Volume XXV, Number 10 Birmingham Seaholm _High School, Birmingham, Michigan November 15, 1962
Double Victory Over Mt. Clemens Birmingham kotary Club Apologize To Readers Co-Sponsors Caree;-s Day Starts Season For Seaholm Debaters For Late Highlanders Seaholm's first Careers Day will ing Agency, Mr. Robison. takeplace Nov. 19 during the first With their first meet of the year in a logical way. Debaters are An apology, an excuse and a Miss Dorothy Seiffer will speak ending in a double victory over Mt. solution. three hours. Co-sponsored by the on modeling for girls, which is one constantly copying facts and quota- Birmingham Rotary club and the Clemens, Seaholm's debate team tions onto 3x5 cards for possible To all the mail subscribers of the popular professions among has begun another year on the right of The HIGHLANDER we offer high school, the 150 consultants Seaholm girls. She is a graduate use in an actual debate. They are from all types of businesses and foot. The debates were held at continually using these facts in dis- an apology for the lateness in- of U of M and has had a long time SHS, Nov. 7. curred receiving the paper. It industry will acquaint the students interest in amateur theater. Winning the affirmative match cussions among themselves trying with various occupations. to find ways to advance their argu- was not entirely the fault of the J. Robert F. Swanson, president were Pat Squibb and John McCul- circulation staff as we were Mr. Merle Smith, counselor, has of Swanson Associates, Inc., will lough while victory also came to ments. been in charge of program arrange- The never ending struggle to find continuing the system set up speak in the session on architec- Seaholm's negative team composed years ago of mailing out the ments at Seaholm while Mr. M. M. ture. of Linda Kerley and Ben Root. new arguments and new ways to Rosenberger has been the Rotarian tear down the opponents' ideas is papers with precancelled pos- The director of Will-o-Way Ap- The team's next opponent will be tage or what is called third in charge of the program. Princi- prentice Theater, Miss Celia Turn- the Bloomfield Hill's debate team. the major problem always confront- pal Ross Wagner has been serving ing debaters. class mail. er is the consultant on theater for The Bloomfield'Hill's team arrives It has been demonstrated that on the program committee also. all aspiring dramatists. today after school for that debate. third class mail does not move The consultants who are speaking Sessions in Careers Day will last The meet will be Seaholm's first quickly and so a decision to are experts in their respective approximately one hour and are in the DMDA (Detroit Metropolitan use mailing envelopes and first fields. Some of these people are scheduled so that students may at- Debate Assocaition. ) class postage has been made. well known in Michigan and across tendthree of their choice. A pro- The subject being debated this All mail subscribers of The the country. gram is being printed by the jour- season is Resolved: that the United HIGHLANDER should now re- Mr. Robert A. Thom, consultant nalism and printing departments States should join in forming a ceive their copy of the paper on advertising, has spent several which lists the speakers, room common market among nations of no later than Monday after it years on display, design and layout numbers, and times. Speech I the Western Hemisphere. Although is published. in the art department of Chevrolet students will act as chairmen for this does not seem to be an exciting division of General Motors. each of the sessions. subject at first glance, many in- Mr. Thom's services to Parke, teresting and oftentimes thrilling Dave says no thanks... Davis and Company led to the com- debates come about because of the mission in 1948 to paint the forty Japanese Girl many ramifications implied in the Take Intelligence Tests original oil paintings in the series many subject areas of this single "A History of Pharmacy in Pic- Is New AFSer resolution. In order to help students to un- tures", a project which preceeded Hours of work must be spent in derstand their own abilities and en- "A History of Medicine in Pic- When word was received that Na- preparation for a debate. Current able them to make realistic dec- lures." hid Koiumehr of Iran would be un- events are continually read and re- isions for plans after high school, Many students will be attending able to attend Seaholm this year, read for all pdssible information all SHS Juniors were given the forums on elementary teaching and the student body expected to com- bearing on the subject. Books and L orge-Thorndike Intelligence Test two of the speakers are principals plete the year having the pleasure themes are also read as background on Monday, Nov. 12. It was the of local schools. Mr. Robert Mc- of knowing only one AFSer, Jose