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Page 41 text:
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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 -
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Page 40 text:
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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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.-1 HOMER LA GASSEY Dxrector WESTERNS SYMPHONIC BAND WESTERN HIGH SCHGOL SYMPHONIC BAND The Western H On School Symphonlc Band Wh1Ch cllmbed the steep ladder last year to reach the plnnacle of success xx as leorgamzed after the flrst few SBSSIODS of school eally last fall Its f1rst notable achlevement came early 1n the semester The Western Concert Band was chosen for the second successlve year to play for the flrst March of Youth program of the season over WWJ A fme program was presented Wh1Ch added a l1ttle more fame to the rapldly growlng reputat1on of the band Mr LaGassey worked mcessantly after th1s to pre pare the march1ng band wh1ch was composed of mem remarkably well at all the football games ln the fall and basketball games ID the early w1nter Of course the band played for the January commencement exerc1ses and lost some of 1ts best members at the same t1me Before the second semester had advanced very far Maestro LaGa sev bl ought out the mus1c for the Band Festlval wh1ch was held on May 10 1941 at Western Hlgh The members of the band worked ardently and pract1ced cons1stently to learn thelr mus1c and they were well repald for thelr labors slnce out of all the h1gh school bands 111 Detro1t that part1c1pated 1n the state fest1val only two won f1rst d1v1s1on honors West erns Symphonlc Band and Cass Techs Band The band also rece1ved a fust d1v1s1on rat1ng 1n Slght read 1ng anothel accolnpllshment and somethlng lt falled Page forty to do last year Followng the state fest1val there was a speclal m1l1tary program prepared for the Amer1can Leglon at Whlth the band played on May 16 1941 1n Western s Aud1tor1um Shortly after th1s splend1d per formance the band presented a superb muslcal concert on May 28 1941 at wnlch several prom1nent pleces of mus1c were played Among the selectlons was Mr Homer C LaGasseys SGQUOIH a tone pa1nt1ng that was f1rst presented to the Amer1can publlc by the Wayne Un1vers1ty Concert Band m Apr1l and one that was acknowledged 1mmed1ately as an outstandlng contr1bu t1on to mus1c and consequently was bought and pub hshed by one of the most progresslve concerns 1n Amer 1C3 Havlng acco1npl1shed all th1s It would appear the band d1d more than enough for one year but th1s was not all The Westexn band had gamed natlonal recognl t1on by th1s t1me and was justly honored Selected as a typ1cal h1gh school band Western s H1gh School Symphomc Band was asked to play at an Internat1onal Educators Conference at Ann Arbor on July 10 1941 at wh1ch there were to be over 2000 v1s1tors from Lat1n and South Amer1can countrles Our band spent the whole day July 10 1941 at Ann Arbor as guests of the conference w1th all expenses pald Certaxnly no greate1 trlbute could be g1ven to our hlgh school band Harvey We1sberg - , Y I l, . . . . L: , . - 1 ' 4 V 1 .... .1 . 7 7 7 I 1 . . , . . . . - . , 7 Y. , .I . ' ' '71 LA ' 77 ' ' . Q . . . . . , . ' , . - .4 l 1 A 1 . . 4- bers from the symphonlc band and which performed - . 1 . . , . . F J. . ' . . 4 5 ' . L 'J 'V 7 , , . ' 7 . , . 'T 7 7 7. ' . I H 7 7 7 7 1 v ' 1 - , . , 1 . 4. .
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