Shortridge High School - Annual Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Coming through an eminently successful season, the Tri-State Debating Teams, ably coached by Mr. C. C. Shoemaker, were able to Win both of the scheduled Tri-State Debates to clinch the five-year cup for Shortridge in the iinal year competition between Shortridge, Louisville Male High School of Louisville, and Walnut Hills High School of Cincinnati. Selected competitively in the latter part of December, the two teams consisted of: Robert H. Marks, captain, Gordon M. Messing, H. Foster Clippinger, Joe Hoskins, alternate-representing the affirma- tive home team, William Koehne, captain, David Falendar, Gordon Jacobs, Carter Thorp, alternate, composing the negative which encoun- tered Cincinnati there. This year's question for debate was that The United States should adopt the essential features of the British system of radio control and operation. The splendid showing this year is due in no small part to the hard work, speaking ability, and debating experience of the boys themselves. Koehne, Messing, and Marks are seniors: Jacobs, Falendar, and Clippinger, juniors. Mr. Shoemaker and the debating teams are indeed to be congratulated for the heart-warming results of this most satisfactory season. Gordon Messing. As the Annual goes to press, the two Girls' Debating Teams are striving hard to keep up the good record established by the Boys' Teams at the Tri-state Debate. On Friday, May 11, the girls will have a dual debate with Wiley of Terre Haute. The negative team, composed of Eleanor Firth, captain, Marjorie Newman, Mary Roland, and Rosemary Gladden, alternate, will entertain Wiley here. The affirmative team: Jean Knowlton, captain, Aline Bailey, Mary Hinkle, and Evelyn DeWees, alternate, will go to Terre Haute. 'KResolved: That the United States should adopt the essential features of the British plan of radio control and operation is the question to be debated. Mr. C. C. Shoemaker of the English department is coach. as ge.. JA 9,5 av' F Tri-State Debate: s Girls' Debatlng Team

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TENNIS A tennis tournament is run 5 off in the fall and spring. There has been a great amount of competition displayed in most of thc matches, and a lack of enthusiasm has never prevailed. The semi-final matches last fall were between Mary Anna Butz and Janet Meditchg Doro- thy Schilling and Marjorie Zechiel. The final match was played off by Mary Anna Butz and Dorothy Schilling, with Mary Anna Butz taking the title for the third successive tournament. Mary Anna was awarded an emblem in the shape of a tennis racket, and also re- ceived 100 points toward her Shortridge Sweater. POSTURE CONTEST Five girls won the 1933 Shortridge Posture contest. They were Mary Alice Shively, Anna Marie Smith, Betty Mae Smith, Mary Morrison, and Doris VanHorn. One hundred and thirty-tive girls entered the contest. The judges were Mrs. Kate Steichman, Miss Thelma Armfield, and Miss Kathryn Thompson of the Girls' Athletic Department and Miss Long of the Art Department. MRS. KATE STEICHMAN is head of the Girls' Athletic Department. She is responsible for the efficient athletic index on which athletic organization of the girls is founded. Mrs. Steichmann sponsored Palm Beach ., . Plaza in the Junior Vaudeville. She has charge of ,M Hemingway and Volleyball, Efficiency, Foot, and Posture Contests. MISS THELMA ARMFIELD has sponsored the winning acts of the Junior Vaudeville for two years. She has charge of Hockey, Basketball, Baseball, and The Philateron. She is Captain of Scout Troop 45. Miss Armiield also sponsored part of last year's Class Day Activities. MISS KATHRYN THOMP- SON was sponsor of the act Queen Catherine in the Junior Vaudeville. She took charge of the fall and spring tennis tourna- ments and is a member of the committee of Extra Curricular Activities of the Freshmen Council. She also sponsored the Boys' Dancing in Class Day ac- 7 tivities, Voileyball and ' Freshmen Basketball.

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01 chestra Band Musical Activities The various organizations in the Shortridge High School Music Department have presented many worthwhile and commendable pro- grams this year. Several units had the fine opportunity of presenting programs to outside audiences. The Shortridge Orchestra, directed by Will F. Wise, presented a concert to the student body of Crispus Attucks High School, another at the semi-annual Shortridge Parent-Teachers supper-meeting, a concert at the city-wide Parent-Teachers Association held at Shortridge, March 13, besides three fine auditorium programs for the student body. Twice Ferdinand Schaeffer, conductor of the Indianapolis Symphony, honored the Shortridge Orchestra by conducting our school organization in rehearsals. The orchestra was also fortunate in receiving three compli- mentary tickets to each concert presented by the Symphony Orchestra. The Concert Band, conducted by R. J. Shultz, has played for four auditorium concerts and two pep sessions. The marching band, con- sisting of the entire A band and some pieces of the B band, played at all home football and basketball games. The UB band gave concerts in school, and at several of the churches in the city. On March 21, the marching band participated in the opening day baseball parade. After the parade, they were awarded a silver cup for being the best of the eight bands entered. The choir, directed by Mrs. Laura Moag, presented programs at the Matinee Musicale and for various church entertainments. About one- third of the members sing every Sunday in church service, and a few members of the Shortridge Choir are singing on the radio. The Glee Club, under the sponsorship of Mr. Will F. Wise, sang for Educational Week programs, sang at the English Theater the week before Easter, presented a program for the Parent-Teachers of Irvington, and sang for the Freshman Auditorium. Harold Flieg. 1- - 1 1- . 1 --...4 1 I 1- 11. 1--1 -1