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SUNDAY, DEC 5, 1943. THE SUNDAY STARTS? ACTIVITIES IN FIELD OF HOOSIER EDUCATION MILLER ACCEPTS Shortridge Arsenal Tech R.O.T.C. Undergoes Inspection Indianapolis Girl Technical In observance of Indiana day, Saturday, Mrs. Jeannette Covert Nolan, well-known Indiana author, will speak Friday morning on "Can't Get Indiana Off My Mind" In JV if 2 0 W2" KM Al -U- WW 'WWTOW" WO.v..'.,.v. ft ft) fM Arsenal Technical High School R.O.T.C.

students (top) are nhowii as they went through exercises during an inspection Thursday by Col. Robert Harsoh of the Fifth Service Command, Fort Hayes, Ohio. Col. Harsrh (bottom) making an individual inspeetion of each cadet. He it shown checking equipment of Cadet Sergeant Kenneth compion.

Mrs. Parry Presents Riley Memorial Edition, Tavcrncr Bible to Butler One of the rare memorial editions of James Whitcomb Riley's complete works nnd a Taverner Bible and Apocrypha printed in 1549 have heen presented lo 1he Butler University library bv Mrs. St. Clair Indiana State Grads to Name 1944 Officers Terre Haute. Dec.

4. (Spe clal) The Alumni Association of Indiana State Teachers' College will hold its annual election of officers and new members of the advisory council during the month of January from the ballot just filed by the nomination committee. The ballots will be mailed Jan. 1 by Alumni Secretary Donita Carter with the election closing Jan, 31. Candidates for Ihe presidency of the association replacing Taylor C.

Parker of the State Education Department, are Grace De-Vaney and Clarence a. Pound of Terre Haute. Miss DeVaney Is dean of girls at Garfield High School here, and Mr. Pound is superintendent of Vigo county schools. Candidates for the vice-presidency are La Verne Strong, director of elementary education, Richmond, and J.

J. Maehling, principal, Woodrow Wilson Junior High School, Terre Haute. Five advisory council memberships are to bo filled in January with candidates as follows: Member at Large, A. B. Wright, Chicago, and Paul Boston, superintendent of schools, La Porte.

Member at large, Inez Ahlpr-Ing, Reltz High School, Evansville, and E. H. Denning, superintendent of schools, Jasper. First District Mrs. Irene Boots Asher, Gary, and E.

L. Hlordan, principal, Whiting High School, Whiting. Fourth district Olive B. Perkins, South Side High School, Fort Wayne, and Richard Rhrlner, principal, Hoaglund School, Fort Wayne. Ninth district.

Norman J. Lasher, superintendent of schools, Seymour, and Ethel Sullivan, Salem schools, Salem, The nominating committee Included Elizabeth A. Rldenour, Peru; S. A. Rlnkard, Ed in burg, and Fred Swells, chairman, Honey Creek High School, Terre Haute.

Ben Davis The refresher mathematics test will be given Wednesday to all pupils in grades 10a and lib at High School, Charles H. Vance, principal, has announced. A boys' glee club has been organize at Ben Davis under the direction of Earl lloppcs. Mrs. Alma Sleiner and Mrs.

Omar Ry-bolt are the accompanists. Several delegates from Ben Davis will attend the district. Hi-Y conference Tuesday in the Y.M-C.A. The ihpme of the conference will bp "My Responsibility In Making HI-Y More Effective in My School and Community." Ben Davis delegates to the annual conference of the Older Boys' Association on Nov. 2fi were Bill Rigot, Paul Mason, Wayne Williams, Don MrQuIre, Carl Rasore and Bob KelUms.

James Shock-ley, dean boys at Ben Davis, led the devotions at. the morning session. Up spoke on "Qualities for Leadership The Marlon County Tuberculosis Association gave the tubercular tpsts Friday to all juniors of Ben Dsvis High School. The test has been givn the last three years in all Marlon county schools. The Hi-Y Club sponsored Its annuel chill supper Thursday.

The Red Cross Club of Ben Davis met Tuesday. Members now are studying bandaging. Cathedral Patrick Kinney, senior, has been elected president of the C.H.S. Chess Club. James Commons was chosen vice-president.

