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

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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

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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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.p X p ,X i A:-X. .tr i f M-,nL,A,x,g 1 porhmstgfrgii ,' f-wipyyawz, f j f :vig , :V f' .gift VIL f 4 9' THE BEST LINCOLNIAN THEME A PERFUMED NOTE Mr. James Mortimer Stevens ascended the post-office steps with unusual speed. The reasons for this were, first he was hoping for an invitation to Miss Falchion Smith's party and the second, he was afraid he could not get it. The night before his hopes had been drenched by this same Falchion who had chosen Ben Davis instead of him as an escort from church. He opened the box and began to look over the mail when, joy of joys, there in a remote corner of the box lay a small pink envelope. He lifted it with trembling fingers, and as he did so he detected a faint odor of lilac perfume. To be sure it was- from her for this was her stationery and her favorite kind of perfume. He walked hastily out of the office and down the street for he wished to get out of the business district before opening the envelope. As he walked, old memories flitted through his mind. Maybe she had not meant to treat him cooly after all. What if she hadn't let him walk home from church with her, Ben had probably asked her first anyway. Wouldn't the rest of the boys be envious when they saw the invitation? He smiled to himself and the sad thoughts which had been in his mind faded quickly away. The cool April breeze fanned his fevered brow. Today was the first, to-morrow the second, and then the party. Oh! how good it was to bealive and able to attend her party. He sighed softly to himself. How good to think that he had worried for nothing! He was now entering the residentdistricts. Finally he drew the en- velope from his pocket and tore it open, carefully unfolding the dainty paper which had been tucked within. Unfolding the last fold he stopped short, his jaw dropped and his eyes opened to an unusual Width, for there written across the entire page were these words, April Fool-The gang. --John Fry. - li There was a man who fancied That by driving good and fast He'd get his car across the tracks Before the train came past. He'd miss the engine by an inch in ' - . There was a man who fancied that- There isn't any more. 1926 IPAGE 371