Heidelberg University - Aurora Yearbook (Tiffin, OH)

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Heidelberg's Ohio Beta chapter of Pi Kappa Delta, national honorary forensic society, brought fame to itself and honor to the school this year, as for the first time in the history of Heidelberg it won the PKD Provincial Championship. lt was an undisputed title that the Hei- delberg delegation acquired an March 31 and April l on the Michigan State campus at East Lansing. The debaters, Kermit Sayre, Warren Hilfiker, and Noble Kime marched to seven straight decis- ions, while Marvin Silverman won third place in extemp speaking and Don Kleckner took fourth in oratory. The debaters defeated Central State of Michigan in the semi-finals and U. of Akron in the finals, after winning from Bowling Green, U, of Detroit, Kent State, Hope, and Michigan State in the prelim' inary rounds. The local chapter had the honor of seeing three more of its men, Sayre, Hilfiker, and Everett win, in addi- tion ta the provincial title, the special distinction rank, highest award of Pi Kappa Delta. The year was royally ended at the Shawhan Hotel with the annual banquet at which the nationally touring Ala- bama women's team were guests of honor, OFFICERS Sayre, President Hilfiker, Vice President Kleckner, Secretary-Treasurer PI HHPPH DELHI SECOND ROW1 lrnmel, Kime, Everett FIRST ROW: Sayre, Hilfiker, Kleckner Silverman, Professor Hopkins, ,se

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' .,' .rl ,4 ., 0 -I. 1- OFFICERS Schwytzer, President Lutterbein, Secretary'Treasurer SEIIIOR LHUREHTE LEFT TC RlGl-lTi Carpenter, Haber- Pamp Eddy Schwytzer, Lutterbein, Miss Partridge, Kneisel, Z -: -' 9... ', '. fx 4 At a Knestrict dinner party given by Miss Partridge, this honorary organiza- tion took form and began its activities, the first of which was a party to acquaint freshman girls with organizations of the campus. At football games the sale of colorful Heidelberg buttons aided the Laureate scholarship fund. Conscription for wo- menl A blatant sign heralded the annual Dad's Day party. Physical examinations, followed by a session of sending and receiving wireless messages and group reviews before the captain and his staff gave a playful preview of draft and camp life. Blair Banister announced the annual style show, where a large crowd, at first worried by the antics of a bat, later oh -ed to see Lynne Lowe as a bride. Then one June evening, after a lantern drill, the Laureate members presented a scholarship to a deserving sophomore girl, and received as the Laureate for the future year the six junior girls, waiting breathlessly in the group. w 0 1 ,,-4 , 'r l vL, 1 J, , ,4. .i' I N i 'P I tg 4. i,' 1 jf .fb 'v 1,5 I ., 1. .

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OFFICERS Kleckner, Cast Director Hopkins, Stage Manager Coons, Business Manager RLPHFI PS OIIIEGH THIRD ROW: Mr, Allman, Cromer. SECOND ROW: Professor Hopkins, Shirev, Wiley, Hoerneman, Kissling Kleckner. FIRST ROW: Hopkins, Coons, Swine- hort, Borger, Regula. With the initiation of ten new members at midyear, Heidelberg's Zeta Upsilon Cast of Alpha Psi Omega, national hon- orary dramatic society, had a marked revitalization. High point of the year for the organization was the successful production of the popular Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, Trial by Jury. The first all-student production of its kind at Heidelberg, it was directed by Roy Kiss- ling, who was aided by Bonadine Bender, Pauline Regula, and Russell Griebel. Other Alpha Psi members gained direc- torial experience by assisting Cecil B. Kissling. With Marty Ann Tracy, Sam Ernst, and Bob Rankin in the leads, the operetta gave two excellent performanc- es. Proceeds from these went into a fund for a scholarship to be given to a deserv- ing prospective freshman, interested in dramatics. The annual picnic at Allman's Grove and a trip to Ann Arbor to witness a university play, were other highlights of activity for the season. 6