Active mem bers of 1he club are uaune uai- den, Robert Kessing, William Wood, Joseph Klee, Hugh Smith, John Burger, Commons and Kin ney. The Megaphone, monthly school Ensign Mary Crftes, a former teacher of physical education at Shortridge High School, returned to the school last week to address the Girl Scout Club. The WAVES Lmember is stationed at Washing ton. "Stage Door," the Edna Ferber-George Kauffman Broadway hit, has been selected as the Shortridge senior class play. Tryouts for the 32 parts will be held Tuesday.

Miss Eleanor Dee Theel will be the coach. Mrs. Margaret Stephenson Moore, head of the journalism department at Franklin College and conductor of the "Hoosiers Who Do Things" column in The Sunday Star, was the speaker at a meeting of the Shortridge Press Club Thursday. Members of the Shortridge Horizon Club, senior Camp Fire Girl organization, are earning money to help purchase a hospital plane to be presented to the armed forces on behalf of the Camp Fire Girls. Several club members recently par ticipated in a program for the undertaking.

They were Jo Ann Krausch, Ruth Ann Perry, Rosemary Wanner and Nancy Dearmin. Mid-winter commencement exer cises for the 68 graduating mem bers of the 1944 class at Shortridge High School will be held in Caleb Mills hall Jan. 25. 1944. A facultv- student committee has been named to plan the ceremonies.

Student members are Jo Ann Krausch, Jessie Lou Small, Dick Fine and Fred Falender, and faculty representa tives are the Misses Ruth Allerdice, Nora Thomas, Ula Wright and Dorothy Peterson, chairman. Joel W. Hadley is senior class sponsor. Mrs. Ralph Chappell, a former member of the Metropolitan Opera, addressed the Shortridge Baton Club Thursday.

The musical organization is studying the opera "Faust." Manual Doris Colligan, newly selected editor in chief of the Senior Booster, yearbook publication at Emmerich Manual Training High School, has announced editors of the staffs which will produce the 1944 annual. They are Betty Mc- Donel, art editor; Dorothy Reinack-er, club editor, and Virgil Cronley, sports editor. Barbara Arnold is business manager. The senior class observed a 35- year-old Ivy day tradition of graduating classes at Manual Wednesday by planting an ivy shoot on the walls of the school. The day's activities also included an auditorium program and after-school dance.

Bob Murray, class president, returned the trowel to E. H. Kpm- per McComb, principal. Class poems written by Lois Cambridge and Doris ColUgan were read, and a skit recalling events of the year presented. The original ivy plant from which the shoots are taken was brought from England 51 years ago.

Christmas gifts made in the shops is a new project of the shop department at Manual while Red Cross work still constitutes the major part of the work carried on in addition to regular class in structional exercises this semester. The shortage and expense of man ufactured toys has prompted many boys to construct their own Christmas gifts for young relatives and friends. Red Cross articles include three dozen novelty ash trays and about 50 smoking stands made with wing light lenses from army airplanes sent to the school by the Army Air Forces because of a mistake in construction that made them unuseable. Other Red Cross projects are 150 lapboards, 1,500 checkers, writing boards and lamps made from discarded bowl ing pins. Decatur Central Elaine Gray, Decatur Central High School senior, was chosen the school's representative in the Best Citizen contest sponsored by the Daughters of the American Revo lution.

Miss Gray has been active in Sunshine Society. 4-H Club work 8nd is news editor of the Decatur Clarion. She is an honor student and has won awards in music and bookkeeping. The Sunshine Society and the Hi-Y Club of Decatur Central will sponsor a Christmas program for the high school Thuisday morning, Dec. 16, in the auditorium.

The Rev. Lena Cox, pastor of the Wect Newton Friends Church, will speak. Chrislmas carols will be sung by the choir and by the student body, accompanied by the band. Accordion numbers will be played by Elaine Gray, Virginia Moore and Neal Shaw. Margie Mc- Quillen, chairman of the music committee, is planning the pro gram.

