Sentous Junior High School - Comet Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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l'f'J..:,, A' YLHTIEDZC ' V A' IN .L.lJ..,,.. ...-I The Chess and Checker Club--If you like to play checkers join the Chess and Checker Club. Be a good chess and checker player. Join this club and We guarantee that you will enjoy it. It will only take you a few days to be an expert player. Mr. Knight is its sponsor. The Travel Club-We have a Travel Club in which you are told of different interesting countries. They take you to the Orient ,to Europe and even to the unknown parts of America. CUnknown to you if you have not visited any place but the United States.J Mrs. Williamson, our penmanship teacher, is in charge of this club. The Scribblers' Club-If you ever want to take journalism, do not fail to join this club. It is made up of the seventh, eighth and ninth graders, in other Words, all the grades in the school. They are writers, who, with skill, write up riddles and jokes. They have pen names by which they answer at roll call. Our well known teacher, Miss Thurs- ton, is its sponsor. Art and Needle Club-Do you want to dress better? Join the Art and Needle Club? In this club you learn to make fancy flowers in silk, interesting stitches for pongee dresses, and all kinds of home o1'naments, Hlhicli :ire so attractive. Our sewing teacher, Mrs. Bohanon, directs is c u . The Story Telling Club-It is always profitable to learn how to make speeches in public. There has been organized a story telling club, in order that you may learn how to tell a story in public or to your friends, Mrs. Daily, our well known adjustment teacher, helps you to gain this accomplishment. The Gym Club-There is hardly a boy in Sentous who will not enjoy this club. They play all kinds of games, including basketball, volley ball and baseball. Our new gym teacher, Mr. Sharpe, is in charge of it, and under his direction the boys of Sentous have learned much about the Olympic games. The French Club-If you wish to speak French and speak it well enough so that you may be able to carry on a conversation when you meet a Frenchman, or if you wish to go to Paris, or any other place Where the native language is the popular French. join this club. Its members learn how to talk and sing in French. They go to many in- teresting places by means of films. Our well known French teacher, Mrs. McGiff, is in charge of it. ' The Latin Club-This club is made up of pupils who have taken Latin for two term. They learn how to sing songs. The also give many interesting plays in the Aud. A Roman Holiday was put on last year in the Christmas program, which proved to be a great success. This club goes to many interesting places to visit the exhibits of An- cient History, because of the many Roman articles which are exhib- ited. Mrs. De Kruif is its sponsor. The Typing Club-This is certainly a very interesting' club. You would never think of getting tired. The members take tests, play games with machines fthey play with the keys in the typewriterj and on several occasions they are given interesting talks about the business offices. It is also good time to make up work if you happen to be behind in any. It is directed by Mrs. Cliff, our well known typing teacher. The Garden Club-Your home must look beautiful and green. A THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR S-GHOOL SPIRIT

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Q4 ci 5255 i -IH 'il 1 I Ludzmie IN ' hi Lh:...i..- ...J able club. Every boy enjoys it and makes use of all the different activities which it holds. Hi-Y members play pool, ping pong and swim. They also have a basketball league made of Los Angeles High, John Muir, Poly and boys of many city schools. In this, Sentous is more than holding her own. Our well known teacher, Mr. Shaffer, is in charge of this club. The Architecture Club-The Architecture Club meets in room 208, and all the members are very alert in their work. They are given fine talks on different kinds of architecture. They learn about the Mediter- ranean, Spanish and Italian architecture. They also visit the different department stores, where they see exhibits. The club's sponsor is Miss Batchelder. The Business Club-You will find the business club making excur- sions to many kinds of business offices. Also to the creameries, where you can have all the ice cream you wantg to the department stores, to the telephone offices, etc. You are sure when you join this club that you will never get tired of it. Its sponsor is Mr. King. The Etiquette Club-The Etiquette Club is for the purpose of teach- ing the fine art of manners. It is good for you to learn how to manage your spoon, how to behave in social life, how to treat your friends, and how to eat your soup. All these things you may easily learn from Mrs. Dartnell, Who is always ready to help. Do not fail under any circum- stances to join this useful club. The Reinforcement Club-One important bit Of information which you sl1ouldn't miss is, that in Sentous we do not force you to belong to any club if you do not desire to do so. Nevertheless, you