Bradford High School - Bradonian Yearbook (Bradford, IL)

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Speech and Dramatic MISS VERAGRACE WASS, B. A. DePauw University ENGLISH AND SPEECH ILLINOIS SPEECH LEAGUE The Iliinois High School Speech League is an organization conducting state-wide inter-scholastic contests and festivals in debating, dramatics, original oration, ex- tempore speaking, verse reading, comedy reaning, oratorical declamation, and ser- ious reading. This League has been the outgrowth of a desire on the part of high school teachers of speech to improve the speech program tor high schools in the state of Illinois. The representatives last year for the sub district were as follows: Holton Ros- enquist, humorous: Rosemary Breen, dra- matic: Ruth Spencer, verse: Mark Turner, Uratory In the county contest at Toulon Rose mary Breen placed first in dramatic and Jane Owens second in humorous. This Year the Blackhawk Conference added a new department to its list. ln March the extempore and oratory division was held at Bradford and the humorous and dramatic at Galva. .1. LUCKY STAR CAST The cast of Lucky Star' was as follows: Augie Hammer, Jim Maupin: Gram, Ruth Spencer: Ed Hammer, Walter Buswell: Annie, Rosemary Breen: Lloyd, Les Welsh: Rosemary, Gloria Welsh: Mrs. Hurst, Jane Owens: George Brumby, Bill Code. 1938 CONTEST WINNERS First Row-left to right-Rosemary Breen Jerry Holland. Jane Owens. Second Row-Virginia Reed. Mark Tur- ner, Ruth Spencer.

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Our Library Seated at tables-left to right-Gloria Welsh, Virginia Reed, Frances Reed. Standing-Nina Beeney, Cleo Kopp, Isabel Burwell, Spencer Landes, Miss Vanzant- seated at desk-Lola Mae Turner. Bradford High's treasure house of wis- dom ts one of the most popular rooms in the building. Yes, it is popular for more than one reason. Why shou.ldn't a library with almost five thousand books with gay- colored bindings be a pleasant place to spend your leisure time? We like to linger here not only for our interest in books but also for seeking pleasure when no teacher is persent. The student libarians are al- ways near to help us find what we want and see that our voices are gentle and low. If y0u are a student of English, you will not find it necessary to buy text books as there are about thirty-five sets to be stu- died in classrooms. If you are looking for a book to read just for fun, there are several hundred on the shelves. If you wish to delve into the past, you will find rows and rows of history, science, and English reference books. If you are interested in household arts, your wants will be satis- fied by the home economics library. If you aspire to be a farmer, you can find out al- most anything you wish to know from the several hundred books .in the agriculture room. If you have gone through these thou- sands of books and have not found the de- sired information, you may try the World Book or any of the other four sets of en- cyclopedias. If you are a poor speller or if a new word 'stumps you, there are many dictionaries which you may consult. The school also subscribes to some forty magazines which come weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly. For pleasure you may read such as The Saturday Evening Post, Col- liers. and Life. For those who like to keep up with what is going on in the world, there are the Readers' Digest, Time, or Scholastic. For the latest fashions, con- sult McCall's, Pictorial Review, and The Ladies' Home Journal. If your mind runs toward science, read Popular Mechanics and Popular Science. Then, there are many farm magazines for those who like the country. The life of a librarian is not as smooth sailing as it may seem. Just try to keep tab on several hundred books which are in circulation all of the time and see what a task it is. Reference books are checked out for one night only and all others for a period of two weeks. The penny-a-day fines which are imposed on the careless and the forgetful ones help to buy many supplies which are needed. We feel sure that no small school has a better library than we have and it we make use of all these books and magazines is there any reason why we shouldn't be well-informed?

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Dramatic Club mi First Row-left to right-Miss Wass, instructor: Norma Ames, Lois Ward, Helen Alex- ander, Isabel Burwell. Second Row--Camille Kelly, Ruth Spencer, Virginia Reed, Nina Beeney, Rosemary Breen. Third Row-Donald Springer, Bob Seeds. Bob Real. Les Welsh, Bill Barton. Fourth Row- Gloria Welsh, Helen Blaisdell, Ferne Tumbleson, Mary Catherine Mow- bray, Jane Owens. Fifth Row-Bill Code, Walter Buswell, Bill Carroll, Jerry Holland, John Howes, Lynn Velde. DRAMATIC CLUB The Orange and Black Masquers Club was changed this year. Membership was acquired by trying-out, and the more dra- matic type, those who were capable of car- rying parts, were chosen. However the Masquers of last year automatically be- came members. This reduced the club membership a great deal and made the club stronger and more easily managed. Miss Wass, our new English and Speech instructor. proved an efficient and capable advisor for the club, With the cooperation of the members she was able to present three exceptionally fine plays, all of which were comedies. Who Gets the Car To- night was the Carnival Play which is giv- en each year in the assembly. The other two plays were three acts, the first, The Clean-Up, the second, Lucky Star. Of course, the club had social activities as well as other obligations to meet. The hamburger fry with onions is something which can not be easily forgotten. The following officers were chosen: President. Norma Ames. Vice President, Bill Carroll. Secretary, Jane Owens. CAST OF THE CLEAN UP First Row-seated-left to right-Jerry Holland, Bill Carroll, Norma Ames, Jane Owens, Lois Ward, Ruth Spencer, Gloria Welsh. Standing-left to right-Walter Buswell, John Howes, Mary Catherine Mowbray.