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

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Acquainting the members with dillerent forms of in- vesting, and the best way to be successful at each were the goals of Finnancial Club, as stated by oliicers ,lim liib- bey, hlike Levine, Paul Arvites, and Lee llruenuner. Club events, under the leadership of sponsor lllr, Hart, includ- ed guest speakers representing local banks and brokerage 'HSN I Ed Stickgold points out the features of a computer in the IBM office to fellow Computer Club members. CCarsonJ Increased participation, more star parties Cstar gazingj, and more workshops highlighted the activities of Alpha Trieri, the astronomy club under the sponsorship of lblr. Applebaum. The club's most important Inroject, that of building a new telescope, proved successful. By purchas- ing, then grinding an eight inch mirror, a telescope three hundred and Hfty times as powerful as their previous tele- scope was built. Other activities planned by llrad Senden, president, and lllike Lee, treasurer, included: field trips to Northwestern University, to the Yerkes Observatory at Lake Geneva, meetings, held once every two weeks, featur- ing discussions of different fields in astonomy, and reports on other items of interest. 47 5 ,-, , , i, , Q ..,, 38 Financial Club members are full of bull and bear, as they con- template Wall Street data. Uennrichj firms, hlms on the New York Stock Exchange and the an- nual meeting of a corporation, and frequent discussions about common stocks and the companies which issue them. The most worthwhile activity of the club was a stock market game which lasted all year long, each member giv- en an imaginary 315,000 to invest, the object of the game was to see how much money they could make through stock trades. This provided the members a medium for actual expression of the stocking processes they had learned, and an example of the stocking problems to be encountered in real exchange. 'lFortran,' was the code language spoken in Computer Club, the club provided the opportunity for interested stu- dents to learn about the new field of high-speed electron computation. Each quarter when new members were ac- cepted, they were instructed in l'fortran.H Under the spon- sorship of lvlr. Smith, President Ed Stockgold and Vice- President Dan Koolish supervised the meetings which in- cluded practice in programming computers, as well as view- ing various government and IBNI Elms. Advanced stu- dents did outside research projects for junior theme topics and reports for science and math classes. To see com- puters at work, the club took a field trip to the Illinois In- stitute ol Technology. As Brad Senden looks on, Mike Lee reads plans for future activities to the members of the Astronomy Club. fCars0nj we nam... , f---mu- a - ff

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Mrs. Ioan Smutny, head of Cherubs at Northwestern, describes various aspects of the summer institute to members of the Future Teachers of America. Uennrichj An ever-growing, ever-widening held, that of teaching, was explored by this year's members of the Future Teachers of America, under the guidance of lylrs. Sue Lenard, and with the leadership of President Linda Sherman, and Vice-President Dale Rittenburg. ln attempting to make known the many aspects of a teaching career, including ele- mentary, secondary, and special education, the club heard several speakers, and during the fall gave a Thanksgiving party for the Evanston Child Care Center, meeting plans, including films and a teacher-panel for discussion and mock teaching, completed the year's schedule of activities. Thus, FTA provided both an abstracted classroom study of teaching, and an opportunity to gain actual teaching ex- perience through personal contact. Aesculapian officers Philis Visk, Brooke Smith, and Nancy Kirch- heimer take dues as a prelude to a fall meeting where club mem- bers viewed a film concerned with work in mental hospitals. CCIIFSOIID t , I ft A , . '53 ., 's , ig Q5 1 1 ui , ts! Free HOBBIES The Free Reeds, a newly chartered club, climaxed its first year with a picnic and a trip to an accordian factory in Chicago. With leadership from oH5cers Jim Foster, President, Pam Corser, Vice-President, and sponsor lllr. Rockey, the club was named the Free Reeds for two rea- sons: hrst, because the instruments played produce their sounds via the free-reed vibrator,U a tuned strip of steel which vibrates freely in an air passage, and secondly, be- cause members played what they liked on the instruments they liked. Meetiiigs featured informal playing, and ap- pearances by guest musicians, including those by a well- known musicologist, lVIrs. Eugene Kidd, and by Mr. lckes, an outstanding professional accordianist. Reeders Pam Corser and Jim Foster serenade fellow member. CMOrrisonJ Informative guest speakers, movies, and held trips con- cerned with aspects of medical careers highlighted Aesculap- ian Clubls monthly meetings. ln early fall, nursing, psy- chology, and psychiatry were explored by guest lecturer, dis- cussion leader and psychiatrist, Dr. Robert Nunn. ln N0- vember, the group viewed the emergency room at Evan- ston hospital, and a second trip was made to Presbyterian St. Luke's Hospital. In December the club made their an- nual Christmas trip to Cook County Hospital where they gave presents to the children. ln addition, faculty spon- sor lVlr. L. A. Hoyt, medical sponsor Dr. ,lack Robbins, and the group's five officers: President Richard Cook, Vice- President Nancy Kirchheimer, Secretary Peg Colegrove, Treasurer Brooke Smith, and Publicity Chairman PhylliS Visk planned the extensive subject matter which occupied the clubls meetings throughout the year. 46

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mem, ,mf . , 454' ' ff KXQ 7 f . W-A-,,,,,..1,.,,, , K -4' -f-. 1 'fr 4 f 'X aff Q President llflarc Gordon, Coin Chairman Gene Berken- stadt, and Stamp Chairman Jean Kantor involved the Stamp and Coin Club in more activity than was seen the last few years. llleetings held every two weeks consisted of trading sessions, during which stamps and coins were traded with greater interest than ever before, several auc- tions were held and door prizes were given to club mem- bers. Sponsor lX'Ir. Neuman said, This year the coin trad- ers detiinitely outnumbered the stamp collectors. The trend has changed decisively in the past several years. Concentration and strategy-vital .elements of Dave Sillars chess game. C.l,6llIlI'lClZJ gt us. - v - sms.mnsmrl n 1-4-i . -1 lug.,- Not so sure 'Sa spade is a spade, sponsor Mr. Bosshart has Bridge Club members watch and listen intently to opposition bids. cCUI'SOI1J The Bridge Club began a year of rebuilding after losing almost all of its tournament bridge players through gradu- ation last spring. Players of varying skills attended the weekly meetings, and classes in beginning and advanced bridge were offered by club sponsor lVIr. Bosshart. The club was led by John Bickel, President, Dan Mass, Vice- president-Treasurerg and Janeen Woliii, Secretary. The goals of the club were to provide students with the oppor- tunity to play bridge and to play better bridge. An in- novation this year was the use of large bridge cards as a visual aid, enabling the group to play and discuss a hand. Though not taking part in any tournaments during the first semester, club members participated in a number of them second semester. Stamp and Coin members carefully appraise coin values according to current market trends, KCUFSOII5 Qn the theory that chess develops analytical habits of thought, patience, and concentration, Chess Club offered members the opportunity to play tournament-scheduled, tour- nament-intense chess matches throughout the year. With the organization of Sponsor llflr. Hart, President Dave Sillars, and Vice-President Larry Rosenwald, the Chess Tourna- ment included schools from Evanston, Highland Park, Lal Forest, Niles East, Niles VVest, Loyola Academy, and Deerfield. Various kinds of chess-including Round Robin, Swiss System, Ten Second, Five lllinutes, and Lightning- were played at these meets, in the well-founded hope th these varied, formats would provide the proper opportuniti for developing the analytical habits wanted.