Thornton Township High School - Thorntonite Yearbook (Harvey, IL)

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THORNTONITE Anna M. Gersten. Helena Haderer, Nellie Westerbergx, Verna Caress, Amy Selkirk Office Assistants Details of all kinds and description are brought to the ofiice where Miss Gersten, sec- ietary to Mr. McVey. and the office assistants, Miss Haderer, Miss Westerberg, Miss Caress, and Miss Selkirk, help to attend to these de- tails and keep the business affairs of the school running smoothly. The oflice staif also records grades, assigns lockers, issues bus tickets, operates the switch board, and per- forms numerous other tasks. Parent-Teachers' Association Ofhcers The Parent Teachers' Association has long backed the school and its activities with its loyal support. The P.T.A. held its meetings once a month on a Tuesday evening. After the business session, minutes, reports, etc., Standing: S. M. Lowden, Mrs. J. J. Gouwens, J. li. Stephens, Mrs. R. R. Newell, Mrs. W. Newman, Mrs. R. B. Blue, Mrs. J. Williams, Mrs. H. J. Anders, C. H. Price, Mrs. W. W. Hopkins. Seated: W. E. McVey, some type of entertainment was given and t-hen refreshments were served in the cafe- teria as parents and teachers took this op- portunity for a social hour. Mrs. H. M. Rowlette, Mrs. Frank Cowing, Mrs. Earl Delano, Miss Vera Crites, C. R. Maddox, Mrs. L. J. Morrison. i Page Twenty-two

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THORNTONITE l Top Row: Robert Franks, Jack Willett, George Koch, Melvin Edwards, Edward Shilenskus, Herbert Meinheit. Row Two: Walter Buhen, Sigxurd Bergstrom, Betty Van De Lopzt, Marian Tilstra. Marilyn Sayzgars, Mary Burke, Aimee Haines, June Russell, Dorothy Loiseau, Joseph Pracht, George Tesar. Bottom Row: Carol Rogers, Elea- nor Lustfeldt, Bernice Hood, Grace Phillips, Eleanor Odell, Dorothy Britton. Not in picture: Evelyn Van Buskirk, Ivan VVinslow, James Davis, Helen Yornow. Journalism An occasional beat failure or story over- due brings Melpomene, the 'muse of tragedy, into prominence, but the funny transposition met in proof reading or the comical experi- ences encountered while chasing downl' a story shows the presence of Thalia, muse of comedy. As tragedy and comedy travel not far apart in the daily life of humanity, just as consistently do both appear in the journal- ists' recording of the activities of human kind. Through the efforts of the journalism class, Miss L. Anderson, instructor of jour- nalism, and Mr. Umbaugh, adviser of pub- lications, the Thorntonite has come out bi- weekly despite all kinds of difficulties, To be a member of the journalism class a student has to be in the upper fifty per cent of his class, average B in three years of English, and show responsibility. A student of journalism learns news values and phases of producing a paper. As a re- porter his duty is to cover his news beat reg'- ularly, write his stories, get them in prompt- Paixe Twenty -four ly, Write headlines, copyread, and proofread. As editor he sees that stories are in, plans the headline pattern of his page, and reads page proof. Thornton's paper has been elected presi- dent of the State High School Press Associa- tion for the year beginning last Novemlber. Edward Shilenskus' editorial, Mr. Adver- tiser, Meet Our Average Family, was se- lected by the N. S. P. A. as outstanding and was printed in a bulletin Helps which was sent all over the United States. ln the three national contests spon- sored by Quill and Scroll several students re- ceived honorable mention. They are: Herbert Meinheit, Jack Willett, Bernice Hood, Helen Zornow, Robert Franks, Joseph Pracht, George Koch, Sigurd Bergstrom and James Davis. Aimee Haines, as a national contest winner, won a key. Oflicers of the local chapter of Quill and Scroll were: Joseph Pracht, president, Ed- ward Shilenskus, vice-president, and Dorothy Britton, secretary-treasurer.