New Kensington High School - Taleoken Yearbook (New Kensington, PA)

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Leaders Club Under the skillful guidance oi' Miss Horner the Leaders Club was organized in Ken Hi in 1929. Any junior or senior girl who is a leader in gym nastie work or physieal education is eligible to become a member of this organization. The club has sponsored two play days each yearg one, indoors, and the other, out of doors. The members also give assistance in gymnasium classes The tournaments for junior and senior high are organized by the eommittee assigned to that work. Basketball, volley ball, and mushhall are rhi- major sports of senior high,while the junior high athletes star in German bat ball and basketball. President .........,. Vice President Secretary , ,...,...... . Officers Daisy lvlastrotto , Mable Miller Mary Spakowski Treasurer ...,. . Ann Cromer Sponsor Miss Higham Nin

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Eight l Kentonian The k'Kcntonian is the weekly newspaper of the school. ln twentyffive issues it endeavors to record all the activities ol New Kensington High School, Trade School, and Parnassus junior High School. ln addition Lu the special news to which the front page of the paper is devoted, it publishes editorial com' ments on matters ol' interest to the students, maintains at column ol' spice named ChitterfCliatter , and a re- view of the latest books. lt encourages students inter' tasted in writing by publishing student literary productions .ind keeps in touch with the activities of other schools through the Exchange Editor, The second page is de' voted to these feature items. while the third and fourth pages are given to Main Street High School and the vast lield of school athletics. The newspaper is published by a class of students interested in journalism, under the tutelage of the faculty advisor. Miss Martha E. Russell. The students put forth their first issue in 1921, and although this is the thirteenth volume, the staff named below has been very successful in overriding Dame Superstition! rule and producing a commendable news- paper during the school year, 193364, EdiIOY'lll'Cll12i H ....,..., ......,...., ..,,..,............ . Anna Johns Associate Editors ...,...,. Natalie S-eybolt, Charlotte Mathison David Honick MakefupfEditors ,.,, ,. ., .,.Walter Daugerdas, Bettie Faulk. Albert Wolk Rebecca Best, Anna Lipinski Boys' Athletic Editors .,,. .....,. ,,... R a lph Williams, Ray Hill Exchange Editors ....,.....,.......,, Girls' Athletic Editor .....,.,... ..,,..,, .,...,.............. M a ry Spakowski Feature Editors ,......,........, ,....,... A gnes Easley, Regina Jacobs Walter Dronsiield Business Managers ............,.. Kenneth Garner, Marlin Fenn Circulation Manager ............,.........,... , ..,.......... . Reporters Raymond Booth, Arthur Cooke, Royed Diana, Helen Donahue, Rose Donaldson, Dolores Shrum, Phyllis Westbrook. ,..Violet Adams, Florence Craven, Eugene Co- vert, Althea Hugus, Evelyn Kerr, SelmaVReiter Miss Martha Russell Typists ........, ,, Sponsor .........,..,.. ,,...............,..............,,.......,.,,.....

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Ten The Commercial Club Under the supervision ol' Miss Doherty, Miss Miller, and Mr. Korona the Commercial Club was organized in 1926. The aim of the club is to make its members consider and undertsand fully the present day business problems. lt further aims to raise the standards in commercial education, to promote contact between the high school commercial stu dents and the business men of the eommunitd Through the club, the students are encourageg to study the new development of business, to become businessfminded, to become socialfminded. to develop high standards of scholarship, and to appreciate the value of proper business ethics. The club has a business meeting and a social meeting each month. At these meetings, they have commercial speakers, mock trials, short business plays, and special treatises on business by the stu' dents. The motto of this organization is, To do bigger and better things. The officers for the year of 1934 are: President .................................... Wilford Russell Vice President ..... ..... P auline Stuckley Secretary ...,.....,.. ..........., J ean Allen Treasurer ............................,................ john Kunkle Sponsors ...... Miss Barranco, Mr. Kordes