University High School - Nunc Dimittis Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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NUNC DIMITTIS The Student Council l ir.t! lime: Beulah Korn, ,lane Higbic. Secretary Harriet Dana, President llonalrl May, 'I'reasurc-r Joseph Earl, Dorothy Houghtalin. Barbara Kanouse. : Srtinnl Roar: Lilian Haas, jean Collcr, Yi-itcli Purdom. Margery Burslcy, Barbara Wheat. Jean Wills, Carolyn Coller, Virginia Lohr. Thirzl Rare: jim Bob Stew-risori, William Dobson. David liaslick. Clark Schorling, llavill Sleator, Juilliard Carr. Richard Brown, lkrviml Killins. I n1n'll1 Rare: john lfrisinger, William Sleator. The Student Guides HE Student Guides was first organized in 1925 through the efforts of Mr. Ryan, a former prin- cipal of our school, Frances Thornton, Marian Finch and Virginia David. iVhen Dr. Johnston entered U. High as the principal in 1929, the Student Guides became the organization it is now. The present membership exceeds thirty, and the duties are pleasant and helpful both to the members and the school. To the guide member there is accorded more independent responsibility, and only those eligible from the point of high citizenship marks are admitted: a two-thirds vote of the Student Guides and a tryout in the office are necessary for admission. A student guide works in the office and should be able to work with both the ditto and mimeographing machines. Taking visitors around, answering the telephone, collecting absence slips, and any other work which is given him complete his duties. Meetings are held on alternate Thursdays and are taken up by business or entertainment. The French and Latin Clubs NDICR the capable leadership of President Phyllis Bennett, La Reunion Francaise, known to laymen as the French Club, has passed a very successful year. Because of the excellent pro- grams which have been presented at the monthly meetings, the membership has been steadily grow- ing, and now numbers about sixty students. One of the most delightful programs given this year was the Christmas celebration, during which French carols were sung, some of them accompanied by tableaux. Several short plays have been produced by the French classes, and many of the meetings have been enlivened by interesting and informative talks given by students and teachers who have lived in France. The governing body of the club consists of a Board of Directors, elected from the French classes, a president, a vice-president, and a secretary. The two latter offices were held this year by Catherine Purdom and Jan La Rue, respectively. The activities of the Latin Club, Romanorum Amici, are likewise under the supervision of a sim- ilarly chosen Board of Directors, which convenes once a week to arrange for and plan the monthly meetings of the club. Every Latin class has had charge of a meeting this year. Some very inter- esting and entertaining programs have been presented, which brought out phases of the Roman life and language that are not obtained in the classes. The club has had a very successful year under the leadership of Fred Guthe as president, Peggy May as secretary, and Mrs. Craig as faculty sponsor. Page Twenty-six

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NUNC DIMITTIS G. A. A. BOARD I-irsl Run' H:-th tfkokn-, l rr-sid:-ut llarrivt Hana. Blarney for-, l9:u'lral'a Kuuousm-. Yirgiuiu Osgood, Ht-ttylou Robinson, Miss Saurlxolu .ifimnl Ruin. Mary xlllt'lll11. lit-tty liarlger, ,lane Yi-rner. jam- liiebie. llelen liyru, Nlary Wheat. .-Xgin-s llunt, Varolyu Thielk. Girls' Athletic Association By Harriet Dana HIC Girls' Athletic Association is organized for the purpose of sponsoring girls' athletics in the school. An lixecutive Board consisting of the four officers, and a General Board made up of man- agers for each activity join with the Physical Education Department in planning tournaments. Inter- class tournaments in field hockey, basketball, volleyball, and baseball are run off in seasong and in the first two sports varsity teams are selected which play with the freshmen in the University and the alumnae. A tennis tournament is featured each spring, and credit is given for such individual activities as hiking, horseback riding, bicycling, swimming, skating, and tap dancing. Points are given for each team or individual activity, and a minimum number of points per year must be earned to maintain a membership in the Association. Every spring, awards are given for earning designated points. 'l'he G..-XA. Circus has come to be a bi-annual event in the career of almost every girl. Partici- pation is open to any girl, so that almost everyone has some active part in the program. The funds raised are put to some such worthy uses as purchasing skiis and toboggans, and decorating the clinic. Page Twenty five

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NUNC DIMITTIS Broadcaster Staff I klfirtl Ruiz' Yirgiuia Walrott. llarbara llt-atb, Robert Klitcliell. Iitlitur Vincent llloure, I'alrit'ia fllifllael. Iiorotlty furlis. Anna Yirgiuia .Ju 'ut-. .Mitunl Ruin: Ruth Srliorlinll. Rt-va Rabbe. Iileauor jones, Lyra Kahn, Mary lillen Wlleeler, Martha kifilllillll. 7111111 lffm-, lluigbl Atlauis, Stanley Suinton, Stanley Moore, Miss Ryder. Franklin Sbull, William I'm-nhale, The Library Club HIS useful organization was founded in 1926. Originally it was not really a club, but rather a squad that helped around the library. In 1931 it was organized as a club. Its purpose is not only to give members pre-vocational training in library work tthree alumni who were former library squad members have positions as librariansl, but to help them gain an increased knowledge of books, which will be of value whatever their life work may be. This year the club, which is divided into two groups, had eleven members. Betty Badger was president of the junior Library Club, and Reva Rabbe of the Senior Club. 'l'he annual assembly program which this year's club gave depicted an amusing and instructive afternoon in a bookshop, during which many notable celebrities appeared to look over the books. The Thespians HIS year the Thespians have been laboring under the handicap of a dearth of men. It is not that there aren't men members: on the other hand, they have been very good at trying out: but the trouble is that all of the men are athletes. 'I'hey go out for basketball, swimming, golf, tennis, and all the things that are practised at four o'clock. fonsequently, our Thespian meetings on Monday afternoons are very ill-attended by men. When we want to give a play, selections for the cast are held up for the athlete-hero's convenience: and when the casts are selected, rehearsals are likewise deferred until that somewhat uncertain time. In spite of this problem, The Eligible Illr. Bangs was produced with two swimming champions in the male parts. At present the club is struggling over casts for lI'ill 0' the Il'isp and The Unseen. During the second semester, every other meeting has been given over to private performances and readings, one or two Thespians acting before the whole group. This has tended to widen the knowledge of short plays and skits, and to improve the mem- bers' acting and interpretation by demonstrating the talents and shortcomings of others. The 'I'hes- pians are quite enthusiastic over a film they are planning to shoot late in the spring. Several 5Iaudie Stories are under consideration for plots. Page lwelttywvven