Thornton Academy - Tripod Yearbook (Saco, ME)

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THE TRIPOD - 1933 N C k lIDllEllB1AklIPlIlN'lEZ The debaters had an enjoyable season thxs year debatmg wlth Deering South Portland and Westbrook The questron Resolved that at least one half of all state and local revenue should be derlved from sources other than tang1ble property was upheld an the aflirmatxve by Don Smlth and Frances Noodleman wlth Jeffreys Brxknatrs and Wendell Perkms as alternates The negatlve was supported by Sam Noodleman and Hyman Chozxck wnth Vnr g1n1a Vernll as alternate We have just heard that the subject for next year wnll be Resolved that the Federal government should take over radio con EIO Prospects pomt to an enjoyable and profitable debatmg season next year I 43 l First Row: Brikiatis, D. Smith, oodleman, hozic . Secofnd Row: Perkins, F. Noodleman, Miss Crockett, Verrill, Lelo. , f - rl H v - p 1 . ,, . . . . Y ,, , . - 1 YI

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THE TRIPOD - 1933 MTATIIHTIVETWATIMGUS UUINLIJUTB Office: s SAM NOODLEMAN Preszdent NORMAN KENNEDX Se relary BARBARA HAHN Vice President PHILIP HOWARD Treasurer The Math Club IS the oldest club at Thornton and holds 1tS meetings every three Weeks on Tuesday evenings at the Dormitory Sophomores jun purpose of the club is to make the subject of mathematics more interesting to the scholars Many types of problems which are not studied at the school are explained by the different members at each regular meeting Sometimes a speaker is obtained The club is now taking up the different uses of a slide rule Instead of having refreshments at every meeting as most of the other clubs do the Math Club has an annual banquet as the last meeting l42l . ' '. c iors, and seniors attaining a rank of B in Math are eligible for the club. The

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THE TRIPOD - 1933 '--Q-a.....,,, First Row A Brown A Harper H McI'nt1re M Polackwltch B Choroszy Second Row Miss Ramsdell E McDonald F Noodleman A DeLalte S Benson M Crxtchley H Wentworth M Fourmer Thzrd Row L Brock I Wxlson V Verrlll B Grace M Mooers F Johnson M Colpxtts A Kallagla SllHl4lDllQTllHllAN IU 4NEZlIUlUllB Officers MURIEL MooERs Preszdent GRACE JOHNSON Secretary MILDRED CRITCHLEY Vzce Preszdenz MARY COLPITTS Treasurer MISS RAMSDELL Club Aduzsor The Thornton Academy Shorthand Club 1S composed of the mem bers of the Semor and Jumor Shorthand classes The purpose of the club IS to learn more about the busmess world and the office workers relation to It Th1s IS accomplxshed through monthly program meet ings wh1ch mclude speakers demonstratxons of rlght and wrong busmess ethlcs dxscusslons etc Each meetmg IS m charge of a dlfferent commlttee l44l ................., 3 , f a .4 . -J : .A , . , . . . .. . I- ,- ,- ,. ,. .1. ,. ,. . , , , , , . . , , , , . .