Palo Verde High School - Olympian Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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Tuc-Hi Eighty-five representatives of the fairer sex as registered in Tucson High took an active part this year in the Y. W. C. A. club. Mrs. Willis Waldrup served as adviser, with Lorena DeSanctis leading the girls, Mary Alice Scanlan assisting Lorena, Betty Walker'recording the minutes, and Josephine falias Doll J Starker collecting the dues. The programs of club meetings were planned around the monthly themes, which were as follows: Getting Acquainted, World Fellowship, Sharing Christmas, Personal Relations, and Personality, Etiquette, and Planning the Future. Each month the girls heard talks and held discus- sions on the current theme. In October Tuc-Hi girls helped put over the United Appeal Drive. The next month was a busy one with a Girl Reserve tea, an Around-the- World party, a float in the Armistice Day Parade, and an informal dance. Tuc-Hi girls made Christmas a little cheerier for others by planning a party for Comstock Hospital, making popcorn balls for the U. S. O., making tray favors for the Tucson Medical Center, and organizing the Tuc-Hi carolers, who sang over KTUC and at Davis-Monthan Hospital. The Paper Moon Dance, Tuc-Hi's formal at La Hacienda, was the outstanding event for January. In order to help raise funds for this year's summer camp, Tuc-Hi girls took charge of seven concessions at the Irish Fair on March 16. Three im- portant activities highlighted the month of April-the spring formal and the hayride Cwith members of the stronger sex invitedj and the Girl Re- serve Conference, On April 5, 6, and 7 Tucson's Girl Reserves played hostess to girls from all parts of Arizona and from out of state. Tuc-Hi's contribution to the varied program was a smooth style show, presented after the Saturday night banquet. 148

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Sahuarn Juninr Hi-Y Boasting a total of thirty members, the Sahuaro Chapter of the Junior Hi-Y, theinfant in Hi-Y circles, came into being in the middle of the first semester because of the increased number of fellows who wanted to join the Hi-Y clubs. Immediately the Sahuaros got down to business by choosing Jack Waugh to lead them to a successful year as president, Bill Wright was vice- presidentg Thomas Arana played a double role as secretary-treasurer, and Roy Hansen was program chairman. The second semester elections put the gavel into the hands of Ted Fel- lowes, Buzzy Wilson in the vice-president's chair, Paul Chin in the Secre- tary-treasurership, and Roy Hansen again as program chairman. Adviser for the club was John McCuskey. The Sahuaro chapter sponsored a number of parties and dances during the year, and the great pre-raffle at The Cowpuncherls Balll' on April 6 was their responsibility. At the meetings held once a Week on Monday night, the boys listened to a great many educational speeches, Watched movies, and had a great dcal of fun carrying on business. 147

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Ph llis Whealle Iiirl Reserves Club Phyllis Wheatley Girl Reserves Club was named in honor of Phyllis Wheatley, an African-born slave girl who learned the English language and read the Bible within sixteen months after her arrival in America. She be- came a poet of such note as to attract the attention of General George Washington, who wrote a letter commending her poetic talents and invited her to call to see him when near his headquarters. First semester's oihcers of Tucson's Phyllis Wheatley chapter were Annie Mae Turner, president, Eugenia Washington, vice-president, Eliz- abeth Boothe, secretary, and Bobbie Hall, treasurer. During the year a lecture was given by Mrs. Mitchell, who told of her Work in National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Various parties were given to raise money for the annual spring formal. Sunday, March 24, the Girl Reserves sponsored a vesper service at the Twelfth Avenue U. S. 'O. Activities for the second semester included bi- cycling to A Mountain, hearing a veteran of World War Two speak to them on his experiences overseas, and listening to a talk on beauty culture given by a beautician. A spring formal was given the latter part of April. Officers for the second semester are Melva Jean Thompson, president, Helen Armstrong, vice-president, Imogene Brown, secretary, and Bobbie Hall, treasurer. 149