Ponce de Leon High School - Cavaleon Yearbook (Coral Gables, FL)

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ORATORS WHO RATE CREAM or THE CROP of debaters are these National Forensic Leaguers. One of the four honor societies at Ponce, one must ob- tain twenty-one debate points, be approved by sponsors Mr. H. N. Rath and Mrs. Herberta Leonardy, and by club members themselves to gain entrance. National Forensic Leaguers' main occasion was entertaining the N.F.L. District Convention here on April 11 and 12. They also sponsored a debate festival at Ponce on November 14. Left to riglit, first rom: Mad- elyn McQuaide, Helen XVooten, Thomasina XVest, Anne Chap- man, Betty Lou johnson, Emily Cahr. Second row: Brad Wliite, Vincent Miller, Henry Betts, Tom Hale. Third rom: Earle Peeples, President Hugh Wfoodf Secretary Darryl McCall, Vice- president Fritz Gale, Allen Mc- Cormick, jack Wilkiiisi Treas- urer David Batcheller. fa. . fl FYVI : H P Ilhll 'I' 7,1 - +G! 78 FAST TALKERS Resolved that every able-bodied male citizen of the United States should have one year of compulsory military training before attaining the age of twenty-fourf, No one will ever forget that repeated phrase as our debaters slugged it out last November 14 in the debate festival held here. Sponsored by Mrs. Herberta Leonardy, these contenders won first place. Debating and speech honors won this year are: In Dade County in the first festival we placed the highest by three points, in the second, highest by two points 5 and third, tied for second place. Debaters placed second in the National Forensic League Southeastern District Tourna- ment. Darryl McCall placed third in original oratory and first in the Southeast Diserict Optimist Club. Helen Wfooten was the state cham- pion of the American Legion Speech Contest. ln the Exchange Club contest, Emily Cvahr placed first, Helen Wboten, second, and Vincent Miller, third. Left to right, first row: Beverly Harrington, Helen Wooten, Emily Gahr, Anne Chapman. Second row: Brad White, johnny Brau, Allen McCormick, President Hugh XV ood, Earle Peeples. Third rom: Tom Hale, jimmy Fielden, Bill Cook, Vincent Miller, Darryl McCall. fFom'tlJ row: jack XVilkins, Treasurer David Batcheller, Secretary jimmy Harrison, David Kelly, Fritz Gale.

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THEY RATE - WITH HONORS ONE OF Tl-IE HIGHEST HONORS that can be bestowed upon a Ponceite is to be tapped into the National Honor Society, and later be initiated. Students warranting membership must have an eighty-seven average, be passed by the vote of the faculty and members of the club, and be outstanding in leadership, scholarship, character, and service. The N.H.S. pin, the keystone with the flaming torch, symbolizes these qualities. Founded in 1927 at Ponce and meeting twice a semester, this branch of the club has Principal H. N. Rath and Mrs. Edith Mason as sponsors. ln the upper picture left to right 'first row: McQuaide, Denning, Vance, Meyers, Ellis, Mitchell, Geiger, Sullivan, Mixson, Shaver, XVeiland, Virrick. Second Row: Mrs. Mason, NVill-zerson, Keefe, Thralls, Epting, Ginn, Schoon- maker, Scheer, Henderson, Latimer,. Third Rolo: XVest, Morrow, McNVhirter, Merriam, Brown, Avery, Block, Young, Zotter, Reeves. fFourtb Row: Gahr, Michael Thoro, Fitzgerald, Schiess, Montague, Sims, Hopkins. iTiftlJ rom: Scherr, Clase, Fielden, Xllfhite, Brown, Schiess, Betts. Not pictured: jackson. Below, N.H.S. officers, left to right: Bradford White president, George Michael, treasurer, Eileen Scheer, sec- retary, second semester, Donald Brown, vice-president, 2nd, treasurer, lst, Mary Lou XVeiland, secretary, Rob- ert Schiess, vice-president, Jerome Scherr, president, all of the first semester.

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'May Zdale Me 140: Www THIS IS station PDL bringing you a glimpse of our Grin and Grim- ace Club of Ponce de Leon High School. Our staff is composed of selec- ted students whose interest lies in radio of the future, our spon- sor is Mr. Mitchell Menacof. Besides presenting radio pro- grams, we had a voice recording booth at the Junior Carnival. Our members are, left to right, first row: Mary Pierce, Barbara Neel, Edith Ann Bate, Kakie Jones, Nancy Kingston, Peggy Randol, Anne Ellis, Betty Wfright, Jerre Brigham. Second row: Mr. Menacof, Geraldine Fossum, Geraldine Dahlstrom, Bettie Bol- linger, Diana Roesch, Connie Cullom, Lenore Bennett, Nancy Jones, Aimee Cook, Elizabeth Denning. Third row: Bette Dil- lard, Winnie Burton, Emmy Johnson, Donna Robinson, Pat Ramsey, Antoinette Lopez. fFourtlJ row: Bill Christian, Dick Fullerton, Bill Neiger, Betty Mer- riam, Dinah O'Brien, Martha Bentz, Helen Wooteii, La Verne Sebastian, Mary Lou Wleiland, Jeanette Moes, Jack Murphy, Charlotte Hicks, Dorothy Schoonmaker, Richard DuBois, Vincent Miller. Not pictured: Sally Brinkerhofl. NIGHT WATCHMEN EVER BEEN RUNNING in the corridor, well, just skipping along at an increased rate, and suddenly come upon a stone statue whose arm with a big black G on it pops out bringing you to a dead stop? XVell, better go back and walk it, it's the iron hand of a Ponce guard keeping order in Ponce's halls. These Ponceites are chosen for duty by the faculty and their sponsor, Mrs. Mary A. Coover. Left to right, first rom: Pat Homan, Mildred Garcia, Jacqueline May, Joanne Crowder. Second row: David McDonald, David Metzger, Francis McCrink, John Gould. Third row. Billy Powers, Mrs. Coover holding Mary Van Guard, newly acquired mascot, Fred Lewis, Dimitri Thoro. Tourtb row: Richard Hoyt, Paul Van Landingham, Fritz Gale, Frank Baker, Bill Neiger. Not pictured: Paddy Coffee. J 'u N WA: Qtrf' 'I 0 L. , , , . 'X f rr ' ,Q 79