are sup- posed to co-operate with the rest of the rest of the school, and to join the Re-inforcement Club, if your grades are low. This club is for the purpose of study, and is under the direction of our well known mathe- matician, Mr. Campiglia. The Yacht Club-You will be surprised to know how many of our girls joined the Yacht Club and how much they enjoy it, too. Miss Harris is its sponsor and its members have a wonderful time. They go to West Lake Park to sail their yachts. The Literary Club-If you are an admirer of books, if you like to read plays, you must join the Literary Club. In this club you read plays of famous authors. It is a very wonderful club for those who intend to become writers, because you learn how to think and write your thoughts. Its sponsor is Mrs. Olds. The Debating Club-YOU do not have to be a senator to join the Debating Club or to have it in mind to be one. Anybody who enjoys debating may join this club. Its sponsor is Mr. Sherman. The Girl Reserves-The Girl Reserves is a club which shows a girl how to face life squarely and to give the world her best. Its members go on hikes and canoeing trips. They have jolly parties and give ban- quets. It is under the direction of Miss Olson, and the meetings are very enthusiastic. The Art Club-Just think the word over a minute. Doesn't art represent nature in all its forms? The Art Club is always crowded. The members, good art students, go on excursions to the different art galleries of the city, or to expositions, where they copy the most inter- esting pictures. Miss Stahmer directs this club and all its meetings are a success. THERE IS N0 SUBSTITUTE FOR SCHOOL SPIRIT F

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f '..:i T nu-cnlze '- ' IN it Lil.. ,...- .Q home without a flower is like a man without a country. In the Garden Club you are taught to grow flowers, and to plant the seeds according to the weather. In this way you may keep your home always looking beautiful and admired by the passersby. Its sponsor is Mrs. Reihl. The Play Writing Club-If you have a knack for writing stories, do not fail to join the Play Writing Club. This club is for the purpose of teaching you the points of writing correctly. It is lots of fun to make up stories, or to hear the ones that somebody else has made up, for in that way you may correct the mistakes they make and you will be able to learn much quicker. Miss Anderson directs this club. The -Girls' Glee Club--This is Station, S.S.S. A very interesting' program will be on the air by the Girls Glee Club. But first I will tell you how the club is organized. Miss Hardy is in charge of it. To get in this club, Miss Hardy tries out your voice. If you are a good alto, mid- dle voice, or soprano. she will probably put you in the club. Many girls that are in the Glee Club graduated and she wants a bigger club next term. Last year the club sang at churches and hospitals, and many of our most interesting programs in the Aud are by the Glee Club. The Boys' Glee Club-The Entertainers of Station S.S.S. This is the name that has been given to the Boys' Glee Club of Sentous. This organization of boys is one of which Sentous should be proud. Without it Sentous would not be complete. This organization has twenty-eight members. Patricia Horgan accompanies the Glee Club on the piano, and the director, Miss Hardy, fills the position well. At first the Glee Club met each morning at eight o'clock, but at the end of the ten weeks the time was changed to the last half of the third period. This made it easier on the boys and gave more time for practicing. During the term the Glee Club gave programs in the Sentous Auditorium for school, and' also during Public Schools Week. Some familiar songs of the Glee Club are: The Sandman, A Hot Time, Friendship and At the Watermelon Jubilee. The Glee Club is one of the best Sen- tous has ever had. Girls' Swimming Club-The Girls' Swimming Club meets at the Bimini Baths every Thursday. It is enjoyed by all the members be- cause they are taught the different kind of strokes which a good swim- mer must know. If you can swim twenty-nine times across the pool you are considered a good swimmer. Mr. Humm and Miss Wacek direct this club. - ' Checker Club-If you know how to play checkers, or if you would like to learn how, join the Checker Club. This club is divided into two teams. The player of each side who wins the most games is called a champion, as in days of old when a knight won a tournament. It is a very jolly club and its sponsor is Miss Blanford. Public Speaking Club-Nobody likes to feel embarrassed when called upon to talk before a group of people or an assembly. To help folks to learn to speak before a group, the Public Speaking Club was organized. You are taught how to make oral reports on interesting subjects. Mr. Wilson, our well known ventriloquest teacher, is its sponsor. Advertising Club-Most of the boys and girls who join this club like it. They study advertising from the standpoint of a vocation. They also take trips to the different advertising companies in order to THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR SCHOOL SPIRIT