Sault Ste Marie High School - Northern Light Yearbook (Sault Ste Marie, MI)

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Word Carvers Radio study has been uppermost in the minds of all members of the Speech Club, the motto for which is: Speak clearly if you speak at all: carve every word before you let it fall. At the beginning of the year members of the club gave a short radio skit. using various sound effects. At the following meeting club initiates were required to read a selection over the microphone as an examination for mem- bership. Throughout the year the club has been engaged in the study of parliamentary procedure, in correcting speech de' fects brought out by the mike , and in having programs about the uses of radio. ln one of the most interesting programs Mr. Eckhardt, radio operator for the Pennsylf vania Central Airlines, spoke concerning his work. He explained the duties of a radio operator and how radio is used to bring airplanes safely in to the field by the giving of weather reports and positions. Mrs. Gardner Raymond. formerly Jean Maclaachlan, told of her work in dramatics, and Miss Haddock reported on a play she had recently seen. Shadow pictures were made by Shirley Atkins and John Stabile for the Christmas program. Along with the pic- tures and appropriate music, members of the club told the story of the Nativity. This program was presented for several outside organizations as well. The Speech Club was well represented in various dram- atic and forensic activities of the school. Minor accomplish- ments of the group included entertaining visiting debaters and speech contestants and sponsoring for the student body the Little Theater play Flood Control . Officers of the club are: President ....., ......,... .... . . . John Babington Vice president ..., ....... ....... B e tty Blair Secretary ...... .,.,, ...., N a ncyann Taylor Treasurer . .. ,..,......,,....,....., Dorothy Douglas Advisers .. ,... Miss Bradish, Miss Solvsberg Front row: Bernadine Christensen, Clare Corlett, Patricia McCormick, Cynthia 1-Iotton. Second row: Wilma Crawford, Dorothy Douglas, Peggy Price, Margaret Cook. Third row: Iris Allison, Nancyann Taylor, Kathleen McCormick, Evelyn Storey. Fourth row: Miss Solvsberg, Clayton Byers, James Sylvester. Last row: John Babington, Jack Rellis, Jim Boult. Not in picture: Betty Blair, Richard Murphy, Philip Lapish, Udell Bergeron, Shirley Neal, Janet Os- born, Winifred Telgenhoff, Betty Finlayson, Lawrence Futchik, Howard Bertram, Jean Mc- Tiver, Philip Rapin, Robert Whited. Front row: Patricia McCormick, Lorraine Nason, Cora O'Connor, Kathleen McCormick, Doris June Campbell. Second row: John Babington, Bruce Campbell, Robert Walker, Harry McCormick, Robe1't Buhro. Back row: Jack Hunt, LeRoy Kolin, Gerald Bliss. James Sylvester. Not in picture: John Ramsey, Winif1'ed Telgenhoff. Top Notcbers Unusual interest was shown in forensics this year, and a record number of students appeared in the local declam- ation elimination contest. Forty freshmen and sophomores memorized noteworthy speeches and interpreted them for the judges. From this number Lorraine Nason, John Ramsey, Cora O'Connor, Patricia McCormick, and Doris June 'Campbell were chosen to participate in the local speech contest. Doris June Campbell was the winner of this contest and represented Sault High in the sub-district contest at Newberry. Because of excellent expression and interpre- tation of the declamation Flight from Bagdadn, Doris June was again chosen winner by the single critic judge, Professor Gunther Meyland of Northern State Teachers College. In the district contest at Manistique she competed with five other sub-district winners and was awarded second place. Roy Ingals of Escanaba placed first. John Babington and Robert Walker were orators chosen to appear in the local elimination competition. In a close contest John placed first with his original oration The Jew . At Newberry he was awarded third place in the sub-district meet. ln the extempore division Kathleen McCormick won the local contest over Bruce Campbell with her speech on the Dewey-ll-lines trial. Speaking on the topic Is Hitler a Statesman? in the sub-district contest. she again won. At the Manistique district contest she spoke on A'What of Europe's Jews and for the third consecutive time she was named winner. In carrying ofif top honors for Sault High, Kathleen brought back the championship banner given by the University of Michigan. This is the second banner for extempore the school has won. More interest was shown in debate this year also. For the Hirst time in several years separate affirmative and neg- ative teams were formed. Winifred Telgenhoff, Robert Walker, and Gerald Bliss composed the affirmative: and Kathleen McCormick, Robert Buhro, and Harry McCor- mick made up the negative team. An alternate negative trio composed of senior boys, James Sylvester, LeRoy Kolin, and Jack Hunt was also formed. Debating the question of the Anglo-American alliance, the affirmative team lost to Newberry and Maniistique: the negative won over Ishpeming and lost to Menominee. Several debates with Collegiate Institute of Sault. Ontario were arranged. Page seventeen

