Southwestern High School - Prospector Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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Slide Rule Mathematicians DeWitt Severence, president, Margaret Kanoc, vice- presidentg and Gerald Hallahan, secretary-treasurer, were chosen to lead the Slide Rule Club this semester. Thirty new members were added to the roll in a short time. The Slide Rule Club is sorry to lose five members, due to graduation. They are: Gerald Hallahan, William Sands, Lyle Jannisse, George Sagatelian, and Lillian Siegel. One of the first tasks provided for learning to operate the slide rule. The members did not spend all their time at this work, however. A picnic was planned at which the members thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Mr. Seaver, adviser of the Slide Rule Club. predicts the rr ost brilliant accomplishments for the coming term. l- Librarians Make Scrap Book The library staff of Southwestern High School had twenty-one members this semester, the largest number of girls to take this course since its origin in 1926. The library girls generously contributed to the making of' a scrap-book. In it are pictures of the staff and the librarians and also statistics of the daily circulation and attendance. A scrap-book of this sort was made in every high school in the city, to be presented at a convention of the American Library Association, which was held from May 9 to June 2 at West Baden, Indiana. Miss Doll attended the convention during the last week of May. The March meeting of the Detroit high school librar- ians was held in the Southwestern library on March 17. The room was attractively decorated with green crepe paper. There were also green plants of various kinds. It was a St. Patrick's Day tea. The library girls served. Since the girls had no means of distinguishing them- selves, they decided to purchase pins this term. In return for the Christmas party the II's and III's gave the I's, the I's gave a party for the rest of the girls in June. The following statistics were found: Monthly attendance in the library each hour, 9,142 Monthly circulation in the library, 2,880. Number of bindery books, 1,000. Number of new books, 350. This course is also for boys. Many boys in other schools are taking advantage of the opportunity. There are two-and-half hours' credit offered for this course. Anyone interested should see Miss Doll. Southwestern Librarians As the Poets View Life The Poetry Club hopes to serve as a center of fellow- ship for boys and girls who find in verse one of the chief delights of life. Some young people find this delight in music. in the brush and pencil, in dancing, or in dra- matics. But in any big school there is always a group of people who feel that, even more than in these things, aesthetic satisfaction lies in the music and magic of verse. The Poetry Club Poets and poetry lovers have always been persons of the most diverse gifts and destinies. Some have been kings and conquerors, like David and D'Annuncio, some farmers and shepherds like Virgil and Burns, statesmen like John Hays and Bayard Taylor, or successful business men like Louis Untermeyer. But always, whatever their major preoccupations, they felt the need of the Henchanted line , and of a little circle of friends with whom to share it. The Poetry Club was newly organized this last semes- ter, but already it has thirty-five enthusiastic members. So far its chief activity has been the writing of verses, some of which have appeared in each issue of The Pros- pector, others in the corridor cases. The officers are: Edwin Coulson, President. Laura Crawford, Vice-President. Charles Thoms, Secretary. Winnifred Bergstresser, Treasurer. Charlotte Firth, Chairman of the Editorial Committee. Margaret Reed, Chairman of the Publication Com- mittee. Miss Bowyer is the sponsor. Biology Club Organized The Biology Club was organized late in the semester. The aim of the club is to popularize biology. The membership is restricted to those studying biology or to those who have had it. Subjects under discussion are those that are of particular interest to members of the class. The club adopted a constitution and held an elec- tion. The results of the election are as follows: president, Lela Bagozzig vice-president, William Herlingg secretary, Evelyn Hittingerg treasurer, Clara Henig. The adviser of the club is Miss Hamilton. Junior Girls' Glee Club The Junior Girls' Glee Club has met this semes- ter daily during the sixth hour for practice. The main pieces of their work this term were: The May Song , Hope Carol , and Star1rif Night'f. These were sung very nicely at The ay Festi- val , which was held on May 9, 1928, at Cass Technical High School. Page Twenty-Ona

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HI-Y SPONSORS CLEAN-UP WEEK Boys Give Dads Banquet Due to the entrance of a number of the former Torch Hi-Y members, the Hi-Y's membership greatly in- creased this semester. This organization is open to any boy who is enrolled Girl Reserves Have Jolly Term The Girl Reserves began the new term with Phyllis Rago, presidentg Margaret Kanoc, vice-president, Norma Heddle, secretaryg and Irene Rosensweig, corresponding secretary. Alice Goodenow was appointed to the Inter- t'lub Council and Lucille Myles, sergeant-at-arms. Phyllis Rago and Norma Heddle represented the club at the Mid-Winter Conference in Lansing, on January 15, 16. and 17. The girls brought back some very helpful and pleasing suggestions, and the t ganization feels that it has profited by them. Eleven girls joined the club in Februaryg the recogni- tion services were held at Vinewood House on February 29. The Friday following the recognition, they went through one of the most complicated initiations ever in- tiicted upon girls joining the club. The big time of the semester came at the beginning, when the girls gave a Father and Daughter , banquet on February 27. Miss Scheere of the Highland Park organ- ization was the speaker of the evening. The purpose of this affair was to get the dads acquainted with their daughters in a social way, and to make these fathers feel at home in the school. On