Plymouth High School - Quit Qui Oc Yearbook (Plymouth, WI)

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RAY LAUFENBERG To speak in public on the stage. Milwaukee State Teachers College. University of Wisconsin, Ph, B. English, Speech, Citizenship. Debate Coach. Sophomore Class Advisor. EVELYN NUERNBERG The poetry of speech. University of Wisconsin, B. S. bummer, University of Wisconsin. English. Director of Declamatory Work. Stories to Tell Story telling, dramatic reading, play producing, debating, composition and delivery of orations, round table discussions, extemporaneous reading and speak- ing and training, in parliamentary practice are characteristic activities in the speech, dramatics and citizenship classes. 425--

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And Win 21 Banner Confucius say: Debate is the polite way to argue, Yes-men say: Mlfederal government should own and operate the railroads. Opposed say, Government should not, and the debate is on its way to a never-to-be-arrived-at conclusion. ln accordance with custom Plymouth debaters were hosts at the seasons first practice tournament held just belore the lhanksgiving recess. Forty teams from schools in southeastern Wisconsin took part in four rounds each. Senior debaters travelled to Milwaukee and Sheboygan to meet other teams in friendly clashes. lnexperienced teams were organized to attend the sophomore tournament at Sheboygan North High School. STATE FORENSIC LEAGUE Among the representatives of Plymouth High School who received UA ratings in the league contests were .lack Reedy for his extemporaneous speech on the St. Lawrence Waterwayg Gloria Vick for her humorous declamation Scruples1 and Robert Olschesky for his original oration 'Fascism Threatens Democracyu, Helene Hoffman, freshman, represented the school in extemporaneous reading and Margery Senty in dramatic declamation. When the practice tournament for declaimers was held at Marquette, March 22, Gloria Vick, Betty glean Hodge, kloyee Raclue, Mary Beth Matthewson, Margery Senty, Donna Derouin, Harriet Radloff and Irene Spradau attended. Several students received training at the freshman-sophomore speech clinic at Sheboygan, March zo. Those attending were Shirley Wetzel and jean Holz- schuh, dramatic declaimersj Mary Hill and Aloyee Hollenberger, humorous de- claimersp Ralph Capelle, Carl Hoeppner and Coila Sieber, orators. Hflllllllllljf f U. Rossini, if Iloeppner. l . Tlllllll. ll. Vapelle. J. live-fly. Nl. llill. li, llulmlw, J. llolzst-llull. Smlml - Nl. l3l'l1eggs-r. ll, Ulsi-lwsky. -I. Iiannm-rs. Mr. l.ut1fvl1lrel'g.f'o:u'll.-l. llurkart. li. Sc-lu-llingor. -27--