East High spotlight: vol 28 no 10

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By FRANK TEMPEST
• safety first
Colorado ranked second with a 13
per cent decrease in traffic accidents
over the 1941 figure; New Hampshire recorded a 14 per cent decrease.
Only six states in the union have
such a decrease, according to a recent report presented by the National
Safety Council.
The national increase of automobile accidents in 1941 alone was 16
per cent over the 1940 figure of 34,-
501, resulting in 1,400,000 non-fatal
injuries with 110,000 people permanently  injured.
Last year, including the 40,000
traffic deaths, 110,000 people lost
their lives, 9,300,000 were injured
and $3,750,000,000 was the cost of all
home and highway accidents.
• alum news
Kenneth Fleming, freshman at
Reed College, was appointed assistant in the Reed College news bureau
last week. He is also president of
the Davis House at Reed.
Kenneth, who was graduated from
East June, 1941, was president of
the International Relations Club, and
a member of the National Honor
Society. He was also a member of
the  Pre-Law Club.
Second Lieutenant Samuel R.
Beckley, who was graduated from
East in 1934, is now on duty as pilot
at Will Rogers Field, Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma. The Will Rogers Field
is a bombardment base.
• state teachers requirements
The requirements for entrance to
Colorado State Teachers College at
Greeley are that the applicant must
have graduated from an accredited
high school and have a recommendation from his principal, based on
health, character and scholastic ability, showing that he is capable of doing college work.
For further  information  see  Wy-1
mond Erenkrook, assistant principal,
or   Mrs.    Ruth   Anderson,   dean   of
girls.
• knitting due monday
Mrs. S. E. Arscott, Jr., has requested that all Red, Cross yarn or
finished articles be turned in Monday
in the Social Room any time after
2:30 o'clock.
"Because of the/shortage of wool
it is impossible to Require more yarn,
so no more can be issued at East until
the situation is improved," stated
Mrs. Arscott, Red Cross representative at East.
Only 25 garments out of a possible
110 have been finished and returned
along with enough squares for five or
six afghans, two of which are completed.
Thirty-five red knitted squares
have been furnished by the boys at
East. These squares will be used to
make a red and white afghan.
• angels of the week
Leading the list of the Angels,
who are here to assist all students
and the new sophomores, is Roscoe
C. Hill, our principal, who is a friend
of all pupils and needs no introduction to anyone at East. So all new
students may know those in the office, this column presents their
names and duties.
Roscoe C. Hill, principal; Wymond
Erenkrook, assistant principal; Mrs.
Ruth Anderson, dean of girls; Miss
Mina Murchison, assistant to Mrs.
Anderson and Student Council co-
sponsor; Carl Schweiger, assistant
to Mr. Erenkrook.
Miss Genevieve Francis, office
clerk, who issues absence and tardy
slips; Mrs. Adele Scarborough, secretary; Miss Rita Putnam, treasurer, who may be located in room 251;
Mrs. Olive Edwards is the clerk in
charge of records; and Miss Lor-
rine Nielson, clerk in charge of issuing excuse slips to students desiring to go home because of illness
during the day.
All persons connected with the office deserve this week's title of Angels of the Week. We, the students,
realize the many duties which are
theirs and feel many times they extend their duties in order to make
things easier for us. So, to them we
say. . . . thanks.
• donors of time
"Give credit where credit is due,"
so said Harry Charlesworth, Euclidian
Club sponsor, when approached for
news. So we give credit to the following defense stamp  salespeople:
Bob Lemon deserves praise and
glory for his huge task of keeping
the sales chart up-to-date. Many
hours have been spent on this project.
Salesgirls who are on beck and call
on a moment's notice are Margie Ann
Leaf, chairman of the girls' committee; Willa Latham, Eileen Charles-
worth, Ellen Bardwell, Jean Fleming, Jean Thompson, Shirley Vail and
Jo  Gibson.
.     .     , j   TjT       j      .     ,    what it's all atx ut are these news sophs, Peggy Brown and Lyle Tallbot, from
iSlttlfl     QtlU   rr   OtlUCVlYl       G0™, Astrid Ssfedland and Leonard Hart from Smiley, and  Cynthia Anderson
and Bud Grand
rom Morey.
