Northern High School - Noroscope Yearbook (Flint, MI)

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WAR COUNCIL OFFICEBS Bob Belanger ..... .A,, C hairman Madeline Groshek . . . . .Secretary Miss Veva Lowes .........,..,.....,.....,,,....,.. Sponsor Organized in February, l942, the work of the Viking War Council is to originate war activities at Northern and often supervise them. Opening the year's activities was the annual Bed Cross enrollment, fulfilled through the second and eighth hour classes, November 4 and 5, by obtaining over 350. Carried on from November 8 through ll, the scrap drive held this year was not so successful as last years. Herman Steele, chairman of the Scrap Drive Committee, stated this was so because there was no way of picking up the larger pieces. Scrap was deposited into containers which were placed on the first floor. A permanent list of students who offer their services to the Civilian Defense Council was made for the Office of Civilian Defense Student Volunteers so that they are able to call the students themselves without asking for volunteers each time they are needed. The list of names consists of Leonard Vincent, Wanda Konecki, Neoma Stouttenburg, Lawrence Mead, Wayne Bloss, Michael Potoczny, Teresa Brudnak, Mary Maroun, Kenneth Hastings, Wilma Pike, Hannah Sargis, Bobert Holen, Marion Adams, Loree Ashley, Virginia Bainbridge, loyce Bohl, Barbara Colyert, Helen Frey, Delores lves, Shirley La Liberte, Pat Lind, Irene McLaren, Elizabeth Pacanovsky, Marjorie Hahn, Sally Scofield, Doris Tackelbury, Dorothy Thomas, Blonda Weddings ton, Helen White, Pat Wilcox, Donna lean Wise, Ann Wyman, Marion Bully, and Delores Mangiaracina, Planning Board-To increase Viking effort toward victory in various ways is ther position the mefrnbfirs of the War Council hold Shown above, lvft to right, first row, Madeline Groshek, Betty Lou Pittsley, Miss Veva Lowe-s, sponsor, Ann Wyman and Martbclle Stmeng second row, Robert Flalka, Bobs-rt Be-langer and Art Harper. Initiation and promotion--To start ac- tivity to furthvr tho war activities was the main iob the the War Council. Ons- of 11:1 biggest tasks was tht- weekly sale of war stamps and bonds 'lk-ache-rs di-volt il hours to this job each we-ek in addition to the many student salesmen. Below is shown Miss Mary Powtfll taking nrcturs for War Stamps. l Xl, IUNE 1944 ll

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Goveming Body-The Student Council is composed of sophomore, junior and senior representatives who are in charge of all school activities. Pictured along the side and top to bottom, the officers: president, Marvin Fox, vice-president, Robert Belan- ger, recording secretary, Martha Hamilton, corresponding secretary, Frankie A n n Weiss, and treasurer, Robert Fleischmann. Shown below the representatives are left to right, first row: Ioan Luxon, Pat Slade, Pat Iewett, Pat Waller, Mary Lynn Pike, Betty Lou Pittsley, Helen Iacobs and Doro- thy Collins, second row, Ethel Alderivick, Marion Holman, Sally Schofield, Frankie Ann Weiss, Delores Konowich, Martha Hamilton, Ann Wyman and Dave Margolis, third row, Carl Christensen, Marvin Fox, Bud Haas, lames MacMillan, R o b e rt Belanger and Art Harper. STUDENT COUNCIL OFFICERS Marvin Fox ..... . . . . .......... President Robert Belanger . . ....... Vice-President Martha Hamilton . . . ...... Recording Secretary Frankie Ann Weiss . . . . .Corresponding Secretary Robert Fleischmann . . . .....,......... Treasurer Guy V. Houston . . . . . .Sponsor To promote the enjoyment of school activities for Northern students and lighten the difficulties and extra burdens caused by War was the aim of the Student Council the past year. To bolster the morale of the school, the athletic commission proposed more pep meetings. That these were a huge success was shown by the increased number of students at all games and a revived school spirit. The publicity commission began a project for pictures of servicemen from all graduating classes of Northern to be placed in a bulletin case, thus giving students a chance to view old friends and relatives now serving their country. Other work carried on by the Student Council was the sale of T. B. bangles, the decorating of the annual Northern Christ- mas tree, and the providing of a suggestion box for complaints and ideas for better school efficiency. The committees to which all business is referred are: Mis- cellaneous commission, Chairman Bob Belanger, David Mar- golis, Florence Gula, Helen Iacobs and Io Ann Garland, social commission, Chairman Betty Lou Pittsley, james MacMillan, Cooper Matthews, Pat Iewett and Ioan Luxon, publicity com- mission, Chairman Martha Hamilton, Marion Holman, Ethel Alderwick, Dolores Konowich and Mary Lynn Pike, activity commission, Chairman Frankie Weiss, Doris Dilley, Pat Slade, Patricia Weller and Ioan Miller, finance commission, Chairman Bob Fleischmann, Hannah Sargis, Simson Sendler and Dorothy Collins, athletic commission, Chairman Arthur Harper, Nelson Haas, Sally Schofield and Ann Wyman. 10 THE NOROSCOPE

