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

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PHI THETA hAPPA At the first supper meeting, early in the fall, the members of Phi Theta Kappa met to lay plans for the activities of the year. Robert Johnson was sent as delegate of the Beta Gamma chapter to the Phi Theta Kappa national convention, which was held at Lawton, Oklahoma, during Easter week. His report on the convention and the problems discussed there was given at a supper meeting. At a later meeting held at the Bay City Y. W. C. A., the new members who were nominated at the beginning of the second semester were pledged at the usual annual pledge services. The initiation service and semi-formal banquet were held at the “Y” on May 38. At this, the high-light of the year’s activities, the main speaker was Professor Bennett Weaver of Ann Arbor, and the new members of the club were formally installed. The officers were: president, Robert Johnson; vice- president, Myra Tripp; secretary, George Crocker; and treasurer, Reva Hoag. Miss Hellmuth and Miss Anschutz are the sponsors. FRONT ROW—Robert Johnson, M. Tripp, R. Hoag, I. Colthorp, C. Born, M. Lark- worthy, M. Woodbury, B. MacPhail, M. Lem, B. Bonnell. SECOND ROW—M. Whalen, W. Nichol, J. Dersch, H. Kahn, A. Colby, L. Bork, M. Brancheau, D. Townsend, H. Hanson, A. Karse. THIRD ROW—R. Krieg, C. Huffman, G. Crocker, D. Coates, 28 J. Dork, R. Martin.

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Under the direction of Miss Nellie May McGregor, faculty sponsor, and Miss Virginia Eicholtz, art adviser, the Crucible Annual staff was organized in January and William Ditz was elected editor-in- chief. Mary Whalen became business manager and her staff consisted of Arlene Gabbe, Robert Leckie, Jr. Joyce Drehmer assisted by Jean Puffer collected sophomore pictures. Student photographers, Mike Bourdow and Clarke Berdan, took informal snapshots. The copy staff headed by Margery Larkworthy consisted of Kenneth Mollhagen, Ann Kavanagh, Jean Beckwith, Wallace Nichol. Mike Sturm and Elayne Clinkston handled the sports copy. The art staff, working together, did the typographical lay-out, and individual members designed the division pages — Margaret Paradise, club division page — Anne Gerhart, student page — Ritamae Rathke, faculty page — Don Coates, sport page — Bill Ditz, snap- shot page. FRONT ROW—M. Paradise, J. Puffer, A. Kavanagh, Ml. Larkworthy, A. Gerhart, W. Ditz, H. Beckett, E. Clinkston, J. Drehmer. SECOND ROW—M. Sturm, W. Nichol, R. Leckie, Jr.. M. Bourdow, C. Berdan, R. Rathke, M. Whalen, Miss McGregor, D. Coates. TVANNY ATHIINA

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In the state debate tournament, Bay City’s affirmative team, composed of Hugh Dins- more and Richard Phillips, retired undefeated from the finals. The Bay City negative team, composed of Fleur Lourim and Robert Krieg, won two of their four debates. The DEBATE the finals. By drawing the wrong slip of paper from a hat the Bay City affirmative Bay City affirmative team defeated Highland Park, Spring Arbor, Methodist College, Jackson, Muskegon, and Fordson in their march to team was forced to retire and the Grand Rapids team won the tournament defeating Wayne University who won in the draw. Out of the twenty-two teams entered, Bay City was one of the three finalists. . Phillips, ©. Card, M. Haire, Mr. Klingbeil, F. Tsourim, IR. Krieg, H. Dinsmore. The team also debated Grand Rapids, Spring Arbor, Methodist College, Muskegon, Wayne, Jackson, Port Huron, and Highland Park. The season was completed when Mr. Klingbeil, the sponsor, presented awards to Hugh Dinsmore, Dick Phillips, Edward Card, Fleur Lourim, Robert Krieg, and Margaret Haire at an assembly.