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

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 Have you heard about my operation? The members of the Hippocrates Society eagerly visit medical schools, laboratories, ond hospitals to reap knowledge of ele- mentary medicine. The society was formed in 1938-1939 and hos os its adviser. Miss E, H Sommerfield. By observing modern medicine ond surgery through the attend- ance at operations, the members are able to see medicine in actual practice and per- haps gain inside moterial on just what makes us tick. — U D — E pluribus unum and Et tu Brute? are the extent of the knowledge many of us have about the Dead Language. To the members of the Latin Club it is enlivened by talks, ploys, and slides on Roman life at the monthly meeting The high-spot of the year usually comes in May when, don- ning an old sheet, anchored by safety pins and with a flowery garland about the head, the members meet with true Roman decorum, for a Roman banquet However, noticeably absent are the reclining couches. — 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

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THE CLUBS Although there ore no feminine Shokes- peores among the members of the club, the girls of the Ars Poetae do enjoy reading poetry ond even writing a little of it Un- der the sponsorship of Miss Koch, the club meets once a month to study the art of writing poetry ond to read it oloud so that the members may come to appreciate this fine art to its fullest extent According to Ars Poetae custom, the club, during Christ- mas time, sent scrapbooks of poems to institutions for unfortunate children. — U D — Composed of students taking the Com- mercial Course, the members of the Com- merce Club aid teachers as stenographers and typists and assist the secretaries in the school offices. Besides taking various field trips to the business houses of Philadelphia, the club annually presents a tree and all the trimmins to the children who spend Christmos at the Delaware County Hos- pital. The club itself topped off the Yule- tide season this year with a party . — U D — Storting their first league debate on Jan- uary 29 with Radnor High School, the mem- bers of the Upper Darby Debating Team ended their seoson tied, for the first place of the Suburban Debating League Cham- pionship. The negative team was unde- feated and received the most favorable comment from the judges The affirmative team's work was equally as good but be- cause the question debated this year was difficult for affirmative construction, the team fared ill. Captains Jane Evans ond Doris Barnett were universally recognized for outstanding debating. — U D — India and Pennsylvania have been the two topics studied by the History Club The future historians have enjoyed colored slides, several speakers, and Information Pleose quizzes at their monthly meetings With Mrs. Abrams ond Dr. Thomas, the club advisers, the History Club mode its annual trek last fall to New York City Among the highlights of the trip were the visiting of Radio City, the Empire State Building, Grant's Tomb, Chinotown, Har- lem, and Central Park. — U D —