The Daily Echo, 1954-06-01

              SHORTRIDGE
E   DAILY ECHO
Vol. 56, No. 166
SHORTRIDOE HIGH SCHOOL, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 1954
3 CENTS
EVELYN ANDERSON
RECEIVES $100 FOR
ESSAY IN CONTEST
Evelyn Anderson, Shortridge senior, has won a $100 award towards
her education at Butler University
for her winning essay ta the Secretaries' contest, sponsored by the
Crossroads of America Chapter of
the National Secretaries Association. •**"
Evelyn, eighth ta her senior class,
received a certificate from JoAnne
Niehaus, Shortridgrad and Butler
freshman, last year's winner, at a
banquet of the association, May 26.
To be eligible, the student must
be in the upper third of her class
and write a 500-word essay concerning the secretarial field. The
contest has been held two years
and is open to Marion County high
school seniors.
Evelyn has also received a half-
tuition scholarship to the school.
ROTC's to Hold Picnic
The ROTC picnic wUl be held
at Oeorge Washington Park tomorrow at 4 p.m., according to
M-Sgt. Chester F. Senteney. The
picnic will last until 8 pjn.
Sgt. Senteney, commandant of
the ROTC, urges that all cadets
furnish their own transportation
ana be prompt to the picnic.
Everyone will assemble at the
pavUlon in the park and all food
except Cokes must be furnished by
the cadets themselves.
All-City Grading System
Explained by Miss Pierson
The Juniors of SHS will be ranked
this year by a method which had
been adopted by aU the Indianapolis high schools, according to Miss
Margaret B. Pierson. This ranking
is based on the average of points
per credit. The total points of a
pupU are divided by the number of
credits attempted.
Example: suppose a Junior had
4 A's      32
7 B'S       42
8 C'S        32
1 D          2
1  F           0
Talks, Announcement of
Officers Highlight Key
Club Banquet Thursday
A. F. Hook, downtown chairman
of the Kiwanis club, gave a short
talk to the Key club members at
their annual parents' banquet held
Thursday night at Atherton Center.
Joel W. Hadley, principal, and
Claude M. Keesling, vice-principal,
also gave short talks to the boys of
this honor organization.
FoUowlng the talks, Jerome
Steiner, sponsor of the club, presented the new officers. They are
Don Screes, president; Jim Loer,
vice president; Frank Mead, secretary; and Morris Silverman, treasurer.
21
108 Pts.
Thus 108 points divided by 21 credits attempted equals 5.143 ranking.
If any person had aU A's his average would be 8.000 and a -person having all D's and no failures
would have an average of 2.000.
AU Juniors wUl be ranked by the
end of the semester, so that they
can get their rank from Miss Pier
son in the office the last week of
school in June.
Under this system a student's
summer school honor points are
counted. -
Dates for Semester End;
Report Cards Listed
Wednesday, June fl, is the last
day of school, according to Robert
L. Green, -vice-principal. Students
wUl be dismissed after their last
classes. Report cards wUl be Issued
Friday, June 11.
School wiU resume next fall on
Tuesday, August 31, .according to
him.
Three Losses Listed
Mrs. Natalia Conner and Mrs.
Josephine Burke of the attendance
desk have listed the names of the
losses for this month. They are
Jacqueline Sark, Jeannette Richardson, and Ted Murphy.
HI-Y CLUB TO HOLD
PICNIC AT HOLLIDAY
PARK THURSDAY
BLUE DEVILS PLAY HOWE IN
OPENING GAME OF TOURNEY
Tickets Cost 40c at Shortridge While Victory Field
Tickets Sell for 60c; Satans Have Overall Record
of 12 Wins and Seven Losses
Jack Best will pitch Shortridge's opening game against the
Howe Hornets this afternoon, June 1, at 2:30 in the IndlanapoUs
Indians' home park, Victory Field.
The Blue. Devil baseball team has an overall record of 12
wins and seven losses. The Satans have wins over Howe, 4-0;
•Kokomo, 9-3; Ben Davis, 6-2; Cathedral, 2-1; Warren Central,
10-4; Zionsville, 4-3; Plainfleld, 6-3; Howe, 9-2; Attucks, 5-3;
.Washington, 2-0; Southport, 3-1; and the most satisfying of the
year when they ended a 12-game winning streak by downing the
Broad Ripple Rockets, 3-2.
