Smithfield High School - Smithonian Yearbook (Smithfield, OH)

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l935gfffgefQii e QfSMITl-IONIAN Our Debaters Dehnters in the making, come ye one and all, Q To room 25 when the bell has rung. That was the call Foster and Gillespie sent out one day last fall. And iso with spirits high and a will to work, the dehating season was wegun. Should the government :lid our schools? lfaithfully they studied the opinion of others Added to these their own and formulated speeches according to the rules: Fight minutes solid arguing, barring mistakes and hlundering. Reynard, Welday, Murphy and Rickey Thought the statement quite correct. jackson, Foster, Ruth and Welday Keenly eyed it with suspect. O'er the county they victoriously whizzed, Taking seven decisions out of eight debates. In constructive speeches and rebutrals the opponents they did quiz, As one hy one their foes yielded to the Fates. At Bittersweet Inn the season was closed There affirmative and negative did agree. That the season had been successful no one opposed. To decide this there was no need of Judges three. From the ranks this year we lose dehaters four, Murphy, Jackson, Welday, Ruth. The time-keeper for high school days says their time is o'er. For life's arguments and questions may they always have good proof. mn

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Pf w SMITI-lONlANIf4? - ile e,l935 Debate Team Lrfr lo Rigluf FIRST ROW-Mzlrgnret Jackson, Marv Elizabeth Foster, James Ruth, jack Wcldaly Mr. Gillespie, Mrs. Foster, Louise Murphy, lithel Rickey, Ruth Rcynard, Roberta Wcldny. N01 l

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SMITHONIAN 4935 Library Club L90 In Righff FIRST ROYV: Sara Yvilson, Lois Dalrymple, Ethel Rickey, Helen Klapka, Hazel Foster, Img: I'lufI', Mary Nagy, Ethel Shively, Esther Hammond, Myrtle Grafton, Carol Mclirail, Janie 'V itaker. SECOND ROW: Margaret Palinchak, Edith Stem, Roberta lhlelday, Elaine DeGarmo, Doris Strickler, Helen Garretscn, Mary Elizabeth Foster, Ruth Reynard, Miss Miller. THIRD ROW: Ninn Howard, Celia Fanchini, Helen Krocta, Mary Garlinger, Jeanette Chaney, Iilivalueth Lenzi, Leila Howard. NOT IN PICTURE: Hazel Burkett, Ruth Hammond. At the First of the year, we embarked in a ship of diminutive size with a crew of twenty nine. Miss Miller was our skilled helmsm:1n.- :Xt first our sailing was rather rough due to the fact that we had lost several of our old Pirates and had added many new inexperienced qnes. As time went on, we became more efficient and were able to co-operate with each other. Our voyage lasted for nine months and at the end of that time we had in our possessvrn more than nine hundred volumes to add to our former treasure. wi