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Show VOL. XIII ; NO. 10 SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 1944 Price Five Cent South Bids Farewell to 719 Seniors Panel Discussion Highlights Commencement Thursday Seven hundred and nineteen seniors will march in the 13th annual South High Commence-ment exercises to be held Thurs-day at 8:00 p.m. in the audi-torium. A climax to years of work on the part of the graduates, the graduation will have a pro-gram consisting of speaking and music. The graduates will enter to the organ music of Seldon Heaps over KSL After the procession, the a'cappella will sing "Song of the Meadowland," by Knippner; and "Alleluia: Christ is Risen," by Kopolyoff. Beverly Barber, James Battey, Lou Dods, Leon Hagen, Norman Wade, and Marilyn Woodward will participate in a discussion entitled, "And Then Tomorrow." Following "Farewell to South," a speech by Don Lefavor, student body president, the a'cappella will sing, "When Day is Done," by Katscher. Neal Adams, senior class presi-dent, will present the class gift, and Douglas Wagstaff, junior class president, will accept it. 'The Lord's Prayer" by Malotte and "The Lord Bless You and Keep You" by Lutkin will be sung by the a'cappella. The graduating class will be presented by DeVoe Woolf, prin-cipal, and accepted by Jed F. Woolley, from the Board of Edu-cation. Awarding the diplomas will be John B. Matheson, George L. Crowther, and Dr. Rowland H. Merrill from the Board of Educa-tion. As a climax to the exercises, the "Alma Mater" will be sung by the graduates. Topping off the evening will be the graduation dance in the boys' gym. Verdi Breinholt will furnish the music. To Speak at Graduation wmmuuujiiiiuuuuhijiiu p-- as. nnft mbm Jimmie Battey, Beverly Barber, Lou Dods, Leon Hagen, Marilyn Woodivard, and Norman Wade are the six outstanding graduates who will participate in the panel discussion "And Then Tomorrow" at the commencement exercises next Thursday. Lou Dods, chairman, is speaking on the problems faced by the graduates. South Loses Two Faculty Members After thirteen hectic years as guardian of the book store, Mrs. Mabel Welch will bid a final farewell to South on June 8. Mrs. Welch is leaving to be married and the students wish to thank her for her long ser-vice. Mrs. . Florence C. Hickman, Spanish and English teacher, is also leaving this year. Mrs. Hickman is going to retire after Jbeing with South all its thirteen years of existence. Restricted Annual Brings Applause By Paul Tollestrup Memories were preserved last Monday, as yearbooks were dis-tributed among the Cubs. In spite of film and paper shortages, scar-city of metals used in engraving, difficulties in buying aspirins and other vital materials, the South-erner staff successfully produced and published an outstanding year-book. Classes were disturbed a great deal as Cubs were signing each others' books. Amid the turmoil teachers tried to get control of their classes, but to no avail. The signing went on and students con-tinued writing their many varied verses and spoiling their fellow students' books. Joe Carstensen and Dorothy S h e r r o d, editor and associate editor did a wonderful job working on the book and were mainly re-sponsible for the wonderful pro- - duction. Also assisted by the art staff, editor of this staff was Julian Maack. Sports editor re-sponsible for the many action shots in football nnd basketball was Wayne Parkin. Advertising man-agers were Audrey Ostler and Gloria Larch, assisted by a very competant staff. Jeano Gompa-nar- o was photographer for the year-book and wras largely responsible for the clearness of the pictures. Lit-erary editors were Marilyn and Roselyn Woodward. Their writing ability proved a great asset in the production of the book. Other con-tributors were Frank Matheson, sports; Shirley Fisher, advertis-ing; Doug McEwan, photography; Ken Hillam, photography; Roselyn Tanner, Shirley Brown, Helen Vin-son, Donna JewTel, Gloria Taylor, manager, Cecelia Bartlett, Irene Reynolds, Miss Martha Schroeder, Ruth Wakefield, Pat Trump, of the business staff. Dona Gene Saxod, Eugene Gibson, Dorothy Buxton, Grant Bodell, Donna Roberts. Miss Mary Jane Hair was the faculty sponsor. i 13th Award Dinner Dance Honors 238 Graduates As a climax to two years of service to the school, 238 gradu-- . ating seniors who have earned it will be honored at the thirteen-th annual Award Dinner Dance to be held tonight at 6:30 in the library. Speeches will be made after the dinner by students selected from each group receiving awards. Who is to give these will not be an-nounced until that evening. Awards will be received for such services as student body of-ficers, class officers, athletics, public appearances, SAM and SHAG officers, board of control members, cheer leaders, stage crew, ushers, special assignments, rifle team, public appearance, Scribe, Southerner, school play, boys' and girls' athletics, house of delegates, and SAM and SHAG representatives. In store for the seniors is a full course dinner plus a dance in the gym. Dancing will be to the music of Bob Hansen and his orchestra. Special