Harbor Creek High School - Harborian Yearbook (Erie, PA)

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Girl Reserves The Girl Reserve Club has drawn within its circle the largest number of members in several years. Under the leadership of Doris Wood and our capable adviser, Miss Woods, we have many interesting and entertaining meetings. Various acts take place behind the closed doors-some problems, some fun, and some instructions, all of which leave the girls with something to think about-perhaps benefit by. The official acceptance of new members by the club was the Recognition Service and Tea which was held on February l5. In response to invitations many of our mothers at- tended. After welcoming our mothers the solemn service began, followed by a program including many of our members. The graduating members of the organization hope that next year will find the club as successful and cooperative as the past year has been. The officials of our club: President-Doris Wood Vice-President-Virginia Parker Secretary-Harriet Bower Treasurer--Isabelle Hetherington Program Chairman-June Norcross Assistant Program Chairman-Margaret Katzenberger Hi-Y The Hi-Y opened the '39-'40 club year by the election of officers. After nomina- tions, ballots, and confusion were over, the results were announced. Roy Zaun was to hold the reins in the driver's seat, Ralph Erickson was chief assistant to our president, and Dick Shaner held down the office of Secretary-Treasurer. All went well for about three months, speakers were obtained, movies shown, dances held, while peace and co-ordination held sway. Then, like a bolt from the blue, we found none were truly members of the club as no one had ever been initiated. Alas! Alackl What to do? Ah! To our adviser, Mr. Cummins, a light shone. We would have the seniors initiated by alumni members and they, in turn, would haze the underclassmen. This, one might say with a touch of irony, happily transpired. Once more the club settled down to business-the active business of competing in the Hi-Y basketball tournament at North East. The team of Zaun, Edler, Blackwood, Stanley, Mikoda, Rakavage, and Riley victoriously met Springboro but were crushed by Girard in the finals. Our social functions were few and far between toward the end of the year. We did, however, sell magic slates and sponsor a skating party to buoy our sinking fund. All good things have an end and the Hi-Y was no exception. We said finis to this year's activities with the coming of spring after making plans for the further advance- ment of our club next fall. twenty-eight

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Debate Mr. Chairman and Friends, The efforts and merits of the debate season have surely proven to you that this has been a successful one for the debate club. In summing up the evidence to this effect, there may first be pointed out that we have had Mr. Rose as adviser and coach to help us over the hurdles. Then too, through the exertion of good judgment at election time, Carroll Blackwood has led us as president with Shirley Saltsman ds secretary. The question for debate this year--Resolved: The United States Should Form an Alliance with Great Britain-was discussed pro and con in the club meetings until opposing factions of opinion were gradually formed. Various material was accumulated and read, and after further discussion speeches finally began to grow out of the chaos as firm ground was found. I The debaters first trial by fire came eventually and this and the fol- lowing engagements found Donald Larson, Pearl Zawadski, Dick Bierck, and Phoebe Riley upholding the affirmative end of the question with Marie Allen, Barbara Luce, Carroll Blackwood, and Charles Bendig charging negatively into the thick of the fray. The contenders will wear the tinty debate pins as a badge of their efforts. ln the debates, the orators had seven minutes in which to deliver their arguments. Then each member of the opposing team was allowed to ask the speaker one question which he was given two minutes to answer. Our secretary always on the job and our scheduled league debates with Millcreek, Girard, and Lawrence Park were arranged smoothly as well as further debates with North East, Strong Vincent, and East High. The actual participators in the debates were staunchly backed by Shirley Saltsman, Norma Bonniger, Gertrude Novet, Gladys Renner, Millicent Ren- ner, Howard Hill, and Mary Schaaf. The final point in our behalf is the climax of the debate year-April 29, when the debate leagues have a day on the campus of Allegheny College. As representative for the group, Carroll Blackwood will complete for the de- bating cup of the league. Therefore, in view of all this computable evidence we feel confident that the debate stand may be pushed away in a corner with the feeling that it has served well a worth-while purpose. I thank you. twenty-seven

