Harding High School - Folio Yearbook (Bridgeport, CT)

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STYL 5 from Service, with an introductory talk on the Klondike. Monsignore Patrick L. Mc' Givney presented us with an illustrated lecf ture on his travels in Europe. With his mo' tion pictures he took us the length of the Mediterranean, showing 'us many of jthe beauty spots of the Old World and historif cal sites in Palestine. Captain Walker and Superintendent Wheeler of the police also gave us interesting talks on traffic laws and the value of the policeman to the country. Addresses by ,ludge Frank Wilder and by Ex' Commander Shalen of the Grand Army of the Republic were features of our Memorial Day assembly. Mr. Edward T. Buckingham, former Compensation Commissioner, and Mr. Carroll Reed, our superintendent, were other local men who gave addresses, the latter at our Junior Red Cross drive. Most of these speakers were obtained through the efforts of Miss Moynihan, who also helped to get many interesting visitors from outfofftown. One of these was Dr. Winfield Scott Hall, who addressed us on The New Age Of Chivalry. Another, Frank B. Kennedy, the editor of Collier's Weekly, pointed out to us the idealist and herofworshipper, in contrast to the materiaf list. Professor Happy was with us this term again with a new bag of tricks, he succeeded in getting us very interested in the miracles of nature without the aid of the miracles. His talk was, as usual, very original and humorous. A new visitor this year was Uncle Billy, another apostle of health. Besides these assemblies we have had one or two motion picture assemblies, featuring, The Chronicles of America, the beauties of our Western national park, or the ex' planation of some scientitic subject. This last term the boy and girl gym leaders treated us to a gymnasium exhibition. Another type of regular assembly is the musical assembly, sometimes entirely of stu' dent talent, but often made more enjoyable by such friends as Mrs. McNamara, Miss Kathryn Richards, Mr. Bruce Young, and Mr. joseph Girlando, whose sacrifices of time and effort to add to our happiness we appreciate so much. From these meetings of the entire student body come not only the obvious cultural benefits and training in poise and selffcontrol but also intense enjoyment. Wheia Thursday, the customary assembly day, brings no speaker, the student body experiences a gloom which can be dispelled only by a rumor of some treat the following week.

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TYL s Assemblies Among the most important regular feaf tures of school life are the assemblies, which have occasioned much comment from visif tors and gained popularity with the stuf dents. They are held almost every week and are marked by such good order and atf tention that military assemblies have now become an institution at Harding. The entire school marches in military order to the auditorium, while the band or the orf chestra, whichever the case may be, plays a march until the students reach the assigned seats. Because of the congestion, the seniors have been seated at the rear of the stage, facing the rest of the school. The other classes are placed in order in the assembly 50 hall proper. the balcony being reserved for thc freshmen. The seniors usually enter last. After they are seated, the color guard marches in and the entire assembly salutes the flag to the accompaniment of the flag salute, played by the bugler. Next, the student leader makes whatever announcements are necessary, and then the program is turned over to the speaker of the day. For the past two terms our leaders have been Henry Stillings and Jack Josephson. In order that the assem' blies may not interfere with the regular time for dismission, the faculty rearranges the periods on these days. The assemblies for the last year may be divided into two distinct groups: those merely for the purpose of arousing school spirit, called pep assembliesg and those featured by messages from some outside speaker. The pep assemblies have been very popular ever since they were first inf troduced, and this last term especially they have been more than usually successful with the added help of the band. They attempt to gain their end of injecting enthusiasm over coming athletic events by songs and cheers, led by special song leaders and cheer leaders. The school appreciates the fact that many prominent Bridgeport men have given their time to bring us some valuable experience from their lives. Dr. William Horace Day brought us a message drawn from the Con- ference of Christian Churches, which he attended at Geneva. Our Armistice Day assembly introduced to us Colonel Schoelfel, a local recruiting oiiicer. Later Mr. Fred Harrison gave one of his popular readings

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THE FATHERS' CLUB EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE The Fathers' Club The WL1l'1'Cll Harding High Fathers' Club, which early in 1927 raised twentyfsix hun' dred dollars at a monster minstrel show, thus providing Harding with a fortyfpiece band, has gone forward without checking its pace during the past year, adding to its history a series of successes which keep it the valued auxiliary organization it has always been. The first business of the year was to elect otlicers. The following were chosen: PresidentmDr. Harold W. Hersey. Vice'President---Thomas J. Hungerford. Recording Secretary- -john j. MacFarland. Financial Secretary and Treasurer 'Rod ney C. Bannatyne. Publicity Manager! M. V. Doolittle. Executive coniniitteee -one year, Clarence Lister, Oliver Merillat, james McGovern, William lvIcDermott, Eliot Curtiss. Two years, Leonard Allen, Ernest Kin-f' lon, Philip Carroll, joseph Cubelli, Dr. li. Smykowski. Three years, Paul Becker, Ralph Hedges, Angus Thorne, Joseph Nlullins, lvlarcus Hirsch.