Alexandria High School - Alexian Yearbook (Alexandria, MN)

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1936 THE ALEXIAN 1936 Sigma Beta Phi Front Row--Doris Larson, Carol Knutson, Eileen Hubbell, Dona DuBeau, Frances Griffith, Marian Knauf, Wilma Myers. Second Row--Lois Studlien, Evangeline Helseth, Agnes Johnson, Anna Johnson, Mary Burnquist, Malinda Jerome. Knitting, etiquette, dancing lessons, and gay parties were among the outstanding activities which kept the 12 members of the Sig- ma Beta Phi occupied during the past school year. The first two meetings of the year were held with Mrs. H. N. Peterson who, with much patience, taught the girls how to knit and purlg and as a result of the teaching, many of the Betas succeeded in knitting sweaters, skirts, caps, and scarfs. A leap-year party was given to the Phi Alphas by the girls in January. A theatre session, dancing, and refreshments composed the program of entertainment for the party which served as sort of a labor- atory experiment for the practical use of information on dancing and parties which the Beta members had received at earlier meetings of che club. With Mrs. G. Fitzgerald as guest speaker, a program on Fash- ions was given on May 16, under the direction of Eileen Hubbell. A breakfast at which officers were elected for the next school year wrote finis to the year's activities of the Sigma Beta Phi on May 24. Officers for the year 1935-36 were Frances Griffith, presi- dent, Dona DuBeau, vice-president, Eileen Hubbell, secretary, and Mar- ian Knauf, treasurer. Other seniors in the organization were Juliette Hareid, Malinda Jerome, Agnes Johnson, Anna Johnson, and Wilma Myers. Twenty

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Yi? 1936 THE ALEXIAN 1936 Debate I Ruth Bergstrom, Ruby Flanery, Winfred Woolliscroft, K. Otto Logan. Resolved: that the several states should enact legislation pro- viding for a complete system of medical service available to all citizens :xt public expense, was the question which claimed the interest of high school debaters this year. In the inter-class tournament held December 16, the seniors were victorious and won the Kiwanis cup, which is presented to the Win- ning team each year. Members of the senior team were as follows: Axel Friedland, Erwin Dobberpuhl, and Ruth Bergstrom, affirmative, and Margaret Hove, Clara Pederson, and Ruby Flanery, negative. The all school team was composed of Winfred XVoo1liscroft, lirst speaker, Ruby Flanery, second speaker, and Ruth Bergstrom, third speaker. Alexandria this year holds the district and sub-regional debate titles, the latter gained when the locals defeated the clever Wheaton de- haters. Alexandria lost to Moorhead Teachers High School in the final regional contest by a 2-1 decision. K. Otto Logan's competent guidance was greatly responsible for the debaters' success. A second team consisting of Ralph Thornton, Kathryn Wes- terfield, and Gerald Johnson practised with the regular team. Nineteen

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1936 TH1zA1.Ex1AN 1936 Phi Alpha Front Row--James Daily, Robert Elness. Oscar Gustafson, Robert Drummond, Melvin S-tumm. Sidney Carlson, Rodney Backlin, Eldo Falk, Eaton Olson, Christian Back- aus, Orris Gran. Back Row--Robert Weed, Lester Nelson. Paul Anderson, Clarence Dobberpuhl, Keith Godfrey, William Schaefer, Orville Eiden, Thorvald Lillevik. Phi Alpha, the honorary society for boys, has had a member- ship of 21 senior and junior boys during the past year. Officers of the organization were president, Robert Weedg vice president, Paul Ander- song secretary-treasurer, Orris Gran, and sergeant-at-arms, Clarence Dobberpuhl. K. Otto Logan acted as adviser for the organization. Twelve new members were taken into the club this year, only those boys who had earned seven honor points in at least two major ex- tra-curricular activities being eligible to join. An initiation was con- duced late in the fall at which the neophytes were formally and force- fully inducted into the society. No members were taken into Phi Alpha at mid-year. The aim of this organization is to raise the intellectual and cul- tural standards of its members as well as to promote good fellowship among the boys. Because of the numerous other activities during the past school year, the Alphas were somewhat inactive. Early in the sec- ond semester, the Phi Alplias were the guests of the Sigma Beta Phi at a leap year party. Twenty-one