Iron Mountain High School - Argonaut Yearbook (Iron Mountain, MI)

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r.-. THE ARGONAUT IVTCNXXVII , Qratorical Contest 'TO stimulate interest in public speaking, the state educators have divided the state into dis- tricts, for the purpose of holding preliminary, contests in view of selecting the .state's best high school orator and reader. The former can only be taken from junior and senior classesg the lat- ter- from the freshman and soph- omore classes. This year our high school entered the contests. From for- ty - eight orations written by members of the senior , English classes, fifteen optionally en- tered the contest. From this number, judged on both thought and delivery, Johanna Clifford, Paul Rahm, Marie White, Annie Cohodes, Clarence McGrath,, Hulda Nowatzhi, and Evelyn A Anderson received the highest ranks. At the final preliminary Johanna Clifford received first honors with the oration, Our Destinyf ' Paul Rahm was given second place and Marie White, third place. V Contestants numbering about thirty entered the declam- atory contests. Those chosen as best were Irene Antoniol, Adele Unger, Marvel Oliver, Reuben Larson, Muriel Sturtz. and Beatrice Burt. At the final

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h,Tl'lE. - ?!1'fGQNf?HT--MQM29QL.., Debate AMONG the many features of our high school, debating has found it's place. Like the raising of an elevator, which starts out with a slow rate of speed, but continues to increase until it reaches its destination, the demand .fsfdebating and public speak- ing has grown. V ,N H A The debating class was organized during the latter part of September. Much interest was shown and a large number of stu- dents entered at this time. Training of the voice and stage ap- pearance were given much attention at Hrst. Later, present day problems were discussed, including the question to be debated inx the Menominee Range lnterscholastic Debate. 1 On Dec. 22, a debate on the stated questionjwas held in the assembly room of the, high school. The teams were com- posed of:- affirmative, Irene Antonial, Sophia Khoury, Vernon Johnson and Reuben Larson. The negative, Yvonne Gingrass, Eldred Swanson, Rolf Eshil, and Paul Rahm. The decision was in favor of the negative, two to one. At this time the two debating teams to represent the hi gh school in their annual debate were chosen. The debaters chosen for' the teams were, ' Irene Antonial, Vernon Johnson, Yvonne Gingrass, Reuben Larson, Rolf Eshil, and Paul Rahm. The trianing received in debating and public speaking has shown its results. With a few appearances before an audience, the characteristic fright has worn away. - The insight into present day problems and development of extemporaneous speaking has been greatly augmented. To Miss Isabelle Ronan, the instructor in charge of this de- partment, much credit for the success of the debating spirit is due. She has given n'-uch assistance to the debaters by her ability to instruct in argumentation. It is hoped that in the coming years debating will hold its place in our high school as one of the chief activities. Paul Rahm '17, Q I A 1 J I 4 I ,J

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,THE .ARGUNAUT MCNDEVL preliminary Irene Antoniol with the Soul of the Violin, won highest honors. Adele Unger and Marvel 'Oliver tied for second honors. On April thirteenth, delegates from Amasa, Ironwood, Iron River, Wakeield, Norway, Crystal Falls, Powers, Gladstone, Stambaugh, and Vulcan and- our two representatives met on our platform to compete for district representation. Enthusiasm ran high when both our contestants carried 087 honors, Johanna Cliff- ord winning first place in oratory, and Irene 'Antoniol, second place in declamations. Ironwood took second honors, with the oration ' ' Naturalization of the Immigrant 'I and Crystal Falls first with the declamati'-n Napoleon Miss Clifford. was thus dele- gated to represent our district at the upper state contest. This contest was held at Marquette, Michigan, on April twenty-seventh. . The six contestants, in oratory. and declama- tion holding the highest places from the three districts were pres, ent. The contest was a close one. Hancock with the oration A Plea for a County Correction Farm,' ' won first in oratory with eleven points. Miss CliEord won second place with twelve points. Newberry won third place with Problem of the Mis- iit with thirteen points. In declamations, Marquette won Brst place with the declamation Darrow's Plea , and Crystal Falls won second with Napoleon . Altogether the work this year in our school has been pleasant and profitable. Eleanor Brown '17- Mr. D. is my teacher, I shall not want. V He maketh me to explain vague theories and exposeth my ignorance to the class. He restoreth my sorrow. A He causes me to write structural formulae for my classes sake. Yea, though I. study till midnight I shall gain no knowledge for reactions trouble me. y He prepareth a test for me in the presence of the learned. He giveth me a low mark.. , Surely distress and sadness shall follow me all the days of my courses And I shall stay in my physics class forever. 7 Q