Upper Darby High School - Oak Yearbook (Upper Darby, PA)

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The Chess team composed of Dick Bra- endle, captain, Lee deLacy, Arthur Coffin, Jeon Gilmore, Marvin Albert, .and Gregor McConnell has been very successful this year. The team is tie with Swarthmore for the Suburban Chess Championship Mr. Twoes sponsors the club. The members play for practice and enjoyment when they're not engaged in competition with other schools Dick Braendle is the ace chess player with Arthur Coffin os a close runner up. — U D — The Table Tennis Club has aimed to fur- nish recreation and pleasure for its members as well as competition This year, for the first time, the club had several matches with other schools. Out of four matches they won one. Ray Morris, a sophomore, is the table tennis champion. The club, one of the largest in the school, has a membership of seventy. Mr. Stermer is their sponsor — U D —

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THE CLUBS The aim of the Archery Club is to hit the bull's eye. The club is composed of fifty members, oil girls, under the leader- ship of Miss Garen ond Miss Kerr. One business meeting is held a month while there are two shootings a week The club offers social activity as well as sport. The girls usually have a Christmas porty and a picnic in the spring. — U D — Almost any afternoon one can find en- thusiastic fencers combating in the upstairs corridors. The Fencing Club is advised by Mr Hall There are about twenty mem- bers, both boys and girls. Out of five matches this year the boys' team won three and lost two The girls broke even by winning one game and losing one. — U D — This year the Tee-Ball Club was added to Upper Darby's long list of extra-curricular activities. It is composed of thirty-five peppy girl golfers, who consider themselves very fortunate to have Mr Wallace os their sponsor. A business meeting is held every other week, but the oirls practice every week. The club hos been a great success this year, and we hope it will continue to be successful. — U D — Under the able leadership of Miss Nan Scott the Girls' Bowling Club hos success- fully completed its second year of activity. The club was forced to turn away several enthusiastic applicants this year because of the limited membership of fifty. The girls bowl once o week ot the Lonsdowne Bowling Alleys. The club is divided into two groups, since it is impossible for them to all bowl at the same time. The highest score made this year wos 146. — U D —

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THE CLUBS Our feathered-friends are well taken care of by the members of The Junior Izaak Walton League, who take it upon them- selves to set up feeding stations and shel- ters for the birds. Many a little trout owes his existence to these sportsmen, who have re-stccked the streams. The club's chief interest lies in the conservation of wild life and they are accomplishing a splendid job, os their outings and displays at sportsmen's shows will testify. — U D — Give a man a horse he can ride, might well be the theme song of the Riding Club, which is open to both boys ond girls This club, which rides twice a week, also holds a Horse Show in May, one of the high-spots of the year, in addition to a Rodeo held in January. A person desiring to become a full-fledged member, entitled to a pin, must ride at least ten times during a semester — U D — The appearance of Leeuwenhoek Society's name on the morning sheet, provokes puzzled looks and weird pronunciations from those unfamiliar with it—namely, student teoch- ers. Still, this unobtrusive club serves the biology department faithfully and well in the making of slides and in performing other similar tasks At the same time, they gain voluable experience for later years, when peering through a microscope may become a life's work. — U D — The crack of rifles and the garbed figures sprowled on the ground, in a European country, would suggest practice for a very real opposition. Fortunately, in our Rifle Club, the sharpshooters are only enjoying rifle practice os a hobby under the able supervision of Mr Morris and Mr Wood. The club has weekly practices throughout the school year and is affiliated with the National Rifle Association of America. — U D — Forty two