Shortridge High School - Annual Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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M3 thology Club Officers' Club The Shortridge Officers' Club is an organization for the older and more experienced R. O. T. C. students. This group is sponsored by Sergeant Melton Rhine, a Well qualified U. S. A. instructor. The pur- pose of the club is to train the older boys more thoroughly on the everyday subjects of military training, to teach advanced subjects to the more experienced boys, and to help develop leadership ability. The fall semester had Cadet Major Billy Boyle presiding over the club with Cadet Captain Jim Bob Herdrich and Cadet Captain Millard Gannon as vice-president and secretary respectively. After new com- missioned ofiicers were appointed in January, the club changed its presiding o1Ticers. Cadet Major James Harris was elected president, and Cadet Captain McAbee was elected secretary. Every other Friday morning at 7:30 o'clock begins a meeting of the Oflicers' Club. This group has been in session for many years and has been quite an asset to the military training department. Each year the club presents two medals, one to the best drilled private, another to the best all 'round non-commissioned officer. Foster Clippinger, Adjutant, Melton Rhine, Sgt., U. S. A. The Mythology Club, under the sponsorship of Miss Laura Rupp of the English department, provides an excellent opportunity for Eng- lish students to acquaint themselves with the old Greek and Roman myths, that are used so frequently in the Writings of Keats, Shelley, Shakespeare, Tennyson, and many other Writers. Members learn to correlate mythology with art, music, and literature. Myths are read, and myth plays are presented. The club meets on alternate Tuesdays in room 328. Membership is open to anyone Who is really interested in mythology. Officers for the January 1934 semester were Frank Streightoff, president, Charles Brandt, vice-president, Bob Truitt, secretary, Ann Holmes, treasurerg Donald Bruce, sergeant-at-arms, and Marjorie Northrup, chairman of the social committee. Mary McLane.

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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

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Journalism Shortridge is outstanding in its journalistic activities, in that it edits and publishes a four- page daily newspaper, another Weekly of the same size, a magazine at Christmas time, and the Annual. Those participating in these activi- ties, or in other ways interested in journalism, are qualified for membership in the Press Club, sponsored by Miss Thomas. Several prominent newspaper men and women, such as Talcott Powell, W. F. Fox, F. E. Raschig, Bloor Schleppy, and Marie George, have been guest speakers at the monthly meetings. The picture of this club is at the top of the page. The editors of the various Echo staffs, com- bined in a club known as the Editorial Board, meet wtih Miss Thomas every Tuesday after- noon. The picture of this group heads the col- umn of pictures at the left of the page. Below it, in the proper order, are the pictures of the five different Echo staffs, with Monday's group just below the picture of the Editorial Board, and with the picture of Friday's staff at the bot- tom of the page. The newest of the Shortridge publications is Printer's Pi . Under the direction of the new printing instructor, Mr. H. F. Irby, the two print- ing classes successfully carried through the task of writing, editing, and publishing a Weekly paper. A picture of the staff of Printer's Pi is shown at the bottom of the page. 05 . fx ' v-.,