Herron Students, Grads Serve In Armed Forces On All Battle Fronts Former students and graduates of the John Herron Art School are serving on all battle fronts in the army, navy and Coast Guard, Donald Mattison, director of the school, has announced. Lieut. Earl Noffsinger, with the Eighth Air Force in England, has been awarded the Air Force medal with oak leaf cluster for ferrying troops through enemy territory to North Africa. Ralph Temple has done a 50-foot mural in the recreation room of the Greenwood (Miss.) air base. It is entitled "Soldier's Dream of the Duration." Of the 65 former students now in service, one, Lieut.

Harry Ford, an army bombardier, is a prisoner of war. and Henry Laakman of the navy is missing in action. Helen Holmes is serving with the WAVES, while Barbara Stone-cipher is in the WAC. Richard Wlngert is a staff artist on Starg and Stripes in London, and Sergt. Harry A.

Davis Jr. is doint; camouflage work in North Afrie. Will Edit DePauw University Paper Greencastle, Dec. 4. (Special) Martha Jean Haverstick ot Indianapolis was elected editor in chief of the DePauw, student newspaper, by the DePauw University publications board today.

Chosen as editor of the Boulder, campus literary publication, was Elaine Specht, Downer Grove, 111. Business managers for the publications will be Charles Gilbert, Glen Ellyn, the DePauw. and Nancy Meyer, Chicago, Boulder. Other journalistic heads named by the publications board today include William Hays, Harvey 111., assistant oditor of the Boulder, and Virginia Benham, East St. Louis, 111., co-business manager of the Mirage, student annual.

Completing the elective staff of the DePauw are James Fenster-macher, Indianapolis; Molly Loop, Belvidere, Robert Risch, Vin-cennes, and Fred Winship, Franklin, city editors; Marjorie Sheldon, Fort Wayne, and Sara Jean Wildman, Greencastle, copy editors; Irwin Schultz, Chicago, advertising manager; Anne Carter, Danville, 111., collections manager, and Anna Moore, Greencastle, circulation manager. Award of the Minuteman flag to the navy V-12 unit at DePauw by the Ninth Naval District Command for outstanding war bond contributions was announced today by Lieutenant Commander William Brlce Dortch, officer In charge of the navy unit. Thirty per cent of the total salary is being pledged by officers and enlisted personnel, with all the officers and 97.8 per cent of the enlisted men giving at least 10 per cent of their pay. Total amount contributed by the unit a month approximates $5,000. Orchesls, modern dance group on the DePauw University campus, today announced the pledging of 12 co-eds.

They are Lois Bearss, Toledo, Jean McArthur, Chicago; Dorothy Kutls. Shaker Heights, Francis Williams, Toledo, Marcia Nord-burg, Winnetka, Ruth Odell, Webster Groves, Mary Metz-ger, Indianapolis; Elnora Pavllnek, Riverside, Harriet Shonkwller, Montreal, Quebec; Marilyn Smythe, Washington, Audrey Tourellot, Arlington, and Jean Prlnz, New Albany. Reorganization of the student war council at DeFauw was announced today by Leota Colpitts, dean of women. Elected as permanent chairman of the organization for the 1943-44 school year was Virginia Bridge, Norwood, outstanding senior co-ed formerly editor of the campus literary publication. Announcement that Lieutenant Commander Nelson B.

Combs of Mulberry, medical officer for navy V-5 cadets and V-12 trainees at DePauw University, has received orders to report for further duty at the naval air station, Pensacola, was made today by Lieut. Edwin N. Dodge, officer in charge of the DePauw V-5 unit. Addition of Lieut, (jg) Harry C. Yudln, Grand Rapids, to the staff of the DePauw.

University naval flight preparatory school was announced today by Lieut. Dodge. Lieut. Yudln, formerly a consulting psychologist for the Michigan state hospitals and prisons, will serve as psychologist for the DePauw navy school. Washington Mai.

Floyd W. Carlisle presented commissions to 17 R.O.T.C. cadet officers at. George Washington High School Friday In the school audi torium. W.

