Ames High School - Spirit Yearbook (Ames, IA)

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Top row: M. Anderson, T. Johnston, D. McCarthy, Fischer, Himmel, Mary Taff, Little. Middle row: Park, MeElyea, Miss Stoaks, Miss Maekin, Runnells, Levine. Button: rmv: C. Hein, Mathison, C. O'Neil, Hug, Bill Jones, Hood. NHTIGUHL I-lCDll0l2 SCDCIETY President . . C'A'rHn1uNr: OVNEIL Vice President . , IDICK NIATHISON Treasurer . . BILL Joxrzs Secretary ....... JEAN Hua CHAPTICRof the National Honor Society, was founded in Ames High School in 1927. This organization has as its purpose the developing of leadership, originality, resourcefulness, inventive ability, and a continuity of effort in thc students. Selections for membership are made three times a year. Only juniors and seniors in the upper one-fourth of their classes are eligible, Membership in this society is awarded after a student has shown himself to he worthy in the four classes of service, scholarship, leadership, and character. To he chosen to Nation- al Honor Society is one of the greatest compliments that can be given to any High School student. The Honor Society oath which every new member repeats after the president is: I plcdgc myself to uphold thc high purposes of the society to which I have been elected, striving in every way by word and deed to make its ideals the ideals of my school. Several articles were submitted to the National Honor Society monthly publication Life which told of outstanding achievements of the Ames High student government. With the help of Miss Mackin and Miss Stoaks, the sponsors, the annual Junior Red Vross Drive achieved satisfying results. Monthly meetings and pot-luck dinners brought the members together often. BIAIQY' Iioon, '39 TXVENTY-SIX

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x 0 Top row: Kingkade. Lindstrom, VV, VVierson, VVic,kland. Middle row: D. Steinberg, Yan Ylack, LaVellc, E. Todd, R. Ross, DeLaHunt, McIntosh Bottom raw: Godfrey, Vanderlinden, Sehlick, Mr. Smith, L. Young, Eiehling, Gilman. DEBHTE HIC Ames High debate squad, composed of Ronald Ross, Dave Gilman, Bill liichling, Dick Steinberg, Don DeLaHunt, and Spencer Vanderlinden, and under the sponsorship of L. Wayne Smith, enjoyed an eventful season as the team was victorious in twenty-seven out of thirty-three debates. Again the year's program was financed by the fall play, Rip Van Winkle. The Debate Club served as business managers. Debating the international question of Resolved: that the United States should establish an alliance with Great Britain, the team was able to attend five tournaments. Ames was represented at the Newton tournament and placed second by winning thirteen out of sixteen debates. Next the team attended the Fort Dodge tournament, where they were successful in winning five out of six debates. All made this trip with the exception of Dave Gilman. Ames accepted an invitation to the Perry tournament which introduced to the debaters tl1e Oregon plan of debate. The novel feature of this plan is the cross-exalnining of each team which is carried on for seven minutes. In the two day district tournament Ames won the right to attend the state finals by defeating eight schools. The aflirmative team was composed of Bill Eichling and Dave Gilman, while the negative side was argued by Ronald Ross and Spencer Yanderlinden. SPENCER VANDEHLINDEN, '40 'IXKPNTX PINE

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Top row: R. Ross, Kildvv, Park, D. lxI4'C21l'l-llj'. Hallonz rou'.' M. Anmlvrson, Mary Tuff, Mathison, Miss Wilr-ox, C. lloin. QUILL HUD SCRQLL SCDCIETY l'1'es1'rlf11I . IJICK MATH1s0N Vfrc 1'1'es1'r1'enf . . lX'lARY TAFF Sf'Fl'f'ffIl'.lj . C'HAnL0'r'rn Hl'IlN TI'Cl1Nlll'6'I' . BIARIE AND1snsoN UlfllNAl,lSM stumlm-nts :ind nmnhvrs of Quill :ind Scroll lll'2lI'll :i spvzikm' from tho journalism cl0p:1rt111011t of lowzi Statv Collvgo dc-scribo thc- nc-ws-writing prohlvms involved in raulio hro:ulc1Lsting of nvws :it ai tm-:L sponsorvfl by thv Quill mul Scroll 0I'22lI1lZ2lll0I1. 'l'wo lll0IIll3l'I'S oi' thc- socim-ty, Dick McC':1rtliy :ind Mario Anclvrson, stzwtorl thi' Vvntrznl Iowa fl0I1l.i'l't'Ill'O Nc-ws Sc-rvicci ut tho lwglllllllllglf of tho sc-cond sv- inc-stvr. Tho nm-ws lmurvuu l'llC'l'lVi'll nvws of scholastic ilCl1l0Vf'Illl'I1l :incl 2lfl1l0tlC nvws from fivv l'Olll'0I'0I1C0 schools, Oclitvcl :incl COI1ll0l1Sl'll flu' lIlll0I'IIl2lfl0I1, :incl mliswililliml lmullvtins to school Il0WSDtLf01'S, :L ruclio station, :incl clalily nvwspzipvrs. UlllSl2lIllllI1gI work on thv SPIRIT or wvckly Web staff quzllifivs :1 stuclcnf for lIli'IIllN'l'Slllll in thc- group, :in in1vrn:1fion:il socivty honoring high school journal- ists. l':i.mlicl:1tvs for lll0IIlll0l'SlllP must Illtxill ai scholastic Sl2II1fl21l'il,l1lllSl bv rvooin- lll0Illlt'll by tho suporvisor of tho publication on which fhvy sviwvcl, :ind must be :ipprovvml hy thv vxvcuiivo SPCI'1'fILl'y of thv nzitionul orgzrniznition. Quill :ind Scroll hvlrl two initizitions during thc- your, zrccvpting :L group of seniors :lt tho 1-losv of tho first S0lll0Sl'0I', and installing :L IlllIlllX'l' of sc-niors :ind juniors in tho spring. lJICK McC'AR'rm', '39 T XY E N 'l' Y - S IC V E N 1 I 'hr fy.. 'X .