George Rogers Clark High School - Powder Horn Yearbook (Whiting, IN)

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NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY With. nineteen seniors and two juniors added to the National Honor Society list, the total membership included twenty-four. The three standing members, elected during their junior year, are Lydia Kotarski. ( orliss Golding, and Adele Kaplan, also officers ol the club. Corliss acts as president; Adele. vice president; and Lydia, secretary-treasurer. 1 be qualifications necessary for election to the society are: a fine character, qualities ol leadership, rank in the upp ler third of the class, and willingness to sene. Only juniors and seniors are eligible to become members. I he National Honor Society chose, in keeping; wilh its high standards ol merit, this purpose: to further the enthusiasm for scholarship, to promote qualities of leadership, to develop character, and to stimulate the desire for rendering service. The honor society was lirst organized at Clark in 1937 as a chapter of the nation-wide organization. It is considered a mark of distinction to be elected to its membership since honor students from all parts of the United States are members ol the society. Students elected to the society usually prolit by living up to the standards and the purpose. Anyone who tries to uphold its ideals cannot help but benefit by it. ( lark s increased activity in war work has not swerved the ideals and purposes of this society. The group maintains that its ideals are needed now. in the present time ol confused thinking, more than ever Observing the fineness and honesty of purpose which guides this select group, we can truly salute, doff our caps, and say An organization of such credit deserves and merits our sincere praise. I lerc s to the future of the National Honor Society!” Page T went y-tbra

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JUNIOR Living up to its re a very active year. I v of Mr. Joe GriHiiK fcpons Ir. aruj their fllass officers, Godfrey Ubd j sicUhtivlo Matis ice president; Janet Atchison. so. r rv; RicfWfd Snyder, treas urer, the juniors a mi pointed many of th hoo! s major events. L To start this active ye all-student mixer which . of better acquainting the Ireshmklvvith Mhe.„ the student body. Because the IresfmelF werftgli they were admitted free of cljjpge. rOtheryswn wishing to attend the party, for admission. At this all- ' ing played games and danced. Altfer lh freshmen were no longer tiirirl aud IiroA. were made J, feel a V hod; lnJandfLie lMt aV .lance for l M ...ontlv wasA-Un ,IL djll of the Junior Uq P vVjfain Ijc 1 y of tlx » members was sh.Vviijftv ■!! ' and ’(entertainment. As f -oft ial lr.JdK i ardjK,ended up.ft U .(Jme Snow I )riFt was I - , A hileft hristmas. with original of Af class. U the spring of the year they presented, under tW- direction of Miss Laura Schad, the light comedy, Y Page Twenty-jour