South Side High School - Totem Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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lfiasr Coimxix Marcia Cornish Grace -lohnson Mary Hall Miss Ley Su-oxo ffu1.l'5IN Tm listher l'al1ner Edna Henderson Mary Fbersole Violet llfilie ART CLUB RD COLVMN Margaret Diserens Evelyn Lewis Mildred lleintz Ruth Brown On March 22 a group of senior girls met to form an art club. It was the cul- mination of a desire that had lain dormant for many months. Their purpose in taking such a step was to arouse an interest in the art course of South Side High. to more closely organize the art students, and to create a club wherein the sidelines of art that could not be taken up in the course offered. might be studied. Othcers of the club were Mildred Heintz, president: Edna Henderson, vice- president: and Grace johnson. secretary and treasurer. The committees were appointed by the president and are as follows: Membership, Marcia Cornish. Esther l'almer, and Evelyn Lewis as chairman: social and program committee, Violet Prine as chairman. Sigrid likblom and Edna Henderson. A constitutional committee was appointed. Those on this committee were Violet Prine, Grace johnson and Mary Hall. Extracts from the constitution follow: The purpose of the Art Club as formulated is: to further art education, to create art appreciation and to establish a standard of dress among high school stu- dents. Membership is limited to juniors and seniors who are interested in art. 1 Honorary members shall consist of students who have graduated from school but are still interested in the art work and wish to hold The tirst work of the club was that of l I their membership in the club. 1 1 f 'KZ' ' Q I enameling' vanitv cases to raise money. Karl l 3 S. Bolantler, director of the Fort XYayne Art I , hchool and Museum. helped to start the club I :ii t 1 :ft bv giving a verv interesting' talk. As the pur- . . . t , . L 1,- 3 pose of the club was to help create a standard Jim.-.will Q . f E- oi dress among' students. several meetings were 4-a fl Ons- :X , k . NW' N. 'RM' - gnvezi o er to the right and wrong ways of Y W 0 -'gxlf . KQH dressing. 7',1.1gt' Um' !lll1ii!I'r'rf' 7'1tfr'lrw'

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a v V DEBATING Ibebating and public speaking also brought victories and titles to the school this year. The debating team, under the experienced tutelage of Mr. Null, scored two victories over Morton High School of Richmond, Indiana. The negative team, Mary Iforker, captain. josephine Dinklage, and Sylvia XYeinraub. gained a unanimous decision over the visiting Richmond debaters. The atlirinarive team, l'aul Oliver. captain, Ruth XVagner and Yirginia Gaskins. won at Richmond, Z-1. The subject for debate dealt with compulsory arbitration of labor disputes in public industries. In the state discussion contest, Mary lforker won the school Contest by defeating three opponents: emerged victorious by a unanimous decision in the county trials by defeating debaters from New Haven, Leo and Central High of lfort XYayne3 and at Angola took the congressional district title by eliminating representatives from DeKalb county, Lagrange county, Noble county, Steuben county and Whitley county. This third victory enabled her to go to Indiana l'nixersity for the tinal contest. Though Mary did not take the state title, she is now ranked as one of the best high school speakers in Indiana. Mary also won the first extemporaneous speaking contest last fall and is the first to have her name engraved on the tall silver cup presented by Mrs, C. C. Lange in nieinory of her son, Ralph. f'r1gr' Um' lllllHZ7'r.'J1' fli7IlI'fz'z'lI