Holderness School - Dial Yearbook (Holderness, NH)

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e Q! N K ba Standmg Blackwell Staples Mr Weld Leland Melsel Seated Saunders McKee TI-IE STUDENT CGUNCIL Before one crmcxzes elther an organlzatxon or a plan xt ns a wxse polxcy for both crmcxzer and crltlcxzed to present a better subst1tut1on The student councnl has recelved much censure durmg the past year but, unfortunately no one as yet has even suggested a better plan for a school volce The chlef fault that the councll attams so httle l1es not wlth the councll 1tself, but w1th 1ts llmxted powers Nevertheless nt has not been lnactlve Thus body dxd not hesltate to help the Flfth Form wxth thexr Junlor prom Nexther dld xt shxrk the stupendous task of plannxng and runmng the Mud Wxnter Houseparty The problem of the sprxng Kendall Hall Dance was also passed successfully Wxth the future m mmd the class presldent should be of great help to the Slxth Form for the success of the1r Senlor Prom needs student co operation Mr Weld has called meetmgs not only to help the students m thexr affalrs, but also to recenve from them a clearer plcture of student OPINIONS and COHYICIIOHS But the student coun ell IS also a clearmg house for faculty op1n1ons In th1s alone 1t has proved 1ts worth Our mam hope meanwhxle IS that the councxl may IH tlme obtam greater powers so that II may really become a student orgamzatlon 1 4 sf f. 4 , . sms, 'l Y J ' D ! .' , 1 T V 9 s ' v 1 1 . , . - r y - 1 ' 5 y s

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Standing R Warner Manley Mr Abbey Weld Crcclty Seated Quetton Nichols Vickerman DEBATING CLUB This year an experiment was tried at Holderness A comprehensive course covering an admixture of speaking both prepared and extemporareous and debating was inaugurated At the beginning of the winter term an opportunity to participate in the Bates Private School Debating Tournament appeared in the ofling, and the group decided to try for it A Debating Club was organited and a period of intensive practice followed A formal debate club for the climax at Lewiston Finally on March 14th Mr Abbey with Bob Vickerman and Ildric Weld of the affirmative and David Nichols and Bob Creeley of the negative went to Lewiston There I-Iolderness came in fourth out of the seven schools competing and Vicker man with his ready flow of facts, figures, and baloney won an honorable mention as sec ond best speaker Several things have become more apparent now that the season is over Firstly the club s career could not have even occurred without Mr Abbey the invaluable faculty coach Sec ondly we will start next year with seven veterans with nothing to lose and for both the veterans and any new members, much to gain QI' 3' 1 1 1 s ' before the school, with the addition of two more with Laconia High, helped to prepare the ' 1' 9 v ' s i 1 3 v Q . ' 5 - ' ' If YJ ' J J ' . Y . v . Y , ' Y v v . l 7, . v . - 3 A V Y , Y ,