Rooseveltian 1929, Annual, Roosevelt Junior High School, Altoona, Blair County, PA - Clubs
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One of the most interesting features of this school is the club period on
Tuesday morning from 8:35 to 9:20. At this time about forty different clubs are
in session. Each club has a teacher sponsor except the Home Nursing and First
Aid Clubs, which are directed by the school doctor and three of the school
nurses.
Students of the eighth and ninth grades may select a club according to
their interests from a list of clubs, or may start a new one if a sufficient
number desire it and it meets the approval of the principal.
The purposes of the clubs are:
1. To encourage pupils to do worthy things they are interested in and to do them
better.
2. To help them spend their leisure time with something worth while.
3. To afford an opportunity to try out and explore desirable activities not
otherwise provided for on the school program.
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[Ushers' Club ?]
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THE CAFETERIA USHERS' CLUB
THE Cafeteria Ushers' Club is the largest club of the Roosevelt Junior High
School. It is made up of two representatives from each home room division and
ten student supervisors. The ushers come to the cafeteria a few minutes be, fore
the other pupils and remain about five minutes after lunch. It is not "all work
and no play" with the ushers. New friendships are formed, as here the various
grades are brought together in social groups each day. A party of all the ushers
is held once a year. Business meetings are held once a month.
There are two student supervisors for each lunch period. They mark the Record
Sheets for satisfactory or unsatisfactory conditions in which the divisions have
left the cafeteria. Contests for a perfect score of "A's" are held twice a year.
The prize is a party for all the winning divisions. The Cafeteria Ushers' Club
is one of great service to the school.
GIRLS' GLEE CLUB
THE aim of the club is to learn worth-while songs and sing them for enjoyment
and appreciation, and sometimes to entertain others.
At the beginning of the term the Club presented numbers for the Thanksgiving
program. A Christmas Cantata was presented by the Boys' and the Girls' Clubs
combined. The morning of the Christmas Pageant the girls had a Processional. The
biggest project was the Operetta. Ninth Grade Girls are now getting ready for
their Class Day Exercises.
NATURE CLUB
THE Nature Club meets every Tuesday morning. The work of this club is to study the peculiarities found in nature, and to develop an interest in the wonders of the world about us. The wide range of subjects we have studied includes the following: American nuts, fossils, skulls, wasps, tadpoles, stars, birds, flowers, plants, and the armadillo.
CAMP COOKING CLUB
THE purpose of the Camp Cooking Club is to give boys a knowledge of cooking which will be useful in camp life. In the school cookery laboratory the boys put into practice the actual process of cooking and serving of foods which can be adapted to camp life.
BOYS' SERIES CLUB
ALL boys and girls, all men and women, love to read books. Reading is a help in vocabulary building which makes good conversationalists. In reading club the members bring books and exchange them among themselves. This is a place where you very easily forget that you are in school and go to the land of adventure. In reading club you read different kinds of books. Some are about adventure, mystery, war on land, air and sea, athletics or outdoor sports.
LATIN CLUB
THE Latin Club of the Roosevelt Junior High School meets each Tuesday morning in Room 103.
The first part of the period is devoted to a program; the second part, to a
drill on vocabulary, verbs, and translation. The programs of these meetings
consist of the translation of Latin compositions and stories, and reports on
Roman life and customs.
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STAGE CRAFT CLUB
IN the Stage Craft Club of Roosevelt Junior High School we make drawings and linoleum block prints for the school paper; stage settings and accessories for school plays; cover designs for the Blue and White; and any drawings needed for the year book.
THE "STARS" OF THE SCHOOL
THE R. A. C., or Star Club, has interested quite a number of girls this year.
During the club period the members study about the stars, planets, and constellations; but the evening trips are most enjoyable, for it is then that the sponsor points out the beauty of the heavens. This club not only endeavors to give knowledge about the heavens, but also teaches the importance of living in harmony with God and our surroundings.
The club song is as follows:
Mine eyes have seen the glory
Of the glorious dawning day;
God is speaking to His people
Through the night and through the day;
'Through is opening up the Heavens
As a wondrous new highway;
Our God is marching on.
Chorus:
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Our God is marching on.
We have seen Him in Delphinus,
And the Milky Way of the sky;
We may find Him with the test tube,
Or the useful telescope;
As God's blessed sunshine scatters,
Then may folks begin to hope,
Yes, God is marching on.