guests include members from the Board of Education, the faculty, and principals from sev-eral schools. All-in-a- ll about 400 will attend. This will be a semi-form- al af-fair at which no corsages will be allowed. Partners were drawn, as is the custom, May 22. Programs and place cards will be in the form of cubs. Arrangements for this annual . affair have been made by Heber G. Bird. Junior girls have been asked to serve at the dinner, which will be prepared by the home economics department and members of the cafeteria staff, headed by Miss Grace Salisbury. Oops! We're Sorry The Scribe staff wishes to correct the error it made in the last issue, circulated May 19, and say that it was printed wrong. The outstanding com-pany which received a cup from the Kiwanis Club was Company "C", commanded by Captain Lawrence Johnson. Cubs Spend $27,494.85 For Bonds, Stamps South high school students bought $27,494.85 worth of bonds : and stamps during the school year of 1943-4- 4 said Delbert Atwood, chairman of the bond committee. Sales were conducted this year by the presidents of the ,home , rooms, with the cooperation of the bond committee, composed of Ralph Pyper, Dorothy Buxton, Gordon Howard, Julian Maack, Cherrel Jacobson, Barbara Ehlers, Donna Northrup, Donald Snow, and Farrell Fairbanks. . Art Staff Receives Commendation By Joe Carstensen and Dorothy Sherrod We wish to express our thanks to the art staff of the 1944 Southerner. Due to con-ditions caused by the shortage of materials and labor, some of the work had to be left out. The staff members were Julian Maack, art editor, Dona Gene Saxod, Eugene Gibson, Dorothy Buxton, Grant Bodell, Donna Roberts. The engravers and printers said that the collection of art work handled this year was the best they had ever seen done by students, but due to work required by such intricate art work, the majority had to be left out. Approximately 234 students from South have taken over jobs offered by the United States Em-- ployment Service. Summer School Begins June 12 Although June 12 will mark the beginning of summer vacation for many students, others will resume their studies at summer school. In anticipation of a large enrollment, its program has been expanded. School work will be carried on at West, South, Irving, and Roo-sevelt high schools. The first term of the summer course extends over a period of six weeks from June 12 to July 22. The daily routine has four periods of (50 minutes each, from 8 a.m. to 12 noon, six days a week (including Saturday). Elementary work will be carried on in the regular grades of the elementary schools from the fourth grade to the articulating unit, inclusive. The classes will be organized in all subjects for which there is sufficient demand. Courses in school subjects in-clude all types of English, math-ematics, social studies, business, science, and homemaking. Special subjects to be given will include instrumental music, auto mechanics, general shop, and me-chanical drawing. For the regular summer course, a tution fee of $7.50 each term will be charged. Payment must be made in advance at the office of the clerk of the Board of Edu-cation, 440 East First South street, or at the school at. the time of registration. A fee of $3.00 will be charged advanced students de-siring to take band or orchestra, only. i 'SargeY Many Friends Find Him Talented By Maxine Snow Sergeant Paul D. Redmond, South ROTC's dynamic comman-dant, better known to his "rook-ies" as "Sarge," has been in the Army now for 15 years. Having struggled through two years of training and disciplin-ing fellows here at South high, the Sarge has won many friends who will long remember him for his excellent leadership, as well as for his example as a true soldier. He lives at 234 East First South. His telephone number sorry, I can't give that infor-mation; girls, you know he's married. It shocked me when, after being asked how many children he had, he answered "355." (A simple case of mis-understanding, of course). Ac-tually he has no children, but gets plenty of practice raising the little dears out on the field. Sorry, fellas. Honestly, I didn't mean it that way. It has been rumored in the ROTC office that the Sarge is an experienced leather crafts-man, radio technician, writer, STORY TELLER, and expert rifleman, and can play the elec-tric guitar. Naturally, however, I doubt if he would admit the fact that he possesses all these talents. Everyone knows what a modest man he is. Aren't you, Sarge? He likes steaks (as 'most everyone does now that they've learned to appreciate them), and is very enthusiastic about horse back riding. And say, when you cadets start feeling sorry for yourselves, remember this: At Wne time, he was punished by having to scrub a whole flight of stairs with a toothbrush. He claims his biggest mis-take was being born. But we won't blame YOU for that, Sarge. Honestly, we think you're swell. FALL REGISTRATION Registration day will not be held this year, Miss Winifred H. Dyer said Tuesday. "School will be held as usual." For students who wrill return to South next year, regis-tration will take place next fall. |