G. Gingery, principal, spoke and Cadet Major Frank S. Johnson presided. The cadets who rereived warrants besides MaJ. Johnson are captains, Donald Wade, Bill Smith, Bill Thorn- brough, John Schrelner and Alan Fischer (band); adjutant, Wade McWethy; first lieutenants, Robert Borgmann, Hardy Hicks, Bob Ludlow, Don Pyles and Bob Keller (band), and second lieutenants, David Wallace, Harvey Gates, Earl Reuter, Richard Miller and Denzll Klncaid (band).

Mrs. Mildred Ross, who Is In charge of the salvage collection at George Washington High School, has announced that there vill be an all-student convocation Friday In the school auditorium to accelerate effort in scrap collections. Anna Mae Mohr, junior, is extra curricular secretary for the George Washington High School clubs this year. Miss Margaret Quinzonl, chief librarian at George Washington High School, has the following student assistants: Dorothy Alexander, Edna Andrews, Virginia Bunch, Athalyne Courtney, Henry Davidson, Richard Downing, Juanlta Foreman, Marilyn Kirk, Mary Lou Kluck and Harold Pierce. The drill team of the girls' mili tary training unit at George Wash ington High School appeared on the open house program at Municipal Gardens Thursday.

They were reviewed bv officers of the WAVES. Sergt. Hershal R. Soud-ers is In charge of the unit. Poems About Lincoln Written by Hoosier Herrin, Dec.

4. (Special "Lincoln: Fifty Poems" is the title of a new volume of verses published here by the Trovilllon Press. In his introduction, Hal W. Trovilllon the Indiana author of poems, Thomas Curtis Clark, as "superbly fitted to set to song the life and works of the great American," and explains: "Mr. Claris was born not far from the region where Thomas Lincoln, morejfthaa century and a quarter ago, brought the unwilling and unhappy Nancy Hanks and the -8-year-old Abe from their humble" Kentucky home to the 'half-faee! tablrfon Pigeon creek in southern Indiana." WASHINGTON JOB I.U.

Staff Member Named Health Association Executive Secretary. Eloomington, Dec. 4. (Special) Appointment of Dr. Ben W.

Miller, head of Indiana University's physical fitness program since it was inaugurated in January, 1942, as executive secretary of the American Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation at Washington, was announced today by university officials. No successor to Miller has been chosen, Z. G. Clevenger, director of athletics, said. Miller will suceed Dr.

N. P. Neil-son, who is now head of the physical education program at the University of Utah, as the executive secretary of the national physical education association. His position will require him to contact many Eastern universities to assist them with the growing college physical education programs, now a major part of almost every college's curriculum. Indiana University has granted Miller a leave of absence to accept the position.

Indiana University will conduct a special freshman semester which will begin Jan. 29. and which will be designed to accommodate midyear graduates of Indiana high schools desiring to accelerate prsparation for military service or war production work. This special semester was offered last year for the first. time in response to requests from high school seniors whose semesters did not close until too late for them to enter the university's regular semester opening in January.

This year the university is receiving requests for another special semester. Admission will be open to students graduating in January from high school and to high school seniors who have completed 30 credits, who are recommended for admission by their principals, and who will make up the remaining two credits for high school graduation as required by the State Board of Education. Beech Grove Pupils at the Beech Grove High School who had straight A report cards for the second six-week grading period, which ended Nov. 23, are Barbara Bailey and Phyllis Harover, seniors; William Doig, Beverly Hein and Robena Hubble, juniors; Joyce Ashburn, sophomore; Josephine Bennett, 9B, and Carole Davis, 8B. Other pupils on the honor roll are: Seniors, Kathleen Basso, Lois Cook, Frank Fortuna, NormHn Jenkinson, Margaret Jensen, Rosena Jensen, Rosella Johnes, Mildred Lawson, Doris Mann, Martha Marjorie Smith, Dorothy Troha and Wilma Jean' Worrell; juniors, Eunice Bosma, Oveeta Davis, Robert Densen, Donna Gilli-land, Virginia Hammel, Audrey Kennedy, Ellen Klingensmith, Helen Jeanne Miller, Patricia Roach, Jean Sahm and Ralph Wertz.