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Vol. XXVIII. No. 10
DENVER. COLORADO. FEBRUARY 12. 1942
PRICE TEN CENTS
Four New Teachers Occupy Faculty Vacancies;
226 New Sophomores Added to East's Population
School Registration
Increased to 2679
Second Semester
Don Blanchard Takes Office As
President of Student
Council
THE NEW SOPHS have come to
East 226 strong, enlarging the school
population to 2,679.
Being welcomed and getting acquainted rushed them through their
first week; after the opening assembly Monday, signs in the halls put up
by Miss Hero Conesny's art classes
showed how the rooms were
bered and helped them find
classes.
Wednesday, sixth period, the Student Council gave an assembly for
them with Caryl Holter and Bud
Stitt in charge. Bud, as master of
ceremonies, introduced Don Blanchard, head boy, and other school officers who greeted the sophs and told
them about the school; the last few
minutes of the program were used
for the lOB's to ask the council members questions they wanted answered
about school activities, clubs and the
queer odors on the third floor.
Thursday in their general education classes, Angel Guides were sold
to those who wanted to become more
familiar with East and what the
Angels do in the way of organizations and sports.
One new soph, Harriet Latham,
has already made lots of new friends,
wants to join Clio, and likes the
lunch room even though she has had
to sit on the floor each day so far.
George Main, who wants to join the
Drama Club and go out for football,
seemed to echo the sentiments of the
other sophs when he told how they
appreciated the way they were greeted
by the school.
"One of the best things the new
students could realize," said Miss
Mina. Murchison, Student Council co-
sponsor, "is that they should forget
they are from Gove, Morey or Smiley
and remember that now they are all
East Angels."
IN THE RECENTLY FURNISHED tower room, Don
Blanchard, who has just taken office as president of the Student
Council, will begin the new semester by resuming plans for the
Big Broadcast, the sophomore wel-1 lien, co-sponsor with MissyVIurchison.
coming and a continuation of Red; Janet Brazile, junior, reported that
Cross work. j white lines indicating a safety walk
According to Miss Mina Murchison, for pedestrians have been painted by
sponsor of the Student Council, Dick j the city at Colfax and Detroit at the
num- j Price, senior, has been forced to give
their I Up his membership because of a con-
New Positions, Army,
Leisure Call Former
Faculty Members
suggestion of the Council.
The    game,    "Truth    and    Conse-
. FOUR   NEW   TEACHERS   were
added to the faculty of East at the
beginning of this semester, the first
being Mrs. Alice Koons, formerly of
Morey Junior High School, who is in
the English department at East, and
is also sponsor of the Angelus, replac-1 worth, president of Thalia.
ing Alden Brooks, who left East to| _ ,-, _   ...     t.   .
• •    +u   tt  •+. a ot *     xt • Committee Decisions
join the United States Navy.
Mrs.   Koons   was   graduated   from
Headline Highlights ..
• NEW SOPHOMORES storm
East portals 226 strong.
See Page  1
• SERAPHS TO SWAY at
Sweetheart Swing, semi-formal
dance   Friday  night.
See Page 2
• MEET THREE of the neve*-
say-die varsity in the persons of
Don Blanchard, Burke Harrington,
and Bill Richter.
See Page 3
• WIN FOR East grapplers over
Manual means second place in city
standings.
See Page 3
• WOLCOTT PRELIMINARIES
to be held February 24.
See Page 4
• DEFENSE STAMP sales for
February total $1,821.97.
See Page 4
• FIRST AID courses to be offered Angels in answer to wartime demands.
See Page 1
'Heart Dance
Jinx Night
ANGELS WILL step out of a valentine tomorrow night at 8:30 when
they enter the boys' gym where the
Sweetheart Dance, sponsored by Clio,
Cruisers and Thalia, will be held.
"When we thought of an orchestra,
we thought of Pogey Stoner," said
Mary Iris Day, head of the orchestra
committee. "We remembered how
well he had been received when he
was here before, and we were sure
he would be welcomed again."
• Hearts To Be Theme
Gloria Arfsten, when outlining
plans for decorations, said: "We are
going to put a valentine around the
door so that when the couples enter
the room they will step out of a heart.
A false ceiling will be put up, and
the theme of hearts will be carried
out. We also want to put the orchestra in a candy box."
