North Junior High School - Argus Log Yearbook (Boise, ID)

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'ri-ME ARGUE-L66 5 THE MERRYMAKERS CLUB The Merrymakers Club of North junior was composed of thirty members- with Charles Mingey as president and Miss Skivington as faculty advisor. The real purpose of the club was to add pep and fun to the Circus. The antics of the clowns and the applause of the audience proved that the club had been successful. CHESS AND CHECKER CLUB Q The Chess and Checker Club was made up of thirty- tive members. Hubert Dales was elected president and XVilliam Hunt secretary. There was a chess tournament and Cameron Nichols won, making him champion. The . members of the club played progressive checkers. Ken- neth Kelley won the checker tournament. FIRST AID CLUB The First Aid Club, with Miss Gallinger advisor, was very actively and profitably engaged during our weekly meetings. The members have become quite proficient in caring for minor injuriesg doing various kinds of bandag- ingg applying splints and tournquetsg treating persons suffer- ing from shock, fainting, etc. The knowledge gained will be of great value to each member. CHEMISTRY CLUB This club was organized in the spring of the term of 1929. The object of the club was to carry out simple ex- periments in chemistry. The faculty advisor, Mr. Zink, taught and explained to the club some of the fundamental principles of chemistry. 36

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THE ARGUS LOG 4. MARIONETTE CLUB fin The Marionette Club with Miss Scholler as leader presented their puppets for the hrst time at the great Ring-a-Ling Circus. Jack and the Beanstalk was pre- . sented on the beautiful, substantial stage built by the boys in workshop, wired by the classes in electricity, and de- signed and equipped by the Marionette Club. INDIAN LORE CLUB The indian Lore Club was organized in January under the supervision of Miss Nixon. The officers were Everett Herring. president, and Barbara Fisher, secretary. Pictures and trinkets were brought in and exhibited to the class. lndian stories and legends were read and told. One of the principal features of the club was a scrap book. The work was very interesting and instructive. POPULAR MECHANICS CLUB Under the able leadership of Mr. Magin, the club was managed so that every member took an interest in its activities. The object of the club was to promote inter- est and skill in making tools and working with machines. The following officers were elected: President, Richard X Ewing: Vice-President, Leslie Davis, and Secretary. Peter ' , - Prezeller. Very good work was done by the club. U COLLECTORS CLUB The members of our trading and purchasing. Discussions of Bureau of Printing 'uid Enfravinr . .. . g., 5.,, newspaper clippings, and several coins loaned to us, made our meetings interesting. club aimed to enlarge our new Stamp Book of 1929 through 35

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C THE Aiaobswiloo yigf- LIFE SAVING CLUB The purpose of the Life Saving Club was to teach students fundamentals in life saving. It covered not only -'X the work in Junior Life Saving but also to some extent X1 . x X X X Senior Life Saving. To all who pass the Junior Life Saving test a ccrtihcate and emblem is given. iVe like to think - of a certificate as a license to save lives. SEVENTH GRADE CHECKER CLUB The Seventh Grade Checker Club was composed of twenty-two members. Pro- gressive checker games were played in an effort to decide the best player m the club. The boys enjoyed the club immensely as it provided brain work as well as amusement. EMBROIDERY CLUB Our Embroidery Club began with twenty-live girls electing Josephine Moose presi- dent and Agnes Shanahan secretary. The club was very successful, due to the kind help of Miss Snyder and Miss Jenss. Attractive dresser scarfs and lingerie were some of the things embroidered. TRAVEL CLUB Last january a new club was organized for the pur- pose of visiting with postal cards and lantern slides var- ious places in the world that had been visited by Miss Hickox, our principal. Only Seniors were eligible for nienibership, forty-one joining. ' - ' , Paul Seager and Henry Mosolf, two of our members, A X each club period used their ingenuity to make the cards ,115 g 'X glow as colortnlly as possible. I ,fl 5 v Many and various have been the countries visited: Sicily. Greece, Germany, Italy, Scotland, Holland, Bel- gium, England and others. Art and architecture, customs L. -Q, and costumes, scenery and historical background, have 5- been the various themes of discussion and Miss Hickox has often added amusing personal experiences. The mem- bers are very appreciative of the kindness of Miss Hickox in offering tlns new club. 37