Shortridge High School - Annual Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Model Club The sponsors of the club are Mr. Gordon Johnson, and Mr. Dean Smith of the mechanical drawing department. The officers are Rudy Makela, president, Charles Hardy, vice-presidentg Robert Elbourn, sec- retary and treasurer. Rudy Makela. CAMERA CLUB The Camera Club is one of the newest organizations in Shortridge, having just completed its second year. During the year the members have heard some excellent talks on picture taking, developing, print- ing, and various types of trick photography. Members have had the privilege of learning to develop and print their pictutres in the Short- ridge Physics Department. The club has enjoyed several hikes, the results of which have been very interesting. Meetings are held on alternate Tuesdays, at conference periods, with Mr. Grubbs as sponsor. The officers of the club are Robert Ensminger, presidentg Gertrude Jones, vice-president, Helen Eldridge, secretary, and Harless Parmelee, treasurer. George Jones, and Helen Eldridge. STORY-STUDY CLUB The Story-Study Club, under the sponsorship of Miss Laura Rupp of the English department, provides an excellent opportunity for Junior High School students to study and write stories. The club meets on alternate Tuesdays in room 328. Marianna Crossland is president, Georgianna Smith, secretary, and Lucy Anne Meurer, treasurer. Fifteen charter members were admitted when the club was organized in March 1934: Marjorie Allen, Marianna Crossland, Mark Holeman, Esther Kirkhoff, Danna Jean Lansley, Mary Jane Metzger, Lucy Anne Meurer, Betsy Moore, Arthur Northrup, Mary Frances Paul, Elsie Perkins, Lois Randolph, Doris Reed, Betty B. Rhodes, and Georgianna Smith. Mary McLane. Q9 .r Y. ir' i.J.V4u-. flI lf. -5 li . 'v . NF' .0 - -Q

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English IV in this organization. Miss Eleanor Dee Theek, the sponsor of the regular Drama League, is also sponsor of the newer group. This group is to have its own plays which will be given for their own meetings and the Freshman auditoriums. The officers for the spring term were Virginia Davis, presidentg Larry Knowlton, Vice-presidentg Virginia House, secretaryg and Paul Tarrington, treasurer. Virginia House. THE STAMP CLUB The Shortridge Stamp Club, under the sponsorship of Mr. C. C. Shoemaker, meets every Thursday at conference in room 322. The purpose of the Stamp Club is to afford a convenient meeting place for all collectors in the school, where they may exchange and sell stamps. Some collectors specialize in United States stamps, or air mail issues: some have fascinating collections of errors, or still others have stamps that depict birds and animals. Several meetings during the year a speaker is brought to the Stamp Club to discuss different subjects of interest pertaining to stamps. Any person interested in stamps may join the clubg there are no dues. The club oflicers are Fred Day, presidentg and Walter Troeger, vice-president. Fred Day. MODEL CLUB The object of the Shortridge Model Club is to acquaint its mem- bers with the modern development of aviation and other similar lines of training. The members of the club have constructed many models of ships, cars, airplanes and other interesting objects. Throughout the semester contests have been held in which the model airplane builders compete. Several lectures by outside speakers were given as well as a parachute demonstration. Stamp Club

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The Shortridge High School Poetry Club has enjoyed many profit- able as well as interesting meetings this past year. The purpose of the club is to study the works and lives of past and modern poets, and the various types of poetry. A chairman whose duty is to be in charge of one discussion is appointed by the president at the previous meet- ing. Membership is open to the entire body of Shortridge. Any Shortridge student who is interested in poetry may join the club. The oI'1'1cers,who were elected in the fall for the year, were: Janet Meditch, president, Rosalind Barrows, vice-presidentg and Elizabeth Myers, sec- retary. Much of the success of the Poetry Club is due to the sponsor, Miss Florence Fritts of the English department. Janet Meditch. The Shortridge Math Club has had a most successful year under the competent sponsorship of Miss Ellen Ocker. It had the privilege of hearing several Iine speakers. Mr. Frank Wade, head of the Chem- istry Department, spoke on Gems , Mr. Gordon Johnson, of the Art Department, gave a lecture on the relationship of Mathematics to Mechanical Drawingg and Mr. Walter Carnahan, head of the Mathe- matics Department, explained to the group the necessity of using Mathematics in the making of a telescope. A poster contest was con- ducted in the second semester with Caroline Rehm and Jeanne Settles receiving first and second prize respectively. Oificers for the two semesters were: Creath Smiley and Ruth Luckey, president, Robert Axtel and Harvey Wilmeth, vice-president, Marjorie Dalman and Bonnie Bess Myers, secretary, Caroline Rehm and Jack Flowers, treasurer. Bonnie Bess Myers. Poetry Club M athematlcs Club