Gregory High School - Gorilla Yearbook (Gregory, SD)

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p5 AX 525702 , .,---., ,, ,, C HOME ECONOMICS Home Economics is the science of homemnking in which the girls acquire the art of cooking, sewing and the mak- ing of a home. Consisting entirely of Freshman girls, the Home Economics classes were interested in proper etiquette, personal grooming, the girl herself, her home, family and community. Cooking was also taken up when breakfast and luncheons were prepared and served in the laboratory. Different materials, care and repair of clothing,and con- struction of the garment itself were additional units studied. The Home Economics II girls benefited by learningiie general management of a home, which covered food preser- vation. Practicnl experience was acquired through serv- ing of meals, principles of sewing, and the construction of various garments. . ' In all classes candy was made to buy improvementsfa' the Home Economics rooms, and to pay the expenses of the two girls representing Gregory High School in the Smith- Hughes Contest at Brookings, South Dakota, April 25,e 26. - This contest is to select the girls or schools with the highest rating through examinations.f Adeline Papousek and Pearl Reetz represented Gregory last year, ratingtmo seconds in the individual contests. Bonnelle Jewell,Emma Preslicka and Marion Soesbe as substitute represented the school this year. m With Marion Soesbe as president, the Future Homenakr' of America Glub.was reorganized last fall. The girls tak- ing Home Economics and those who have taken it are the only girls allowed to join. ' Many improvements have been made in the Home Econom- ics classroom and laboratory. New curtains and a complete dining room suite added much to the appearance. Three new Singer sewing machines added to the equipment of the Home Economics room and made the work of the department more effecient. , The Father and Son's Banquet of the F.F.A. division and a banquet for the Rosebud Division of the South Dakota High School Press Association were prepared and served by the second year class of girls. s Forty-eight

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fs at iZFQ:gQNk DEBATE Eleven Gregory High School debaters closed a success- ful season after participating in forty-two debates, meet- ing in thirteen different towns and attending four tourna- ments. The question debated was: uResolved, That the Several States Should Adopt a Unicameral System of Legislation. This year's squad, coached by Miss Jessie Van Metre, was composed of Hadley Ford, Lucille Cahoy, Frances Longen Inez Reetz, Pearl Reetz, Paul McKee, Jerry Whitley, Ralph Palmer, Dolores Weaver, Fern Wiedeman and Francis Gassen. On December lO and ll Gregory High debated in the cen tral South Dakota Debate Tourney at Pierre, won by Winner, Pierre, Kennebec, and Geddes.Inez Reetz and Francis Longen upheld the Affirmative for Gregory with Paul McKee and Had ley Ford upholding the Negative. Following the Christmas vacation, Winner High School invited eight schools to the Winner Invitational Debate Tournament in which Gregory was a participant. Teams from Winner, Colome, Vivian, Draper, Kadoka and Geddes were de- bated by Gregory. The debaters for Gregory were Hadley Ford, Lucille Cahoy, Ralph Palmer, Fern Wiedeman, Dolores Weaver, Inez Reetz, Pearl Reetz, Frances Gassen and Paul McKee. Since the Gregory debaters were entered in the inexperienced division, no decisions were given on their debates. January 29 marked the date of another tournament , the Geddes Invitational Tournament at Geddes. Using a new system of judging, each team ranked its opponents as ' 1, 2, 5, 4, or 5. The team with the lowest number of points was declared the winner. Platte ranked first with a score of 55. Gregory placed second with 45 points. Inez Reetz, Pearl Reetz, Frances Longen, Dolores Weaver and Paul McKee debated Affirmative, while Lucille Gahoy, Jerry Whitley, and Ralph Palmer debated Negative. The final and most important tournament of the year was the District IO Tournament held at Geddes,March 15 and 16. After having forfieted a victory in the first round Gregory won a decision over Geddes in the second. Gregory was defeated by'the Affirmative team of Platte in the sec- ond round. Winning in the semi-finals, Gregory's Affirm- ative lost to the Negative team of Platte in the finals. Francis Longen and Hadley Ford upheld the Affirmative,with Lucille Cahoy and Hadley Ford upholding the Negative. Paul McKee placed second in the extemporaneous contest. Forty-seven ' I N--Jr' H D i 1 3 1 vi i A I 1 E

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