South High School - Tiger Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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DEFENSE STAMP SELLERS INCLUDE June Roitad, Dorothy Thorbcrg, Norma Tomtc, Carol Thompson. Doris Francescki na, Anne Mulvahill, Betty McGee, Joyce Jongquut, Geraldine Bolter, Mary Zustiak, Delores Hauck. Marshall Everson, John Foss. Audrey Howard, Geraldine La-France. DEFENSE COUNCIL members are. below, FIRST ROW; Falconer, Foss. Esplin, Everson, Borgeson, Jongquist; SECOND ROW: 8crglund, Berglund, Virum, Haglund, Olson. Bredeson. Olson. F War Savings Stamp Council Sets Ten Jeeps as Goal in South High Campaign TEN jeeps! That is the goal of South High School's Jeep Campaign, which is under the supervision of the War Saving Stamps Council and Mrs. Emma B. Ilia, club adviser and member of the social science department. The purpose of the campaign, to raise enough money to finance the buying of ten army jeeps, is well on the way toward realization. With the slogans, “On the March”, “At the Top”, “All out for Victory”, the W ar Saving Stamps Council, composed of fifteen members from various clubs throughout school, has collected over $6,000 for stamps this school year. T his fact has made the organization the leader of all similar local school councils. The council was organized in April, 1942. The group recently had an auditorium at which Sergeant Harold Ordcman, who participated in the North African invasion, demonstrat- ed a jeep to the students and told them of his experiences during the invasion. One of the interesting bits of information Sergeant Ordcman gave the students was that the Germans had already gone through the territory when the United States soldiers arrived and had left no food except black bread and oranges for the natives. The Red Cross has now taken over the food problem in North Africa. cm

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Foreign Correspondence Club Writes Letters to Alumni in Armed Forces TO boost the morale of the boys in our armed forces through correspondence is the present purpose of the Foreign Correspondence Club, under the supervision of Mr. Caesar Arricta, instructor in Spanish. Letters received by members are read aloud during club meetings. Letters from South students tell the boys about home, school, and community activities. The soldiers, in turn, relate interesting bits of news from the camps where they arc stationed. Arthur Putt now a member of the United States Marine Corps, writes: “I am waiting to be sent to school for ordnance men. F.dmond Saland and Bob Myrvold are just beginning ‘boot’ camp while Carl Leslie Swanson is waiting to be sent across. A former boxing champion at South and a very good friend of mine, ‘(ins’ (Navy) Everett Fredericks, is on an island near Australia. We all played on championship teams at South and now we arc both helping to win the greatest championship of the world. “I will close now. Fell Mr. Arricta 1 won two medals for sharpshooter rifleman and pistol and bayonet expert.” Before the war, the purpose of the club was to bring about a closer understanding between girls and bovs of the United States and those of foreign countries. Bur, for the duration, letters promoting international goodwill, have been discontinued. There are sixty members in F oreign Correspondence. The officers for the first were Cierry Bolter, president; Marilyn Moritz, vice-president; and Corrinc Rubcl, secretary-treasurer. The officers for this semester are Marilyn Moritz, president; Corrinc Rubcl, vice-president; and June Rostad, secretary-treasurer. The club meets twice a month, mixing business with pleasure in the form of special programs, moving pictures, and parties. FIRST ROW: Hoitompt. Croton, Rubcl, Bolter, Moriti, Jongquist. Moldo; SECOND ROW: lowman, Gustafson. Paulson, Tom-tc. Hoycr, Hanson, Adams. Olson: THIRD ROW: Francctchina, Aronson. Johnson, Keenan, Balcom. Rostad; FOURTH ROW: Silvcrstein, Thomas, Dalland, Borgcton, Johnson, Virum, Mulkcrn. ci7:

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Six G. A. A. Girls Earn 1250 Points; Names Are Inscribed on Silver Cup PATTY Ticknor, Barbara Nordstrom, Margaret Yiruni, ivian Olson, Lois McHough, Phyllis McKnight — these girls, as members of the G.A.A. at South, were honored bv having their names inscribed on a silver cup. This award was bestowed upon them after their having acquired 1,250 points in G.A.A. activities, and better than a “C” average in academic work. A few of the G.A.A.’s outstanding activities in the spring are ping-pong, badminton, tennis, horseback riding, and soft-ball tournaments. These games arc played after school on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Many of the girls belong to the hiking group that meets each Sunday morning for breakfast hikes which are highlights of the club’s activities. Last semester, the “A senior girls were more active than the other girls; however, this semester, the sophomore girls are the outstanding members. Letters will be awarded this semester to Betty Jo Balcom and Marjorie Johnson, seniors, for having acquired 600 points. Officers of G.A.A. last semester were the following; Patty Ticknor, president; Vivian Falkman, vice-president; Marilyn Keating, secretary; Donna Ticknor, treasurer. Officers this semester are Betty Jo Balcom, president; Marilyn Keating, vice-president; Donna Ticknor, secretary; Martha Hcnncssy, treasurer. G.A.A. is under the supervision of Mrs. Mabel Tangcn and Mrs. Eunice Nyquist, Mgvm” instructors at South. Mrs. Tangcn believes that probably the most outstanding and beneficial quality of this club is that it provides the opportunity for girls to become intimately acquainted with so many girls with similar interests. G.A.A. is a club in which informality is predominant. This club provides a healthful and enjoyable pastime for its members. FIRST ROW: Nordstrom. Keating. Me-Knight. Ticknor. Jones, Ticknor, Falkman; SECOND ROW: Solberg. M.tchell. Olson. Mellgrcn, Simcoi; THIRD ROW: Davis. McDonald. Dicks. Johnson, Gardner, Wan-berg, 8alcom; FOURTH ROW: Banham, Beatty, Green, LaMont, Berg. Virum. Ku-bias. Opsal. CI'JD