Western High School - Friendship Yearbook (Parma, MI)

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The Forum Club, one of the more recent of Western's clubs, is under the sponsorship of Mr, Orton Simons. The purpose of the club is to promote discussions on topics of current in- terest a thing only tolerated in a Democracy The Forum Club meets every Wednesday during the semester At the meetings variety of events of local national, and lnternational interest are discussed The club enjoys a fine membership of very able boys and girls several of whom participated in Student Forums sponsored by the Detroit Chapter of the Foreign Policy Association The Forensic contests sponsored by the University of Michigan again this year attracted the interests of speech minded Westernites In the oratorlcal declamat1on contest Wllliam Downey took school honois with John Lewis King s speech Pioneer Blood An excerpt from the Schiller di ama Mary Stuart given by Betty Barr was fnst in the dramatic declamation school contest In oratoiy Harxey Weisberg gixmg his oration Americas Destiny was chosen to represent the school Top extemporaneous speaker foi the school was Richard Koppitch I-Ils topic vxas Can England Be Invaded In the sub district eliminations held at Southwestern High School on Apiil 22 Westein placed second in all the contests except the oratorical declamation in which we placed third For that evening Richard spoke affirmatively on the question Should the United States Defend South Amerlcao Westein s Debate Team won foui of the SIX yarslty debates to become winneis of the Univeisity of Michigan Plaque fo1 Excel lence in Debating in 1940 1941 This IS the second plaque in Westein s history the other Ras won in 1937 1908 Debating the ques tion Resolved That the Power of the bed eral Government Should be Decreased tnf. val sity team of John Wilson captain Rich Weisberg upheld good affirmative and cf .1 tixe cases Arguing on the negative side of the ques tion Richard Koppitch Harvey We1sberg and John Wilson were victorious over N01 th eastern and Pershing then bowed to Denby in a very close debate While supporting the affirmative side of the question Noimi 35 Dupuis Harvey Welsberg and John Wilson SAM, won oy er Miller High and Hamtramck High but lost the decision to Northwestern Students on the squad twelve to fifteen of them were tremendously benefitted vxh 'f participating in practice debates .W Front E Maslowski F Winter M Mo11 D Bunette L Kolongowskl Puck O Simons J Slwak B Gluski B Bocnmg J Malaney J Gulski Front P Koppitch B Downey B Bail H Weisberg Front Rou Richard Mitchell Noima Du pui Betty Higgenbotham M Sloan Spon or Bac It Rott Harvey Weisbexg Jack Ray John Wilson Richard Koppitth , . 1 ' ' ' 4 1 v . 4, .Ml Mit . . . , . ' I 3 11 1 1 y 1 , 'I v u' t ' 11 l fn , y . ' 'I vl ' .1 . . , . 4 9 7 . ' ' ' . ' . , . wz gs , ' I, 4 . . . . . Y . . - 'Q - N 1 - I l - 7 'xr A - 0 . ' ' - ' - as I wx - . 1 ., . E f - v U , 2 ' ' ard Koppitch, Norma Dupuis, and Harvey I 4 I I n4gC - . Y ' I , - A. . U J . i 4 . . In n A ' ' , ' L , l Q 'i . ' E ' Ye l Y 1 , I . w , ' ,113 ' : . . ' '3 . ' g . 1 . z ' 1 . '. v . ' . ' ' 3 . .' ': . . ' I- ' ' ' ' .: t. ' 1 . g . g . . ,: ' ' Z . . -, 'sg ' C 3 r. ' . S .

