Abraham Lincoln High School - Monarch Yearbook (San Jose, CA)

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NATIONAL ASSEMBLIES lbelowl One of 'rhe ac+ivi+ies provided Lincoln s+uden+s ouf of siudenf body funds is fhe fine en+er+ainmen+ dis+ribu+ed by Naiional Assemblies. These programs vary from speak- ers on a wide range of subiec+s +o music, bofh popular and classical. Below is one of fhe laHer +ype, a Soufh American marimba player, whose ac+ also included a puppet P.A.L. CONFERENCES Heh! Lincoln rolled ou? +he red carpef This spring for The represen+a+ives of +he Peninsula Arhleric Associaiion schools. Brufus Hamilion of 'rhe Universify of California was +he gues+ speaker. Lunch, served in +he Hoover cafeferia. preceeded an assembly in fhe pafio and swimming. The balance of fhe day was devo+ed To an exchange of ideas among fhe various schools, which is fhe prime purpose for ihe es+ablishmen+ of these conferences. I 1 I 1 ARE YOU A SCATTER RAT? iabovel Whe n 'rh e scaHer-ra? invaded Lincoln, Louie ihe Lincolnife and his gal planned a clean-up cam- cused and is on frial. Ron Huber, afforney, seeks fo prove her guilfy. paign. Peggy Hoxsie has been ac-

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1 I Q . C , A O . and Orza Williams. . ,J FREEDOM FOUNDATION AWARDS Abraham Lincoln High School, Babs Buechner, and fhe San Jose Unified School Dis'I'ric+'s Adul+ Educa'I'ion Depar+men+ made a clean sweep of Freedom Founda- 'l'ion. Awards is fheir respecfive fields fhis year. According 'lo Foundafion officials, fhe fad 'lhaf bofh high school awards wen+ fo one high school is unprecedenfed. Equally unpreceden+ed is fhe facf ihar +hree awards were granfed in one school dis+ric+. Junior Town Meeiing, weekly broadcasf by 'Phe Radio Arfs Deparfmenf, under Mr. Ray Kendall's direciion was responsible for bringing us +he principle school award 'for ifs 'I'rea+men+ of various phases of The American Way of Life. These programs ori- ginafed in 'rhe Junior Social Sfudies, Speech and Radio classes as parf of 'lheir regular class work. More fhan 400 s'I'uden+s 'look parf in 'Phe year's series of programs. Moderaiors, announcers, engineers were all +rained radio aris people such as Bill Williams, Babs Buechner, Joyce Avrech, Pal Hade, Jack Biersdorff, Don Nelson, John Gales, and Howard Felger. Junior Social Sfudies 'I'eachers, Mr. Gordon Fechfer and LBen Howard and fheir respec'I'ive classes each confribufed seven discussions. Miss Alma l.in+on's inifiafive and enfhusiasm was enlirely responsible 'For having fhe en- iries made in nalional compe+i+ion and her classes coniribuied a number of fhe dis- cussions. Radio arls and rhe public speaking class did I6 of +he programs besides pro- ducing fhe series. Mrs. Eleanor Collins assisied greaily in research and library work. Babs Buechner's individual award was for her radio speech in rhe l Speak for Demo- cracy Con+es+, sponsored by ihe Nafional Associa+ion of Broadcasiers. SPEECH AWARDS Mr. Ray Kendall's leam compeles in radio announcing, oraforical and dramahc declama fion, debare and exfemporaneous speaking con +es+s al' fhe Norfhern California Tournameni held af Oakland. Holding firsi' place frophys from 'lhis 'iournamenf are: Pa'l' Hade, Joyce Avrech

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