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

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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 —

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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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Interested in good literature, current plays, and outstanding motion pictures, the girts of Toy-Wistalvan meet monthly to exchange their ideas on these subjects and to study them together Few people realize that the name of the club itself is derived from out- standing literary names—Toy from Bayord Taylor, Wist from Owen Wister, Al from Louisa Mae Alcott, and Van from Henry Van Dyke. The club hos secured several speakers to talk on poetry, the short story, and other phases of literature. — U D — In order to improve their French conver- sation and become better acquainted with France and its people, a large group of French students meet every month under the supervision of Miss Chrisman. The club enjoys ploys, colored slides, and motion pic- tures at regular meetings while the annual bonquet in February combines work and play, since all the members attending must speak French and partake of delicious food served in typical French style. The French Club hos issued, this year, identification cards to all members, which are collected at every meeting in order to check attendance — U D —