The Satans' seven losses belong to ZlonsvUle, 6-8; Manual
(IndlanapoUs), 3-4; Lawrence Central, 5-8; Manual (Louisville),
3-5; Cathedral, 7-8; Tech, 6-11; and the last game of the season to
Lebanon, 7-10.
Probable starters for Shortridge
are as foUows: Bob Branham,
catcher; BIU Price, 1st base; Don
Screes, second base; Tom GUI, third
base; Dave Hedges, shortstop; Pat
Genovese, left field; Jerry Thompson, center field; Steve Wright,
right field; and Jfcck Best will be
on the mound. Best is Shortridge's leading hurler with a record
of seven wins and two losses.
The "tickets here at Shortridge
cost only 40c whUe if "the same
ticket ls bought at Victory Field It
wUl cost 60c.
Pairings for the three-day tourney are listed.
June 1: 2:30, Shortridge vs. Howe;
4:30, Manual vs. Crispus Attucks;
6:30, Broad Ripple vs. Cathedral;
and at 8:30, Tech vs. Washington.
On June 2: at 6:30 the winner of
game one vs. winner of game 2
and at 8:30 the winner of game
three vs. winner of game four.
At 8:00 Thursday night the winner of the 6:30 game will play the
winner of the 8:30 game for the
championship of the city. Tech is
the defending baseball champion.
Awards to Be Presented
At Dads' Club Banquet
Participants ta the spring sports
at Shortridge wlU be feted Friday,
June 4, at tlfe annual Dads' Club
Spring- Sports Banquet. Three of
the teams being honored are the
city champs as competition ta golf,
traik, and tennis ls complete. The
SHS basebaU team, currently com-
tjettaE in the city tournev, also will
be honored.
Medals bought by the Dads' Club
wUl be presented to the city champions at this time.
The student price for the affair
has been reduced to 75c. The adult
price Is $1.50.
The members of the Shortridge
Hl-Y club will hold a picnic Thursday at the HoUlday Park. Members will leave school at 2:45 for
this fourth annual affair.
The members, who are invited to
bring prospective members, will
bring their own sandwiches while
the club will provide drinks and
desserts. BUl McFadden, secretary,
is ta charge of the refreshments.
The meeting wUl be an Informal
affair, concluded with discussions
and a tour of the park. Transportation will be provided by Paul
Justice, sponsor, and other mem
bers.
Officers of the club Include Bob
Newburn, president; Wallace Terry,
vice president; Mike Warwick,
treasurer; and Jim Lucas, chaplain.
Many Events Listed
For Rest of School
Semester
Events on the Shortridge calendar for the rest of the semester
have--been listed by Miss Ula
Wright of the main office.
Tuesday, June 1: Mr. Calvert and
the band will present a morning
auditorium. Class day rehearsal
will be at 2:30.
Wednesday, June 2: The choral
groups will give a morning auditorium.   Class day rehearsal at 2:30.
Thursday, June 3: Class Day
Auditorium, 2:30.
Friday, June 4: "Young America
Stags." Auditorium, 10:00. Last day
for seniors. Dads' Club Spring
Sports banquet ta the cafeteria at
8:00.
Sunday, June 6: Vespers for seniors.   Auditorium, 4:00.
Monday, June 7: Senior meeting.
Auditorium, 9:00.
Wednesday, June 9: Commencement. Coliseum, 8:00. Rehearsal,
9:00.
Thursday, June 10: Grad dance.
Botany Drive Progresses;
More Plants Needed
The botany plant donation campaign for the Shortridge court has
progressed rapidly, according to
Mrs. Jean Prettyman, botany teacher and sponsor of the drive.
With the 44 flower donations, she
hopes to reach the goal which has
been set at 100. At the present
time students are testing the soil
and have found It deficient ta several minerals. They are planning to
correct it as soon as possible.
Any donations wUl be greatly
appreciated, according to Mrs.
Prettyman. They may be brought
to room 219.