Southwestern High School - Prospector Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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7 S' CUUNCHL AlllUDS STUDENT ACTllVllTllllES llli Senior Council forged ahead this semester under the able leadership of the officers: ,lack Thompson. President: XYilliam Yoellmig, Vice-l'residentg Mar- garet llemchak, Secretaryg and llillie Linn, Corresponding Sec1'etary. Miss lllew. Mrs. Nettleship, Mr. llarwick. and Mr. Stone are the sponsors. The Council has two permanent commit- tees, the publicity and the social commit- tees. lidwin Oke is chairman of the pub- licity committee, which keeps the school informed on all athletic events and extra- curricular activities. Miilliam Yoellmig heads the social committee, which makes arrangements for mixers and other social , events. Scholarship and attendance were the chief issues ot' the semester. liach council member urged his group to improve records in both. The waste containers which the Young lX'len's Club prom- ised to provide were also discussed. The attendance cup was presented to the leading group at the end of each month, and the scholarship cup was presented to the group with the highest scholarship average after each marking. The Council urged the students to co-operate in bettering the conditions in the library. lnnchroom, and halls, and to increase the sales of the 10022 Southwestern pins. .lunior Council llurinn' the past semester, the .Iunior Student Coun- g . eil solved such problems as attendance, Nordstrum sports, reducing tardiness, and the necessity ol buying pencil sharpeners. The mixer seemed to be the most popular subject of the semester. .X letter of sympathy was written to Miss Cans- lield's parents, the Reverend and Mrs. .llartley Cans- lield. At their latest meeting. the Student Council discussed the Service Club, clean-up week, the pic- torial, and scholarship. Junior Student Council Page Twenty-neo Southwestern Senior Council The Council sponsored dances for Miss llamilton's and Miss Savag'e's groups. lXlr. Murdoch and Mr. Craig were frequent visitors to the Council: and Mr. llurt. Principal of Grosse l'ointe lligh School, was an interested guest on lXlarch 5. livery second week a member ol the -lunior Council was present. l hyllis Rago, nl. ll. .Xngell, lidwin Oke, Roy Lock- man, Ruth Uhleman. and .lulia Siegel are honorary members of the Council. Sponsors Mixer During the semester the Senior and .Iunior Coun- cils exchanged visitors. .-X senior member attended the junior Council and a junior representative the Senior Council, every second week. The sponsors ol the junior Council are Miss Treat, llliss lflett, Mr. Ryan, and Mr. Dewey. Mr. Murdoch, Miss Spencer, Mr. llrown, Mrs. Yeat- ter, llliss Caplan, and Mr. Chynoweth were among the welcome visitors at Council meetings. john Ziegler is president of the Jun- ior Council3 llilelba Andrews, vice-presi- dentg Thelma Childs, secretary: Paul Spence. assistant secretary: .-Xndrew hlakcsy, Robert Blair. lfranklin hlohn- ston, lrene Uulyas, lirank Zagac, lilla Suley, Mary llnrley. Aloe Sappo. llazel Striker. Anna liocsis, Sarah Szalacsi, Frank Hawk, 'Mattie Milner, Charles Chane, lflelen lierekes, lidward McKes- son, Joseph janosz. Christina Nappe, Paul Musson, Eleanor Flanagan, Frank Szabro, Lillian hlartz. Wesley Himes. and Amelia Fodor are members of the junior Council. H

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MUSHCHANS AT MAY FESTT AL a ,,,,, South western School Orchestra The Orchestra began the IICXX' term with a mem- bership of forty-four, an increase ot twenty-one over Band Has lncre The Senior Band has grown this semester from a membership of nineteen to twenty-nine. The band has shown steady growth since its inception, four years ago. Mr. XVeiland, the bandmaster, hopes this growth will continue in the future. .Nt Open House the Southwestern Hand gave its first public performance of a number entitled, The Sunny South Selection, by Lampe. They also played many other stirring marches. includ- ing Sousa's march, Thunderer.', Mr. lkeiland feels honored because eight boys of the Southwestern band are in the All-City organization. These boys are lthamar Kriebel, joseph lia- ker, .Xndrew Szilagyi, Kenneth llimes, Geza Pasternak, Duane Flynn, Oliver Miller, and James llaker. The -Innior Hand, which meets the first hour, is one of the best Mr. XX'ei- land has ever had. Most of the mem- bers of the junior division are having their first experience ill band work, and many are using new instruments. The greater part of their time has been spent in practicing exercises. Peter Szatkowski, Billy jenkins, llarry Ack- ley, Harold llunt, john Franklin, XYal- lace Oliver, .foe Orban, Frank Horgos, ,Iulius Horvat, Harlan Foster. Walter the previous