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First row: Dorothy Wate1's, Frances Wommer, Al- thca Everett, Patricia McCormick, Isabel Roth- well. Second row: Fern Reid, Shirley Atkins, Lorraine Gould, Cleobel Tavern, Kathryn Wallace. Third row: Jean Barclay, Ruth Douglas, Helen Brown, Betty Holt. Fourth row: Gordon Fenwick, Francis Sayer, Eldon Stringer, Patrick Raffaele, John T1'emont, Ed- ward Kinney. Fith row: Charles Pearce, Eugene Murphy, Lawrence Brownlee, Clayton VanDyke, Miss Haddock, Jack Burdeno. Sixth row: Elmer Maki, James Boult, Raymond Cremer, Ennis Steffens. Absent: Loy Roe, Elizabeth Bales, David McDowell. Legislators Under the advisership of Miss Ruth Haddock, the Stu- dent Council has again completed a year of service, proving its worth as one of Sault High's most valuable organiza- tions. Started in l9Z7 for the purpose of giving students a part in school government and of developing in them qualities of initiative and responsibility, the Council has. since then, played a major role in school life. The organization began the year with an assembly at which officers were installed: President, Ennis Steffensg vice president, John Tremontg secretary, Shirley Atkins: assistant secretary, Elizabeth Bales: treasurer, Jean Barclay, sergeant-at-arms, Patrick Raffaele. One of the many regulation duties of the Council is the granting of projects, charters, and constitutions, some of which are ushering at assemblies, taken care of by room 10: cleaning up of school grounds, room 7: assisting teach- ers in the correction of papers and in dittoing. room 123 carrying announcements, room 31 Lost and Found, room 2. Before the Upper Peninsula district tournament at Ish- peming. the Student Council put on one of the best pep assemblies of the year, a send-off that gave the Blue Devils added incentive for defeating an old rival, the lshpeming Hematites. Another service of the Council was the provision of much-needed check room coat racks and hangers to be used at all parties given in the gym. A concerted drive against stealing and cheating in school was part of this group's work this year, a phase of which was taking custody of the master locker key and the ap- pointing of Council members to check lockers, morning, noon, and after school. ln an effort to further friendlier relations between Am- erican and Canadian students, the Student Council gave a party for the Canadian governing group. Members also sponsored two all-school activity ticket parties, one at Halloween time. the other. a hillbilly dance on April 28. Page sixteen Guardians of Safety For the second successive year the Safety Patrol went on duty the first of school last fall. The twenty-eight patrolmen and officers who comprised the patrol main- tained their posts throughout all kinds of weather in carrying out the aim of the patrol. to develop a safety consciousness in crossing Streets which will enable students to realize dangerous siutations and to act toward them accordingly. The organization covered thirteen posts dur- ing five daily patrol periods, each period being supervised by a lieutenant. With the arrival of heavy snows and cold weather the middle of December, the group suspended active operation. However, as soon as the weather per- mitted in the latter part of March, they again went on active duty and continued until the closing of school in June. The judicial branch of the patrol, the traffic court. also resumed its functions in the fall. The student judge, Richard Forbes, presided with a student jury of six, which returned the verdicts. The defendants and the patrol were represented b ytheir respective counsels. All students found guilty of violating the safety code were sentenced to the traffic school, where they had to study safety material pertaining to their particular type of violation. ln addition to their regular functions, the patrol assisted during the school election and various other school activi- ties. Mr. Honkanen, the safety adviser, supervised the patrol. ln the safety assembly of May 5, the patrol was hon- ored with the award of a safety banner, achieved by send- ing monthly reports of the patrols activities to its spon- sers, the Michigan A.A.A. At this time also, various members of patrol were presented service bars for their outstanding work done during the year. In conjunction with the awarding of the banner the school was presented a bronze safety plaque. This plaque was emblematic of the commendatory manner in which various phases of safety work were conducted in the high school throughout the past year, such as safety bulletins and films, the safe driving course, and the safety court as well as the activities of the patrol within Chippewa County. Members of the patrol are: Captain-John A. Dean. Lieutenants-J. Harold Ely and John Matheson. Sergeants-G. Venious, J. Paivinen, R. Hayward, J. Bah- ington, R. Mansfield, C. VanDyke, P. Perry, and P. Giana- kura. Patrolmen-J. Sylvester, L. Campbell, K. Hope, H. Mc- Cormick, J. Anderson, P. Raffaele, P. Strickland, F. Craft, B. Bellling, C. Levin, B. Doll, C. Thomsen, R. Mr-Donald, P. Wickman, K. Sullivan, W. Walker, J. Brownell, J, Traige, E. Campbell, T. Leash, and Bruce Campbell.

