West High School - Rodeo Yearbook (Akron, OH)

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Back ww: Dietien, johnson, Smaaltz, Koiuch, Shaw, Weinstein. Thnd 10u': llvaller, Hawkins, Stone, Halter, hllcCroslry', Schafer, Diefunbxrch. Second mme: Manes, Edelson, Zellinger, Dix, Zahn, Xlliloyeclt, Thornton, Wittingtnn. Front row: Schlitt, Vvallrer, Tuclter, Chamberlin, Hart, Dlefenbach. Schaffer. Xot ni pirtme: Fritzi Cook. Ojjicers: president, ,lack Chamberlin, vice'presiJent, Fritzi Cook, secretary, Maruiivrire Zahn Debate Club The Debate Club was organized in October, 1924 by Mr. R. H. Owens who guided the affairs of the club for the year. On the resignation of Mr. Owens. Miss Whittington was made faculty adviser. To be eligible for membership a student must tryout before a committee chosen from members of the club and the faculty. The debate teams, which represent the school in all interfhigh debates, are selected from members of the club. During the last year the club conducted a series of inter' class debates, which the seniors won. A triangular meet was arranged with Cleve' land Heights and Youngstown Rayen, and a dual debate with Fostoria High School. The question for debate was, Resolved, that the army. navy and air service should be organized as three separate branches of one department of national defense. Team members were presented with letters at Recognition Chapel. One Hundred and Seven

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Hailg ww I.-Xll.m.ir.wl f'lii'ih-I rtitctitit. Uilxt 'lhi-inlon. lwlo- Xlhittington leoachl, Role-rr Fehmaltz, :Kllau lhtlt nlmth Frioii wir Luthrx Ql-thnx.-n. XX'illi,im Tuclaig Kftrroll Fhalttr, ,laik l'li.imh.rlin. Debate Team The dehate teams which represented NVest in the Triangular Dehate League made up of Cleveland Heights, Youngstown, Rayen and Vwfest, is chosen from memhers of the dehate clulw West won two decisions in the triangular dehate held -lanuary Ii, on the quesf tion K'Resolx'ed. that the army, navy and air service he organized as three separate hranches of one department of National Defense. The affirmative team, consist' ing of Carroll Shatller, black Chamberlin and Allan Diefenhach won a two to one decision here at NVest, and the negative team made up of Luther -lohnson, Xx7llllflI11 Tucker and Clarihel lVlcCrosky won unanimously at Youngstown. The same question was dehated in the spring hy XVest and Fostoria High. Une Hioulrstl imtl Sw

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g T H E CR. ob E o il Back voir: Korach, Morgan, Hull, Calehousc. Hatch. Brvant. Newman, Dales, Mr. Packard. Thud mic: Schwartz, Hines, Bitter. XYolovecli, XYomtqn, Rrdlgv, Corley, MgGf3ghv Bgghlmgy Second row: Shaffer. Walker, Frisby, Houghlan, Ackcr. Link, Long. Lahrmer. Kline, Fmnz ww: Schneider, Shreffler, McGuinness, Blower, Walker, jones. Laud, Austin, Dyson. Harter. Xor m picture: Nina Fisher. Ann Stover. Andrea Whitehead. Officke-rybfull semester: president, Annabelle Walken vice-president, Frances Hines, se rcrary and treasurer, ,lack Fla y. Offxcavs, spring semester president, Donald C. Walkerg vice-president. Charles Bryant, secretary, Emogene Dysong treasurer, Benton Dales. Senior Dramatic Club The Senior Dramatic Club of West High was organized in 1922 under the lead- ership of Miss Naber, Miss Moery and Mrs. Emde. Three onefact plays were prof duced in that year, The Crimson Cocoanutf' The Turtle Dove and Who Kissed Barbara? In 1923 under the direction of Miss Wolfe, an evening performance of a three' act play, In Walked jimmy, was given in addition to a one'act play, The Minister Pro Tem, which was presented in chapel. Mr. Dwight Packard took charge of the club in 1924. In May of that year The Passing of the Third Floor Back, by Jerome K. Jerome, was presented. In December the play Mrs BumpsteadfLeigh, was given with great success. Doris Comes to Town, a threefact comedy, was presented in 1927 in addition to a play written by Mr. Packard and Mr. Lowell of the TimesfPress, The Mysterious Mystery of the Missing Mistletoe, was given on Dads Night during the spring semester, One Himdrsti and Eight Ji' fb K 'Z ' ' ' . .1 T . 4 gg.. ' QQ iaiggcala A Q- ,