Independence Junior College - Inkanquil Yearbook (Independence, KS)

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L. GIRLS' GLEE CLUB Top Row, Left to Right-Brighton, Clemens, Ellsworth, Krebs, Calkins. Center Row-Featherngill, Wylie, Hardy, V. Dunbar, Bassett, W. Dunbar. Bottom Row-Brandenburg, Gansel, Bowen, Stark, Sturges, Mangan, Budke. GIRLS' GLEE CLUB This, the second year for the girls' glee club in the Independence junior college, was decidedly successful for this musical organi- zation. The club won recognition with the beautiful little operetta, The Quest of the Gypsy, which it presented with the aid of the boys' quartette. This operetta was given in college chapel, as well as on the booster trips made into the territorry surrounding Independence to advertise the college. The Middy Maids, another operetta, was equally successful, and great credit is due Miss Hazel Helen Hardy, who directed the club. The personnel of the glee club is- First sopranos: Mildred Clemens, Grace Mangan, Vida Dunbar, Ruth Wylie, Beula Bowen, Ruth Budke. Second sopranos: Charlotte Ellsworth, Wil- da Dunbar, Rachel Gansel, Alice Feathern- gill. Altos: Audrey Stark, Dorothy Sturges, Al- ene Bassett, Elizabeth Brighton, Vera Calk- ins. Accompanist: Nina Krebs. -Alice Featherngill. BOYS' QUARTETTE The boy's quartette for this year deserves especial praise, not only because of the fact that its members have rendered some exceed- ingly good musical numbers in the college chapels, and have ,done their bit toward ad- vertising their college to the outside World, but for the fact that they have persevered and continued to work in the face of many ad- verse circumstances. They had no special time in which to meet for practice and there was a lack of interest Cthough not on their partsb. Members of the quartette assisted in presenting The Quest of the Gypsy, pre- sented by the girls' glee club, and in which Wallace Scott and Millard Knock sang lead- ing parts, in the roles of the Gypsy Man and the Country Boy, respectively. Millard Knock sings first tenor in the quartette, Floyd Colburn second tenor, Wal- lace Scott baritone, and Verlin Ringle bass. BOYS' QUARTETTE Left to Right-Knock, Colburn, Scott, Ringle. Page 16

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DEBATE Left to Right-Scott, Clemens, Bassett, Prescott. Debate Independence has had a successful season of debate. Although only four students stayed through the gruelling period of prep- aration, the results have been a marked im- provement upon those of last year. Our final ranking was second among the junior col- leges of the state which participated. The question of debate was, Resolved: That the trend from local to federal control in matters that concern the Whole nation, such as prohibition, police protection, federal judiciary, federal aid, and federal taxation which has characterized our government in the twentieth century is inimical to the best interests of the United States. Professor Sudermann was the coach and with his help and the assistance of Miss Gemmel, city librarian, the debaters made a thorough study of the question. Misses Alene Bassett and Mildred Clemens support- ed the affirmative side of the question, while Messrs. Wallace Scott and Alford Prescott took the negative. The latter team Went through the three meets without a defeat. Among their victories was one over Arkansas City, which was won by fourteen points, and one over Iola, garnered by six points. The The negative team, in defeating the affirma- tives of Iola, won over the only affirmative team in the conference which was able to get a decision. The first debate was with Parsons on April 5, and the ladies did the traveling. The affirmative team lost by one point, while the negatives at home Won by two and a half points. The second series, in which all the negative teams were traveling, set us against the Arkansas City teams. This time our boys scored a victory of fourteen points, and at the opponents' own school. Although the affirmatives again lost by one point, we were still with a safe margin, and were privileged to enter the finals by virtue of our average scores. On April 19 Iola, Arkansas City, and In- dependence met in a triangular debate to de- cide the state junior college championship. Independence sent her affirmative team to Arkansas City. Mr. Sudermann took the team in his car, and Mr. Myers accompanied them, incidentally being of great aid in the troubles which came from the heavy rain- fall. At home we met the Iola negative team. Again negatives Won and aflirmatives lost. Whether this was due to the nature of the subject, or the inclinations of the judges, it may be hard to sayg but the curious fact about all the debates was that the affirmatives lost consistently with the one exception of the Iola affirmative victory over Parsons. The fact that We were able to win over this exceptional team and the favorable results otherwise, leads us to call the season a very successful one. As a reward for their hard work the debators were given a dinner at the Booth hotel. Mr. Suderman and Miss Gemmel, together with the four debators were the ones to partake and all agreed that the event closed an activity which had been worth- while, although strenuous. With two debators back for next year, and others coming in from the high school, the prospects for the coming season are very hopeful. -Mildred Clemens. Page 15 ,lg

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LITERARY SOCIETY Top Row, Left to Right-Lanning, Gansel. Center Row-Dumbar, Salisbury, Gilmore Greenlee, Elder. Bottom Row-Brewster, Larery, Kratz, Shile. Literary Society Every member has entered into the spirit of the work, and almost every member has submitted work to be read at every meeting. -From the Inkanquil, 1926. Those, it seems, were the palmy days of the society. Now everyone is enthusiastic until he has been initiated. Since we are well organized, and have been acclaimed successful, we'don't have to work muchg moreover, the society is now affiliated with the Pen and Scoll Cwhich means that it has periodical tryouts, and that the members feel important and pay duesjg so like all who, after long labor, have attained the goal, we have retired, so to speak. Continuing the comparison, like the retired man who happily exhibits a successful busi- ness or manufacturing concern, we show, as a concrete result of our labors, a paper, The Lark, which flew high, and returning, brought a clear profit of fifty cents into our treasury. Having recently acquired three new members on whom the burden can be placed, we are anticipating another Lark, But do not think the literary society is not worth while. It is. What would we do dur- ing activity periods, if there were no literary society meeting? If that case were true, we might have to study. But most of us are sin- cere, some of us are even ambitious, a few have talent, and several are even willing to work. On the whole, we are above the aver- ageg and anyway, what is a school without a literary society? There is but little else to say regarding the literary society. It is here, and it is here to stay. It was brought into existence only af- ter a long, hard fight against all odds con- ceivable, and it is not a thing that will go without a harder fight than the one which brought it into being. -Kathryn Kratz. Page 17