Rice High School - Edmundian Yearbook (New York, NY)

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I i SENIOR RICHARD MUELLER, above, an honor student and three-time medal winner, makes certain he can be heard by all as he delivers his speech in the auditorium. Mueller has been debating for four years. TWO MORE EXPERIENCED DEBATERS in posed action. The are left, Y f Frank Malaney of 4-73 and, right, William Appleyard of 3-57. JAMES GRIFFIN and Peter Ruggere, above, both of Room 3-57, work together on their delivery. The debating involved a great deal of research and memory work. Most important, debaters had to be able to think quickly and clearly on their feet- particularly during the almost extemporaneous rebuttals. ff ., - .ul 5 -. Angst.. JUNIOR ANGUS KENNEDY, at left, below, is framed by the speakers' stand as he goes over his arguments about Foreign Aid. At lower right, Robert Cevasco, of 3-57, waits for one of his points to sink in . 5.1. - -:ZF - if f if fin A , L .5 I I F75 2 255' I ..,-1 J Sl -1 nw,

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THE SOPRANO SECTION of the Glee Club was composed largely of Freshmen. Before the end of the year, the group had dwindled considerably because of changing voices. Here they are before their voices broke. They are: Left to Right-First Row: Patrick Ambrose, John Nash, John Courtney, Frank Corda, Joseph Gourin, Walter Mitchell, Robert Kenney, Richard Schultz, Robert Hallet, Edward Dorry, John Murtagh, Michael McCann. Second Row: Freshmen 0100 Hui . . . right in pitch The Rice Glee Club for 1957-58 was the largest in years, with almost l25 members. As in the past, they practiced three days each week, usually by sec- tions. Whole group practices were held only before their performances. The group, under the leadership of Mr. McGill, sang their annual Christmas concert from the balcony of Grand Central Station. The station waiting room was crowded with appreciative listeners and the group received a fine ovation. Brother Vranka, moderator of the group, saw to it that members were on time for rehearsals and took care ofthe music. Ken Morris, talented Junior pianist, served as accompanist for the second year in a row. The final concert was given at the graduation cere- monies in June. Philip Curry, John Meyer, Michael Doddy, Ernest Oswald, Benito Torres, Shean Jones, Kevin Boylan, Peter McKenna, Michael Herlihy, Donald Clark, Charles Ryan. Third Row: Ronald Consigli, Eugene Kelly, Daniel Doherty, Kevin Kilduff, James Harrison, John Harri- son, Leonard Sepkowski, John Dennehy, Kevin Scanlon, Stephen Wiezaczka, Timothy Mclnerney. A HALF-DOZEN FRESHMEN, above, sing for the cameraman. They are: John Murtagh, Robert Hallet, Michael McCann, Charles Ryan, Edward Dorry, Robert Clark. Some Freshmen were members of their parish choir.

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PATRICK LEAVY, below, acts as a friendly critic for speaker Kevin Quill who wants to make certain that his bulky speech will go over. Both Pat and Kevin were real ioiners f active in many activities and sports. They ioined debating this year. Rice's Debate Club remained a small but effective group during the past year. The fourteen member team was composed mainly of experienced debaters from the previous year. As a result, the club showed the benefits extra experience, particularly in actual speaking technique. Brother St. John, who was also the Oratory and Drama Club moderator, coached the group at their regular practice sessions. The national topic for this year was the thorny problem of Foreign Aid. Hand books, filled with pertinent facts and information for both the affirmative and negative sides, were distri- buted to each member. The first half of the year was largely occupied with practice and preparation of material. After the mid-terms, the group began de- bating outside schools. SENIOR DEBATE TEAM MEMBERS, below, get together for a group picture. They are: Richard Mueller, William Heinz, Anthony Gian- grasso, Kevin Quill, Patrick Leavy and Frank Malaney, All were in Room 4-73. All have big plans for the future and were glad to get beneficial debating experience. TONY GIANGRASSO, Richard Mueller and William Heinz, above, all of 4-73, appear intent upon winning this round of their debate After several months of studying and talking about Foreign Aid they felt they knew as much about it as Mr. Dulles. r Debates were held with Power Memorial, All Hal- lows, Notre Dame H. S., LaSalle, Dominican Commer- cial and St. Lawrence Academy. Although victories and defeats are not as decisive in forensic circles as in athletics, the Rice students earned their share of individual and team victories. The annual Irish Christian Brothers contest held late in the year proved too late for yearbook deadlines, but, judging by past experience, the team could safely count on a few trophies. Many of the debaters used their experience to good advantage in the Oratory and Drama groups pictured on the following pages. Next year, Brother St. John hopes to expand the group and enter the club in even tougher competitions.