Sophomores, Betty Adams, Larry Campbell, Charles Carl, Peggy Dorset, Barbara Harover, Marvin Hendrix, Donald Inman, Elmer Lewis, Dixie Malone, Eileen Moody, Marcia Moneymaker, Robert Todd, Aline Watson and Eleanor Wright; 9a, Lois Davis; 9b, Martha Bailey, Leon Brown Glen Clayton, Dorothy Goodman, Janet Harover, Jack Lewis, Ernestine Mendenhall, Marjorie Nickels, Jack Sare, Ruth Schroeder, Marjorie' Simpson, Rodona Stewart, Iris Switzer, Phyllis Templin and Richard VanDyke. Eight-a, Richard Hein, Marilyn Hughes, Dorothy Roller and Mildred Seay; 8b, Duane Ashburn, Connie Brown, Joe Dutton, Juan-ita Headley, Faye Hein, Charlene Patty Wayt and Shirley! Williams; 7a, Norma Grubbs, Wanda Lancaster and Helen Smith, and 7b, James Bailey, Thelma Cook, Kenneth Deane, Betty Moneymaker, Lenard Nugent, Neal Parmenter, Lillian Petiac, Erma Richardson, Nancy Rutledge, Jud-i ith Schroeder, Betty Sigman, Mary Williams and Melva Stewart. Warren Central 'Warren Central went over the top with $3,800 to spare in a two weeks' bond campaign which ended Nov. 24, Ed Huber, student chairman, has announced. The sale of $8,800 in bonds and stamps during this campaign brought Warren's total for the first three months of the school year to $11,050.

Three of the officers of the State Junior Historical Society, which will have its convention Saturday, re pupils from Warren Central. Gwen Jackson, a senior, is president of the society, and Margaret Eash, also a senior, is secretary. I Eugene Reilly, a junior, is a member of the executive board. The Madrigal Club and string epsemble i'rom Warren Central will participate In Saturday's program. Warren Rumford, junior, scored 100.5 out of a possible score of 102 in a mathematics test given recently to-all juniors and 50 seniors of Warren Central.

Paul Alexander, Gerald Howenstein, Sidney Berry, Richard Fall and Jimmy Kemper made scores above 95. wClyde Spears, safety director at Warren Central, assisted by the bus drivers, has selected bus captains who will assist the drivers by being responsible for the conduct of students on the bus. They are Harold Taylor. Ethel McVay, Wayne Robertson, Earl Click, Ernen James Gardner, HurUes. Gien Bsavar, Thur-i-an r-'i? Winkle.

Brvstn Fisher, Clipndlsr Kill, Mark Gale. J'rnrs Csrlcs Williams, Curtis Co-lorn Jpf' Joan L'BdTteeSt. Eii-p Rilly, Don Moody and Jack Moyer. at an all-school assembly in the gymnasium at Arsenal Technical High School. Martha Ratcliffe, a member of the Social Science Club, who originated the idea of presenting a state flag to the school, will present the flag.

The flag will be borne by David Scott, honorary color guard and member of the club. It was made by members of Mrs. Hazel Kuetemeier dressmak ing class. Paul Hadley, one of Indiana's best-known water-color artists and designer of the Indiana state flag, will be a guest at the assembly, and an exhibit of his paintings will be on display in Stuart Hall for 10 days beginning Friday. Invitations to attend this program have been sent to representatives of the social science clubs of the local high schools.

Phyllis Sheldon, president of the Social Science Club, will present three autographed copies of "Hoosier City," Mrs. Nolan's latest book, to the school library. Other plans for the observance of Indiana day Include a special display of Indiana books in the school library and the posting of names of students whose rncestors were prominent early Indiana set tlors. A special booth will be con structed In the lunchroom for the sale of Indiana souvenirs, such as maps, post cards and pamphlets. The lunchroom will serve persim mon pudding for this Indiana day celebration.

The Tech activities are presented by the division of progran production. Activities of the Junior Red Cross this fall include the making of 250 bed slippers, 75 utility hags and 10 men's bed jackets by girls in Miss Eleanor Amenta sewing classes, Shop classes, under the direction of Dale S. GrlfUn and Edwin G. Baker, are constructing hook wagons, checkerboards and 150 indestructi ble ashtrays. Southport The Student Council of South- port High School is sponsoring a war bond and stamp drive for the anniversary of Pearl Harbor.

