Olney Area High School - Olnean Yearbook (Olney, IL)

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Heres the team that went to state! From left to riqht they :ro Affirmative lim Harpster and Edward Steward, lack Forrest, Negative, Miss Smith Coa li and Bill Stroud, negative. The National Forensic Leaque fosters competition in the field of speech and debate. The sponsors are Miss Vera Smith, debate, and Miss Claribel Lee, speech. The officers are: Bill Stroud, President, Gerald Bowers, Vice- President, and Naoma Young, Secretary-Treasurer. The debate team furnished programs for the Assembly, Rotary, Business and Professional Women's Club, Cherry Street ParentATeacher's Association, Elm Street Christian Church, and the Presbyterian Daughters. At the sectional meet held in Newton the debate team won first and Herbert lffert took second place in the original orations. Qlney Township High School was aqain repre- sented in the state speech tournament which was held at the University of Illinois, April 24 and 25. the members of the Debate Club, pictured left to riaht: Herbert lffert, lean Lopin, lean Mclntosh, Bill Stroud lack Forrest Edward Steward, lim Harpster, Anna Mae Iones, Marion Combs, and Charles Huber. 4-

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Library Council Our cftirers in action Cleft to rightl: Wanda Gayer, secretary, Vfinifred Combs, president: Bill Stroud, vice-presidenty Miss Berry, sponsor. The Library Council, under the supervision ot Miss Berry, keeps the library one ot the most inviting places in the building. lt is cornposed ot about twenty-tive students who take care of the books and reference material in the library and the study hall and take care of the students' orders tor High School Book League books and Readers Digests tor the English classes. At their meeting every two weeks they receive instruction on library science. The library contains about 3100 books, ZOO new this year, thirty-tive periodicals: three daily newspapersg and three local weeklies. lt's the place you'll find students reading, studying, or just seeking its pleasant quiet. Stott Meeting fleft to rightl: Bill Stroud, Herbert lttert, Marjorie lones, Willard Eyer, Marion Combs, Dean Fehrenbacher Ralpzi Bower, Ruth Stroud, Betty Scaniin, Eva Burgener, Lois Olson, Maryelo Bracy, lean Mclntosh, Pat Chaplin, Helen Berry Wilma Schahrer, Miss Berry, lean Lopin, Naoma Young, Virginia Benton, Maxine McKinley, Wilma Gardner, Anna Mae lones Wanda Gayer, Ellzxgwyn Billingsley, Dorothy Leet, and Vtlinitred Combs.

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pantomimes, qualities for good acting, Thespians Striking the high notes this year were the interesting plays presented by the Thespians. Under Miss Lee's super- vision we strived to put reality in our plays. At our meetings We worked on and small sketches. We adopted point system oi merit this year and kids have been working hard for required ten points for eligibility to the the the the National Thespian Dramatic Honor Society for High Schools. We presented the familiar A Christmas Carol at Christmas time. To help raise funds at the Pow-Wow our No, Not the Rus- sians was a hit. But the major attrac- i os from our spring play, Running Vfildf' tion of the year was our spring play, Running Wild. Our presiding oiii- cers ior this year were lack lVlcCurdy, presidenig Mary-lo Bracy, vice presi- dentg Ioan Schneiter, secretaryg lim Harpster, treasurer. Mary Weber and lack McCurdy were chosen the best Thespian girl and boy. Ierry reluct mtly gives up his script. Fighty-icur