Plainville High School - Plainsman Yearbook (Mariemont, OH)

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An important part of any school is its social life, much of which is carried on in its various clubs. We have five such organizations here, each with its own aims but all with the same general goal, to prepare us to live successfully with people. The Hi-Y has been cm integral part of P. H. 5. since the school's founding, and in that time its purpose, to promote high standards of Chris- tian living, has not changed. This year's presi- dent was Dick Frey, and Mr. McNeil was the club adviser. The thirty-slx members of the Hi-Y meet every Tuesday night at the school. Probably the meeting which they will remember more than any other is the one during which Mr. McNeil's father impersonated some of Charles Dickenst characters. In conjunction with the Y-Teens, the Hi-Y presented an assembly prod gram on boy-girl relationship, with Dr. Frank Slutz as guest speaker. Later Dr. Slutz spoke cut a ioint meeting of Hi-Y and Y-Teens of this area. The high spot of the Hi-Y year came when, on April ii, they had their annual boatride. The Y-Teens, under a ditTerent name, have also been in operation since the first year of Pluinville's life. Under the supervision of Miss Pease, these fiftyutour girls meet every two weeks to learn how they may fulfill their slogan, To tind and give the best. Each year after the football season they give the big dance of the year, the Football Royale. The four upper grades vote on the queen and king of the foot- boll season, and they are crowned at the dance. At Christmas the Y-Teens sponsored a Christ- mas party for children from the Madisonville orphanage. The hard work of all the girls brought them the prize for having the most suc- cessful concession at the Carnival this year. They had a book and flower shop. To gain a better understanding of the ways of homemaking, twenty-seven girls meet each month with Miss Birks. This year's president of the Home E: Club ls Marilynn Jenkins. They have taken Field trips to the Taft Museum, and to Aims and Doepke to study oriental rugs. Mr. Keith has spoken to them concerning real estate. The big event of the year was their aIi-day trip to Indiana. The Language Clubs meet once a month with Miss Peuse to learn more about the culture of France and the Latin American Countries. Re- ports are given on the authors, painters, food, 70

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ll ITi A I. ' iii ntt'm t ma: :1 think He lilt'm i; I 2-: I 'ii . Y-TEENS and music of the different countries. There are actually two clubs, the French Club and the Spanish Club. Tom Roland is the leader of the French Club, and Jim Anthony of the Spanish Club. The combined membership is thirty-four. Field trips have been taken to the la Normandie, the Art Museum, Rookwoocl Pottery, and the Spanish Inn. The Spanish Club plans to enter- tain several Spanish people who are visiting here in Cincinnati. The French Club has also visited a French-inspired Cathedral in Kentucky. Last and newest, but by far not the least, of the clubs is the Science Club. Under the able sponsorship of Mr. Martin and with Bill Mc- Leish as their president, this group of twenty boys has accomplished many things in the bi- monthly meetings. Established this year to pro- mote interest in science, the club has tried to do so in an interesting manner through field trips to such places as Proctor and Gamble, the Tele- phone Company, Andrew Steel Mills, and the Kettering laboratories. By using their imagina- tion, they managed to set up a Hall of Science for the Carnival. Among its many wonders was a robot which talked and sang. The Hall of Science was a great success. i 71 It has been said that these organizations are a large part of our school life. But they do more than take Up our time and bring us to- gether outside of classes. They teach us some vitally important principles which we would otherwise learn in a much more serious way. The inability to get along with people is so un- fortunate that it may cost us our iobs or our community standing. By learning to understand ourselves, our friends, and our teachers, we give ourselves the mental equipment which en- ables us to understand new peopie. Organiza- tions which bring about such close relations between teacher and pupil undoubtedly cause a better conception on both the part of the pupil and teacher of the problems which exist in school and in the world in generalhbe- cause these problems may be seen through two diFferent viewpoints. Such clubs also tend to lessen any strained conditions between pupil and teacher which may hindet the class work of the pupil, because the pupil begins tb think of the teacher in terms of good times which he has had. Probably things which are learned in such club meetings are more valuable than those learned in class because they are being learned more voluntarily. .TEV-q;