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

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53,-.f ofja J Debate, oratory, declamation, both intramural and va sity, bring honors to speech students through compel tion. programs, and recordings. JIM MUEHLENBECK, oratorg ONEITA CHISHOLM. declaimc and JIM STENGLEIN, extemporaneous speaker, represent A thur Hill in the state contests. BETTY CAFFEE, LORRAINE SCHULTZ, and EDWIN BOEH of the advanced speech class, specializing in radio work, t their hand at recordings. They record their sound effects 1 the new recording machine and also make records of thc speeches to discover voice and speech defects. The radio cla also produced radio adaptations of Oliver Goldsmith's Sl Stoops to Conquer and The Vicar of Wakeheld along wi many other historical novels for English and history class: BILL THOMPSON, BOB RICHARDSON, ONEITA CHISHOLJ DICK RIFENBURG, and DIRK WEST were selected to represe the school at the valley declamation meet after prelimina eliminations in advisories. Oneita won the valley champio ship at Flint Northern High School and went on to pla second in the state contest at Ann Arbor. All four declaimc placed in the afternoon eliminations at Flint. EUGENE FERNETTE, extemporaneous speaker, FRED TRIN LEIN, oratorg and CATHERINE MCDONALD, oratorg represe Arthur Hill in valley competition. Arthur Hill had to be sz isfied with second places in the preliminary contests. RUTH HAUFFE and ARLENE FISH of Miss Amy Gatz's a visory, and JOAN HAWK and MARY JO SMITH of Mrs. Franc Hamlin's advisory survived five rounds to become co-chai pions of intramural debate. The question for the first thr rounds was Resolved, That each state should adopt a poli of socialized medicine, changing in the fourth round Resolved, That India should gain her independence now. JEAN WILLIAMSON, DON NUECHTERLEIN, MARY MICHI BOB RICHARDSON, JIM STENGLEIN, and GEORGE MICHEL, 1 firmarive, and JIM MUEHLENBECK, PAT BROCK, FRED TRIN LEIN, HARLON MARK, DIRK WEST, and PHYLLIS WHYT negative, argued the question, Resolved, That every ab bodied male citizen of the United States should be required have one full year of military training before attaining t present draft age, in six rounds held at Pontiac, Bay City, a: Flint to take fourth place in the valley standings. The vars team also was host to Midland and Elkton in practice debat All of these debaters were presented with Michigan Forc sic Society Keys at the honors assembly. Second year keys we awarded to George Michel, jim Muehlenbeck, Don Nuecht: lein, and jim Stenglein. ' 3 ' LEGEN

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fke ,avec-5 To collect, write, edit what students say, accomplish, think, and feel and give it back to them in print is the job of journalism students. ELLEN FEAVYEAR, desk, ARTHUR RAPP, editorial editor, CLARIA ROHLHOEE, typistg MARION FARMER, distribution, and CLINTON STROEBEL, editor, the five graduating seniors of the Newr staff, find plenty of problems in publishing fifteen issues of a six-page paper. ELSIE STOKUS. NANCY HOFFMAN, ROSEMARY RAPP, and DOROTHEA MOUNTZ, seated, MADELINE YORK, BOB LEDDY, ESTHER SCHIEFER, JIM STENGLEIN, DON BURKE, and ZOE MASON, juniors, assist in all departments of the Newt. ALICE FISCHER, Legenda editor, with PHYLLIS WHYTE, writing ads, CAROL CHISHOLM, setting her camera, LOIs STELTZRIEDE, looking over HOWARD FINGER,S shoulder, who works on one of the departments, and GRACE DITTMAR, tabu- lating Hall of Fame, are graduating seniors on the Legenda staff. Not in the picture is Leona Marker. MARY jo SMITH, SALLY TROMBLEY, JOAN VERMURLEN, RUTH LEHR, and ARLOA WOLDERZAK, seated, BETTY WINTER- STEIN, JESSIE FERGUSON, KATHLEEN SANFORD, MARGARET BIGGS. JEANNE THURLOW. and RAY BORCHARD, juniors, train for the 1943 staff. Not in the picture are Harriet Sarow, busi- ness manager, and Virginia Stipe. Twenty journalism students took time out from their various assignments on the Legenda and News to attend the Michigan Interscholastic Press Association meet at Ann Arbor May 1 and 2. Ar the convention, the Legenda walked off with the award for the best 1941 school annual in the state. In the Scbolaxtic National Award contest, Don Burke, Newt sports editor, and jim Stenglein, editorial editor, won certifi- cates for their sports and feature writing. The staff entertained and participated in four meetings of the council of city high school editors on Defense, and enter- tained for luncheon the staff of the Cass City High School on May 20. Among social meetings were a potluck held on Friday the, thirteenth preceding the Arthur Hill-Owosso basketball game, to which each person brought his favorite dish, a Christmas party at the home of Richard Griffin, a party at the home of Dorothea Mountz, and one at the home of Miss Mattie G. Crump honoring the graduating seniors, Eight senior journalists were honored and recognized by the Treanor Chapter of Quill and Scroll. The students pre- sented with pins, symbolizing their high journalistic achieve- ment at the awards assembly in May were ALICE FISCHER, LEONA MARKER, and ROGER JACOBI of the Legendary MARION FARMER. ELLEN FEAVYEAR, CLARIA KOHLHOFF, ARTHUR RAPP, and CLINTON STROEBEL of the Newr. JUNE, 1942

