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

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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.

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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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sv, RICHARD DILLON and Edward Geis, below, both Juniors from Room 54, search the ample literature section of the library for a suitable poem or some classic prose to practice and recite. They worked on dramatic parts, too. llllllll ll H .ati J, I E llllllll r l THREE .IUNIORS WORK at their parts in the Christmas Carol , above, which they presented over the P.A. They are Edward Pryle, Henry Lemkau and Raymond Cunningham. All have been in the Oratory Club for two years. JUNIOR EDWARD PRYLE l55l, below, doesn't seem to he getting his point across to skeptical classmates Albert Berotti l57l, Henry Lemkau l54l and Peter Guinan l57l. All ioined the Oratory and Drama for the fine public speaking experience it aflords. 4 iw km-.. ll 1 al ffiffv WILLIAM OBERHEIM l57I and Richard Greenan l55l listen to William Appleyard l57l as he reads over a promising ora- torical selection, above. All Juniors, they hope to win a few medals next year at the various contests. .W - he WI' we N 'W' lllllllll If I ,I. l I . 4 z 2 4 .an ,..4nQ BOOK IN HAND, Junior William Oberheim strikes a classic oratorical pose for the cameraman. The book was Century Readings in English Literature , a volume filled with worth- while oratorical possibilities.