North High School - Northern Lights Yearbook (Akron, OH)

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A meeting ot the Federated Clubs of North High was called to order on a Friday morn¬ ing late in May. The purpose of this meet¬ ing was to secure a summary of the year’s work and at the same time to provide an in¬ teresting program for the day. The follow¬ ing sketches, given by representatives of each of the clubs, made up the program. Miss History Club The History club, under the leadership of Miss Bowman, has very successfully accom¬ plished its purpose, which was that the pro¬ grams given should be of some historical val¬ ue to the members. The programs were very miscellaneous in character, consisting of pro¬ grams on music, avety interesfingdebafe, and two playlets given in the auditorium. Mem¬ bers of this club made a trip to the Cleveland Museum of art during the spring vacation. This year’s officers were: president, Harrison Fulton; vice president, Thomas While; secre¬ tary, Myrtle Porter; treasurer, Lucile Grimm. Just Kids A group of freshman boys, with the very characteristic name “Just Kids ’for their club elected Robert Tarry as presidenc for the year. Their programs have been in the form of travelogues, a very interesting and instruc¬ tive form of study. These travelogues includ¬ ed Western United States and Alaska. Miss Plane acted as faculty adviser. Senor Spanish Club Thirty-three members were enrolled in the Spanish Club this year, under the supervi¬ sion of Senorita Weilbrenner. The following officers were elected: president, Nick Deyorio; vice presidente, Harriet Butters; secretaria, Arline Beachler. At each meeting the mem¬ bers responded to the roll call with Spanish proverbs. Many interesting programs were given on Spanish life and customs. Miss Northern Lights The Dramatic Club known as the North¬ ern Lights”, under the supervision of Miss Wolfe and Miss Rook, has had for its purpose during the year interpretations from Shake¬ speare’s works. The members have been work¬ ing on a play Tillie the Mennonite Maid” to be presented late in the school ear. The officers of the club were: president, Margaret Elwarner; secretary, Homer Jones; treasurer, Basil Likens. Mr. Technical Club The Technical Club had for its officers for the year Chester Heppberger, president; Ned Patrick, vice president; Edgar Hughes, secre¬ tary; Emil Olhoeft, treasurer. The programs were on technical topics; such as, pattern¬ making and electricity. Speakers from outside of school furnished a few of the programs. Mr. Crawford and Mr. Boehringer were fac¬ ulty advisers. Miss Hand-Craft This club, under the supervision of Miss O’Harra, spent some very interesting and profitable hours during the year. Stuffed ani¬ mals of various descriptions were made by the girls of the club at their own expense and taken to the children’s hospital at Christmas time as gifts for the “kiddies.” At the meet¬ ings held after Christmas the girls have been Forty-six

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The North High Booster Club of 1923 and 1924 First Booster Club was or¬ ganized in the early part of 1923. Robert Van Hyning ’24 should receive the credit since the or¬ ganization was his idea. There were seven boys and seven girls, picked from the stu¬ dent body, in this first club. The members did not carry on any outstanding activities, but they did present North with a five foot banner, a thing much needed and appreciat¬ ed. The Jure 1923 graduation practically broke up this club, leaving only four mem¬ bers, Robert Van Hyning, August Macaluso, Carl Spessard, and Paul Fritsch. On October 12, 1923, the new and pres¬ ent Booster Club was organized. Eight new members were selected from the applications received: a faculty advisor, Mr. Houk, was selected; then the club was ready for work. The election of officers was held, resulting as follows: president, Paul Fritsch; vice president, August Macaluso: secretary, Karl Freund; treasurer, Carl Spessard. The first act of the new club was to sell rubber badges in black and gold to be worn at football games. Aside from this, reserv¬ ing students’ seats at ' games, decorating the bleachers and superintending the election of cheer leaders kept the members busy during that first semester. At the beginning of the second semester the club held election of officers and chose anew. At this time the officers elected were: president, Paul Fritsch; vice president. Urbane Hagenbaugh; secretary, Maynard Griffith; treasurer,Edwin Gar man. The new members were Lawrence Baker and Cleon Wells, elec¬ ted to replace two graduates of January 1924- Friendship Day’’ was suggested and car¬ ried out by the members of the club. The day’s festivities opened with a short program in chapel. The Booster Club saw to it that friendship tags reached all the students and that everyone was told how to “get ac¬ quainted.” One-way halls were put into effect March 10, their success being almost immediate. At the same time “Keep to the Right” slogans were introduced for the stairways. Soon after¬ wards the idea of one-way stairs at 11:30 was carried out, this proving a great help to stu¬ dents in getting out of the building more quickly at lunch hour. The Booster Club attributes much ot its success to the ready cooperation of the stud¬ ent body as well as of the faculty. The mem¬ bers feel that they have gone far already toward accomplishing one of their chief aims —that of establishing a better relation be¬ tween the faculty and the student body. Censowe for the Year TheCensowe Club has had a very success¬ ful year, much of the success of which was due to the members of the cabinet who have proved themselves capable, hard-working and original in the planning of interesting pro¬ grams. For the World Fellowship program on No. vember 12, an outside speaker was secured. Miss Pillicer of Spain, who has been teaching in the Phillipine Islands. She had many in¬ teresting pictures to show and stories to tell of her experiences. At the Christmas meeting Mrs. George S. Dales made the central speech and several of the Censowe spoke on subjects appropriate to the Christmas season. The Bean Supper and Mock Election, held in February, was a time of much hilarity and jesting. Everyone wanted beans, beans and more beans. Many of the other programs were quite worth-while also. The Service committee has been particu¬ larly active this year, especially in cooperat¬ ing with the Booster Club on regulating traffic, in making arm-bands during the foot¬ ball season and presenting Narcissus bulbs at Easter to the old ladies at the Summit County Home. — Mildred Davis, ’24 Forty-five

