Shortridge High School - Annual Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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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

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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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45? .. 5 Si 1....,,1w The Chemistry Club meets on every other Thursday afternoon with Miss Lois Martin as sponsor. The ofhcers of the club in the fall semes- ter were: Julia Benson, presidentg Robert Lipton, vice-president, Mary Burrin, secretary, and Frank Streightoff, treasurer. The ofiicers for the spring semester are: Alvin Cohen, presidentg Caroline Rehm, vice- presidentg Charles Rice, treasurerg and Lois Morton, secretary. Very interesting reports have been given by Walter Strong and Charles Rice on the process of making glassg by Harry Hadd on Flour- escent Substances. Mr. Walter Geisler gave a lecture on Colloids , and Mr. Druley Parker showed slides of his Western trip. In the last year the club attended the Junior Academy of Science meeting at Indiana University. Field trips were taken to Eli Lilly's and the Coca-Cola Bottling Company. Lois Martin. Since the first of the year the Radio Club has made much progress toward its ideals and goals. Much of the credit is due to the active- ness of Dick Clay and Dave Thompson. The club meetings have been given over to code practice and talks on obtaining amateur licenses in order to help the members to pass the examination to own and operate an amateur station. A station has been constructed at school and many stations in the surrounding states have been contacted, even though the transmitter is of low power. At the present time, there are only two licenses amateurs in school, WQJRO, Dick Clay, and W9JIP, Dave Thompson. The officers of the club are Dave Thompson, president: Millard Gannon, vice-president: and Harry Tirsway, secretary. Richard Clay. I-S - 314, W H311 Q .A I Chemistl y Club Radio Club