Shortridge High School - Annual Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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BATGN An organization of several years' standing, the Baton Club remains extremely active. Dur- ing the season the members presented selections from Q U Faust, with comments by Helen Ward Chappell, a former member of the Metropolitan Opera. Mrs. Jessamine Barkley Fitch, Robert Barnes, Robert Smith, and Claire Robinson were featured. Mrs. Laura C. Moag accompanied, and also narrated the story in the absence of Ann Lindstaedt, who was to have been narrator. At the first meeting of the year, John Escosa. an outstanding harpist, entertained the members and tryout members. Richard Faith and Maxine Critchfield contributed to the program. Mrs. Christine Houseman White, former Short- ridge organist and accompanist, spoke to the club on her study with L. E. Behymer, West Coast im- presario, and on music therapy. Miss Jane Hamp- son, former coach of Italian, German, and French opera, also spoke to the group at one meeting. Mrs. Moag, sponsor, is assisted by Joanne Landers, president: Lou Ellen Rouch, secretary, Joan Caldwell, treasurerg and John Rawlings, program chairman. .Nude a SENATE Founded in 1887, the Shortridge Senate is the oldest continuously existing organization in the school. The purposes of the group, as first set out by its founder, Laura Donnan, are to pro- mote better speaking characteristics and to ac- quaint the members With parliamentary pro- cedure. The membership is open to all Short- ridgers who desire to join. Each member is given the name of a current United States senator. Bills are introduced, passed or vetoed, as in actual practice. Meetings are held every Friday during the school year. Miss Annalee Webb is the sponsor and ser- geant-at-arms of the organization. Members include Richard Deiter, Rosetta Segal, Bernard Landman, Stanley Talesnick, Irving Fang, Bob Swan, Marian Goldthwaite, Paul Howtzer, Jim Elam, Alice Rosen- field, Mary Lynch, Dick Powell, Bet- sy Ancker, Bob Van de Walle, John Glossbrenner, John Williams, Bar- bara Boyd, Tom Coryell, Bob Lutz, Madeline Harman, George Landis, Emily Blasingham, Milton Miller. Gertrude Rappaport, Nancy Sutton, Arthur Rugheimer, John Caughran, Stanley Miller, Mark Rhodes, Mimi Kulwin, Raymond Jung, Roger Mer- riman, Marjory Little, Herbert Sei- densticker, Jack Lynn, Thelma Wie- bowsky, Don Lambert, Roberta Lauer, and Bob Mintz. 3

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LIBRARY CLUB The Library Club, sponsored by Mrs. Esther Cavanagh and Miss Jean McVicker, is new to Shortridge this year. It was organized to give its members an opportunity for practi- cal experience, the understanding of the importance of the resources of the library, and a realization of the necessity for co-operation between the student body and its library. For membership in the club, the girls must work in the reference rooms or as library assistants. Meetings are held three times,a semester on Thurs- days. So far, the girls have put on two interesting programsg one was held at Halloween and the other at Christmas time. The president of the club is Adeline Kadelg other officers are vice-president, Nancy Rawlings, secretary, Sally Joe Hubbellg and publicity chairman, Margaret Ellen Mason. Other members are Patricia Ayres, Lona May Bornkainp, Priscilla Babbitt, Bar- bara Barth, Patricia Barton, Ann Brig- ham, Charlotte Cartmel, Katherine Cox, Mary Frances Dittrich, Martha Bridgins, Patricia Diederichson, Betty Dunn, Carol Ann Fliegenschrnidt, Joan Freeman, Jo- ann Finot, Dorothy Friedland, Mary Hel- wig, Sara Jaffe, Anne Lytle, Marjorie Miller, Laurel McPherson, Mary Lynn Mc- Cormick, Patricia Pearson, Patricia Peat, Patricia Reece, Lois Reed, Ruth Reed, Alice Robertson, Mary Russo, Jean Senn- hauser, Libby Sharp, Joan Stadler, Mari- lyn Snyder, Luba Stocheff, Jean Swaim, Betty Irene Tague, Kitty Thatcher, Mary Martha Turpin, Rose Mary Walker, Grace NVhipple, Betty Wrege, Jean Gross, Alice Hannah, Jacquie Losche, Marietta Mark- er, Betty Prince, Marilyn Powell, Bar- bara Sherow, Jeanne Smart, and Joyce Williams. A, 15' ' llf ar b CHEM The purpose of the Chemistry Club is to give pupils a chance to study the industrial phase of chemistry and to perform individual experiments not studied in the class rooms. Membership is acquired by Writing an extensive theme about the life of a famous chemist. This year the Chemistry Club has visited many outstanding laborator- ies, and the annual field trip was held in the spring. The club meets every two weeks on Tuesday and is al- ways entertained by a prominent speaker. The officers are, president, Maryann Compton: vice-president, John Boyd, secretary. Joan Sherwood, treasurer, Elizabeth Evansg program chairman, Marjorye Schatz. The members are Ruth Stoeppelwerth, Ruth Lacey, Dolma Overly, Dorothy Miller, Nancy Wilcox, Barbara Shaneberger, Elizabeth Evans, Phyllis Goodman, Suzy Schleuter, Richard Free- man, Ann Schaffner, Grant Appel, John Boyd, Mary Jane Hazel- wood, John Martin, Maryann Compton, Joan Sherwood, Betty Kirk, Elizabeth Jennings, Marjorye Schatz.

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PHILATERON The Philateron Club is the girls, athle- tic association and the membership in this honorary organization is made up of girls who are all-around athletes, good sports, and reliable students. A girl must have gained 250 points in extra- curricular sports to become a candidate for membership and 500 points to be a member. In the fall and spring the girls go on hikes and picnics. and during the winter months they have parties and FICTION CLUB The Fiction Club had a full schedule of meet- ings and parties during the past year. Members of the English department have high-lighted the meetings with addresses on various phases of writing, as an aid to the writing of membership themes and Christmas Echo contributionsg the Fictionists supplied six stories for the latter. Once a month meetings are held at a mem- ber's home, with dinner and literary discussions, and the event of the year is the candlelight initiation ceremony held in the spring. This year club members enjoyed two theater parties at English's and a dinner at the Haw- thorne Room. Officers for the first semeiter were Carl Weinhardt, presidentg Anne Lindstaedt, vice- presidentg Marge Brink, secretaryg and Bob Chev- alier, treasurer. Second semester oiiicers include Marge Turk, president, Joan Sherwood, vice- presidentg Marilyn Merritt, secretaryg and Ber- nard Landman, treasurer. The club is sponsored by Miss Ruth Armstrong. Members besides those mentioned: Jerry Asher, Bob Brown, Keith Green, Cici Hendricks, Norman Cissna, Pat Jowitt, Stanley Gray, Ada Mae Koontz, Milton Mil- ler, Mary Louise Giles, Frances King, Anne Lvtle, John Wilson, Neal Randolph, Jack Henderson, Paul 'Goldstein, Lela Jo Servaas, Joan Pile, Bob Simpson, and Floy Wil- COX. meetings at various members' homes. Officers of the club this year are Betty Nicholson, presidentg Shirley Braun, vice-president: and Mary Nich- olson, secretary. Membership of the Philateron this year in- cludes Betsy Ancker, Shirley Braun, Barbara Sims, Dolores Baker, Marion Obermeyer, Ann Brigham, Betty Nicholson, Mary Nicholson, Frances Brokman, Helen Unversaw, Shirley Rose, Betty Jane Stucky, Marion Goldthwaite, Pat Riggin, Evangeline Andrews, and Pris- cilla Babbitt. The sponsor is Miss Rosemary O'Hara.