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assemblies Together thirty times in auditorium or gymnasium stu- dents sing. laugh, listen and swallow hard. Selecting a variety of professional and student assemblies, the committee as pictured includes JIM STENGLEIN, GEORGE MICHEL, chairman, MISS BURNICE GIBBS, speech instructor, and DAVE OEMING, seated, and ROBERT PFEUFFER, PAT BROCK, CAROLINE MICHEL, and DON NUECHTERLEIN, standing. NORMA WESTWOOD taps for Army 4 assembly as a forfeit for losing the Student Organization membership drive, under General Ray Smith, chairman. Army l, Alice Fischer, general, which rated second in the contest for Student Organization memberships, presents Vic- tory as its battle cry stunt. National Honor Society initiates, honored in an assembly at the close of the first semester, finds ELEANOR AHRENS, BILL DIRKER, presidentg MARION FARMER, ROBERT FELLOWS, ROGER LIACOBI, LOUISE MIKIILA. and MARTHA NOACK in the back row, and HOWARD REDEERN. WILLIAM REINKE, ELAINE ROB- BENNOLT. LELAND RUSSELL, ELFRIEDE SCHIESSWOHL, GRANT THORMEIER. and ALDEAN VOELKER. secretary, in the front row. MR. Russ HOOCERHYDE, six times National Archery Cham- pion, shows JEAN WILLIAMSON. chairman, a little Of his technique in archery. The three LEONARDOS, nation-wide champion tumblers, pre- sent arcrobatic feats on the tramplene, with Pegge McNamara as chairman. But they weren't the only ones-Mr. I. M. Brock and Mr. Arnold E. W'olgast did all right too. PAT BROCK, chairman, announces the four TRUMPETEERS who furnish beauty, music, and dance. Witll PAT BATES 215 Cl'lHlI'I1'12lD, MR. GIOVANNI SPERANDEO and ELSA CARL sPERANDEo bring a touch of Sicily in pre- senting native ltalian songs and stories. We would smile too if we were ROBERT MUNDT of Army 3, who is being congratulated by General BOB PFEUFFER on being the winner of a free Student Organization membership by merely drawing his name from a wastebasket. MR. RICHARD VERNON, chairman of the Committee of Visual Education, aIId Fire Chief FRANK W. BENDER February 26 tell the necessity of avoiding fires. Richard Griffin is student chairman. Master Singers, Messrs. HOWARD CARMAN, WALTER HARD- WICR. DAVID JOHNSON. and EMIL TAFLINGER, accompanied by MR. PUSEYV. appear in a music program. DON NUECHTER- LEIN is chairman. RAY GIIERIN introduces MR. C. T. WILLIAMS to talk on and show pictures of wild life MARY LOWN doesn't hesitate when MR. BURTON LYNN JACKSON invites her to play his instrument. Another highlight in the assembly program was the crown- ing of the football queen, Grace Dittmar, by Frank Wager and the presentation of flowers by Charles Decator. Wilmer Pierson was student chairman. Fifty-five graduating seniors, who were chosen by the faculty, were inducted into the National Honor Society at an assembly May 20 with Gerrit Wierda student chairman. These students were awarded for being in the upper third of their class in both scholarship and leadership during their career in high school. The last all-school assembly of the year featured the seniors in the Senior Assembly, june 4. Jim Muehlenbeck was student chairman, and George Michel, representing the seniors, and Pat Brock, the underclassmen, were student speakers. JUNE, 1942