of the first party were then given a tea by their former guests. After spending considerable time on manners, Miss Boyd requested us to bring our knitting, crocheting, and other hobbies to school. For several meetings we discussed hobbies and their valuesg and at length we left this work to continue other studies. At this time, although the school year was half over, we decided to form a club and elect our officers. Betty Shomo was elected presidentg Marion Kolb, vice-president: and Eleanore Blair, secretary and treasurer. We selected Theta Epsilon Gamma for our club title, since it is the Greek for Home Economics. Our school year is almost finished now, and it is with deep regret that we must relinquish our club to the present juniors. We hope that they will enjoy their Home Economics Club as well as we have enjoyed ours. in . HOME ECONOMICS CLUB Front Row: Dolores Gallaglicr, Rita Cronin, Betty Shomo, Elf-anoro Blair, lVlai'ion Knllx, Amll'4'a Hvaxvux Ruth Beck Second Row: Eleanor Allison. Betty Payne, Clara VVei'ner, Lucille Aulf, June f'i'av:-1-. Marian Sfrumi. Betty Shaffer, Clcora Lowe Back Row: Louise Mr-Wherfer. Betty Kimmel, Eleanor Crummy, Jane Smay. Anna R. Trosllor, Edna Shirey. Victoria Bucci. Livia Rucci, Josephine Mastrornccn, Clara Chanihorlain FORTY-S EV EN

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