Monroe High School - Senior Issue Yearbook (Monroe, MI)

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IDIRNTVQDIRNY ANID IDIUEILMVIIATVIICDN I Every year in Monroe High School. an Oration and Declamation contest is held. The Freshmen and Sophomores are the only ones eligible to the decla- mation contest. The best declaimers, 27 in number, were picked from these classes. From this group of 27, the five best were chosen and they gave their declamations before the Senior assembly on February 27. The five declaimers and their speeches were: Howard Taft, 'AThe Sup- . . posed Speech of John Pidamsnz Grace Donavin, Spartacus to the Gladiators : Frances Drake, Spar- tacus to tht Gladiatorsnz George Quick, 'AThe Minute Mann: and Victor Weipert, The Call to Arms. Howard Taft was chosen by the faculty judges to represent our school in the sub-district contest. The oration contest is open to any Junior or Senior who wishes to enter it. The oration must be written by the student who gives it. This year there were only three people who entered the Oration con- - test. These three people and their orations are as fol- VAUGHN HUMMEL lows: Ruth Root, The Jury System : George Zimmerman, Mussolini : and Vaughn Hummel, Prohibition and the Constitution . The orations were given in front of the public speaking class and Vaughn Hummel was given first place. On April ll, Vaughn and Howard traveled to the city of Adrian to enter the sub-district contest. We were very much pleased to have Vaughn win first place in the Oration contest and Howard the second place in the Declamation contest. Cn May 2. our orator went to Howell, Michi- gan, where he represented Monroe High School in the district contest. Vaughn came back as district champion, with a decision of two to one. On the sixteenth of the month. he will go probably to Ann Arbor for the State contest and we are hoping that HOWARD TAFT he will come back as the State champion. Monroe High School has much to be proud of this year and much of the credit should be given to the coach, Mr. Frank Willis. 59

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CEIIIRILSQ CEILIEIE CEILIUIB l The Girls' Glee Club gives three programs during the year. The Hrst, the Christmas Vesper, was very successful. The 'iCzech Carols, tive in number, were sung unaccompanied, which shows the accuracy of the singers. ln the Erolic, the Glee Club took part in the H, M. S. Pinaforef' a comic opera dealing with the romance of the sailors ong board the Pinafore. On May 29, they gave a Spring Concert. Bendall's 'iLady Shalottef' an opera, composed a large part of the program, Besides these major programs, the club took part in several assemblies. The officers are Elizabeth Golden, President: Mary Reese, Treasurer, Ruth Hinz and Frances Yard, Librarians, and Marcella Hinz, Stage Director. Beatrice Rindfusz and Louise Seymour are the accompanists. The members of the club are: Lucille Boudrie, Audry Brock, Geraldine Brock, Melva Buyea, Kathryn Ebee, Veva Gillespie, Elizabeth Golden, Mildred Einzel, Vivian Hitt, Marcella Hinz, Ruth Hinz, Marion Jacobs, Opal Kenyon, Ruth Lacure, Mae LaVigne, Norma Miller, Evelyn Meier, Marjorie Meyer, Eurdine Moyer, Julia Nieder- meier, Priscilla Navarre, Ethel Reese, Mary Reese, Irma Schmidt, Mabel Schroeder, Ethel Schafer, Janet Sprague, Millie Timberman, Mildred W'illiams, Erances Yard, Beatrice Rindfusz, Louise Seymour. 58

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ID IE IBPHVII N CE I This year many people went out for debating. After a few tryouts, Vaughn Hummel, Frances Drake, Ruth Root, and Peg Donavin were chosen to repre- sent Monroe: High School in this activity. The question for debate Was: Resolved, That a Judge or Board of Judges be substituted for the Jury in all cases in the State and Municipal Courts of Michigan. After a few premilinary workouts, practice debates were held with ofut-of- city teams. On November 14, the Hrst debate of the season was held at Adrian with our team upholding the negative side. Adrian Was given a unanimous decision. On December 5, the first home debate was held in the High School Auditorium with Ann Arbor. The Monroe team again upheld the negative side and the decision was unanimous for Ann Arbor. On January 9, the team upheld the afiirmative side and lost to Birmingham by a unanimous decision. In the last debate, against St. Anthony of Detroit, Monroe again lost by a unan- imous decision. Even though We didn't Win any debates this year we are hoping to have better luck next year, as three of this year's debators will be with us again next year. Much credit should be given to Mr. Willis, the coach, for the great amount of time which he spent with the team. 60