Shortridge High School - Annual Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Social Committee Under Miss Mary Prattis sponsorship, the members of the Social Committee have conducted several successful all-school parties this year. The first of these, the Fall Ball, on October 18, was a great success in every way. An added feature of the next social event was the Uglyman's contest. Jack Berns, prominent basketball star, proved to be the most popular boy in school, and Won for himself the title of Uglyman and a three-dollar certificate for Straussi Arthur Crane and John Westfall were second and third respectively. A belated George Washington cele- bration, The Hatchet Hop, on February 23, was enjoyed by all Who chose to spend their dimes for tickets. At the Blue Belle Hop on April 20, the students voted that Virginia fTootsj Miles should have the title of the Shortridge Blue Belle for 1934. Betty Quigley and Mary Roland were second and third in this contest for the most popular girl in school. The Social Committee also cooperated with the Parent Teachers Associ- ation in sponsoring the November Round-Up, given for the benefit of the Student Aid Fund. A drive for old books which were sent to a library in Pineville, Kentucky, and to the American Settlement, of Indianapolis, was con- ducted in December. When it was required of every student to memorize the Star-Spangled Banner, the Social Committee presented to the entire student body attractive copies of our national anthem. The committee has also presented the school with a handsome Shortridge banner. The ofiicers for the fall semester Were: Harry Dragoo, president, Arthur Crane, vice-president, Margaret Lee Riddell, secretaryg and Allan Solomon, treasurer. In the spring the committee elected Richard Savidge, vice-president, and Marjorie Pendleton, secretary. Arthur Zinkin is Publicity Chairman of the Social Committee. Members who appear in the picture are: First row-Emma Gene Tucker, Peggy Chapin, Dorothy Braden, Marynette Hiatt, Jane Wynne, Martha Moore, Mary Wynne, Dot Barlow, and Jean Van Voorhees. Second row-Miss Pratt, Bob Hessel- denz, Marjorie Pendleton, Ruth Luckey, Jane Brown, Anne Elliott, Cath- erine Cauble, Jane Garland, and Dorothy Brooks. Third row-Malcolm Strauss, Tom Garland, Bob Axtell, Martha Norman, Evelyn DeWees, Peggy Paul, Louis Silver, Helen Stephens, and Bonnie Jean McKechnie. Fourth row-Bill Koehne, Dick Savidge, Paul Krauss, Stuart Williams, Bill Brewer, Foster Clippinger, Ned Hamer, and Jean Miller. Fifth row- Charles Huston, Allen Solomon, John Westfall, Margaret Lee Riddell, Art Crane, Harry Dragoo, and Arthur Zinkin. Marjorie Pendleton. fl .Arfw:H'Yw3lAQ' 'IA-1: i'1u.13 'r

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Senate F zctzon Club The distinction of the oldest club in Shortridge goes to the Senate. It was organized by Miss Donnan in 1887, and still continues. Mr. Sigler is the sponsor. This year, for the first time in many years, the Senate has succeeded in downing party spirit, and in working together toward a common goal of better impromptu speaking. Another outstanding achievement of the year was the complete revision of the Rules and Regulations of the body. In accordance with a long-established custom, the Senate held a trial and a banquet as crowning events of the year. At the banquet, the senators followed the ancient and accepted cus- tom of electing oiiicers to hold in restraint the turbulent model of our U. S. Senate during the coming year. Jean Knowlton. The Shortridge Fiction Club under the sponsorship of Miss Ruth Louise Armstrong enjoyed a most successful year. At the semi-annual guest meetings for try outs , Mr. J. B. Vandaworker of the Indianapolis News spoke on Aspects in a Short Story , and Mrs. Kathryn Turney Garten, book reviewer, gave An Appreciation of Katherine Mansfield . The annual New Year's Reception was held at the home of Madeline Trent. Nine selections were written by members for the Christmas Echo. About eighty volumes of books from the Clubs' Circulating Library were donated to the Charity Dye Memorial Library. The club membership contest plan was revised, a reading committee from the club chose the best stories, and the final membership decision was made by a committee of English teachers. OITicers were: presidents, Henry Fauvre and Jimmie Joe Mullaneg vice-presidents, Marynette Hiatt and Bonnie Jean McKechnie: treasurers, Bill Tidwell and Hilton Atherton, secretaries, Jean VanRiper, Mary Lou Over, and Elizabeth Henderson. Bonnie Jean McKechnie. ,-. if X'

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Senior Drama League The Shortridge Senior Drama League is composed of students in or above English Five. Under the sponsorship of Miss Eleanor Dee Theek of the English department, the league has had a most successful year. Hale McKeen, dierctor of the Civic Theatre, and Miss Mary Beatrice Whitemen spoke during the year. The Drama League was instructed in the use of make-up by Miss Katherine O'Neil, a representative of Max Factor's Hollywood Make-up. At the first meeting of the year an all-boy's play, The Gentle Jury was given. Other plays given for the regular meetings were The Sisterly Scheme , Henry, Where Are You? , and Wee Willie Winkle . The Path Across the Hill and The Red-Headed Step-Child were presented to the student body with a small admittance charge. The latter play was coached by Esther Steup, a graduate student. Short- ridge had the honor of presenting a play for the Speech Department of the State Teachers Association at their annual meeting, The play Was Juliet and Romeo . The McMurray Chin , presented before a Parent-Teachers meeting, was the best work of the year due to the untiring efforts of the director, Miss Eleanor Dee Theek. Jimmy Be Careful , coached by Marion Speery, a graduate, was presented before the various extra-curricular clubs of the school. Officers for the year were Eleanor Firth, presidentg Richard Steup and Ralph Bryant, vice-presidentsg Dorothy Martenet and Judith Jones. secretaries, and Frank Streightoif and Jack Messick, treasurers. Eleanor Firth. Junior Drama League The Junior Drama League, the youngest organization of Shortridge extra-curricular activities, Was organized at the beginning of the second semester. Due to increasing interest in Dramatic Art among the Junior High School students, it was found necessary for them to have their own Drama League. A plan Was Worked out to include students through