Spring City High School - Pirate Log Yearbook (Spring City, PA)

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Sixty-nine IOURNALISM CLUB This year the Iournalism Club has tried to please its public by enlarging the size of the Pirate Chatter and by doing its best in writing longer and better articles. In doing their utmost the members of the staff have worked extremely hard and labored long in meeting all the deadlines set by the Inter- Borough Press and Mrs. Haines. Everyone in the club decided this year that he liked the idea of electing a head for each department and keeping these heads all year. We all ap reciate the effort of our editor, Patricia O'8onnor. 'A' JUNIOR DRAMATICS CLUB The Iunior High School Dramatics Club is one of the clubs continued from last gear. Also, as last year, it is held on Thurs ays. Several groups prepared plays last year, but only two plays were presented in the audi- torium. These were both one-act comedies and were performed for the entire school- both junior and senior high. This year sev- eral groups are preparing one-act comedies which will be presented. Each group has a leader who obtains play books and directs rehearsals. When the actors have learned their parts, the plays are ol- ished by Mr. Ewing, the sponsor, and then presented for the school. i .KEY CLUB ln the fall of 1947 the Phoenixville Kiwanis Club sponsored the Key Club in S, C. H. S. The purpose of the Key Club was to develop leadership and to serve the school and com- munity. With Mr. Wise as the faculty advisor and Ray Davis, the president, the club showed its ability in many ways. This year under the capable leadership of the tour senior officers- Edward Davis, presidentp Lloyd Gumma, vice- Eresident, Charles Finkbiner, secretaryg and hil Carl, treasurer-the club was responsible for many activities including the annual Father-Son banquet.

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Sixty-eight FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA The Future Farmers of America consists of the boys enrolled in the Agriculture curricu- lum. It is a national organization having forty-seven state associations and several in Puerto Rico and Hawaii. For the first time in the history of the local chapter they are reaping the benefits oi an expanded chapter room and shop. Such ac- tivities are more and better tarm projects for members, co-operative buying of agricultural needs, community fair, testing milk and soils. Iudging contest and recognition for outstand- ing members in scholarship are planned and carried on during the school year. The primary airn, however, is the develop- ment oi agricultural leadership, co-operation, and citizenship. OFFICERS ROBERT STIERLY ...,... .,.....,. P resident LOREN FOX ..... .. . ViceAPresident IACK DUNN ..... ,...,. S ecretary ARTHUR YORK .... .... T reasurer RALPH SWARTZ ............... .... R eporter RUSSELL KEELEY ......., ...... . . Sentinel Motto: Learning to Do Doing to Learn Earning to Live Living to Serve ir THE IUNIOR HI-Y The purpose of the Iunior HiAY is to strength- en our bodies, develop our minds, worship our God, and work together for a finer community and better world. OFFICERS PAUL NEBORAK ..,........,.....,. President DAVID GODSHALL . ., ,. . Vice-President BILL HOFFMAN ...., ....... S ecretary IOHN LUCAS . . . .. , Treasurer i' NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY The Spring City Chapter of the National Honor Society was granted a charter May 20, 1946. This honor was granted by the National Association of Secondary School Principals, a department of the National Education Assn. Membership in the chapter is based on scholarships, service, leadership, and char- acter. Fifteen per cent of the Senior Class is eligible for membershipg five per cent of the Iunior Class is eligible tor membership. Candi- dates are voted for by members of the faculty. The object ot the chapter is to create an enthusiasm for scholarship, to stimulate a de- sire to render service, to promote worthy leadership, and to encourage the development of character in the pupils of the Spring City High School.

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Seventy MECHANICS CLUB The club is composed of a group of senior high students interested in automobile me- chanics, construction, and operation. This is the second year of its existence and so far it has not collected enough equipment to operate efficiently, but the members are in- terested and it is hoped in another year they will consider themselves a well instituted club. OFFICERS ROBERT MILLER .......4..,......., President JAMES REINMUTH . ., .. . Vice-President ROBERT KEELEY . . .,... Secretary 'I' NATURE CLUB Despite irregularity of club meetings the members of the Nature Club were able to complete various projects in the study of na- ture. Field trips were made to near-by streams and woodlands. The club members purchased cocoons of five different species: when the large and colorful moths emerged, they were mounted and placed in boxes for further study. Each student kept a notebook of magazine clippings about nature, the topics of these articles were later used for discussion in sev- eral club periods. These activities and others formed a year's program of beneficial and informative nature study. ir PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB Our photography club, under the direction of Mr. Filer, met for the first time this year on September 23. The following officers were elected: president, Ronald Elliott, vice-presi- dent, Iohn Smoyer, secretary, Iackie Diemerg and treasurer, Loren Guss. In our club we learned to take pictures properly, develop films, print negatives and make enlargements, Club members are responsible for planning and conducting program meetings throughout the year. During discussion meetings mem- bers exchanged ideas and discussed problems of photographic interest. Some high-li ht pro- grams were Color Photography, 'glow to Take Motion Pictures, Photographic Com- position, and Iournalistic Photography.