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Volunteers-Although the War Council initiated many new ideas, other organiza- tiones were allowed to take on a project ot their own providing it had not yet been undertaken by another club. Pictured be- low are Francis Merrill, left, and Paula Hartman inspecting slippers for service- men. These slippers were turned over to members ot the Genesee County Iunior Red Cross who launched a project to make 3,000 slippers. Northern also devoted 565, proceeds from a dramatic talent contest, to this project. ln the above picture lack Derby Clettj and Art Harper are stacking the magazines brought to school during the scrap paper drive. WAR COUNCIL Others are Virginia Rowe, Rachel Rushing, B ar b a r a Synder, Catherine Grab, Phyllis Le Febre, Marcella Pascuzzo, Faith Pinkston, Mary Alice Romby, Betty Shoop, Dorothy Skunda, Marjorie Wilcox, Margaret Harper, Bertha Vincent, Patricia Iewett, Marjorie Dobson, Robert Bannick, Paul Chema, Beulah Eberhart, Iulia Ferchak, Mary Lynn Pike, Cooper Mat- thews, Richard Smith, Ianyce Westcott, Ric h a r d Heitzner, Marilynn Howard, Violet Wilson, Lucille Denman, Don Gorbutt, Barbara England, Betty Ford, Barb ara Smith, lean Rahn, Ie-annine Thompson and Delores Metzger. Still others are Sally Qua, Leona Montney, Gloria Hill, Marion Earlson, Marie Capello, lean Patterson, Pa.t Van Buskerk, Dorothy Roudebush, lane Walking, Norma lean Car- gill, Maxine Carlson, Shirley Gossell, Herbert Taylor, Donald Lee, Earl Palmer, Don Hon, Charles Carr, Carl Gault, Albert Hughes, Theresa Bruzewski, Iessie Holey, Doris Lambert, Thelma Mclvor, Marion Slinker, Larry Bernstein, Howard Cohen, Ernest Cole, Eugene McGuire, Marjorie Everett, Den- ham Pride, Charles Martin and Simson Sendler. Northern tried to buy a Fairchild P. T.-19 training plane by selling 515,000 in war bonds and stamps between january l and February 29 but tell short ot the goal. During the magazine campaign, held from February 22 through March 3, 4,850 pounds ot scrap was collected, selling tor S4122 which was added to Northern's Victory Fund. Maga- zine covers were posted on cardboard as well as on twine across the halls. To stimulate the sale ot war bonds and stamps, a portrait of Hitler was posted in the iirst tloor corridor. All second and eighth hour classes reaching 100 percent in their sales had their room numbers imprinted on a slip ot paper which was, in turn, placed on a part of the picture. This was done to see how long it would take Northern to cover the tace. With each meeting ot the Council, new ideas were brought into light and worked upon. When the plans were turned over to the student body, they were carried out as successfully as possible. 12 THE NOROSCOPE