Fort Madison High School - Madisonian Yearbook (Fort Madison, IA)

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'AY XP Q Q rf T XJ 5 '-'-xXjjLlXl X XX The sophomores enjoyed a Htllowe eu cl rss puty it thc, home Esther Benbow on Monday evenlng October 31 The house wls ap proprmtely decorated ln the hlgll school :nd class colors one room being scarlet and black and another green llll gold Pumpknns were scattered about ln nooks and out of the way corners A delxcxous lunch was served by three junlors and three freshmen The B M Club met at the home of Gladys Plrken on Htllowc en to take advantage of the spxrxts walkmg tbro td on th tt mght and to le trn thelr fates Llgllt refreshments were served The nt uds dep u ted it alate hour glad that there 15 a t1me when one may clearly see he1 future On the evening of November 22 a group of hugh scho ml students Chaperoned by Mlss Byram and Mr Pau Picker dlove to Denmark to attend the declam rtory contest held at the Acvlemy Ihxough thc kxndness of Warden J C Sanders the party were taken 1n hns carxy ill After the contest wh1ch the g1rls thoroudhly enjoyed they were lnvxted to the home of Mrs Goss where a lunch w as served md 1 vexy pleas rut social hour was spent The members of the party wexe Mlss Byram Mr Packer Genevleve Elhott Florence Hopley Esther Benbow Mule Weber Helen Wlllard Martha Benbow Elma Colvlu Irma Huebner Helen Packer Nellle Yound Elonse 'lraverse and M1r1on baston The semor class enterteuned the juniors and members of the he ulty at the Marquette bu1ld1ng Saturday evenxng November 12 at an ID door track meet Among the contests of the evenmg were the com put the needle race and the foot ball game the latte: played by senlor and junmor boys wxth empty egg shells the semor belng vnctorlous After these games dltferent songs were sung and the me nbers of the Glee Club favored the crowd wlth several selectuons Supper was served ln the evenxng by members of the Sen1or class after whxch xmpromptu toasts were glven by Mr Mathews M1 s Byram Ruth Schaper, Helen Packer, V1ctor Hurt, Julna HOf:f.HlC1SlBT Harvey Cregan, and Dell Scott . .. , I I C ,bl FSS f -5-2, . ,5 Zz- 'L M, X 1 , 5 it gun -WM QP 4. M.,-.,,, ,,-,-i-,W-,u,,,m,,,,,, no A at 3' G 'o I XX , 1, C9 7 N ' I gg x L 4, Dj -. . 2 Q Altos, lt f ff N l ll f 0 5 Q I il j jjj ai i ' E' ' T, -sss ' 1 A : I w C' l j 'i A - I 3 0 Kbijffl 1' V li'-I I A l fl 's ,KL ull 1 Alb' l f G fl lf 67x uf y? Sa. V' X X ' , 's W Y .Q Y -1 - -Jil' .- -, ' ' . 1,-Vw Y, N, x 'z-, ,, . , M... , ill U ' 'd l J 'xl l If f f 2 ' 2 ' 2 . , 2 ' 2 ' of ' , ' . ' . 2.' 2 - '2 ' ' 2 2 . 3 '. , , ' ' ' ' , ' 2 t . ' . ' . . ' 2 J 2 ' 2 ' ' ' ' 2 2 1 ' ' 2 .. ' . ' . C ' 2 ' .' 1 ' 2 r ' A - ' s 5- 4 I Y ' ' S1 K 'S 'Tl 2 . ' L 2 ' ' Z . ' 2 L . A 1 ' ' ' ., ' . . , 2 ' ' ' L ' -2 . - . b . . . . L ' I , 2 2 ' .2 - . ' ' , . l , 2 ' 1 Y g 1 ' Y . 1 x I ' bl . S 1 . ,v 1 I I T l 11 ' 'U ' vs Il y-5 I! gg - I . 1 I g . s , ' ' ' , . 2 2 . . 1 7 B ' ' .

