Mishawaka High School - Miskodeed Yearbook (Mishawaka, IN)

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1 -6 Till? .VISKUIJITISII Tl-HEY CAME-Tl-IEV SAW- THEY comoutara N February 25, twelve victors of a decisive battle stood upon a raised platform before many a spectator. Their hearts throbbed with the anticipation of the award they were about to receive, ln unison they spoke the Words of a pledgeg then upon their throbbing bosoms a medal was placed. This medal of gold was a scroll with a quill diagonally across it. lt was a token of their outstanding work in the late contest. lIThe contest was the striving of every stu- dent who was on either the fllltola' or the Mis- lqodeed stalf to become one of the best journal- ists of the group- 'lihe raised platform was the Mishawaka High school stage, and the spectators were the members of the junior and senior classes. V The medal of gold was the Quill and Scroll pin, the award of the International Honor So- ciety of High School journalists for the people who had contributed superior work to the All- zold, the school weekly, or the Mzixlqodced, the school annual. These persons also had to 'be outstanding in character and in scholarship. These were the victors: Lois Bent, Elizabeth Deal, Dorothy Mae Foerster, Mary Hess, Iane Myers, Margaret O'Dell, Eunice Palmer, lsadore Rosenwasser, Iacob Swartz, Marian Wurz, and Robert Zimmerman. l1This group of popular young journalists chose Margaret O'Dell for their president, Isa- dore Rosenwasser, secretary. Miss Ileimbach is faculty advisor. These journalism students who qualified for mem-bership in this society received the L'Quill and Scroll for one year. This is the magazine published by the organization. Contests are sponsored during the school year to encourage a better style of journalistic writing. WAll the journalism students were required to write editorials, feature stories and advertise- ments, which were sent in to these contests. Margaret O'Dell, who did outstanding work in journalism this year, and who was president of the Mishawaka High School Quill and Scroll, contributed an editorial on world peace. She received honorable mention on this interesting editorial. Later she wrote a feature story, The Dress of High School Studentsng for this she also received honorable mention. If Robert Zimmerman wrote an unusually good advertisement for the second group contest, and it was sent to be judged- He was awarded fourth place in this district. This year members were chosen twice. The second group of journalism students to receive the honor of being invited into this society was composed of Claudine Culp, Mary Grimes, Maxine Hitch and lean Borden. VThe induction ceremony for these four members was in the first week in May. Only members ol' the Quill and Mroll were present.

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O I-' 'I' HIIQ 'I' Y-'I' ll R11 L 1, NATIQNAL IXIOTABLES By JEAN BORDEN The happier! people are Ihose who think the mort l'77ft'l't'iII'I1g thoughts. Interesting thoughts nm live only in cultivated minds. -William Lyon Phelps. O promote scholarship, leadership, character, and service is the four-fold purpose of the National Honor Society, and any student who possesses these four is a learned person. Students are invited into this society twice a year. ln December the first group is named, and in April the second group of students is selected. These persons must be of junior or senior rank, and they must be in the upper fifteen per cent of the junior A's or the upper fifteen per cent of the seniors. V Those who were members when school be- gan last fall were: Charles Baldwin, Anne Di- Fiori, Mary Hess, Ruth Ann Iernegan, Margaret O'Dell, lsadore Rosenwasser, Ruth Teichman, and Ray Winey. The following were named in December: lilinore Dillavou, Dorothy Mae Foerster, Frances Gardner, Muriel lacobson, Mary Frances Mc- Donough, lane Myers, Eunice Palmer, Pearl Press, Iulia Versceg, Marian Wurz, and Robert Zimmerman. V011 Ianuary 4, before all the students of Mishawaka High Shool, these eleven persons were formally taken into this nationally known honor society at an induction ceremony. The olhcers of the society for this year were: Charles Baldwin, president, Mary Hess, vice- presidentg Ruth Teichman, secretary, Muriel Iacobson, Board of Control member, F. W. Chapman, treasurer and sponsor. ll This spring the committee which chose the juniors for membership decided to keep the names of the candidates secret. The members of the junior class and their friends were kept in suspense for more than a week. Some of the students made some guesses. Some of the guesses were very good, but some were wild. On May 3 during the general assembly ten from the junior class were called to the stage and formally inducted into the society. As each new member's name was called his pleasure and surprise were gratifying. W Dorothy Born, Charles Calvert, Phyllis Dun- don, Margaret Hambright, Henry Heintzberger, Robert Kemp, Norman Smith, Charles Stine, Harley Spencer, and Iacob Swartz were the ten juniors who received that pleasant surprise. The members of this organization with the members of the Quill and Scroll and the Hon- orary Scholastic Society and their guests enjoyed an evening of dancing and merry-making on Friday, May 19. Ioe Graves and his Terrace Garden orchestra furnished the music for the dancers. . l1The committee for this party consisted of two persons from each of the societies. Claudine Culp and Elizebeth Deal were appointed from the Quill and Scroll, Marie Graveel and Henry Heintzberger, from the H. S. S., and lane Myers and Mary Hess, from the N. H. S.

