Glassport High School - Glahisean Yearbook (Glassport, PA)

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GLAHISEAN The Debate Team AFFIRMAUVIC NEGATIVE lVlARuARE'r CARPENTER GENE TRUXELL MILDRED FRonoUcK JOE I.EBow1Tz JAMES PALMIRE MERRILL SNYDER Continuing the practice which she started last year, in so much as the teams were concerned, debate coach Lillian Uemestichas again this year did not have a 'fregularn squad, but alternated her speakers. The organization of the club took place shortly before Christmas, and the work of writing speeches started the sec- ond week in January. The season was ofiicially opened with the Munhall debates, when both teams started the season vigorously by winning unanimous decisions. ln the next con- test Glassporfs negative did not fare so well, bowing to Mclieesport by a 2-1 vote of the judges, while the affirmative continued its good work with a 2-1 victory. The third and final league debate was with Turtle Creek, when both teams tri- umphed l-0. 1 At tie end of the season Glassport was tied with McKeesport for the section the basis of points ac- hopes for the county to the N.F.L. debates, By means of a raffle championship, but Mclieesport was decided the winner on cumulated in the McKeesport-Glassport debates. Their championship destroyed, the club now turned its attention which were scheduled for April l9 and 20 at Penn State. of an Easter egg. and some Hnancial aid from the school board, the seniors par- ticipated in this contest and made a line showing there. Non-decision practice debates were held with West Newton, East Washiiigton, St. Vincent's, and South Fayette High Schools. The season's record was: AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE Glassport .............. . . . l Munhall ............... . . . 0 Glassport .... . . . 2 McKeesport .. . . . . . 1 Glassport .... . . . 1 Turtle Creek .... . . . 0 Glassport .... . . . 1 Munhall ...... . . . 0 Glassport .... . . . l McKeesport .... . . . 2 Glassport .... . . . 1 Turtle Creek .... . . . 0 'IO

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GLAHISEAN OF I 936 s C A C T I V L A S S and S E I S T I E

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Forensics Although last year saw the installation of a chapter of the National Forensic League in our school, it was this year that really saw our participation in the N.F.l.. reading, oration, debating, and extempore contests and the excellent results of our so-directed efforts. ln 1934 Harvey Schauftler participated in the national original oratorical contests held at Topeka, Kansas, and as Glassport's representative, claimed the na- tional title for Cilassport High School. This year Glassport was again represented at the national finals, held this time at Oklahoma City. Margaret Carpenter first presented her oration, America, The Spectacular, at our school when the county contests were held. Then she traveled to California where she gained first place i11 the state eliminations, therehy claiming the state title and meriting the right to 9:-MSS go to Oklahoma, where she made an excellent showing. lllr. Joseph Srp wa l -r coach, as well as Harvey Schaufflens. Presenting the declarnation entitled, mln Defense of the l'uritan,,' Vivian lllil- ton, coached hy Miss Mary Easton, won the county championship. lllrs. ,lose- phine Truxell coached this year's extemporaneous speaker, Merrill Snyder, whose talks on phases of the Constitution in the county contests iinished lirst in competi- tion with other schools. Glassport was not represented this year in either the poetry or the Shakespeare reading contests. W'hen the N.l7.L. chapter was hrst organized last year, joseph A. Srp, Lillian Demestichas, Josephine U. Truxell, C. I. lllilroth, llarvey Schauftler, and Christine Marcinelli were enrolled charter members. To that list this year added the names of Gene Truxell, Joe Lebowitz, Merrill Snyder, Vivian Milton, and Mar- garet Carpenter. 'll 6' 56