North Side High School - Legend Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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EXQUILLENCE IN SCROLLS FRGM 1500 It could probably be traced back to that bald- headed monk. He plucked a plume one day from some feathered animal. clipped it in some con- cocted potion. and bedeck- ed a parchment of pound- ed leaves. And some way or other through the mo- notonous centuries, we have the Quill and Scroll. It probably originated thereg at least, for the present we will place the blame thereon, To receive membership in this organization. the prospect must be in the upper part of his class must have made some pal- pable dent in the journal- ism block, and received the approval of a national secretary. It the prospect is found to be possessed of these three prerequisites he becomes a member. I-Ie re- ceives the Quill and Scroll pin, golden with the feather and scrollg and monthly an issue of the national Quill and Scroll magazine finds its way to his door. These com- prise the material awards to be had. Miss Rowena Harvey generally announces the members at a Northerner and Legend potluck in April. A glance through the file book in the North- erner room would give the names of those who have 1 made 1500 or more points. These comprise the jour- nalism club. Isobel Fraser. publisher of the paper during the month of March, was given the presidential throne, Alice lVlcGahey. vice-presidentg Tom Sued- hoff, treasurer, and Shel- By WILLIAM GERHARD Quill and Scroll First Row: I, Fraser, R. Steiber, Scott, A, lVlcGahey. Second Row: C. Parish, Young, R. Harvey. E, Kattell, S. Wagner. Third Row: O. Kenyon. A. Craytori, B. Gerhard. Upon becoming a member of this club. the stu- dent receives the fifteen hundred club pin. em- blematic of the matrix. Upon earning an addi- tional fifteen hundred points he receives a silver ping five thousand points entitle him to the gold ping and with ten thousand points, he has the coveted gold-jeweled pin. :fvgsset Q93 First Row: S. Vvagner, F. North, Am, Ludwig, E. Kattell, Al Ludwig, R. Steiber, I. Fraser, A. lVIcGahey, D, Roberts, Second Row: D. Till, E. O'Day, M. Harvey, A. Stavenik, P. Olofson, Weath- erholt, E. Figel, D. Becker, K. Gerig. Third Row: A, Bartholomew, O. Kenyon, D. Needham, B. Gerhard, D. Ham- CIOH Wagner, Secretary- mm. A. Crayton, C. Petting, A. Aiken. 12

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XJ? . BOEIOITI ROYVI A few people have made the writing in The Northerner exceptionally good. Really behind the sheet are Alice Ludwig. Green Menace Rob- erts, Publisher Bill Gerhard, Charles Parrish. and Sports Wfriters Jim Xveatherholt, and Dick Hammett. The Northerner has had a record circulation and these home room agents have been ex- cellent newsboys. Front Row: P. Bailey. P. DeHaven. D. Chambers, O'Day, Stiifler. E. Kauffman. Back Row: B. Morton. C. Lewis, D. Needham, L. Knepper, A. Byers. M. Gregg. BEHIND THE SHEET By ROSE STEIBER Through eleven years of publication. The Northerner has continued to malce progress and has by continued effort, risen to the highest peak of high school journalistic achieve- ment. In the fall The Northerner received two awards, the Quill and Scroll International Rating denoting a paper of Superior rank, the highest award given. and first place in a contest sponsored by the chapter of Sigma Delta Chi, national professional journalistic fraternity. at Indiana Uni- versity. for schools with an 800-1500 enrollment. The Northerner was on display at the State Fair at Indianap- olis in the Indiana University Building. In the spring, two distinctive honors were added. The National Scholastic Press Association again awarded The Northerner the highest rating, that of All-Ainerican news- paper. for its general excellence in all divisions. The sports pages were considered unusually excellent. At the journalism Field Day conducted by Butler Univer- sity at Indianapolis on April 15. The Northerner received two honors: a gold cup for having the best sports pages of any high school paper in the state. irrespective of size. and second place for having the best all-round paper of any school in the state with an enrollment of over l.000. Many individual awards were received by the Redslcin journalists. with Bill Gerhard placing first in a National Anti-Tuberculosis news-writing contest: Alice Ludwig re- ceiving fifth place in feature writing in the East Central States Quill and Scroll division: and Jean Scott and George Kinne receiving honorable mention in news judgment and advertising writing. respectively. Advised by Miss Rowena Harvey, The Northerner marched on to greater heights with Rose Steiber. Shelly Vyagner. jean Scott. Ellen Kattell, Isobel Fraser. William Gerhard. and Richard Till serving as publishers. Philip Olofson was editor of the Tournament News. A majority of the major staff positions was held by graduating seniors. Mary Waller served in the capacity of managing editorg Charles Parish, feature editor: Arthur Crayton. advertising managerg Luella Liff, auditorg Virgil Kelpin. credit managerg Jim Weatherholt. sports editorg and Alice McGahey, circulation manager. Other positions filled by underclassmen were: News- editor, Helen Curdesg co-copy editors, Norma Dannenfelser and Margery Kennedyg tie up advertising manager, Kate Gerig. and assistant circulation managers. Fahma North, Wanda Foster, Shirley Field, and Paula Bailey. The year's special activities included a tea dance in September, an assembly on Spoolcs and Fraudsf' and trips to Indianapolis and Washington. D. C.