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Oli 'l'lIllC'l'Y-Tll RFI? 17 Tl-IE M. I-l. S. SMART SET ny JEAN nomnzw ISHANVAKA High school's smart set,' or her intelligentsia, consists of those stu- dents who have an unwavering average of QOQQ or above. These might be sophomores, juniors, or seniors. These outstanding students are known around school as members of the Honorary Scholastic Society. You will recognize the soph- omore and junior B members by their bronze ll. S. S. pins. The junior A and senior mem- bers have silver pins. 11011 December 21, six seniors: Rose Areta, Esther Crocker, Claudine Culp, Evelyn Miller, Marjorie Moore, and Vernon Searerg two jun- iors: Charles Calvert and Henry Heintzberger, and nine sophomores: Richard Ackenhusen, Aim Buranick, Margaret Kizer, Betty Klein, Robert Nash, Iames Powell, Robert Wanamaker, john Wolf, and Donald Zimmerman were invited into the Honorary Scholastic society. The Reverend Mr. A. Beutenmueller greeted these new members at their induction ceremony. He talked on the spiritual basis of true educa- tion. V After the serious part of the meeting, the new members were initiated by lbeing compelled to draw a picture ol: their most thrilling date, or by being requested to sing a solo. At this meeting Herbert Cermann was elected presidentg Elizabeth Deal, secretary- treasurerg and Claudine Culp, Board of Control member. Mr. Broman is the faculty advisor of this organization. W Each year the valedictorian of the graduating class is honored by the Honorary Scholastic society. This organization gives this superior student a gold H. S. S. pin. Mary Hess, Whose outstanding work has gained her recognition throughout her entire high school career, is the person who will receive that honor this year. Maryls average is 9t'i.4ifffg,. On May 3, eighteen students were invited to membership into this society. Following is a list of these students: Lucien Arata, Tommy Blair, Lawrence Cyganek, Mary Helen Dill, Marie Craveel, Margaret Hambright, Grace Larsen, Genevieve Long, Virginia Lowery, Mar- jorie Lutes, Pauline Meadows, Ruth Miller, Vir- ginia Rodgers, Margrete Rogers, lacob Swartz, Clare Versceg, Iulia Versceg, and Clara Wads- worth. l1Friday evening, May 5, Dr. I. A. Burnett spoke to the members. The Privileges of a Modern Scholar was his topic. At this meeting the newly elected members were inducted into the society. The oflicers elected at this meeting were Henry Heintzberger, presidentg Robert Kemp, secretary-treasurer, and Charles Calvert, Board of Control mem-ber. W The H. S. S. members gave a party for the Quill and Scroll and the National Honor So- ciety members. Dancing was the main feature of the evening. Refreshments were served.