North Salem High School - Viking Yearbook (Salem, OR)

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MORNING GROUP Salem Continuation School AFTER enactment of the Smith-Hughes Law in 1917, the Part-time Continuation Schools were organized. These schools were established to Care for young people who had to leave full-time school to go to work. Although the Continuation School is especially for employed boys and girls, it also enrolls others, who for some legiti- mate reason cannot attend full time school. Students may enroll at any time of the school year in either elementary, high school, or vocational courses. This meets every students need concerning work. Also a student's study hours and work hours are arranged so that they best meet his needs as well as his employers. They may attend school all day, half day, or certain days or hours of the week, depending upon what these needs are found to be. The Placement Bureau of the school not only helps students to find work, but after placement continues to follow up each case and gives further instruction and guidance when necessary. Visitors to our Continuation School are impressed with its lack of rigid rules and stiff formality and with the pleasing attitude and industry of its students. The study room itself expresses home-like hospitality. Because the students must often spend most of their time on their jobs, the school attempts to create a comfortable, home-like situation for them during the hours that they are free to attend. On the walls hang appropriate pictures, mottos, and drawings made by the students. Study tables and arm chairs complete the plan of the study room. Occupying these are students, each progressing as rapidly as his ability or opportunity for study allows. The instructor moves about the room mingling with the students, guiding, encouraging, and helping them in their individual needs. Besides the director, Miss Violet Swanson, there are from three to four assistant cadet teachers. During this year more than eighty students have been enrolled in the school. Students who complete their senior year graduate with the regular high school students at the close of the year. This year seven will join the class of 1936. Often students who dropped out of school even as low as the 8th or 9th grade and have been away from school life for some time, return without embarrassment to the Continuation School, where they may continue from their own level and are not required to keep up with a class. Instead, they are encouraged to proceed at their own rate and ability. The Continuation School recognizes individual dif- ferences and builds its program on this. Last year this school was recognized by the United States commissioner of education for the fine work done in guidance and adjustment for youth between sixteen and twenty-one. HELEN hIoNEs Lois REYNOLDS 64

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AFTERNOON GROUP Activities Of Continuation School Students THE Boys' Radio club of the Salem Continuation School offers much of in- terest for leisure hours. Under the expert guidance of the cadet instructor, Mr. De Lespinassee, the members have learned the principles of receiving the Inter- national Gode and have studied other fundamentals of radio. This club not only awakens interest in radio but is beneficial for those who want to make it their vocation. The club spent an interesting hour at the Salem Airport where Mr. de Lespinassee is chief weather reporter. Two years ago the girls organized a Craft club which is still breaking records for attendance. During the club hour many kinds of art work and needlecraft are learned and training in social etiquette and character development is given by various speakers who appear before the group during the year. The Creative Writing club is for those who have literary aspirations. Another popular club is the Boys' Harmonica Troopers. The Troopers have played before several civic organizations and community clubs, and certain mem- bers are weekly players over KSLIVI. The Public Speaking club is recommended for taking kinks out of your spine and ushiversn out of your knees. lvlembers taking it one semester often enroll for the second term to correct other faults as well as to be eligible for the Dramatic Guild, which is a splendid organization that affords enjoyment for all its members in the experience of playing before civic clubs and lodges. Each semester the entire student body entertains the public. This year a program and bazaar was offered during the first semester. The Girls' Craft club sponsored the bazaar and the Theatre Guild produced the entertainment. Pro- ceeds of the evenings program were used to buy text books and help finance the recreational activities for the student body. During the second semester the annual tea and exhibit is held. Girls of the school act as hostesses and serve tea while other students act as guides and explain or demonstrate to the visitors the school work of the year. The final social event of the year is the senior and honor students' luncheon, Graduates share honors with students whose records of achievement, character, and good fellowship place them on the honor roll. Special guests for this occasion are the superintendent, principal, and assistant principal of the high school, members of the board of education, and parents and friends of the honored students. EDGAR RODGERS 05 'Ld

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Quill and Scroll AN international honor society, exclusive to all but outstanding high school journalists in two thousand schools, is Quill and Scroll. Salem's Clarion chapter was organized with the purpose of promoting journal- ism in this high school. Because membership requirements and fees are so high, and because otherwise the society is similar to the journalism club, the membership is small and purely honorary. Stagecraft Club BEGINNING with a thorough clean-up of the stage last fall, the Stagecraft club has been continually working during the past year to keep the stage and all its equipment in the best possible condition. A visit to the Elsinore theatre and aparty after kalsominirig the back of the stage were the main activities of the club. Membership is limited to fourteen boys and seven girls, with Mr. E. A. Carle- ton as adviser. Bachelors' Club THE Bachelors' club was formed this year by Howard Jenks, jack Pollock, and Wilfred C. I-Iagedorn. Panel discussions held three times a month considered the hobo situation, for which Bob Boardman gave details, and the European situa- tion, after a talk by Colonel C. A. Robertson. Membership is limited to fifty members, who are given a test by the member- ship board before entering. ' The boys sponsored a semi-formal dance March l3, the first social affair of the year, other than sport dances sponsored by other school groups. Boys' Cvlee Club ' THE Boys' Glee club was again organized this year for the pleasure of all Salem high boys who enjoy music. Under Miss Lena Belle Tartars direction they have prepared themselves for programs, the first of which was the school broadcast from the auditorium, then the Girls' League meeting, and a last appearance in the Music Week program at the high school, May 5. Girls' Glee Club ON May 5, at the Music Week program given jointly by the Glee clubs, the members of the Girls' Glee made their last public appearance. During the year the girls have presented numbers for many programs at the school, including one of the school broadcasts from the auditorium. This year the girls chose white sweaters, and black skirts as their glee .club outfits and purchased a red chenille V emblem on a black background to place on the sweaters as their official symbol as Vikings. Math Club THE Math club write-up will be found on page 104. 63