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Although it boasted a large membership. the A NIGHTINGALE HATCHED THEM Did you know that the newest way to spell Service is Red Cross ? No? Well, just take a glance at all the good deeds the members of North Side's Junior Red Cross have done this past year. However. before they could begin their charity work, it was necessary for our Good Samaritans to select their pilots for the coming semester. Those who captained ship Service the first sem- ester were Katherine Briggs, presidentg Virginia Beaty, vice-presidentg Madelyn Drewett, secretary: and Nadine Van Horn, treasurer. These four proved so capable that they were re-elected the s e c o n d semester. The members were also fortu- nate to have as their ad- visers Mrs. Maryann Chap- man and Miss Hazel Plum- mer, who succeeded Miss Mabel Greenwalt. The Red Cross, contin- uing a custom begun last year, sponsored an Apple and Potato Day in order to secure these items to fill their Thanksgiving baskets for the needy families. In connection with this, their annual food dance, the Tin Can I'Iop,', was held on November 18. The ad- mission price was ten cents By ISOBEL FRASER southern United States. This organization is also one of the most active in the social field. They have sponsored two dances-a tea dance, Doin' the Lambeth Walk, and a bad luck dance on Friday. January 13. Their performance in the G. A. A. was the Mil- linery Review. a skit satirizing women's hats. They also entertained the North Side students with two skating parties. Most of the proceeds from their dances and the two rink parties were used in helping others who are less fortunate. During Teachers' Convention the members fea- tured an exhibit of several student projects, an --.-.-- 3 First Row: hi. Fortriede. C. Lewis, M. Chapman, M. Drewetr, K. Briggs, V. Beary, Miss Plummer. V. Thomas. N. Van Horn, B. Smith. Second Row: C, Figel, R. Hattendorf, B. Krausz, H. Koehler. V. Franke, worth of Canned gogds, Ni. Carkenord, V. Cwutermuth. E. Thomas. D, Myers. V. Drewett. M' Heine. From these two sources Nl. Buechner, C. Mueller. M. R, Ickes. Third Row: D. lVlcKinney. H. Reed. R. E. Callison. D. Seely. Nl. Keenan. 611011311 food Waswllecfed M. Kelrsch. P. swiss. v. vanaensefg, D. Niueller, c. Kempei. 1. E. swim. P. to fill eight baskets. Again, the students of North Side were asked to cooperate with this or- ganization by bringing apples and oranges. This time it was to fill Christmas baskets. In addition to giving away eight big baskets, the members also held a party for underprivileged children and gave each one a present. De Plaven, Xvinner, B, Knepper, B. Westrick, A. Aiken. album from Czechoslovakia and Indian relics. This organization sent Charlotte Lewis, as a representative of North Side, to the National Conference at Wfashington, D. C.. in April. New plans to help others in trouble are the foremost goal of the Red Cross workers. and, keeping true to their own code. the Old Book Project was introduced and accepted this year. The purpose of this project was to collect old books, either fiction or school books, for under- privileged children in the mountain regions of club worked to increase its roll. In order to ac- complish this, they formed two teams, War Ad- miral and Sea Biscuit. Because there are A only five boys who are members of this club. it was especially interested in having more of them join. The losers of this contest entertained the winners with a potluck. 13