William Penn High School - Memories Yearbook (New Castle, DE)

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lfflllllilfl from 1,1311 In lfiflhl: You-mn MowI'nnl. lhyllis Bennett. Stewart. Dodd Wilheline. .Icanns-tt-: Clayton. Charlotte Hopkins, nnil Elsie acl ,wwf r- f Clubs ORMAL classwork is but one phase of the educational process, in fact, if only class' room activities constituted high school training, the scope of knowledge and experience would be exceedingly narrow. To supplement the daily regular routine of recitation and lecture, organif :ations for discussion of related material have been established. Organized on a democratic basis, with students electing their own oflicers, these clubs, as they have come to be called, help to fullill an objective of education' citizenship. The responsibility and experience obtained through serving in these capacities are invaluable assets to future leaders. Every student can participate in one accord- ing to his desires and ambitions. There are 12 clubs organized to fulfill the varied interests, whether they are literary, musical, scientific, or social. These groups are excellent training ground for CLUB PRESIDENTS li':y11f.' Ink lime. John Dugan, Helen Su 'llnnnas 'l'hoinzis. .lurk Carrow, Wi liann Stewart, and John Davis. student initiative, for development of reliability, and for socialization. Withciut them the school would be lacking in vigor, they are essential to the vitality of the school. Members of the Dancing Club have been intro' duced to several basic dance steps such as the two step, fox step, side step, After having be' come familiar with these steps the club members were given time to put these steps into practice by dancing together. The members have learn' ed to feel more at ease on the dance floor and more free to participate in this activity. The club consisted of 45 members and they have picked the following people as their oihcers: President, Wil' liam Stewartg VicefPresident, Morrill Thornton, Secretary and Treasurer, joseph Thomas. The advisers are Miss Grim and Miss Wright. The I'lifY Club has nine members. The boys have been having discussions on international affairs. Each week the boys were assigned to fContinued on next pagej JUNIOR PLAY Lorelle Melinilt. llownrtl Moore. , l'llolnns l,l'llll1ll'll. lqllllly XVolf. Robert l'oppin. l K lffllllfllfl Top in Bnllom, Left to livnn. lrllizahetll Kee, Lillie May llurcl ' 'arks-r. Mary Annu Gehlmrl

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CLUBS fContinuedQ different topics to speak on. They planned to go on a trip to Philadelphia to see a baseball game. Their oilicers are: President, john Carrow, Vice' President, Robert Wilhelme, Secretary and Treasurer, Newell Duncan. The club sponsor was Mr. Lauder. Table tennis, as Ping Pong is sometimes called, has its place in the William Penn High School. While the club does not have any one individual who is exceptionally outstanding in the game, there are many who have attained a noticeable amount of skill. Organized by Mr. Postles, the club is composed of forty members. They elect' ed their oilicers as follows: President, John Dugan, VicefPresident, Agnes Johnson, Secref tary, Betty Ulrich, and Treasurer, Albert Clay' ton. The Hobby Club met each week in the Book' keeping Room under the direction of the follow' ing officers: President, Maryanna Gebhart, Vice' President, Evelyn Faulkner, Secretary, Betty Mitchell, Treasurer, Melvin Sparks. A business meeting was held at the beginning of each meeting of the club and dues were collected. They are expecting to have a social meeting of some sort before the end of the school year. The purpose of this club was to arouse enthusiasm for outside interests which will carry over into the lives of members of the student body after their school life has ended. It is a well known fact that hobbies provide relax' ation from duties in a manner similar to that of vacations from regular jobs. A number of books U43 ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION Reading. from Left to Right: Harold Hoagland, Charlotte Hop- kins, Reynolds Carrow, and Josephine Weer. Theresa Whitlock, John Maske. Joseph DlFeterlcl, Thomas Leonard. Jack Weer, Betty Davis, Joe Gotto. Robert Stmwbrldge, Jack Weaver, and Amelia Gebhart. Wllllam Proud was absent. on the subject of hobbies were made available for members of the club. Tin craft, leather craft, weaving, making of marionettes, wood carving, soap carving, drawing, knitting, crocheting, and public speaking received attention during the meetings. Several members of the group work' ed on baby quilts for the American Red Cross. The quilts were to be sent abroad in connection with war relief work sponsored by the Red Cross. The club was sponsored by Mrs. Florence Lane. A relatively small, but select, group of boys composed the tumbling club. Tumbling requires a certain amount of skill, body coordination, and grace of movement. The development of these essentials, along with having fun, was the aims of our organization. The club made several pub' lic appearances, and was well received, last year as a part of the annual physical education demonstration, and this year on a program of the Home and School Association. It is the hope that the club may increase in size as interest grows in this line activity. Interest and adequate facilities are essential for successful club work. The oilicers were: President, Aldorrino Yaccuci, VicefPresident, Horace Collin, Secretary, Charles Wallace, Treasurer, William Alfree. It was sponsored by Mr. F. W. Fenton. HE Library club was sponsored by Mrs. Tobin and had as its officers the following people: President .............. .... I. illie May Hurd Vice'Presidcnt .................... Grace Gooding Secretary ........................ Theodore Trala They learned how to take care of the library and fContinued on next pagej

