Shortridge High School - Annual Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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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.

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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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GERMAN Because of the war, the social activities of 'the German Club were somewhat curtailed during the yearg however, the regular meet- ings are still held, under the sponsorship of Miss Louise Reiter. At these gatherings, the members sing German songs and enjoy var- ious German games. At several meetings during the season, guest speakers were fea- tures. Throughout the semester the members made cartoon scrapbooks for Billings Hospi- tal patients and baked cookies for the U.S.O. Oiiicers for the first semester were Paul Meyer, presidentg Marilyn Rogers, vice-presi- dent: Ruth Stoeppelwerth, secretary: and John Boyd, treasurer. Ofiicers for the second period were Jack Jeffries, president: Clara Rose Holmes, vice-presidentg Jeanette Sny- der, secretaryg and Keith Miller, treasurer. Members are Betty Billeter, John Boyd, Nancy Carlson, James Elam, Phoebe Good, James Hamil- ton, Loraine Heidenreich, Erica Hess, Clara Rose Holmes, Jack Jeffries, ,Creighton Kimler, Marilyn Rogers, Jeanette Snyder, Ruth Stoeppelwerth, Carol Thoms, Paul Tuerk, Betty Wales, Charles Norris. Louise Reed, Edward Wingenroth, Dolores Grund, Martha Foernzler. Carol Ann Fliegcnschmidt, Marie Fleischer, Joan Eisenbarth, Jacquie Losche. GIRL SCCJUTS Hundreds of hours of volunteer service have been accumulated by the Girl Scout Club. These hours have been acquired by the girls for work they have done in the day nurseries and in U.S.O. work. This work is a continuation of their last year's activi- ties. The Girl Scouts have contributed gifts for the Riley Hospitalg this collection of gifts included such things as stuffed ani- mals, fruit, candy, toys, balls and funny books. The Girl Scouts also made stockings which were filled with toys at Christmas time for the Riley Hospital children. At their second meeting the Marion County Director of Girl Scouts spoke informally. It was at this time that the club proposed re- decorating the Girl Scout Little House as a future project. Another speaker at the meetings was a Girl Scout from Evansville. Madeline Harman is president of the club: Jane Haddath is vice-president-treasurerg and Sally Hammond holds the secretarial position. Meetings are held every other Monday and Mrs. Rachel Schumacher is the club spon- sor. Members include Barbara Churchman, Ruth Churchman, Ruth Haas, Marjorie Turk, Emily Jean Blasingham, Mary Louise Giles, Lois Erwin, Jean Redwine, Mary L. Friedmeyer, Geraldine Harman, Marian Radtke, Jane .Curle, Jean Gross. Doris Johnson, Barbara Meyer, Key Stephenson, and Virginia Kistner. LOS AMIGOS The newly organized K'Los Amigos fThe Friendsl Club had a successful first year under the guidance of Miss Lorraine Maran- ville. The purpose of the Spanish Club at Shortridge is to further inte,-est in the Spanish language and to promote a friendly feeling toward our neighbors to the south. Among the various speakers at Los Ami- gos meetings was a soldier who told of his trip to Mexico. Films on Mexico were shown at a later meeting. Sally Hammond is president of the organi- zation, and Barbara Franzen served in the capacity of vice-president. Other officers are Charlene Weddle, secretaryg Marnita Dietrich, treasurerg and Phyllis Augustine, program chairman. Members of the club include Don Aufderheide, Ila Belle Barnes, Emily Blasingham, Colleen Con- nell, Beatrice Cooper, Evelyn Denny, Mary Jo De- Vatz, Joanne Fate, Myrna Jo Gavin, Betty Harth. Mary Jane Hazelwood, Marillyn Johnson, Pat Jen- kins, Elizabeth Jennings, Betty Kirk, Laura Lind- ley, Jacquie Losche, Nancy Novat, Jean Redwine, Barbara Shaneberger, Polly Sharp, Jeri Stiver, Jo Ann Summers, Evangeline Tykle, Rose Wineberg, and Gene Steinhilber. HORIZON The G. F. C. chapter of the Horizon Club was organized in the fall of 1942 and re- ceived its national charter in January, 1944. Horizon Clubs are found in all local high schools and are new Camp Fire Girls or- ganizations for older girls. In addition to meetings at Shortridge, the girls attend a city-wide get-together each month. The program plans to improve a girl's personality and appearance, make herabet- ter citizen of her own community, and provide socially good times. Membership is open to any high school girls and meetings are held each week. This year's officers included Nancy Jones, president, Phyllis Mayhew, vice-presidentg Virginia Brickey, secretaryg and Mildred Jamisson, treasurer. Adviser to the group is Miss Mona Jane Wilson. In addition to the above, the group also boasts a sponsoring committee of Women. Too, our principal, Dr. J. Dan Hull, is on the city committee of Camp Fire Girls, the mother organization of the Horizon Club.