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FII! HIGH SCIIOOL TIMES M1s-ses Helen K1stler and I:.mm'1 Gruendyke spent their Thanks glvlng v1c1t1on ln Nlarcehne MISSOUFI SI he followtng 18 chpped from the report of Mr Sxmonds of Gales b xrg one of the jud fc tt the prehmxnary dcclunatory contest The artncle prmted ln Ihe Evenlng Democrat The s1x young women who took part were perfect IH the commlt ment of thexr selectzons and exhlbnted an unusual degree of ease and self possesswn It was a dufhcult matter to decxde upon the ments of the respective contestants and there was conslderable dxverslty of op1n1on among the judges 1 fact whlch IH xtself speaks for the general excellence of the contest as a whole Mass Wxllard g we The Slgn of the Cross by Wllson Barrett her work was sympathetlc and finely toned throughout Mxss W1llard dls played an mtellxgent conceptlon of the characters cons1derable reserve power and a f:1DlShCd style M1ss Webers selectxon was Mark Twams thrxlhng narrat1ve The Death Dusk a story of Cromwells txme It IS a piece wluch calls lor great dramatxc powel and Mlss Weber was very successful partncuhrlv 1n her xnterpretahon of the character of Abbie the llttle herorne The auchence followed her portrayal of the pathetlc scene wlth deet est mtcrest Whale all the contestants are worthy of 1nd1v1dual praxse especlal COITll118IldclflOI'! should be gxven to the work of Genevleve Elliott who reclted the scene between Jean Valjean and the Blshop ln V1CtOF Hago s gre mt romance and to that of Florence Hopley who gave the pretty story lhe Fmddle Told by Nora Franklm Whxle these two selectxons lacked the dramatic 1ntens1ty of those already descrlbed they had the charm of naturalness and feehng Mlss Gaston and Mlss Benbow llso deserve great pra1se for thelr excellent work and wxll be heard from 1n the future One evening of the South Eastern Iowa Short Course held ln Ft MAQJISOII was devoted to 1 decl tnlatory contest 'l he followmg schools wele lepresented Wluttler Academy Salem Denmark Academy the hugh schools of Ft Mtdxson Keokuk Mt Pleasant and Montrose and Samt Joseph s School of Ft Maduson The first prlze of S25 was glven to Bernard Dxelker of Denmark Academy the second S15 to Helen Wmllard the bt Madmson Hugh School representatxve the thxrd S10 to Cecxl Smith of Mt Pleasant and the fourth S5 to Rlchard Fahey of Sa1nt Joseph s School 'l he contest was a very close one the first place recelvxng a mark of 93 2 3 pen cent and the second 93 1 3 per cent The large and apprec1at1ve aud1ence enyoyed some of the best amateur dramahc abxlnty ever dlsplayed ln thls sectlon of the country Muslc was furmshed by both the G1rls and Boys Glee Clubs The selectxons were well rece1ved and reflected credlt upon the superv1sors M155 Nlanne Welch and Warden J C Sanders ' ' 7 ' ' J 21 - . - .. - T ' 1 , - 1 . . , . . L . 5'sz ' -'Q . . . . .... . .,, .. . , , . . I -QC . . 1 - . 1 ., , -. , . . . . . r . .L .4 ,, , . . . , - . . . . I , v . 1 1 1 ' !- . s 1 1 v X ..,. . ,, . . ' 1 2 ' J ' . - , 3 . 2 . ' . - 1 l 1 I - - 1 - n s ' 1 v , ,N , . . . v I 1 1 1 . I 1 1 , . , , . . , - ' Y . . 1 ' Y Y ' I

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The Phxlomathein Soclety met on October 7 and the followmg program was QIVCH Musrc Nelhc Corrxgan recxtahon Bess1e Tucker story Helen Weul speech Lomparxson of Tennyson and Brownxng Mary Cxsey deb 1te Resolved fhat Tennyson the poet lnfluenced England more th in D1ckens the novehst afflrmahve Gladys Parker and M1ldred Le uy l'16dilIV6 Marlon Gaston and H1zelRokhar solo Bess1e Tucker essay Tennysons Late K1tt1e Glaha story Marletta Kanefl recxtatlon Marle btemple The whole program was very much appreciated The ard wh1ch the Socmety 1s :vm the gurls was shown by their excellent program A pr ugram COl1SlbtlI1g mostly of selechons for Hallowe en was given on Octobcx '78 lhc Orxgm of Halloween by Gladys Parker and Halloween in Other Countrles by Kxttxe Glaha were humorous and mterestmg The recntatnons of Hazel Wellmgton V1lura Barnes and Esther Beuter sl1ow that our freshman members possess no httle talent The Society was flVO16d w1tl1 ongmal stones by Mane Stempel Han n 1h Rasmussen Lnd Hxllue Upshaw A qualtette consxshng of Bessxe fucker Haael Welhngton Lomse Smxth and Marlon Gaston rendered a most ple Lsm f selectlon Marlon Gaston gave a speech on Medmaev 11 Gmlds and Modern Trusts The questlon Resolved That trusts and monopohes are a pos1t1ve mjury to the country Hnancxally was deb'1ted The Ell:'l:lI'Ill21tlV6 was supported by Mary Casev and Bessxe Tucker the negatrve by Helen Well 'and Manetta Kaneff The R1ley program whnch was gzven on November 11 was especlally lnterestmg Hazel Rokhar gave Ruleys Our KI ld of a Man Marie Dansys renderxng of Old Aunt Mary was espec1ally flne The open program gxven before the Assembly on Thanksglvlng was for the most 1 - a . I l ' ! ' I ' l , , , 1 , 1 L 7? l L., XS w 2-Q-5 If my l 4 0 In ' I r fb J I r'T49',fJ lt. X' I F g , Z V , I . . . , , , A . I i N t. . I . , H 9 Y X 1 ' H V l. , . . , , . . . , , , , ' ' . ' I ! I ! 5 ' 'I E K ' b ' v , . A V tl , . ,, . . . . . , . . . . . . , , , , T K v 1, .i U, . 6 . w . , . 6 g 4 . , r .i . , Q . , , 4 x xl . . .. . , . . 1 v- N ' 1 .. V 4 z - i H - - Y I . L. f. . . , . 1 . ' . 2 ' c , - 2 .' C ' ' Z Z . ' ' . , 1 ' I . i V . . 1 . f . , ' , ' ' . 1 g . ns . I - . I ,xv - u . . - , . . . . , . , U , 1 , , , 1 . .K , 1 K , , r . , .. . U , 4 4 1 1 . , . .l v. Q i - A I , i . . . . -.