Adamson High School - Oak Yearbook (Dallas, TX)

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Page Sri rnlj -four ICQ-Swing Club OFFICERS President . Patsy Pledge Vice-President Dorothy Kaiser Secretary . Alice Jean Young Treasurer . . . June Brown Sponsor Mrs, Geraldine Holloway LEFT TO RIGHT: Aliei- Jean Young, Virginia Palmer, Alyce Rutli Harris, Patsy Kelly, June Brown, Anne llanwen, Berry Irwin, Louise Cannon, Mamie livelyn Conley, Betty lou llix, Margaret Mayer, Join the lee Skaters if you want to bave a barrel of fun! Organized this spring by Mrs. Holloway, the Club is open to all students interested in elementary figure slsating. To date, only minor calamities have oc- curred, principally brief "sit-clowns". Healtliful invigorating evcereise and eomraelesliip are the sole objectives of tlie regular NVeclnesLlay meetings.

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National Forensic Loaauo OFFICERS Fall and Spring President . . . Pat Murphy, Norma Jean Ballard Vice-President Norma ,lean Ballard, Pat Murphy Secretary . . Berniece Sutton, Bobby Blevins Sponsors . . . Mr. Carl Nutley, Miss Ann Patrick LIcIfT TO RIGHT IN CIRCLE: Madeliene Duncan, Merit: Bill McCormick, Honorg Norma Jean Ballard, Distinc- tiong Virgie Turner, Honorq Ora Lee Hair, Distinction, Ruth Rininier, Honorg Ellen Gillette, Honor, lfdwin Harris, Distinction, Verna Baker, Honor, jack liarnest, Dis- tinetion, Pat Wliitaker, Distinction, Janie Teipcl, Excellence, Charles Maupin, Fx- cellenceg Bobby Blevins, Distinctiong Berniece Sutton, Distinction, Pat Murphy, Dis- tinction, june Mandeville, lixcellenceg Cranston Dodd, Merit, Margarette Coleman, Merit: Minnie Lou Bruinley, Merit. Al iufvlr: Mark Deering. Noi in 1IirlI1i'I': 13011 McClure. The Adamson chapter of the National Forensic League, established in 1940, this year, led the Texas-Louisiana District in membership and num- ber of degrees won. These degrees awarded for points earned in inter- scholastic debate and public speaking are: Merit, Honor, Excellence, and Distinction in ascending order. The object of the organization is to promote interest in debate and oratory by encouraging friendly competition and fellowship, up gggg .NX Page Si'f'I'f1fy-llIr'ee

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233:26 3 at eil. Excelsior Club OFFICERS Fall and Spring President . .... Herbert Stice, Edward Kelly Vice-President . . Ottie Lee Sams, Joe Otis Secretary . Wilbur Wetzel, Norman Spray Sponsor . . Miss Laura Alexander LEFT TO RIGHT: First row: NWayne Freeland, Bill Barnes, Robert F. Lee, Harold Payne, Charles Posey, George Garriott, Herbert Stiee, W'ilbur XVetzel, Lloyd Russell, Robert Stevenson, Joe Still, Paul Jones, Lee Britt, David Walls. Seroml row: Gene Wolf, Moon jim Yee, Fred Flder, O. H. Mitchell, Earl Collins, Benny Cook, Edward Kelly, Robert Hughes, Bill Leird, Roy Richburg, Miss Aleander, joe Otis. Tbira' row: Jack Jordan, Forrest Qualls, Bradley Hogue, Bill Pothoff, Cecil Wiiitl- sor, Tom Coleman, james Reagan, Harold Luper, Norman Spray, Bob O'Hara, Jimmie Mclssengill. The Excelsior Club was established to train its members in the obli- gations of citizenship. It has gained distinction by its Ubarbershop harmony" and by its promotion of various campaigns. Each Sunday afternoon a Dallas civic leader speaks to the boys on matters of publie interest to Dallas citizens. fo Page Sui 'wziy-ffl