Bettsville High School - Trail Yearbook (Bettsville, OH)

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DEBATE The debate group this year spent an exceedingly active, and very worthwhile season de4 bating the question, Resolvedg That the Federal Government should own and operate the railroads. This question was a difficult one requiring much backgrou d and preparation. From the beginning of December until the end of March, these ten students jour neyed to libraries within the county for study on the ques tion, and to many schools for practice debates. We traveled to Thompson, Old Fort, Tiffin Columbian, and New Riegelg and we had Attica, Jackson Amsden, Old Fort, and Pemberville here during the season. The two highlights of the season came at the Findlay tournament, where Bettsville students rated in the top twenty of sixty schools all larger than oursg and at the county tournament at Amsden, where Bettsville placed third. This group had a diffi- cult task which all members performed willingly and well. The teams entered in the count y tournament were--Affirma- tive, Pauline Steffanni and Jimmy Sullivang and Negative Karl Turner and Norman Fry. Special mention should also be made of two excellent debaters who will no doubt make a place for themselves next year, Janet Hartsel and Evelyn Puf- fenberger. Standing - Helen Burkett, Miss Hurlburt, Rita Kuhn Seated - Evelyn Puffenberger, Janet Hartsel, Pauline Steffanni, Jimmy Sullivan, Norman Fry, Karl Turner, Robert Andrews, Isabel Klopp ONE-ACT PLAY HFather's Day Onu or NMother's Day Offu, the -con- test one-act play this year, went through a very busy and successful season. The story was of NMotherH fplayed by Janet Hartsell, who wanted a vacation, and HFatherN KFrancis Millerl, who thought she didn't need one because Hall she had to do was look after the house, and four children practically grown with lots of competent help.H The play is a portion of the day in which father de- cides to take charge of the household because 'mother fusses too much. His motto is - 1 Take things more calmly. The children are home from school on this particular day and after Judy, the high school age daughter, whom the twins call Hdudy Forgot,n CEleanor Harrison? goes riding with a young man instead of staying home to help ivr motherg and the twins Chutho Baker and Claude Kingl sell Mother's Oriental Rug to the Junk Mang and Sedalia fBetty Feasell the Ufool girlu color- ed nurse can't take care of baby without help from fatherg he finally decides to let her taker her vacation and says HMaybe l'll go with you.n Two friends of Judy's are played by Corrine Fravel and Jeanne Hoffman. The cast is to be congrat ulated for its fine work in keeping up the spirit of the play so well over such an ex- tended period of time. To Miss Hurlburt goes much com- mendation for her splendid coaching.' .9 I