Kent State High School - Statesman Yearbook (Kent, OH)

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THE STATESMAN Other Plays T The Dramatic club gave several one act plays during the year. The first to be given was, The Little Prison, by G. M. Savage. The cast was as follows: Daisy, an elevator girl, Margaret Fenn, Pearl, a ribbon clerk, Lucille Eismong Blanche Bundy, a women reporter, Betty Heath, Miss Ellison, manager of the Bon Ton department store, Marjorie Hanson, and Miss Richardson, a wealthy patron, Marjorie Diltz. The second play was, Farewell, Cruel World, by William Alden Kimball. , Characters portrayed are: Sally Lou Smith, lane Maxwell, Charles Hollaway Hunt, Lewis Dc-:Weeseg and Annabelle Withers, Frances Reed. The story concerns aplan of two girls and a boy to commit suicide. As they are about to carry out the plan, they are inter' rupted by a telephone call which removes the reason for one sui- cide and causes all those concerned to hesitate. Before they re- sume their plan, a fire breaks out in the apartment house, which so terrifies them that they abandon the attempt in their mad scramble down the fire escape to safety. The third production of the year was Washington's First Defeat, by Charles Nirdlinger. The cast was: George Washington, portrayed by Dick Wiland, Lucy Grymes, Carolyon Byrne, and Carmelia, the colored ser- vant, Elinor Miller. Elinor Miller takes the part of the negro maid who believes in signs , She believes everything from whistling to breaking teacups is a sign of love. VUho Says Can't, by Kathryn McClure was the fourth pro- duction of the year and directed by a sophmore, Carolyon Byrne. The cast is as follows: Mrs. Wright, leanne Claypooleg Edith, Mary Allen, Robert, Bill Diltzg Mr. Wright, Bill Dingle, Isabel, Martha Rufner. The fifth production of the year was, The Boy Comes Home, by A. A. Milne. The characters portrayed are the father, Bob Dumm, Philip, the son, Bill Drew, the cook, ,lane Usborne: Mary, Ruth Clapp, and Aunt Emily, Mary Cook. The story concerns a boy who has just come home from the World war. His uncle does not understand that while he was away he has grown up and the boy can manage things for himself. PAGE 54

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THE STATESMAN Debate After years of hopeful waiting and of taking it on the chin , State High schools debaters finally were rewarded for their un- ceasing efforts by winning the State Debate title in the Ohio Dis- trict National Forensic Tournament. Although it was generally known that this years team was better than those of preceeding years, few, including the debaters themselves, thought that they had what it took to gain a State title. In winning the championship the State orators accomplished a feat which no other Ohio school has done in the history of Ohio NFL debating, that of suffering but one defeat in the meet. In the opening round of the tournament the affirmative team composed of Roger Cunningham and Kearfott Miller put the school with its back to the wall by dropping a close decision to Port Clinton. However, Betty McKibben and Gordon Hostettler started the State winning streak by turning in a negative victory over Ashland. From then on State was undefeated through to the finals when the affirmative team defeated Youngstown Chaney to cop the first place. Besides Ashland, the negative team grabbed deci- sions over Wadsworth, Struthers, Chaney, and John Adams of Cleveland for five straight wins. After losing their first encountf er, the affirmative team defeated East Palestine, Wooster, Can ton McKinley, and Chaney for four consecutive victories. By winning this tournament State qualified for the 'National Tournament which was held in Oklahoma City. For the first time in the history of the school a full team in all phases of speech was sent into the tournament. All of these, with the exception of Gordon Hostettler, were eliminated in the PAGE 56