The Morgan School - Tower Yearbook (Clinton, CT)

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OFFICERS President Carl Christensen Vice President Arnold Davis Secretary Agnes Gaylord Treasurer Sandra Gmburg The Sewing Club started the school year off with a bang. In the fall it gave a fashion show in which current McCall's fashions and also clothes which the club members had made themselves were modeledg- truly an enjoyable event that every- one should see. Throughout the school year the members sold milk at noontime which has helped build up their treasury. A ham dinner was given in Feb- ruary. All who attended will re- member the fine food and are not apt to miss such an event again - just ask someone who was there! lt was also financially worthwhile. The officers which led the group were indeed a vigorous group to execute these fine activities. Miss Strange, their advisor, also deserves much credit for their success. The Sceneshifters our dramatic club has presented skits for the school assembly programs from time to time under the able directing of Mrs Ashley This year much of their time has been devoted to the technique of makeup artistry They had ample chance to use this talent when the operetta Shreds and Patches was presented through the combined work of the Choral Club Glee Club and Sceneshifters Mrs Ashley was the dramatic coach for the operetta and her group made the scenery for it appropriated props and altogether did much for the operet tas advancement Due to lncreas Ing populartiy and public demand the brilliant operettas are looked forward to every year This club has also donated funds which will help purchase a stage curtain for the new high school It is excellent that these organiza tions goin In their efforts to execute a protect which will benefit so many in years to come OFFICERS President Alberta Soderstrom Vice-President Nancy Woodstock Secretary Katherine Kopsack Treasurer Helen Rae Swain

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9-1 at 2' 70191 The Ivy Leaves this year has been reluvenated and the dying embers of a mighty fine paper have burst into a glowing flame The paper itself has become more profound more thought provoking New and better features held forth each Issue and the student reporters put forth articles high above teen par Marilyn Holbrook and Nancy Elliott collaborated as art editors and filled the periodical with charming illustrations as well as clever cover designs The production staff under the ever vigilant eye of Miss Bush made the paper not only legible but created effects that lent themselves to a more attractive paper. Ivy Leaves also went beyond the scope of journalism and presented speakers at a seminar held for the enioyment of fellow journalists along the shoreline. Morgan's printing enthusiasts held their first meeting during the second week of October with their advisor Mr. Larson. They elected their officers: President - Thomas Howard and Secretary-Treasurer- Edwin McKinlay. The boys reorgan- ized the printing room and bought some badly needed type and other equipment. With a substantial do- nation from the Athletic Association Council they were able to purchase things that ordinarily would have been too expensive to obtain all at once. This year the club has printed over twenty-five hundred tickets for school organizations, three thousand basketball game programs,and two thousand miscellaneous programs for different groups. The Printing Club is one of the most successfully run clubs in the school and prob- ably helps more clubs than any other single group in the school. For example: they undertook the difficult iob of printing the name cards for the seniors in exchange for a set of type which is always welcome.

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OFFICERS President Thomas Howard Vice President William Haag Secretary Alberta Soderstrom Treasurer Howard Sternberg awmS We five people have done our best to make this issue of the Morgan Tower as fine as any ever published here at Morgan. W would however have failed com- pletely had we not obtained the co-operation of the whole class for selling ads, producing write-ups, and all the other minute essentials. Our book could not help but be financially successful, but it is our earnest hope that it may be a pleasure to each owner for many years to came. This will be the true factor in its failure or success. STAFF Editor .. ,, , Thomas Howard Photography Harold Wright Business Manager John Johnson Circulation , Helen Rae Swain Literary Chairman ., . ,. Myra Lee Dutrieuille 7' This year In addition to attending tie bl annual Shoreline Forum the Forum Club under the able dlrec tion of Mr Drew made extensive plans for the year Soon after school commenced in September they met elected off: cers and made plans for attending the fall forum in Durham The forum was a lively one enloyed by all using for the first time Durham High School s new gym Mr Drew obtained for the group a series of movies which were shown in the Town Hall on Satur day afternoons to enlarge the treas ury They were successful and af forded the group the means by which they might travel to New York to attend the sprang Herald Tribune Forum All the Club members agree that their experiences in the activities were both educational and pleasur able By partakmg In these forums they have become debaters some thing that will In time benefit each of them