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

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THORNTONITE Top Row: Paul Powers, Walter Ruben, Paul Hrudjar, Marilyn Saggars, Alvie Johnson. Bottom Row: Hazel Richard Purcell. Eugene McGovern. Second Row: Anne Erickson, Mildred Stubbs, Hernis Thompson, Verna Verhoeven, Emma Hassle-r, Mary Burke, June Russell. Roberts, Evelyn Flanagan, Evelyn Van Buskirk. Art Department There was a varied program in the Art de- partment this year. The freshman required course was changed to a lecture course in art appreciation. The subject of art was taken up and explained fully in a very systematic way. The Iirst unit included the elements of design. Art in every day life, appreciation of worthy art objects, art as a vocation, and art as an avocation were the other units dis- cussed. In accompaniment with the lecture the students kept neat notebooks and made de- signs to illustrate each unit. The advanced art course comprised ad- vanced design work in charcoal, chalk, ink, water color, and pencil. Commercial art stu- dents made various posters, thus advertising parties, ibasketlball games, football games, plays, and concerts. The pottery classes de- signed and made bowls, tiles, bookends, pa- per weights and other interesting objects. Purses, billfolds, and letter folders were products of the students who worked with leather. The course in metal work proved the most popular among advanced art students. From December 9 to 14 the American Academy of Arts sent a display of art work to Thornton for the first time. Art students also competed for the George Washington Poster Contest which was held 'by the Union League clu-b of Chicago. Miss Thiel gave a lecture on art in the high school to the Har- vey Women's Club at which time she exhib- ited work done by the students. Around Christmas time student artists made cello- phane Christmas ornaments. In the jewelry department wood was introduced as a medi- um. A bustling part of the curriculum was the art staff for the annual which was busy plac- ing pictures on panels, cutting snaps of fresh- ies, sophs, and juniors, drawing section pages and border designs, and preparing pages of snapshots. June Russell was appointed art editor. Evelyn Flanagan and Paul Brudjar were awarded twelve week scholarship qualification courses offered by the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. In order to enroll they had to sub- mit a drawing made by each and a note from Miss Thiel saying they were seniors. The drawings and notes were taken to the Acad- emy where the drawings had to pass an ex- amination. Page Twen ty-H ve

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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.

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F r e n c h Club: Charles Hansen, Venzil Cl u lr: Thaddeus Pacholik, El Club: George Kristinich, Dorothy Harry Wise, Jack Dill, Blanche Mary Elizabeth Searle, Harriett June Geserick, Ada Mae Delano, Doheny, Helen Doolen. Martin, Ruth Bonnell. Delizia Gionconda. Le Cercle Francais Thalia, the muse of comedy, and Mel- pomene, the muse of tragedy, lend their spir- its to the language clubs as the members play games, sing native songs, and enact plays in their respective languages. Le Cercle Francais was organized at the beginning of the second semester. Blanche Doheny was elected presidentg Helen Doolen, vice-presid-entg Charles Hansen, secretaryg Harry Wise-, treasurer, and Jack Dill, ser- geant-at-arms. Under the supervision of Miss Wunderlich, adviser of the French club, the members car- ried out their activities in the spirit of true Frenchmen. Vergil Club An increased interest in Roman customs, architecture, and dress was the result of the Vergil club activities this year. The club, which substituted for the customary Latin club because of the shift system, held its meetings, under the direction of Miss Scrib- ner, during' Vergil class time on the third Wednesday of every month. 'Thaddeus Pacholik was elected president: Ruth Bonnell, vice-presidentg Elizabeth Searle, secretaryg and Harriett Martin, treas- urer. Page Twenty-six El Club A true Spanish atmosphere was created at all the meetings of E1 Club this year. Under the supervision of Miss Hall Spanish playlets were given by various students and Spanish songs were sung. Occasionally an interesting speaker talked on some phase of Spanish life. Delizia Gioconda was elected president: Ada Mae Delano, vice-presidentg George Kristinich, secretary, and June Geserick, treasurer. A board of advisers, composed of Pauline Taylor, James Davis, George Tesar, and Carol Rogers, all past ofiicers of the club, advised and assisted with the activities. German Club The German students in Mr. Kettelkamp's ninth hour third year class said Bitte so pleadingly that he consented to their having a club meeting once a month during class time to take the place of the customary Ger- man club which was discontinued because of overlapping programs. Students undertook the entertainment and moving pictures on Germany. Games in which only Deutsch was spoken aided the students with their conversational vocabulary.