Speedway High School - Speedette Yearbook (Speedway, IN)

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fbawnaiica Under Miss Spencer's sponsorship this club -gave the Gremlin Ball, a three- act play, and the Navy Day convocation, during which new stars were added to our service flag. The members also at- tended Othello. gudineu grf. Mr. Thompson guided these people to promote interest and encourage work in Business Ed. sub- iects. The club sponsors typing and shorthand awards, a toul shot award, and a Senior scholarship medal. slid-01-8 gd. Under the new leader- ship ot Miss Susan Keck- ler, these members have aone on two tield trips, sponsored a Sweater Hop, and carried on nu- trition experiments w i t h white rats. .Edin The l.C.L., led by Miss Spencer, conducted a March of Dimes tor the infantile paralysis tund and also sponsored a bond drive during the Sixth War Loan. Semi- monthly meetings empha- size Roman customs.

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Debating work increases your knowl- edge ot the power ot words, and you learn how to put torce behind your statements. lf you are able to debate well, you can be sure of your superior- ity over those who do not know the proper usage ot words. Miss Couch has done an excellent job in training the people in the three debate clubs towards a better under- standing ot the art of debating and speaking. The Hi-Y and the Girl Reserves are ot a similar order in that they both strive to promote better living and good sportsmanship in all fields. The boys who have joined the Hi-Y have learned the meaning of fair play, and they have striven to teach that meaning to others. The Girl Reserves may be enlarged to include high school girls, for it is do- ing so much to promote good feeling among its members. Qu! Hamm AQ-W winning luniors. Miss Shull directed 7th and 8th grade girls in the study oi World Events promotion oi better living and social etiquette. This club, newly organized, is a branch of the younger girls' department of the Seven boys attended a State Older Boys Conter ence at Richmond, Decem ber 7th. The club, under Mr. Trosky, sponsored a boys' intra-mural basket ball tourney among the high school classes, with the trophy going to the

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Gmneutofnu The Dramatics, Latin, and Home Ec. Clubs were organized in '38, '40, and '41 respectively, but the Business Ed. Club was not started until l943. They are recognized as the older and more settled clubs of our school. Norma Melson is the president of the Dramatics Club. Each year the mem' bers present a play and a convocation. Harriette Elder heads the Business Ed. Club. Awarding prizes for achievement in Business Ed. subjects is the project for this club. The Home Ec. Club presi- dent is Georgia Foster. Along with their other projects, the club members make scrap-books for the children at Riley Hospital. The Latin Club is divided into Latin family groups, and each member has a Latin name. Iacque Schaefer is the Consul. I Harriette Elder fEditorfl, Georgia Fos- ter, Katy Van Kirk fnot picturedl, Charles Brockman, Dot Phipps, Bill Engle, jim Nay, lacgue Schaefer, and Edythe Chamness constitute the main annual staff. Their assistants were chosen from the rest of the Senior Eng- lish class. Another main project of this class is the SPEEDWAY SPEEDETTE. On this staff are Clark Hendryx fEditorl, Vir- ginia Wingert, Pat Lasley, Phyllis Campbell, jack Kesler, Georgia Poster, Norma Melson, and Edythe Chamness. The remainder of the Seniors in this class help the staff turn out the paper every two weeks. Formerly, the SPEEDETTE contained four pages. This year the S e n i o r s added a page to the paper. On March l4th the SPEEDETTE staff started a drive throughout the entire school for the Red Cross, and ran a special news page for this cause. An energetic group of people!