Historical Events in May
Toastmaster Alicia Hughes had us “flip our slides” for an interesting journey down memory May lane. Members had individual mini-print-outs and Alicia had us look at a set of photos as she provided introductions and transitions. These past May events included the Hindenburg airship disaster of May 6, 1937; the Supreme Court ruling unanimously that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional on May 17, 1954; the founding of the American Red Cross by Clara Barton on May 21, 1881. The eyes and ears team was composed of the following: Stan Coss, ah-counter; Alicia Hughes; grammarian as well as being “agog” as word master; Tony Kombol, timer. John Bowen’s speech was titled “I Hate this Speech.” His entrance was a pugnacious one that included foot stomping, hand banging, and a kicked chair: just the sort of response a school system gets in requiring teachers to w...