Past Contests....1937 to 1958
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1937-38 Benjamin Hoover, Modesto HS Topic: "AMERICANISM" Sponsor: Modesto Lions Club |
1938-39 George Grover, Glendale HS Topic: "DEMOCRACY" Sponsor: Glendale Lions Club |
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1939-40 Joseph Hadzima, Chaffey Union HS Topic: "THE WILL TO BE FREE" Sponsor: Ontario Lions Club |
1940-41 Mary Sowden, Anaheim HS Topic: "DEMOCRACY IN A CHANGING WORLD" Sponsor: Ontario Lions Club. |
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1941-42 Franldin Brown, Tulare HS Topic: "OUR NATION'S SECURITY" Sponsor: Tulare Lions Club |
1942-43 Emerson Arends, Fremont HS Topic: "AFTER THE WAR - WHAT" Sponsor: Sunnyvale Lions Club |
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1943-44 John Irwin Trotter, Huntington Park HS Topic: "WINNING THE PEACE FOR AMERICAN MAN POWER" Sponsor: Vernon Lions Club |
1944-45 Mae Ward, Notre Dame HS Topic: "WHAT MY PARENTS MEAN TO ME" Sponsor: Mission (SF) Lions Club |
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1945-46 Mary J. Doudna, Boulder City HS Topic: "MY RESPONSIBILITY AS A YOUNG AMERICAN TO LASTING WORLD PEACE" Sponsor: Boulder City Lions Club |
1946-47 Dave Ford. San Rafael HS Topic: "CAN YOUTH, BY LOCAL LEADERSHIP, STRENGTHEN THE RESPONSIBILITY OF GOVERNMENT?" Sponsor: San Rafael Lions Club |
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1947-48 Ed Marshall, Las Vegas HS Topic: "DO FRONTIERS OF OPPORTUNITY STILL EXIST FOR AMERICAN YOUTH?" Sponsor: Las Vegas Lions Club |
1948-49 Be Jansen, Glendale HS Topic: "THE UNITED NATIONS - SAFEGUARD OF HUMAN LIBERTY" Sponsor: Glendale Lions Club |
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1949-50 Bill Van Alstyne, Dorsey HS Topic: "EDUCATION IN AMERICAN IDEALS - BASIS FOR INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING" Sponsor: UniversityCrenshaw District LC |
1950-51 Gabe Solomon, Bakersfield HS Topic: "AMERICAN VOTERS' RESPONSIBILITIES" Sponsor: Oildale Lions Club |
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1951-52 William Bethel, San Jose HS Topic: "LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER" Sponsor: San Jose Lions Club |
1952-53 Harkjoon Paik, Monterey Union HS Topic: "MAN'S SEARCH FOR SECURITY" Sponsor: Monterey Peninsula Lions Club |
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1953-54 Arveal Felts, San Bernardino HS Topic: "WHAT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES MEANS TO ME" Sponsor: San Bernardino Uptown Lions Club |
1954-55 Barry N. Watson, Santa Ana HS Topic: "SAFETY THROUGH SANE LIVING" Sponsor: Santa Ana Lions Club. |
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1955-56 Dan E. McCall, Modesto HS Topic: "YOUTH'S PROBLEMS OF TOMORROW" Sponsor: Modesto Lions Club |
1956-57 Martin McNair, Polytechnic HS Topic: "MY PLACE IN THE WORLD OF 1976" Sponsor: Downtown Long Beach Lions Club |
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1957-58 David Bartlett, Los Angeles HS Topic: “COMMUNITY SERVICE - A WAY OF LIFE” Sponsor: City Terminal (Los Angeles) LC |
1958-59 Heidi Pavelka, El Cemto HS Topic: “COMPLACENCY - A DANGER TO AMERICA” Sponsor: El Cerrito Lions Club. |