South Lebanon High School - Ionian Yearbook (Iona, PA)

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SmlmI.' Nlary l.ou lVlt-yer, llarhara l,arpenteur, lVlrs. T.OI1jft'I1L'CliL'I', ftlllffll Nancy Schreihcr. Catherine Carrnany. SHUI!!!-7lQ.' l,0rraine l,iuht. Nancy fVliller. -Irwell l.illy. lflaine l,t-ho. Barhara Vtolli. Sandra lfees. GIRLS' ORATORICAL CONTESTS 'lihe Twenty-ninth Annual Girls' Uratorical Contest, sponsored hy the W'onian's Clulv of l,ehanon, was held in the auditorium lhursday afternoon, lVlarch l3. 1952. Nancy Miller was the winner with her oration, The Fears of Youth and the Future. Nancy received the lirst prize of fifteen dollars. Second place was a tie hetween Sandra Fees and Lorraine Light. Sandra spoke on juvenile Delinquency- Vlho's Problem? l,orraine's oration was entitled Atomic EIN:'l'gY lVl11I1lS Wlilling Servant. ltach received a prize ol seven dollars and a half. to he awarded at the commencement exercises in blune. The other contestants and their orations were Catherine Cartnany, Racial Prejudiceng ,lewel lally. Where ls Your Faith? liarlvara Larpenteur. Opportunities Linlinnted : and Mary Lou Meyer. Freedom ot the Press. All of these girls were excellent orators, as was indicated by the remarks of the judges, the teachers, the students. and many visitors. lhe judges lor the contest were lVlrs. Harold A. Krohn, .-Xttorney Alaines l,. Atkins. and the Reverend Henry -I. Herber. The girls showed their appreciation to Mrs. Hilda Longeneclcer, who coached all of them, hy presenting her with a gilt after the contest. l72ll

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Standing at microphone: Jeanne Wilder, Stephanie l-licking. Fin! Row: Pat Halsell, Mary Grebe, Sue Ellen Kimmel. John Kershner, Valerie Miller, Anna Mae Saltzer, Barbara Tyson. Srrond Row: Miss Eileen McConnell, azlvirerg Mary Ann Srohler, Marilyn Blouch, Shirley Brightbill, Jacquelyn Devine, Jennie Pierce, Marilyn Mann. Third Row: Jacqueline Kristoff, Barbara Larpenteur, Eldon Long, Ronald Drum, Ronald Swanger, Richard McCarty. Fourth Row: Marie Bowman, Barbara Deiter, Mollie Goren, Kathleen Fisher, Nancy Horst, Kay Kirby, Eileen Boland. Sfanding rear: Harry Siegel. Frederic Keifer. James Krum, -lohn Shaak, Pierre Silldorff. DRAMATIC CLUB During the past year the Dramatic Club has accomplished much. This club of drama en- thusiasts is a credit to Lebanon High. Throughout the year the members have presented a number of entertaining radio broadcasts. Cn November -I the group journeyed to Millersville State Teachers College to present Sally Takes a Bowf, It was an outstanding success. Later they gave a repeat performance for the student body of Lebanon High. However, this club is not all work and no play. Social activities, one of which was a HalloWe'en party, are scheduled regularly, too. Miss Eileen McConnell is the adviser ofthe club. The officers are: john Kershner, prefidfntg Valerie Miller, vice-prerz'a'mztg Mary Grebe, Zrfasurerg and Sue Ellen Kimmel. Secretary. l71ll

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Firf! Rota: Russell liomberger, Hilda lfoiigeneclcer. I'fll11'!I,' Donald Gril-liith. Sffllfllf Rme: Henry Berger. Robert Cook, Robert Bechtel. Thomas Weible, BOYS' ORATORICAL CONTEST The Thirty-second Annual Cyrus G. Rauch Oratorical Contest was held Thursday afternoon, February 7. in the high school auditorium. bix senior boys competed. Donald Griffith was judged the best orator for his topic. Addiction : Teen-agers No. 1 linemyf and received the first prize of fifteen dollars, to be awarded at commencement. In second place was Russell liomberger, whose topic was ls Our Foreign Policy Foreign to America F He won ten dollars. A lie develoved for third vlace, Robert Cook and Thomas Wveible svlit the five-dollar award- , . l K. l . . ,, , l ,, , . . . Robert s OI'21fl0l1 was 'Scandals in VVashington, and Thomas spoke on The Nfalue ol Latin in Practlal Life. The other two com wetitors were Henry llerrer. his subiect bein r 'Kbflinute Men ol' Tomorrow.', I V .. f 52 . - and Robert Bechtel. who discussed VVhither College bportsf The judges were The Reverend li. H. Christianson, Attorney Robert lf. Seigrist, and Mr. Arthur Addison. Their decisions were based on the subject matter, the literary style, and the delivery of the orations. Mrs. Hilda H. Longenecker, lfnglish teacher, competently coached the six boys during the weeks of preparation preceding the contests. l73ll