Horace Mann High School - Horace Manual Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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We ele elease our l lietoncal ■ner ' Lei The Discussion Club is a unique organi¬ zation for it affords pupils an opportunity to talk and talk — unhindered. The number of participants varies, attendance depend¬ ing somewhat upon the topic to be debated and the mood of the students. Whether there be two or twenty, a meeting is held each Wednesday at four-fifteen. Subjects . are decided upon a week in advance thus V c-assuring the ambitious a chance to gather rnformation. •Although the club strives to conduct it¬ self with due dignity, discussions frequently become heated. Theories are torn into shreds. Opinions and counter opinions flow freely. Everyone forgets that he cannot set¬ tle world problems in a single session. •All, however, who have been privileged to participate in these forums emerge with a wholesome attitude of tolerance, a bet¬ ter understanding of modern problems, and increa.sed facility in expression. Camera Club. 1936-1938

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Many people believe that only upper classmen are mature enough to conduct and manage a club with dignity and efficiency. They are mistaken. For proof behold the Biology Club. With a membership composed largely of Freshmen and Sophomores this society has flourished through a number of school years under the guidance of Mrs. Suley, biology instructor. The grou]) engages in many activities. Field trips and lectures encourage scholarship, while picnics and parties develop sociability. ))uring the Christmas season it contributed several baskets to the needy. Some of the lectures have been especially interesting. Rev. Schuster gave a talk on “Evolution and Religion”: Mr. Engles of the Isaac Walton League discussed the subject “What a Trout Fisherman Sees”; Miss Flaherty told of “Nature Study in the East”; and Miss McWilliams described “Alaska.” In the future the club hopes to maintain and improve the standard of its work. Any Iverson who takes Biology and maintains a “C” average is eligible for admission. In spite of its relatively small membership, this is one of the most constructive organizations in school. That’s some¬ thing for you upper clas.smen to think about. •,1 Top Row : Left to right—Richard Saxon. Tom Brown. Tom Bracken. Sara Lie Van. Mary Yankovich, Jeanne Herokl (Secretary.Treasurer), Larry Chamlierlain, Andrew Kirk, Donald Saxon. Barbara Meyers (Vice-President). Club, 1934-19.18 more Orotesque masks for the Christmas parade; unique decorations for all our dances; clever, eye-catching po.sters: anything that ordinary art classes can’t do-all the.se the Art Club must produce. Organized like a t lass, it studies the various phases of art culture such as sculpturing, water colors, and figure work. Strangers walking into the room are often startled by the sight of a student |3erched at a pre¬ carious angle on a desk. r- u- -v j In January the club left its studies long enough to hold initiation rites at President Art Cash s Ogden Dunes home. Two wayward neophytes, having disobeyed initiation orders, were severely spanked. Need I say a riotous time was had by all—all except the initiates who didn’t think it was so funny. The Art Club is Mrs. McClain’s one bright .spot in a splurge of embryo artists. When something par¬ ticularly intricate has to be done her motto is; “The Art Club can do itl

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Click! Click! Another camera is busy taking pictures for another camera fiend. We have about twenty .such addicts in our midst, brought together through the Camera C(iib for the purpose of fostering a deeper interest in photography. Inspired by its enthusiastic faculty )nsor, Miss Julia Brown, the Camera Club has really gone places and done things. This year the members have concentrated on learn¬ ing dark room procedure. Closeted in P resident Fletcher Thompson ' s dark room the development, printing, and enlarging of pictures have been demonstrated. A trip to Chicago and an interview with a commercial photographer completed another successful year. We€Jo.etLWoMofCo. If anyone wonders what accounted for the crowd of interested listeners in Room 210 on the third Wednesday of each month during the past year, we want him to know that it was the monthly meeting of the Business Club. Who could help being intere.sted when Mr. Jonnasch was demonstrating the Bur¬ roughs Bookkeeping Machine; when Miss Wise was explaining the various positions available in the Gary State Bank; when Mr. Edwards was telling about the telephone business and the use of the tele¬ phone: when Mr. Ball was giving details of the legal profession and r uirements for secretaries in that field; when Miss Klinedorf was talking on opportunities for students in the Civil Service field; or when Mis s Brown was showing movies of her last summer s trip to Europe. The club had some extra-special affairs, too. With the aid of ice cream and cookies, the cheer of the Christmas season |)ervaded its December meeting. Then later in the year, it departed for Chicago to visit the Board of Tradef the Quaker Oats Company, the Merchandise Mart, the National Broadcast¬ ing Station and Henrici ' s Restaurant—the club as a whole guarantees Henrici’s to anyone who wants a good meal in a pleasant, old-fashioned atmosphere. As a clima.x to their activities, these energetic souls donned their beach togs and rushed out to the lake for a spring picnic.