Westtown High School - Amicus Yearbook (Westtown, PA)

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ROM one end of the campus to the other on Friday evenings, Wcsttown was buzzing with activity. The Hobby program, which was the cause of the industry, was varied, and every student could find something to suit his or her tastes. Friday Nights CLUB OFFICERS A Pollock D Donchian H Platt A Bacon L Peaslee L B anon W Cadbury For those who were interested in doing something vxhich vns constructive as well as entertaining there were unlimited opportunities in metal work where rings bracelets trays and so forth were made under the direction of Miriam Ellsbree Some very beau t1ful things were made lll this hobby Dick Walter kept h1s watchful eye on the shop and attempted the nerve wraeklng task of keeping over zealous Wil mcrs or saxxmg off any portions of their anatomies with the jig saw In Bacon cottage Marian Walter and George Whitney helped future Raphaels and Dores in painting block prints tapestries and nu merous other artistic efforts which were mainly in tended to awe the ama ed parents of said talented artists The nevxly formed Printing hobby under the astute direction of Harrie Price found a perma nent place among the other Friday evening activities th it ye tr when the school found that they vxcre rc pon iblc for the handbook and printed programs including the very successful one for the Operetta On the side of education but still definitely cn tertaining were CTBS reading SHBs Current Events and Music Appreciation Master Carrolls cozy and friendly living room was again filled with First and Seniors on Friday evenings listening to elections from novels As usual promptly at eight thirty Anne Brown began serving coffee md visitors xxcre then free to talk ovcr the re iding or any other subicct of interest or brove c through the book Hlled shelxes lining the room until it was time to go back to the school Something new was added when Master Sam consented to start a Current Events hobby to fill the place of his former Saturday morn ing talks it his home on thc Lane He was well . . , . i , , . , . , . . , . r S , e V s ' w ' ' a ' 2 2 2 z- 3 H ' w ys a I .Q 'I 1 1 N X . . , , N XS S. X I . x I Q s ' ' ' ' ' f ' - ' 5 --3 B s 1 f . ' , , s a 3 ' s ' i , ' i 1 , Q . . . V D 4, I 5 . . J . . O . , 1 F 7 s1.N -A I 1 I i . - , X Y r . 4 . K r ,, . X . . . N, , . L lies and Susies from hitting their thumbs with ham' plays, serious or laughable, occasionally varied by , u A ,ki , . kv N 3,2 .. M , . . . . c . , ,. . , , 2 5 , .. . I, . YS. Q . S 1 Q . , , . x , 'EW g r N . . .N . . I 5 D . . k , . . V . 3 ,Z y . . . , ' I , ' ' K , I - - - ,H . 7 . Y . .5 , . x I , N .w 3 r 'Twentyffour

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provlded Inobbzes . attended hy those who wlshed to hear the news expluned rn an mterestlng tash1on w1th room for dl CUSSIOU These meetmqs were for the most part mformal, w1th eoffee served hy Beth Brown durvng the d1seus1ons Russell Edgerton took the MUQIL Appreeratron hohhy whleh was a favorxte w1th mu ....,,,,W sleal student who enjoyed hearmg the melodlous A---L strams of Teharkowsky and Strauss wrthout the M usual eompetltlon warn t Peps1 Cola or It 5 a Smzle That Makes Fol L1 e 'You Another attr1et1on was thtt apple rl o were erved Cxlls of Duek the Oyster 1nd Dlp the Cltm m1xed w1th mu le mel thump eould he hetrd IQNUIIIQ forth from the Kurs Cmnt, XKl1eI'e Dorothy bould led h r Fok Dtnemg hohhy Bur1ed somewhere 1n the Qellefll pl me uno Trun hohhles frequented hy 1 chosen few of meehmlexlmlnded ftnatres here was tl 1 1 typ1nv hohhy for huddmq seeretarles and dres re he trsals were 1nv1r11hly held durmv hohh1es Then th re was the Vsforkshop Theater, rneetmg eyery veek rn the Aud1tor1um whleh was respon 1 lwle tor the produetlon of Peer bynt grven early ID the new year FIVE other eluhs met onee every hrth Fnday, IH sueh 1 manner that no two eluhs met on the same evenlnq Ollve Charles Freneh Cluh made Chrlstmas etrds to eolleet money for the Freneh hlldren there wt Tom Brown L3KlI1CldlW M1rg1ret Thorps Mus1e Cluh George Wh1tney s Art Cluh and Lou Flteeus German Cluh wh1eh exe eld the1r Ueeislwlidl hut IIUUNIFIU meet1nv under Nets ot eleeted ofheers The respeetne pre 1 dents ot the e eluhs were Dlek Donehnn, Luey Pexs lee, Bunny Bran on and Warder Cadbury Allee Ba on Adelalde Polloek, and Helen Platt Hobhle elosed wlth an optronal program 1n the AUdlIOf1UH1 where W1ll1e and SUSIE eould get to gether and tell eaeh other the1r troubles ot the day Twent x 11 L e C C C Q f y Qs v A- s N 1 V ' 1 ' e K 'e , .C . N . Q' ' W ' ' M J-3 ' ' A ' , - f, M . 1 . . WVU I ' ' W 7 , Q , , ' ' , 5 , WM, m,,l,,1f S V W, - - 5- , , e y k, Q, it e. eb, s f 1 V s , H 7 A if z ' fszs res 3. z ' 1 .. ,, . .. , . . ,z 1 e ' z ' z , 1 s ' ' f f 1 s, ' ' 'Q eg x ' y 1 , e l .e , 5 e I 2 -' Y. 'e M e , e . ' , s .R d1reet1on ol the staekfroom were the Model Air' . e. 1 . ' ',. e e . , e 1 , . . . , . e Q 'z- T 1' ec. Ter :zs4a ' ' y ' N- - 's- -Q: s, 5 A e e, e 'Q ' ' ' z . ' 5 '. x Ls w v' - uw 4 vw v , N , , D' ' QA, . , e W' - i - ee x w N - 5 3 lx 4 3 3 v sf ' 1 ' W Y - , . . -, , - - - . e' 5' 1 3 .' 'Q ' ' ' ' t 5 3 ,. - C , . 1 . . .ZS . , 5 . L -. 1 1 f x 1- ,- A Tw 1 ' XVI' . . . . ,e 'Q 'h h' N Hz: ' 1 5 5 'r es -' 1 . . rw s -e- ' ses s --N s -. e w-Ava wg., V . es S - A s V, 'ss , V ' 'L 1 ,C 7 e - e . U .15 1 :x 'A ' ' 3 7 1, s - sA - . 1-