Arthur Hill High School - Legenda Yearbook (Saginaw, MI)

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k jvww-awww-it sa A-R ium October 18. Randall Robson was selected as student chairmanl Toasts to the queen were made by Betty Lou Chris- tensen for the sophomores, Clinton Stroebel for the juniors, and Clara Smith for the seniors. Dr. J. Orton Goodsell '14, spoke for the alumni. Then came Mr. George Campbell, the song leaderg the four Negro boys who presented Harmonies from Dixie g Mr. Pres- ton Q. Orwig, a representative from the American Youth Foundationg and Mr. Salom Rizk, a Syrian-born American and noted lecturer. Sally Schindehette, George Michel, Ted Heine- man and Marjorie Rice were student chairmen, respectively. Other highlights included J. Franklin Caveny with his per- formance entitled Wit and Wisdom of Chalks and Clay. Betty Lou Remer, Art Club president, introduced him. , Dr. joseph Ortman entertained on February 6 with Dorotha Pointer as student chairman. The following week A Story of a G-Man was presented by Mr. Sam Grathwell who is affili- 'id- Ha ated with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Marvin Page made the introduction. Serfim Streklalf, Bob Friers, and Captain Corley P. McDar- ment were other speakers and entertainers. Louis Conzelman, Doris Muehlenbeck, and Mervin Straw were chairmen, respectively. The original, honor, and senior assemblies came in May and June. Features of the orginial assembly included Harold Miller's band, Bill Salvner, the playing and singing of Elaine Warsin and Ruth Haufife, Lorraine Crane, Don Nuechterlein, Hudson Snow, and Norma Westwood. Lyle limeott was chairman. Fifty-four graduates were inducted into the National Honor Society on May 28. Howard Redfern took the honors as chairman. Warren Schroeder was chairman of the senior assembly june 12.

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Y peech Offers public speaking, debate, declamation, oratory Students may take one semester of public speaking. The class studies voice, posture, eye contact and construction of material. The groups get practice in program building by sponsoring extra skits and chairmen for assemblies and pep sessions and meeting the numerous civic demands for program material. DEBATE Surviving sixty-nine competitive debates june Willemin and Mary Wood of Mrs. Krueger's advisory, pictured at the top right, became all-school champion debaters. Runners-up pic- tured below were Betty Ann Young of Miss White's advisory and Pat Brock of Mr. Damberg's advisory. Subjects debated were in the first round, Aid to Britain , in the second, Com- pulsory Military Training and in the remaining rounds, Labor Unions. SPEECH Chosen to represent Arthur Hill this year in the valley speech meet were Don Nuechterlein, in declamation, Marjory Rice, oratoryg james Muehlenbeck, oratoryg Nancy Byrnes, declamationg George Michel and Richard Weiner, extempo- raneous speaking. These students are pictured at the top right. This tournament brought a new combination of teams. VALLEY DEBATE For the first time since 1936 debaters entered the Valley debate tournament. Six schools, Arthur Hill, Bay City, Flint Northern, Owosso, Pontiac and Saginaw, had four teams of three members each. The three tourneys were to have two series of seven rounds each. Arthur Hill placed sixth for the season. The students participating were Donald Abbey, Richard Blackwell, Rosemary Bartlett, Daye Goodrow, Harold Miller, james Muehlenbeck, Bruce Otto, Marvin Page, Marjory Rice, Nancy Stine, Verla Tietz, Flistia Urban and Frank Wager. The hrst talking tournament was held at Flint Northern November 4, where jim Muehlenbeck, Marjory Rice and Nancy Stine, one of the four teams, won two of their rounds on the subject Resolved, That the powers of the Federal Gov- ernment should be decreased. The second round was held at Arthur Hill November 29. The preliminaries were started at 4 o'clock after which a supper was served in the cafeteria. After supper Arthur Hill placed in one event only. The last tourney was scheduled at Owosso, january 14, in which the same students participated but teams were reorgan- ized. This tournament brought a new combination of teams. One was composed of Don Nuechterlein, Jim Stenglein and George Michel who won their two rounds. Although Arthur Hill placed last in Valley debate, Mr. Senn predicts a better record next year with a few experienced students. ASSEMBLIES The assembly committee, composed of Marjorie Rice, Ted Heineman, Sally Schindehette, Harris Taubeneck and jim 18 Muehlenbeck, not in picture, pictured at the top center plan- ned a series of talks by interesting persons with the aid of Student Organization funds. The patriotic opening with the singing of the national song and pledge to the flag immediately followed the orchestra number at each assembly. Regular assemblies were held in the auditorium while pep programs were held in the gymnasium. The first assembly presented Mr. Ray Ramsey in a descrip- tive travelogue of Mexico. The Spanish department sponsored this assembly with Jean Ann Granville as student chairman on September 19. Two weeks later brought Captain William Campbell, a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman. Harris Taubeneck was chairman. The Homecoming program presented Queen Gertrude Forbes with Geraldine Esmer and Dorothy Geyer as her atten- dants. The ctowning of the queen took place in the gymnas-

