St Mary of the Valley Academy - Miriam Yearbook (Beaverton, OR)

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Fire Patrol officers CLI Patricia Mengis, president, Susanne Albers, vice president and Shirley Davis, secretary enjoy themselves as they make routine inspection of fire hoses. Service Club Members of the service club under the guidance of Sister Mary Mildred, perform a multitude of tasks for our school. Set- ting up chairs, monitoring traffic, keeping the campus and buildings clean, and rais- ing the flag are but a few of their many accomplishments. Fire Patrol and Bus Patrol are subdi- visions of the service club. Faithfulness in fulfilling their duties insures our safety during fire drills and while riding in the buses. Members of our service club are out- standing for their courtesy and helpful- ness. Rightfully have they gained fame in our Gallery of Art. up. Bus patrol leaders ifront row l. to r.j Clairene O'Grady, Mary Jane Beuck- man, Patricia Mengis, Claudia Sitton. 2nd row, Madeline Rekart, Cecilia Depew and Kathleen Depew pose for a picture. Service club officers Penny Brittan, president, Patricia Day, secretary, Georgine Polgar, treasurer and May Pat Wall, sergeant-at-arms, take a break during weekly clean- H

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Talents Unlimited was the project of the G.A.A. Emcee Judy Lee Lehman is televised by Marlene Thomas. Girls' Athletic Association The Girls' Athletic Association claims the largest mem- bership of any of the Academy organizations. In order to take part in the intramural games membership in the G.A..A. is required. Swimming, skating and bowling par- ties were some of the events sponsored by the club this year. The G.A.A. also sponsored a talent show to raise money for tumbling mats for the physical education classes. The Monogram Club, a section of G.A.A. consists of Junior and Senior G.A.A. members. Questions are dis- cussed at the Monogram Club meetings before they are presented to the entire G.A.A. club. G.A.A. officers take a friendly pause. Cl. to r.D Kath- leen Day, secretary, Judy Wall, president, Jeanne Muessig, vice president, Sharon McNicholas, sergeant-at-arms, and Judy Lehman, head of sports. Pictured below are Carol Charvet CLD and Sharon McNicholas who enioyed the G.A.A. outing at Shute's Roller Skating Rink.

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Debote Club The Debate Club is the most recent organization on the academy campus. Organized last year, the club began full-time operation in September. The national debate topic tor the year 1959-60 was the labor problem, Ore- gon's special topic was Resolved that section l4b ot the Taft-Hartley Act should be repealed. S.M.V.A. debaters met teams from the Inter-Valley De- bate League including Jesuit High, Providence Academy, Holy Child Academy, St. Mary's Academy, Mt. Angel Academy and Sacred Heart .Academy, Salem. Nine debaters traveled to Gonzaga University tor the Northwest Forensic tournament. All teams came home with excellent records, one iunior captured second place in oratory. Because of schedule conflicts on-ly four debaters could compete in the Linfield College tournament. Two sophomore debaters brought the first debate trophy home to the Academy. Next year the topic will be concerned with the NATO. Mary Ellen Ansbro, iunior debator, fcenterb smiles as she and The Reverend E. Morton, S.J., president of Gonzaga University, fextreme rightj examine her 2nd place certificate she won in oratory. Other winners in the tournament sponsored by Gon- zaga's speech department were students from Jesuit High school Cl. to r.J Richard Accaragui, Peter Edelson and Chris Ledwige. Sophomore debaters Roberta Barsotti GJ and Sharon Schulte came home from the Linfield Tournament with the 2nd place trophy in Junior Women's Debate. Both Sharon and Roberta are new members of the debate team this year. Resolved that section 'l4b of the Taft Hartley Act should be repealed. Margaret Byrne gives her constructive speech while her colleague Mary Ellen Ansbro gives an encouraging smile.