Harding High School - Folio Yearbook (Bridgeport, CT)

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THE STYL 5 LATIN CLUB Tzhird Rowfs. Pitt, F. Antell, W. McGovern, R. Allen. - - - Second Row!-W. Collins, M. Halpin, A. Schei- kmd, G. Mitchell, J. Verrilli. - - - First RoW4M. Belinkie, F. D'Louhy, G. Popp, J. Hersey, Kane. W0 years ago the Hardiensis Societas Latina was organized on the plan of a Roman government. lt has an enrollment of seventyfnine members, having maintained its policy of restricting membership to those pu' pils attaining a grade of 85 or above in Latin. It is one of the most active and interesting organizations at Warren Harding. The club, under Miss Watson, Miss Smith, and Miss Hines, is divided into four groups:-- Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, or Equites, and Seniors, or Senatores. Each of these groups has presented programs. The Masque of Pandora was given in the auditorium by the pupils in Latin 7 and 8. Classes 5 and 6 gave a lantern lecture on Rome, showing the lives and customs of the 64 Romans, ancient and modern. Pictures collected by the pupils and faculty were shown. The Sophomores offered as a program, How a Roman Boy Spent His Day, and a group of Latin songs. The Freshmen entertainment dealt with Roman children and their school life. The Latin Club entertained the French and German Clubs at a party, where dancing, specialty numbers, and refreshments amused the guests for the afternoon. The ofhcers of the Societas are these: Con- suls: George Popp, Aaron Schefkindg Praef tors: Milton Belinkie, Macey Halpnie, William McGovern, Ruth Alleng Censors: John Her' sey, john Verellig Aidiles: Frank D'Louhy, Mary Halpin, Frances Antell, Stuart Pitt. I

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THE STYL S VOCATIONAL CLUBS fourth Row A. Ricketts, T. Gathright, R. Warburton, A. Zikrup, M. Amore. - - - Third Row W. Dukor- ski, D. Dobas, E. Gathright, E. Rubens, F. Lapovsky, Nicosia, N. Scinto. - - - Svcond Row H. Stevens, M. Rivnyak, H. Kessler, D. Tucker, A. Fiyalka, E. Vivirslzi, H. Hall. - - - First Row C. Beers, C. Prokop. A. Houk, B.'Dystel, D. Wollin, W. McGovern, H. Ritter. Tjocational Hubs HE Vocational Guidance system at Hard' ing has developed to a considerable degree this year, under the sponsorship of Mr. John McFarland, through whose cooperation and help, the organization will be one of the most successful student activities at Harding. The group has been so organized, as to enable all lower classmen to hold private interviews with the advisor, to discuss all matters pertinent to the choice of a vocation. In addition to the interviews, there are classes in occupations conducted daily throughout the year for all class 1 boys. Here the occupations are chosen and studied by the various groups and reports and discussions are made at each meeting. The counselor and thc chairman have cooperated in arranging a reading section in the library for the occupation classes. i 63 Guidance cards for all students contain the pupils' personal and scholastic records through- out their high school careers. Both the home- room teacher and the vocational advisor assist in the compilation of these records. Thus homefroom teachers are responsible for all knowledge about the students in their rooms. Medical, legal and engineering clubs have been organized and reports and interesting visits and contacts arranged for these groups by the advisor. Mock trials have been held by the legal club, which has proved to be the most active of all the groups. The counselor visits the various SA Grades of the East Side to acquaint the future Harding students with the high school and he receives groups from these grades for visits to the high school.

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THE ,TYLUS 3 FRENCH CLUB Fourth Row--E. Ginand, R. Kane, L. Wood, M. Rome, V. Sizer. - - - Third Row D. Bottom, E. Dernian, G. Weiner, D. 0'Leary, E. Altieri, K. Crane, I. Holzman, A. Swertesky. - - - Second Rowe'-D. Taylor, M. Sautter, R. Freed, M. Baer, E. Wagner, E. Kaplan, E. Balog, H. Sands, B. Laurie. - - - First Row E. Harte, G. Conlon, E. Miner, E. Chaun, E. Gunther, J. Chmura, Capozio, R. Baumrincl, R. Stillings, E. Ginnnino, ' C. Panels, E. Frascatore, R. Marvin, L. Zeitlin. Le Gercle Cgrrancaisn HE French Club, or Le Cercle Francais, sponsored by Miss Audra Miller, has maintained its customary zest and interest in the encouragement and stimulation of the study of French in Warreiu Harding. The club this year has studied the nineteenth and twenf tieth century poets: Victor Hugo, Edmund Rostand, Alfred De Musset, and Pierre-Jean de Beranger. This poetry, presented by the members and discussed at the meetings, supple- ments the drama and iiction studied in the classroom and gives the club members a more thorough knowledge of French literature. In contrast to this more serious aim, the club has managed frequent social affairs, the out' standing one, the French Club Dance, given in the gymnasium in the form of an April Festif val. The room was decorated in spring colors of blue, yellow, and green. The festival was presided over hy a queen and her attendants, E 65' who gave prizes to members of each class for certain outstanding characteristics. It was at this dance that the new Harding Loyalty Song was introduced and sung hy the dancf ers, When the guests were in need of refresh' ment, they escaped to the Cafe dc Paris for candy, cake, and icefcream. Approximately four hundred students attended. Despite the fact that the club is limited to only advanced French students, it has an en' rollment of forty-six lively, enthusiastic mem- bers. Twenty-six of these have been initiated this year, qualifying hy attaining a grade of S0 in French. The following pupils have been the officers for the last two semesters: president-Edith Frascatoreg vicefpresidentfGrace Hayes, sec' retary if Doris Bottom, treasurer - Robert Kane. J