Nazareth Area High School - Comet Yearbook (Nazareth, PA)

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Clubs Encourage Worth-while Hobbies CRAFT CLUB Since many girls enjoy making jewelry and small personal items, the member- ship of the Craft Club has to be limited. Before the holidays the twenty- seven members made small decorative Christmas trees from green cellophane paper. For their other projects they crocheted scatter rugs, braided belts and key chains of plastic craft-strip, wove baskets of reed and raffia, and made shell-craft pins and ear- rings. Mrs. McGonigle, assisted by Mrs. Bonner,supervisesthisgroup each Tuesday and Thursday. PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB Under the supervision of Mr. James Roth, the elementary and advanced photography clubs, composed of twenty-nine mem- bers, learned to print and develop pictures. After the students 1. Craft Club members braid belts and key chains of plastic craft-strip 2. Girls enjoy fashioning costume jewelry from shells and beads have learned these fundamentals, they work on special projects. 3. Craft Club girls crochet scatter rugs In Photography Club Inhoff and Metzgar Photography group cooperate in producing a mix chemicals motion picture

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Stagecraft Club Prepares Sets for Plays STAGECRAFT CLUB Meeting every Thursday, the twenty- four member Stagecraft Club plans stage settings during activity period. In order to have the stage prepared for the numerous productions, students relinquish many of their study halls, and, when necessary, remain after school to work. Since the auditorium is used by both junior and senior high schools, a quick change of scenery is frequently necessary. 'I'his year the Stagecraft Club arranged the stage for seven Dramatic Club plays. Several members accompanied the Dram- atic Club on their exchange programs to operate the lighting, curtains, and sound effects at Pen Argyl, Bangor, and Wilson High Schools. Miss Jean Clute is the club adviser. The Stagecraft Club sorts properties under the stage The Stagecraft Club prepares the stage for a play Joe has his pick of secretaries in Take A Letter

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Chess Club Wins League Championship By defeating every opponent, the Nazareth Area High School Chess team won the championship in the Penn-Jersey Interscholastic Chess League in 1951-52. During the Tuesday and Thursday activity periods the club members work for maneu- vering skill, while the thir- teen-member ream strives each Wednesday to win the school championship. This year’s team won seven out of eight tourna- ment games, and again has won the League champion- ship for the second con- secutive year. Since the Penn-Jersey Interscholastic Chess League was started in 1951-52, the Nazareth Chess team has held the championship title. Mr. Harding is the club adviser. In a second-half championship game with Phillipsburg, Nazareth wins 5-2 While coaches and team members look on. Captain Arthur Reph wins over Phillipsburg's man First Half NHS OPP. Quakcrtown .. ... 7 0 haston . .. 6 1 Phillipsburg . . . 4 3 Allentown.... ... i 'A Second Half NHS OPP. Ouakertown. . . 5 2 haston ... 3 4 Phillipsburg . . ... 5 2 Allentown.... ... 5 2 To explain the movement of the Knight to the Chess team, Mr. Harding uses the demontsralion board