Oran High School - Oranite Yearbook (Oran, MO)

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at Higiypmggmummlwmilnmminmimmnmmrnmilnnnnnmmjgiiiiinnnnrixpfnlmgrrnwngurmumnmmim :reign-nnunmUivQLung1iliin'ivWm iigpr51rrmumrmiunnm11zm11'ni:ivn11g E fl Enrgrygrgngmui .ll.IlJ.lL'l1I1ll'I'I'l1ll'l'mil!Q ll'lTfLlmmMUm E!gdEHlfmmUMiUQHM mhTHDIlmW kliUQ - 1- -- r li I 5'Um1U'!mm lntroclucinq We have had several debates in our High School this year patterned after Lincoln, in simplicity of style, so that even the very freshest of fresh freshmen can understand. Debating is for deepening one's mind, so they say, but a woman convinced against her will is of the same opinion still . This proved true when Mr. Myers and Miss Boutwell tried to convince us that a woman's place is in the kitchen. They seemed to have convinced two of the judges, one a married woman, the other a man, who has an antipathy toward the queer sex , as he terms it. Does this account for it? Judge for your- self. We count our Sophomores as our best debaters, because of the lack of stage fright and the bright light glare that sometimes affects beginners. Murray Myers, the most earnest: Grace Bowman so enthusiastic, Abbey Boutwell with her pleading eyes: always attracting the audience, Lovia Rockett reason- ing and trying to make one understand her point of view, then raging with anger if she cannot: these have won fame for their class. Earl Crader, our Senior debater, orator, etc., makes enemies of most of the girls, because of his hilarious debates and talks on T. Q. S., or the Queer Sex. He usually refers to the Bible for ready proof. At on:- time he was caught asking the Juniors to refer to twenty-fifth chapter of Luke. Of course there is no such chapter. It is true, so a few think, that Mr. Crad- er will in time be a second Demosthenes, as each sum- mer he takes a trip to his old home town where many rocks grow. It is clear that Demosthenes is his etc- ample. Think of Miss Zimmerman. She is a very cdd de- bater, yet she is certainly a well-trained speaker. She never smiles, unless she gets tickled and then she says, Oh, ye immortal gods. She stands as straight as Stonewall Jackson, never moving a muscle, or slipping from the place where she sets her foot when first com- ing before the audience. The words flow freely, but Our Debaiers very slowly. They are distinct and emphatic. There is only one harsh criticism. Her voice never changes, but keeps the same melodious monotone all the way through. It is very remarkable for a girl of her age. for she can look up at the people at the end of each sentence, and go right back to her paper and find the place Cshe keeps her finger on the next sentencej. Is'nt she wonderful? Words cannot tell how well this pose suited and blended with her subject, Shall Ire- land Have Home Rule? She has black eyes tfiery and iiashingl and they were especially mean when she felt as if her rule were losing. When she was through with her argument at this particular time, everyone felt it expedient to close the debate, but there was more to follow. It certainly is strange what an effect she has on the audience when she speaks. Miss Sanders is another qualified debater. She has an ability that the world has never seen tand never will seej. When she comes before the audience her throat really bothers her. It is a pity, too, for just lots of people think it is stage fright. But it really isn't. She captivates the congregation with her win- ning smile. She is an auburn-haired blond, tall and slender 1 a six-footerl, and all look up to her, even the teachers. She treats the rest of us as if we were pygmies, and such we feel, when by her side we stand. Miss Helen Bowman, one of the most dignified Seniors Oran has ever boasted of, is a second Daniel Webster. For making speeches she simply cannot be beat, and many an hour has she spent in chapel talking to a-er-petrified audience. When she f-i-n-a-l-l-y takes her seat we could not be more surprised if a bomb had exploded amongst us. Being tall and state- ly she catches the eye of the audience the moment she enters. She would make Jeannette Rankin feel very insignificant at a suffragette meeting. Her speeches will be echoed and re-echoed from the walls of the Future. Joe Poe is a debater who starts out to win. He gen- Mmi r1mniimiimnJi1iLI1.mEmiimmmmimmiEilEinmiam1Ei'nmimmimn:nllmm irnrliiiunmmiimu ..lln.g-Qmisgngm I'lldl'l.l.LllIllh'ltTdUIiDlIlllllIrII.ll1l1lll.l'Iiillmllllllilll1ltllIllIIl11llI'll'hl.iJ.llllliil1ilEl.lllilD.llliMIf.lQ AJlillflliiilflllll-nlIJWllmQIQfmWlQm!dIl.li. WyI11mmI mmJ l i i B li 5 i I Qi

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