Metamora Township High School - Parrot Yearbook (Metamora, IL)

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SPEECH CONTESTANTS Neumann, Betty Gries. Ringness, James Zimmerman, Connie Stamper, Harold STATE SPEECH CONTEST Metamora won first place in class B schorls in the district speech contest held at Peoria Woodruff High on February 25. James Zimmerman, entered for the second year in oratorical declamation, gave What Kind of Government Ahead? by Dwight D. Eisenhower. He placed second in class B. In her second year for verse speaking Connie Stamper placed first in c ' ass B. She was required to give three poems. Martha Ringness gave Joan of Lorraine. by Maxwell Anderson and placed fourth in serious reading in class B. Another first year contestant was Harold Neumann, who entered e.xtemporaneous speaking and placed first in class B. Burtron Schertz placed first in class B in original oration, Murder at Will. His was a very difficult field. This was his first try. too, and it is regretful that Burtron is a senior. For the fourth year Betty Gries placed first in her class and second in the entire field. She gave the comedy reading The Man Who Came to Dinner, by George F. Kauffman and Moss Hart. This was Betty ' s first year in comedy, for in her previous years she did serious readings. All of the contestants and the faculty members. Miss Helton and Mr. Hires, are to be commended for their efforts and the recognition they have brought to our school. Fifty-Four

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LIBRARIANS First row, left to right — Leroy Noel, Colette Bachman, Doris Elbert, Connie Stamper, Phyllis Schumacher, Janice Sullivan, Marietta Schneider, Donna Rose Wagner, Pat Grieser, Miss Helton, librarian. Seccnd row, left to right — Arthur Kiesewetter, Barbara Grebner, Murlene Gar- ber, LaVne Wolfe, June Bachman, Alice Wernsman, Barbara Koch, Pat Koch, Gene Kennedy, Back row, left to right— Donald Halford. Donald Kennel, Richard Mishler, Ray- mond Brodt, Eugene Schaefer, Harold Neumann, James Zimmerman, William Zim- merman, Alan Welte. LIBRARY The main library contains most of our books, but the reserve library i n the study hall contains newspapers, magazines and reference materials. This year the library added a new system of stacking magazines. The card file was completed. Eighty-three new books v ere purchased. On Honors day, awards were presented in recognition of students ' services to the library. Silver medals were given to Barbara Grebner, Donald Kennel, Pat Koch, Alan Welte, LaVerne Wolfe and Doris Elbert. Gold awards were presented to Colette Bachman, Phyllis Grebner, Donald Halford, Harold Neumann, Marietta Schneider, Phyllis Schumacher, Connie Stamper, James Zimmerman and Bruce Seeber. The gold award with the year guard for outstanding service was presented to Murlene Garber. In order to be eligible for any award a student must be of junior or senior standing and have at least one year of library work. Librarians are selected on the basis of scholastic eligibility, integrity, desire to work with books and to be of service to the school. Miss Helton is in charge of the library and has twenty-six student librarians. Fifty-Three

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' LITHUANIA Seated, left to right — Barbara Kcch, Robert Cliilcot, Donald Halford, Connie Stamper. Standing, left to right — Marvin Elbert, Bruce Seeber, James Steider. For the first time in several years the MTHS dramatic department entered a one-act play in the Woodford County Dramauc Festival and the high school district speech contest. The play was Lithuania, by Rupert Brooks. It is the story of a poverty stricken family in Lithuania who in their haste for a better life unknowingly kill their own long lost son. Although it was only a one-act play, it contained all the excitement and action of a three-act play. The cast was an excellent one in which all four classes were represented. It was well directed by Mr. Hires. The play was first presented at the County Dramatic Festival in February at El Paso, again at the district speech contest in Peoria and the last time for an MTHS program in which all speech contestants appeared. The cast included Robert Chilcot as the father; Barbara Koch, mother; Connie Stamper, daughter; Donald Halford, stranger; Bruce Seeber, young man; Marvin Elbert, vodka shopkeeper, and James Steider, vodka shopkeeper ' s son. Fifty-Five