The Thrill of Victory, the Agony of Defeat

Elizabeth Mitchell used her alma mater, the University of Kentucky, to illustrate her theme of victory and defeat in today's meeting - how what may seem like a defeat may also be seen as a victory.


Acting President Moyara Ruehsen inducts newest member Mirislav Lipowski into the club.




Fred Sadler gave a speech from the Entertaining Speaker manual titled Accentuate the Negative. Fred  tied for Best Speaker.


Fred was evaluated by Moyara Ruehsen:

As a special treat, Area A1 International Speech Champion John Lente practiced for the Division A Contest. His speech was titled Why I Run Up The Stairs.

Let's all turn out in force at the Division A contest on Friday evening April 23 at 6pm to support John and Elizabeth Mitchell who is the Area A1 representative in the Table Topics Contest.

Other roles:
Wordmaster: Erik Brannon
Ah Counter: Arnie Buss
Timer: Jim Burlison
Grammarian: Rolf Ridge
Vote Counter: Mirislav Lipowski
General Evaluator: Cathy Lee