GET THAT MEMORY BOOK! THL SOUTH HIGH OPTIC VOL. XXVII—NUMBER 1 SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL, COLUMBUS, OHIO, OCTOBER 6, 1933 PRICE TEN CENTS Classes Pick Heads Grads Optic Drive School Carnival Features Their Pilots Held Today Miniature World's Fair On Sept. 27 In Assembly Student Talent Will Entertain Crowds at Hallowe'en Event; Dramatics Department, Girls' Gym Glasses Student Court Justices Are Paper Will Be Issued Every To Offer Stunts; Dance to Be Held Selected by Ballot Two Weeks; Flavin In Registration Presents Staff "The Hallowe'en Carnival will be bigger and better this year than William Doelker won the coveted posi­ To meet the exigencies of the financial ever before," says Harold Dunlap, chairman of the Publicity committee. tion of president of the 12A's in an elec­ situation and to get news before its This statement is backed by the fact that this year concessions are tion of class officers and Student Court readers more quickly, the OPTIC will ap­ more numerous and unusual. Whether or not you have attended the pear bi-weekly on school Fridays in a justices, Wednesday, September 27. Century of Progress, you will have many delights in the little World's Other senior officers elected were: five-column size during the present Florine Marbach, vice-president; Clara semester. Fair in the cafeteria. Jahn, secretary and Richard Metcalf, The subscription plan includes eight Concessions will be arranged in the form of a village, with all the treasurer. issues for 50 cents. Each subscriber, atmg^phere of Parisian streets. The Juniors Name Officers upon full payment, will receive a Memory apothecary shop, the beauty shop, the Book, consisting of a cover and blank grocery shop, with candy, pretzels and all The juniors in their election named pages, all in the blue and gray color the other confections that go with a Louise Eichemberger, president; Paul scheme. Carnival on sale. Pennies are to be Morris, vice-president; Dolores Mercer, especially good—in the spirit of the times. secretary and Katherine Kilbourne, treas­ Kenneth C. Daumler, a graduate of At the top of each page in this book There is to be an intermission of 30 urer. 1927, is president of the South High is printed a suggestion for its use. These minutes between shows this year to allow The 9A leaders elected were : Eliza­ School Alumni Association. Mr. headings include "Snapshots," "Club everyone to visit the concessions. The beth Shaner, president; Eugene White, Daumler is well known in Columbus Activities," "School News Clippings," first show is from 7:45 to 8:15; the sec­ vice-president; Wilma Cheatam, secre­ business circles. "Party and Prom Souvenirs" and "Auto­ ond from 8:45 until 9:15. Dancing con­ tary and Robert Otter, treasurer. graphs." tinues from 9:30 until the close of the These classes voted on mimeographed Pageant Presented Plan New System Carnival. ballots on which appeared the names of The plan was presented to the student Committee Headed by Flynn the nominees selected by Student Coun­ body in an auditorium meeting today, Alumni to Hold Meetings in Every effort is being made by the com­ cil and faculty advisors in the library members of the staff participating in mittee headed by Miss Maude Flynn and during the seventh period of Septem­ Auditorium; All Invited the subscription campaign, with the pro Miss Carolyn Scott to secure unusual ber 26. gram culminating in a pageant. A new system in conducting alumni entertainment. In a bulletin sent out to New System Inaugurated The present staff was presented by the meetings will be inaugurated this year, every registration room an appeal was A new system for electing Student editor-in-chief, Daniel Flavin. according to Kenneth C. Daumler, presi­ made to every student who sings or • Court judges was used to install a repre­ James Schultz, speaking from his staff dent of the alumni. Throughout thf1 year dances to appear for tryouts that should sentative group of students in that ju­ experience, gave his impressions of the three open meetings will be held in the produce topnotch talent. dicial body. Two candidates were chosen past OPI S nnd his hope in the future school auditorium and every alumnus will from each registration room and were ones. There will be a feature presented by be invited to attend. They will be short then elected by ballot. The seniors and In assuring prospective subscribers that Bette Cohagen, right, president of the dramatics department and a series of business meetings followed by an enter­ juniors each elected four students from no news value will be lost in the smaller South High Girl Reserves and Ruth pyramid building and folk dances by the tainment program. their class and the ninth and tenth grad­ size, Eleanor Karch, news editor, told of Hammock, left, are shown en