The Daily Echo, 1959-11-19

              MAYOR THANKS
MR. HADLEY
FOR SHORTRIDGERS
Joel W. Hadley, principal, recently received a letter from the
mayor's office In appreciation
of Donna Moore, Philip Nicely,
and William Rugg's tine representation from Shortridge In
taking over various city offices.
The letter ls quoted.
"AU of us here at City Hall
want you to know what a pleasure it was to meet and work
with the young people who took
over the various city departments last Monday morning during "Youth Appreciation Week."
Our high schools are to be commended on such fine representatives.
"We hope they enjoyed their
experience in city government
as much as we enjoyed having
them and we will look forward
to a continuation ot this program next year."
It was signed Charles H. Boswell, mayor.
The Optimist Club of Indianapolis sponsored the event.
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SHORTRIDGE DAILY ECHO
Vol. 62, No. 46      Shortridge High School, Indianapolis, Ind., Thursday, November 19, 1959   3 Cents
Dr. Benham Dies
Services were held Tuesday
for Dr. Raleigh F. Benham, father-in-law of Dan Welch.
Elaine Maurey Plays
Bach, Beethoven
Elaine Maurey was the pianist at the Classics Club meeting
last Tuesday, according to Sandy
Kirkpatrlck, club president.
Elaine played Bach's "Toccata
in G Major," and the first
movement of Beethoven's "Pa-
thetlque."
The meeting was in one of
the music rooms.
Robert Craig is the sponsor of
the Classics Club.
K. PRUETT TELLS
OF MEXICAN TRIP
TO HISTORY CLUB
The program of the History
Club, which met November 17
in the library at 8:00, was a talk
given by-Kyle Pruett. Kyle spoke
on his adventures and experiences while he was ln Mexico
this past summer.
FoUowing his talk, the Bridie
Murphy, or "Come as You Were"
party, was discussed. The party
will be held on December 1, in
the Merchants Bank, and will
start at 6:00 p.m. All new members are invited. Refreshments
and games will highlight the
party.
Also discussed was the coming meeting at which Mrs. Elsie
f Howard, sponsor, who recently
spent several weeks abroad, wiU
discuss her experiences and tell
of any unusual events or adventures.
The next meeting will be the
Bridle Murphy party, December 1.
Congratulations!
Jennifer Lynn Hanklns was
born Oteober 30 at home while
her father was teaching here
at Shortridge. The six pound
five ounce giri came into the
world at 10 o'clock. Her father
Is Jerry Hankins, a social studies teacher.
Future Teachers
Will Sell Candy
Members of the Future Teachers of America and cadet teachers will sell candy at the Shortridge FamUy FroUc Friday
night, according to Miss Katharine Smith, FTA sponsor. They
will carry the candy in baskets
and will work in lV^-hour shifts.
FTA members and cadet
teachers selling candy at the
Frolic will be Halite Beacham,
Patty Bloom, WlUeltha Brown,
Alice Fork, Beverly James, Ellen Joseph, Gail Lazar, Joyce
Lynch, Sandy Nathan, Nancy
Pinkston, lvalue Robinson, Linda Sims, and Judy Stuckman.
Old and New of Mexico
Pictured for Club
"Walking backwards through
Mexico" was the theme of the
colored sUdes shown to the
Spanish Club by P. Ward Holaday at their meeting on Tuesday, November 17.
The sUdes were taken by Mr.
Holaday during a recent visit
to Mexico. They showed views,
old and new, of the country.
These slides contained pictures
of the new hotels and residential sections of Mexico City, and
also pictures of the old Aztec
pyramids throughout Mexico
and Guatemala. It also showed
pictures of Acapulco, and the
Flower Garden of Xochimilco.
Refreshments were served after the meeting and the president of the club, Sandy Nathan,
announced that the next meeting would be a Christmas party
sometime in December. The
meeting was conducted in Spanish.
