Laredo High School - La Pitahaya Yearbook (Laredo, TX)

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i 1 l 1 I 1 I 1 l s 4 l 1 i l 1 s l I l l l i s-A 1 gg pcfrmsccvzii dfvdiiw '--'L -- Thomas Edison Club OUR years ago, there was organized in Laredo High School, the first co-educational society. Since that time there have been many more organized. The founder of this club was Mr. G. P. Gadberry. All other advisors of the Club have been men who are greatly interested in science. The purpose of the club is to stimulate more interest and enthusiasm among the science students. It has thus far succeeded in accomplishing its purpose. Experiments, short lectures, and general discussions add much to the interesting programs which are given. The club members chose for their flower, the Tube-rose, for their colors, green and White, and for their motto: An ounce of experimenting is worth a pound of theorizingf, Club officers are elected only once a year, and the club is represented at both the girls' and the boys' inter-club banquets. A TOP ROW:-J. Aldridge, J. Beyette, V. Beyette, J. Breen, R. Campbell, F. Galo MIDDLE ROW:-J. Guinn, J. Jefferies, Tony Leyendecker, A. Macmahcn, M. Matthews Wm. H. Mims. BOTTOM ROW:-M. Morgan, Miles Nye, P. Olsen, T., Sanders, H. Sorrell, Mr Stapp l i Sponsor. 0

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W p Qgilb 1 Hz YK r.. I i 3 1 l l i i l l Kodak Club N the school year of 1927-28, the Kodak Club was organized. It is the first. of its kind ever organized in Laredo High School, and is a very popular club with the students. There are about thirty-three members now enrolled in it, and they seem to -be more than pleased with their interesting work. At the first meeting of the year all important business was trans- acted. The colors chosen were gold and green, the motto is 4'Think Twice before you Click g and the flower is the Cosmos. At thc second meeting, Miss Annie Farek, the club 's advisor drew up a constitution which was promptly accepted by all the members. This constitution is very much like the one used by other clubs except for the fact that officers are elected to serve the entire school term. 'The order of the business is: 1. Roll call, 2. Reading of minutes, 3. Transaction of new business, 4. Transaction of old business, 5. Laboratory work, which consists of developing the films. All members, to get their credit, must bc able to develop a film perfectly. TOP ROW:-H. Acevedo, S. Beyette, R. Bunn, R. Davis, A. Flores, R. Garcia. MIDDLE ROW:-A. Gonzalez, J. Harris, G. de Leon, W. Leyendecker, O. Palacios, F. Richter. BOTTOM ROW:-A. Rosenbaum, P. Swancoat, J. Salazar, V. Torres, M. Wright, Miss Farek,'Sponsor. Page 97 c e ii 951342 l

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' - -fs., J 1--n tTAiiiif'FXE5 1 ' f l M erry M askers HE Merry Maskcrs is a newly organized dramatic club. Floy G. Moore originated and supervised it. The members were selected by'their dramatic ability from a list of applicants. Twenty-five was the desired membership but thirty joined. The club meets every other Wednesday and a short dramatic program is given. The programs are all different and very interesting. They' consist of readings, short plays, or articles devoted to the development of drama. For anyone in- terested in drama this club is the best in school. The club sent a one act play, Enter the Heron, to thc district meet at Kings- ville and won third place. The motto selected is 'tVVe act , the flower, a white roseg colors, black and white, and its emblem is thc ancient Greek comedy mask. The pins selected correspond to the emblem and are silver with a guard and the letters M. M. TOP ROW:-F. Pena, A. Ancira, M. Anderson, J. Clarke, M. Cruz, N. Davis, R Dellmg J. Dickinson, L. C. Fortassain, L. Fortassain, A. Gates. . MIDDLE ROW:-P. Gorman, E. Guerra, E. Hansen, E. Kazen, E. Kelly, B. Ladabaum B. Leal, R. Leyendecker, D. Martin, M. Matthews, E. M. Niendorff. BOTTOM ROW:--C. Oliver, E. Pena, Javier Pena, J. Pena, F. Perkins, E Puster E. Randolph, M. Schwartz, J. Taylor, M. Ward, Mrs. Moore. Page 99 A