Harding High School - Folio Yearbook (Bridgeport, CT)

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HE TYL i THE HOME ROOM LEADERS K. Dolan, L. Virvirski, A.YMag,ner, L. Rihak, E. Flynn, Verrilli, E. Schuerer, A. Hanusovsky T. White, ,S. Hillman, N. jaconetti, J. Bonaccorsoflfvlird, G. Fricuk, C. Langan, S. Michaels, F. Milllaney ll. Goldman, A. Lesko, Folancl, H. McLellan, F. Lyons,'F. Power, V. Hagan, C. Murphy, D. Kean, B. T Doyle, M. Frisbie, A. Karclos E. Miner, H. Bujnovsky, K. Lynch, M. Keegan, L Coughlin, A. Dolan, R. Allen, S. Curtiss, M. Skinner E' 'Tu T' M. Dudrick, H. Birks L, Hewitt, T. Mason, A. Reilly The Home Room Leaders ' To forty-two home room leaders and to as many assistants-one of each from every home room in the huilding--goes much of the credit for preserving order and unity and for keeping up school spirit during the year. These leaders are chosen annually hy vote of the students of each session room, who elect pupils outstanding in personality and leader' ship and unafraid of work- ffor the position of room leader requires a great amount of alertness, control, and ahility to care for def tails. The duties of these students consist of the following: almost total responsibility on as' sembly days in the transportation of the room as a body, management of the sale of all tickets, the school paper, or the annualg the care of the cafeteria after lunch B. The lead' ers must he Hon the john always, with a mini- mum of ahsences, and must he ahle to overf come sales resistance. They must represent their rooms at all meetings of their group and he ready to devote time to the service of the school whenever necessary, They must hold the esteem of their roommates and he on good terms with all teachers. Thus the life of room leaders is tlittienlt and the duties exacting. lt is greatly to their credit that all ticket sales have heen successful and that there has lwcen almost faultlcss marching to assemblies.

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f'-1 THE STYL so TI-IE WINNERS OF SCHOLARSHIP-LEADERSHIP AWARDS FOR THE FIRST SEMESTER S. Hillman, TVIacPherson, Vwfard, Hersey, R, McDermott, A. Meriott, A. Del Vecchio, Hanusovsky, II. Michaels M. Orton, G. Popp, H. Foland, C. Shopick, H, Schwarz, E. Vivirski, H. McClellan, I. Coughlin, E. Frascaf M. Meyer, M, Keegan, N. -Iaconctti, T. Mason, Wiiliier, A. Sheahan, E. Miner, H. Birks, E. Flynn, M. Dudrick The Scholarshipleadership Awards At an asscmhly held Fchruary '23, 1928, Attorney Brent, as speaker for the United Civics Cluhs of Bridgeport, presented pins to students of Vx7arrcn Harding High School in recognition of their excellence in hoth scholarship and leadership. The cluhs that have united in offering these awards semifannually are the Kiwanis, the Rotary, the Lions, the Exchange, the Civitans, the Commercial Travellers, and the Reciprocity. Nominations of those pupils who are out' standing in leadership and receive a minimum average of eighty per cent are made by the teachers at the close of each semester. From these names as many as five per cent of the total enrollment of the class are awarded pins, the sophomores receiving pins of bronze, the juniors of silver, and the seniors of gold. These students wear the pins during the fol' lowing term and return them at the end of this period. Pins which the seniors receive are permanent awards. This method of rewarding students for their effort in studies and participation in ex' trafcurricular activities encourages excellence in scholarship and is an incentive to the self' sacrifice necessary for worthy leadership.

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,, K-. THE TYL so ' 'A i THE SPECTATOR STAFF H, Bill, A. Shaw, J. McPherson, R. Thompson, I. Turko, W. Kelly, Marks, M. Rome, B. Fried G. Boche, K. Hancort, K. Boyhan, Altieri, M. Dober, . Hajdu, M. Kelly, M. Shinto, E. Straley, R. Schine E. Kaplan, M. Rosinkoff, 1. Vitka, T. Tarasovic, P.SEel,cLhe5y, S. Miller, J. Shalvoy, G. Mitchell, L. Leasei A. e in K. Meri-ilat, ll. Shanahan,J. Hcrsey, Ward, S. Holfrfl-an, C. Schopick, A. Canncld, B. Christie, fi. Orlin, ' M. Hillman -' E. Altieri, M. xgosgrove, M. Rizzi, F. Antell. The Spectator One of the most promising and effective organizations in school is the Spectator, which was founded early in '26 to publish news of the school's activities, to promote the Harding spirit, to criticize where criticism is needed, and to keep the alumni in close conf tact with the school. It is a sixfpage, tri' weekly publication containing separate sheets for sports, literary articles, and humor. In September of '27 Sidney Hoffman was elected editor, with john Hersey, Sigmund Miller, Jacob Rosenthal, Constance Burns, Celia Schopick, and Katherine Merillat asf sistants. The objectives of the year were bet' ter makefup, more photographs, better and more varied types of editorials, more student control, improvements in advertising cuts, and livelier cartoons. In January, 1928, James Ward, a football letterfman, assumed control. His push and vigor has done much to improve the paper. Supported heartily by so great a student body, the Spectator has many reforms for which to strive. Among these is the project of a weekly paper. Still more student control is desired, for students will work steadily for what they conceive their own. Greater varif ety and more comprehensiveness in news articles are qualities yet to be desired. Witli improvement in these features, Harding will have a newspaper which will be difficult to surpass.