Philadelphia High School for Girls - Milestone Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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CLASSICAL Aim: To study our classical heritage. We sing Latin and Greek songs, and give short plays or conduct quizzes, bringing classical ideals into our every day experiences. Officers: lane Barlow, president: Cecelia McCormick, vice-president: Odette Dunn, secre- tary: Patricia Morgan, treasurer. Sponsor: Dr. Glenn and Dr. Hoffsten. CALLISTA Aim: To learn more about Greek art, culture, life: and to study the way in which Greece is meeting the present crisis. Officers: Sara lane App, president: Shirley I-Ieckheimer, vice-president: Goler Teal, secre- tary: Myrtle Roy, treasurer. Sponsor: Dr. Hoffsten. FRENCH ' Aim: To obtain a better cultural background and to do other constructive work in French. Our Christmas activity was to learn French songs and to produce a French play. Officers: Stella Vladeka, president: Grace Mellwig, vice-president: Marilyn Kessler, secre- tary. Sponsor: Miss Medlar. GERMAN Aim: To acquaint the girls with the contribu- tions of Americans of German parentage to the culture of their new home. The singing of German folk songs is stressed. Officers: Ellen Kitz, president: Clara Bern- hauser, secretary. Sponsor: Miss Wurster. HISPANIC Aim: To develop within Spanish III girls facility in speaking the language. In the weekly meetings, emphasis is placed upon conversa- tion, with games, songs, and reading to vary the program. Officers: Olympia Ciorletti, president: Gloria Radbill, vice-presidenty Rita Kramer, secretary: Bernice Goldstein, treasurer. Sponsor: Mrs. Zieber. CLUBS ALEXANDER I. STODDARD CLUB OF FUTURE TEACHERS OF AMERICA Aim: To foster the pre-professional growth of its members. This term we are studying the lives of famous women educators. Some mem- bers are tutoring younger students. Officers: Ellen Kitz, president: Goler Teal, vice-president: Helen Danielly, treasurer: Naomi Waldman, secretary. Sponsor: Miss Clark. CURRENT EVENTS Aim: To study the war news in detail with a view to learning tendencies and outcomes. Also to study other events of national interest. Chairman: Marianne Ingham. Sponsor: Miss McQueen. DEBATING Aim: To acquire a degree of forensic ability and, through research and debate, to under- stand world problems. The picture shows a meeting of the Inter-School League. Officers: Lenore Ersner, president: Shirley Heckheimer, secretary. Sponsor: Miss Thomp- son. LIBRARY Aim: To assist in detailed routine library work. Under the direction of four captains, volunteer workers shelve the books, follow up overdue books, help in typing, and plan various displays. Sponsor: Miss Considine. PEACE The Peace Club offers the students an oppor- tunity to study the means of the attainment of world peace, and to help in bringing it about. Sponsor: Miss Dungan.

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THE WAR EFFORT AT Typewriting cmd Shorthand Classes This term the Fleisher Vocational School opened its Typing, Shorthand, and Comptometer courses to our twelfth grade students, and thus ensured to Philadelphia a potential force of future business workers to take their place in the offices of War-time America. From Monday through Thursday, from three to six in the after- noon, these girls have made their machines and pencils click-creating a rhythm as steady as the beat of marching feet. Twenty l2A stu- dents are attending classes here for the detail and tracing of blueprints and for training in sheet metal air-craft. Altogether there are one hundred and fifty students engaged in these victory courses. We are tremendously proud of these girls who have added this Work to their regular school routine. One hundred and ninety-three students have been engaged, also, Comptometry Red Cross Crcxh in part-time jobs at various department stores and business offices. Thus have Girls' High seniors made their small contribution to the great struggle for vic- tory of the United Nations, and proved that they are alive to the American tradition of self-sacrifice and of service. The Craft Club is another group which now does lunior Red Cross Work. Once a Week the girls get together and make useful articles for men in the armed forces. Their handiwork in- cludes writing paper decorated by hand, menu covers made of gay Christmas cards, checker- boards, and many other kinds of games. Such activity is as enjoyable as that formerly car- ried on by the girls, and has the added virtue of contributing to the War effort. At first the Red Cross activity was carried on by separate groups, but as the need for this