West Side High School - Legenda Yearbook (Saginaw, MI)

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During the month of October several Get Acquainted parties were given on the lawn at the close of the session. These parties (proved a success, inasmuch as the girls of the Freshmen class be- came better acquainted with the members of the upper classes. On Friday evening of December 17th a Christmas entertain- Iment was given in the ninth grade session room. A splendid and amusing program was given through the efforts of our girls. The program consisted of several short playlets and recitations, at. the close of which Santa Claus made an unexpected visit and dis- tributed gifts to all of us. On Saturd ' av pftprnoon of Mav 7th a play The Betty Wales ' Girls and Mr. Kidd was given, girls from the club forming the :Cast. No one present doubted the ability of our girls. The credit for the success of the play is due to Miss Wells and Miss Koslowsky who so patiently directed the girls. During the three years of its existence the club has accomplish- ed a great deal for the benefit of the girls, by bringing them to- gether and helping them to get acquainted with each other, but )there is much still to be desired. How much better it would be if all girls would ioin. as everv one is elio-ib 1 ?. if every one should turn out for the meetings and be ready to help and give suggestions in- stead of leaving it to the few ambitions ones. How much more would be gained if we show our loyalty and school spirit by attending all the school activities and by taking a deep interest in all events con- nected with the High School. ill

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The Girls ' Club was organized in October, 1912. The object of the club is to make the girls better acquainted with one another, and to encourage a stronger school spirit. The club has now been in existence three years and its object is being successfully carried out by the members. The officers for the club this year are : President — Geraldine Graves. Vice-President — Pearl Proestel . Secretary and Treasurer — Jennie Dembinski. Faculty Advisors — Miss Morgan, Miss Wells. Advisory Board: Senior — Marguerite Smith Junior — Ruth Biesterfeld. Sophomore — Lura Wylie. Freshmen — Evelyn Needham, Flotilla Warren, Tina Lor- enzen. On September 23, the club held a meeting in the ninth grade session room, for freshmen only. The object of the meeting was to enroll new members for the club. Miss Graves, president, gave an excellent talk on the object of the meeting. Miss Proestel gave an exceedingly good talk on how the club was organized. Miss Morgan then gave a very interesting talk on the object of the club, and what the club had accomplished during the past year.

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[ HOWLING HOUNDS OF HILL HIGH | Last fall the organization of two glee clubs was taken up. The Howling Hounds of Hill High was a result of the vocal ingenu- ity of the male division of the school. Dues were levied to secure music and weekly practice was indulged in. The result was the securing of a fine male chorus, one that the school could well be proud of. The first public appearance of this organization surely was a success, for imediately afterward appeared new applicants for ad- mission. In co-operation with the Girls ' Symphony Club an oper- etta, The Spinsters Club was presented at both the Michigan Avenne and the Fordney Avenue Baptist churches with marked success. Tt was at the latter place that the Howling Hounds showed their greatest abiltiy as a harmony organiaztion. This is the school ' s first attempt to produce a vocal club and the first year surely has been successful. A club of this sort is, in- deed, a necessity and we hope that it may be continued in the fu- ture. The following members wish to thank Mrs. Miller for her un- tiring efforts in leading them thru a successful year: Walter Stark Harvey Snanlding Herman Block William Oppenheim Daniel Horeran Walter Steinbauer Henry Green wald Clarence Roeser EdAvard Dezelsky Wyatt Harper Earl Ganschow