THE ERNEST THOMPSON SETON CLUB
ONE of the interesting things our club did in the fall was to adopt this pledge for our club: "I will try to be kind to all harmless creatures and to protect them from cruel usage."
We also read the life of Ernest Thompson Seton, for whom our club is named, and have read a number of his stories from books purchased by former clubs.
The stories in these' books are especially interesting because they are true; all the animals are real characters.
The author has tried to emphasize our friendship with the animals by showing that in them we can find the virtues most admired in man. For example, Lobo stands for dignity; Redruff, for obedience; Bingo, for fidelity; Molly Cottontail, for mother love; Pacing Mustang, for the love of liberty.
Sometimes we read clippings from newspapers or magazines, or tell stories of animals we have in our homes. We feel that belonging to this club has helped us to believe that every living creature, brute as well as human, has a right to food, drink, and shelter; to work, rest, and play; to comfort and happiness; to freedom from fear and unnecessary pain; and to have us do all we can to help him get these things.
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WILD FLOWER CLUB
SINCE we live in a flowery part of the United States, we should be interested in flowers and should protect them. In our club we study many flowers, and learn to love and protect them. Our aim is to learn to love and to protect flowers, and to recognize at least twenty-five.
CONSERVATORY SCIENCE CLUB
THE Conservatory Science Club meets in Room 220 every Tuesday morning.
This organization has a membership of forty-four boys. During the year many applicants were turned away. The club deals largely with activities in which all boys are interested, such as collecting and identifying fossils, bird's nests, and Indian relics; learning how and when to study bird migrations; the study of plant and animal life, insects, stars, native fishes, wild flowers, and ferns; as well as how to build bird houses; make skiis, and skate sails, bows and arrows, plaster casts of animals, and leaf printing. The club is not only of help to the boys but it helps the school in many ways. During the year we delivered to home rooms one hundred thirty pots of tulips, sixty ferns, thirty-six cyclomen, and twenty-five hyacinths.
NOVELTY CLUB
THE members of the Novelty Club have made many beautiful novelties. At the beginning of the term dolls were dressed in a variety of costumes, ranging from colonial to modern costumes. The materials used included crepe paper in all shades, and silks in the pastel shades.
A few weeks preceding the presentation of "Love Pirates of Hawaii," the club members made several hundred flowers for members of the cast.
Some of the novelties made by this club are as follows: pocket books worked in chenille; lamp shades; beaded ornaments; red pepper trees, made of wax; artificial flowers; and doll costumes.
The purpose of this club is to teach the members how to make useful and attractive articles for the home.
SCRAP BOOK CLUB
THIS club is open to any interested student. Its purpose is achieved through the outlet for creative desire. The members at first follow their own initiative as to the type of book they will make. New ideas are thus brought before the group, among which have been books for the children's ward of our hospitals, familiar trees and flowers, famous motion picture stars, and vacation snap shots. Harmony in color scheme, care, neatness, and balanced arrangement of pictures are incidentally taught.
RADIO CLUB
''HERE have been eight successful radio clubs since the beginning of Junior High School. At the beginning of this year there was an enrollment of over forty boys, about twenty of whom are still active members. Our program was usually taken up by discussing topics that were not understood by members of the radio club. After that we worked on a three-tube set which the club may sell. Some of the boys built sets ranging from crystal to three tube. One short wave set was also built.
The aim of the Radio Club has been to make its work benefit the school, as well as the individual boy.
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MODERN POETRY CLUB
THE Modern Poetry Club meets every Tuesday morning in Room 310 under the guidance of Miss Healy. The aim of this club is simply to have the pupils enjoy Poetry, and develop the desire to read more for themselves in their leisure hours.
During the year the best poems of the modern British and American poets are read by the teacher. Many pupils also bring in selections which they especially like and read them to the others. No outside work is required. Some instruction concerning the judging of good poetry is also given. This adds to the interest. Every pupil, as a project, makes an anthology of his own.
KNOW YOUR CITY CLUB
THE purpose of the Know Your City Club is to help its members learn some thing of Altoona's history, government, industries, and the location of its important buildings. Every other week we visit the various places of interest, some of which are: City Hall, Altoona Mirror, Haller's Bakery, Caum's Ice Cream Company, Hoffman's, Harshbarger's Milk Plant, Keith's Milk Plant, Test Plant, Bell Telephone Offices, Logan Laundry, and the Silk Mill. On the Tuesday following our visit we discuss what we have seen.