A goal of $400 In stamps and bonds has been set for the students and faculty at Southport High School to purchase on Tuesday, The committee In charge of the drive Is composed of Frances Denk chairman; Jack Thomas, Doris Bourne, Russell Dillow and Bob Davidson. Mussman, senior and edl tor in chief of the Anchor, South port High School's yearbook, has bpen elected the best, girl citizen of Southport High School by pu plls and faculty members. Jeane will rompete In the Good Citizen Pilgrimage contest, conducted by the Indiana Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, The Junior class of Southport High School will have Its first class party of the year Tuesday, The entertainment committee, with Louis Doll as chairman, has ar ranged for a program presented by members of the class. There will be group singing led by Robert Durham and Fred Koehrn, music teachers. The remainder of the evening will be spent In dancing, Jane Ellen Ford, Is chairman of refreshment committee, Capt.

Robert Joyce of the United States Army Air Forces will be at Southport High School on Wednes day, Dec, 8, to talk to boys 17 years of age or over. Soon after the talk all boys Interested In this branch of he service will he given a physical and mental examination. Those who pass these examinations will become air cadets subject to call on thpir 18th birth day. Lawrence The Girls' Glee Club of Law rence Central High School will present, a Christmas program at. the Fort.

Benjamin Harrison Serv' Ire Men's Club and the Officer's Club on Sa urday night, Dec. 18. On Dec. 21 this same group will give a program at the Veterans' Hospital from 7 to 9 o'clock In the evening. The week prior to the Christmas holidays the glee club will sing carols the halls of the high school building.

Pupils who are members of the committee in charge of the annual Christmas party at Lawrence Central are Hetty Orkerhausen and Jim Bright, seniors; Marjorie Har per and Bill Carter, juniors; aye Plnkerton and Bentley Wllllams-ton, sophomores; Betty Sedam and Jack Nickel, freshmen, and Bob Harper nnd Frances Thomas, eighth grade. The officers of the Men's Association of Lawrence Central are: President, Richard Shlel; vice-president, Dean Grove, and secretary-treasurer, Joe Miller. The Men's Association Is made up of those mpmbprs of the various athletic teems who have won the major award by the school. The honor roll for the second six weeks' period is as follows: High Honor Roll Seniors, Anna Cain and Joe Miller; sophomores, Barbara Shaw and Marjorie Zehn- der, and freshmen, Patricia Kord and Howard Munden. The regular honor roll Includes: Seniors, Margaret Applegate, Jim Bright, Juanlta Brikan, David Duvall, Betty Fred, Don Garboden, Bonnie Hay, Rosemary McDaniel, Thelma Morgan, Richard Smith, Ruth Snyder, Joan Wildrldge and Helen Wright; Juniors, Doris Wil son; sophomores, Josephine Eller, Ella Giltner, Loraine Krise, Jane Miller, Joanne Mohler, Faye Pink-erton, Vernell Sloan and Kather-ine Turner; freshmen, Carol Farnsworth, Shirley Pollard, Charles Peters, Doris Pugh, Rosemary Schalk, Jesnette Schwartz, Monty Smith and Nancy Rector, and eighth grade, Gwendolyn SpUlbeler.

a Rose Poly Plans Series of Courses In War Plant Work Terre Haute, Dec: 4. (Special) Rose Polytechnic Institute is making plans for a new series of tuition-free night courses which will open shortly after the first of the year and will train for war Industries. Col. Ralph E. Cruse, new pro fessor of military science and tac tics at Rose Poly, has served in the armv 28 years and is a veteran of the World War I.

He has had six years of foreign service which has carried him from Siberia to the Netherlands East Indies. New members of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity at Rose Poly are Charles Basha of Saint Mary of the Woods, George Kyle of Clinton and Fred Maienschein and John Mit chell, both of Terre Haute. Private First Class Richard Roe singer of Indianapolis is one of a group of 13 former students oi Rose Poiytecnruc institute xo re turn to the college campus to com plete their engineering education as army cadets, ihey are mem bers'of a group of enlisted reserv ists who were called to active serv ice in June and have been in basic training since leaving school. Other former students who have returned to the campus are Privates First Class C. Philip Bowne, Pimento; William F.

