St Marys High School - La Maria Yearbook (Huber, OR)

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LA MARIA Page Nineteen S. M. The S. M. Club is an honorary society composed of those who have been awarded the coveted M for their endeavors on the field of play. To belong to this club is the cherished desire of every student at St. lWary's. Other organizations come and go, but the S. BI, Club is the one organization that re- mains forever. For this reason the Club's activities are not confined to those in school alone. Old Grads belong to the lwonogram society and gather together outside the portals of their Alma Mater and continue to carry on the good work of the S. lil. Society. It is the earnest endeavor of this group to create an atmosphere of friendly rivalry between the visit- ing team and St. Maryls, to carry every thing on a friendly basis so Gee Under the able tutelage of the Rev. Francis Blakely a well-train- ed glee club was formed to delight the various audiences performed to during the school year. On sev- eral occasions the glee club ap- peared in public and gave splendid renditions of their musical talents as arrayed by their Director. The Songsters of St, lVIary's added color and pleasure to the many pro- grams staged by the various or- ganizations of the school. Perhaps their greatest success Club that our opponents on the gridiron, maple court, or elsewhere will always bear away the fondest mem- ory of their visit to our school. The S. M. Club strengthens athletics. But the main duty is to instill loyalty into all, to always act for the good of St. lVIary's. Several new members have been added this year to swell the ranks of this society. Laddie Parapid, Julian lVallast, Robert Ezell, Clarence Palmer, Virgil DePiero, Donald Kingsley, lVm. Ondler, Lawrence Daly and Bernie River- man have succeeded in obtaining their monograms during this school year for their attempts in the va- rious branches of Athletics. The S. NI. club welcomed them into its fold. Cllu was reached at Yuletide before a throng of Portland friends who had gathered for the annual Christ- mas festivities. Leo Tanners, Rob- ert Carrington, Virgil DePiero, Robert Ezell, Richard Stupfel, Ray Hall and Laddie Parapid formed the personnel of this club. It is the fondest hope of all that this organization will grow and prosper, for nothing can add more spirit to a program than a well-trained and capable glee club.

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Page Eighteen LA MARIA Public Speaking One of the most difficult tasks in the lives of most people is to be able to face an audience and speak clearly and without fear. To teach our young men this art, to enable them to stand before any audience and speak with success. great stress always has been placed upon the pursuit of Public Speak- ing at St. lWary's. lVe can point with pride to our accomplished speakers of the past. Such orators as lVoodard, Stan- ley Lacey, Tim Coleman, and a host of others have not only proven the value of this study but bring out the effectiveness of our work in this branch of study. This year's class can claim equal honors with any of the past. .lack Bechard, Jesse lVebb, Ernie Stas- sens, Virgil DePiero, Louis Nys- sen, Ted Nyssen. R. Hall, and -lack lllurphy have formed an oc- tet of orators that brought as- tounding results. Delba Like athletics and Dramatics, debating has found a prominent place in the school life of St. lVIary's. The art of argumenta- tive speaking, on account of its great value, is especially stressed and finds a great appeal to the students. It affords them the op- portunity to express their inner- most ideas on current subjects as well as teaching them the art of delivery. Important subjects of the day To enable these boys to put in practice what they were actually taught, arrangements were made to have them speak before the Knigfhts of Columbus, and the Veterans of Foreign VVars, both organizations of Hillsboro, Oregon, and also at St. Francis Parish in Portland. Their endeavors were marked with great success as shown by the re- ception given them on each occa- sion. Annually, to spur interest in this art, a contest is staged. Ten speak- ers are chosen who will vie with each other before carefully selected judges. A gold medal will be pre- sented to the winner of this con- test. Ten have been chosen to dem- onstrate their forensic ability on this occasion. They are: Louis Nyssen, Ted Nyssen, sl. lVebb, R. Hall, -lack Beehard, Ernest Stas- sens, .lack lklurphy, Virgil De- Piero, Laddie Parapid, and Camil- le Leveille. ting are selected for the debaters, who. after much preparation, are teamed against each other before the entire student body, Such subjects as the Ownership and Operation of Bon- neville Dam, Capital Punish- ment,'l The Spanish Question, and others were debated upon by the various members of the Debat- ing Class. Bernie Riverman, .lack Bechard, Ernie Stassen, C. Thay- er and Ted Nyssen proved to be the best debaters of this season.

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Page Twenty LA MARIA Dramatic Cilu Top Row -Jack Bechard, Jesse Webb, Louis Nyssen. Middle Row f--Jack Murphy, James Robinson, Laddie Parapid. Lower Row Chapman Thayer, Kuy Hall, Virgil Del-'iero.