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SHORTRIDGE DAILY ECHO Vol. 70, No. 2 Shortridge High School, Indianapolis, Indiana Tuesday, September 12, 1967 Freidmeyer Wins GIRLS'LEAGUE ROTC Unit Needs Additional Sigma Delta Chi PLANS PICNIC Excellence Award Girls' League met yesterday to Enrollment to Assure Future discuss a picnic for members and For excellence In an Indiana all freshman girls. Freshman of SHS Cadet Training Corps University Broadcast Institute, members will be voted in soon. Shortridge senior Bob Friedmey A senior and a freshman ROTC Det 10, 5USA ROTC INSTR annual formal Inspection" could sponsor will also be chosen. GP, INDPLS, IND.—Deficient in result in the unit's "disestab er won the Sigma Delta Chi enrollment during the past lishment." scholarship. He received the Officers of Girls' League are school year and with uncertain Public Law 88-647, passed by award from the Sigma Delta Chi Mary Leech, president; Ruth prospects for removing the de Congress in October, 1964, re honorary journalism fraternity Streeter, vice-president; Elbe ficiency in September, the quires that high school ROTC and the Indiana University Third Bookwalter, secretary; and Sally Shortridge ROTC unit faces the units maintain an enrollment of Annual Broadcast Institute. Eberhaijd. treasurer. very real possibility of being at least 100 cadets throughout At a banquet held on Saturday, disbanded come June 1968. the school year, and the Army July 22, In Memorial Hall on the 1962 GRAD MAKES Shortridge already has been Regulation which Implements Bloomington campus Bob re notified by Fifth United States the Public Law states, "Units ceived the scholarship which Is HAZARDOUS CANOE Army that its unit has been which do not maintain required worth $150 when he enrolls at TRIP IN NORTHWEST placed on probation and that standards will be considered for I.U. failure to meet "minimum en probational and/or withdrawal Other WIAN members who at Thomas Bose, 1962 graduate rollment requirements prescribed action." of Shortridge High School, was by law at the time of the next The Shortridge cadet enroll tended the institute were Lewis ment during school year 1966-67 Borman, Greg Gooch, Roger Hol- one of four American college studente-who successfully trav SENIORS WARNED ranged from 82 to 107. There loway, and Jim Robinson. The eled tb# 1,000-mile canoe trip OF APPLICATION were only 82 cadets in the unit award is given each year at "ae from Lake Athabaska to Hudson at the time of the Annual For Broadcast Institute to the stu Bay. The trip ha<* been attempt- LIMIT THURSDAY mal Inspection In May. At pres dent who, in the opinion of the ed»',twice before 1966, but was Seniors running for office ent, some 90 students are pro radio-television department pro unsuccessful. must submit their certification grammed for the ROTC unit in fessors, achieves the most in the The real danger for the ex blanks to Mrs. Dorothy Otto, September, 10 below the mini various fields covered by the In plorers was the cold waters senior class sponsor, by the mum. Shortridge officials are stitute. north of Dubownt Lake Bay deadline, Thursday, September trying to Increase that figure, Runners-up were chosen from where a previous explorer had 14, at 2:30 p.m. but have made Uttle progress. the 30 student broadcasters in died. During their journey they Certification blanks may be The Shortridge ROTC unit has case Bob could not accept the encountered mosquitoes and oth obtained from Mrs. Otto in compiled an enviable record award. First runner-up was Andl er Insects, a grizzly bear, and an room 110. Boys are eligible to during its existence. One of the Richards of Gary. Second run empty cairn that remained as run for president or treasurer first schools to organize a unit ner-up for the scholarship was a sole marker of previous Du of the class and girls for secre when the Junior Program was Bill Allen of Bloomington. bownt explorations. introduced in 1919, Shortridge tary or vice-president. has been honor rated 26 times. They arrived at Baker Lake on Candidates must submit a 50- Only Tech, which also entered Cheerleaders Attend August 6 after two months of word (maximum) statement to the program in 1919, with 46, hardships and sufferings. They Mrs. Otto explaining why they and Washington, with 30, have Summer Camp, Earn journeyed the remaining 200 are running and their qualifi more honor ratings. More re miles after leaving the Baker cations. This will be printed In cently, Shortridge cadets have Competition Award Lake settlement to the Hudson the Echo, without corrections. dominated city-wide Cadet and Bay to be picked up for their Eligible seniors must be in the Cadet NCO of the Month com Varsity cheerleaders attended upper half of the class, must a summer cheerleading camp return trip to the United