Tama High School - Iuka Yearbook (Tama, IA)

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Third Row-Charles Witosky, Robert Lipka, Wilbur Patterson. Second Row-Margaret Hynek, Shirley Bryant, Miss Bond, Mary Getty, Alene Turner, Ellen Schmidt. First Row--Francis Chantland, Dorothy Overturf, Bill Platt, Ethel Willer, Opal Owens. Upper Left--Miss Bond. Bottom-Dorothy Overturf, Bill Platt, Ethel Willer. Declamatory Approximately fourteen students made real efforts to learn declamatory readings this year: of these, nine contestants were chosen to compete in the home declamatory on November 26. Bill Platt received a first place rating in the oratorical division, and Ethel Willer and Dorothy Overturf received firsts in the dramatic and humorous divisions respectively. These students journeyed to the State Preliminary Contest at Garwin on December 5. Bill and Dorothy brought home the bacon with first places, and Ethel received a second. The next declamatory experience for Bill and Dorothy was the Sub-District contest at Keystone, December 19. Again Bill was victorious, while Dorothy won a second. However, Dorothy received the highest rating of any contestant in that contest. t Bill Went to Traer Ianuary 22, to compete With more speakers in the Pre- District contest. Here a Traer boy, who later was a second place Winner in the State finals, was victorious over Bill, although one judge gave Bill a first rating. The contestants did unusually well this year, and the students and their director, Miss Bond, should be highly commended for their efforts,

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Sliidcling On Friday, November fifteenth, a cast of nine talented local young people successfully produced Skidding, CI play based on an amusing incident in the life of the famous Hardy family of the movies. The parts of Mr. and Mrs. lames Hardy were capably filled by Mr. Victor Lipka and Miss Evelyn Houdyshell, while the role of Andy was done in a hilarious manner by Charles Turbett. To add that touch of romance, there were Miss Alberta Bond and Mr. Iohn Neil in the roles of Marion and her fiance. The two daughters who have come home to mother were Miss Eileen McNamar and Miss Velma Davidson: the part of the good-natured spinster, Aunt Milly, was capably han- dled by Mrs. Victor Lipka. The play also had a white-haired grandfather: this unique role was taken by Mr. Charles Harmon. David Hynek played the part of the smooth-tongued politician. The play was a real success and succeeded in its purpose of raising money to help pay for the band uniforms. The action was under the skillful direction of Miss Bond, who, at the last moment, had to step in and take Miss Hylton's place when she Was suddenly taken ill and could not appear. The band opened the program, Qnd between qcts the audience was entertained by the trumpet trio, the sextet, and a Xylophone solo. Une Hot Play Second How---Mr. Royce-Charles Lamb: Thompson Williams-Russell Klemak: Thompson Williams, Sr.--William Shearer: Ierry -Charles Witosky. First Row- Director Miss Bond: Miss Doty Ethel Willer: Emily Gray-- Marilyn Clayton: Miss Bliss-Francis Chantland: Stage Manager Esther Hardon. Director-Miss Bond. Second Row- So there too, Was I surprised. First Row-How much, please: Why, Mr. Royce! The one-act play cast under the direction of Miss Bond presented Bargains in Cathay at the Iowa City Play Festival, March 26. As a preliminary showing, the play was given at Conrad on March 21, with the contest plays of LeGrand and Conrad. The cast included Ethel Willer as Miss Doty, the cold, efficient head of the book department of a large store: Marilyn Clayton as the clerk in that depart- ment: the poet, Thompson Williams, played by Rus- sell Klemak: the All-American delivery boy, Ierry, portrayed by Charles Witosky: a gentleman from New York, the store owner, Bill Shearer: Francis Chantland as Miss Bliss, the little old lady with a philosophy: and Charles Lamb as the debonair floorwalker, Mr. Royce. The play judged by Major Charles C. Mather of Culver Military Academy, Culver, Indiana, received an excellent rating at the play festival. Q

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Standing-Russell Benda, Adrian Neil, Richard Tomlinson. Seated-Ethel Willer, Jeanne Blythe, Bette McClure. National l-lonor Society The National Honor Society is the highest honor to be gained by a high school student. Membership to the society is not based entirely on the grades received by the students who are selected, but emphasis is placed on character, service, and leadership as well. Students may be able to make good grades, but if they are unable to cooperate and unwilling to serve in a gracious way, the grades they earn are of little worth to them. Many students fulfill these requirements in part, but only a limited number meet all of them. This organization was first established in Tama in 1923, and since then has become the main goal of each student entering high school.