Hemingford High School - Bobcat Yearbook (Hemingford, NE)

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Above: Members of the play cast of ‘‘And Never Been Kissed” take part in a birthday party for Flory. Above right: Ralph Price, a member of dramatics club, rewinds the short movie shown at the Penny Carnival. Right: “Lights Out”, a 3-act comedy. was given in the round which proved to be a new experience for both participants and audience. Right center: Kathy Prochazka and Dennis Zajic rehearse their part in the play which won an “Excellent” at the speech contest in Chadron. Far right: Mike Hudson, wise man, kneels to Karen Prochazka, angel, during a dramatic incident in the one act piay The Hour Glass 20

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Transition '70 Is Speech 12 Project Many long hours of re-writing copy, typing copy sheets, draw- ing layouts and cropping pic- tures went into the production of Transition '70. Although there were several moments of failure and exasperation, the students of Speech 12 met their problems head on and spent many hours on their book. It wasn’t un- common to find the yearbook staff at work after school and through the evenings in order to meet a pressing deadline. The staff utilized a new sys- tem of organization this year to achieve high quality and uni- formity. The four editors— Bruce Coplen, Bill Hebbert, Karen Messersmith and Mike Yardley—were in charge of lay- outs, photography, copy and continuity, respectively. The original annual material, how- ever, was the result of individual efforts and cooperation among staff members. The students of Speech 12 attempted to follow the basic theme by using dynamic new designs and ideas. Two of the new layout techniques were uni- form internal margins and hori- zontal line effects. Each step in assembling the book served to help an individ- ual acquire useful techniques such as clarity of expression, uniformity of design and bal- ance and basic principles of organization. Organization not only taught the important as- pects of journalism but also helped to build responsibility, understanding and cooperation.

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Dramatics Develops Self-Expression and Confidence In this day and age of computers, machines and flights to the moon, the individual seems to have lost his importance and as a result he seems to have lost his ability to express himself. Yet an individual is useless to himself and society unless he can communicate his ideas and emotions to others. Another essential of a successful individual is self confidence and poise. Without this his finest ideals and goals are useless, for he can’t achieve something that he doesn’t believe will succeed. Dramatics students gained both of these ad- vantages through their two all-school plays and one contest presentation. They learned how to say what the part demanded and to what extent they personally could meet this demand. Although these performances were presented with personal enjoyment in mind the lessons learned on the stage will follow them through life. 21