The Morgan School - Tower Yearbook (Clinton, CT)

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SCENESHIFTERS The Sceneshifters is a dramatic organization under the direction of Miss Horan This club has given the school and townspeople much enjoyable entertainment in the past The club began this year s activities by electing the following officers President Beverly Pendleton Vice President Caroline Stemson Secretary Shirley Kroupa and Treasurer Alberta Soderstrom At Christmas time the Sceneshifters planned and presented the Christmas Program which was held in the Grammar school on December 19th Soon after this a cast was chosen to present the skit The Ins and Outs which was put on at the Andrews Memorial during a school assembly The club also took an active part in the operetta The Pirates of Penzance the cast of which included members of the Boys Glee Club the Choral Club and the Sceneshifters With all the entertainments that were planned the Sceneshifters again succeeded in having a full and prosperous year IVY LEAVES The Ivy Leaves has just completed an exceptional year. Many issues filled with articles of interest to everyone in the school have been published. They began the year with an organization meeting under the direction of the new advisor Mr. Robert Hamil- ton. Nominations were taken for ofiicers and the following were elected: Editor-in- Chief, Ann Holbrookg Assistant Editor Myra Lee Dutrielleg Business Manager Joan Wall' and Exchange Editor, Ruth Schumack. Credit for the many and varied issues should be given not only to the members of the staff but to the many reporters and typists without whose help each issue would have been impossible. Special credit and thanks should be extended to Mr. Lindsay Fletcher whose poems have added much to every issue.

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STUDENT COUNCIL The Student Council this year has made some very important and lasting decisions. We decided that the Valedictorian of the Senior class should receive a fifty dollar Savings Bond and the Salutatorian should receive a twenty-five dollar savings bond. A Junior Red Cross Council was formed within the Student Council and four of our members were chosen to serve on the Young People's Community Association Commit- tee. We've sponsored a clean-up campaigng a book driveg and a Community Chest drive, all of which have turned out successfully. Each council member pushed the clean-up campaign by drawing posters which resulted in a much neater school. The book drive was for the benefit of the sailors at the New London submarine base and because of this drive several members had an opportunity to visit the sub-base. This second year, the Community Chest drive was met with a generous response from everyone. Out of this many donations have been given to many worthwhile charities. The most important business of the year was a meeting with the teachers. VVe were able to discuss and remedy many of the gripes of the students. The 1949-'50 Student Council officers are: president-Thomas Howard, vice president-Caroline Steinson, secretary-treasurer-Alberta Soderstrom. FORUM CLUB This year the Morgan Forum Club was host to the semi-annual Shoreline Forum. This interesting and educational event, which was held at the Andrews Memorial, was largely attended by representatives from surrounding towns. The officers for the current year are as follows: Everett Hunt, Presidentg Roger Griffin, Vice President, Johanna Soderstrom, Secretaryg and Virginia Borst, Treasurer. Guided by its competent advisor, Mr. Drew, its members are now qualified to compete in any topic under discussion. The Forum is an all important part of Morgan's activities and it is broadening and enlightening to meet with pupils from other schools and discuss subjects of importance and interest to all.

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PRESS CLUB This is the second year for this club at Morgan. It was established by the Seniors of '49 and carried on and ex- panded by the Seniors of '50. The first meeting was held and the officers were elected. They were: President-Carl Woodstockg Vice President- Thomas Howardg Secretary- Lee Correllg Treasurer-John Johnson. The first job was the print- ing of programs for all the basketball games. Then came tickets for the Senior Cotil- lion and in rapid-fire pro- grams and name tags for the Shoreline Forum, tickets for the University of Connecti- cut Glee Club, covers for the Courses of Studies for the next year, and many other odd jobs. The club took in many new members who will carry the club on through the coming years and who will try to better it in every way they can. -'L Ltd' MORGAN SEWING CLUB This year the Sewing Club elected at the first meeting the following officers: Presi- dent-Marilyn Holbrook, Vice President - Alberta Soder- strom, Secretary - Mildred Brainard and Treasurer- Sally Holbrook. They started off the year by selling tickets for a raffle for which the prize was a radio. This got their treasury off to a good start and they added to this by showing several movies. Their big project of the year was the annual Spring Fashion Show. The Sewing Club obtained the wardrobe of spring clothes from New York and had as models some of the girls in school. They also gave several food sales under the able direction of Miss Patricia Strange, their advisor. As in previous years, the Sewing Club took a trip to New York City in the Spring. OFFICERS . Carl Woodstock C Thomas Howard f. , , Lee Correll .. John Johnson