Phoenixville High School - Phoenix Yearbook (Phoenixville, PA)

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Sixty Journalism Clubs The Senior Journalism club which meets the first period Monday in the art room, IS under the supervision of Miss Mary L. Rowe. The club enrollment is composed of thirty-two members. Many projects were planned during the year, one of which was a rum- mage sale at which a profit of S55 was made, the money to go for the Purple and White. Programs were arranged by the members which helped the staff to become better acquainted in newspaper work. A thorough study was made from the criticisms sent from the Columbia Scholastic Press and Pennsylvania Press Associations. During several periods the club room became a newspaper ofiice, and the regular issues of the paper were written and made up. The election of officers was determined at the first meeting. They are Marian Fegley, president, Mary-Jo Murray, secretary, Dorothy Smith, vice-president, and Margery Gay, treasurer. .........ip...-...... The junior and sophomore Journalism Club, under the direction of Miss Rose Marie Brubaker, meets every Tuesday morning during third period. The president and secretary of the club are Andrew Tirpak and Helen Reber. The club examines and compares exchanges from other high schools and colleges. It examines the New York Times for its excellent news and editorial writing and as an example of the typical cosmopolitan newspaper. The members collect various notes and clippings on news features, editorials, headlines, newspaper terms, etc. Practice in writing was gained by publication of three or four issues of a Junior Journal, a mimeographed sheet of news gathered by club mem- bers, and done entirely in club time. The club also took a trip through the office and plant of Phoenixville Publishing Company in order to become acquainted with processes invol- ved in printing a daily newspaper. They collaborated with the senior Journalism Club in giving a rum- mage sale for the benefit of the Purple and White. Part of the club periods are spent in question bees and games relating to newspaper terminology in business. Commercial Club The Commercial club, under the direction of Miss Marion Moore, meets every Tuesday in 15B, during the third period. The club is comprised of junior and senior commercial students. All members get an opportunity to cut stencils, make carbon copies, and do mimeographing. The Purple and White material as well as art and music outlines for the respective teachers is all typed by the club.

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Mechanical Drawing Mechanical drawing is the written language of engineers and men in- volved in construction work. It includes all drawings made with the aid of drawing instruments. The appeal of mechanical drawing to many boys in high school is seen by the fact that about 57 percent of the boys elect that subject. Several boys are re-drawing the plans of the Athol bridge in Massa- chusetts. This bridge spans a railroad. They secured the plans from the Bethlehem Steel Company. Any boy who is above the average and desires to make something fur- ther, may construct the plans in school. More items have been placed on the drawing list, such as parallel per- spective and angular perspective. Much more inking is being done than in previous years. Howard Moore is a new instructor this year, taking the place of Henry Kulp. Airplane Club The Phoenixville Skyriders sponsored by Anthony Yuknavich, a teach- er in Junior high school, has twenty-five members and is a member of the P. M. A. A., better known as Philadelphia Model Airplane Association. The club has a meeting every Monday night at the Company B Arm- ory. Meets are held among the members to see who is the best model builder. Charles Souch usually wins these meets. The club specializes in building ultra-modern model airplanes covered with a very light, thin, and transparent covering called microfilm. This microfilm is ten times light- er than tissue paper. Six contestants from Phoenixville entered the final champion meet held at Convention Hall of Philadelphia on Saturday, April 29. Vincent Freeman '39 took a second place in the meet and Charles Souch '39 took a fourth in the same meet. Only three of the boys go to high school, and all three are seniors: Charles Souch, Vincent Freeman, and Joseph Kassel. The club rates third among all other clubs that belong to the P. M. A. A. The Refreshment Stand This year the refreshment stand at Washington field had a fairly suc- cessful season. A few much needed improvements were added, one being a new stand in addition to those already there. This greatly relieved the congestion between playing periods, each stand being given to one type of refreshment only. Near the end of the season a new plan, that of taking the refreshments through the grandstands, was tried and found to be very successful. A large committee that worked together very well consisted of the following: Anna Campbell, Pauline Kabatt, Anna Mansur, Elva Newhauser, Geraldine Yocum, Anna Mae March, Betty Jane Smith, Amy Wilson, Earla Mae Morris, Marian Fegley, Janet Hecht, Richard Bormann, Gordon Phillips, Charles Souch, Robert Jacobs, Donald Geiger, Paul Fry, Richard Soulen, and Harold McDaniel. Richard Bormann and Harold McDaniel were co-chairmen. Fifty

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Junior Class History In September 1936 the freshman year, of the present junior class started with 277 members. The following officers were elected: Joseph Rudick, mayor: Robert Kimmel, community clerk: Jack Yost, treasurer: Jack Atkinson, chief of traffic officers. The social events of the year were the Operetta Party and the Ninth Grade Dance, with Wes Campbell's Orchestra. With the end of the freshman year in June 1937, there Were 258 members. At the start of the sophomore year, September 1937, there were 233 class members. They elected the following officers: Robert Kimmel, presi- dent: Patrick Barthlemew, vice president: Betty Ash, secretary and trea- surer. The sophomore dance had music furnished by Ray Bare's Orchestra. In June 1938, the class membership was 207. With the beginning of the junior year, September 1938, the class membership was 219, and in March 1939, the membership was 205. The junior dance, with Clyde Walton's Orchestra, was held March 10, 1939, and the Junior and Senior Prom, with Clyde Walton's Orchestra, on June 9, 1939. One member of the class, Frank Gohean, died during the year. Sophomore Class Histo ry On its entrance to P. H. S. in September 1938, the class of 1941 had an enrollment of 242. During the two semesters, ten students left school, while three more entered. There were 235 students in the class at the end of the second semester. The following class officers were elected: Frank Kelly, president: Edgar Harrop, vice president: Alma Clark, secretary and treasurer. Library Club The Library Club, under the direction of Miss Margaret Savage, is open only for juniors and seniors so they learn how to be assistants in the library. Each girl had a specified time to be on duty. The following officers were elected: Ruth New, president: Pearl Hall, treasurer: Frances Matonick, secretary: Mary Zablap, program chairman. During the year the girls sold candy and soup, the proceeds of which went toward the renewal of magazine subscriptions and the mending of old books. The girls of the club presented a play for book week. The rest of the meetings were spent in having book reviews and mo- tion picture previews. The social gatherings included hikes, doggy roasts, and parties. Sixty