Northern High School - Noroscope Yearbook (Flint, MI)

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,. . Footlights Club-They study drama at joint meetings with Central. Bottom row, left to right: Virginia Leistef, Wilma Chapman, Virginia Marie Adlen, Muriel Pagel, Blanche Krueger, Betty lrwin, and lean Hilleary, second row, Iack Ienkins, Frank Tambs, Emma lean Cox, Charlotte Morey, Thelma lean Wait, Shirley Delaney, Larry Stewart, and Ralph Emerson, top row, Alexander Maul, Peggy Barr, Clarence Isaacson, Georgiana Horneber, Kenneth Mclntosh, Frances Miller and Guy Corbin. Aeroplane-They made model airplanes Bottom row, left to right: DuWayne Welch, Raymond Stevenson, Wilfred Partridge, and Robert King, top row, lack MacDermaid, Clar- ence Newcomb, sponsor, and Bill Fagan. Footlighters Give Shakespeare Demonstration RGANIZED this year, the Footlights Club, sponsored by Mrs. Carol Foley, studied drarnatics. The social highlight of the club was the visit to the Attic Players at Central. The hosts were entertained by the pres- entation of Northern Shakes- peare Club, a play. Members of the club who participated in the dramatization were: Shirley Delaney, Thora Warren, Geor- giana l-lorneber, Lillian Horton, Peggy Barr, Helen Hines, Irene O'Neill, Georgie Bilky and Vir- ginia Leister. Page 12 A variety of short skits, in- cluding My Cousin From Swe- den, given for the lunior Soro- sis, was also presented during the year. Members of the Cou- sin cast were: Peggy Barr, Vir- ginia Leister, leane Berg, Lois Lewis, Betty Irwin, Kathryn Bra- dow, Thelma Wait and Lillian Horton. Officers of the club were: Frank Tambs, president, Vir- ginia Leister, vice president, Georgiana l-lorneber, secretary and lack Ienkins, treasurer. Aeroites Test Ships FOR its activities during the 1938-39 year the Aero Club, sponsored by Clarence New- comb, built gas powered scale models. A majority of the meetings were devoted to the construc- tion of gasoline model air- planes. The members of the club also designed their own models, scaled them to the de- sired size and held occasional meetings in the gymnasium where the models were tested, The officers were: Wilfred Partridge, president, lohn Hoov- er, vice president and Bill Fag- an, secretary-treasurer. Candy Stand-A very popular place dur- ing lunch hours is the candy stand, George Matus attends the stand during fifth hour while Bill Mangiaracina takes charge dur- ing fourth hour. Edwin Rowley is faculty member in charge oi the stand. ':1- : .'....- --: , ' '-. .....,. it ---- - ' ...V .------.,. l H W .....,.,.,,,, qzzzl ,,. ..., . in if t--r,.f i it 'i l ' ii' Q, if - . ,.,.: 1 fo, m g Q ., Wi fi Pi , ..... Q 2: .. ... QQ ':'t' i iw r :': .,,........ ,,,., . 2 ' i 1- --vf A3 ls: t Nineteen Thirty-Nine

