DuSable High School - Red and Black Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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UNDEFEATEIJ SEA HIJBSES The Du Sable Sea Horses have the unique distinction among the athletic groups of the school of being undefeated in dual meets since their organization in 1936 by their versatile coach, Mr. Mackie. The current season shows their strength still undiminished as new members are coached to new prominence. With such strong swimmers as Captain Leroy Hines, Calvin Flanagan. Wesley Ward, Fred Lyda, lack Hall, and Ioseph Lewerette as mainstays and the addition of Tom Rice, McNair Grant, Clarence Wade, and Harry Anderson to back up Diver James Ivory and Manager Iames Smith, the Sea Horses have taken in stride teams from Manley, Amundsen, Farragut, and Roosevelt of Gary, Indiana. Each year hundreds of boys enter the Ten Mile Marathon. All who finish receive Sea Horse medals. The 1939 winner was Calvin Flanagan, closely followed by Ward and Lyda. Most of the boys who complete their Senior Life Saving Tests receive life guard positions during the summer months. The Sea Horses look to newcomers to maintain and surpass the standards they have established. Best of luck to our best team! THE THINELAD IJ-U15 The Thinclads due to the loss of several stars were looking forward to one of their darkest seasons of track competition. But a ray of hope showed itself when Capt. Iames Iones, the only letter man to return to Coach Hillman this semester, blossomed forth as a sensation. The Red and Black clad lads managed to get an even break in four dual meets, and placed fourth in the City Cross Country meet on Armistice Day This feat alone is considered by Coach Hillman a highly successful season considering the fact that his team was composed of boys who have never competed in track events before. The Thinclad lads are: Captain Iames Iones, Harold Anderson Iames Wells, Harold Tanner, lean Emmons, Vernon Bolden, Willie Iohnson Donald Carter, Maurice Miller, Herbert Hartwell, Henry Edwards, Frank Strawhorn and Clifford Ellis. THE EENIIINB ELUH The newest organized club in Du Sable is the Fencing Club Under the direction of Dr. Morris Berk, basketball coach, the club held its first meeting on Tuesday, December 5, 1939. On this date the electron of officers was held and George Clark was made president. The Fencing Club expects to learn the fundamentals of fencing to the extent that they can successfully compete with other fencing teams in different high schools. Page Sixty-four

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B. I-l. A. The Girls' Athletic Association, better known as the G. A. A., is a city wide federation. This organization, of which Mrs. Lessing is sponsor at Du Sable, is well on its way toward its goal of a hundred per cent membership. Members are eligible to earn these as honor awards: medals. pins. chevrons, and bars. Members of the G. A. A. must have E averages in scholarship and good posture. A school letter is awarded to each girl who has qualified for the letter by earning the required number of points. Medical and dental examinations must also be passed. The members of this organization engage in team games, basketball. quoits, ping-pong, volley ball, shuffle board tournaments and other recreational pleasures. We at Du Sable think when a G. A. A. member graduates she has received lessons in good sportsmanship, citizenship, and good health. Officers are Almeta Myers, president: Ella Mae Iohnson, secretary: Thelma Meadows, treasurer: and Serena Graves, sergeant-at-arms. Page Sixty-six THE GYM ASSIST!-INTS CLUB One of the greatest achievements of the Girls' Athletic Association has been to sponsor the Gym Assistants' Club. The gym assistants are members of the G. A. A. who have excelled in leadership, sportsmanship, and neatness. Before becoming a full fledged member of this organization, one must be willing to spend extra hours assisting the gym teachers with their large classes and do other clerical work. The hardest time for gym assistants is the probationary period. A person in this category usually goes through a series of initiatory-rites. The proba- tioners must do everything that is commanded by their superiors. Mrs. Ruth Brunner. the new sponsor, is receiving excellent co-operation from the girls. The officers are: Ruth Taylor, president: Evelyn Lankford, secretary: Nellie Lonzo, treasurer: Herma Hall, sergeant-at-arms.