West High School - Rodeo Yearbook (Akron, OH)

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Fourth Row:-XVilliam McDonald, Sidney Shear, john Moore, Ralph Spade, liflwin Molirinan, Bill Houk. Third Rowzfllargaretbelle Bonham, Marcelline Spencer, Dale Harrah, Richard XYaslihurn. Emanuel Schlitt, Benjamin Diefenbach. Second Row:-Miss Ruse, Sarah Schlitt, Helen Rifkin, l.awrence Knecht, Frank Del,e1-ne. Elizabeth Leflerman, Nelson Slierman. First Row:4Sol Raflani, Julia Daitch, Sylvia Savage, Zelda Trenner, llazellrelle Davis, Kathryn Ault, Elizabeth Lambert. Not in picture:-Robert Hamill, Louis Rosenfeld, Edward Sleigner, Paul XVagner, Esther XYainer. Officers:-President, Lawrence Knechlg Yice-President: Bill lloukg Secretary-Treasurer, Richard XYash- burn, Debate Club VW mt OSTERING debating in the school is the purpose of lVest's Debate Club, whose present faculty advisor is llliss Ruse. This organization . .ivff accomplishes this aim by rendering financial assistance necessary to E the varsity teams, and by sponsoring inter-class debating. They raise E ' i funds for the Varsity debate by selling programs at debates. The competition in the inter-class debates is similar to an athletic tournament. Each class is represented by an allirmative and a negative team. The one possessing the highest percentage at the conclusion of the contest is declared cham- pion. Former members of the Debate Club, who also participated in varsity debating and are now 4 continuing this work outside of Vvest are Allen Diefenbach, Robert Schmaltz, lliiriam Fenster- maker, Olive Thornton, and Robert Johnson. 11131

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. i -s ' 'l Ill' l' ri .,-- X lllln--1-1 i ,Y X .36- Secontl Row: liflwaril SlEljg'llEl', Richard XY:rsliburn, XYilliain Hunk, NYilliam McDonald, Eugene lYallace, Lawrence lineclit. First Row: lliss Xxlllllllllghfll, Julia llaitcli, Louis Ro-enfelrl, Nick Syracopoulos, Frank DeLe0ne, llarelhelle Davis. in Varsity Debate -. EWWE KRUN lVest has a rine reputation in interscholastic debating, meeting annually the outstanding schools in Qhio. This year competition was L v If Qi-iw---' g I furnished by Ashland, VVooster, Niles, VVarren, Canton-lvlcliinley, Q., A' me 7' ' lfast, Youngstown South, and Barberton upon the resolution that ii capital invested abroad should not receive military protection. YVest's defeat of Akron East re-established forensic relations with local schools. To Kliss VVhittington is due no little credit for the excellent results. Closely related to varsity debate is the National Forensic League, an honorary speech fraternity. YVest's chapter, which is the only one in Akron, was established in l925. One wishing to gain membership in the National Forensic League must repre- sent the school in some manner of public speaking, either winning a debate or receiving enough points to equal one successful debate. The present active members are Ruth Leighly, XVil- - liam Houk, Richard Vllashburn, Nelson Sher- V H r man, Lawrence lxnecht, Julia Daitch, Eugene I X X A'-W lvallace, YVilliam Nlcllonald, and lX'Iiss VVhit- x-N his y..-.- tington. Qthers who have been active in the last Kass two years, but who have not yet received member- er' ship are Nick Syracopoulos, Benjamin Diefen- N x bach, and Edward Steigner. ,. . wtf, :' ,,, , .. QT. , - - 4 ,. ' 2 -rag-' -:jifg . - ' ' ' USFS' 13551-' , JS! 5? l' 55- 'A . . - 1'f3f:-QEEMQ ie N.: , -. . 4. cf',.:g5- ,:.:s:f -'1---:ua --fra'fi,.,. 12:-, 2-'sign' ,.. ' z i i ,,,i,,,i iw. , L, A5 p. -- H , k , 'T' , it ' ' , Q N ' i ,. , , , I l it i .... l lifi-.gE:ia.,..:.i-t..... i L- .... i.:wLa1L,L.tg.gL 1 L 'L V ,ii , 1 ,fat Y, . N121

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li 1: VjWT5 'ffe,r s4.1, 'vlrmlblyil ,r,,,E.-fLe1lUM'il I K, 1 ,Nlul 1 4 K f 1 TX K NA ,fg 'H-, , -Q Filth R-nr:-Iaines Reynolds. Sidney Shear, Richard Hollister, Bill Carpenter, james Myers, YVilliam Kruck, Dick Myers, Martin Goldman, XX'illiani Falor. Fourth Rowzfllr. Arn--lil. Marjorie Stevens, Morton Greenherger, Lawrence Colt, Robert 1NIyers, Jack l'11wer, Rt-bert Iiearml, Kent Lee, Elizabeth Perks. Third Row:-Dorothy Cooper, Jane Honeywell, Mary Shaffer, Mary Yirginia Albrecht, Kathryn Baer, Jane Gosling, Betty Holliday, Bernice XValLlsmith, Loren Jaffe. Second Row:fCarlin Short, Lillian Margolis, Ardelle Arenson, Audrey McDonald, Josephine Firestone, Lenore Fox, llarriet Davis. Bille Rector, Marion Pfluepzer, Margaret Bushnell. First Row:iGeralrline Ganimeter, lane Sample. Eleanor Short. Roberta Robertson, Dorothy Buck- nizister, Madeleine XVilson, Clara Jane Schafer, Josephine Robertson, Emigene Short, Jean Brennen. Not in picture:fXVarren Cross, Robert De1Yitl, Martha Slusser, Betty Houghton. Officers:-President, XYilli:1in Falorg Vice-President, Josephine Firestone: Treasurer, Elizabeth Perks. 3 Dramatic Club gl t.'1'! - 9 '511w 21'if-We ,Y fs RAINIATICS are represented at VVest in the form of an organization known as the Dramatic Club. It was organized in 1922 by a Jig group of teachers. Kliss VVaffe took charge in 1923. ln 1927 ' L Mr. Packard took over the supervision of this organization. The firm ..,f. ,.i,. 1' el present faculty advisor is 1VIr. Arnold. This organization has given performances of many well known plays among which were In Uvalhezl Jllllllllf, The Passing of the Tlzirzl Floor Bach and The New Poor. They produced under under the instruction of hir. Arnold, The - .. - - the Tlzirtfenth Chair, Town Hall To-night, The mll of the Banrlzer. ln the fall of 1927, the Goodyead Theater officials requested The Thir- teenth Chair, to be presented before the Good- year employees. The club was asked to give Z1 one act play the following fall. . . X' A , :ri I ,1 W - . . 1 V., ' 11 ' llllii 4 1 1 W I if 1 7 1 ' . N , 1 1 1 . , . 1 7-1 'T 1 1 , M, .1 , . x 1,1 l P4 .1 l'r1L,,..4 gg 1 '1 1 l11+1