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ROUND UP STAFF Foont J Mudloff M Szewc S Berkowltz R Wray Norman Edelmann M Alexander M Mon D Dalton Mzcldle J Towery A Gllbert V Boemng P Bu kovmac N Ph1ll1ps R Kulba M REHIdOIl Back D Jones J Jamga A Kohn J Solsburg J Dawson W Wxtt K Prott E Slowlk THE ROUND UP E1ght hvely ISSUES of the Round Up kept the Western students well mfolmed on the news of the school durmg th1S semester Edltor 1n Cmef S1d Berkow1tz was ably assxsted by an agglesslve group of asslstant 6d1tO1S namely Betty Barr News Ed1tor Robert Wray Feature Edltor and M1lton Alexander Sports Edltor The papers mcluded the regular scoops on the sen1or pres1dent1al and mock elect1ons b9S1deS the fmal ISSUE dex oted to the SQDIOFS and the1r act1w1t1es An alumnus readmg the Round Up w1ll DOt1C6 many changes F1TSt of all the large number of excellent p1ctures and cuts scattered about the paper w1ll catch h1s attent1on These were provlded by staff photographer Jack Solsburg and Art Edltor Paul F1edor Next he w1ll not1ce the streaml1ned make up wh1ch has added much l1fe to the paper and fmally The Round Up sent leadlng members of the staff for a tr1p to the M1Ch1g8D Interschol HSEIC Press Assoc1at1on CODVGDTIOH at Ann Arbor Durmg the precedmg semester Western was repl esented at the Natlonal Scholast1c Press Assoclatlon Convent1on 1n Clevelnad by four newspeople from the Round Up ROUND UP REPRESENTATIVES Front R Kulba S Sherldan M Mo1r J Towery P Belnato wxcz A Cllbert N Ph1ll1ps D Dalton B Klug P Hamborsky Middle D Jones B J Wleduwllt K Prott O MGg1d1Ch13H K Sulllvan M Szewc P Bukovmac B Gloss n1ckle R S1m1g1an J Lorenz M Reardon B Slowlk J Janlga Back S Berkow1tz J Solsburg R Wray V Boenmg Mr Edel Korman Edelmann sponsor S1d B91kOW1tZ edltor mann, M Alexander J Dawson W Wltt A Kohn Page thzrty seven ' : . , . , . ' . . . , . , . , . ' : . , . ' . . . . , Z , - ' Y - . . I , . a Q l- . , I , . I v ' v v the new personality column called A'People. ' i I 7 . ' v - 7' I a - . . v - 1 - - - - P l l 1 ' I a - v - I 1 ' H ' TV 1 I I Q . l . . , . R., 5 . ,l . y 1 '

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The Newsreel Staff, which was founded in 1933 by Mr. A. Stenius, is now under the capable direction of Mr. R. V. Bovill. During the past year the Newsreel Staff has been very active in taking pictures for both the Round-Up and the school year book, the Beacon. One of the most outstanding achievements of the Newsreel Staff this year NEWSREEL STAFF RADIO UNIT has been the excellent manner in which they have handled the taking, de- veloping, and printing of club pictures for the 1941 Beacon. CAMERA CLUB Throughout the school year Newsreel movies are given in the auditor- ium depicting the happenings in sports clubs and social activities pictured and arranged by the Newsreel Staff with music and science as added attractions The Western High Radio unit this year has been under the sponsorship of two teachers M1 Bilsky during the fall term and Mr Sloan for the spring term The Unit is open to all students who have had a term of Public Speaking and prefer ably in addition the Radio Class In additlon to the regular Wednesday Newscat special programs such as quiz problems iound table discussions xariety and talent shows dramatic skits and mu sical specialties are presented at record time to the entire school The activities of the unlt are not confined solely to broadcasting within the school Last fall members of the unit in coopera tion with the Western Symphonic Band presented the first program of the season in the Maich of Youth series over WWJ During the year many members of the staff were used over WJR WWJ WJLB and other local stations in Board of Education programs The Camera Club under the sponsorship of Mr H Young has leai ned how to develop films make contact prints and enlargements and to obtain better composition Among the activities participated in were photo demonstrations 1I1d1V1dUHl use of the dark loom visits to camera stores and photo ex hibits The club meets every 2nd and 4th Wednesday in Room 322 The officers are Angeline Dimoff president Virginia Akra zian vice president Rebecca Adams sec V Witek R Steege president R Bovill sponsor Jim Tafoya Front R Kowalsky I Kowalczyk V Akra zian Vice President J Solsburg R Adams Secxetary A Dimotf President L Spagnol S Hachigian B Passons Back M1 Young J Posner M Watson R Licht K Kuhn J Lytte F Waggoner H Zielke O Boening W Stobart H Kottke G Solomon H Schall M GOlSk1 Left to Rzgltt T Watson E Bettmgei R Koppitch T Liakakis B Klug E Fackler B Higgmbotham R Kowitz R Hamer B Colwell L Lemon H Goren T Chiaverini N Hayse D Bainette C Merritt Mr Sloan Sponsor S Lachman fseatedj Paramount features on sports CU fag' Page thwty nme 1 1 W , . . l l A , I - -5 A -- A ' Q o of D i 1 . M . 7 . ,ix .ml - P s I I a ' H-M 1 w ' 7 - as , av - . Y 1 7 9 Y 'mmm 'I 7 1 ' 1, A ' . - n ' 1- 1 4 - f. . 1 . 2 . . . - v 4' Q ' retaryg and Jack Solsburg, student advisor. 5 sg 3 3 . 2 2 it I . . . f ' 2 El ' ' Q E ' 3 .' 1 - 1 Y. . : A. . ' 3 ' - y . :V - I - 1 ' V ' 5 . . 1 . : A -I '- 2 . 5 - 9 - v 1 . Q . g . g . . 3 . 3 , ' '. . V I l. 'D ' Q . U 'Q . ' 1 'n L - ' 2 . I 2 - Q . 3 . g . 'D 5' .. 1 . z . z - ' 9 . , - 5 - 3 . . , '3 . , . U -