Patrick Henry High School - Orator Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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Flush! TIm I’ufriol! Patrick I Icnry’s newspaper. “The Patriot.” readable and entertaining, colorful, dramatic, and as amusing as the staff can make it. goes to press ten times each school year. Made up to capture reader interest, featuring pictures of major school events, the paper's publication dates arc red-letter days on the school’s calendar. Patriot Staff: Seated -Patricia Hoff. Tom Coughlin. Bob Swenson. Dale Flaknc, Marcia Newman, Patty Jaeger. Marion Firw n, Carol Gilbert. Standing—Richard Saucier, Jacquelyn Krieg, Patricia Fdwards, Joyce Elofson. Barbara Adams. Marlys Sturman, Marilyn Johnson, Dale Larson, Barbara Schacr, Dolores Haroldson, Sharon Willard, Marilyn Mug, Joyce Saarcla. Barbara Benson, Marlene Ringland. Corwyn Saari, Barbara Troevik, Joyce Nelson. Co-editors l‘H9—Patricia Hoff and Marion Pinson. Co-editors 1950- Barbara Trosvik and Patricia Jaeger. Mr. Emil Newstrand Patriot: World History Chief and section editors: (below left) Dale Flakne. Barbara Trosvik. Sharon Willard. Patricia Hoff, jnd Marion Pinson. Circulation Staff: (below right) Marcia Newman, Dale Larson, Carol Hilbert (manager), Dolores Haroldson, Barbara Benson, and Tom Coughlin.

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Ilistorv ;iml ivi s No study is today more rewarding than history, tor, according to Shakespeare. What is past is prologue. Never has the tempo of world affairs been more rapid. Never have world problems demanded more understanding in the light of the past. Where once ignorance may have been bliss and it was regarded as folly to be wise, burying one’s head in the sands of oblivion today seems a custom best suited to the ostrich. Henry’s history classes arc restricted to the use of no one textbook, but enjoy the use of many maps, current magazines, and documentary motion pictures. Mr. Walter Larson American History Mr. William Dammann American History; Commercial Law Miss Pearl Kienholz Modern Problem Mr. George Frogen Modern Problem Reported fact in the light of in trrpretative opinion resolve into lively discussions among serious student of history. Pictured are Jorgen Vaage, Bruce Hay, Richard Merwin, Carol Fay, ami Karen Larson. Since “The end of government i the happiness of the governed,” students of civic learn that the extent of their happiness depend uj»on the enlightenment of all people anil the quality of the men they elect to otfice. They study the growth of the various form of government. They observe local government machinery in action, visiting groups and official engaged in making, executing, or adjudicating the law. Staging a mock trial after they had observed an actual trial in the county court were seventeen students of Henry civic class. The jury included the following students, the hack row only dimly isible: Ruth Peterson, Shirley Gad-sky, Marjorie Ledin, Pat Ingle, Hazel Cameron. F.uella Dor holt. Tom Lipinski, Tom |ohn ton. Delores Hedeen, Marion Fin on, ami Marly Carlson. In | ccij| roles are fohn Bernard a clerk, Ronald Flcaglc a judge, Corine Nchrman as witness, Douglas Anderson as bailiff, ami Lelaml Mat ka and Jerry Fitzsimmons as attorneys.

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wMy Worthy 0|I|»oii miI ...” Knowing that speech may be “a glib and oily art, or used only to give ‘‘the windy satisfaction of that tongue. or to conceal their thoughts,” speech students work to make their speech “a mirror of the soul. They study the techniques of molding flat, nasal sounds into pear-shaped tones. They learn to speak in phrases that fall pleasantly on the car. (Right) Mr. Karl Hocrschgcn, debate coach. Having acquired the power of effective speech and learned to engage the favorable response of their audience, students devote themselves to finding stubborn facts in sup|K rt of their arguments. They take |xirt in intra-city debates with teams from other high schools. Three times this past year they discussed the affirmative or nega live sides of issues aired in Junior Town Meeting broadcasts on WTCN. Featured in these programs to date were Barbara Benson, Donna Shohe, Sally Milton, and Jim Scedcn. Darlene Shogren, active member of Henry's debate team, is snapped at the moment she's catching her breath preparatory to nullifying all tile (want presented by her opponents. Many of the Patrick Henry speech students become members of the National Forensic league, requirements being that they rank scholastically in die upper one-third of their class, and qualify for the Degree of Merit, league members at Henry include Sally Hilton, President; Jim Scedcn. Vice-President; Darlene Shogren, Secretary: Donna Shobc, Treasurer: Marilyn Oilman. Dick Stacy. Lila Hictala, Klcta Sanderson. Carol Swenson, Dick Erickson, Dennis Jordan, Marjorie Knapp, Muriel Tometz, Dianne Ondrey, Jim Fclknor, and Barbara Benson. Below: Marjorie Knapp, affirmative, approves the arguments presented by Sally Hilton, her colleague, as F.Icta Sanderson and Lila Hictala, the negative, listen intently to detect errors in fact or logic.