Froebel High School - Steel Dust Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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FIRST ROW: Vass, Johnson, Mancilla, Kranik, Tonetski. SECOND ROW: Danch, Miss Gohdes, Miss Southwick, Mrs. Uncapher, miss Doyle, Riesco. Rational JJ-onor Societi y The National Honor Society was organizedat Froebel School in 1927. The constitution under which the club was formed states thatthe purpose of the group is “to create an enthusiasm for scholarship, to stimulate a desire to render service, to render service, to promote leadership, and to develop character in the students of American secondary schools. Miss Southwick is sponsor of the society with Miss Gohdes, Mrs. Uncapher and Miss Doyle as members of the advisory board. At the present time there are seven members in the club; new mem¬ bers have not as yet been chosen. Before graduation exercises the membership numbered twenty-seven. 6l

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uMned5 The Business Club is composed of all students taking shorthand. Meetings of the club are held the first and third Monday of each month. At these meetings, business men and women talk to the group about the opportunities in Gary and the qualifications that are needed to fit into the business field. Interesting and instructive demonstrations of office machines are given by the various machine companies. Officers for the club are Theresa Mancilla, President; Jean Demos,Vice President; Rose Mary Odar, Secretary; Sophie Georgeadis, Treasurer. Miss Gohdes is sponsor of the Business Club. 60

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DIRECTOR MR. RES UR COLOR GUARDS: Sulich, Lakatos, The Froebel Band carried the name of its school and the city of Gary before hundreds of thousands of people during 1949. On May 15th, it gave a colorful concert to a packed Memorial Auditorium. After appearances here in the Memorial Day, Convocation, and Flag Day Parades, the band took part in the Wisconsin Spectacle of Music in Milwaukee, where they were awarded two beautiful gold trophies, 200 medals for winning first prize in marching and second prize in concert playing. On July 24th, the majorettes presented five special black light flag and baton drills at the Rock River Valley Music Festival in Sterling, Illinois. The band and majorettes led the Mardi Gras parade at Riverview Park in Chicago, on August 29th. In the Midwestern Band Tournament held there on September 11th, they won first prize, a beautiful gold trophy and 100 medals. This marked their seventh first prize performance there.