route to girls' gym classes. Camp Wildwood, Y. W. C. A. camp ers elected four pupils, two from each "In the past," states Mr.. Daumler, "the the features and news stories to come in Members of the P. T. A. serving on class. alumni has been regarded as an auxiliary future issues. committees are: Mrs. O. E. Woods, organization—one to turn to as a last Cabinet Members Mrs. Carl Ganz, Mrs. Clarence Seifert, The seniors chosen were: Robert Hess, Freeman Describes Hook Denver Wood, Marguerite Konanz and resort. In the future we intend to make Mrs. R. C. Erlenbusch, Mrs. Fred Ross Harry Freeman, OPTIC business man­ Visit Rural Camp Ruth Mott. the alumni more active in school affairs, and Mrs. C. Cohagen. ager, told of the general aspects of the The juniors named were: Robert Stahl, and to make the students better acquaint­ Chairmen Selected Memory Book, while Mary Blakesly de­ Four members of the Girl Reserves Mary Long, Robert Berkheimer and ed with the purposes and functions of our Faculty comimittee chairmen selected scribed the book in detail, page by page. cabinet attended Camp Wildwood this Dorothy Cataline. group." are: T. R. Stahl, Harold Dunlap, Tom Hi-Y, Girl Reserves, Philo and Com­ summer for a period of two weeks. They The tenth graders elected were: Eugene Mr. Daumler graduated from South in Metcalf, Miss Louise Lippincott, Miss mercial Club were each given a page were Bette Cohagen, president; Geneal Scholz and Robert Luft; the ninth grad­ L927. From 1926 to 1927 he served as Maude Flynn, Miss Caroline Scott, Mrs. under "Clubs." Pages of snapshots, party Houser, vice-president; Katherine Ray- ers : Floyd Ford and Irene Schoonover. president of the Hi-Y Club. He is well Arema Kirven, and Miss Dorsie Fisher, souvenirs and autographs were attrac­ burn, treasurer; Betty Moore, service The president of the Student Council known in Columbus business circles, being general chairman. tive' y arranged and presented. These chairman. will automatically become a member of president and general manager of the As­ The Alumni Association is represented pages are duplicated in the show case. The camp is situated five milef out of the Student Court, thus making the Court sociated Agencies, Inc., dealers in broker­ Westerville on Sunbury Road. It is by Harold Carlyle, Hubert Loechler, Mil­ a body of thirteen justices. age insurance and surety bonds. He is sponsored by the V. W. C. A. under the ton Hennis, Mrs. A. C. Myers, Mrs. The election of class officers and court not the first member of his family to be supervision of Miss Thelma Hughes and Marion Pettegrew, Catherine Abbott, justices was a school project in civics. in charge of alumni affairs, his brother Board Approves Miss .Mary Jane Tyler. The girls swim, Robert Barton and Ned Mason. The pupils were selected with the aid Harold having served as president in play baseball and tennis, and in the eve­ of a series of elegibility rules drawn up 1927. Year's Schedule nings indulge in amateur dramatics and by the faculty. These rules required the other interesting activities. Twenty days of vacation are scheduled Teacher] Assists pupil to be a good scholar, have good Each June after school has been dis­ for the school year 1933-34 for Columbus character and habits. missed a meeting of Girl Reserve cabinet One Graduate, Public Schools, according to a bulletin Former Instructor Executive members from all over Ohio is held. issued by the Columbus Board of Edu­ Secretary of New Club Two Pupils Die During this meeting the girls are asked cation. Monitors C hosen to suggest ideas for new activities as well Friday, October 27 is the first day of Mrs. Lucille Durflinger, formerly at Funeral services were held for William as any improvements on the usual cus­ vacation, schools being closed to enable South High, now holds the position of Kruezer, South High school junior, at toms followed by the camp. Pupils Appointed to Prevent teachers to attend the meeting of the executive secretary for the Big Sisters his home 785J4 South High street Thurs­ "We had a swell time," said Betty Confusion in Corridors Central Ohio Teachers Association. and Big Brothers. day, September 14: He died from a Cohagen, "but at first it seemed funny November 10 is a holiday in observance The association is an international broken neck received in an automobile to see so many girls and only know three To prevent confusion during periods of Armistice day. organization and works with underpriv­ accident at Green- or four of them. It doesn't take long to students have been appointed to act as Thanksgiving vacation brings Thurs­ ileged boys of school age. It is a char­ lawn Avenue and get acquainted though, and I hope that hall "monitors" at strategic places in the day, November 30 and Friday, Decem­ acter building organization and the work halls.