Sumner High School - Spartan Yearbook (Sumner, WA)

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:nl 1 was-rd DEBATE Suaicd: Lila Jo Cason, Norma Brengman, Grace Wahl. Standing, It-fr Io rigfif: Erma Engle, Flora Mae Davis, Mr. Shannon lCoachl, Jeneva Carlson. HIS activity has been placed on a wider field the past year as the debate league has been formed comprising the same schools that are now in the Puget Sound Athletic League. This league has adopted the one constructive speech, and cross-question method of debate, which, coupled with the critic-judge system of deciding the winning team, gives the debaters a chance to learn what the various judges consider good debating. Those working on the affirmative team were Lila lo Cason, Grace Wahl, Flora Mae Davis, and jeneva Carlson. These girls aided in giving radio programs, played basketball, and at the same time carried a heavy school course while debating season was in progress. Nevertheless, they made a good showing in the three debates in which they took part with Auburn, Kent, and Renton in the order named. Norma Brengman and Erma Engle, both seniors, upheld the negative side of the question. Although this was their first year at debating, they presented their side quite forcibly and worked faithfully throughout the season. The negative team clashed with Buckley, Enumclaw, Highline and Puyallup in the order named. Sumner was victorious in the encounter with Enumclaw. The final league decision was won by l-lighline. The tentative schedule for l932-33 is as follows: Dec. l5-Sumner affirmative vs. Renton, and also Puyallup affirmative vs. Sumner, lan. lZ-Highline affirmative vs. Sumner, lan. l9-Sumner affirmative vs. Kent, and Enumclaw affirmative vs. Sumner, Ian. 26-Buckley affirmative vs. Sumner, and Sumner affirmative vs. Auburn. Sumner will have two debate teams to prepare for the entries scheduled above. There are good prospects for a successful debate season, since all the affirmative de- baters will be in school next year and will be anxious to take part in this activity. Many others will be desirous to debate, since the student body has shown its apprecia- tion by granting letters to the debaters who make the teams. Twenty-eight

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First row, Jealed: Stewart feditorj, Kelley, Jansen, Ryan. Clarke, Roberts, Roclcway, Burlcette. Second' row, sealed: Schram, Bradshaw lBus. lVlgr.j, Melharr, Carlson, Tarbox. Slandingr Swannack, Sanclblom tadvisorj, Montgomery, Turney, Holtan, Mann, Schatz, Rockey, Cain, Shaw, Schrengohst, Poolman. THE SPARTAN PPROPRIATELY featuring the new high school as its main theme with different interior views pictured on the sectional pages, the i932 Spartan is an interesting and worthwhile book. Under the competent leadership of Miss Sandblom, the faculty advisor, the staff worked faithfully to publish this yearls book. Having had previous journalistic ex- perience as editor of the paper, Alice Stewart has proved a most efficient editor for the i932 annual. Much credit is due the ad-chasers, headed by George Bradshaw, who with the fine cooperation of the business men, have secured about S230 in ads, slightly more than in previous years, Since the usual income from class donations and subscriptions was not available this year, the book has been necessarily condensed in some sections, but every school activity has been covered adequately with a few additional features not contained in previous annuals. At an assembly on April l3, when the annual sold at a slightly reduced price, the staff, headed by Howard Schrengohst, circulation manager, put on a novel sales drive called the Annual Scramble in the form of a ten-minute contest, when two sales- men from each class vied with each other in selling subscriptions. joe Shaw, a junior, won with thirty subscriptions to his credit. When the shot closing the campaign was fired, l32 annuals had been sold. A junior Scramble was held at the junior high the following day, which, together with later sales, brought the total to l96 subscriptions. The final drive is expected to swell the list to 275. As a publicity feature, the staff presented a midget quartet stunt which 'lbrought down the house. The johnson-Cox Company of Tacoma again did the printing for the Spartan and the Tacoma Engravers handled the engraving work. Following is the l932 staff: Editor-in-chief, Alice Stewart, assistant editor, Helen Roberts, pictures, Kenneth Burkette, Harry Swannack, Elizabeth Kelley, snapshots, Alice Rockway, athletics, john Poolman, Emma jean Ryan, calendar and humor, Harry Swannack, typists, Mildred jansen, Alice Rockway, Erma Engle, reporters, Dorace Clark, Tom Tarbox, David Turney, Ruth Schram, Walter Melhart, Geneva Carlson, Robert Sullivan, busi- ness and advertising manager, George Bradshaw, ad staff, Kenneth Cain, Howard Montgomery, Stewart Schatz, Elvin Rockey, Hadley Mann, Sanford Holtan, joe Shaw, circulation manager, Howard Schrengohst, sales staff, Senior High: Stewart Schatz, Elizabeth Scrimger, joe Shaw, Marjorie Holm, Tom Tarbox, Elizabeth Ness. junior High: Reba Worley, Richard Slettvett, and Gertrude Gunning. Twenty-seven

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DECLAMATION Seated: Kcnlm Natori, Alice Stewart. Slariding: Howard Schrengohst, Miss Bailey fcoachl. ECLAMATION was an important activity in Sumner High School this year under the direction of Miss Bailey, the coach, who gave much of her time and energy to training the participants. Although the Sumner contestants did not win any first places in the county contest, held March 2, they offered stiff competition for the other eight schools which participated. Of those trying out, the three selected to represent Sumner High in the county contest were: Kenko Natori in the dramatic division, Alice Stewart in the humorous, and Howard Schrengohst in the oratorical. Howard won second place in the oratorical division in the county contest. His selection was entitled October, and dealt with the stock market crash occurring in October, l929, and the resulting financial difficulties, together with their causes. The representative in the humorous division, Alice Stewart, gave josiah Allen's Flirtations, a vivid description of the difficulties which arose when Mr. and Mrs. Allen went to a popular summer resort, and losiah decided to follow the fashions of the place and try some flirting. Alice did not place but her talent was favorably shown. Kenko Natori's selection in the dramatic division was Iudith of l864. This was a thrilling Civil War romance telling of the complications which resulted when a Northern lieutenant lost his heart to a rebel miss. Although Kenko failed to place, she made an excellent appearance. Others turning out, who took part in the local contest were: oratorical division- joe Shaw and Lily Sakai, dramatic-Patsy johnson, Eleanora Nicholas, and Hazel Peabody, humorous-Barbara Shelton, Lillian Sturgis, Marian Petty, Emma lane Schrengohst and Kathryn Bradshaw. 'fwcvily-:zinc