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Harborcreek Highli ht 'Harb' Rounds Outl Fine Musical Year Higher Standards iAre Reached Under Able Leader April 21, Harborcreek High School today completed its year's. work of music. This year, more than any other, has seen ambitions arise and be realized. The round up included Harb's first com- petition in the sectional forensic singing at Franklin, Pa., their third consecutive Music Festival, and lastly, the participation of their Mixed Chorus, Orchestra, and Girl's Chorus in the All County program at Lawrence Park. At Franklin, although Harbor- creek's Chorus did not walk off with first place, they were not last when the decision was made final. The audience boasted of over 2000 high school students from all parts of Northwestern Pennsylvania. The trip was a fine experience for all of them. even though the day was continually spilling showers. The annual festival was attended by all the musically minded of Harborcreek. Parents from Brook- side and the Lake Road came to listen to the talent displayed by their youthful offspring. It was superbly conducted by Miss Mar- garet Nickel, the school's music instructor. The year's work culminated in the activities at Lawrence Park to- day. There the silvery-voiced groups from all over the county sang and the windiest players. gave forth music in the form of an all county orchestra. The hopes of a whole year were thus climaxed in April. I HARB HOLDS ANNUAL FOOTBALL BANQUET Dec. 19 . . . Harborcreek celebrat- ed the end of the football season with a banquet at the school. The dinner was arranged by Mrs. Wag- ner, Home Economics teacher, and speeches were given by Mr. Kram- er of Strong Vincent and Mr. Houck of Fairview. Howard Hill was elected captain for the coming year. The table and room decorations were charmingly suggestive of the coming holidays. Prepared by the senior girls under Mrs. Wag- ner's direction, the dinner, in Italian style, was most successful. The speakers talked of sports in general and of Harb's future suc- twenty-ni ne Harborcreek, Pa., May 25, 1939 HIGHLIGHTS STAFF Gladys Renner, Editor-in-Chief Anna Mae Nonomaque Assitant Editor Robert Pierce Business Manager Ernst Benson Assistant Business Manager Copy readers, Mary Schaaf, Ellen 1 Batts, and Gertrude Blair. l Department Assistants, Millicent Renner, Norma Bonniger, Ger- trude Novet and Edna Mae Allen. lHighlights Goes 1 .To Press Speedily Time Between Planning And Printing ls Brief 3 From the time the pages .are planned and the reporters assign- ed their various topics till the evening when the last-minute as-5 sembling takes place there is an, inimitable scramble among thel staff and its assistants. 1 Most of the plans are completeda during the first day although, changes take place afterward. De- cisions a1'e made as to prominence and duration of articles, reporters are instructed as to how the newsl must be written and to which mem- ber of the staff they are to report. All this-and the planning is com plete. The next day the write-ups be- gin pouring in. Re-writing is abundant and the counting for spacing is terrific. I Staff members report nightmares 3,600,972 spaces long.1 Soon the first two pages go to the typist, who cuts the stencils and returns them ready for print- ing. As the last bits of news are gradually rounded up, plans are made for assembling the various pages. It is decided who shall re- turn to the school to help with this work which includes stapling. The sun rises on stacks of fresh- ly printed papers and the distri- buters eagerly go to work. The papers are sold, the profit banked, and another issue is completed. 4 l l cesses. Mr. Kramer discussed the ideal types of equipment and past coaching. Mr. Houck encouraged the boys, telling them to, keep up their good work, and expressed a desire that Harborcreek would sometime enter the basketball lea- gue. 1 The squad thoroughly enjoyed both the speakers and the dinner. 1 Girl Reserves Hold Elaborate Tea New Members And Mothers Are Highly Honored On Wednesday, February the fifteenth, the Girl Reserves held a lovely tea in honor of the new members in their ranks to re- cognize them as fellow members of the club. Mothers were invited and there was a good turnout. The club was also honored with the presence of two distinguished males, Mr. F. S. Clark and Mr. William Cummins. The tea opened with a speech by a noted senior orator, Marie Allen-a speech best described as excellent. A very impressive candlelight service followed, during which Doris Wood, the president, received the new members into the ranks. Innnediately after the service, re- freshments were served. The table was a tempting sight, with its spotless linen, its sparkling silver, and every imaginable delicacy. The entertainment was furnished by Dorothy Pierce and Clara Som- erder, at the piano, and Harriet Bower and Veronica Neimiller as vocalists. It certainly was a lovely tea. HI-Y INITIATION THE AWFUL TRUTH! On February 27th several alumni. together with Mr. Cummins and Mr. Parker, met at the high school to informally initiate 18 seniors in- to the Hi-Y organizations. Among the several experiments performed were the creating of sound waves by use of a sounding rod, and a practical study of Galileo's law of falling bodies. Mr. Parker entered into the field of art to demonstrate the culinary branch. To be more explicit, he went into the kitchen where he prepared pancakes and sausages. tlncidentally, this was not part of the initiation. Any similarity to the official initation was purely acci- dental and unintentionalb Having previously undergone a formal initiation, the seniors found themselves to be full-fledged Hi-Y members, in position to initiate the junior and sophomore candidates.