Harding High School - Folio Yearbook (Bridgeport, CT)

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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

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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 F GERMAN CLUB Fourth Rowfl-I. Rosenberg, M. Rivynak, W. Schiller, E. lVlclVlaugh, R. Hansen, W. Kearns, W. Karasz. - - - Third Row'fS. Hillman, E. Rubens, D. Wollin, L. Rosenbluh, H. Bennett, H. Schloss, W. Actor. - - -Second Rowf-J. Wollner, M. Adzima, F. Vitka, M. Miller, A. Marlotti 1Pres.l, C. Umstatter, F. Berkowitz, F. Power, E. Klesper. - - - First RowfC. Jacopian, A. Sheahan, G. Conlon, M. Resnikofl, G. Cohen, A. Havrilla, J. Brown. fDeut5cher fUe'rein .HE first German Club in our school was organized at the beginning of the fall term, under the direction of Mr. Davenport. Its main object was to give the members not only an acquaintance with German literature, but a more definite opportunity actually to use the spoken language, As the total enrollment was small in those classes which had studied German long enough to profit by membership in the club, the ad' vanced German classes formed the initial en' rollment of the club without any restrictions with regard to the scholastic standing of these members. At the first meeting of the groups, the folf lowing officers were chosen: president, A, Mariotti, vicefpresident, J. Wollner, secretary, Louis Wagner, treasurer, Alice Sheahan. The club was especially fortunate in the choice of its president, as Arno Mariotti speaks German fluently. 66 Special features at the meetings of the club included an illustrated talk in German, Gcrf many and its principal Cities , a short skit in German, based on an episode in Der Schweif gersohnu, the reciting of deutsche marchen , and the singing of household deutsche liederf' The only public social event sponsored by the club was a successful German Dance, given in the gymnasium in February. The room was decorated with German and American colors. Special features of the program were an oboe solo by President Mariotti, a specialty dance by the Misses Sheahan and Jacopian, and an old German street band act by a group of horn-players from our school orchestra. Language clubs prove a valuable aid to classroom work, inasmuch as the members ref ceive an opportunity to use the foreign tongue in games, dramatics, and singing. Besides, an opportunity for social life is provided, such as is not possible in the ordinary classroom routine. fl