The Daily Echo, 1973-03-21

              Vol. 75, No". 20
SHORTRnxit Hioh School, Indianapoub, Indiana Wednesday, March 21, 1973
SHS'ers race over chess board S^-WS^St
Michael O&ntr SHS chess champion, challenges his opponent
in a game of chess. See story on page 3,
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PTA "Raises" Funds; Markets Fertilizer
Shortridge clubs and organizations are working to fill their treasuries through the sales program
sponsored by the Shortridge PTA.
Profits up to $2.00 per Item can be
earned on the sale of lawn and
garden products, with additional
money going to PTA Scholarship
and service projects.
The administration met last week
with student representatives to describe the plan and enlist student
salesmen. Many clubs that are currently active wUl be participating.
Students from these groups are
visiting neighbors and relatives to
take orders on a full line of nationally-advertised lawn and garden
products Including fertilizers, weed
and crabgrass killers, grass seed
and products for the control of insects' and other plant pests. Customers may pay when placing the
order or at time • of pickup. The
sales campaign will extend through
March 30.
"A salesman who collected an
average 100-bag order could earn
as much as $112.80 for his club or
organization," said Mr. D. C. Vaubel, PTA sponsor for the event.
Products will be delivered to the
parking lot north of the cafeteria
on Sunday, AprU 8. A crew of students and parents,wttl be avaUable
between 9:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to
help customers load products Into
their cars and take final payments.
NHS Initiation
Initiation of the new members of
National Honor Society wul be held
tonight at 8:00 p.m. ln the library.
It's been a tradition at SHS to
invite four members as speakers
from the class of ten years ago,
which would be 1963 for this year.
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CRUCIBLE   ANYONE?
Miss Marie Van Horn's chemistry
IV class, after a successful laboratory on qualitative chemical analysis, is now tackling quantitative
analysis.
Quantitative analysis calls for the
use of crucibles, which must be
heated and weighed three times to
get a constant weight. These weighings must be made very carefully
and accurately because this particular experiment depends on accuracy (0.0001 grams to be exact).
Needed (or Driver Ed
Students Interested ta driver education for summer school should
note—in order to take the course
students must have a social security number.
The Indianapolis Social Security
Office wUl no longer Issue social security numbers. AppUcatlons must
be forwarded to the central office
ln Baltimore, Maryland.
Applications for social secutlty
numbers must be made weU in advance. It takes three or four weeks
from the time you make a request
from Baltimore to obtain your number.
Band Concert adds
Strings and Choir
The 41st Annual Band Sweater-
men's Concert wttl be held in Caleb
MUls HaU, Friday, March 23, at 8:00
p.m. Five different groups will be
performing and students will be
receiving letters and sweaters as
awards for their services to the
music department.
The A Band will be playing Cantus Firmus and Fugue—by Francois
Couperin, Third Suite—by Robert
E. Jager, and WycUffe Variations—
by Paul W. Whear.
The String Orchestra wttl be
playing Concerto in B Minor 1st
movement — by Vivaldi, Festllche
Musik — by Schroeder, and We've
Only Just. Begun—by WiUiams.
Along with those mentioned
above the Woodwind Choir, the
Stage Band, and the B Band wUl be
performing. Leonard Behling, head
of the music department, and John
Medjeski wttl be directing the
groups. Tickets are on sale and may
be purchased from any band or
orchestra member at $1.50.
Senior Turnabout
Seniors! There are only 8 more
days until the Senior Turnabout
Dance. There's stUl time to grab a
date, find transportation, and purchase tickets.
Your neighborhood disc Jockey, Oreg Street, from WTLC wUl
be ln the gym for entertainment,
Friday, March 30, from 8 to 11 p.m.