Fairbury High School - Trail Yearbook (Fairbury, NE)

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....f'-0 'W Speech Arts - - The speech arts department achieved another step in its moderization program when last spring, speech students sponsored Footsteps in the Dark at the Bonham Theater-proceeds of which purchased a Gay-Wilcox Recordio. At a convocation matinee, dramatic students Ianet Barr, Wilbert Marting, and Rex Thomas pre- sented The Prairie Doll. Why the Chimes Rang had a repertoire of performances with Rex Thomas, Wilbert Marting, lean Friesen, Floy Har- lan, and Marian McKeever in principal roles. ln the F. H. S. speech and dramatics classes, considerable use is made of local history and student artistic talent in building speeches. ln the upper photograph tlettl, Ianet Barr is giving historical data based on a pictorial map of Nebraska made by her and other speech students. One of the most interesting and val- uable ot the projects in speech classes is the making of recordings. ln the lower photograph tlettl, Flor- inne Glebe is reading script while lack Breazeale manipulates the re- corder. Cornhusk Doll played a circuit of local or- ganizations with Bill Doughty, Calvin Hager, Dorothy Mees, Colleen Gregory, and Donna Leon- ard in the cast. The Wishing Fairy was the marionette show for the season, produced by lean Friesen, Irene Schoenrock, Betty Klein and Dorothy Iohnson. At the Kearney Forensic Contest, William Ford placed first in radio newscasting, Calvin Hager, superior in original oratory, and Richard Dove, second in after-dinner speaking.

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Debating resulted in one of the best records in the history of the school, when an undefeated team, Dove and Hager, won the trophy at Kear- ney, with Ford and Stocker tying for second place. Fairbury won the Lincoln High tournament, and at the Wesleyan tournament, rated fifth, with William Ford fourth as an individual debater. Contest activities in oneeact plays and de- clamatory were canceled in recognition of tire rationing. Co-operating with the music department, an excellent performance ot Freedom Revue, writ- ten and directed by Robert L. Pullen, was pre- sented May l, with Dwight Griswold, Governor of Nebraska, as honored guest speaker. In this production, Richard Dove played the role of Uncle Sam, with William Ford as the voice, building the continuity. Each year, students displaying meritorious achievement in any of the phases of speech arts, are accorded membership in Masque and Gavel, National Honorary Speech Society. Robert L. Pullen, local sponsor, is also state director. - - And Debate Winning top honors in meet after meet, the Fairbury High School de- baters ranked among the best in the state. ln the upper photograph trightl, Bill Ford is speaking. Other members of the two teams tleft to rightlz Dick Dove, Calvin Hager, and Iohn Stocker. The Wishing Fairy, a marionette show, was presented by members of the speech arts department. All scenery and puppets, as well as the dialogue, were handled by students. A scene from The Wishing Fairy is shown at right. l