Premontre High School - Excalibar Yearbook (Green Bay, WI)

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Pat Herson and Paul Hinkfuss competed in debate at Nationals. Dan White competed in Lincoln-Douglass debate at Nationals.

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DEBATE: (di bat’) 1. A formal defend and attack a given While athletic teams exhibited their prowess on the fields, the Prcmontre debate team dis¬ played its own prowess in compe¬ tition. The varsity team, aided by knowledge gained at summer camps and the coaching of Fr. Komatz and Mr. Shillcox, be¬ came a dominating force in the Pox alley area. The team com¬ peted for the second straight year at state, and in National level tournaments for the ‘irst time in Premontre history. Three debat¬ ers, Pat Herson, Paul Hinkfuss, and Dan White, competed in the NCFL Grand National Tourna¬ ment in Milwaukee. 1 ' he novice team shows continued promise for Premontre debate. The novices captured three tour¬ nament championships and won third place in the state ' s top tour¬ nament. Everything considered, Premontre debate has begun a winning tradition which will un¬ doubtedly continue for years to come. contest of argumentation in which two opposing sides proposition. 2. Premontre’s “sport” for fancy talkers. Varsity Debate: Front L to R) R. f ' rigo, G. Corbcill, J. Jansen. Back L to R I) White, P. Hinkfuss, P. Herson. Pat Herson investigates his opposition Novice Debate: (Front L to R) D. Bchnke, C. Anderson. (Back L to Ri S. Johnson, S Campbell, G. Stuempfig, P. Pranica. (Missing) T. Harrington, I). J.uby.

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S he world of plays and drama paid a visit to ;, remontre in the presence of the people of Swee- tapple, Ohio. Fr. Guyon presented his twentieth musical, Bye Bye Birdie. With Conrad Birdie (Mark Rotherham) entering the army, Albert (Rod Mayer) has to invent a means to earn $50,000. The means is discovered by Rose (Becky Ehiinger) and calls lor Mr. Birdie to give one last kiss to one of his numerous fans. The lucky girl is Kim Mac A ' ee (Ka¬ ren Johnson) an d she and Sweet Apple anxiously await the arrival of a singing idol. Kim faces prob¬ lems, however, one with her fa¬ ther (Dave Lontkowski) and one with her “steady (Rich Middle- ton). Additional conflict is pro¬ vided with competition for Albert between Rose and his mother Mac (Karen Nistler). All ends well, however, and Sweet Apple reverts to normality. (dram’ a) n. 1. A composi- tense conflicts. 3. Pre- tion in verse or prose intend- montre’s recreation of ed to portray life or tell a Sweet Apple, Ohio, story. 2. A state involving Albert (Rod Mayer) wears a shocked expression over Rose ' s (Becky I ' hlinger) resignation. Conrad Birdie (Mark Rotherham) has a lot of living to do. Mr. Mac A fee (Dave Lontkowski) declares an end to a democracy.