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Journalism Gives instruction, actual production experience in collecting, writing and distribution of news of life at Arthur Hill For students with better than average ability in organizing, writing, photography, typing and selling, the journalism de- partment offers training. This department is on a production basis. After one semester of general instruction the students take individual assignments which all come together in the publications and publicity service of the school. Social and educational extra activities of the department included a broadcast over WSAM, a trip to the stare conven- tion, two roasts at the Tourist Camp, parties at the homes of Betty Haenlein, Mary Payne Mountjoy, Betty jean Howell and Miss Mattie G. Crump, a picnic at the beach and a get-to- gether at the all-school reunion. Shown in the Hrst picture are journalists laying copy aside and picking up cokes, hot dogs and some songs at the picnic at the Tourist Camp. Each day Gertrude Golz, pictured, posted in a corridor case all news in the city and Detroit papers of the preceding day. This time they tried to cover up their pleasure trip to Ann Arbor by saying they had to attend the MIPA Convention. Pictured boarding the bus bound for Ann Arbor are: Violet Blacktopp, Edwin Boehm, Don Burke, Linn Campbell, Julia Chisholm, Grace Dittmar, Ellen Feavyear, Alice Fischer, Mar- garet Gelow, Gertrude Golz, Betty Haenlein, Nancy Hoffman, Betty jean Howell, Gloria Krogman, Adeline Krawczak, Robert Leddy, Mary Payne Mountjoy, Dorothea Mountz, Elizabeth McColgan, Arthur Rapp, Rosemary Rapp, Phyllis Sanford, Sally Schindehette, Elsie Stokus, Arlene Willoughby, Betty Ann Young and Miss Crump. QUILL AND SCROLL Those seniors who proved themselves valuable in the work were invited to become members of the Treanor Chapter of Quill and Scroll, international honor society for high school journalists. Those honored this year are pictured, left to right: Arthur Rapp, Alice Van Wagoner, secretary-treasurer, Phyllis Sanford, Mary Payne Mountjoy, vice-president, Betty jean Howell, president, Betty Haenlein, Roger Jacobi and Dorothy Warren. Not in the picture, Clinton Stroebel. Through Quill and Scroll one student received recognition for his writing in the annual National award contest conducted by SrfJola.rtic Magazine. Clinton Stroebel placed first in Mich- igan and honorable mention in the nation with his research feature on whether the school had lived up to its recommen- dations. THE ARTHUR HILL NEWS The school paper, The Arthur Hill News, is produced for the students and by the students with the aim of upholding high ideals of scholarship, social relationships, and citizenship by recording the activities of the entire school in a six page, four column sheet every other school week. In cooperation with the city and state newspapers of the community, the students collect, type, give out information and arrange for picture material for the two city papers and two Detroit papers as well as releasing news to the radio station. Pictured is the l94l News staff, who have made the news- paper possible. Alice Van Wagoner, business manager, Claria Kohlhoff, typisr and reporter, Georgia Burke, typist, Phyllis Sanford, feature writer and reporter, Betty jean Howell, editor- in-chief, Roger Jacobi, photographer, Arthur Rapp, feature 'Th gg E writer, Ruth Dabbert, reporter, Dorothy Warren, editorial writer, Mary Payne Mountjoy, editorial page editor, Clinton Stroebel, city desk, and Ellen Feavyear, assistant city desk. LEGENDA To summarize the school year, one group arranges individual pictures of the personnel of the school, writes and sells adver- tising of half its budget and distributes to all student organ- ization members the Legenda. Graduating seniors of the staff are: standing, May Oehring, l2B, art representative, Gloria Krogman, Betty Ann Young, Margaret Gelow, Dorotha Pointer, Elizabeth McColgan, Mary Lee Grossman, Della Block and Anna jean Toman, while seated are Wanda Weiss, Betty Haenlein, editor, james Hutch- ison and Sally Schindehette, business manager. Not in the pic- ture are Jerrie Morris and Arlene Willoughby.