Cissna High School - Review Yearbook (Cissna Park, IL)

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if TT ,Giga 1 it .,.,x I i ,.,N alt' gi Lf L. is fxiiiu. I MJ tziwaqwvtyl' . 'fit . 'M-t--N-Q?:i'9rA, J X .Q xi.r-um 5.1,-A f ' if 'i ' i if if ' f 'x f iiii iffff L' -T4 .J Left to right: Helen Kuebler, declamationg Paul Geiger, orationg Ruby King decla- mationg Lawrence Baylor, extemporaneous speakingg Lucile Farnsworth, decla- mationg Lateer Crum, orationg Mary Dryden, extemporaneous speakingg and David Hamrick, oration. l The Roosevelt Literary Society was organized in the second semester of the school year 1923-24. In order to maintain it, a constitution was drawn up and approved by the faculty advisor, Mr. Sullivan. Every student enter- ing school is chosen either by the Lincolnian or Roosevelt Society. It is the purpose of the Roosevelt Society to furnish an adequate channel for the development and improvement of its members in all things literary. At the first meeting of the year the Roosevelts elected officers. The office of President was filled by Lawrence Baylorg John Hurliman was elec- ted Vice-President, and Lucile Farnsworth, Secretary-Treasurer. On the fourth Friday of each calendar month the society held a meeting at which the members presented a short program. These programs were discontinued a short time before the Inter-Society Contest to enable the members to spend their time in preparing for the society try-outs. These winners in declamation, oration, and extemporaneous speaking were en- tered in the Inter-Society Contest. Since their organization the Roosevelt and Lincolnian Societies have engaged three times in an intra-mural contest. Twice the Roosevelts were fortunate enough to win over the Lincolnians by a narrow margin. In the third co11tesI.,.hoy.ve ' ' ' ' ' for the first time. So far the Roosevelts are champions and they do not intend to let the Lincolnians take this honor from them. 1926 II-'AGE 351

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X X 3 ..,. K X R 1 1 5, I if 'vtliY1li1ll , fi 1 A., Lip, In ,M 1 xi is gi X ,iw if! Lgff Wai- Ati sis' wi, --' .9 v Y J X - . Left to right: Blanche Ward, declamation, extemporaneous speakingg Paul Brenner, orationg Opal Judy, declamationg Lynden Meredith, orationg Roma Dryden, decla- mation, Elmer Walder, orationg and Rosella McCray, extemporaneous speaking. The Lincolnian Literary Society is one of the two existing literary societies of our High School. It is composed of half of the student body. At the beginning of the school year 1925-26 the Lincolnians framed and adopted their constitution. It provided for officers, namely, a Presi- dent, Vice-President, and Secretary-Treasurer, which shall be chosen each semester. Accordingly, the society elected these officers, their choice being those of the preceding year, Carl Baylor, President, Beulah Richoz, Vice- Presidentg and Paul Brenner, Secretary-Treasurer. Under the constitu- tion the society was required to select a member of the Faculty for their advisor. The Lincolnians chose Miss Hahn. Once each month the members of the Lincolnian Society gave a pro- gram. The purpose of these programs was to generate a true spirit of ap- preciation and a desire to enter literary activities. A few weeks before the Annual Inter-Society Contest, however, these programs were given up so that the members could prepare themselves for the preliminary try-outs in declamation, oration, and extemporaneous speaking which would determine who was the most competent to represent the society in this contest. At the beginning of the second semester the Lincolnians elected new officers. Blanche Ward received the office of President, Rona Dryden, Vice- Presidentg and Opal Judy, Secretary-Treasurer. 1926 IPAGE 341

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, i X l .1 N 4ft'NfS'5,iXw 1 l :H E .79 if X f mili flzcfff I .yllg wgw J, , Nglv. l INTER-SOCIETY CONTEST Once each year the Roosevelt and Lincolnian Literary Societies com- pete in a contest to determine the best contestants in each event, who shall represent the school in future interscholastic activities. This year the Lincolnians were represented in oration by Lynden Meredith, Paul Brenner, and Elmer Walder. Rosella McCray and Blanche Ward represented the society in extemporaneous speaking. Opal Judy, Blanche Ward, and Roma Dryden gave declamations. The Roosevelts were represented in oration by Lateer Crum, Paul Geiger, and David Hamrick, in extemporaneous speaking by Lawrence Baylor and Mary Dryden, in declamation by Ruby King, Helen Kuebler and Lucile Farnsworth. The following is the program: Music .................,......,...........,..,.,..,..................,............,...,..........., C. P. C. H. S. Orchestra ORATIONS Lincoln, a Man Called by God ..................,...,.... ,..........,. L ynden Meredith Belgium Shall Rise ...........,..,,...,...,,,,.....,,.,,...,........,. .,,......,......... L ateer Crum What the Flag Means ........... ,..,,..,,..., P aul Brenner The New South ,.....,.,,...,....,.,.. .....,......,,, E lmer Walder What the Flag Means ,,.,.,. .........,,,, D avid Hamrick The Vision of War .........,................,..........,..,..,..........................,..,,,,....... Paul Geiger Music .,,,...................,..,,.,..........,.....,.........,..............,.........:..,,..,............,..........,.... Boys' Glee Club EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING Mary Dryden Rosella McCray 1 Lawrence Baylor Blanche Ward Music .,.,.,.,.....,,.........,....................,..,....,..,......,.........,...........................,. .................. C horus DECLAMATIONS Constantius and the Lion ......................,,..,.......,...,....... ,.,......,....,...... O pal Judy Connor ,,,,,,l.,.,..,.............,......,.............,......,,,.,........,..,......,......... .......... B lanche Ward The Chariot Race .............,..,,. ,.....,.,.....,. R oma Dryden The Soldier's Reprieve ,,...,.,,..,, ...,,......,.,..........,..., R uby King The Swan Song ,,.....,.....,,.. ..,,..,...,,., L ucile Farnsworth On the Other Train ,......,. ...,,,.............. H elen Kuebler Music ........,,..,...,,...i....,................,,....,,.............,...........,,..,.,............................... Girls' Glee Club Winner 1924, Roosevelts Winner 1925, Roosevelts Winner 1926, Lincolnians Superintendents Bowden of Gilman and Clark of Woodland, and Mr. Alvin Park of Dubuque, Iowa, acted as judges. Paul Geiger received first place in oration, David Hamrack, second, and Paul Brenner, third. The extemporaneous contest was won by Blanche Ward, first, Mary Dryden second, and Lawrence Baylor, third. Blanche Ward won first in declamation, Roma Dryden, second, and Ruby King, third. 1926 - IPAGE 361