Manchester College - Aurora Yearbook (North Manchester, IN)

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• debate A tournament of speakers is a challenge to clear thinking; so is the contest of life. Quick thinking, hard work, and the will to win are the char- acteristics evidenced by this group. This year the national de- bate topic was: Resolved: That the Congress of the United States should enact a compulsory fair employment practices law. MC debaters travelled to Earlham, Purdue, Western Mich- igan, Northwestern, Ball State, DePauw and the National TKA Conference at Denver. • tri phi We ' re in the club to learn, practice and enjoy forensic activit- ies. Gavels, podiums and microphones are familiar equipment to these Tri Phi members who are living up to this by giving ora- tions, extemporaneous speeches, anecdotes and talking over the radio in their weekly sessions. Invitations written in reverse an- nouncing the Backwards Party given by this organization created a new look for everyone on the campus. This year ' s officers were Ted Whitacre, John Knelson and Pat Haynes. Standing: Joe Riley, Profes- sor Keller, John Knelson, Keith Kinney. Seated: Dick Mishler, Jack Bormuth, Pat Thomas, Dick Weick, Pat Haynes. Standing: Joe Riley, Shirley Weiss, Bob Dawes, Hilda LaNier, Jack Bormuth, Lor- etta Houser, Paul Johansen, Pat Thomas, Jayne Shafer. Seated: Professor Keller, John Knelson, Pat Haynes, Ted Whitacre. twenty-seven

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Fourth Row: Paula Sheller, Sue Weaver, Anne Hollenberg, Helen Bowman, Grace Schrock, Carol Petry, Nancy Hoover, Nellie Jarboe, Shirley Flanigan. Third Row: Arlene Coy, Jean Weaver, Ed Smith, Bill Clarke, Donald Flory, Paul Burkett, Carol Oliver, Professor Merritt, Margaret Davitt. Second Row: Esther Huston, George Arnold, Joel West, Harold Norman, John Mack, Merle Rummel, Bob Cool, Clyde Fry. First Row: Melvin Spence, Marlene Guldin, Shunil Das, Beverly Reid, Gifford Ammermann, Carmen Milliner, Margaret Brooks, Al Huston, Harold Mack, Wayne Zunkel. We ' re striving to be good citizens of the world. The International Relations Club was founded by one of Man- chester ' s most famous alumni and former professors, Dr. An- drew Cordier, now UN Secretary — General Trygve Lie ' s Ad- ministrative Secretary. The members have done a great deal to live up to his expectations. They cooperated in collecting five hundred pounds of clothing for Korean Relief and sponsored a scholarship fund for a worthy student who is studying inter- national relations. They have backed the showing of several movies and sold concessions at Homecoming in order to finance this virtuous project. Discussions, interviews, debates, and lectures provided the food for thought at the regular meetings of this breath of the United Nations on our campus. All of these projects and activities promoted interest and support of the UN on our campus and thus in its small way, the IRC has taken important steps in furthering international understanding between our campus community and citizens in all corners of the world. twenty-six

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f t a meetings were held every other monday night He teaches who gives and he learns who receives. Although FTAers are still on the receiving end, they are striving, through their organization, to learn to be the best of givers. This learning process takes place at the regular every other Monday night meetings held in the social room and is helped along by participation in various all-school activities. Outstanding among these activities sponsored by the Future Teachers is the high school FTA conference held on MC ' s campus every fall. This year approximately 250 high school members of the national organization from the surrounding communities attended the general assembly and the discus- sion groups led by MC ' s own members. The club ' s home-made ice cream sold at a social in the early fall and cocoa and doughnuts served the night before term exams helped make FTA a popular group on campus. Officers Carol Honeyman, Peggy Clouse, Lois Ogan, Ann Beauchamp, Margaret Hilbert, Jane Keller, and John Mack, along with various other members, attended the state FTA conference in Indianapolis and the spring workshop at Taylor University. Dr. N. N. Leasure acted as co-ordinator of not only FTA ' s local activities, but also those of the state organization. twenty-eight