Fairbury High School - Trail Yearbook (Fairbury, NE)

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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

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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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WE ENVY THEM - - Perhaps the most widely-envied groups in Fairbury High School are the National Honor Society, the senior play cast, and the Lit- erary Guild. As the coveted reward for schol- arship, leadership, service, and character, the National Honor Society stands as a symbol ot recognition tor outstanding stu- dents, Only a tew juniors earn this high honor' and senior mem- bership is limited to a small per- centage ot the class members. Because selection ot senior play cast members is based on ability and dependability demonstrated throughout the high school course, inclusion on this group is a tribute to any individual. The Literary Guild members are envied be- cause they are the only organization in high school pursuing a scholastic hobby in alter-school hours. 'fs ENIOR P LA P CAST, 'k NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY -k -A' LITERARY GUILD i lAboveJ In a typical sxeizzaion, nieinbers ot the Literary Guild diszcuaszs modern literas ture. tClockwise from lettl john Stocker, Marjorie Detrich, Ellen Buazzzell, Maxine Hruska, Amaryllis Barber, Bebbe Hall, Miss Phyllis Thornton tsponzsorj, Phyllis Hall, Genevieve Strain, and Bernice Schenk. Not in picture, Elizabeth Thurber. lt Happened Next Tue.:ilay, the an nual senior clams play, was pre::entr:il by those in the photo at lelt. Back row Cleft to rightl: Wayne Loch, Paul Car- ter, Elizabeth Thurber, Archie McLaurin, and Donald Meezs. Front row: lla lean Coope, Einestine Craig, Roberta Gor- don, Nadine Banahan, and janet Barr. Not in picture: Harold jones, Neil Cant- well, and Carmen Wheatcralt, Members ot the National Honor Society selected last year appear in the back row ot the picture at lett. They are tlett to rightl: john Stocker, Bernadene Melcher, Hex Scott Marjorie Detricli, Dick Dove, lean Friesaen, Frank Ship- man, and Betty Mae Page New :nem- bers are in the trent two rows. Middle row: Miss Katharine Lainbarf lstandingl, Ruth Newton, Dean Terrill, Lester Brockrneyer, Bill Cook, Betty Cur- ry, Phyllis Hall, Elizabeth Thurber, Bo- berta Gordon, janet Barr, Nadine Ban- ahan, Ellen Russell, and Euaene Ioch- ens. Front row: joe Ielinek, Marilyn Hughes, Genevieve Strain, M axin e Hrusika, Ella Cerveny, Bernice Schenk, Darlene Shinn, Calvin Hamer, Ava Knee black, Bill Ford, Victor VJacha, and Ruth Gene Schroeder,