New Trier Township High School - Echoes Yearbook (Winnetka, IL)

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were also most fortunate to have Mrs. Edouard Benes, wife of the former president of Czecho-Slovakia, as guest of honor at the biennial Mothers ' and Sons ' Banquet, which was promoted by Eugene Holland. The record smashing attendance at this banquet, due to a large extent to the Publicity committee under Dick Buenger, did much to further the spirit of friendliness and cooperation for which the Tri-Ship Club is continually striving. Of course the year would not be complete without the popular Tri-Ship dances. There were seven of them this year, and each one a success, thanks to Don Garretson, dance committee chairman. Prob- ably the most novel dance of the year was the Sadie Hawkins Hop, which was not only a costume dance, but also a turnabout for the girls. In addition, the Tri-Ship Club sponsored a number of matinee dances this year in an attempt to make it possible for a greater number of students to dance; therefore, the charge for these dances was purposely made very low. This was the first time that anything like this had ever been done, and through the untiring efforts of the business manager Bob Landon, the attendance of five and six hundred proved their supreme success. Always ready and efficient was this year ' s Usher Corps under the direction of Jack Lawson, which served commendably at the numerous school and community functions. Starting as a branch of the Usher Corps, a new organization, the Traffic Squad, was formed in order to relieve the morning traffic congestion. The Information Desk and the door guards also proved themselves of great service to the school. Another new event in the Tri-Ship calendar this year was the institution of a homecoming football game and program, with Bill Drucker, our treasurer, as chairman. Many alumni will vouch for the day ' s success, which wound up in a victory cele- brating alumni dance. It is hoped that in future years this day will enable more and more alumni to return and see the school. One important Tri-Ship committee is Dick Durr ' s Student Aid committee, which handles a great deal of the Club ' s income. With the money placed at their disposal, they buy meal tickets, gym equipment, books, train tickets, and other necessities needed to help some of the Tri-Ship Club ' s less fortunate mem- bers. Every year at Christmas and Thanksgiving, in cooperation with t he Girls ' Club, the committee organizes a school wide drive for food, money and clothing, which are distributed among the local relief societies. A few scholarships are also given each year to help start two or three boys on their college careers. Another innovation of this year was a talent show which the Tri-Ship Club was unable to present on account of an over-filled calendar. However, Vice President Dick LaBonte was able to lay plans for an enterprise similar to this in the future. Tom Ellis was a very efficient secretary this year. Carrying on the Tri-Ship endeavor to increase the sportsmanship and good will between schools, the Interscholastic Relations committee, under Jim Mc- Fadzean, served refreshments to the visiting athletic

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MR. FRISBIE Sponsor MR. GANNAWAY Assistant Sponsor Tri-Ship for Boys Citizenship • Sportsmanship • Fellowship • Thirteen years ago, in order to promote citizen- ship, sportsmanship and fellowship throughout the school and the community, the Tri-Ship Club of New Trier was organized. Every boy is automatically a member of this club upon entering school, and it is the endeavor of the club to have as many boys as possible participating in its activities. For years the club has been highly successful in the furthering of its three ideals and the development of New Trier boys through such active participation, but this year ' s record has been particularly outstanding. The club this year has more than equaled its former reputa- tion in raising funds to help the needy in the school and in the community, having been instrumental in starting the charity drive for the Northwestern Chi- cago Settlement in cooperation with the Girls ' Club. Through the efficient administration of its many and varied activities under the capable leadership of Bud Stillman, the Tri-Ship Club of 1938-39 greatly increased its significance as an integral part of New Trier. We were extremely fortunate this year to obtain as a guest speaker, Mr. Lowell Thomas, adventurer and radio news commentator, who presented a very interesting program. Other notables who graced the New Trier auditorium this year were Lew Fonseca, former head of the American League, Bill Stewart and Paul Thompson, coach and captain respectively of the Chicago Black Hawks, all of whom were guests at the very successful Athletic dinner in the fall. We TRI-SHIP COMMITTEES First Row — EUis, Jones, Dodds, Wilson, Stillman, Hill, Starr, Tunnicliff. Second Row — Clark, Lippincott, Ketcham, Wade, Casterline, Dewey. Simpson, Dodds. Third Row — Redding, Starrett, Wilson, Bennett, Gaffney, Brittain, McKeown, Farwell. TRI-SHIP OFFICERS Stillman President Drucker Treasurer Landon . . . .Business Manager Garretson Dance McFadzean Inter-scholastic Relations Buenger Publicity LaBonte Vice-President EUis Secretary Lawson Head Usher Durr Student Aid Knoop Club Room Holland Dinner

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TRAFFIC SQUAD First Row — Richards, Starrett, Porter, Morrison, Winterbotham, Fontham. Second Row — Lucas, Benson, Barrett, Cush man, Long. USHER CORPS First Row — Redding, Morrison. Risk. Reebie. Younglove. Welborn. Lawson. Farley, Lang, McFadzean. Carlson, Terzakes. McNitt. Second Row — Garretson, Benson, Tunnicliff. Cooter, Wilson, Drucker, Condit, Leichsenring, Stillman, Holland, Hill. Landis, Frei. Dewey. Third Row — Farwell, Brittain, Davis, J. Wiese, B. Wiese, Clark. Ben- nett, Watts, Knoop, Krause, Risk, Starrett, Buenger. Wilson. INFORMATION DESK First Row — Finney, Cooter. Dewey. Oliver. Leichsenring. Second Row — Moore. Millard. Gaffney, Bloom. Thomas, Oatis. teams in the Tri-Ship Club Room. This proved to he mutually beneficial to the teams, and afforded a chance for the members of each team to get acquaint- ed. The committee also successfully managed, in cooperation with the athletic department, another annual intramural sports carnival, which was held on March 24. A cheer contest sponsored by the committee in the fall resulted in a few new cheers for the cheerleaders, who are under the direction of this committee. The club room, which is maintained by Frank Knoop ' s Club Room committee, is furnished with modern furniture, a radio, and tables for playing checkers. This room is for the use of the boys of the school and any organization which might want to use it for their meeting. This year the committee sponsored a number of free afternoon movies in the club room in order to acquaint underclassmen with the room and to encourage them to make use of it. One of these movies was Lew Fonseca ' s American Jke C iL League baseball picture which was shown free of charge in the auditorium for every boy in school. The annual checker tournament was also directed by this committee, and it created its usual interest. Each year the Tri-Ship Club makes an award to the boy, who by the vote of all the boys in school, best exemplifies the club ' s ideals of citizenship, sportsmanship and fellowship. This year the award went to Bud Stillman. A great deal of credit for the successful adminis- tration of the Club ' s activities goes to the sponsors, Mr. Frisbie and Mr. Gannaway. Mr. Gannaway was a new addition to the organization assisted with the responsibility of and the traffic squad. It is only tf, and experience of its sponsor club can change hands each yes any bad effects in the transition, anc the ardent labors of these men that the cj to exist. ins vear oei