Beresford High School - Watchdog Yearbook (Beresford, SD)

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Journalists E 43. 1.15 Eileen Dolan, associate editorg Anna Laura Bachman, ed- itor and Joyce Young, associate editor. V BERESOHIAII STAFF trom, R. Tornberg, D. Heglin, W. Bailey, A, Pfeifle and B. Blankenberg. Middle row: C. Det- erman, L. Tfevik, Walters and J. Young, B. Larmam, 1' Back row: C. Boyd, V. Palmer, M. Nelson, L. Wilson, L. Miller, R. Sunds- H. Jensen, D. Bamsell, L. Larson, E. Dolan, B. Tuntland, N. Peterson, G. Graverson. Front row: G. Stalheim, J. Gillen, D. Ronan, P. Sundstrom, J. D, Scroggs, L. Dullerud, E. Quinn and M., Tornberg.

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Declaimers Strive to Perfect Expression Melvin Nelson Berniece Sundquist M im 'Q 23 ff .3 X I Ywfe N y ! ek ' D DECLAM SQUAD: Left to right: J. Nelson, C. Stephenson, B. Sundquist, B. Holley, L. Wil- son, A. Kenyon, G. Walters, V. Fitzgerald, A. Hybertson, M. Nelson, J. Graverson, A. Bailey, B. Lietzke, M. Dai- ley and C. Nelson. Audrey Hybertson Lois Wilson After many hours of effort spent to perfect their pieces, BHS declaim- ers participated in the local elimin- ation contest. . The four selected to enter the district contest at Vermillion were Berniece Sundquist, humorous divisiong Melvin Nelson, oratory divisiong Lo- is Wilson, poetry division, and Audrey Hybertson, dramatic division. In the district contest Melvin and Lois were rated as excellent and Audrey and Berniece received a rat- ing of good. Coaching the 1948 declaimers were R. G. Sweeley, oratory, Minna Smith, humorous and dramatic, and .Frances Dougherty, poetry.

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Sourry to Publioize School Events , be BEHCSONIAN STAFI' PICNIC Left 1' QQ ff to right: L. Miller, M. Torn, 44 berg, L. Larson, L. Wilson, D. 1 gg, 'N Ramsell, D. Blumer, L. Duller- j4 'L A 'v A! ua, J. Gillen, E. Quinn, H. X gm fi' Jensen, J. Graverson, B. Hult 3 ,E - ,A M14 and L. Wevik. if s 4 ,. g fX I, 92.5 A U' Wi PLLQ- vp., A nfs X - . HY, .-, Raw , -2 . .I ,V . V 4 b 1 K wg :Q idzggw ff, 4 wfhkf 4 'IWffx i'?f.'3 ..2z ' - pf :VH AW.. 35.35 QUILL AND SCROLL Back row: B. Blankenburg, L. Miller, M. Nelson and L. Larson. Seated: J. Gil- len and Lois Wilson. Feet of thirty-two journalists scurry in every direction to dig out the latest news in order to meet the deadline for the paper. The Beresonian staff is composed of fif- teen seniors and seventeen juniors who gained their positions by obtaining an A or B average. Six members of the staff are members of Quill and Scroll, a national journalistic hon- orary society. These include Lillie Ann Lar- son, Joan Gillen, Lois Wilson, LaDell Miller, Melvin Nelson and Bill Blankenburg, who were granted membership by doing outstanding work in journalism. Lois Wilson was a member of All State Staff, a group of ten high school journalists selected through state wide competition. The staff covered the SDHSPA at Brookings and SDEA at Aberdeen as reporters. Fifteen journalists attended the SDHSPA state convention at Brookings.at which the Ber- esonian and Watchdog were both awarded an ex- cellent rating. During the spring months the journalists attended the district convention at Yankton. The Beresonian staff also sponsored the annual Sweetheart dance.