Coon High School - Cocoon Yearbook (Wilson, NC)

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uunulfr I l Hill: Y I v' ' ' ' 'Q Q Q 9 - 9 'Iuunl! ll llltlll Illnnnllnmnunluull llllnu nnnns Q IIll!IIIlllIlllllIlllllIllllllllllllllllllllllIllllll I NCVHC A FllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllY ! 4 w l Q THE DECLAIMERS The call for volunteers to enter the declamation contest was answered by a good number of students. In the preliminaries each contestant recited some short, familiar selection in order that the judges might select the six best speakers to enter the finals. The six selected were: Laura Gold, May Frances Turner, Margaret Burden, Glenn Mann, Elmer Oettinger and Harper Barnes. Not until after the preliminaries did the real struggle begin. Hours upon hours were devoted to concentrated effort in learning the assigned declamations. The de- claimers were not by themselves in this, for their instructor, Miss Pullen, spent many tedious hours in drilling and correcting the speeches. It is true that declaimers re- quire the ability to speak, yet it is the instructor who must be a genius to cultivate this visible ability and to make it shine in its most polished form. As girls are not allowed to enter the competition at Duke and Wake Forest, two contests were held: one in which the three girls and Glenn Mann contested for the school championship and another in which Glenn and the other two boys, former school champions, contested for the right to represent the school at Duke and Wake Forest. When the speakers were prepared to the fullest extent, the contests were held. First, the contest for school championship was given in the auditorium during a chapel period. Lenard Gore was chairman for the morning. The program was as follows: America, by Laura Gold, Mother, by Margaret Burden, Makers of the Flag, by Glenn Mann, and 'tThe Chariot Race, by May Frances Turner. The rivalry was so close that lack of a majority for any speaker forced a second ballot. These votes were cast between the two who had tied before, May Frances Turner and Margaret Burden. In the end Margaret Burden won by a bare majority. The second contest was held the next week. It was indeed an exciting one. Mar- shal Lamm was chairman. The order of this program was: Makers of the Flag, by Glenn Manny Citizenship by Harper Barnes, and Americanism, by Elmer Oettinger. Though all of the declamations were splendid, Harper Barnes was selected by a unanimous vote to represent the school in the State contests. Harper won in the preliminaries at Duke and gained second place in the finals. We are expecting him to win out at Wake Forest. Page Se1'r1zty-fi-vc NIllllllllllllllllllllllllIIIIllIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllillllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllhlllllIIllllllllllllllIIllIIIIIIlllIlllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllll F

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'JillIIllIllllllllllllllllillllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllIIN H lllllll, v- -- 0 .vac f . . 2 ff E IIII!IIIIIllIIIIllIIIIlllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII5 THE VJ INOCA IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII S 4- 11 Z4 Cox 'IINlllllllllllllillflllllilfilllllllllllkllllMIIUINIII :nun nnluunns THE DRAMATIC CLUB On Saturday afternoon, January 1, a committee composed of Mr. Furman Bridgers, Mr. W. A. Kale, and Miss Peele met in Mr. Kale's office to consider the practicability of reorganizing the High School Dramatic Club. Mr. Bridgers promised to design the costumes and give suggestions for the setting of whatever plays should be decided on, and Mr. Kale agreed to assist in the selection of plays, the judging of tryouts, and the directing of the plays. Mrs. W. A. Lucas, called into the con- ference by telephone, said she would be glad to submit a list of available plays and to act as a judge in the tryouts. With such excellent co-operation assured, Miss Peele consented to assume formal direction of the club and immediately made application to the Carolina Dramatic As- sociation for a charter. A few weeks later Miss Peele announced in chapel that The Romancersf' by Edmond Rostand, and The Unseen, by Alice Gerstenberg, had been selected for the 1927 contest, and called a meeting of candidates for the tryouts. Fifty-five students responded, and the next day the casts for the two plays were selected. As soon as these were announced, the club was formally organized, and Polly Amerson was elected secretary. At Mr. Armstrong's suggestion Mr. McGirt was put in charge of lights and scenery. i if '- He chose as his assistants George Morgan, Bill Graves, and Reece Deans. Miss Coker and Miss Horne offered their services and, with Catherine Fulghum as assist- ant, were asked to form a committee on make-up. Herberta Stuckey became prompter and general utility assistant for all committees. On February 22, the club presented the following program auditorium, the winning play to represent Wilson in the State con THE UNSEENH By AI.IL'E GERSTENBERG Hiilda, a Swedish Servant ...... . ............................................................. . .- Lois Baldwin, Wife of Jeffrey Baldwin .............. ....... ........................... 51 Jeffrey Baldwin, an Architect lntcrpretative- Dancing .,.... Violin Selections ...'. ...... Interpretative Dancing ....... Mrs. Social Climber .... Bridget ........................... M rs. Ima Highlirow ....... 1 - .- ..- BETWEEN PLAYS AGENTS By ROlIERT.A HAYES THE ROMANCERSH in the high school test: ..,...,RoIaI-:RTA IIAYES .....,...GRACE HOLDEN .........EDVVARD JONES ........,..ELEANOR XAJOODARD ....................JOHN DANIEL BIENA BRANCH FLEMINIQ ....,..ROBERTA HAYES .......RUBY HARRELI. ........GERI'RUDI-1 DEANS By EIIMONII ROS'l'1KND,' Trarnvlutml by BIA!-KY IIENDEE gylvette The Romancers ......,......................................,......................................... -.MARGARI-:T LAWSIIE, HAKRX' FINCH ercinet Bergamin, Father of Percinet ...... ................................ C HARLES BISSETTE Pasquinot, Father of Sylvette ........................... ........ Il IARSHALL DANIEL Straforel, a Bravo ............................................... . ............... JESSE AIKEN VALETS: VVilliam Langley, Bill Bridgers. SVVORDSMI-IN! Edward Jones, John Stallings. IXIUSICIANSI Mebane Lea, Adrian Daniels, hvlllllll' Kochtitzky, Charley Fitzgerald, Branch Carr, Forest flanowell, Arthur Carroll, VValton Smith. Scenery for this play was designed by Mr. Furman Bridgers and, at his suggestion. the costumes were ordered from Van Horn. JUDGES: Mrs. W. A. Lucas, Miss Marjorie Pullen, Mrs. C. l.. Coon. The Unseen won by unanimous consent of the judges and was presented at Spring Hope in competition with Barrie's The Twelve-Pound Look, presented by the Pershing players of the Spring Hope High School on February 25. In this con- test the Wilson players lost to Spring Hope, their most formidable rivals of the pre- ceding year. Page Szweazty-sezfrii E lllllIIIIIIIIIIIlllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllIllllIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllIlllllIllllllilIlllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllIIIIIllllilllllllIIlllIlllllllllllllllllllllIIlllIIIlllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIH Q