Camdenton High School - Laker Yearbook (Camdenton, MO)

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THE TIQBI' EECH CLA Second row left to right James Vernon Traw Farrell Draper Bob Fran z Vxrglnla Roach Herschel Bledsoe F rn Osborn Mr Grace Flrst row left to rxght Joan Cook C1ov1ne S1dWel1 Magaret Maglll Maudme Hopklns Irene Colllns Verna Rose Frantz The Speech Class ls composed of a very hlgh and superxor rank of students who are mterested not only ln maklng a h1gh scholastlc record but with ambl t1on and des1re to win recognltlon and a name for he1r school Speech IS truly a cultural course and thls IS an alm Whlch each student must always bear ln mlnd The chlef objectlve of speech IS to 1nst11l speech consclousnvess members of th1s group are glven as much mdxvldual attentlon All phases of the speech currlcula are glven close attentxon and supervlslon Thls course mcludes Pubhc Speaking Whlch wxfh a certaln defmxte amount of practlce trams the student to express h1s own thoughts orally ln a formal manner before an audience Debate Which embraces the field of formal oral argumen atxon Parllamentary Practlce Which Teaches the method and forms of domg buslness 1n dellberatlve bodies or in organlzed groups of any kmd Interpretatlon Including the development of the ab1l1 y to under stand and to express the houghts and ldeas of others Vo1ce ImDTOV8m0Hff-WhlCh means the buxldmg up of proper speech hablts through pract1ce and through knowledge of The mechanics of correct speech 6 Dramatlcs-Whlch lncludes the teachlng of the arts and sclences of lnterpretxng and producmg plays This year we en ered only one Speech Festlval Thls was the Frxsco League contest In th1s contest we won Four Flrst Ratlngs and one Second Rat mg We held our annual Speech Recltal lncluded Dramatic Readmgs Humor ous Readmgs Orrgmal Oratlons Non Oflglllal oratlons Extemporaneous Speak mg and In erpretatlon Poetry

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Tllli TIEBP DEBATE TE M We ve Been Working on the Railroads From left to rxght Negatlves Irene Collms Maudme Hopkms Vlfglllia Roach Coach Mr Grace Affirmative Bob Frantz Herschel Bledsoe Verna Rose Frantz The propositlon for d1scuss1on this year was the Natlonal questlon of Gov The squad entered four tournamen's The iirst of these was the practlc tournament of tw'o rounds whxch was held at Columbla durmg the High School Debaters Assembly December 1 and 2 The second tournament was the Fr1sf'o League tournament held at Lebanon February 6 Our next tournament was the Inv1'ational at Bollvar Febraurv 23 and 24 This was the largest meet COHSISE lng of twenty flve schools and flfty teams The dlstrxct tourney was held at Rolla March 9 In this department the restr1ct1ons of the Constltutions and of the State Debating League are very closely adhered to Every student must be a regularly enrolled student of a fully accredlted High School under twenty one years of age a r sxdent of the state m whxch he debates and passlng ln all sub ects A ernment Ownership and Operation of the Nations Railroads.

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THB TIEHP ORCHESTRA Back row left to rlght Maudlne Hopk1ns Helen Anderson Ardlth Lee Sxdwell Mlldred Manuel Glen Blalr Hazel Davls Jack Morgan Herschel Bledsoe J C Klmberllng Booby Fa1rall Wayne Huddleston Kenneth Lowell Larue Laurie Alme Laurle Second row left to rlght Fern Patterson Mary Lee Emry J1m Parlsh Leon West Betty Jean Webb Maxme Dlckerson Lols Dean Crane Anna Marle Anderson Ruth Jack Hall Carlme Selby Gllbert Shlpman John Arthur Flrst row left to rxght Mary Lou Turner Lucille West Mary Louxse Deuchler Ida Mae Jamison Irene Collins Margaret Maglll Wanda Wllllamm Jlm Emry Mxller Connor Susan Leeds Bernlece Huddleston Jackle Chal fant Audry Van Meer Bernadme Helms Clovlne Sidwell Our orchestra IS growmg in DFOHCICDCY Thls year was thelr flrst for pa tlclpatlng ln contests And we are proud of the showng they made even though they were contestlng Wlth orchestras with several years experlence Our orchestra thls year numbers 44 Only three are lost by graduatlon so next year we are looklng forward to a membershlp of 50 Hall, Paul Manes, Virginia, Roach, Bettty' June Shipman, Mr. Jeffers.