Northern High School - Noroscope Yearbook (Flint, MI)

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SILVER-TONGUED (?) SPEAKERS Declaimers. orators and ex- temporaneous speakers were these contestants in the spring speech contests. First row, left to right: Elaine Adams, Jacqueline Harbeson; Calvin Didier, Betty Weger and Margaret Farmer; sec- ond row, Pat Garber, Jack Elder, Ralph Smith. John Quin. Bill Leo and Ray Am- brose. Speech Contests The declamation, oratory and extemporaneous speaking contests were marked by changes in the rules of both school and Saginaw Valley meets. The Viking speaker who went farthest in inter- scholastic competition was Bruce Cooke, who placed second in the school contest and won a berth in the district meet by placing in the Sagi- naw Valley contest. Margaret Farmer was the winner of the school extemporaneous contest while Bill Lee placed third. Jacqueline Harbeson's oration was judged best in the oratory contest and Ralph Smith and Ray Ambrose placed second and third respectively. Although no school declamation contest was held, Betty Weger, Elaine Adams and Calvin Didier represented Northern at Pontiac. Caught as they went on the air, a part of the radio broadcasting class is shown in the picture at top left The group at the table is managing sound effects. In the picture at top right, Mrs. Topolka, left, gives Jack Schmidt third from the left, the signal to sound the gong for an announcement over the public address system. Bob Taeff’.er is at the controls ana Lorraine Karris is reading the script One of the major activities of the Noroscope staff is overseeing the taking of all pictures for the annual The group at the lower left is pictured just as the photographer clicked the shutter. The gym-suited young ladies at the lower right are filling out identification slips which were used in writing the cutlines for the book. NOROSCOPE Page 19

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THOSE WHO FRETTED AND EDITED Heading publication staffs are. left to right: Fred Salim, North Wind editor-in-chief during the hrst semester; Betty Didier and Janet- Hansen North Wind co-editors during the second semester. Margaiet Farmer, editor-in-chicf of the Noroscope. Muriel Dawson first se- mester business manaaer of the North Wind; Phyllis Price, second semester business manager of the North Wind and Dorothy LaBeau Noroscope circulation manager. 7 ' Publications Like time and tide, North Wind and Noroscope deadlines wait for no man, and the hustle and bustle of getting the publications out according to schedule never ceases in rooms 207 and 306. Students working on publications are divided into two groups- the editorial staff, directed by Louis Schulz, and the business staff, for which Frank Lanham is the faculty adviser. The editor- ial staff handles all copy, heads and cuts (written material, headlines and pictures, to the uniniti- ated) and the business staff sells advertising and manages the dollars and cents side of pub- lications work. Besides publishing the North Wind every two weeks and the Noroscope at the end of each year, the staff also sends school news to the Flint Journal, assists on school publicity committees and cooperates with the Central publications de- partment to produce the Thanksgiving day foot- ball program. The Noroscope staff was assisted in producing the '41 book by the Art and Camera clubs. The Art club, sponsored by Miss Ilo Browns, took over all art work and the photography was done under the auspices of the Camera club. Noroscope Staff Editor-in-Chief.......................Margaret Farmer Art editor Stephen Davidek Senior editor ...........................Betty Didier Junior editor Doris Taylor Sophomore editor ....................Barbara Anderson Organization editors............Eleanor Hardenbrook, Janet Hansen Girls' sports...................................Rhoda Loder Boys'sports....................................... A1 Gilpin Features................................June Harrison Faculty Bette Thompson Editorial staff Margaret Blight, Virginia Combs. Bruce Cooke, Madelon Hawes. Ardath Hempsted, Raymond Kilpela, Bill Lee, Beverly Lind. Donald Nover. Adeline Nowak, Jean Schmidt, Jack Scott, Kathleen Sirmeyer and Lois Walker. Art staff: Virginia Glidden. Jack Lazar and Joan McCul- loch. Photographic staff: Bruce Cooke, Norman Holen, Ray Jos- eph. Bob McKeen and Dick Wolfe. Typists: Harriet Anderson, Lois Dowless. Hilda Gillig, Joyce Pierce, Jo Ann Maschino and Liberty Mugerian. Others who have assisted: Miss Esther Leitson, Jacquel- ine Harbeson, Jimmy Michael. Ralph Smith and John Quin. Words, words, wo'ds,” are the tools of the Noro- scope and North Wind edi- tors and writers First row. left to right: Betty Thomp- son. Eleanor Hardenbrook. Margaret Farmer, Lois Walk- or and lean Schmidt, second row. Bill Lee, Betty D dier. Janet Hansen. Rhoda Loder and Fred Salim; third row. Ray Kilpela, Donald Nover, Louis Schulz, sponsor, Bruco Cooke, Albert Gilpin and Jack Scott. Page 18 1941

