Northern High School - Noroscope Yearbook (Flint, MI)

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DRAMA he BROADCASTING ii A A Yfil' X . l f Vikings with Talentitis -Dramatic ability made the Orientation Day program a success. The performers in the top picture are, first row, left to right: Wyvona Norberq, Glenn Rudolph, Francis Davis, Hazen Pittsley and Don Kuick, other par- ticipants in the play are, left center first row: Frances Merrill and Yvonne Throopg second row, Marilou MacArthur, Wyvona Norberq, Violet Goodrich and Beverly Wlntersg third row, Evelyn Liley and Mary Sturtz. On the right are, first row: ftuth Miller, Ralph Didier and Sally Morrow demonstrating a broadcast. ln the lower picture, are Lucille Denman, lane Mayfield and Florence Gula preparina for a broad- cast while Sol lsaac is seated at the controls. IUNE 1944 This was a busy year for members of Mrs. Nelda Topol- ka's drama and broadcasting classes. The biggest event of the d r a m a class was the Talent Show, which was presented on October 28, 1943. Melverine Prince and Arlisle Kiemle tied for first place and Gloria Nor- ton won second prize. Paula Hartman, Frances Mer- rill, Wyvona N o r b e r g, Dick Porter, Ethel Brunsden and Bev- erly Winters, members of the drama class, gave readings at many church and club affairs. Hazen Pittsley, Beverly Win- ters, Carol Anderson, Marilou MacArthur, Evelyn Liley, Mary Sturtz, Sally Martuch and Violet Goodrich, appeared in a play entitled The Cuckoo W hi c h they gave for several clubs and churches. They also presented a play Let Me Come Back on station WFDF. Beverly Winters, Stan Kuick, Bill Hudson, Sally Mar- tuch, Marilou MacArthur, lean Kitchen, Mary Sturtz, Margaret Polovina, Don Guelde, Eugene Mitchell, Carol Anderson, Mar- garet Didier, Eleanor Selle and Evelyn Liley were the students taking part in this presentation. The broadcasting class pre- sented many programs over the public address. Columbus Day, Armistice Day and Navy Day were honored, while plays were given in honor of Will Carlton, George Washington and Lin- coln's birthdays. Mr. Merton Vincent held up his electrical operation en d, with Sol lsaac as his chief opera- tor, with Don Guelde and Ar- land Coleman as assistant op- erators. These boys fill the ca- pacity also as repair men and fix anything which might be wrong with the set-up. This staff appears at all of the pep meet- ings, school dances, assemblies, fo o t b all games and other school affairs which require a loud speaker. Mr. lack Hubbard is the official game announcer, While Vlfilliam Minardo handles the school affairs, 19

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DEBATE, SPEECH ACTIVITIES To attend the season for Speech, Northern played host to the Saginaw Valley district Speech Contest which was sponsored by the Michigan Forensic League. Mr. Evart Scott, Northern's speech coach, was in charge of Northern's ten contestants. Those participating, were: Oratory, David Margolis, Bob Fialka, and Bill White, Oratorical Declama- tion, Simson Sendler and Ralph McClain,'Dra- matic Declamation, Paula Hartman, Glen Waun and Albert DeVito, Extempore Speech, Richard Heitzner and Howard Berger. Also participating, were students from Cen- tral Iligh School and Tech High School, Howard E. Hawley and Miss Iean Caldwell are the in- structors respectively. Ioann Young and lim Fogelman of Central were second place winners in the Dramatic Declamation and Extempore S p e e c h finals. Madelon Wandzel, of Tech won final honors in the Dramatic Declamation and Iacqueline Kromberg also of Tech, took second place in oratory. Four Arthur Hill Students participated in the finals, but Saginaw and Northern produced no winners for this event. Two tournaments were held in the Saginaw Valley Debate League, one at Flint Central on December 2, l943, and the second at Flint North- ern, Ianuary l3, 1944. The main tournament consisted of four teams from each school. The coach, Evart Scott, chose the following Dave Mar- debaters to represent Northern: golis, Bob Fialka, Marian Holman, Carl Christ- side of the classroom are the lgking debaters. db1:IkB ,C1Ch'tn, Extra-Curricular-One of the roups to give much time out- They are pic- ture e ow ac raun ar ris e sen Ralph Hourvitz, Duane Tillinghast, Richard Heitzner, Bill White and Esther ensen, Bill White, Duane Tillinghast, Ralph McClain, Cooper Matthews, Albert DeVito, Simson Sendler, Irving Kavanau, Ioyce Smith and Warren Navarre. Following are the final standings in the regular tournament. School Won Lost Bay City . . . . ll 9 Pontiac ,..... , IU 6 Flint Central ....... . 8 8 Flint Northern ........... 7 9 Saginaw Arthur Hill ...,. 7 9 Owosso ............. . 7 9 Saginaw ........... . 6 lU Following is the final standing in the extra tournament: School Won Lost Flint Northern , . . . 7 l Flint Central ....... . 3 5 Bay City ............... 3 5 Saginaw Arthur Hill ..... l 3 Considering all debates participated in- that is, both tournaments, the results are: School Won Lost Bay City ...,.... . I4 10 Flint Northern . . . . l4 IU Pontiac ....... . IU 6 Owosso ..,....... . , 7 9 Flint Central ............ ll Saginaw Arthur Hill ..... 8 13 ll 6 IU Saginaw ............ . M ers. Other members of the sciuad not in pictures are: Albert Dillito, Bob Fialka, Marian Ho man, David Margolis, Coofser Matthews, Ralph McClain, Warren Navarre, Simson Send er, Glen Waun and Richard Morrow. 18 THE NOROSCOPE

