Abilene High School - Orange and Brown Yearbook (Abilene, KS)

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-L k Admirin trophy uere iery orators Kay I'wert Barbara Pesnell, K. W. Rock and Dwight Vogel with Coach Kenneth DEBA TERS LASSO SECOND DEBATERS - argued pro and con whether the Presi- dent of the United States should be elected by direct vote of the people . . . gave debates before various civic groups . . . placed third at both Winfield and Haven tourneys . . . won first place cup in Osborne competition . . . received trophy for winning first in district held at llays . . . captured Second place trophy in the State debate tournament at lil. . . . have lost senior, Kay Ewert, who received perfect speaker point rating in the class A tourney. 'Pausing from their work' were Nancy Pechin, Phyllis Kingsbury, Walt llaytlen, Kenneth ll. Rock, coachg Kay lfwcrt, lluight l'ogel,Barbara Pesnell and K. W. Rock. 28-

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Quill and Scroll member, J. Curran, 'pins' new members: M. Brauninger, B. Hough, C. Spaeth, C. Cruse, S. Rice, I. Johnston, S. Cain, P. Missimer and D. Vogel. PUBLICIZES AHS Booster 'kids' listen to M. Brauninger's editorial comments. BOOSTER STAFF - headed by four dif- ferent sets of editors, published 11 issues during the school year . . . had a weekly column, 'Cowboy Capers , by JoAnne Curran in Reflector-Chronicle . . . was pleased to see stories reprinted in the Stu- dent Press Bulletin and Heflector-Chronicle . . , equalled last year's membership by adding six to Quill and Scroll . . . entered 34-th annual KU contest with ambition to bet- ter Vic Viola's '53 record of one second and an honorable mention . . . carried out the project of making rural students ac- quainted with AHS, by sending each issue of the Booster to them . . . gave each mem- ber an opportunity to hold a staff position . . . ended the '53-'54 term by honoring seniors in their last issue. STANDING: L. Brennan, J. Kappel, C. Spaeth, G. Yocum, J. Corcoran, 0. Hawk, V. Miller, B. Wood. SEA T- ED: M. Brauninger, J. Curran, P. Missimer, S. Sherraden, S. Rice, D. Vogel, V. J. McKee and Miss A. Sin- clair, adviser. r 1 JV N Q. . . , Q 3

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1. 2. 3. 4. NMELODY ,IONES COMBINED 'Please tell me why l'm different, Peggy Mis- simer kept pleading as she played the title role in Melody Jones' presented by the junior class under the direction of Miss Barbara Orendorff at the city auditorium November 20. john Baumgartner and Bar- bara Tice, her father and mother, have not told Melody she is adopted, although Dana Percival, her Aunt Laura Walkins, thinks Melody should know. Barbara Pesnell CFrancie Wilksl and Mary Jane Pyke Chilaine Walkinsl, Melody's spoiled and jealous cousin, let the secret slip at a party. Other cast members were Melody's heart throb, Gary Boyd, Tommy Curran, Leon, her studious broth- er, Dale Millsg jennifer Abbey, her best friend, Deanne Phillips, Kenneth Carpenter, a plant life authority, Dwight Vogel, Miss Kathy Richards, 4-ll instructor, Carolee Engle, Marvin Giersch as humor- ous Stretch Appleby, and Charles Platz as Bruce Butler. Melody, heartbroken leaxges home, but re- tums in the third act radiating with happiness. While Melody argues with Bruce Butler, Mr. and Mrs. Jones, Aunt aura, Stretch, Leon, Miss Richards, jennifer, Kenneth Carpenter, Elaine, Gary and Francie llilks listen. Melody questions fennifer as Stretch, Miss Kathy Richards, Leon, Francie, Elaine and Cary watch. Miss Barbara Orendorff, director. Aunt Laura watches while Melody consults her mother. Elaine Walkins traps Gary, to the distress of Lean, lliss Richards and Stretch Appleby. HUMOR AND HEARTACHE