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WORDS AND WITS BATTLERS OF League Debates Frederick Harrington, Coach Date Opponent Decision Nov. 8 .... Flint Central Lost Nov. 25 . . .... Lansing Eastern . Won Dec. 13 .. . . . . . Flint St. Michael Won Ian. 10 . .. ... Flint Technical Won Feb. 1 . .. . Tournament Debates Lost Date Place No. of Debates Victories Oct. 12 . .... River Rouge 8 6 Nov. 1 ... . ... Alma College 8 7 Nov. 2 .... . .. .Flint Central 12 7 Nov. 14 . .. . Hint Northern 8 4 Nov. 29 . . . .Saginaw Arthur Hill . 8 4 Nov. 30 . .. . .. .Ionia 4 2 4 3 8 6 Jan 25 . .. . . .. .Lansing . 4 3 Feb. 1 . . . . ... .Pontiac-M. H. S. F A 1 0 ■ Saginaw Valley Tournaments The Viking debate squad, by tradition one of the strongest squads in the state, compiled a rec- ord of six victories out of every ten decision con- tests in the 1940-41 debate season. Arguing on the question: Resolved: That the powers of the Federal Government should be decreased, the debaters also won a Michigan High School For- ensic league wall plaque by taking three out of four preliminary debates and tied with Flint Central for second place in the Saginaw Valley standings. A total of eight students participated in state league contests. Jean Woodard, Margaret Farm- er and Ray Ambrose took the floor against Flint Central in the opening league encounter, while Ralph Smith took over third speech in the meet with Lansing Eastern. Jacqueline Harbeson, Shir- ley Armstron and Bruce Cooke represented Northern in the St. Michael-Northern debate and Walt Fisher replaced Bruce Cooke in the Flint Tech, contest. In addition to the above mentioned league de- baters, Jack Elder, June Hughes, Bill Lee, Helen Mikelson, John Quin and Norma Zuehlke debated in one or more Saginaw Valley tournaments. Other squad members were Fred Mueller, Rob- ert Ressiquie, Ruth Sammons and Dorothy Simp- son. New members added to the squad in the second semester were Elaine Adams, Calvin Did- ier, Pat Garber, A1 Gilpin, Madelon Hawes, Mar- ion Lande, Ruth Pyper, Reva Sendler, Elaine Walther and Betty Weger. In the third Valley tournament, the Oregon, or cross-question style of debate was used. In order to familiarize coaches and debaters with this type of debating, Northern and Central present- ed an exhibition debate at Whittier. Walt Fisher, Jean Woodard and Margaret Farmer partici- pated in this meet. Norman Hoffman and Elmer Kissack were the faculty members who acted as judges and pro- vided transportation for the Scarlet and Gray speakers. Jack Elder was the debate squad man- ager. Don't argue with them—debaters are always right First row, left to right: Reva Sendler. Norma Zuehlko. Jacauehno Harbeson, Joan Woodard and Helen Mikelson; second row, Marion Lande, Madelon Hawes, Ruth Pyper. Dorothy Simpson, Betty Weger and Ruth Sam- mons. third row. Margaret Farmer, Fred Mueller, Bill Lee, Raymond Ambrose. Patrick Garber and Helen Snyder; fourth row, Frederic C. Harrington, sponsor, Calvin Didier, Bruce Cooke, Albert Gilpin, Ralph Smith and John Quin. Page 20 1941