Creston High School - Saga Yearbook (Grand Rapids, MI)

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STUDENT COUNCIL The Student Council started its work this year under Miss Esther VVise but in February Miss Marguerite Eness took charge of it and became its new faculty adviser. At the election of oflicers the following were elected: President, Jay Ter Moleng Vice-President, Joe French: Secretary, Margaret Soperg and Treasurer, Pauline win-fix. During the year the organization spon- sored as its largest project I1 courtesy week. Daily reminders of courtesy in the form of printed pamphlets, and an as- sembly made the week a real success. l.ois Sorenson, under the auspices of the Student Council,returned many things which were turned into the Lost-and-Found Department of which she had charge. The showcase display, featuring class work :arranged by Ann .lane Van Eck, acquaint- ed the students with the school's regular courses. Several Creston students were active members of the Inter-High Student Coun- cil :ind the May meeting of this was held at Creston. Une hot dog sale was held during thc course of the school year to enlarge the treasury. Above, Officers, Seated: Joe French, Vice-President: Jay Ter- Molen, President. Standing: Pauline Wilcox, Treasurer: Miss Eness, Faculty Adviser: Margaret Super, Secretary. Above, Junior Representatives. Seated: Irvine Sullivan, Pat Black- burn, Barbara Howes, Wallace Pearson. Standing: Evelyn Mol, Leonora Mieras, Roberta Timmer, Marion Mol, Rose I-Iendrikse. Dorothy McDaniel. Above, Senior Representatives. Seated: Jay TerMolen, Tom Demp- ster, Joe French. Standing: Margaret Soper, Ruth Weber, Jim Blandford, Barbara Day, Marjorie Collins. Above, Club Representatives. Seated: Barbara Peterson, Pauline Wilcox, Natalie Blackburn, Ann Jane Van Eck, Betty DeK0rnes, Virginia French. Standing: Mildred Mellema, Geraldine Tenderink, Bob Couzynse, Tom Dempster, Herlie Hatfield, Marianne Ghysels, Mary Baker.

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SPEECH Students of freston have shown an in- tense interest in the speech department this year and an unusually large nuniber turned out for the annual declamation, oration and extemporc contests. Entering in the deelaination contest were Betty Church, Mary Mastenbrook, Grace Sopcr and Ruth Van Dyke. Grace Soper's presentation of Jane Addams won her the honor of representing Creston in the sub-district contest held at Creston April 6. There she placed first and en- tered the district contest at Lansing on May ek. Here she won second place. In the oratory division, open to the eleventh and twelfth grades, the seniors alone decided to try their luck. Under the direction of Miss Lois Conrad, speech in- structor, Helen Bruce, Thomas Chulski, Lois Steed and Nellie Voshol presented their orations. Lois Steed gave her win- ning oration, Let's Go to VVar,' at the district contest. Robert Budlong was Creston's repre- sentative in the extempore division at the sub-district contest. DEBATE And l f u r t h e r maintain that the United States should form an alliance with Great Britain, declared the affirma- tion in the last debate of the season with Ottawa. ltesolved: That the United States should form an alliance with Eng- land, was the question discussed by the students under the supervision of Mr. Merle Dawson, debate coach at Creston. Margaret Blyinier, Robert Bud- long, and .lune Cowdin. represent- ing the negative, succumbed to their opponents at Central in the first de- bate of the season. ln the second negative clash Margaret Blyinier's position w a s t a k e n b y Eileen Toenges and they were defeated by St. Joseph. Robert Bndlong, .lunc Cowdin, and Tom Dempster upheld the affir- mative against Muskegon, losing to them -1- to 1. Against Ottawa they brought forth a two-to-one decision.