Northern High School - Noroscope Yearbook (Flint, MI)

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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

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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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42 Colored Girl Reserves-Social activities and discussion of world events are their activi- ties. Bottom row, left to right: Marion Wright, Genevieve Cryer, Bebe Boler, Vivian Wright, Katherine Ford, Rachel Wright, second row, Odessa Ford, Alveda Scott, Lulu Pipes, Ger- trude Reynolds and Ozie Boler, top row, Ellen Luckado, Alice Walker, Annie Lee Luckado, Clara Boler and Emma Truss. Colored Girl Reserves Discuss World Topics AT the meetings of the Color- ed Girl Reserves, which were held each Wednesday in the lnternational lnstitute, vital topics of World interest were discussed. Teas, banquets and social gatherings rounded out the ac- tivities of the club. Northern delegates to the an- nual Girl Reserves' mid-Winter conference, held in Bay City this year, were Odessa Ford and Marion Wright. Officers for the year were: M a r i o n Wright, president, Emma Truss, vice presidentg Alveda Scott, secretary and Rachel Wright, treasurer. fl Y Girls Sell Candy THE NORTHERN Y girls had the honor of choosing the songs Which were put into the official song book for the Y girls of Genesee county. At Christmas the girls were busy dressing dolls for the Goodfel- lows. The highlight of the year was a tea held at the home of lean- nette Rumbold for the Y girls who had graduated in l938. loint meetings were also held with the Hi-Y's. The Y Girls are now in their fourth year of organiza- tion. Spiritual, educational, physical and social activities hold their interest throughout the year. Sponsored by Miss Marion Bottoms, its member- ship was limited to those girls With high character and out- standing personalities. Officers for the year were Marjorie H a r p e r, presidentg lane Davison, vice president, Margaret Moore, secretary and Martha Ann Whitton, treasurer. Michaud, Ruth Williams, Florence Mette, useful left to Schmaltz, Marjorie Harper, Martha Anne hird row, Margaret Moore, Elois Bingel, Mary lane Ford, Ieane Plew, Mary Marion Bottoms, sponsor, Lillian x 'XJ Page l4 cygwtrr is Nineteen Thirty-Nine -I