ADVANCED READING CLUB
THE Advanced Reading Club, that meets in Room 109, took up the study of the short story. Through the stories a special study was made of types of characters peculiar to certain localities such as the prim New England life, the rough life on the Mississippi River boats, or in Western mining camps; and quaint life on the Southern plantations. The instruction was done entirely through reading by the sponsor. Many delightful hours were spent with such authors as Mrs. Freeman, Mark Twain, Bret Harte, George W. Cable, and Thomas Nelson Page. The club presented a play, a dramatization of "Seventeen"; and also purchased two books for next year's reading club.
THE CAMERA CLUB
THE Camera Club contains thirty members. The first part of the year the club studied about the making of the camera, the taking of pictures and how to develop them. During the year the club visited printing companies for experience. During the latter half of the year the club took pictures of the many clubs of the school, and pictures of the presidents of Junior High for "The Rooseveltian", our school annual. The Camera Club is interesting and educational.
SECRETARIES' CLUB
THE Secretaries' Club is one of the largest clubs in the school, the membership being made up of the secretary from each Home Room division. Questions on parliamentary procedure, arising in the Home Room meetings, are referred to this club for discussion. Each secretary is also responsible during the period for writing the minutes of the previous Home Room meeting so that all Home Room groups have the advantage of well written minutes at their sessions on Wednesday morning.
BASKETRY CLUB
THE Basketry Club, Room 309, makes articles which are useful as well as ornamental. Some of the articles made by the club members are sandwich and serving trays; fruit, sandwich, flower, and waste paper baskets; and bud vases. Each member is supposed to make three articles during the term. The cost of the baskets ranges from ten to ninety cents.
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THE SHORT STORY CLUB
THE Short Story Club, sponsored by Miss Mary Downs, meets every Tuesday in Room 114. It has a membership of twenty-seven. Short stories are read every week. The following are some of the authors: Van Dyke, Twain, Poe, Andrews, Hawthorne, Irving, O. Henry, Cobb, Stockton, Aldrich, Grenfell, Tappan, Seton, Mills, Brown, and the Bible.
THE COSTUME DESIGN CLUB
THIS club has fifteen members-all ninth grade girls who are especially interested in their personal appearance. We think it is the duty of every girl to look her best on all occasions. The club was organized to help solve individual problems of dress.
The club helps make the costumes for the annual school entertainment. They study styles, design dresses for different types, as the tall or short, and the stout or slender types. The girls study individual self analysis charts on which they designate their complexion, color of hair and eyes, stature, posture and expression. They also indicate the colors that through actual tests they find are becoming.
The club sponsor, Miss Lutman, spends one period talking on the proper use of cosmetics.
BOYS' SOCIAL HOUR CLUB
THE purpose of the Boys' Social Hour and Etiquette Club is to train the boys in the etiquette essential in the school room, in the home, in the business and social world, and at the table. During this hour the different phases of etiquette are explained, then dramatized by members of the club. At the close of the year the boys plan and give a banquet. Each boy invites a girl guest; he sees that she is properly introduced to the other guests, and is attentive to her during this social function.
THE GIRLS' ETIQUETTE CLUB
THE Girls' Etiquette Club is one of the most interesting clubs of Roosevelt Junior High School. Etiquette teaches one the following: introductions; table manners; courtesy; behavior at social gatherings; cleanliness; correct usage of English; and good taste in the selection of one's clothing.
TRAVEL CLUB
THE desire of everybody is to travel and see interesting or historical places. During the school term the Travel Club satisfies this longing by taking its members on many trips. They have been privileged to visit the western part of our country, stopping at Yellowstone Park and the Grand Canyon of Colorado. Many interesting points in the eastern part of our country were also seen. With every slide comes a small card giving an accurate description of the picture. The slides give a better or fuller description than a story could give.
EMBROIDERY CLUB
TWENTY-ONE members of the Embroidery Club meet regularly in Room 216.
The greater part of the period is spent doing the work designated by the title. Much interest is shown. Many beautiful pieces are completed for Christmas gifts, and later new work is beautifully finished. The results show the effort to be quite worth while.
STAMP CLUB
THE members of this club have been very much interested in trading, buying, and selling stamps of different countries. At present the members are making a poster to display the different kinds of stamps.
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