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

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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

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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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Trier Student Council Student Supervised Study Halls College Exhibit • Hobby Show STUDENT COUNCIL OFFICERS John Davis — President Gordon Laughead — Vice-President Lois Pittman — Secretary Margaret Walker — Treasurer John Rodger — Social Mary Wilder — Social Pete Oliver — Inter-School Relations Polly Neeves- Inter-School Relations Rose Mary McKeighan — Publications John Barnett — Publications Robert Bennett — Building Grounds James Lang — Building Grounds George Terzakes — Assembly MR. VAN DEURSEN • The chief objectives of the Student Council are: To develop in the individual student the ability to accept his share of responsibility, give the student a chance to take part in the workings of a democratic organization, and to promote greater interest among the students in extra-curricular activities. This year the Student Council under president Jack Davis has striven to accomplish these things through the activ- ities of the various committees. A Social Committee under Mary Wilder and John Rodger was formed this year. This committee de- cided to investigate the statements, made by people outside the school, that there was a social problem at New Trier. The committee sponsored a census concerning participation in extra-curricular activities, and a thought-provoking student-faculty conference on the same subject. (The idea of having student faculty conferences has grown in popularity this year, and, by virtue of this, is sure to be continued.) Through these movements the Social Committee gath- ered enough enlightening information to formulate a plan to overcome these deficiencies. They did this by sponsoring various types of entertainment to en- courage better acquaintance among students. Another way in which social activities were encouraged, was the expansion of the club program. The committee helped interested students to form new clubs, and helped the old clubs with parties and various types