material. second year such tests have been Bride, principal of Harlan, and Mr. Jaime. But on Nov. 12 a second A rough outline of speeches is given at Seaholm. Danial Welch, principal of Pierce, AFSer did arrive and was welcomed usually prepared to show what the but Karin har7 the last word. Mr_ M. Miller, counselor, who will be the consultants. as Ka z.u.lt o Tatemura of Tokyo, debater wishes to present. The Administered the tests, announced Leading a forum on advertising Japan. purpose of the actual debate is two that the results would be available will be the president of the R. C. Kazuko came to the U. S. in Aug- fold--present convincing argument in about three weeks. Robison and Associates Advertis- ust and attended Harbor Creek High to the judges and refute the argu- School in Pennsylvannia. She was ment of the opponents'. Suburban Teens ot Soft, recently transferred here to Bir- To accomplish the above, a de- mingham and is now staying with bater must use evidence or facts itut Healtier, Heavier,Smarter the family of Dr. Thomas Watson, _ 1320 Latham. Sue Watson is her Cicerone i.r.embers "No, suburban teens are not have gym three days every semes- American sister. Are Guides, Ushers softer than teenagers in city ter rather than three one and only At Seaholm Kazuko is studying _ areas," was a comment made by two the next. Spanish, English, U. S. history, During Open House and another subscriber signs up. Mr. Frank Whitney, co-ordinator From the two secondary schools, trigonometry and typing. She en- Under the supervision of Miss of physical education, at a monthly Seaholm and Groves, the question joys volleyball, skating and .swim- ming. Price, sponsor, and its officers, Anr:3a: Sa:esmen student press conference held Nov. of organizing a regular girls' In Tokyo she attends Niski High Cicerone once again provided the Never Give Up 6 in the Hill Building. imming team,whichw ould swim ushers and guides for Seaholm's In commenting on the assumed competitively, was brought up. Schoolwhere she is a senior. Ka- PIPER salesmen rarely give up zuko has a fifteen year old brother Open House Nov. 13 during Edu- low physical condition of suburban Possibilities were presented, but when they are out selling the year- teenager's, Mr. Whitney continued it was explained that there would be and her father is engaged in domes- cation Week. book and that's what they are try- Over thirty-seven students di- to say, "Suburban teens are heal- difficulties in scheduling pool times tic trading. ing to do today and tomorrow as the thier, heavier and smarter. The for practices and getting worth rected parents to the various class- week long subscription drive comes rooms as the adults tried to follow victims of their environment." while meets. -if:emotional Cl_ub to an end. President Kennedy's fitness pro- With asmile Mr. Whitney added, their sons and daughters' sched- According to sales manager Bob ules. Some of the ushers were gram came into discussion and it "The onlywaywe might do it would J 0 Sponsor Tea Williams, over 800 yearbooks were was agreedto be a good and essen- be feasible; but personnel, facili- Tally Adams, John McCullough, sold in the first two days of the At its first meeting last week, Betty Shelly, Ron Rowe, Julie Mc- tial plan. To the suggestion of hav- ties and area schedules for the campaign and he is confident that ing gym classes every day for each the International Club made plans Cain, Sarah Bailey and Tom Van contests must be considered. the sales quota of 1750 books will student, Mr. Whitney explained it for a tea Nov. 15 in honor of the Doren. As to the disbanding of the East foreign exchange students. Mem- be met. as doubtful. ern Michigan League, it was con- Others were Bob Brown, Connie If necessary, the drive will be bers of the faculty and the club will Lane, Steve Lockhart, Sue Jobin, He added that at present Bir- firmed that the league would be extended three days to Wednesday, mingham schools accomplish just be pr es en t at the meeting which Pam Ludwig, Dave Sanders, Pam eliminated in 1964. Competing will start at 3:15 p.m. Nov. 21 to pickup the subscriptions as much and more m three days as teams would be Seaholm, Kimball, Ross, Liz Lock, Kim Opoulos, from those students who were ab- Purpose of the school's newest Nancy Walls, Janis Finley, Lucy other school systems might in five, Ferndale, Southfield, Hazel Park, sent or forgot their $4. He qid although express a desire to club is to promote interest in Anders, Penny Brown, Lex Opou- and Berkley. foreign languages, customs, and los, Gail Trainer, Karalyn Bow- people. ditch, Carolyn ,Emmett, Al John- Cancer Society Sponsors Conference son and Tom Wilson. Additional guide s include Dale e!lect Pat Elmes Barber, Linda Canning, Ann Colin, To Report Smoking raisks To Teens As Cairn's Editor Dick Sinclair, Alice Patton, Sandi "To smoke