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

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THE TOTEM 1936 G. A. A. Girls Keep Fit And Keep Smiling Someone has started the popu- lar belief t h a t girls swing like a rusty gate when they play baseball. That someone though. couldn't h a v e watched our Ci. A. A. girls play baseball. lt's a recognized fact that they know how to swing a baseball bat. and certainly if any do swing like a gate. they don't get rusty. This year G. A. A.'s member- ship was over 300. In September the annual tennis tournament was held. The class w i n n e r s were Violet P o r t e r, freshmang Betty Eisenacher, sophomoreg Margaret Ruhl, juniorg and Bernadette Dygert, senior. The doubles class winners were Betty Showalter and Betty Neeb, froshg Mary Ellen Blauvelt and Betty Eisenacher. sophomoresg Leona Menze and Margaret Ruhl, juniorsg and Row- ena Bevington and Aldena Disler, seniors. In the interclass tournament in the singles, Betty Eisenacher defeated Bernadette Dygert, and Margaret Ruhl defeated Violet Porter. Margaret then proceed- ed to conquer Betty and thus become the queen of South Side tennis. Then in the doubles Leona Menze and Margaret Ruhl triumphed over Mary Ellen Blau- velt and Betty Eisenacher for the school crown. ln the first major sport of the year. Pauline Molin's freshman speedball team became the champion. ln the hockey tournament Marge l'lower's senior team won the junior-senior honors, and Barbara Raymond's team came out first for the sophomores. Dorothy Bloemkerys volleyball team was the freshman champ, Betty Eisenacher's was the sophomore champ, and Marge l lower's was the junior-senior winner. Of course, in the winter everyone fixed her atten- tion on basketball. In some very interesting tourna- ments, Norma Martin and Virginia Menzeis teams tied for frosh honors, Eleanor Rarick and Betty Eisen- acher's teams tied for sophomore honors, and Marge I-lower's won the junior-senior title. 106 I M XV. Locket. I. Becker. Fourth Row: R, Adler, B. Scheil:-er, L. B. Dygert, M. Crankshaw. E. Pawlisch. Hackmeyer, M. Schaffer, D. Roudebusch, Fifth Row: D. Miller, P, Steinbarger, D. BY MARGIE HOWER .Si Sas-is Lettergirls' Club First Row: Nliss Patterson. D. Fiegel. E. Snively, M. Cartwright, R. Certia, V. Baumgartner. H. Wfehrley. M. Franz, E. Simminger. A. Disler. B. Uran. Second Row: M. A. Fark, H. Anderson, M. I-lower, Nl. Redding, B. Schultz, A. M. Baumgartner, E. Disler. E. Kruse, B. Lindenberg, B. Harnish. Third Row: N, Clauser, V, Hickman, V. Busse, Braun, A. Schuelke. Nl. Ruhl, NI. Ruhl, B. Scheele. lVlenze, R. Goeglein, G. Schearer, B. Rison, R. Bevington, L. R. Reitz. Rindchen, R. Eylenberg, R. Berning, M. Dickmeyer, D. Crabill, The juniors upheld the tradition of winning the honor tournament. The members of the winning team were Leona Nlenze, captain, Margaret Ruhl, Margery Ruhl, Anna Marie Baumgartner, Edna Disler, Betty Beyrau, Ada Schuelke, Helen I-lumcke, Winnie Lock- er, Bette I-Iarnish, Dolly Scheele, and Dorothy Scheele. A very large turnout and a very good time was had in tumbling, baseball, and track. This year for the first time in its history the G. A. A. held a swimming meet at the Y. W. C. A. The many startling performances helped to make it a suc- cess. Individual honors went to Marjorie Hower with 20 points, Betty Jo Wilkinson with 18 points, and Vir- ginia Porter and Barbara Scheele with 11 points each. The class standings were sophomores 2992 points, freshmen 28 points, seniors 20 points, and juniors 195 points. The very capable judges were Miss Hilda Schwehn, Miss Mary Jane Helpling, Miss Mar- garet Suiegel, Mrs. Kathryn Clem, Miss Gretchen Smith, and Miss Alice Patterson. One of the most outstandin events of the first semester was the Halloween party. Prizes were award- ed to Martha Franz for the prettiest costume, Doris Duffy and Velma Connett for the funniest, and Gwen Roberts for the most original. There was a very en- joyable program given which included a humorous

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PASSING TIME

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THE TOTEM 1936 skit in the form of a mock wedding between Miss G. A. A. and Good Sportsmanship. Miss Smith and Miss Patterson also did very well in an im- promptu dance to the strains of the Blue Danube. The rest of the eve- ning was spent in social dancing and refreshments. This year some very important amendments to the G. A. A. constitu- tion were made. They are: flj A swimming meet will be held once a year in the fall. The points are to be awarded in the same manner that track points are awarded. Q21 All second semester students entering school will retain their athletic standings as fol- lows: 10B students will remain with the freshmen, 11B students will remain with the sophomores, and all 12B stu- dents will remain with the juniors. Bl Beginning with the South Side Annual Recognition Service of May, 1936, the required number of points for a letter is 1500 points, Another phase of the physical educa- tion ,department is the Student Leaders' training class. This is made up of the girls who are very much interested in athletics and who show signs of leader- ship. They keep notebooks, help in the gym classes, and ofhciate at G. A. A. games. Those who were in the class in the spring semester are Velma Connett, Anna Marie Baumgartner, Mervyn Bohne, Janet Hartinan, Dorothy Foltz, Anita Affolder, Loretta Weikert, Betty Burhenn, Beth Ellen Chadwick, Cath- First Row' M. Wilkens B Bond M. lVIe er Nl Winkuer lVl. J Stale M Hoff L. . 1 ' Q y 7 ' 7 ' ya ' 7 Closs, F. Valentine, E. Rarick, K. McGinnatie, J Tulley, L. Rea, V. Porter, A. Scheele. Second Row: F. Schubert, V. Walker, I. Nlilberg, E. Stoltz, G. Roberts, M. Shepler, M. Wittmer, Nl. Close, M. Morrison, B. Raymond, L. Weikert, M. Snavely, P. Oetting, M Stratton, M. Cberkiser, B. Schearer, Nl. Rapp. Third Row: D. Rahrer, I. Niemeyer, B. Showalter, B. Neeb, D. Zeagle, L. Phillips, E Seltzer, D. Rauner, O. Kensler, N. Valiton, S. Smeltzer, D. Foltz, J. Seibolcl. Fourth Row: M. Null, Bf Springer, S. Neeth, V. Yoder, B. Schultz, L. Wyneken, M Greiner, M. Bohne, B. VonGunten, V. Yaney, J. Seibold. Fifth Row: M. Trout, A. Stahl, H. Perry, L. Reed, P. Shorb, B. Taylor, E. Heine, M Trautman, M. Ormiston, D. Ringenberg, M. Shepler, M. Passe, T. Robinson, H. Wight Top Hat scene. .deck scene tumbling. . Mfrom the 1935 exhibit erine Moring, Eleanor Rarick, Ruth Seifert, La- Donna Gerber, Dean I-Iockensmith, Marjorie Moore, Marjorie Cart- wright, Marjorie Hower, Maxine Morrison, Frieda Schubert, Bette Harnish, Mildred Close, Margaret green, and Enita Snave- y. The annual G. A. A. Recognition Service was held in January. It was opened with a talk on sportsmanship, and Ruth Berning read the Law of Sportsmanship. Follow- ing this Leona Menze read the r i t u al, after which Miss Smith pre- sented the freshmen their numerals and Miss Pat- terson gave the upper- classmen their letters and numerals. Those who received their letters are 107