Alexandria High School - Alexian Yearbook (Alexandria, MN)

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Debate FIRST ROW-John Unumb, Kathryn Westerfeld, Gladys Coykendahl, SECOND ROW-Mr. Logan, Lyman Peterson. In the interclass debate tournament this year, the Senior teams were again victorious. Merlin Roth, Ralph Thornton, Kathryn Wes- terfeld, and Lyman Peterson comprised the Senior teams. John Unumb, Gladys Coykendall, Kathryn Westerfeld, and Lyman Peterson were chosen to represent the school in debate. The squad was fortunate in having the opportunity of attend- ing a large debate clinic at Moorhead early in the season and later in attending another tournament at Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis. Alexandria automatically Won the District debate crown when other schools in this district did not produce competition. In regional competition, Moorhead S. T. C. High School edged Alexandria out in a close decision. Much credit for debate work n1uSt go to K. Otto Logan, de- bate coach, Who has Worked hard to further debate Work in our school. Twenty-three

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1' I 1 y. , s X X if I A I I . x C4 ' X 1 I. X . X, f s M ' . , , , . I Girls, Athletic Association x tx 'i A X K4 I A I in AA, ,, l.. ,,,f'ff, I 5 L j. ry, Avis Holmberg, Isabelle Platto, Eunice Anderson, Florence Hirschey, , 7 'T . Phyllis Morse, Janet Anderson, Irene Erickson, Betty Nichols. f ,L.. ,ec 1. I L . ' 1 1 I The Girls' Athletic Association is under the direction of Miss KU-yKgJoygEheman, physical education instructor. 7, U , The purpose of the Girls' Athletic Association is to promote . ,f I i tbfest in athletic activities as a means of increasin h sical efficienc , tc, U 1 , s P Y .Y nf - 'iathletic accom lishments, and ood s ortsmanshi . Basketball s rin T P 1' 1 P 1 1 g p P1 1 1 , P g 4 I X hikes? ind other girls' athletics are sponsored by this organization. X , , if K L. ' . . K f X 'WL y urls are awarded honors according to the point system. The i U ho have earned 700 points receive a small letter, 1200 points If 'ei letter, and 2 000 points a sweater. The awards are given at ,T its ., , X 1,4 f K J f p onor Day Assembly. I I lk. r I fi YS 1' ' I if The officers for the year 1938 are as follows: Kathleen Kiger, l' VW if 5 N4 . . . . J Q9 c- president, Donna Osterberg, vice president, Patricia Flanagan, secre- tary and treasurer, Betty Nichols, publicity manager, Betty Westerberg, chairman of awards, Janet Anderson, supervisor of intermural sports, and Doris Coykendall, supervisor of non-competitive sports. Girls of the class of 1938 made a record when they won the girls' inter-class tournament for the second consecutive year. In the first round of the Senior game, the Senior girls eked out a victory over the Juniors by a score of 35 to 23. In their second game they came back strong and trounced the Sophomores 34 to 21 for the title. The Juniors gained second place by virtue of their victory over the Sopho- mores. Seniors on the team were: Eunice Anderson, Janet Anderson, Florence Hirshey, Isabelle Platto, guards, Irene Erickson, Eavis Holm- berg, Phyllis Morse, and Betty Nichols, forwards. Mrs. Hastings coached the championship team. i Twenty-six 6 ...N ,MI I

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y Declamatory Helen Marie Backlin, Miss Lee, Glenn Reuter, Peter Unumb. This year three Juniors represented Alexandria in the sub- district and district declamatory contests, two of them going on to the regional contest and then to the state contest. It is noteworthy that these same three declaimers placed high last year also in declamatory work. In the sub-district contest Helen Marie Backlin placed first in the dramatic division with the selection A Toast We Can Drink, and Glenn Reuter in the oratorical division with the oration, The Supreme Menacef, while Peter Unumb won in the humorous division with the selection David Garrick . Helen Marie Backlin and Glenn Reuter won first places in the district contest also, and received plaques for winning the regional contest. Never before has Alexandria had two contestants in a state declamatory contest. Helen Marie Backlin and Glenn Reuter, accom- panied by Miss Lee went to Minneapolis to compete in the state contest. Twenty-fom'