Crawfordsville High School - Athenian Yearbook (Crawfordsville, IN)

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atemucnlnn F I l E 5 l I l il i 5. I 1 i J. Dramatics Acting is the moving picture of nature. Speech Arts U25 The Speech Arts Club sponsors and directs all speech activities including oratory, debate, and dramatic readings. Election to the club is based on merit in speech, and the try-out system. Officers this year are: president, Miriam Clements, vice-president, Mary Ja.ne Cummings, secretary-treasurer, Doris Hahn. This year the Speech Arts Club presented Digging Up the Dirt, a three act comedy, to an audience of eight hundred. Financially, as well as dramatic- ally, the play was a great success. The club tunlike most of usb has not felt the seriousness of Old Man Depression. The play was about the misadvantures of two young fellows, who, after having an unfortunate encounter with a mephitis mesamela fcommonly called a skunkj, are forced to meet all comers in nothing more or less than their underwear and blankets. Many amusing complications arise when a party of young girls enter and the boys are forced to masquerade as Indians. In the end, of course, all difhculties are ironed out, and everyone Ulives happily ever after. The setting is in a ranch house in Arizona, which provides very picturesque scenery. The cast of the play included: Kenneth Andrews ............... ............ J oe Crane William Loomis ............ .... R ichard McClamroch Professor Roger Halleck ..... ...... R obert Thompson ... . . . . .Robert Witty . . . .Jack Alexander . . . . .Martha Fudge Sheriff Carson ............ Jose Andrada ........... Aunt Miriam Eggles ..... Betty Sherman ........ ........ ll Iiriam Clements Nan ................ ............. I rene Howell Jane ........ .... M ary Jane Cummings Allen ,,,, ......... C harles Ewoldt Phyllis ...................................................... Betty Barley Extras for the play were: Catherine Davis, Carl DeHoff, Robert DeHoff, Donald DeVoto, and Edward Linderman. The members of the production staff were: Mr. Crecelius, Miss Beatty, Miss Reed, Mr. Woodruff, Harry Streibich, Mr. Manson, Mary G. Curtis, Carolyn Simms, Frances E. Miller, Mr. Biddle, Margaret J. Hays, and Mr. and Mrs. Alexander. Page Fifty s ar

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7Af,ATl-lCIlIFIl'I Debate f l 45 By defeating the Lebanon affirmative teams and the Frankfort negative the Crawfordsville debate teams won the twenty-fourth Triangular debate and ended a successful season. The affirmative squad was composed of Harry Streibich, captain, Earl Johnson, James Leaming, and Richard McClamroch. Joe Crane captained the negative squad. Other members were Robert Witty, Robert NVedding, Dale Streibich, and Robert Thompson. C. H. S. placed third in the district league, each team losing one contest. The league question was the same as that of the Triangular: Resolved, That the government should own and operate all hydro-electric power. The debate schedule follows: Bedford, here, January 14, Bedford, there, January 21, Ladoga, Waveland, February 4, Triangular, February 9, Jefl' CLafayetteD, Oxford, at Lafayette, February 10. Central indiana Oratorical Contest Joe Crane and Miriam Clements were our representatives in the Annual Central Indiana Contest. This year it was held at Frankfort. The boys' cup went to Delphi, and the girls' to Jeff, at Lafayette. Joe took third prize with his eration The Arm of the Law. Spring Events Since we go to press before two of our most important speech events, a word should be said about them here. The senior play-always one of the big events, was to be given sometime in May. The Anna Willson Oratorical Contest was to be sometime in April. This contest, in memoriam to Miss Anna, is always a highly anticipated event as the first three prizes respectively are fifteen, ten and live dollars. Last year Joe Crane, a member of this year's graduating class, was the lucky winner. ' Page F fty-seven -

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ffm ATJ-ICHIAH - Girl Reserves C79 For nine years the Girl Reserves have been an active organization of the school. The purpose of the club is to find and give the best and to create a friendly attitude among the girls. Business meetings and luncheons have been held alternately each month. The code of the Girl Reserves, which symbolizes their high ideals and aims, is as follows: I Will Try To Be Gracious in manner Impartial in judgment Ready for service Loyal to friends Reaching toward the best Earnest in purpose Seeing the beautiful Eager for knowledge Reverent to God Victorious over self Ever dependable Sincere at all times. Sponsors of the club are: Miss Ballard, Miss Blair, Mi-ss Wilkinson, and Miss Fertich. Officers are: president, Betty Barley, vice-president, Ellen Jane IlaFollette, secretary, Naomi Miller, treasurer, Mary Coons. Hi-Y gay The purpose of the Hi-Y is To create, maintain, and extend throughout the school and community high standards of Christian character. The primary function of the club, aside from fellowship, is to be of service to the school. In this capacity it has sponsored a homecoming and a book exchange, provided traffic officers to direct traffic in front of the school, printed programs for the football and basketball games, helped the Sunshine Society deliver Cheer Baskets a.t Christmas, and many other smaller services. At least once each six weeks a real get-together and bean feed is held. The officers are: president, Dale Streibichg vice-president, Charles Groves, secretary, Joe Matricia, treasurer, Remley Herr. The sponsors of the club are Mr. DeBard, Mr. Biddle, and Mr. Woodruiif. National Honor Society f9D V, Being elected to the Nonpariel chapter of the National Honor Society is the highest honor that can be conferred upon a student by the school. Its members are elected to membership by the student body on the four cardinal principles-Scholarship, Character, Leadership, and Service. Its most promi- nent activity is selling candy at the games. The profit made by the club is returned to the school to finance worth-while chapels with well-known speakers. The officers are: president, Mary Jane Cummings, vice-president, Leslie Gilkey, secretary, Mary Jane Dawson, treasurer, Dale Streibich. The sponsors are: Miss Thompson, Miss Schweitzer, Miss Guilliams, and Mr. Stout. 1 age Fzfty-,fiue .L