East Detroit High School - East Detroiter Yearbook (Eastpointe, MI)

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Debate Club The objectives of the Debate Club are to encourage the members to speak forcefully, objectively, and persuasivcly from factual materialg to view unbiasedly all questions relative to their intelligent discussion: and to prepare arguments in logical sequence. Ruth NVilde, Ralph Scott, William Ryan, Grace Foster, and Betty Ann Prentice comprised the 193940 Varsity Debate Team of the East Detroit High School, Other members of the club were: jack Landon and Dale Whitehouse. This year they have been under the guidance of Mr. George A. Moroz. Keys were given Ruth, Ralph, Grace, Betty and William by the Mich' igan Forensic Association. The subject for debate this year was: Ref solved, that the federal government shall own and operate the rail- roads. In the tournament at Rochester, the East Detroit team emerged victorious, winning debates from Pontiac and Linden High School, In February, Ruth Wilde, Ralph Scott, and William Ryan, with Grace Foster and Betty Ann Prentice, broadcast a debate from Radio Station WEXL. This was an interesting discussion of the stu' dent council situation in the high school. Previously, the East Detroit debate squad was chosen to broadcast the debate topic of the year while the schools of the metropolitan Detroit and Macomb County listened. It was proclaimed one of the best high school broadcasts ever heard. In the picture, front row: Dale Whitehouse, Grace Fos- ter, Betty Ann Prentice, Ruth Wilde, jack Landong standing: William Ryan, Mr. George Moroz, Coach, Ralph Scott.

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l 1 The Ushers' Club was organized in 1938 by their present sponsor, Mrs. Rena Van Fleet. The aim of the club is to aid the faculty by keeping order at the varif ous social events of the school. The members also check articles and rcll candy at the social functions. They try to do their very best to fulfill these aims satisfactorily and thus far have been very successful. The officers for the current year are: Jack Landon, Head Usherg Anna Mclnck, Assistant Head Usher and Secretary, and Rita Rassette, Treasf urer. In the photograph, first row: Eugenia jack, Anna Melnek, Rita Rassette, Mrs. Van Fleet, Sponsor, jack Landon, Betty Fiedler, Marian Christensong second row: Lois Lendzoin, Rose Melnek, Virginia Walt' ers, Bessie Robb, Clara Wastoski, Marjorie Barker, Gertrude Plodzik, Betty Cusmang third row: Lucy Suluk, Jessie Jackson, Ruth Rehahn, Wilbert Lempke, Dorothy Maxwell, Arlene Behnke, Marion Gerdsg fourth row: Norman Comfort, Dick Lambert, Roderick Snoeberger, Vernon Billidu, Heinz Fruhner, Paul Schaack.

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l Shamrock Club Proud of its six years' standing, the Shamrock Club is one of the oldf est and most stable clubs in the school. It was organized in 1934 with Mr. C. Bratt as sponsor. Later the sponsorship was transferred to Mr. Jason Day and finally to Mr. Donald Dake, who now has charge of it. The club has grown from three people putting out a paper for pure enjoyment, to a large, well organized group, who this year has sucf ceeded in converting it into one which more nearly resembles a prof fessional newspaper. Its aims are, as they have always been, firstly, to promote interest in journalism and to give those pupils who are inf terested a chance to develop their writing ability through actual experf ience. Secondly, it attempts to give to the students the news of activf ities going on within their school and in this way to draw them closer to their school. The Shamrock Staff consists of the following officers: Gladys Van Fleet, EditorfinfChief, Dorothy Nowack, Society Editor, Ruth Rehahn, Exchange Editor, Ruth Schlott, Feature Editor, Mildred Wunderlich, Art Editor, Murray Heath, Sport Editor. First row: Rhea Stolberg, Murray Heath, Ruth Schlott, Gladys Van Fleet, Don' ald Dake, Sponsor, Dorothy Nowack, Mildred Wunderlich, Ruth Re- hahng second row: Mary Jane Glover, Betty Flath, Glenna Webb, Besf se Robb, Catherine Roth, Ruth Wilde, Josephine Galatioto, Opal Cam' erong third row: Harold Basney, Betty Cross, Norma Sehade, Ruth Koester, Theresa Rassette, Esther Gooden, Eli Thayer, fourth row: Richard Roberts, Melvin Tomlinson, Fred Bolle, George Whitehead.