Teachers to Be
at Hobby Show
To inform the public about
language training in the high
schools, Mrs. Cena Morgan and
Miss Hazel Whisenand will be
at the modern language booth
at the State fairgrounds Thursday.
FINE ARTS HAS 28
PERFECT ROOMS
That there are five 100% homerooms for the semester and
23 100% for the month of November in the Fine Arts Association, was recently announced by Miss Grace Custer, sponsor.
The monthly report shows a total of $84 collected. The Fine
Arts Association purchases pictures for the art gallery and
beautifies the court and building with the mony collected.
The five homerooms are listed    230, Nancy Holsapple, Mrs. Mar-
with their rooms, agents, and
teacher In respective order: 232,
Cecelia Long, Mrs. Helen Helms;
238, Andy Morrison, Mrs. Lissa
Cox; 239, Nellie Madison, Mrs.
Miriam Bates; 235, Linda Stinkard, Miss Grace Custer;  and
KEITH KUHLMAN
RECEIVES AWARD
FOR CIVIC WORK
A Youth Appreciation Award
was presented to Keith Kuhlman by the Indianapolis Breakfast Optimist Club last Monday
morning.
The award was "In recognition for outstanding achievement in civic work which has
greatly contributed to the
growth of the spiritual, moral,
and educational character of
the community."
Four other awards were presented to students of Attucks,
Sacred Heart, Tech, and Wood
high schools.
CROQUIS CLUB
VIEWS SWEDISH
EXHIBIT
"Swedish Textiles Today" was
the exhibit at the John Herron
Art Institute viewed by Croquis
Club members last Tuesday, according to Megan Rohn, president.
This contemporary Swedish
exhibit of curtains, draperies,
linen, rugs, and upholsteries
has been assembled for circulation in the United States by
the Swedish Society for Industrial Design and the Swedish
Institute in Stockholm. The exhibit is under the sponsorship
of the Swedish Ambassador to
the United States.
"Due to unpleasant weather
only about half a dozen members attended the exhibit," said
Megan. "It was so interesting
and colorful I wish more could
have come," she added.
After seeing this display,
most of the members went
downstairs to see the Music
Arts contest exhibit done by
grade-schoolers.
garet Miller. These homerooms
were 100% for the semester.
The 100% homerooms for
November are 325, Sharon
Ross, Diamond Hays; 317, Barbara Norris, Miss Jane Messick;
238, Arnold Parsons, Miss Ruth
Richards; 305, Steve Burns, Miss
Caryl Gaines; 233, Henry
Pounds, Bryant Millikan; 314,
Beverly Hazelwood, Mrs. Mary
Walker; 332, Karyl Stokes, Philip
Hirsch; 222, Brenda Ewell, Mrs.
Rachel Schumacher; 115, Dave
Armstrong, Mrs. Betty Berck;
241, Meg Oraber, John Wells;
414, Mary Jean Shockeney, Miss
Marilyn Copeland; and 316,
Linda Poulter, Mrs. Ruth PaUer.
Other 100% home rooms for
this    month    are    114,    Carole
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Contest Winners
Will Speak
Saturday on TV
The five Voice of Democracy
winners from IndlanapoUs and
four surrounding counties wul
participate in a special broadcast over WFBM-TV this Saturday at 7:30.
The winner from the city, a
girl from Washington High
School, was selected at the contest held in Caleb Mills Hall last
Tuesday. Jenna HUlard, Shortridge's entrant, came within
only a few points of the top.
Students from Howe, Manual,
Park, and Tech high schools
were judged on their speeches
also.
From the program Saturday
morning, a winner will be chosen. Then he and the four runners-up will appear on the Junior Achievement Show over
Channel 6 from 8:30 to 9:00.
Each runner-up wiU receive a
$25 war bond, while the area
winner will be given a $50 bond
in addition to the $25 certificate. These are awarded by the
Veterans of Foreign Wars and
WFBM-TV.
The five students participating are from Hancock, Hendricks., Johnson, and Marlon
counties and Indianapolis.