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

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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

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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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BASKETBALL CHEERLEADERS Left to right— NORMA SMITH, COLETTE BACHMAN, CHARLENE WAGNER, SUE ROHMAN. FOOTBALL CHEERLEADERS ■ ■■ ■■ Lelt Id nt;lil -MILFORD BROKRS, HARCiLD NEUMANN, JAMES WiLTZ. PAUL SCHROCK. Fifty-Six