Heading the clubs which will present the dance are Donna Stoffel,
president of Cruisers; Edith Leonard,
president of Clio; and Eileen Charles-
flict  in  his  semester  program;   BiliJqUences»  was  played  at  the   sopho-  *ne   University   of    Wisconsin    and
Wellman, senior, has been appointee; vtne A and B assemblies.
to replace him. jj^riday, February 6, by the  Student
The members arc—urging the mas -- *?tf? ^icil. Eaeh sophomore was given d
ual training classes to co-operate with : ifttMber, Wednesday, and the 12 whose
the Red Cross by making ash trays numbers were drawn participated in
and other miscellaneous articles to be^the A and B assemblies which the
used by the soldiers of Fitzsimons'j "Every Wednesday we clean the
Hospital. ! tower room where the Student Coun-
"The performers at 'The Interna- cil is now conducting its daily busi-
tional Canteen,' which is this year's ness," declared Jim Shaddock, junior,
annual 'Big Broadcast,' to be pre-1 The rugs for the large room were
sented Friday evening, March 6, at 8 j furnished by Joan Stapp, Judy Hilli-
o'clock, will be notified by the Student ker and Dorothy Herrick. Two long
Council soon after the tryouts, to be benches were taken from the boys'
held today and tomorrow after school gym and a large table was carried
in the auditorium," said Milton Mo-  from the front hall.
Angels in Defense Work
First Aid Course Offered
IN ANSWER to demands for war time service, classes in
First Aid and Home Nursing will be offered to East seniors this
semester according to Mrs. Marian Donaldson, Red Cross nurse.
Red Cross certificates will be given
Two Weeks Schedule
Named for Angels
Feb. 12—
10:10 a. m.—Spotlight Assembly.
3:30 p. m.—B Clubs meet.
8:00 p. m.—Career Night for girls.
Feb. 13—
4:00 p. m.—Wrestling Match—East
at Manual.
8:30 p. m.—Sweetheart Dance.
Feb. 14—
9:30 a.m.—Swimming  Meet—East
vs. South.
Feb. 16—
10:10 a. m.—Double   Assembly,
Math.
Feb. 18—
10:10 a. m.—Double  Assembly,
Angelus.
Feb. 19—
3:30 p. m.—Meetings of A Clubs.
Feb. 20—
10:10 a. m.—Double  Assembly,
International Relations.
Feb. 21—
9:30 a. m.—Swimming Meet, East
vs. Manual.
Feb. 22—
10:10 a. m.—Next    Spotlight    Assembly.
To Represent East
At Speech Meet
"SALLY BROWN, Mildred Morris and Stanley Schultz will represent   East   at   the   Eleventh  Annual
students completing these civilian
volunteer courses but no units of
credit for graduation will be earned.
First Aid will be the subject of the
first six weeks' study for both boys
and girls who desire it and whose
schedules include a study hall at the
periods during which the class is of-
Rocky Mountain Speech Conference! fered. The second six weeks will be
on February 12, 13 and 14 at Denver University," announced Mrs.
Genevieve Kreiner, speech teacher.
Speech and guidance is the theme
of the conference for teachers, professors, students and laymen and the
features of the program are to be
presented through the co-operation
of the teachers and students of
speech and drama in the Rocky
Mountain Region and the Department of Speech and Dramatic Arts
at the University of Denver.
The   meetings   and   program   each
day will begin at 9 o'clock and continue  throughout  the   day,  followed j
by dinner and programs in the eve- I
ning.   The meetings will include dis- j
cussion   progressions,   debates,   news;
commenting,    lecture-readings,    ora-!
tions,  legislative  assemblies, demon- i
strations   and   other . speaking   pro- j
jects  for students  on the  1942  na-
tional   and   college   questions.    Mrs. I
Kreiner has been invited by the di- i
rector of the  conference to  have  aj
place on the program as a speaker. \
"Such a conference not only pro- j
motes  an interest  in  speech  activi- j
ties but shows the wide sphere of a
speech program. It is very beneficial
to   teachers,   students   and  laymen,"
added Mrs. Kreiner.
set aside for Home Nursing and will
be for girls only.
Besides teaching such defense
courses, Mrs. Donaldson will conduct
a clinic for the convenience of Angels
in the former Angelus Rooms, the
annual staff having taken over
Room 158.
Here cots will be available for students who become ill at school and
here also emergency first aid will be
given, instead of in the gyms as previously.
Fairy Tale to Be Given
RELIEVING the monotony of
the usual war reports and battlefield newsreels, a charming adaptation of the age-old fairy tale,
Sleeping Beauty, will be presented in the East High School
auditorium, Saturday, February
21, at 2 o'clock. Dramatized by
the Denver University Play Group,
the presentation will be made up
largely of fanciful music and
clever dialogue, according to Miss
Olga Cosgriff, who is in charge of
ticket sales for the affair. Tickets
will be on sale at the Denver Dry
Goods Co.
taught in Wisconsin for several years.