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fazzafzaamyzzas Social Outstanding among the programs of the Hiawatha His- tory Club this year were two talks, given by Miss Frances Rudell and Dr. John VerStraate, and two radio skits. Miss Rudell told of her travels in Germany and ex- pressed her views on political and economic conditions in that country. Reverend VerStraate presented a stirring and stimulating address on the movements of peace, tracing them from centuries ago to the present. The radio plays, Braddock's Defeat and Suffragettes were given by members of the club under the direction of James Sylvester and John Babington. Both proved inter- esting and of excellent historical value. On February 17 the club supervised a patriotic assem- bly commemorating the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. Lieutenant Colonel Hayes Kroner, who had just co-me to Fort Brady from England, was guest speaker. Beatrice Cowen and Bruce Campbell, accompanied by Cynthia Hotton, sang solos. Projects for making money were the bookstore and a mixer. Supplying students with paper, pencils, and other necessities and second hand books to English students proved a helpful means for filling the treasury. The pro- ceeds from these activities are to be used for chartering a bus in which club members will journey to Mackinac Is- land and Upper Tahquamenon Falls. Officers for 1938-'39 were: , President .,.,........,................... ..,,.,. J ames Sylvester Vice president ...... ..,.. ..,.... R o bert Walker Treasurer ........,.. ..........,. J une Perkins Secretary ..,............. .....,. F rances Wommer Sergeant-at-arms ,...... ........ J ohn Babington Adviser ....,.,....... ..,... M iss Hulda Stroebel Chemical The Atom Crackers, a science club with eighteen char- ter members organized for the purpose of advancing in- terest in science and chemistry laboratory experimentation, made its appearance for the first time in Sault High this year. The organization has its official charter from the Na- tional American Institute of Science and Engineering Clubs, a society of ten thousand American high school pupils. This society issued pins and membership cards to the Atom Crackers. Activities of the club have included journeys to the Union Carbide Company, the paper mill and steel plant in Sault, Ontario, and other industrial corporations in this locality. A chemistry play revealing a few of the phenomena of science was scheduled but will not be presen- ted until next year. Officers are: Prseident .,..,.... .,..... S pencer Shunk Vice president ..,... ,...,.... J ohn Babington Treasurer ...... ..,,.,. T heodore Munson Secretary .,.,.... ......,...... R ita Veyette Adviser .,.,...........,. ,...,..,......................,... A . J. Dean An evening group composed of nine seniors and one junior is affiliated with the Student Science Clubs of Am- erica. Meeting twice a month, the group performs advanced experiments such as work with the electric eye, the electric furnace, vacuum testers, and arc welding. I I I A reaction tester was constructed by these students to be used in testing reactions of persons who are confronted with conditions they are expecting. Devices were also made to help physics pupils carry out experiments necessary to the understanding and furthering the study of that subject. The officers: President ,..,....... ........... H arold Ely Vice president ,..... ,...,.. S tanley Lyons Treasurer ....... .......,... L eRoy Kolin Secretary .... .,.... G eorge Dickison Adviser .,..... ..,........ A . J. Dean Agricultural 1 Of all the organizations in Sault High one of the busiest and most progressive is the Agriculture Club, which is under the supervision of Lyle B. Abel and which is affili- ated with the state and national Future Farmers of Amer-- ica. One of the main purposes of the organization is to develop more competent, aggressive, rural agricultural leadership. That the club members go places is proved by the number of trips they took in the past year. As recently as May 4 and 5 they journeyed to Lansing to the Future Farmers convention held there, nor was this the first time during the school year that they had travelled to lower Michigan. In December a number of the boys attended a convention in Marquette. As they do every year, members participated in the judging contest at Chatham. A num- ber have attended agricultural meetings at Rudyard and Pickford, holding one initiation at Rudyard. The boys also held a judging contest here with Pickford and Rud- yard participating. At present the F.F.A. group is building a hot house on the furnace room roof. They have raised baby chicks this year and have built a battery brooder for the chicks. Other projects included in their program were conducting a lunch stand at the County Fair last September and or- ganizing a basketball and a softball team. -Officers are: president, Clayton Paymentg vice president, Edwin Kinneyg secretary, Russell Hoornstrag treasurer, Bob Crawford: reporter, William Dickisong sergeant-at- arms, Byron Osborn. Mathematical Q Visiting the Coast Guard cutter, the Ossipee and study- ing its mathematical devices was one of the many interest- ing things done by the Mathematics Club during the year. Composed of nine memlbers, the club studied the slide rule and worked problems in trigonometry at their meet- ings. Members enjoyed a Christmas party in room 25 and had a picnic this spring. To raise money for their pic- ture in this edition of the Keynote, the organization held a candy sale in 'March. Officers are: Adviser ........... ........Miss Ethel Dow President .............. ........... M arie Cox Vice president ..... ......... K eith Sullivan Treasurer .............. ........... H oward Caffey Sergeant-at-arms ...... ..... .Raymond Wicklund Page eighteen