Marple Newtown High School - Memories Yearbook (Newtown Square, PA)

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ABOVE: Student Council member Sue Rich takes care of a student’s purchase in the school store. LEFT: Ann Ellis, Vice President of the Student Council, is man- aging the school store. ADMINISTRATORS Senior and junior council members cooperate to help our student government run smoothly. 27

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The offices of the Student Council are led by President Steve Stingle. M-N’S JUNIOR The Student Council was established to provide a means for students to express their ideas and to dis- cuss them with the Administration. President Steve Stingle and faculty advisor Mrs. Egner, the 1964-65 Student Council upheld this objective. As vice- president Ann Ellis managed the school store. With Steve Weiss as treasurer, Barbara Smith as corre- sponding secretary, and Joe Hoplamazian as second vice-president, the Council ran an efficient school government. The Council frequently acted as a host to repre- sentatives of various local high schools. This pro- gr am gave the Council members a better insight into the workings of a school government and promoted new ideas for the improvement of the school. Throughout the year the Student Council was busy conducting many school functions. In the fall it sponsored M-N’s annual Charity Drive which brought in a record-winning collection. In March the Council put on the annual Talent Show. The Stu- dent Council members planned many assembly pro- grams and all pep rallies. At the same time it was taking care of its administrative responsibilities, the Council found time to sponsor dances.

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On November 7, 1964, four of Marple-New- town’s students were given the honor to appear on “It’s Academic,” a program for high school students conducted similarly to a college bowl. The students were screened from the top mem- bers of the class and selected at a sample contest given at the Board of Education Building in Philadelphia. The four students chosen were Jan- ine Wallin, Walter Lapinsky, Dick Jeltsch, and captain Doug McCready. Karen Unerfusser and Dan Omohundro were chosen as alternate mem- bers. The participants also composed the Hi-Q team. The team participated in three meets this year: the first, at Radnor, with Radnor, Penn- crest; the second, at Springfield, with Springfield, Chester; the third, at Marple-Newtown, in- cluding Nether Providence and Yeadon. Ques- tions on the Hi-Q Program, sponsored by the Scott Paper Company, are chosen from such top- ics as Current Events, U.S. Government and Economics, World History, Shakespeare, Science, Mathematics, Music, World Literature, Vocabu- larly, and American History. The programs are broadcast on the radio on the Sunday following each meet. Marple-Newtown Scott’s Hi-Q Team competes in intel- lectual contests against other schools. (Missing — Doug McCready). TIGER Mrs. Michaelson is the faculty advisor of the Debate Team. This year Marple-Newtown’s Debate Team was given the opportunity to discuss the contro- versial topic of control of nuclear weapons by an international commission. Mrs. Michaelson coached the team; Mike Chern and Ken Wise were Co-captains. The first half of the year was devoted to practice debates among the team members. The two best teams were selected to participate in Temple University’s annual foren- sic. Irv Abramson and Steve Davidon took part in a special debate session at Levitown, in which Marple-Newtown beat Ewing High School and lost to West Catholic. The team was also given the opportunity to compete in the forensic at Levitown, sponsored by the Pennsylvania High School Scholastic Speech League. Ken Wise and Mike Chern represented M-N on the affirmative side; Bruce Thompson and Wynn Schaible rep- resented the negative. Each side won two debates and lost two. In addition the Debate Team com- petes in interscholastic debates with local high schools. 28