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working on embroidered articles for them¬ selves. The club carried on its year’s work with Marjorie Dyke, as president, and Lena Boyd, as secretary. Mr. Radio Club Among the talks given by members of the Radio Club this vear were “Hints on the Con¬ struction of Radio Frequency” by Thomas Chittenden, “CoilsandCondensers,”by George Royer, “Crystal Set in Loose Coupler,” by Walter Tschumi, “Difficult Forms of Radio” by Edgar Atkinson and “Super-Heterodyne’’ by Roydon Whaley. The officers of this club for the year were: president, Richard Booth; vice president, Harold Schwarz; secretary, Arland Wells; faculty adviser, Mr. Wagner. Miss Art Club To promote an interest in art in our every¬ day life, to show art may be applied to our lives, and to encourage artistic talent are the purposes of the Art Club. The club this year was divided into two groups: one, under the supervision of Miss Gibson, studied and ap¬ plied methods of sketching; the other, under Mrs. Roberts, dividec’ its interest between the making of raffia and reed articles and work¬ ing on embroidered articles. The officers for the year were: Walter Featherstun, president; Lucetta Randall, vice president; secretary and treasurer, Nora Smith. Mr. Biology Club The Biology Club was added as a new member to our list in February. The club, or¬ ganized under the supervision of Miss Fisher, elected the following officers for the year: president, Sherman Horn; vice-president, Lloyd Atterholt; secretary, Roma Allison; as¬ sistant secretary, Dorothy Arndt. The club has two divisions, the bird and flower groups. They cooperate to furnish the programs. Letters have been sent by the members to other states and countries, inquiring about the signs of spring shown there. Spring hikes have been planned by the members to add interest and enthusiasm as well as to give real instruction in natnre study. Miss Hygiene Club The Hygiene Club this year was sponsored by Mrs. Bake, who says that there has been remarkable cooperation among its members. The idea which prompted the founding of this club was that school boys and girls can never learn too much about hygiene. With this idea in mind the programs have been largely talks on the care and functions of the organs of the human body. The officers were; president, Frances Patterson; vice president, Betty Davis; secretary, Marie Guerney. Freshman Clubs Since there were so many Freshman Clubs this year, and their programs were so varied, it seems best to print only the names of the officers in each room. In Room 102 there were two clubs. Officers of the 9B’s were: president, Marian Walsh, secretary, Florence Jones; of theQA’s: president, Marian Schaeffer; secretary, Mae Trout. In Room 121 the offi¬ cers were: president. Mabel Carl; secretary, Alice Gracey; in Room 120: president, Hugh Parson ; seceretary, Alfred Sladky; in Room 103: president, Elizabeth Hoffman; secretary, Mildred Jones; in Room 119: president. Ear¬ nest Pierce; secretary, Arthur Vance; in Room 106: president, James Savoia; secretary, Charles Schenk. —Myrtle Porter, Rose Crano’24 The Master Some meet it smiling, others with fear. Some meet it bravely, some with a tear. To some it comes like a thief in the night. Silently, cautiously, banishing light. Oft as the Queen bee, when summer is nigh. From the bud takes the honey and leaves it to die. Some it relieves of anguish and pain. To all it comes once but never again; No mortal has seen it but all hear its call, The summons of death, the master of all. Fame breasts not its power. Beauty loses her lure. Wealth shrinks in oblivion, naught can en¬ dure This power supreme we all feel its breath. The call of the Master, the summons of Death. Parker A. Scott,’25 Forty-seven