Shortridge High School - Annual Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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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

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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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German Club Hlstoly Club Q9 QQ 'lla QQ' N A very interesting year has just closed for the members of the History Club. On September 26, 1933, Miss Naomi A. Fike, club sponsor, presided at the general reorganization and election meeting. At this meeting, Dwight Schuster was elected presidentg Martha Norman, vice- presidentg Jean Knowlton, secretaryg and Frederick Tucker, treasurer. Guest speakers for the semester were Miss Hope Bedford, who spoke on Ramblings About Paris , and Mrs. Agnes McCulloch Hanna, whose subject was Pioneer Homes in Indianapolis . The election for the spring semester oflicers was held on January 30, 1934. Sydney Netzorg was elected presidentg Janet Meditch, vice- presidentg Marjorie Pendleton, secretary, and Paul Klinge, treasurer. At the meeting of April 17, Mrs. Sarah Pratt was guest speaker. Paul Klinge. The Shortridge German Club is a comparatively new organization under the sponsorship of Miss Reiter. The club was organized for the purpose of studying the German language, music, literature, and people. Regular meetings are held monthly. Last fall Mr. Scherer gave an interesting talk on modern Germany from impressions he received on his recent trip. At the February meeting, Charles Huston related his experiences in Germany while on his way to attend the Boy Scout Jamboree. The officers for the fall semester were Ina Staanley, presidentg Kenneth Roberts, vice-president: Charlene Gudgel, secretary, and Edwin Belknap, traesurer. For the spring term they were Marjorie Schoch, presidentg Forrest Pauli, vice-presidentg Georgianna Pittman, secretary, and Sam Dobrow, treasurer. Marjorie Schoch, S1'u x iles: vllvvg .. ,:'rn