Metuchen High School - Blue Letter Yearbook (Metuchen, NJ)

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the girls took full advantage of the opportunity offered them. President Ruth Wuest, Vice President Ann Ger- ber, Secretary Jean Tompkins, and Treasurer Shirley Sorg helped the club gain a greater recognition in both the town and the school by their loyalty. The Hi-Y, as a part of the national organization, helped to swear in the new officers of the Perth Amboy Hi-Y. President Bob Wright sent four of the members to the State Conference at Jersey City. The boys, who had replaced Mr. Bailer with Mr. Lawrence as faculty adviser, organ- ized a bowling team which had a grand time throughout the year. These Lone Rangers, through a bright idea of Vice President Dick Hale, managed to raid their mothers' clos- ets successfully enough to fill a Christmas basket which Secretary Bill Fraser took to a poor family. He- sides this very noteworthy deed the fellows, led by Treasurer Hill Mc- Laughlin, built a new bicycle stand for the Y , of which they are very proud. A club which was brought more and more to our attention this past year was the Reviewers. Their ad- viser, Miss Haitsch, led them in in- teresting and critical discussions of the latest books, plays, and movies. The group, under the general lead- ership of Ruth Jensen, Presidentg Helen Pastor, Vice President and Marie Scarpelli, Secretary-Treasurer, kept informed on their everyday sur- roundings by means of round table, discussion speakers, and a trip to a stage production. Of course, we mustn't forget to mention the Blue Letter Staff, which

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member, flourished in a highly satis- factory manner this year. The club had several question bees about the tine points ot' astronomy after which they were convinced that they should take a post-graduate course. These worthy folks, who wanted to know what made the world go 'round, went to the llayden Planetarium in New York, led by their President, Jim Rossi, and Vice President, Ed Risler. After several letters written by Sec- retary, Ethel Iflstoppey, the club also traveled over to the Rutgers' Observ- atory and gazed through telescopes, The meetings were enlivened by re- ports from the members and that well known authority. Mr. Palmer. Dues were gladly accepted by Horace Orr. The G. A. A. Society has become a club consisting ot' girls who love sports. Only those who have earned one hundred points in their gym classes are eligible. The girls, in- spired by the efforts ot' President Veselka Matick. Vice President Eleanor Lange, and Secretary Lillian Semenchuk, sold football and basket- ball pins, and pennants. Their work at't'orded them a tidy sum which was handed over to Treasurer Isabelle Waring to help them put on their an- imal exhibition. The Tri-Y really did some good deeds this year. In addition to giv- ing Miss Vrowell and assistant faculty adviser, Miss Platt, gray hair, the girls gave generously filled Thanks- giving and Christmas baskets to poor families. The club tried to cooperate more with the lli-Y this past year by having a joint initiation for new members. Their Leap Year Dance in the spring was a great success and

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made this book possible. The staff dared to revolutionize the year book of Metuchen High School by putting the Seniors in the middle of the book and running a narrative straight through it. We only hope you like it. The Photography Club was made up ofa group who went to work and actually took, developed, and enlarged their own pictures! President Bill l.iebeck and Vice President Bob Wickberg attempted to find new ways ot' taking their photographs. The Secretary-Treasurer, Virginia Peters, got some actual experience taking photos of the Christmas play. Miss Cook, the faculty adviser, gave sev- eral interesting talks of the structure of the camera and how to make big- ger and better pictures. The girls, to prove the equality of the feminine sex decided to throw themselves around a bit. The Tum- bling Club functioned without the benefit of officers, a purely demo- cratic arrangement. The members practiced new stands and flips while Miss Crowell and Miss Crocs stood by ready to catch the girls if they slipped. The Library Club played an invisi- ble part keeping the library of the school in order. President Eva Siro and Vice President Joe Thac assisted at the desk, did typing, filing, shelv- ing, and mending of the books. Sec- retary Elsie Farrell and Treasurer May Ca1'ver treated the club to a Hal- loween and Christmas Party, and col- lected the profits from their George Washington Noon Dance. The club. under the leadership of Mrs. Cooke. sponsored an essay contest, and gave an assembly program on Book Week. The Junior High School didn't have many clubs but the ones they did