Bay City Junior College - Crucible Yearbook (Bay City, MI)

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TD GE: eS Cwke WaGa lr Bai. ale Front Row, left to right—Paul Harvey, John C. Kavanagh, Jack W. Korn, Herbert W. Bean. Second Row—Gerald Johrson, Fred J. Tonks, William A. Groening, Paul E. Belknap. Debating ol debating team of 1932 was very successful. A new system was used by which no official decisions were offered, as a judgeless contest seemed to be in vogue with the present economic depression. The question for debate by the Junior College Conference this year was, “Resolved: That the nations should adopt a policy of free trade.”’ This topic was extremely popular and interesting as the question of tariff is highly important and is much discussed in the entire economic world. Beginning the season with but one veteran, William Groening, the team was con- siderably strengthened by the addition of several former high school debaters; Paul Belk- nap, Herbert Bean, and Paul Harvey of Central High School; Jack Korn, of Manton, and Gerald Johnson, of Harrisville. H. C. Klingbeil, of the Public Speaking department coached the team. In the first debate of the season, February 9, Herbert Bean and Paul Harvey, taking the negative side met Flint. The following week, February 25, another negative team consisting of Jack Korn and Gerald Johnson met Jackson. The next week, March 4, the affirmative team consisting of Paul Belknap and Fred Tonks traveled to Grand Rapids. On March 8, Bean and Harvey, again representing the negative, met Highland Park at Highland Park. On March 15, Muskegon motored to Bay City to meet the affirmative team, repre- sented by Paul Belknap and John Kavanagh. This contest was judged by local professional men who awarded a two to one decision to the affirmative. The debaters closed their season on Thursday, March 17, when the affirmative con- sisting of William Groening and Paul Belknap, met Port Huron in a no-decision contest. Four members of the team represented Bay City at the Michigan Intercollegiate Model League of Nations Assembly at the College of the City of Detroit. This assembly is conducted according to the same procedure as the League of Nations, each college representing one or more nations. Bay City’s delegation, consisting of Paul Belknap, William Groening, Paul Harvey, and Fred Tonks, represented Sweden. Four members of the team Bean, Korn, Groening, and Tonks graduate this June, leaving Harvey, Belknap, Johnson, and Kavanagh to form the nucleus of next year's team. [ 15 |

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Ty Eee Ro Cri er Front Row—William Fogg, Helen Ossipove, Emiline Anderson, Alice DeWaele, accompanist, Lorraine DeWaele, Dorothea Rippberger, Beryle Voight, Bessie Tepper, lone Smith. Second Row—Emery Glancz, Llewellyn Immerman, Mary Lourim, Jennie Jones, Mary Richards, Edna Heglund, Jessie Jones, Margaret Berka, Maria Kirchman, Marian Meisel. Third Row— Russell Amhrein, director, Lynn MacPhail, Don Donnelly Joe Dan Hartingh, John Kavanagh, Paul Harvey, Harold Fogg, Henry Hart, Joe MacPhail, Erwin Moessner, Wesley Timm, Lester Freidinger. J. C. Chorus | Nes Junior College Chorus for this year has far surpassed any previous effort in this field by the students. There was such considerable interest manifested in choral pos- sibilities that the group was formed on a purely voluntary basis, which alone makes this year’s success the more outstanding. The work was undertaken in the latter part of October when the services of Russell Amhrein and Alice DeWaele as director and accompanist, respectively, were found avail- able. Those who made up the group were mostly experienced singers, having had much training in the high schools. For the first few meetings the men of the chorus were con- spicuous by their absence, but, when once members, they were among the most faithful to the very end of the year. It was necessary, Inasmuch as no provision had been made in the Student Activity Fund budget at the beginning of the semester, to borrow the first few songs from the high school music department, to whom the chorus feels indebted. The chorus during the year has made seven appearances before audiences. The first was on December |, when the group was introduced to the college at its assembly. The compliments were many and encouraging on this first appearance. The second appearance followed shortly afterward when the chorus sang between the acts of the Junior College play on December 4. With much pleasure the groups accepted the invitation to sing at the Wenona Hotel for the Exchange Club on December 13. On this occasion the chorus did remarkably well. The last appearance before the holidays was before some 400 members of the Central—J.C. P.T.A. at which time several Christmas carols were rendered. One of the chorus’s most outstanding success came early in February when, after many special rehearsals, the college chorus made up most of the chorus of 70 voices for the American Legion Minstrel Show. They did exceptionally well on each of the two nights the show was presented. The last appearance of this musical organization came on the last day of May when they presented an entire assembly program of songs for mixed voices, male voices, and quartet numbers, with instrumental numbers interspersed. This group filled an important mission during the college year and is to be commended on its fine work. [ 14]

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ior SC IR Ue Gob i Front Row—Emilene Anderson, Esther Schweitzer, John Kavanagh, Norma Curtis, Jack Korn, Madeline Race, Vivian Bailey. Second Row—Alice DeWaele, Lorraine DeWaele, Madeline Hadecock, Joan Mallet, Gerald Johnson, H. C. Klingbeil, director. Third Row—Caroline Marston, Philip Patterson, Joseph MacPhail, David Miller, Donald Oakes, William Fogg, Henry Hart. Junior College Play HE clever comedy, “Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch,’’ was enthusiastically received by an appreciative audience on December 4. This story of a woman left by her husband to bring up her large family brought both tears and laughter from those looking on. The weaving of the events of the Cabbage Patch around the Wiggs family caused complications, but they all led to bringing Mr. Wiggs back to his wife. Vivian Bailey, Esther Schweitzer, and Emeline Anderson very cleverly played the parts of the three mischievous daughters of Mrs. Wiggs—Europena, Austry, and Asia. Billy Wiggs (Jack Korn) and Chris Hazy (Don Oakes) kept a hilarious note through the whole play, as did the drunken Mr. Stubbins (Henry Hart) and the hysterical Miss Hazy (Caroline Marston). Mrs. Wiggs (Norma Curtis) showed her kindly and ruling spirit in running her unruly household, in managing other people’s affairs—promoting the marriage of Miss Hazy and Mr. Stubbins with the help of Hunkerdunkus Jones, agent (John Kavanagh) and the affair of Miss Lucy and Mr. Bob, and her protection of the runaway orphan, Lovey Mary (Madeline Race.) The German ladies were very clever claracter sketches by Alice DeWaele and Made- line Hadcock. Through the efforts of Mr. Klingbeil, director, and the large, talented cast, ‘‘Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch”’ was highly successful and well recerved. Members of the cast: Mrs Wiggs, Norma Curtis; Lovey Mary, Madeline Race; Miss Hazy, Caroline Mar- ston; Miss Lucy, Lorraine DeWaele; Mrs. Eichorn, Alice DeWaele; Mrs. Schultz, Made- line Hadcock; Asia, Vivian Bailey; Austry, Esther Schweitzer; Europena, Emeline Ander- son; Mr. Stubbins, Henry Hart; Mr. Wiggs, Phillip Patterson; Mr. Bob, Gerald Johnson; Billy Wiggs, Jack Korn; Chris Hazy, Don Oakes; H. Jones, John Kavanagh; Sheriff, Dave Miller; Tina Viney, Joan Mallet; Deacon, Joe MacPhail; Brother Splicer, Joe Biller; Mr. Schultz, Bill Fogg. The J. C. Dramatics Club was organized shortly after the production of the annual J.C. play, “Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch.’’ Norma Curtis, who with Miss Lola Bishop and Caroline Marston helped the club get underway with this year’s work, held the office of president for the first semester and was succeeded by Caroline Marston. [ 16 ]