North High School - Polaris Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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LATIN CLUB Evelyn Johnson.............................President Rose Skoal.................................Vice-President Mary Galanter..............................Secretary-Treasurer IT is with the satisfactory feeling of having proved an inspiration and an incentive to its members that the Latin Club closes the fourth year of its existence at North High School. Under the constitution, which was adopted last year, aspirants for membership in the organization must have received an “A, “B. or “C” in the subject. The club pin, a bundle of fasces enclosing an ax, which represents the insignia of the lictors of the old Homan state who formed the official escort of the consul, may be seen adorning the lapels or the dresses of many students. The club meets with the faculty advisers, Miss Ida Mann, Miss Georgia Burgess, and Miss Lydia Thompson, on the last Thursday of every month. Profitable as well as entertaining programs have been presented. Miss Thompson's classes produced the Latin play, “In L'rbe Magna” tin the Great City). Students have attended entertaining meetings at which slides were shown or Roman education and customs were discussed. At the beginning of the fall term, a rousing initiation was held. Those admitted doubled the number of members in the club. Extra curricular activities have also been part of the club program. For the Phyllis Wheatley Christmas party, this organization took its place with the others in donating money, candy, and nuts. The girls have also supported the language clubs' basketball team. With its well-attended meetings and instructive, interesting programs, the Latin Club has undoubtedly had a most successful year and has accomplished its twofold purpose to create and sustain a decided interest in the classics, and to uplift the standards of scholarship and character in North High School. flack Roic -Lkvin. Bi.ic.kct. Laciii . Hand. F«xt. Cocton. C ais, Diamond. Smrr. CvmiAN, IUiback, Slums. „ I’akonin, Shallkt. Sum, Ghoonick. Fwovtiin. Davidson Middle Row Kicc, Frimiman, Let. Gill. Hmoox». Livosky. Miss Bum ... Mis Tiiomwon, Miss Mann. Bctsct. Cook. iTucovirz, Sw.cr.li. Doamin, Orkn.tin. I.itman. Suott front Rote -I.inublom, Bctciind. Siiohk. Mulct. Sii.vct. Quist, Skoal. Johnson, Gai.antu, Davis. Madden, Kinc, McGandy. Movlan. Petctson, Matiiwon Twentv-Four

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RADIO CLUB Gordon Simons................................President William Malmsto ... . . Vice President Arthur Sciiuck...............................Secretary-Treasurer THE members of the North High Radio Club, all definitely interested in radio, are eager to obtain amateurs’ licenses. The club operates on a ten-watt transmitter under the call ABVW, and most of the work is done on a length of forty meters. The members, under the direction of Mr. Huston, meet every Thursday to discuss certain phases of amateur radio, or to listen to talks on radio and electricity given by the members of the club. Resides these weekly meetings, the club provides for a code-practise class, so that the students may acquire the ability to read code signals at the rate of ten words a minute. At present the club has a five-tube broadcast receiver for the reception of music on the 2 J0-600 meter band and short-wave receiver which is used in communicating with amateurs. The short-wave outfit covers a band of thirty to ninety meters. 'I'he members receive many privileges and benefits from the club, and they are given the opportunity to become acquainted with the principles of this newest of sciences. They learn to read amateur code-signals, and they are taught to construct and to repair receivers. Through the medium of the transmitter, the members have talked to other amateurs in various parts of the country. The transmitter has been heard as far south as Florida, and distances of two and three hundred miles are covered constantly. The excellent equipment of the Radio Club in its apparatus room, 320, warrants this pleasant diversion. With a little experimenting and practise, an aspiring radio operator can acquire a license to run his own station. Connection with this club also affords easier access to the American Radio Relay Eeague, which helps one to become a commercial operator on land or on sea. Back Row—Dtczakowaki. Uiu-.m, Mtuntx, Dyudaiil, Oveaditk. Blake, Lazai, Schick Front Rote—Hu. Laikt, Lake, I’ortui. Xelao.n Ticentv-Three

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JEANNE D’ARC Frances Doll..................................President Frances Kush..................................Secretary JEANNE D’ARC, with her youthful strength and wit, symbolizes the wholesome enthusiastic spirit of the French Club at North. The members of this organization have developed an appreciation for the language and have furthered their interest in the institutions and customs of France; the meetings have been devoted to the promotion of this ideal. Jeanne d’Arc may well boast of its achievement of the past year, for although a scholastic basis for eligibility has been maintained, the membership has almost tripled itself. A very complete constitution providing for a merit system as a basis for standard by which pins are awarded has been formulated and translated into French. During the first term, several one-act plays, including French interpretations of “Miles Standish,” “Blue Beard,” “Little Bed Riding Hood,” and “The Three Bears,” as well as original dialogues, have been presented. Musically inclined members have rendered selections. Miss Amundson described her trip to Europe, and also delighted the girls with explanations of the advanced French fashions. During the spring semester, the programs were divided into six groups, of which the names were Jeanne d’Arc, Brittanny, Normandy, Provence, Chateaux de la Loire, and Paris. In the latter five groups the history, government, literature, customs, music, and great people were fully discussed. Money, candy, and toys were willingly contributed by the members of the club for the Phyllis Wheatley Christmas party. They also made the armor worn by the waiters at the Annual Football Banquet. Back Row—Gnuut, Wuhan, Katx, Crookxr, Bll-mruc, Schmut, Lu, Ijaromstz. Wiisi, Doran, Smiuiwitz. Sp italnik, Ki ii. Kitti.bson. Jonk . Fouincr Middle Row—Tnnt, Wkinsttin, Wolwit, Davis, Bassin, Bxekdloye, Oum, Moon, Hun, Aiunikau. Kkllman, Barber, Site. Johnson, Jandno, Hiehr. Lrvr Front Row—Rim, Quirt, Silver, SrimuM, Doll, Miss Amundson, Chamber . Hen mg. Lino, Sookrbirc. Mrrcnrx, Crunk. Smith, Kaplan Ticentv-Ftve