Davis Vocational and Technical High School - Beacon Yearbook (Grand Rapids, MI)

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The Debate Team, under the direction of Miss Kosanke, has been very successful in this year's program of activities. The debates and discussions have been on various subjects, but the main subject was, Resolved: That a Federal World Govern- ment Should Be Established. The coach, as well as all of the debaters, were beginners in the activity in this chool. At first, getting the materials together and commencing work was rather difficult for them. lt dicln't take them long to get into harness, however, and enjoyment and fun soon followed along with the work. The debates and discussions were conducted at the various high schools: South, Union, Central, Wyoming, Lee, Ottawa, and Kelloggsville. The team was divided into two groups, one taking the affirmative, and one taking the negative. Each group debated at different schools. Last October the debate team went to East Lansing to attend a debate clinic to get some inspiration for the project. Now at the end of the year of debating, this group can call the year successful as well as enjoyable. SEATED: Eleanor Tromp, loan Koolen, Ruth Poplaski. STANDING: julie Vander Veen, Rita Golembeski.

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The Home Economics Club is open to girls who are tak- ing a home economics course. lts able leaders are Miss Katz, program adviser, Miss Shannon, service adviser, and Mrs. Scoville, financial adviser. At the meetings of the club, short programs are presented by the members, or guest speakers are heard. The highlight oi the past season was a talk by Mary Lee Hurt, State Super- visor of Home Economics. Once a year the club sponsors an assembly for all the girls in the school. It consists of a style show and a short program, illustrating what the girls have learned in home economics. The girls help to cheer others by supplying one or more needy families With baskets ot food at Thanksgiving and Christmas time. They aid the lunior Red Cross by making hospital slippers and stitching identification labels upon gar- ments supplied. Economics Club of Grand Rapids and in the Regional Home The club is represented in the lnter-High School Home Economics Club. FIRST ROW: E. Veenstra, D, Thomas, B, Kosten, I. Cothern, L. Polkowski, L. Kilbourne, C. Preskop, F. Whightsel D, Thompson, P, Ford, C. Chrysler, D. Frydrych. SECOND ROW: M. Katz, adviserg E. Sieracki, L, Dutkiewicz, E. Burns, M. Haskins, L. A. Stolzyg W. Olreeg D. Thompson- K. Huntp E. Den Houten, C. Glass, D. Shemanski, G. Baryog V. Shannon, adviser. THIRD ROW: B. Williams, B. Drummond, B. Bogaski, B. Scholten, D. Bladey, E. Mikucki, B. Miller, C. Byl, G Woldyk, E. Wiktorowski, L. Krieger, B. Bladey, B. Punches, B. Casey. TOP ROW: M. De Witt, F. Eldred, M, Rudnick, B. Gridley, W. Bykerk, P. Casey, M. Gilbert, I. Wagemann. M Wallace, M. Arthur, L. Pasma, R. Serba, M. L. Weeber, I. Vander Stel. 1 1

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Forensics is an extra-curricular activity open to the entire school. Anyone interested in speech work will find ample opportunity in the many programs for assemblies, in the Iunior Speaker's Bureau Work, in the Senior Play tryouts, and in the Local and District contests held each spring in April. The representatives from Davis Tech who took part in the regional contest with Creston, Christian, and Ottawa, are Mary Rudnick, oratorical declamation, Ieanne Stott, dramatic declamation Cthird place winnerlg Iulie Vander Veen, dramatic declamation ffirst place winnerlg Eugene Rykse, oration, Wal- ter Nowakowski, extempore. Those who have taken part have found it profitable as Well as fun to be a part ot the many school activities open to those who speak Well. Miss West, forensic coach, has given much of her time and has been patient and encouraging in preparing the students to attain self-confidence in their speech. SEATED: Mary Rudnick, Ieanne Stott, Lorraine Maghielse. STANDING: Miss West, adviser, Eugene Rykse, Iulie Vander Veen.