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

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Social Clubs Passengers Dorothy Ahr- ens and Harriet Hawkins play ping pong at one of the Girl Reserve parties. Elayne Clinkston kept the deck swept for Girl Re- serve activities including the selling of dolls at foot- ball games, a banquet, and an initiation party. Eiayne displays the club ' s placard used to announce meetings. When the sea froze over, Icicle Club members, led by Albert Luplow, skated, skiied, and went sleighing. Later In the voyage mem- bers added a B for bi- cycle to the club ' s title and under Bremer Alsgaard ' s captaincy, enjoyed trips ana hikes, often with other ships. Commandeered by Doris Benford, the first part of the trip and Florence Car- mell, in coming down the home stretch, the Personal- ity Club headed for devel- opment of poise and char- acter. An installation ban- queT and a picnic were the red letter days on their calendar. Leaving the ship ' s galley, the Hi-Y Club lunches at the Y. M. C. A. each Tues- day. Led by Jerry Brenner and Jim Kennedy during the first and second parts cf the trip, respectively, the group sponsored the H-Y High Time and joined with the Girl Reserves to give the Homecoming hoc. At luncheon, Vernon Sherman, Ted Kennedy, Carl Ferriby, Mr. Schmidt, sponsor, Jack Helveston, Lawrence Farnum, Jim Ken- nedy, Warren Peters, Don Rice, Elmer P. Simon, Ed Kirstowsky, and Fred Pop- peck may be identified. Le:enda 11

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Social Science The social science de partment combines a study of the social, economic, and political problems of the past and present. ' Rulers for a Day An unusual honor was conferred on the Arthur Hill student governing bo- dy December 15. Student Cabinet officers took a shore leave to rule the city of Saginaw. Doris Benford, president of the Student Union, shares City Manager Cook- ingham ' s desk. Ted Ken- nedy executes his duties as city attorney. Ellen Fleischmann and Mr, Byron Rockwood work together as purchasing of- ficers. Bob Johnson smiles at his work as city physi- Lieutenant William Bar- low, Police Chief Fred H. Genske, and James Wool- ever, student chief of po- lice, confer. City Clerk Ruth Fausel looks up from her desk. Rosalie Nagel, health of- ficer, and Dr. Frank A. Poole are in conference. Stanley Marks ponders over the responsibilities of su- perintendent of parks and cemeteries. Mr. Arthur Carman ex- plains the duties of the city assessor to Walter Seibel. .Jennie Prior, city treasurer, Rollin A. Agaard, and Elmer P. Simon, direc- tor of finance, glance up from their work. In explanation Chaperon I. M. Brock remarked, The students worked right along with the heads of the de- partments doing whatever was assigned to them. The objective was to acquaint the young people of today with what it means to gov- ern a city the size of Sag- inaw. 93 8 76

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Parent - Teachers To acquaint parents with the association as well as with their young folks ' teachers and courses, the group of 656 trip chaperons, forming Parent-Teachers Association, together with the Public Relations Committee, kept passengers in touch with their parents at home. Under the capable captaincy of Mr. Walter Holt, first male president, assisted by Mrs. Stanley Campbell, mother vice-president; Mr. John Fleischmann, father vice- president; Miss Ethel Peterson, teacher vice-president; Mrs. William Steckert, Jr., secretary; Mrs. R. M. McAvoy, treasurer; and Mrs. Jerome Brenner, corresponding secretary and historian they dropped anchor to allow two delegates to attend the state convention, attend an open house in the tub Annex, and secured as speakers Mr. George Elias, Dr. Y. Z. Chang, Mr. Roy McMurray, Mr. George Taa ck, and Reverend B. H. Crewe for their meetings. Members and friends also sponsored a card party in the Annex November 8 which entertained eighty-five tables of guests and brought in seventy dollars for the association ' s welfare work. 78 193!