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K. K. Sells Covers SCI-IOOLWIDE activity through the Ask-Me-Anoth- er contest, and service through the sale of book covers were the chief activities of the Key and Kolophon Club, sponsored by Miss Miriam Herron. Open to present and past members of the Library Meth- ods class, the aim of the club was to increase the layman's knowledge of books. Serving as officers were Bar- bara Earl, president, Carol Iones, vice president, Phyllis Furman, secretary and Vivian I-latch, treasurer. Lit Club Sees Film THE LITERARY CLUB, open to all students interested in lit- erature and sponsored by Miss Mary Perkins, continued its study of literature and its con- nection With foreign lands dur- ing the past year. Technicolor slides of France and England were shown at the December 6 meeting by Van Burd, instructor at Whittier. Iohn Allshouse, another guest of the club during the year, told of his summer vacation in Italy. Book reports, contests and the reading of plays were also features of the meetings. At Christmas toys were collected for the Goodfellows. Edith Leavitt Was elected president, Douglas Anderson, vice president and Sara Smith, secretary-treasurer. Club Exhibits Prints TO PROMOTE a more thor- ough appreciation of art was the purpose of the Creative Art Club, under the sponsorship of Miss Mary Wall. Meetings Were held at the Flint Institute of Arts. The chief feature of the Art Club's activities Was the sale of Iapanese prints depicting every day scenes of Iapanese life. A portion of the profits was used to bring art exhibits to the school. Noroscope Key and Kolophon Club-Service to the library is their aim. Bottom row, left to right: Betty Sabourin, Dorothy Wittbrodt, Mary lanes, Barbara Earl, Lucille Knapman, and Anna Polonic, top row, Thelma Hayward, Phyllis Furman, Virginia Evans, Carol Iones, Vivian Hatch, Molly Roh and Miss Miriam Herron, sponsor. Literary Club-They like to read fine literature. Bottom row, left to right: Albina McGin- nis, Maeona Tipton, Vivian Green, Bertha Pines, and Ruth Hamilton, second row, Sara Smith, Thelma Thomas, Lorraine Drake, Carol Jones, and Miss Mary Perkins, sponsor, top row, Edith Leavitt, Emma lean Cox, Robert McKeen, Esther Peterson and Shirley Armstrong. i French Club-They are interested in France and its customs. Bottom row, lett to right: Evelyn Snyder, Marjorie Snyder, Marion Coates, Rosalie Mott, Iessie Hawes, and Norma Dingman, second row, Mary Rood, Shirley Steele, Lucille Knapman, Helen Han-ielin, Mary Iane Hazard, Irene Adamson, and Lucille Hershon, top row, Edythe Culverwell, Lois Ann Iohnson, Genevieve Sibiga, Vivian Hatch, Vera Gregory, and Mrs. Dorothy Harvey, sponsor. Play, Question Box Entertains French Club LE CERCLE FRANCAIS, the French Club, sponsored by Mrs. Dorothy Harvey, was en- tertained by a play depicting French Christmas a nd N e W Years customs and by a ques- tion box. Winners of the gues- tion box were Vivian l-latch, Genevieve Sibiga and Bob Byrne. Evelyn Snyder was elected president November l, at the first meeting of the year while Lucille Knapman was chosen vice president. Bob Byrne was chosen as secretary While Mary lane Hazard acted as treasurer. Page 11

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Producers-School plays are produced and directed by them. Bottom row, lett to right: Isabelle Baker, Doris Bodary, Helen Majda, Anne Swinko, Miss Nelda Scherer, sponsor, Helen Yurk, Ilene Sutton, Margaret Marko and Peggy Allen, second row, Larry Stewart, Opal Dow- less, Ida I..aPenes, Georgiana Winters, Irene Hickman, Dorothy Hampton, Alva Sherk, Helen Kaza, and Iack Jenkins, top row, Mary lane Reed, Bob Bell, Clarence Isaacson, Tressa Bertrand, Audrey Ditmas, Ed Berryman, Kenneth Mclntosh and Geneva Stottlemeyer. Producers Present Skits for Schools, Church, Civic Groups THE PRODUCERS, under the direction ot Miss Nelda Scherer, appeared betore clubs, churches and various other or- ganizations and meetings. Grace Lee Gatlney's Oust- ing Sam Grouch was one of the more popular plays prepar- ed. Those taking part were: Alva Sherk, Maxine Crow, Iulia Estock, Helen Majda, Madeline Gillette, Helen Yurk, Irving Him- rnelhoch, Clarence Isaacson, Bob Arnold, Bobby Goosen, Margaret Marko, Anne Swinko, Idell Weiner and Bernadine W olfe. The play was also given over the public address system Engineers Build Set THE ENGINEERS' CLUB this season has concentrated on amateur radio communication. The club organized meetings around two main objectives: First, the learning ot the Morse code and second, the building and operation ot a radio trans- mitter. A code oscillator, furnished by Steve Hresko, aided mem- bers in learning the code used in amateur transmission. Practical experience in trans- mitter construction was gained in building demonstration units to be used in the science classes. Noroscope at Christmas time. The hilarious comedyult Hap- pens in the Best ot Families was enacted by Irene Hickman, Dorothy Hampton, Bob Bell and Iohn Everett. DORIS BODARY and Larry Stewart gave several pre- sentations ot A Few Words . It Thoughts Could Speak , by Paul S. McCoy, was interpreted by Doris Alder, Mary lane Reed and William Morgan. The cast for Harriet Eord's Youth Must Be Served includ- ed Tressa Bertrand, Kenneth McIntosh, Fanny McIntyre, lack lenkins, Mary Ananich and Douglas Ackerman. Iune Cook, Ieannette Rum- bold, Harold Iohnson, and Charles Thielman played in the golf comedy Fore , The season was concluded with the play Ambition star- ring Dorothy Hampton, Mar- garet Moore, Mary Karoly, Charles Thielman and Richard Sweeney. Several readings were pre- pared and presented by Ed Ber- ryman, lrvingt I-Iimmelhoch, Geneva Stottlemeyer, Mary lane Reed, Clarence Isaacson and Helen Majda. Engineers Club-They make a study ot engineering. Lett to right: Ralph Hartz, Elra Aldridge, Audrain Kirksey, James Norton, Fred Nickel, Robert Dickason and Raymond Weeks, sponsor. Page 13