Aquinas High School - Trumpet Yearbook (La Crosse, WI)

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Today's Debaters - - Tomorrow's Leaders Debate is the art of express- ing well what is well worth expressing. lt trains the stu- dent in concise reasoning habits, develops fluent speak- ers, and builds self-confidence. Senior debaters were under the direction of Sister Mary Michael. Junior-sophomore debaters attended and placed in tourna- ments in La Crosse, Eau Claire, and Milwaukee. Sister Theo- data, speech instructor, was coach for this intermediate group. Wisconsin's unpredictable weather was always a hazard but Father Kun- dinger's faithful Packard never failed to get the senior debaters to tourna- ments. ln the upper photo are Jane Pavela, Gerald Downey, John Lyons, and John Bedessem. In the picture at the right an intermediate debate class is shown in action. Eugene Bakalars is address- ing his fellow-debaters, Anthony Sol- berg, Roy Pearse, Howard Erickson, seated, David Murphy, Carol Theisen, Barry Johnson, and William McKillip, standing. -if-K ln the picture above an intermediate debate class is shown in action. Eugene Bakalars is addressing his fellow-debaters, Anthony Solberg, Roy Pearse, Howard Erickson, seated, David Murphy, Carol Theisen, Barry Johnson, and William McKillip, standing. Fifty-three

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Student Librarians Members of the Library Club contribute their services dur- ing study periods and after school hours to the patrons of the school library. Sister Cu- nisse, librarian, is moderator of the organization. fo r Eve ry Ageless Books Age was the theme of Catho- lic Book '-Neek that members of the club worked out. Spon- sorship of a Book Fair by the club and staff highlighted this year's celebration of Book Week. .519 ,ii P si se.. . ni L 5.6 N' Nola Noel, extreme left, president of the Library Club, directs the activities of these senior members. Nancy Eeg is seated at the typewriter. Others are Phyllis Redig, Kathleen Semke, and Geraldine Calkins. Underclassmcn also serve on the library staff. Seated are Colette Grabinski, Elizabeth Buchner, Patricia Ferris, Kathryn Ferries, Rita Poehling, and Maxine Hansen. Standing are Sandra Reget, Irene Rutz, Gladys Fries, Joanne Schaller, Phyllis Nesseth, Mary Ferris, Roberta Kenney, Ann Theisen, and Joanne Lucey. Fifty-two

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Aquinas News - - Keys That Satisfaction in the knowledge of some- thing well done came to Aquinas News stalt members. The News was chosen as one ofthe nation's ten best Catholic high school newspapers by the National Catholic School Press Association. The international organization, Quill and Scroll, gave it its highest rating and the National Scholastic Press Association awarded the News an All-American rating. First place was also awarded in the contest held by the Columbia Press Association. 'Wris- Aqumdf l .fx Mary Kratzer, editor of the Aquinas News, who assumed her position at the mid-year is seated at the left in the upper left picture. Also seated is JoAnn Deyo, reporter. Behind them are Joan Donndelinger, Register correspondent, Joan Svec, reporter, and Barbara Bruegge- man, Register correspondent. ln the upper right photo are, seated, Thomas Weigel and Rudolph Lusk, block print engraversg and Dorothy Merfeld, typist, standing, Mary Jane Hansen, Patricia Schmitt, and Carolyee Pretasky, reporters. At the lower left are, seated, Margaret Danielson and Danna Vodde, reporters, and Steven Maxwell, ad manager, standing, Jeanne Gleason, Aurice DuBois, and Therese Havlik, business executives. Other staff members at the lower right are, seated, Margaret Murphy, reporter, Thomas Smith, sports editor, and Marv Sciborski, reporter. Standing are Joan Mueller, Patricia Daly, and Carol Jean Kuehn, reporters. lllff