University High School - Bisbila Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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Li i t to Right—Burton. Carer, A. Anderson, lellous. McNee, Cast. lattle, lories. Erickson, White, Seder. tacGibbon, Van Bergen. Dragoman President.........................................................Kiciiard Van Bergen Vice-President.............................................................Arthur McNee Secretary..................................................................Donald Reilly Advisor................................................... Dr. Oliver R. Floyd CHARACTER, leadership, and service arc the qualities which make Dragoman members. New members arc picked for these qualities and elected every fall quarter by the active members from the previous year. Dragoman was first organized in 1931 for the purpose of promoting the ideals of the school. The group has no power of action, but many school projects arise from the monthly discussion meetings of the group. These meetings arc held the second Tuesday of each month at homes of the members. A formal initiation banquet is held every fall quarter, at which time the new members arc presented with keys and officially become Dragomen. Elected this year were: seniors. Art Anderson, Reid Fellows, Jack Caver, and Jack White; juniors, Dick Barton, Vincent Erickson, George Ccist, James Little, and Art Seder. Elected in their junior year were: Richard Van Bergen, Arthur McNee, Donald Reilly, Grandcl Jones, and John MacGibbon. THE 1937 B I S B I L A PACE 24

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Back Row—Man halt, ’. Anderson, M. Anderson. Breneman. Huh. Hanson. Young, McGougk. Frost Row tseated on floor I—Barnett, damson. C. fohnson, Chase. Girls' Club Cabinet and Council President............................................................Merodie Anderson Vice-President........................................... Jean McGee Secretary.............................................................Leone Nelson Treasurer.............................................................Julianne Rich Ad visor....................................................Mrs. Mabel H. Wettleson r I AHE Ciirls Club is composed of all the girls in the Senior High School. Its main purpose is to establish friendly relationships among the girls, and to sec that each girl has an opportunity to express her abilities. The Council and Cabinet act as an advisory group to the President. The Council, made up of the officers and representatives from each class, discusses the general policy of the club. The Cabinet consists of the chair men of seven committees; each girl is a member of the group in which she is most interested. The committees arc as follows: Program, headed by Lorraine Chase and Ruth Firestone; Publicity, Phyllis Anderson; Friendship, Caryl Johnson; Entertainment, Helen Breneman; Clubroom, Anne Barnett: Social Service, Patricia Garrison and Phyllis Marshall; Ways and Means, Mary Ellen Young. At Thanksgiving and Christmas the club collected food and clothing for needy families. In the winter quarter it sponsored the Mothers’ Teas for each class, and in the spring quarter gave a Mothers' and Daughters’ Banquet. THE 1937 PACE 23 B I S B I L A

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Back Row—McGough, Mogliner. Cullen. Miimi i Row—C, fohnton, '. An tier ton, (larriton. Marshall, Bracken, lljnton, l. Anderson. From Row—Chase. Murphy. Hreneman. McGee. Acme President - - - . - V ice-Prcsident-Sccretary Treasurer - Advisors - - Madeleine Murphy - Anne Cullen - Ruth Firestone j Mrs. Mabel H. Wettleson Miss Dorothy Bovee ACME is an honorary society tor junior and senior girls who have been outstanding in character, leadcr-• ship, and service to the school during their high school years. Girls who qualified for membership this year were: seniors, Merodic Anderson, Phyllis Anderson, Patricia Garrison, lane McGough, Lorraine Brachcn, I iclcn Brcncman, Lorraine Chase, Jean Hanson, Rosemary Jcmnc, Phyllis Marshall, Janet Mogilncr, and Caryl Johnson; juniors, Nancy I-cc Behlke and Jean McGee. Because of the difficulty the Acmcans met in choosing new members, it was decided that some sort of election system should lie formed. Mrs. Wettleson anti Miss Bovee entertained in the home economics room where this problem was discussed. The outcome of this meeting was a point system on which each prosjxtf tivc member will lie graded. Points arc given for activities and personality. One of the high spots of the year was a hobby dinner at the home of Ruth Firestone. Each girl was supposed to dress to represent a hobby. Another event was a steak-fry at I lidden Falls. The annual formal initiation and alumnae banquet was held at the St. Paul Women’s City Club in April. Susannc Geist, Jean Robbins. Virginia Mickel, and Nancy Lee Behlke were the speakers. THE 1937 PACE 25 B I S B I L A