North High School - Polaris Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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JUNIOR MENORAH OFFICERS William Mkrsky.......................President Arthur Haskell......................Vice-President Sam Rf.ingvartz......................Secretary BECAUSE of the over-abundance of splendid Jewish hoys at North, a Sophomore branch of the Mcnorah has recently been organized. It is known as the Junior Menorah. As the sixth member of the Character Club, this organization will also endeavor to live up to the ideals and purposes which are set forth in the constitution of the Character Club. The Junior Menorah has, at present, twenty-nine members. William Mcrskv is president; Arthur Haskell, vice-president; Sam Rcingvartz, secretary; and Charles Grossman, sergeant-at-arms. The club meets every Tuesday night with tin- other Character Club chapters. Harold Goldenberg. a North alumnus and first president of the Character Club. i adviser of the group. K. O. T. C. CLUB KNIGHTS OF THE COMPASS is a club that has been recently originated at North. It is a chapter of the Character Club. The purpose of this club is to create, maintain, and extend the Christian Ideals of Scholarship. Fellowship, and Sportsmanship in North High School. K. 0. T. C. Club is fortunate in having as their adult leader Mr. TralTord Jayne, who is well known at North High. The club meets each Tuesday night and a lively and interesting discussion takes place. The officers are named after a different fashion than most clubs. They are as follows: Chief Mariner, Russell Kell; First Mate. Charles Grosser; Keeper of the Log, Ralph Asplind; Purser, Hartvig Anderson: and Coxswain. Lee Munich. Page Twenty-Sine

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SENIOR MENORAH CLUB OFFICERS Meyer Cordon...........................President Sam FlNKELSTEW.........................Vice-president Emot SoRSKY............................Secretary STARTING with a charter membership of fifteen boys two years ago, the Menorah has grown so rapidly that now the club consists of two chapters with a membership of fifty hoys. The increased membership of the Menorah has necessitated the forming of two chapters. The Senior Menorah is made up of upperclass students while the Junior Menorah has the Sophomore and B-Junior boys. The Menorah was organized to promote high ideals among the Jewish boys of North. Throughout the past year the club has taken an active part in school activities. The Menorah chapter entered into the Greater North Campaign last March and offered its loyal support. For two years the Menorah has won first place in the Annual Character Club Bible Story Contest. Last year Sam Brenes won the award, and this year the honor remains with Sam Kinkelstein. The Senior Menorah was awarded a silver shield for attaining the highest scholastic standings of the Character Club. The awarding of the shield is an annual affair and is given temporarily to the chapter club with the highest grades. At the weekly supper meeting of the Character Club, the Menorah boys have had mam enjoyable times. Well known local speakers as Rabbi Minda have addressed tlie club on various topics of Jewish interest. The officers of the past year were Meyer Gordon, president; Sam Finkelstein, vice-president; Flint Sorsky, secretary; and Philmore Gross, sergeant-at-arms. The representatives on the Character Club Council were Eliot Sorsky and Morris Berner. Hack Rom Weiner, Becker, Cordon, Hank. Freed. Farkus, Pah . Meters, Herman, Grlman Mithllt Row I.ipman. Putman, Aitim, K wrick. Chou . Sou., Skolnick, Stouj». Airnit, Ciiem.ia Silling Hrrkkr, Birman, SorsxV, Cordon, Mr. Pom.ard, Finkf.utwn, Goloeniierc. I.kiroiman. Fickn Pace Twenty-Eight

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TORCH CLUBS kknon Oldham Clarence Mi nn t Mazfield McDoucal President of Alpha Torch Presidents of lie Square Torch ORIGINALLY a small club of twenty members in the Sophomore Clas?. the I orch Clubs have blossomed out this year into two active clubs, totaling forty members. These two clubs are active chapters in the North Character sponsored by the school and the Y . M. C. A. The Torch “Pepper Club” was finally won by Alpha Torch, after three weeks overtime was declared in the contest. Luscious lemonade rewarded the winners from the interior of said jug. Service to the school is given through committee duty in the larger Club, through lunch room patrol service, through publicity work in the Greater North Campaign, through sales of tickets for theater parties, the funds of which went back into school channels, and through a summer camp for North High boys. Participation in athletics took definite shape in the midwinter aquatic meet at Central Y. YL C. A. Later a combined team of basketball players successfully met the Central High Torch Club of St. Paul in two games. Spring brought diamond ball competition. Two active leaders, Mr. illiam Boyer and Mr. Kenneth Gilkerson. both old North High “grads, are at the head of the Clubs, supervised by Mr. C. M. Angel of the North Y. M. C. A. Maxfield McDougal was elected the second term to succeed Clarence Munn as president of Be Square Torch Club. Vernon Oldham succeeded himself in that office for the Alpha Torch. r°P R ' '—M outcome Y. Ba clay, But , Denny. mil. Vasey, C.aklaon. Doha . Day. Hob» t«on Koh Stimuli . HEirnu. B«o n. Wooi.mabd. Seimew. Ob . Pitnam. Do tens. McDoical. Ci nt ci.. Williams Snued-Stewa«t. Siiknoel. Kelly . C. M. Ano.el. Oldham, Hronnat. IIaaland. Smith Page Thirty