Brother Rice High School - Quest Yearbook (Bloomfield Hills, MI)

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or cz' A airs i s SEQDUIYL. M Sister Kenneth Marie, checks information dis- Calling to order the many delegates representing various countries of the 'world played by jim Varley and Tim Thorton. in last falls session, are officers, Colleen Taylor and Doris Flaherty. i' ,S a,-+ ln the white robes of Liberia, dark faced delegates Brian Mc- Nanght and Henry Grix seek time to explain their vote on the White paper issue which concerns action in the Congo. Look- ing on is delegate Roger Tremblay waiting to cast his ballot

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Senate, . . er Inszgbt Into Governmenlj Marian, Rice representatives demonstrate natural skills in legislation Accepting the torch of leadership passed by na- tional and world politicians, Rice students partici- pated in the Model United Nations and Senate. The Marian U.N. hosted Rice delegates for two days of the Thanksgiving vacation. Delegates ably debated and voted on the problems of the U.N. Police Force, the Security Council and Yemen. The session ended with a speech by Mr. Malcolm Dooley, brother of the late Dr. Thomas Dooley. Making students aware of the activities of democracy was the ideal of the Brother Rice Model Senate. Vice-president Mike Gibson sought to make the two day Senate the most memorable event of the Easter vacation. Strong Democrats, led by Jim Rodary, failed to shake the stand of staunch Republicans, led by John lVlcAllister, on Medicare, Presidential Succession and Disanna- ment Treaty. The Model U.N.'s and Senate's decisions will have no effect on history, but its participants may go on to make history themselves. Leslie Gill, john Koss, john McAllister and Cindy Diehl discuss the prohlems of getting a Repuhlican speaker. Wliile George McLaughlin proposes 11 far fetched idea, john McAllister, Rita Duwe, and Henry Grix listens as Cathy Grigg laughs at the idea. Alike Gihson and illr. Illurphy take time from I1 class period to discuss problems that will face the Student Senate in the coming year. 90

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v , . 0 i . ., ' .V , I 'V is , Competzizon Falls to Rzcey y y Speaking ability, fast mind, quick Wit bring about winning season Varsity Debate Teamg First row: C. Murphy, M. Gibson, R. Choveneck, M Bergsma, P. Saulg Second row: D. Kanaan, J. Hildebrand, C. Taunt, G. Kopaz, M. Rieschel, K. Kieffer. The reserved approach helped win many debates for Bruce Taunt. Bruce Mulkoff listens intently so that he can supplement his partners arguments. The ability to speak well can never be underestimated. To assemble a valid argu- ment and to transmit thoughts effectively to another individual was the purpose be- hind establishing the Debate Club last year. The young men in this club all possess the knowledge and quick wits to carry out this objective. The Debate team hosted the St. Thomas More Forum in an interschool debate. The topic, Resolvedg Nuclear Arms should be placed under the control of an inter- national organization, was thoroughly dis- puted. Under the able moderation of Br. Faranda, the team won over seventy per- cent of their debates. Through continuous effort, the team in its second year was able to make notable victories over longer es- tablished teams. te., ha-