South Side High School - Scrapper Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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vu 58 The SCRAPPER HOWARD-KRAUSS SOCIETY The Howard-Krauss Society, South Side's malaria prevention organization, participated in various activities during the 1938 school year. In October the society exhibited at the National Pest Control Association at the Peabody Hotel. Malaria prevention posters made by our students were used by Col. J. A. LePrince of the United States Malaria Investigations Bureau to illustrate his talk at the Convention of the Southern Medical Association in New Orleans. The posters brought much favorable criticism from medical circles. March 1 the Howard-Krauss Society published a mosquito edi- tion of the Triple S. Copiqs were sent to schools throughout the Mississippi River Valley and to leading scientists throughout the world who are interested in mosquito control. The society sponsored the Gorgas Essay Contest in South Side and the essay entered by the society won the state and national prize. The Society also took part in the clean-up, fix-up, paint-up campaign parade by decorating two floats for the Malaria Control of the City Health Department. The Howard-Krauss members are working on a plan of ex- pansion of the society to other schools, and the continuation of the work in South Side on a larger scale. 201 The Journalism Club The Journalism Club was reorganized this past fall and again published the The Triple S , the bi-monthly student publicaton. Frances Babin and Dorothy Brown were elected co-editors-in- chief for the paper. They presided at a'l meetings. Catherine Schwerin was appointed secretary and served! the entire year. Among the under graduates who contributed a great deal were: Judy Cour, Ina Dell Harper, Holt Maddux, Richard Haley, Irvin Sachritz, Lawrence Knopp, and Frances Craddock. Twenty members of the Club participitated in the Mississippi Valley Press Association Conference, which was held in April at Southwestern. Miss Cashin and Miss McClellan acted as sponsors for the '37- 38 season. Both proved a valuable asset to the club and paper. A great deal of credit for the successful publication of the paper again this year goes to Mrs. Cooney who has given much of her time and energy to the welfare of the paper. The club closed its activities with a theatre party for al-1 of its members.

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The SCR-ACPPER lm as ,Mmm received ratings of excellent. The Boys' received one of good. The Officers Quartet, Malcolm Evans, Bert Humphries, James Cogs- well, and Robert Cogswell, were rated' as excellent. Four soloists competed, Nancy Fowler, Herbert Dawson, Bert Humphries and George Seibert and were each rated good. All through both semesters both Ruby Shefsky and Mary Cain worked hard accompanying both in practice and on programs. Both glee clubs are thankful to them. Besides going to Nashville, the glee clubs furnished South Side students with much enjoyable entertainment. They also sang for the P.-T. A., the Alumni Association, and on various night pro- grams at the school. IOS . Junior Red Cross The South Side Council of the Junior Red Cross was orga- nized last fall with the following officers: Edwin Demetrio, president, Venus Kourvelas, secretary treas- urer, Catherine Schwerin, program chairman. The most important part of the council's activities this year was making a portfolio, which was sent to Australia. This port- folio contained pictures and articles on the school's club activities, athletics, library and other things of interest in the school. Three students of South Side were sent to San Francisco to the National Red Cross Conventions, as delegates from the South Side Council. The representatives were Gladys Baskin, Sadie Bas- kin and' Edwin Demetrio. They left for the convention on April 29, returning on May 15. During that time they participated in all the sessions and activities of the convention and in additiion visited such interesting places as Los Angeles, Hollywood, and Salt Lake City. They brought back new ideas and new plans for our next year's council. 101 Hi-Y Club The Y. M. C. A. organization in the high school, known as the Hi-Y Club, has progressed in many ways at South Side toward its goal of attaining and developing high Christian standards of character. Through its programs and entertainments it has great- ly promoted that priceless asset of good, clean fellowship. Among the highlights of the year's activities was a county-wide conference held at the Y. M. C. A. and attended by several South Side repre- sentatives. The Hi-Y Club plans a progressive and eventful forthcoming year and urges all real boys to take advantage of this opportunity for an interesting and enjoyable experience.

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The SCRAPPER 59 Girl Reserves The opening of school found the Girl Reserves in full swing after the rest of summer months. The officers of the new year were Ina Dell Harper, re-elected president, Gloria Haire, vice-president, Dorothy Moon, secretary and treasurer, and Alice O'Sheridan, social chairman. The members were Emilye Bradley, Lavonia Brown, Judy Cour, Catherine Courtney, Virginia Harper, Peggy Irwin, Venus Kourvelas, Ruth Kuehn, Lois McDaniel, Jessie Mc- Clellan, Fairy McNabb, Lillian McNeer, Sarah Pounds, Virginia Rust, and Betty Jo Wilkerson. The new sponsor was Miss Mary Miller, the Girl Reserve secretary, Miss Sara K. Langston, and the mother advisor was Mrs. J. W. Brown. Mrs. Cooney gave the club helpful suggestions, too. Probably the outstanding events for the Girl Reserves were the Vocational Guidance Conference and observance of Girl Re- serve Week. The social events of the year included many banquets and luncheons for officers and members of the Y. W. C. A. The club also entertained with a dance at the Y. W. C. A. Ina Dell Harper, Dorothy Moon and Alice O'Sheridan were in charge of the arrange- ments. Near the close of the year newly elected officers were in- stalled. They are: Dorothy Moon, president, Alice O'Sheridan, vice-president, and Sarah Pounds, secretary and treasurer. The officers and members had a picnic at Riverside with friends and prospective members as guests. 201 Latin Club The Latin Club was organized in March, 1933, under the name of the S. P. Q. R. fthe Senate and the Roman Peoplej, with Non Scholas Sed Vitae Discimus as the motto. The iris was chosen as the club flower and white and purple as club colors. The meeting are held every two weeks under the leadership of Edith Wright and Jack Taylor, consuls, and Miss Humphrey, spon- sor. The programs are based on Latin and stories of Roman life. Sometimes these are varied with social programs with games and refreshments. The HS. P. Q. R. Echo, the Latin Club paper, was first pub- liserl in December, 1937, with the club consuls as editors-in-chief. The paper is the work of students of the Latin department and the Latin Club and is printed by the students on the school ditto machine. It is printed about every four weeks and contains cross- word puzzles, cartoons, honor roll of the Latin department stories, and notes of the meetings of the Latin Club. One feature of The paper has been the serial story, in Latin, of the founding of Rome. There have been five editions this year. The first was a special Christmas edition, comparing the Roman Saturnalia with the mod-