Shields High School - Patriot Yearbook (Seymour, IN)

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THE 1935 lies, and at Christmas time it gave several baskets. Besides doing char- ity work in Seymour, it has also given money to the milk fund in Brownstown. The Sorority gives annually one or two scholarships to senior girls. It gives ten dollars to one senior girl and one senior boy in Seymour, and five dollars to one boy and one girl in Brownstown. Besides contributing clothing and food for poor families, it is also active in promoting the correction of defects. It has given glasses to several children and old people. The Seymour Business and Pro- fessional Women ' s Club is happy to be an active one, uniting Its efforts internationally with twenty other countries that are making a definite contribution towards the peace and progress of the world. The club emblem embodies: Nike, the Goddess of Victory, the ruler of the destinies of mankind; the Flam- ing Torch of Leadership and Under- standing which gives courage and inspiration and lights the highways and byways of the women of Ameri- ca and other lands; the open Scroll of Learning, symbolic of education, the mightiest power to check the foes of progress; the Ship of Com- merce carrying messages of good- will and friendship to the four quar- ters of the world. The local club provides a scholar- ship for some worthy senior girl who wishes a business education, a loving cup for the most outstanding senior girl, a Christmas party for the underprivileged children of this city, a Colonial Tea for the girls of the senior class, a scrap book for the Riley Hospital, and contributions to the Red Cross and County Tubercu- losis Association. American Legion: There are eleven thousand American Legion Posts in the United States, each of which is doing something for its home town. Seymour is represented by American Legion Post Number Eighty-nine. This year the local post has en- deavored to inculcate a sense of in- dividual obligation to community, state, and nation. In doing this the legion has sponsored four commun- ity projects. The first was the Hal- loween Madi Cras; the second, a community Armistice Day program with the aid of the Ministerial Asso- ciation; the third, a Christmas pro- gram with gifts for worthy families and children; the fourth, a child welfare program to raise money for dental work of the worthy school children of the community. The public has aided the Legion in all these programs and made their suc- cess possible. The American Legion makes no distinctions; it serves all in time of peace as the soldiers served all in time of war. The Jackson County Tuberculosis Association: The histories of all civilization record the ravages of tuberculosis. The Tuberculosis As- sociations have been organized to discover this disease and to prevent its spread. The work of the Jackson County Association, which is affili- ated with the State and National Organizations, is largely educatonal. Progress is being made in reducing suffering and death through litera- ture, health talks, and the work of a health nurse employed by the as- sociation. The organization is purely volun- tary and philanthropic. Its work is financed through the sale of Christ- mas Seals and Health Bonds. Tuberculosis yet takes a larger toll of people from fifteen to forty-five years old than any other disease and constitutes the major source of economic loss. However, through Page Six

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PATRIOT The Lions Club has cooperated and united with all other organiza- tions in sponsoring movements for the betterment of the city. The Seymour Business Men ' s Association is an organization com- posed of the leading business, manu- facturing, and professional men of Seymour. The object of the Associa- tion is to promote the interest and general welfare of the business men of the city and of the community in general, and also to seek legislation favorable to public interest and to enforce such laws as already exist for our protection and for the gen- eral welfare of the city. The Asso- ciation is always on the alert to bring some new business or industry to Seymour and has been successful in adding substantially to our very fine line of diversified industries. In short, the Association is always on the job to make Seymour a bigger and better place in which to live. Many of the names found in the advertisments are members of this organization. Psi lota Xi: Alpha Beta Chapter of Psi lota Xi was installed in the spring of 1922 with nine charter members. The active membership is now forty. The main purpose of the organization is local charity work and scholarships. All members belong to the Auxiliary of the Schneck Memorial Hospital and the chapter has furnished sun room fur- niture, lamps, shrubbery, awnings, mattresses, fracture bed, incubator and oxygenaire. Working in cooper- ation with the Health Nurse, Proba- tion Officer, doctors, and dentists, each year the sorority has made it possible for underprivileged school children to have their eyes, teeth, and tonsils treated. Cod liver oil, milk, food, clothing, and school lunches have also been provided by the sorority. Money is sent each year to the Grand Treasurer for work in the Riley Hospital and scholarships for girls. Prizes of $5, $3, and $2 are awarded yearly to senior girls for the best short stories, which gives a chance for the District Grand Prize of $25. The Indiana Study Club, organ- ized in 1910 and federated in 1912, is composed of thirty-five active and twelve associate members. 1. S, C. has taken an active part in cul- tural and educational enterprises, and is one of the very active clubs in the Fourth District. Its activities are broad as shown by the following: it has brought to Seymour on an- nual guest days many noted speakers and talented persons, won state prize in annual Club Program con- test, and in other program contests won honorable menton several times, taken part in civic interests such as Conservation and Health Programs, contributed annually to Student Loan Fund of Jackson County, and conducts each year a short story contest, open to both boys and girls of the Junior and Senior classes of Shields High School, awarding three prizes for same. The work done in the club is very commendable. Members of the club hold positions of distinction, not only in club Federation work, but in active state organizations of religi- ous and cultural nature. I. S. C. enjoys universal federa- tion. The Tri-Kappa Sorority contri- butes to the betterment of society. Seymour ' s chapter has given $150 to charity this year. It has also clothed three families in Seymour. It has furnished milk to poor fami- Page Five

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PATRIOT the work of the local, state, and national associations the death rate is being gradually dirriinished. The Jackson County Association received the State Prize this year for showing the largest increase in the collecton of funds for carrying on its work. Relief work of the community is supervised through three agencies cooperating for the best interests of the people. The Federal and state agencies supervise the distribution of relief work and extend direct re- lief to needy families. The Seymour Welfar e Association provides emer- gency relief and supplements the work of state investigators. Mrs. Annette Test, City Attendance offi- cer, investigates the cases of needy school children and provides books and clothing if advisable. A building without a basis cannot stand; faith is the foun- dation, and every good action is but a stone laid. — Feltham The citizens of Seymour were well aware of their spiritual needs, and by 1870, nine churches were estab- lished to contribute permanently to the character of their members. The names of the churches and the dates of their organizaton are as follows: Baptist, 1839; First Presbyterian, 1855; Catholic, 1858; St. Paul, 1859; Christian, 1863; Church of Christ, 1866; Trinity Methodist, 1866; Lutheran, 1870; First Metho- dist, 1883; Nazarene, 1905; and Christian Science, 1911. The churches and clubs through cooperation and perserverance have given invaluable aid to Seymour. Through their unceasing efforts and noble application of Cod ' s instruc- tion, Thou art thy brother ' s keep- er , they have raised the moral and physical standards of the citizens. The conditions of conquest are always easy. We have but to toil a while, endure a while, believe always, and never turn back. — Simms Page Seven