"I intend to follow the plan set
down by Mr. Brooks for •'. c 1C-12
year book," declared Mrs. Koons, 'and
no changes will be made."
Miss Marie Gunnison is a new commercial teacher at East, having come
from Montrose, Colorado, where she
taught commercial courses for a year
and a half. Miss Gunnison was graduated from the Denver University
School of Commerce, and previous to
that lived and attended school in
Denver.
"I'm crazy about East," Miss Gunnison said.
Mrs. Georgia Lee Sparks, an English teacher, was a supply teacher
in Denver last semester, and before
that taught one year in Steamboat
Springs and one year at Adams City,
Colo.
"East students have a nice attitude, and the faculty is not only interesting but co-operative," were Mrs.
Sparks' comments.
Mrs. Florence Chiesa, who is taking
Mr. Brooks' place in the English department, comes from Skinner Junior
High, and was graduated from Barnard College, Columbia University.
Ralph Korklin, who was at East
last year, but taught at West High
last semester, has been transferred
back to East as a regular teacher.
Miss Bernhardina Johnson, formerly a Latin teacher at East, retired at the end of last semester.
She was replaced by Miss Selina
Talb, formerly a commercial teacher
at East. Miss Johnson had been ill
for some months.
Winifield Niblo also left East after
last semester. Mr. Niblo became resident manager of the Las Casitas
Housing Project.
For several weeks committee have
been working to present the dance.
The publicity committee, headed by
Marty Wakeland, and composed of
Mary Jane Arnold, Peggy Bartels,
Shiriey Hammond, :.Iar> \' Anderson and Ada Beth Howell, put up the
hearts in tye front hall. They also
composed 4he rhymes seen on the
classroom blackboards, and made the
posters advertising the dance.
The orchestra committee, headed
by Charlene Woods and Mary Iris
Day, arranged to have Pogey Stoner
play. The other members of the committee are Betsy Reeves, Faye Pearce,
Eulalia Beer and Julia Scott.
Jeanne Fishel is the chairman of
the courtesy committee, and the other
members are Marjorie Rodman, Helen
Moenke, Marilyn Stromgens, Janice
Lyon, Virginia Keinig.
• No Corsages Requested
Gloria Arfsten heads the decoration
committee and is supported by Cor-
inne Cramer, Willa Latham, Fern
Heller, Alice Sweeny, Marilyn Bridges,
Carolyn McConniels.
The bids committee is headed by
Barbara Dickerson and the other
members are Carolyn Vincent, Mary
Louise Shriver, Marion Schwalb,
Phyllis Safarik and Janice Warner.
Complying with the school rule, corsages will not be allowed. Because
of this, girls are requested not to wear
them to the dance.
Heart shaped valentine booklets of
red and white will give Angel couples
who brave the night of Friday the
thirteenth admittance to this annual
valentine frolic.
"Part of the proceeds of each dance
this year has gone for wartime defense work," said the three presidents, "and we plan to give a good
part of our profits to national humanitarian   organizations."
Board of Control Selects 22 New
Members of Spotlight Staff
WITH ALL of the changes being
made due to a new semester the
Spotlight has its share, and announces its changes and additions to
the staff.
Judy Bershaw will take the office
of Beat Manager while Lois Jane
Stapleton will assume the duties of
Exchange Editor, and Uleta Walters
will be the Circulation Manager. Dar-
lene Wycoff and Janet Amilon are in
charge of the name files.
Included among the new reporters
are Joan Wells, Jane Elliott, Ruth
Mayer, Norma Wood, Jo Dimes,
Helen Moenke, Cherry Lu Fellner,
Roland   Eckman,   Elizabeth   Bowen,
Alan Wandel, Jean Fleming, Robert
Taub, Leora Mowry, Jean OIney,
Marcy Murphy, Peggy Briggs and
Janet Irwin.
Those who would like to become a
member of the staff may take News
Writing 1 in HB. If this course is
passed with an A or B, News Writing
II is taken and automatically places
the pupil as a reporter on the staff.
This subject is regarded as an English
course and an English credit is giveiJI^X^/
accepted for college entrance.
Staff heads will retain the positions
held last semester, so that the staff
now will number about 60 persons.
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