The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-06-03
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Rotary Clubs have purchased ad.
dnional equipment Cor the girls.
The Study Club is also helping the
camp program along by assemb-
ling magazines and books for the
camp library.
The Girl Scouts hope TO put as
large as so per cent OF their total
membership in camp this sum-
nler. This would supass the SIS or
70 per cent that attended camp
last summer.
Senior scout officers at Roose.
welt are Jean Parsons, presideri
and Patricia Siddall. secretary.
treasurer. Evelyn Lappinen Is
president OF the intermediate group.
and Cathryn Comstock is secretary.
treasurer. Patrol leaders OF the
Junior High group are Mary Ann
Whan, Cathryn Ratti, and Patricia
Jackson.
The Photography Club OF Roose-
welt under leadership Of Mr.. Leon.
ard Menzi this year entered its
twelfth year OF activity. Several
photography exhibits were placed
In the hall-show-case which proved
TO be very interesting.
Work Shops
The best indication OF an active
club in any school is the constant
interest and participation 1t at.
tracts. The Home Workshop
Club OF Roosevelt has maintained
a steady average OF membership
over the past six years, according
TO Mr.. Duane Chamberlain, spon.
sor OF the club.
The workshops are organized in
the fall OF each year and are visit.
ed by Mr.. Chamberlain and stu.
dent teachers. A list of equipment
is taken and a photo OF the shop
made. In the spring, the shops
received another visit and prog.
ress is noted. During the year
the boys make regular entries on
cards provided. listing new equip
ment added to the shop and work
done in it.
At the close OF the year, awards
are made on the basis OF prog.
ress made in the shop, best prof.
ects produced, greatest contribu.
tiens to the home, a serapbeek- of
ideas for improvement and the
visits to the individual shops.
Highest OF the awards made is the
Home Shop Cup which is given to
the boy and shop which rank high.
est on these judging points. Other
awards are donated by local mer-
chants and include power ma
chinery, paint and lumber.
The members OF the club feel
that there were three outstanding
events on this years schedule.
The first was the making of toys
at Christmas time. Many Of these
toys were given to the Gift House
to be distributed to homes where
toys were really needed. The bird
population was helped greatly by
the construction OF bird houses.
The final event was the kite tour.
nament, held on the Roosevelt
playing field.
Robert Geddes and William
Downing were president and vice
president respectively of the club
and as such had charge of the kite
tournament.
Music Department
IN the Roosevelt music depart.
ment, the high school orchestra.
under the direction of Chester
Ryan, reached new heights when
they won the Southeastern Michi.
gan Glass c orchestra contest at
Ann Arbor, defeating a strong riy.
al, University High School.
Inc high school choruses, under
the direction of Miss Lillian Ash
by, have been active this year
singing for many social functions
among them was the singing at
Grinnelrs studio to provide Christ.
mas music, and to illustrate the
lecture Christ in Music" at Stark.
weather Hall.
Home Economics
Clothing, food. planning, and
nome management, first aid, and
care Of the sick are some of the
iieids covered by the Roosevelt
Home Economics Department un.
der the direction of Miss Janet
ayers. The combined home eco.
Monies classes recently gave a tea
Tor the Senior class, honoring their
coming graduation.
In the interest of a quieter cafe.
terra the lower halls and cafeteria
were recently sound-proofed and