States. petitions, and Shortridge cadets According to the explorers, have attended Shortridge last have twice won the coveted this summer in Syracuse, Indi year and must be planning to ana, the week of June 18-22. The this was the worst part of the Waddleton Award, first presented entire trip because they had to attend through June 1968. For in May 1965 by author Maggie SHS squad won third In cheer mer junior officers are ineligible. ing competition. fight waves, high winds, and Waddleton to the city's "out More than 300 girls from all tides, and schools of whales for standing freshman cadet." LTC over the country attended. The 15 days. 1963 Graduate Edits Stephen F. Barton, who inspect girls studied tumbling, pom While at Shortridge Mr. Bose Vassar CoUege Paper ed the Indianapolis ROTC units poms, dancing, and other cheer participated In Senior Council, in May, called the Shortridge leading skills. They also studied Student Board, Jr. Policy, Frolic, Miss Martha McWilliams, cadet unit's performance "out crowd psychology and the rules Echo, WIAN and National Honor Shortridge grad, received an A.B. standing," and praised the ca of sportsmanship. Society. degree this June at Vassar Col dets' "high proficiency in basic lege's 103rd commencement. military subjects, esprit de corps, Margret Komisars, captain, Miss McWilliams majored in and very high state of morale." said that the only other schools Miss Pratt Eakes Echo history. She acted as cochairman In the judgment of Maj. participating from this area of Horizons Unlimited, a college Charles D. Bussey, senior army were Warren Central and Sce Back to Brazil School program offering educational en instructor, "It's a bit sad that cina. Miss Sidney Pratt, former richment to area elementary and a school which pioneered the The Shortridge varsity squad Shortridge history teacher, visit high school pupils. Miss McWil Junior ROTC program should be consists of Margret Komisars, ed the Echo office Friday with liams also served as senior re one of the first to drop from the captain; Patzetta Jackson, co- a request for some old, random porter and, later, as managing program for failure to meet the captain; Debra Clark, Dottle copies of the Echo to show to the and contributing editor to the more rigid criteria for mainte Gullion, Patty Smith, and Rae people of her village. Miss Pratt Vassar Miscellany News. nance of a unit. But sadder still Michele Young. The alternate is explained that the village has She was an editor of the is the fact that Shortridge ca Kathy Thomas. only a weekly paper and they Shortridge Daily Echo and a dets, who have worked so hard The girls also won an honor find It hard to imagine a high member of Quill and Scroll, in and performed so magnificently, able mention In squad competi school with a daily. ternational honor society for may soon learn that their ef tion. Miss Pratt Uves in Brazil. high school journalists. forts were in vain." Page two THE SHORTRIDOE DAILY ECHO Tuesday, September 12, 1967 $1.00 Activity Calendars A Danish Summer Now on Sale by PTA BEGINNING OF LONG TRIP TO DENMARK The new student activity cal BRINGS THRILL TO EXCHANGE PUPILS endars for the school year 1967- By Mary Leech or Finland. Everyone was friend 68 are on sale for one dollar ln ly and we were all equally ig front of the bookstore and ln the It was a Saturday morning and norant and naive as to what lay business office. I had been waiting impatiently ahead. The PTA-sponsored calendar for weeks to hear from the committee was headed by Mrs. American Field Service to find Nonstop Trip Nelson Easton. The calendars, out whether or not I was one Proves Exciting which contain pictures and of the lucky finalists for whom We left on a nonstop chartered dates of important events, were they had found a home. In the jet about 7:30 Friday evening Why couldn't Mr. Green change printed in the Shortridge print- meantime, I had applied also to and we arrived in Copenhagen, my schedule? "* shop and members of the PTA the Youth for Understanding Denmark's capitol, about 8:30 helped assemble them in order Teenage Exchange Program so a.m. Saturday, Danish time. to reduce costs. that If I weren't placed by AFS None of us got any sleep on the I could still go somewhere for plane. For most of us it was our the summer. first plane ride and our first trip INLAND EXECUTIVE EXPLAINS abroad, and the excitement and ORGANIZATION OF CHARITIES Home in Denmark anticipation were too great for Is Available anyone to fall asleep. We drove (A journalism class interview make a large number of smaller That Saturday morning In the stewardesses out of their by Annalee Linch.) contributions or a handful of June, I received a call from the minds with our singing, loud sizable contributions.

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