term. Under the direction of Miss Snelling, it is hoped that it will be even larger next semester. The outstanding events of the term for the Orchestra were the night school com- mencement exercises. the com- mencement program on june 19, and senior plays on May 16 and 17. Among the selections which they played are: Liebe- stra1un, by Liszt: London- derry Air, by Robertsg Les llohemians, by lirowng Our Director, by Bigelow, and Turkish March, by Beetho- ven. Five boys are members of the All City Orchestra, which meets at Cass every week. They are Bondy Lubon- visky, Gabriel Sitas, XYilliam Csircsu, Joe lVash, and Hella lilarossi. ased Membership llurge Kimzey, and joe Nagy belong to the Junior band. The members of the senior band are Leslie XVake- field, Francis Tompkins, Fred Schneiderwind, Oliver Miller, john Ford, James Baker, Oliver Miller, Duane Flynn, Geza Pasternak, Kenneth Himes, Andrew Szilagyi, joseph Baker, Ithamar Kriebel, George Xlfeiss, XYilliam Young, James Price, Rennie Kindig, M. The Prospector Band Missell, Roy Tracey, Chester Rickert, Joe Ronis, lid- james Nelson, Charles Peterson, Cecil McConnell, ward Bicker, Leo Ralph, Thomas Odom, James Harold Frank, Glenn Harford, Robert Connelly, Al- liovach, Norman Brown, Fred Morgan, Carl Linck, bert Farkas, Charles Dawes, John Lovernovich, Ward ' Lampher, Harry Gossard, and Howard Doren. Page Twenty-one

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Girl Reserves Entertain The Girl Reserves journeyed to Vinewood House on March 13, where they held their recognition services for eight new members. Miss Maclntosh, of the Y. XY. C. A., told the story of the Holy Grail, and .-Xlice Goodenow presided at the candle service. Under the leadership of Alice Goodenow. Presidentg Louise Kae- lin, Vice-Presidentg Lucille Myles, Secretaryg Billie Linn, Treasurer: llollie Alexander, lnter-club Council representativeg and Miss Cornville. Mrs. Gove, and Miss Savage as faculty advisers, an- other mile-post of prosperity can be reported for the club. Louise Raelin and Alice Goodenow attended the annual Mid-Xllinter Conference at Grand Rapids on February 15, 16, and 17. March 9 marked the date juniors Vi Junior Girl Reserves Chemistry Club Vi Although the Chemistry Club organized late in the term, it is now moving at full speed. .X constitution has been adopted Zlllll officers elected. The club is limited to fortv members. The club meets the first and third Tuesdays in the month. The object of the club is to promote interest in chemistry. At the club's third meeting, a talk was given by Professor Drake on Iron and lts Alloys. On May 15 the members made a tour through Ford's factory. Thev visited the glass furnaces. coke ovens, and steel furnaces, where they watched the process by which the slag is poured otf. Approximately two and a half hours were needed for the journey. Interesting programs were enjoyed by the members during the term. Trips through the salt block on Fort Street and other places of interest are plannezl for the future. Girl Reserve Officers cf the annual Girl Reserve banquet at lonic Templeg sixteen South- western girls attended, and Phyllis Rago was the guest of honor. The Girl Reserve and Hi-Y clubs of XYestern and Southwestern joined forces to work on commit- tees for the Older Boys' and Girls' Conference, which was held on .Xlarch 11 and 12 at Immanual Pres- byterian Church. On May 1, the annual Father and Daughter banquet was enjoyed by about thirty dads Miss Hubbard and Miss Maelntosh were the honor guests of the evening. Alice Goodenow was elected president for the com- ing semester, on May 8, and the affairs of the club were topped by the big social event of the semester, when the Hi-Y boys entertained the girls at the XYestern Y at a bunko party on May 14. sit Hospitals The Grace Chapter of the Girl Reserves in Nord- strum has continued its many activities this term. The girls made clothespin dolls for the children in the hospitals, and delivered them personally to the Grace and Salvation Army hospitals. Many of the members attended the All-round Girl Reserve banquet on April 20, at the Highland Park Masonic Temple. The girls served at the senior Father and Son ban- quet, which was sponsored by several Southwestern clubs. Many new girls were initiated into the club on May 21 with appropriate ceremonies. The club officers are: President, Margaret Funk: Secretary, Clara Curtin: and Treasurer, Mary Hutton. The advisers are Miss lllue and Mrs. Yeatter. sits Ford Plant The ofhcers are Theodore Swoboda, Presidentg Roy Lockeman, Vice-Presidentg Margaret llemchak, Sec- retaryg Louise liaelin, Corresponding Secretary: XVilliam Adderlv, Treasurerg and Elsie Peterson, Reporter. Miss1Batie is faculty adviser of the club. The New Chemistry Club Page Twenty-three