or not to smoke? Do of Physicians of London released parents smoked were more likely Elliott, Jack Hogan, Roger Ulrich, you have the right to endanger your a report which summarized the to take up the habit than others. For 1963's Edition Jeff Coffin, Sue Thalacker and Di- health? Is smoking worth the pos- evidence of smoking. and lung can- Again inNewton, Mass., the re- Selection of the editorial staff of ane Harrington. ibilities of contracting a disease cer, "Cigarette smoking is a cause suits of a survey were just as The MAPLE CAIRN signals the be- Officers of Cicerone are Ken such as lung cancer ?'r of lung cancer and bronchitis and startling. Of 6, 810 high school stu- ginning of work on another issue of Pool, president; Ron Lotero, vice According to the American contributes to the development of dents, a quarter of the boys and a the literary-creative magazine co- president; Tally Adams, secretary; Cancer Society the answer to these coronary heart disease and var- fifth of the girls smoked in all sponsored by Scribblers and the Nancy Fortman, treasurer and Ed questions is a definite 'no". This ious other less common diseases." grades from sevenththrough journalism department. Weller, head usher. answer was stressed strongly to a But, even in the face of such twelfth. Among senior 4.5% of Editor of the 1963 CAIRN will be group of student reporters attend- scary medical evidence, the peo- the boys and 54.7% of the girls Pat Elmes while Chuck Sutherland Parents Visit Seaholm ing a high school press conference ple of the US again last year broke smoked. Most of these students, heads the screening committee for on cigarettes and lung cancer at their own record by smoking an reported that they became regular the publication. Ten other Scrib- To Attend Open House Wayne State University Nov. 7. estimated 4 9 0 billion cigarettes. smokers as early as Band 9 years. blers hold positions on the staff. Parents of Seaholm students went The purpose of the conference Enough were made and sold for In just one generation, lung can- Miss Zinnecker and Mr. Hammel "back to school" Nov. 13 as they was to acquaint a few teenagers each man and woman over the age cer, which is fatal 95% of the time, will guide the work on the maga- attended the op en house at SHS, with lung cancer and contributing of 15 to light up 4,025 times t)r has changed from an uncommon zine along with Mrs. Blunt. whichw as for the observance of factors of cigarettes, so that they 11 times a day. And the most fre- disease to one that causes by far Barb Fish will serve as art di- the 4 2 n d annual Education 'Week• could inform other teens of the quented reason for this enormous the largest number of cancer rector for the magazine. As in the Its purpose is to encourage every risks involved and give the plea of increase is that the number of deaths. and with the shocking past, the art classes of Mr. Ca- citizen to become aware of his the American Cancer Society; children reaching the smoking age numbers of smokers under zU years vanary will illustrate many of the school's accomplishments. "Stop smoking or don't start." when this becomes a regular habit of age, the American Public Health selections as well as contributing Mr. P.A. Hilder, PTA presi- Today lung cancer kills approx- is lowering. Association statistics show a original material. dent, opened an initial meeting in imately 40,000 persons in the US After questioning 22,000 stu- million children now in school will The production crew will consist the gym where the topic discussed annually. Death rates are almost dent in and around Portland, Ore- die of lung cancer before they of Pat Korne, Janet Morley and was effective teaching. After com- ninetimeswhat they were 30 years gon, the American Cancer Society reach 65. Pam Farlow. Jack Handley will ments from Mr. Ross Wagner, ago and the increase is continuing found that one out of every four high Everything points toward cigar- act as circulation manager and Lou principal, the program was turned at a speed unequalled by any other school boys and one out of every ette smoking; it is the major cause Rutherford will take care of pub- over to Mr. Seeback who directed disease. It is difficult to diagnose eight girls smoked. The numbers of a dreaded disease. The Ameri- licity. the SHS mixed choir. intime for cure and only about five of Smokers with every year of high can Cancer Society does not want Other members of the screening Afterward parents followed their per cent of all cases are being school so that among seniors 35.4% you, the teenager now, for a can- committee include Betty Schwab, child's schedule, meeting teachers cured. of the boys smoked and 25.2% of cer patient later- -so "Stop smoking Ed Champlain, Trudi App and Hyla and exapiininp student work. In early 1962, the Royal College the girls. Teenagers whose or don't start." Clark.