Patton, Dug-ger; Loren H. Pittman, Farmers-burg; Willis E. Rose, Connersville; Charles Graham Weibel, Sellers-burg; Daniel P. Morlsseau, Pacific, Carl P. WfOolcott, Harrisburg, Harmon Chicago, and William G.

Cornell, William H. Plenge, Charles W. Newlin and F. Richard Pence, all of Terra Haute. The Rose Poly Radio Club will have as one of its activity leaders this semester Warren C.

Letsinger of Indianapolis, a student in elec trical engineering, who has been elected treasurer of the organization. Letsinger will serve on the staff of officers with L. Gene Lan-des, Paris, 111., president; Robert H. Dinkel, Terre Haute, vice-presi dent; Robert A. Manhart, Charles ton, 111., and Rex.

E. Blood, Terre Haute, directors. Dr. Burton A. Howlett, head of the department of is faculty sponsor of the club.

Carl Campbell of Indianapolis has been pledged to Tau Beta Pi and formal recognition given to his membership by the chapter citing his high scholastic standing and his participation in extracurricular activities which won for him election to the honorary engineering fraternity. Bernard Vonderschmitt of Jasper has been tapped by Blue Key, national honorary fraternity. Franklin The magazine subscription drive officially ended Tuesday with the goal of $400 exceeded by $180.75 The Gold team, made up of pupils in the seventh, ninth and 11th grades, had the largest number of sales. A party will be given in their honor. Doris Kroe-ning, a led in individual sales with a total of $34.50 subscribed.

The proceeds will be used to purchase equipment for the music and athletic departments, which sponsored the drive. Concert band officers recently elected are as follows: President, Robert Ferris; vice-president, Wil-burn Elrod, and librarian, Leta Cunningham. Joan Myers has been chosen state vice-president of the Sunshine Society. Franklin Township High School 'will be host to the state convention to be held in the spring of 1944. Twenty-one girls were Initiated into the local chapter of the Sunshine Society on Nov.

24. Sophomores led the honor roll for the second grading period. The students on the honor roll are as follows: Sophomores, Dale Belton, Rosemary Carrier, Henrietta Clu-nie, Jerry Learning, William Maze, Jack McCullough, Robert Meyer, Manly Miller, Martha Schackel, Rebecca Taylor and Robert Wil liams; freshmen, Virginia Caughey, Jack Cramer, Margaret Downtain, Richard Glesing. Eugene Krebs, Irene McDonald, Mary Ann Naue, Margaret Sexon and Joe Smith; seniors, Roselyn Compton, Wil-burn Elrod, Rosalie Glesing, Betty McFarland, Joan Myers, Betty Lou Nichols and Margaret Simon, and juniors, Leta Cunningham, Virginia Joyce and Harold Prange. NHA Man Will Confer On Anderson Housing Anderson, Dec.

4. (Special) Robert Fontaine, field man for the National Housing Administration, will arrive here Wednesday for conferences with Mayor D. Rotruck and the city housing committee about placing in operation a plan to allocate cer tiflcates for building 200 new dwellings under private flnancin; to relieve the rental housin. shortage. Mayor Rotruck has voiced- defi nite apportion lo proposals of one government agency to bring 230 trailers here as temporary housing units.

a 'to si a. In memory of her husband and son she had the edition monognimed for her son, George Thomas Parry late president of Stewart's, Inc. Mrs. Tarry said she believed this to be the only memorial edition authographed by Riley, since he was partially paralyzed at the time the bonks were printed Rnd auln- graphPd the works his left hand. Bound in Morocco leather, the set inrlude.i original water color illustrations by Glenn Henshaw, J.

Alfred Seaford, II. Rex Cotton and Mary McAuley. The Bible, printed In old English script as a Daye Seres edition, was brought to this rountry from London by Mr, Parry, a connoisseur of art editions. Numerous wood cuts are included In the book, which has gilt-edged leaves. The Taverner is a revisioi of thp early Tyndale translations with notes, Enos E- Dowling, bibliographer in the school of religion library, said.

