Mitchell High School - Warbler Yearbook (Mitchell, SD)

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eww, Pwbu, ,4 :beam Students who desired to study m the field of advanced speech as far as they could m hlgh school probably partlclpated ln elther de bate or declam, or both The Held of declamatnon mclucled orngmal oratory, extemporaneous spealcmg dramatxc poetry, and humorous selectlons There were two debate squads Loolcmg further mto debate, the first thmg we found was the year s questxon Resolved That the federal government should require arbltratlon of labor disputes ln all basic Amer lcan lndustrles Tournaments attended by MHS debaters included the followmg Huron, uary Z4 Yanlcton, anuary 31, and Wagner, February 9 They also debated at Sxoux Falls on February 13 and 14, at M3dlSOn on the Zlst of February, and finished the month of Feb ruary by competing 1n the Bxg Eight Tourna ment at Watertown on the 24th and 25th wlth seven other schools March was also a busy month as our arguers played hosts to the N F L tournaments on the 4th and 6th journeyed to Huron on March 9th and 19th for a dlvlslonal meet, and then back agam to Huron College for the state contest on the 22nd and 23rd Backlund macher Dec am Row seared Rxra Stevens Becky Shoemaker Pat Comstock Donna ean Wmlson Llllxan Lesser Ellzaberh Woods June Frederxck Row 2 srandmg Charmaine Marquesen Nancy Lou Peterson Fannie Ann Woods Keith Dobbersreln Tom Bxntlxff Clarlce Carlson Delores Back lund Florence Woods Mxss Schumacher B111 Kaye 74 Debate members seated june Fred ernck Pat fam stock Donna ean Wilson Elxzabeth Woods Clarlce Carlson Delores Standing Bn Kaye Tom Bxnt lnff Lxlllan Lesser Keith Dobbersrem Miss Elaine Schu

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Row 1 Joanne Treganza Ann McClenahan Lnllxan Lesser and Letha Rowley Rom 2 Helen Herbst Barbara Bergqutst Shnrley Hanson and Alberta Cohrt Row 3 Jon Mnllen Elxzabeth Woods Beverly Engbrecht Manlyn Wxblemo Marjory Murphy and Shernll Swenson Not pnctured Mary Lou Watson and Myrna Nepstacl The alms of any uxll and Scroll member are to attam a hlgh level of PIOHCICHCY xn the dxssemlnatxon of news and to observe the es llve up to the prlncnples set forth ln the follow mg poem Prayer for a Writer by Harry Frank lm Harrington, the objectlves of the ulll and Scroll soclety have truly been accomplished Help me, O Lord, m a land of borrowed ldeas to keep and develop what orxglnaltty I already possess Make me more aggressive, more interested and alert ln my daxly contacts with people and wnth life, that I may flnd fresh materlal on whlch to write Increase, O Lord, my power to observe and feel and thmk, and to express my lnmost thoughts wlth daring mclsxveness and pun enc Forgxve my 1nd1f'ferent spellmg and my care less lxterary lapses, and prune my manuscript of faded phrases and dangling sentences m!!am!.SwaJZ Give me the courage to say resolutely I dont know, and then to go out unashamed to dlscover the right answer Help to cultivate constantly at least one major mterest, and to enjov at least one rec reatlon and hobby Give me an abldmg pleasure ID the arduous task of wrmng, keepmg ln mmd always my obllgatlon to w1n the Interest of my reader Keep my mmd filled but never closed, and free me of concent, buncombe and pose, so that I may do my daily stmt honestly and thorough ly, and wlthout too much expectatlon of ap plause Let me not be too greatly dlscouraged by rejectmg sllps remembermg that acceptance cometh ln the- mornmg And when my typewrxter 15 covered wlth dust, O Lord, add to my unflnlshed story a happy ending to all I have dreamed and thought and prayed K . 0 O ' . ' Q . . , ,. tablished ethics of the literary craft. If he can . n . 4 I I . Q . ' . g Y- . . .

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left to nght Donna ezn Wxlson Charmaine Marquesen Elizabeth Woods Paz Comstock Bull Kaye Lnllun Le ser Keith Dobbersteln Tom Blntllff Delores Backlund June Frederick Miss Schumacher Nancy Lo.: Peterson Clance Carlson Connie Tapletr fdflauufi Goan! Wal' May I have a pomt for that? How many pomts do I have now? Th1s type of conversa tlon IS typical of most meetings of the Natlonal FOFCHSIC League, for membershlp ln thls talk atxve xnstltutlon ns acquired on a pomt system Any person 1n the upper thlrd of h1s or her class, and who has earned 20 or more pomts ln debate or declamatxon contests, IS el1g1ble for entry 1nto the N F L He or she lS then entltled to the Degree of Mernt, lnslgnla, and varzous prlvlleges reserved for members Thus, lf one wms a declamatlon contest, he earns eight pomts, for wmmng a debate, he recexves ten pomts for the First and one less for each consecutlve debate, and even lf he loses, h stxll gets one poxnt Mxss Elalne Schumacher advlser, Clarnce Carlson, presldent, Nancy Lou Peterson, v1ce president, and Charmaine Marquesen, secre tary, mltxated slx new members th1s sprmg who had earned credlts as follows Tommy Bmtllff public speakmg, debate, and declamatxon, Pat Comstock debate, ex temporaneous speakmg, une Frederlck d bare, declamatlon, and public speak1ng L1ll1an Lesser debate, declamatlon, Ellzabeth Woods debate The state wide N F L tournament, held on the 'ith and 6th of March at D W U saw students from MHS partxcxpatmg ln all public speakmg d1v1s1ons To earn money, the club members held reg ular coke, coffee, doughnut, and hot dog sales durmg all the MHS football games at Kernel Stadlum Hlghllghtlng the YCHYS BCIIVIUCS, the Club supped and dII1Cd In style at thexr annual banquet In the Steak House l l l . ': J '. ' .l . .' s ' f u fl. I O I ,Q . ,, . . . . ' '-C, . . ., I il 3, v . l , e ' v