Lima Central High School - Annual Mirror Yearbook (Lima, OH)

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ninultf - eighl First Row-Mr. Neiswander, B. Barndt, E. Karriek, C, Wai-fel. Set-ond Row-C. Coulter, J. Marshall, C. Asher, H. Crider, S. Scobey, R. Buins, B. Areskog, B. Merritt, S. Voelker. Third Rowf-fH. Lamson, L. Baker, B. Corwin. I. Ashhu. Fourth Rowe -G. Hartig. J. Reid, W. Lewis, B. Mereness, A. Gair, D. Haeixe, M. Winemiller. The Senate FIRST SESSION SECOND SESSION Wll.I.IAlNl BARNDT President CLINTON LANGSTAEE CI.INToN LANGSTAFF President-Pro-Tem JAMES lVlARSHAl.L BIRGER ARESKOG Clerk CHARLES CROSSER CARL W.RRFEL Treasurer CARL WAREEL WARREN LEWIS Sergeant-at-Arms WARREN LEWIS MR. NEISWANDER Supervisor IVIR. NEISWANDER Boys boys imitating real senators as closely as possible . . . being more informal at times than they feel senators would ever be! . . . boys taking part in heated arguments . . . waging verbal fights so earnestly that they sound like deadly enemies . . . but somehow remaining friends regardless of diierences in club periods . . . boys gaining a great deal of practical education and increasing their knowledge of current topics . . .that's the Senate! O encourage an interest in oratory and debate. to provide drill in parlia- mentary procedure. and to prepare students for participation in varsity debating. the Senate. the oldest parliamentary body of Central, was founded in 1916. In procedure and membership this organization is modeled as nearly as possible after the United States Senate. Discussions on current topics and debates provided interesting and edu- cational programs throughout the year. Among the questions discussed were the following: Should the United States Recognize Russia? What will be the Effect of 3.2 Beer? Should Military Training be Compulsory in School? Controversies over the legality of procedure. motions, and actions of senators added excitement to the meetings. Senate members on C6HIf3l'S varsity debate team were Warren Lewis. Bill Mereness. and William Barndt. In honor of the graduating members, a banquet, the final event of the year, was held. Mr. Neiswander, new faculty advisor for the year. has given valuable guidance toward the development of parliamentary procedure and debate. and has contributed much toward making the Senate a laboratory for citizenship. -WILLIANI BARNDT seriously and earnestly debating important questions . . .

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Heil I. -at-h lwwi- Mean- M1-r--ri-in X X 7' eliminated Central from further competition in the state championship eliminations. Central has alwavs had an outstanding debate squad. Kent Leach. who was the third negative speaker. has been on the varsitv team for three vears. Nlanv judges have complimented Kent for his excellent debating abilitv. especially in rebuttal. The first affirmative speaker. Nlarv Cutter. has been outstanding in her effective presentation and delivery. Xlarv has debated on the varsity squad for two vears without losing a debatefan unsurpassed record. 5-lerrill DeVoe. although a new member of the squad. has been highly praised bv judges for his presentation. persuasion. delivery. and cleverness. Furthermore. Klerrill has the distinction of being the only debater to spealc on both sides of the question this season. For manv vears to come. members of the squad will remember the debate season of 1932-33. Especiallv will thev recall Ann BraZelton's pleasure trips, Xlerrill DeYce's wit. Piquas A'Sallisburv Steaks . Stanley Bovlan's Plvmouth. Kent Leachs climaxing rebuttals. Xliss Howevs Valentine partv. the squads photographs, the debate with Upper Sanduskv. and the need of a persuasive voice. Xlusic at debates held at Central was furnished bv vocal solos bv Russell Chiles and Damon Sharrits. and selections bv Central's mixed quartet and the Scrap Iron quartet. Carolvn Xleans. acting as librarian for the squad. had charge of all debate material. Furthermore. Carolvn compiled a scrapbook containing all news- paper articles and programs of the vear's debates. Other members of the squad besides the speakers, alternates. and the librarian. were Charles Crosser. Bob Light. Hvla Butler. Nlargaret Reid. Charles Keil. George Countryman. and John Tillotson, Due credit should be given to the facultv committee which ablv coached the debate squad this vear. This committee consisted of Mr. Stanley' Bovlan. chairman. Nlrs, Gwen Jones Pence. and Bliss Ciavle Howev. 7 -Vs'lI.I.l.-5.7.1 B.1.ifvtfr

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