Amery High School - Amerian Yearbook (Amery, WI)

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Front Rou : Helen Hansen. lone Lutz. Jeanette johnson, Nfillicent Leadholm, Nfarion Anderson .Second Row: Charlotte lX4orrison, Della Layng, Ruth Gomsrud, lxliss Currier, lnstructor Third Roux' Cvlenn Bruner, Everett Chapman. Francis Spurrell Speech Club The Speech Club is a newly founded organization in this school. All pupils who wished to improve their stage presence decided to form a club which they named the Speech Club, At the hrst meeting they elected officers who werei President . . . Helen Hansen Vice-President Marion Anderson Secretary . . . Xlillicent Leadholm Treasurer . Ruth Comsrud Reporter Charlotte Morrisson Members of the Speech Club are constantly striving to improve themselves through prac- tice and drill in the fundamentals of speech work, They are very ably directed and assisted in their endeavors by Miss Currier, who is new here this year. The Speech Club believes that all work and no play makes ,lack a dull boy, so they gave a party for the debaters on the fifteenth of December. All the debaters. as well as the members of the Speech Club were royally entertained. The reason they enjoyed themselves so well is explained by the fact that none of their members is afraid of himself, each being taught how to act in front of their classmates and thus shyness is overcome. This leads to a greater satis- faction out of life for all who participate in these activities. While one may not become a second Bryan. he will have received experience which cannot be measured by any known yardstick, Nlembers of the Speech Club are trained in all branches of speech work. These include oratory, declamation. extemporaneous speaking and reading. practical demonstrations, story telling and anything which will help them to express their thoughts. This clubs ideal is to turn out students w ho hrst of all have ideas, and secondly are able to put these ideas across to their friends. lt is there for your beneht and you should make use of it. The members of the Speech Club extend to next year's students a most cordial invitation to join its ranks. Page .gc

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3- Q Front Row: james Winchester, Francis Spurrell, Glen Bruner Everett Chapman. .Xrlyn York Second Roux' Elsie Peterson, Beatrice Peterson. Mr. Merrill, Nfildred I lillestad, ll rothy Selvig Debate This fall Coach Nlerrill issued the call for debaters, and nineteen budding experts answered the call. The question which was argued back and forth this year wasi Resolved i That all electrical utilities should be owned and operated by the Government. This was a timely question and deals with T.V.A.3 REA., and other branches of electricity. One of the things looked forward to in the debate year in Northwestern Wisconsin is the Debate Tournament at New Richmond. Eleven schools participated in that this year, among them were New Richmond, Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls, Stillwater, Frederic, Hammond, Baldwin, Clenwood City, Hudson, River Falls, and Amery. At this tournament a debater from one school is teamed up with a debater from another school as it is just a practice tournament, The climax is a banquet at which six of the debaters are placed on an all tournament team. Amery had two of the six, Clen Bruner, who debated in the hnals. and Everett Chapman, who is one of our outstanding debaters. The other two debaters were Arlyn York and Francis Spurrell. The four jokingly call themselves the four horsemen. There are hve other members on the debate squad. Amerys debaters also took a trip to Spooner where they participated in another tournament winning five of their six debates. The week before the tournament the team went to the cities and debated West High and Roosevelt High. They performed quite remarkably before them. The next week the debaters went to Chippewa Falls to participate in the Northern Wisconsin District League Tournament. There they drew or rather fylr. Merrill drew: for the afhrmative: Eau Claire, Durand, and New Richmond: and for the Xegative: Chippewa Falls, Ladysmith and Clenwood City. The affirmative beat Durand and the negative beat Ladysmith, who later beat Eau Claire. the league champions. However. with only two wins they were again kept out of the Hnals. Debate offers the student who participates in it to the fullest extent of his capabilities an opportunity to enjoy his high school career to the utmost. lf it is trips you desire, debate will give them to you, if it is laughter and gaiety. it will give that to you, too. lf you wish the opportunity to improve yourself debate will also do that for you. It will conquer your inborn bashfulness before a crowd and allow you to stand out as a leader among your fellow citizens. After all that is why you are attending high school. You may not believe this but you need but look at this years debate squad and your doubtfulness will be relieved. The debate squad will lose four of its members this year and those four members wish those who are left the best of luck and greatest of successes in the coming year. Page 41