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PUBLICATIONS NOROSCOPE Herman Hoyer . . ,... Editor-in-chief Ioyce Haller, . . . . .Associate Editor Pat Cassett ............,....,. Organizations Antoinette Bober, Agnes Burgett ..... Features Doreen Park ........................ Faculty Carl Christensen, LaVerne Mansfield .,,. Sports Barbara Adams ................. Senior Class Edith Iaslciw ...... Iunior and Sophomore Class Bob Enders ...,.......... Photographic Editor Reporters: Charlotte Kniese, Minnie Reed, Martha Hamilton, Maribelle Simen, Shirley Eckardt, Larry Soldon, Teresa Brudnak, Iean Patterson, Leo Sabourin, Stan Mackey, Lucille Denman, Marilyn Howard, Marthann Davis, Ralph Hourvitz, Dorothy Heasley, Richard Heitzner, Margaret Iarvis, Beverly Butcher, Anita Clever, loyce Em- pey, Carol Middleton, Pat Morrill, Gloria Norton, Elaine Scott, Iona Thomas, Olga Bradley, Betty lean Failing, Barbara Mc- Millan, Pat Nelson and Mary Powell. BUSINESS STAFF Helen Boldberg ,........,..,....... Manager Assisted by Arlene Gilpin, Iona Thomas, Lucille Denman and Marthann Davis. fContinued On Page 211 Publications Staff-To help write the North Wind and Noro- scope is the work of the sixth hour journalism class who are first row, left to right: Larry Soldcm, Mary Powell, Pat Cassett, Mary Agnew, lona Thomas, Lucille Denman, Olqa Bradle and Lavern Mansfield, second row, Doreen Park, Shirley Eclfardt, Publications editors-To supervise and aid the students on the staff of the North Wind and Noroscope were the positions held by the editors-in-chief and manager of these publications. On the top row in the first and third pictures respectively, are Anita Clever and loyce Haller, co-editorsfin-chief for the sec- ond semester's editions of the North Wind. In the center is Helen Goldberg, business manager of both the North Wind and Norc- scope. On the bottom, left, is the Noroscope editor-in-chief, Herman Hoyer, and on the right is the North Wind editor-in-chief for the first semester, Maribelle Simen. EDITORIAL STAFF WAFIRST SEMESTER Maribelle Simen . . . . . . ,Editor-in-Chief Anita Clever ...... ,... N ews Editor Martha Hamilton. . . . . .Feature Editor Mary Agnew .... . . .Editorial Editor Stanley Mackey ................ Sports Editor Departments Heads: Iona Thomas, English, Ioyce Haller, Language, Arlene Gilpin, Social Studies, Shirley Eckardt, Mathema- Barbara McMillan, Charlotte Kniese, Tonie Bober, and Maribelle Simen, third row, Beit Ieanne Failing, Marilyn Howard, Pat Nelson, Leo Sabourin, ljlerman Hoyer, Martha Hamilton, Barbara Adams and Ioyce Haller, 20 THE NOROSCOPE