April 11, the club gave an Adamless dance for the girls of the entire school. Everyone turned out to have in this school and who gets a two-thirds vote of the membership of the club. The Hi-Y backed one of the biggest enterprises in all the school, 'Tlean Up Week. J. B. Angell was appointed chairman. He posted signs in near- ly all of the rooms and halls. The campaign was very successful. One class went as far as clean- ing up all their lockers and opening them for in- spection to anyone who cared to look at them. A party with the Girl Reserves was gay with dancing and games until someone announced the Meats . This club also managed a father and son ban- quet in February, with the largest turnout South- western has ever had at any banquet of this kind. The Hi-Y, a division of the Y. M. C. A., has as its aims the promotion of clean living, clean ath- letics, clean speech. and clean scholarship. The oflicers of the Hi-Y are: president, Archie Ho- gang vice-president, Kenneth Beckettg secretary, Albert Beauvaisg treasurer, J. B. Angell. Torch Hi-Y Wins Quintet Title The Torch Hi-Y is divided into two sections, the Gold Chapteru and the Blue Chapterv. The Club consists of forty members who meet regularly once a week. The pur- pose of the Club is to enjoy social activities and to de- velope members physically, mentally, socially, and morally. They won the city championship in Hi-Y basketball by defeating Strathmoor. -17 to 21. They helped sponsor the Father and Son banquet. and they presented a large picture to the new West Side Y. M. CK A. Every month they entertained the seniors. Several programs were also given by the Hi-Y's. This term the club initiated six new members on March 29. During each meeting the members have a devotional period. The two chapters meet separately during their respective business hours, but they unite for their social hour. The club is now hoping to gain the indoor baseball championship from the other Hi-Y clubs of this city. The members will close the term by attending a banquet at the new West Side Y. M. C. A. building. an enjoyable timeg sailors, up-to-date sheiks. artists, Apaches, and farmers were there in full array. There were prizes for the best-dressed couple and a booby prize for the funniest. Page Twenty

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Midgets In Action The Midget Club has been kept busy this semester per- forming various duties. The choice of a faculty adviser was the first important problem of the club. Mr. Dolan was selected to fill the vacancy left by Mr. Lynch, former faculty adviser. The boys appreciate Mr. Dolan's willingness to work with them. The Midgets soon started a membership campaign. which ended with five new members. A rough initiation was the lot of these fortunate boys, they survived to be- come full-fledged members. Following the initiation there was a party at the home of one of the members. All enjoyed themselves immense- ly: the only disadvantage was that it ended too soon. The latest project of the Midgets was the installation of mirrors in the boys' lavatory. They also furnished four mirrors for the boys' locker room. The following officers were appointed as a result of the election: Paul Dinger, president, James Price, vice- presidentg Alfred Farber, secretary and reporter, and Bill Adderly, treasurer fsucceeded by Alex Golandaj. Auditorium Classes Busy The semester in the auditorium has been devoted primarily to plays, although the first part of the term was given over to special reports. These reports were on sub- jects investigated in the library, during auditorium class- timeg each student was given one period. The plays studied were: Tom's Gar- den, an Arbor Day play, by 7A-1 and 7A-3, The Enchanted Garden, a May play, by 7A-II and TA-IVQ The Stolen Prince, 8A-II and SA-IV, How Sleep the Brave, Decoration Day, 8A-II and 8A-IVQ The Blue Wigwam, SB-5-6-7-85 In the Green-Wood, 8A-1-33 Dick Whit- tington, an elaborate pantomime, 8A-VI and 8A-VIII, Daniel Boone, 8A-1 and 8A-3g The Boston Tea Party, 8A-5 and 8A-7g The Ceremonial of the Flag, SB- VI and 8B-VIII, Treasure Island fScene IJ, 8B-1 and 8B-3. As a culmination to their special li- brary reports on the subject of artists, the SB-II and 8B-IV gave an interest- ing slide lesson, using pictures painted by the artists whom they had studied. In addition to the plays, a few poems and speeches were studied, usually for . T. D. C. Produce Two Plays ' i l - mia The Thespian Dramatic Club, consisting of eight, ninth and tenth grade girls, have done remarkable work during the past semester under the able leadership of Ruth Leonard, president. Phyllis Gardner and Gertrude Voellmig acted as secretaries during the past year. The club has been working on two plays, Sylvia's Aunts and The Toy Shop , which are soon to be pre- sented in the auditorium. The girls have also succeeded in getting attractive pins this semester. In Caesar's Camp The purpose of the Latin Club is to bring into a friend- ly social contact all who are interested in the study of Latin. As was predicted in the winter Pictorial, Castra Caesaris, the Camp of Caesar, has enjoyed a very delight- ful year of club activities. It has acquired a prominent position among school organizations. Applications for membership numbered close to one hundred with the second initiation of the year. Since the membership of the club was limited to fifty members, the qualifications of the candidates are unusually high, with scholarship the leading requisite. The February initiation, in which eighteen new members were admitted to the club, was only the beginning of a pleasant semester of interesting activities. A banquet at Southwestern was the first social function for the club. A Bonstelle Theatre party for some fifty members was given on May 5. Several other delightful social gatherings were undertakings of the club. Officers are: Frank Taylor, president, William Voell- mig, vice-president, Clara Knitli, secretary, Ruth Uhle- man, treasurer. Miss Walsh is faculty advisor of the club. such special day programs as Arbor Day, Decoration Day, and Flag Day. Page TIl'l'H.fj!-T100 Castra Caesaris