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1-ph llilwtmlu1..Ii multi ll ll. -. 5. tiomlon. Virgrinin llolrolnlu-, .Iolun D1- ' ' .answ- Special Assemblies URINC our school ycar wc of thc high school liavc cnjoyctl many intcrcsting and ctlucational asscinhlics in which wc havc hcartl spcakcrs, sccn movics, and listcncd to class cntcrf tainmcnts. Cn January 9th and 30th, February oth, March Srtl, and April loth movies such as Thc Citrus Parade , Motlcrn Sculpturcu, a scrics of movics shown through thc courtesy of thc Ford Motor Company, a movic from Pcnn Statc Collcgc Uptoinctry, Swimming and Lifc Saving havc hccn shown. The following dates, Fchruary 19th, March ith, 19th, and 26th and April 16th hrought us talks from Fathcr Crow' lcy of thc St. ljctcr's Roman Catholic Church, Dr. Williaxiii Cihson of the New Castlc Prcsby' tcrian Church, Rcv. C, Nadal joncs of thc Ncw Castle Mcthodist Church, Rcv. Ccorgc Hanson of thc Ncw Castlc Baptist Church, and Rahhi Hcnry Travcl of thc Tcmplc Bcth Emcth in FLOOD CONTRGLN CAST l.'4'n1lfny1 from Im!! lo Ilffrllif .losophiuv Wm-r. hlIll'y1IlIII'l tim-Ivhzirl Nlvlvin Sparks. lh-ynolils Uzirrow. :im llllllilltl Wliiltcii, Vxfilinington. Un Fchruary 12th Major Clarcncc Short told us ahout Ahraham Lincoln and on Fchruary 22nd Mr. J. C. Mcssncr told us soinc of thc phascs in thc lifc of Ccorgc Wzislif ington. Cornclius Vantlcrhriggcr told us much ahout Holland on january 10th. To illustratc his talk Mr. Vantlcrhriggcr showctl somc slidcs ahout Holland. For ncarly thrcc hours on April 9th, Mr. E. C. Ramscy hcld thc high school asscmhly spcllhound with his talk on 'iThc lntcrnational lVlixfUp In Europcu. His maps, photographs, flags, tlolls, various hooks, and othcr articlcs hclpf cd makc his talk vcry intcrcsting, A safcty demonstration was hcltl on thc high' way ncar thc tlrivc of thc school on March 27th. This illustratcd the varying tlistanccs travclctl whilc thc hraltcs of a car wcrc lacing applicd at clitlicrcnt spcctls, and thc tlistanccs travclcd frozn thc timc of application until thc coinplctc stop. tContinued on Page Forty-Hveb i SENIOR PLAY Iirvralingf from Imff In lxylljflllf Arlliur Ili-incl, Mzil'p::u'i'I Xl'v0r. .los- ' ' - I ' ' ' 'llll l'l'lll 'Q vis, xvll'Q.Z'llllEl Quiprlvy. llililal llvwos. lfllizulwtlu lhillonlgv. Nh-rrill Iwzullvy. Ilormzun From. :xml Virginia Inglc. ' N Q l