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

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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1959-60 was the labor problem, Ore- gon's special topic was Resolved that section l4b ot the Taft-Hartley Act should be repealed.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 Resolved that section 'l4b of the Taft Hartley Act should be repealed.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.

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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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It appears otherwise, but it is serious business to finance a yearbook and have everything that an editor might hope to include. Assistant business manager Marianne Ereno Cseatedj shows the financial report to Sister M. Theresa Margaret, year- book moderator. Business manager Jana McFarland Cstanding r.J seems pleased and so does Miriam editor, Shannon Doran. ivy- S EMP, .9 4,5 wisp ' ' L ' ...F A 'L Q et S' Se ou. 'ri' yi 4551!- Miriamette staff members make the final check on copy before sending it to the printer. il. to r.D Diane Hays, Joan Berry, Sister Marguerite, moder- ator, Salley Burres and Barbara Hertel. Typists for the school paper, the Miriamette, Joyce Watson 0.7 and Jacqueline McEachern type copy for the printer. Assistant editors Cstanding IJ Rosalia Keim and Lucille Donovan proof read more copy. Academy Publications The Miriam and Miriamette are the two publi- cations of the Academy. The Miriamette, the school paper is published quarterly by the special staff. The business staff of the yearbook supports the paper. Each year the members of the yearbook staff strive to make a bigger and better yearbook. This year the staff, with the cooperation of the faculty and student body, was able to introduce color into the yearbook and eliminate advertising. ln the last three years the ,Vliriam has placed twice in the competition at the Gonzaga Press conference. - 59 1-1 .mg