Grant High School - Memoirs Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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V. S. Grant MEMOIRS Page 25 4Drpti;tfitiong Student Council HE first Student Council of Grant School retired after a most suc-cessful term, leaving their duties to the officers of the new council, who are: President, Walter Heitkemper; vice-president, Eleanor Look ; secretary, Betty Allen ; treasurer, Frances Ford ; editor-in-chief, John Deifell, and athletic representative, Tom Handely. A Student Body Representative was elected from each room and each club. The Council is confronted by a serious financial problem this term. As the expenditures for the spring term will be heavy, some method of raising money must be adopted definitely. Two new clubs have been approved by the Council: A girls’ literary club and a boys’ debating club. The members of the Student Council represented Grant at the Educational Exposition held at Oregon Agricultural College on February 21, 22 and 23. —Bktty Allen. Fire Squad WtftflTH the aid of Mr. Fletcher the fire squad has improved the fire drills greatly by arranging certain groups of rooms for certain exits. Each man has his post and he sees that the students get out as quickly as possible. The temporary board walks from the ends of the building have made it possible to clear the building more quickly. Our present record is 58 seconds. Alva Horsfeldt has acted as leader and Dwain Taft and Kenneth Curry, assistants thus far. Officers will be elected soon, then regular firemen badges will be secured. The fire drills have been better, but not so good as they might be. All we need is better co-operation of the students in getting out as fast as possible, and not talking or lagging behind. If the students will keep these things in mind, soon we shall have excellent fire drills. —Benton Skibitzke. Gamma Phi Sigma HF Gamma Phi Sigma was organized on January 8 for the pur-pose of drill in debating and parliamentary law. Mr. Wharfield is the faculty advisor, and the charter members are Jerome Bischoff, John Deifell, Howard Hall, Walter Heitkemper, Norman Scovill, Orrin Scovill, Ivan Silverman, George Todd, and Hartwell Whitney. On February 3, Sam Gortler and Espey White were voted into the club, which raised the membership to eleven. The officers are: President, Norman Scovill; vice-president, John Deifell; secretary-treasurer, George Todd, and sergeant-at-arms, Hartwell Whitney. Orrin Scovill is the club’s representative to the Student Council. The Gammas meet the first and the third Tuesdays of each month. —George Todd, Secretary.

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MEMOIRS U. 8. Grant Page 24 Typing Awards The Commercial Department announces typing awards for the month of January. Underwood Typewriter Co. Maxine Stein, 45 words net, bronze medal. Rita Lipp, 31.2 words net, certificates. Frances Ford, 36.5 words net, certificates. Velma Corbin, 34.2 words net, certificates. Remington Typewriter Co. Luthada Parmer, 38.5 words net, certificates. The above awards represent progress toward excellence in typing, and are the first awards won in this school. The typing department expects all second term students to have a 30-word certificate and all third term students to have a 40-word award before receiving credit for their work. —E. E. Horning. Thanks The staff is grateful to Mr. Eilertsen, Loren Shisler and Edward Snipes for making two wooden contribution boxes for “Memoirs.” One of these boxes is in the library; the other hangs in the main entrance hall of the building. Such attractive, practical boxes, so conveniently placed, will be helpful to all the students as well as the editors.

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Pnyr W MKMOIRS U. S. Grant Sixth Termers OTS fifth termers, the class of June ’26 were very active in school affairs, hut as sixth termers they expect to be even more active. The datut met on January twenty-seventh, and elected the following officers as leaders for the Spring term: Jack Card, president: Helen Pearson, vice-president; Richard Harper, secretary and treasurer, and (iraham Covington, sergeant-at-arms. Among the sixth termers participating in the activities of Grant are: Walter Heitkemper, president of Student Body; John DeifFel. editor of Memoirs”; Betty Allen, secretary of Student Council; Mig-noii Morgan and Alva Horsfeldt, council members. t n the Memoirs stall are: Rodney Lloyd and William Mc- ( lung, assistant business managers; Beatrice Desilets, literary, and Maxine Stein, typist. The class is well represented on the basketball team by John Walker, Lloyd Backstrom, Donald Simpson and Stanley Jaloff, who are starring oil the first team. —Richard Harper, Secretary. The U.S. Radio Club ftp 11 L Radio Club is progressing rapidly. Interesting programs have been given and there is promise of more interesting ones yet to come. At the last meeting in January the following officers were elected: President. Cecil Samuels; vice-president, Nolan Holt; sec- retary. Richard Williams; treasurer, Norman Dimick, and sergeant-at arms, Maurice Sugerman. t one of the first meetings in the new term the club decided to make and repair radio apparatus. This is done not so much for the purpose of making money as to secure practice in the assembly and repair of different types of radio sets. In order to get in closer touch with people requiring the above services, the club is carrying an advertisement in a local Rose City paper. This has enabled the club to secure splendid results. —Richard Williams. Girls’ Glee Club ftp UR Girls' Glee Club has begun the spring term with renewed esl, and promises to become one of which Grant High may well be proud. Under the able direction of Mr. Evans the girls are gaining not only a more advanced knowledge of musical technique, but also a real pleasure such as only true music-lovers can know. In addition to the songs of last term, the girls have been learning some ver pretty selections, such as “The Lost Chord. “The Pilgrims' Chorus, and Love Divine. At present they are working upon a beautiful piece. “Afloat at Dusk.'- Elizabeth Howard is the accompanist, and Frances Jordan, assistant accompanist. The purpose of the Glee Club is two-fold: First, to develop and widen the scope of vocal talent among the girls: and. second (and in this all girls are earnestly urged to participate) to furnish, not only to its members, but also tx a waiting world, a precious bit of that infinite heaven on earth- -melody. —Joseph IN V Olsson. Secretary.