Edition Highly Valued. The spiling price of the Bible Is listed as 55, approximately $275 in American money, according to an advertisement taken from a paper printed In 1875 and pasted insidp the back covpr of the book. However, thp book Is worth much more now, Mr. Dowling pointed out. Thp Rihle has been placed In thp school of reiieion library and'thp collection Is In the Hilton V.

Brown Jr. alcove of the main library. "The library Is very fortunate to have such an unusual edition of Riley and it will make a fine addition to the Hilton U. Brown Jr. collection of Indinna authors.

The Bible is an pxcellent addition to the growing collection of Bibles in the rhool of religion library," Glnn R. Maynard, Butler librarian, said. The Parry family were close friends of Riley. Mrs. Parry attended Butler and was a mmber of Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority.

Pacific Correspondent Will Speak at Wabash Crawfordsville, Dec. 4. the battle of the Coral sea, will speak at the Wabash College chape! Monday morning under aus- encps in the Southwest. Pacific. The meeting will be open to the public Re-, -n rehemal for presented Jan.

It by the Footiight Csrr How Hlsh School, are (left i Farry, 3010 North Meridian street, ine Kiiey works are in six vo umes and are one of the 140 sets of the Elizabeth Marine Riley special edition which was published just, before Riley's death and su pervised by him. Two editions of this group were presented to the United Stains government. Out standing colleges and universities such as Yale, Harvard and Princeton also received two sets. Each slate received three of the memorial volumes with the exception of Indiana, Riley's native state, which was allotted five or six copies. The Hoosier poet himself named the persons who were to have the sets.

When he selected Mrs. Parry, Broad Ripple The first winter commencement the history of Broad Ripple Hih School will be held in January, 1944, for 18 members of the senior class. These mid-semester gradua tion exercises have been planned for the city schools in order that pupils may be released to aid the war effort both in industry and In the armed forces. The commencement will correspond to the traditional June exercises. William Green, senior president, will be in charge.

Edgar Slahl, director of activities. has announced preliminary plans for "Ripples of '44." annual student written and directed vaudeville. In departure from the past, selection of the acts will begin shortly after Christmas vacation. Members of the faculty will be available to assist In preparation of the scripts and to act ss sponsors in preparing the acta for production. The pro gram this year will probably in clude four main acts and three in termission acts.

Last Vfeek photography enthu siasts met with Mrs. Barbara Priest, publications sponsor, to discuss lay out work for the school annual. Those who attended the first meet ing were Audrey Camp, Frank Howard, Merrald Shrader, Jack Phillips, Syd Easly, George Kanouse! and Louise Martin. Groupings and (Special) Johnston, news-subject matter for pictures to be; paper correspondent who witnessed used in the yearbook were dis- cussed. Shirlev Harlan led the senioripices of the Lilly Foundation, II class in the results of the Nelson 'was announced today by Dr.

W. N. standardized high school English Brigance, director of special events, examination which was given to! Johnston will discuss his experl- i magazine, has ine jonowinz sian: 'Editorial management. William If the class recently. Shirley gained 207 out of a possible 226 points, OPEN REHEARSAL' ON I'LAY to Lucerne," three-act pUy to be Reveler, dramatic eliib of Thomas I iMaMHHH--aB- Wood and Joseph JJerrington; col umnists, Francis hiupesKy, jiugn Sullivan, Thomas Jordon and Michael Quinn; reporters, Thomas Connelly, James Blaes, James Bryant, James O'Mahoney, James Hawkins, Robert Barron, Angelo Auda, Patrick Kinney, Frederick Ambprgpr, Jamps Jansen, James Commons and John Cox; art, William Shover and John Murray; typists, Anthony Chrlsto, John Clough and James Hunter, and cartoons, Richard Wassel.

Music Educators Study Junior High Teaching "Teaching Music In the Junior High School" was discussed at a meeting yesterday of the In-and-About. Indianapolis Music Club, consisting of more than 150 school nusic supervisors and Instructors central Indiana, in the Central AM.C.A. Demonstrations were given by high school music groups. Mrs. Lenora Coffin of Indianapolis a background of major sym-phony orchestras and their 1 I JkMiHaOT---l right) Marion Mate, Howard Caldwell and Mar Jane Hill,.

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