Northwestern State University - Potpourri Yearbook (Natchitoches, LA)

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With four championships and two second-place awards in tour- naments attended prior to the annual Louisiana speech meet held on the campus in March, the -forensic squad set an all-time record in early-season wins during 1942. Sorting off with top honors in the junior women ' s division of debate, first in women ' s radio and two second places in debate at the East Central State College tournament at Ada, Oklahoma, the college speakers continued their winning streak by capturing a championship in radio speaking for women at the Baylor Uni- versity meet in Waco, Texas, and in senior women ' s debate at the Mid-South tournament at Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Virginia Leete and Norma Ruth Holcombe won the first-place trophy in junior women ' s debating and Mary Ellen Caldwell was first in women ' s radio speaking at the Oklahoma meet. Carolyn Cook and Mary Ellen Caldwell were awarded second place in senior women ' s debating and Virginia Cook and John White won second in the mixed division at the Oklahoma tournament. Miss Caldwell added another championship in radio to give the local college speakers the only first place at the Baylor meet, while Adelaide Smith and Billie Cheves added to the laurels won by the college this year when they defeated teams from seven states to take the championship in senior women ' s debate at the Mid-South tournament. S. F. Thomas, Jr., and Aubrey Kendrick made good records at the M ill sa ps College tournament at Jackson, Mississippi, and at the Oklahoma and Texas meets. Teaming together for the Arkansas tournament, Thomas and John White advanced to the semi-final round before being eliminated. Adding three first and three second places to their long line of wins at the Louisiana Forensic and the Southern Association of Teachers of Speech Tournaments, the Demon debaters closed the 1941-42 season with a total of seven championships and six second places. DEBATE White outlines the case . . . Debate champions of 1942 — Virginia Leete, Norma Ruth Holcombe, Adelaide Smith, and Billie Cheves . . . 1942 lettermen — Sam Kendrick, Adelaide Smith, Billie Cheves, Carolyn Cook, and G. F. Thomas, Jr. . . . Coach Ropp instructs Mary Ellen Caldwell in radio technique.

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ANNETTA L. WOOD DEPARTMENT HEAD Scenes from Love Rides the Rails. ' ONE OF TWO MAJOR PRODUCTIONS THIS YEAR-LOVE RIDES THE RAILS, OR WILL THE MAIL TRAIN RUN TONIGHT? It More from Love Rides the Rails.

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u s c Of the musical organizations active on the campus, two are outstanding — the seventy- three piece concert and marching band, under the direction of Dwight G. Davis, and the A Capella Choir, composed of fifty-five voices, and led by Walter S. Mason. In his first year with the Demon band, Director Davis has made many obvious improvements. While playing for sporting events on and off the campus, the band flashed an organization resplendent in new uniforms, with their maneu- vers on the field and numbers from their seats adding color and enjoyment to the events at which they appeared. Ju st now closing out its concert season, the band has received many compliments, which might justly be turned in Director Davis ' direc- tion, regarding its improvement. The new lead- er has devoted his full energy toward developing a well-balanced, well-trained organization which seems destined to be regarded as among the best in the history of normal bands and one of the best to be heard at this time in this territory. With the activities of the Choir curtailed somewhat — in comparison to last year ' s organi- zation — it has remained for Director Mason, also new on the campus, to partially satisfy the de- mands of many persons with a season of short appearances and concerts. Given a bit more time to become accustomed to the new leader, the choristers should enjoy even more wide- spread fame as an A Capella Choir — already distinguished by being one of the first of this type in the state. THE SEVENTY-TH REE PIECE CONCERT BAND ■MB MBMI IS323 „ »-4ft i Til