Vinton High School - Arrow Yearbook (Vinton, IA)

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DEBATE ' 1 HW News H Q .tl 1 lst Row--Mr. Lagomarcino, Dianne Donels, janet St. Clair. Maurice Gilroy, Glenn P1-immer, Francine Kruse. Il, while passing through the halls. you heard a heated dispute qbout whether eighteen year olds should be allowed to vote, you could be pretty sure the argument was between two or more debaters. Or. it you observed several students industriously at work iotting down notes on those little white cards, you should have known that proof day was in the otting. and every contention would have to have evidence. This year the question for debate was- Resolved: the legal voting age should be reduced to eighteen years. Under the skillful direction of Mr. Lagomarcino the debaters have learned a great deal about the principles ol debate. They have developed speaking ability and have learned to organize their material and think clearly while on their ieet. They have received much helplul training in argumentation and theory. They have learned to present their ideas logically and have developed poise in delivering them. Through intrasquad debates they have had an opportunity to put their knowledge into practice. Debate is the newest V. H. S. activity. this being only the second year that it has been a part ol the school program. Page Twenty-four

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LIBRARY CLUB lst Row-Bernice Wheeler, Geraldine Daily, Grayce I-lite, Ianice Lane, Loretta Daily, Nancy McKevitt, Guinevere Cantonwine, Bernice Cottrell, Dorothy Eldridge, Lucille Lindsey, Pat Glass. 2nd Row-Shirley Moore, Bernadette Smith, Nancy Burnett, Margaret Crow, Donna Iohnson, Opal Hilton, Virginia Reed, Rozella Miller, Shirley Reisser, Lula Conklin, Georgia Wayson, Bonnye Moody. 3rd Row-Arlene Heppe, Inez Merchant, Ioan Goodell, Phyllis Heaton, Esther Hensing, Evelyn Liebsch, lean Burk- hart, Evelyn Mclntyre, Donna Smetzer, Helen Bruch, Mrs. Luckey. 4th Row-Mrs. McAtee, Elinor Knutson, Iune Rollinson, Kathryn Welton, lean Yerkes, Esther Soderbloom, Margaret Benson, Doris Walker, Florence Campbell, Vern Yerkes. This year thirty library 1asses. assisted by Mrs. McAtee, took over the important iob ol keeping V. H. S. literary material in order. In addition to checking out books during the period to which they were assigned, the girls put in extra time outside of school by helping with catalog- ing, iiling, and mending of books. In addition to many new books purchased by the school. students enioyed the use ot Several shipments of traveling library books. The Students, as a whole, cooperated with the librarians in bringing books back on time. They heard their names read in the morning announcements and were charged a tine of one cent for each day the book was overdue-what a bank balance there was! The president of this energetic group was Evelyn Liebsch. who had the iob ot assigning the librarians to different periods every time a change in schedule occurred. Ruth Glass was vice-pres- ident and lean Burkhart was secretary-treasurer. The Library Club sponsored the iirst school dance of the year which brought more than tour- teen dollars into the treasury. This year two boys iinally broke the ice and took over the libraries during an assembly in which there were no girls. Page Twenty-three

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ALL HIGH CHOOL PLA A ' lst Row-Arlene Heppe, Kathryn Bickel, Doris Schminke, LaVonne Robison, Kenyon Rozell, Richard Whipple, Iris Davis, Colleen Taylor, Ruth Hanson, Marilyn Appleton, Donna Harmon. 2nd Row-Francine Kruse, Kenneth Winsor, Donald Cash man, Raymond Ferguson, Curtis Rollinson, Iim Wagner, Virginia Brehm, Eugene Barnes. lohn Berger. November 10 was the date ol the all high school play, Days Without Daddy. The play is a comedy which concerns the troubles of a family whose father has gone to war. Donna Harmon played the part ol Mrs. DGYI the mother who tries to manage without her hus- band- E1-lqlene Barnes WGS MT- DGY- D0l'iS Schminke was Betty, the teen age daughter who is engaged to practically every boy in the armed forces. The other members of the Day family are: Mary Day played by Kathryn Bickel: Harriet Day. played by Marilyn Appleton: Danny Day, who is to be inducted into the armed forces, played by Kenny Winsor: and Grandmother Day, played by Ruth Hansen. Francine Kruse took the part of Piggy, a neighbor girl who is interested in chemistry. Leota. the maid who finds everything amusing, was played by LaVonne Robison. The play was presented by the Ham Actors under the direction of Mrs. McAtee. A matinee was given for the grade school children and iunior high, and there was a full house at the even- ing performance Page Twenty-live