Newport High School - Blunita Yearbook (Newport, PA)

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 Volume 11 February 15, 1532 Humber 3 public Speaking in Vi H, Something new hes been started in the English department this year So far during the second semester the llA’s and 12A:s have devoted one period a week to public sneaking. These per iocs have become really interer.tinr . The subjects for discussion have teen current afiairs in wiich t:.ere xo ew„ « Jntcvest. Several times have had visitors and once even a guest sneaker adorned the plat-orm. The obiect is to create the habit of speaking intellegently end fearlessly before an audience, he have a regular fora of practice Kith chairaan talcing charge and two speakers at a time fitting before the class so that the program runs cuite smoothly. Each speaker talks three minutes mostly on his general knowledge of the subject. It so happens that several of us are able to say much in very few words so that all the time is not occupied. Ethel Smith and hilliam Fickes I night say are the outstanding members of the Junior Class. Vhile yin the senior --ass etty Ull-igan end hilliam Mcl-Titt se m toV be tt shining lights, - jiy A Surprise! Fewport Union School was greeted by a wonderful surprise on February eighth in assembly perion. John Sanderson, as a representative, oi tnc class of ’31 presented to our school a much needed accessory, ec 2. -• A. radio, hr. Sanderson made a few stipulated re uirements which will not be hard to obey so gla.d are we to have a radio as our very own. Another eoually pleasant surprise was a gift of twenty collars to the TTigh School by the class of ’31 for the -urnose of creating interest in Public Sneaking end Dramatic Art. This is indeed a snlendid gi't to Fewport hi h. In the Future you will see yeoule flocking from miles around to see the dramatic presentations of Fewport High. The whole school wishes to thank the Class of 1531 for its ;reat consideration of its Alma Hater. e hope that the future graduating classes may take this as an example for valucble and worthy expenditure of their money.

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Hands Off? The Moratorium revolt of Spanish Monarchy, George Bernard Chaw's visit to Red Russia, the introduction of Racism into Germany by Hitiei Great Britain off the field standard, and Ghandi at the Rcund Table Conference all bring to mind the happenings in the Year 1931. They also shew the vital part that foreign relations play in American Democracy. Should we use a hands off policy where alien matters are concerned? The Father of Our Country gave as a parting bit of advice on leaving office that the United States should keep out of foreign affairs. In Jefferson’s admjnistration this advice was forsaken and ever since we have disregarded it. Not because we thought it was poor advice but because the United States became so closely allied with foreign powers that by nonintervention we were not protecting our own rights. We entered the World War not to be meddlesome but to show ourselves humanitarian. In the China-Japhan aggressiveness in Manchuria we have taken a like stand that of humanity to protect the unprotected and our citizens in foreign waters. Should wo intervene in foreign relations? Or should we denote our energies to internal affairs only and adopt a closed door policy. The interdependence of the powers today show that we must intorfer. The moratorium of one year and the naval operations in Chinese waters by our government shew we must intervene but with two ideas foremost. Humanity and Arbitration. 3. M. 32 The White Flash of Winter Sports The most exciting of all modern sports, skiing, had its day from February 4th to 13-ch when the Winter 'Olympic Gamas were held at Lake Placid. Leaps of more than 200fect in the Intervales hill were the scenes of tho Jumping, Picture a huge runway, white and glistening 200 foet to the bottom and a skiier poised like an eagle flying past the judges stand in their best form at fifty to sixty miles an hour, this is the dynamic sport of the Vikings. Vikings? the ward of the Winter Olympics to this country for tho first time shows that America has reached its majority in winter sport Imagine America's embarrassment when she almost didn't have snow for the gamesi Skating, fancy and otherwise, also had its day. Among the American skaters wore Eddie Murphy, Jack Shea, and Ircing Jaffcr, Tho latter winner of 5000mctor event, who learned his shating two flights up on 52nd and Broadway, showed the Scandinanians that Lief the Lucky left some of his Vikings in dear old U,S»A. Hockey held its own in tho Olympics as being the fastest sport with a group of players. The U„S, hockey team showed plenty ef action when it defeated Poland 4 to 1 and lost to Canada in an overtime match 2 to 1. So come on everybody and cheer tho United States on to victory in tho Olympics held at Los Angles this summer. Although these games originated from the ancient Greek Olympics no laurel-crowned Gro'-k ever threw a discus as far as Bud Hauser, California college boy who threw the aiscis 156 feet and 5 and one-fourth inches. The Greek athletic wore made immortal in marble and tho same go:-for our athletis toda - they also are carved in marfcLe sc that people centuries ahead will know what wc did m atk-eti.s.