Fort Lee High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Fort Lee, NJ)

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Fort Lee Philatelic Association The first Fort Lee High School Stamp Club was formed early in October 1929, with Mr. Strong as faculty advisor. The aims of the club are: QU to promote stamp collectingg Q25 to promote a worth-while hobby, C31 to have a good social time: 14, to help create a school spirit in Fort Lee High School. During the first semester the club met weekly on Thursday during the fifth period. The first real activity was a visit to a stamp exhibit in New York at which we had the chance to View many collections. We next had a. stamp exhibit of our own, for one week during which We exhibited to the school a small part of some col- lections. A certain number of our members specialize in United States stamps, in German stamps, or in air mail stamps. VVe are now planning a trip to Washington, D. C., for the purpose of visiting the Department of Engraving and Printing where stamps are made and also to see the largest collection in the world of which United States is the owner. The officers are as follows: president, Charles Sheridan 3 vice-president, Carl Ofg secretary, Samuel Haas: treasurer, Robert Scott. The regular members are: William Sheridan, Fred Walter, John Liotard, Carl Maas, Martin Neumunz, and Paul Leone. The associate members are: Mary Calkin, Paul Loeche, Virginia Wetter, Louise Roeher, and Amy Casper. ' ROBERT Soon' '32. 51

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The Steno Club The Steno Club was organized in October, 1929, under the excellent supervision of Miss Nancy- Smith, a commercial instructorQ The purpose of this club is to pro- mote greater interest in stenography and secretarial work. It is composed of sixteen members, all of whom have completed or are taking Steno ll. Business and social meetings are held alternately the first and third Wednesdays of each month. The programs usually pertain to subjects of interest in the commer- cial world. At one of the meetings the origin of the Gregg and Isaac Pitman method of shorthand was discussed. , Members. of the Steno'I class were invited to attend a Hallow'en party given by the club, at which there was much gayety. . . In the near future the Steno Club plans to present a two-act play, Diogenes Looks for a Secretary . The officers are Edith Svanberg, president 5 Teresa Benedetti, vice-presidentg John Iasillo, treasurerg and Gertrude Lorenz, secretary. EDITH SVANBERG '31. S0

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,W ,i The Journalism Club This year a Journalism Club, the outgrowth of newspaper work done in connec- tion with Mr. lVhittemore's English Ill class, was organized with the purpose of presenting the school news to the public. Any Junior or Senior interested in news writing was eligible to join but only eight: Juniors responded. The Junior high school was represented by an auxiliary organization which reported news of the Junior high school and turned it over to the Senior Club to be edited. After the club was organized, from one to five articles of school interest appeared in each issue of the Fort Lee Sentinel. The publishers of this weekly paper responded most encouragingly to the journalistic endeavors of the club, accepting and pub- lishing most of its material. Two members served as paid rcontributors to neigh- boring weeklies. The Work of the club was especially noteworthy in connection with the dramatic club productions, which were kept constantly before the public for a month prior to presentation. The members of the Journalism Club are Edith Svanberg, Gertrude ,Lorenz, Dorothy Carlson, Mildred Yach, Albert Metz, Cornelius Brodersen, Hector Zuc- chino, and Fred Oman. MILDRED YACH '31, 52