Colfax High School - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Colfax, WA)

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ART CLUB ifwff Front row: Left to right, Betty Aeschliman, Fern XValtner, Esther Brose, Darlene Burns, Eva June Xlllson Mae .Rose Roth. Second row: Marjorie Cloaninger. Pauline Tetrick: VVendel1 Hopkins, Don Maurer Berdina Beckwith. Third row: Mary Osmun, Alice Patterson, Cleve Richardson, Mr. Gasser adviser Joyce Townsend. ROUND the middle of last October four students, Berdina Beckwith .lean and Don Maurer, and XVendell Hopkins got together with a com- mon desire to organize an Art Club. They found that other students were in- terested in doing a common type of work-drawing, painting and signwork. They formed a club with Mr. Gasser as adviser. Shortly afterwards a constitution was drawn up, The purpose of the club as expressed in the constitution is to stimulate and develop the artistic interests and abilities of the students and to advertise the activities of the high school by serving the various organizations in the school. The Art Club has been the answer to the school's demand for student expression through art. Their first big project was the advertising of the Hi-jinks with placards, signs, pictures all hand-made and painted by the members. This has been followed by drawings and sign work for the Christmas program, the Senior Class Play, and other events. The Art Club now has its own art room where it has easels, a mineo- scope and its material. The members take a great interest in dropping into the Art Room during free periods to try their talent on projects they are interested in doing. Membership is open to all students who are in sympathy with the aims and ideals of the club provided they maintain an academic average of C. Berdina Beckwith. President jean Maurer, Secretary jack O'Dell, Vice President liva XVilson, Treasurer.

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KX sill UUGH DA 'l'OL'1lll HAY early in the fall tw celelzrate a fuutlmall game with Pullnian. our traclitimial rivals. hruuglit nut of the moth halls some uf the strangest costumes 'cr seen ln the present generation. Students and nicmhers of the faculty were giv- in prizes fm' the hcst custuinlrs. NIDLXN SIIIIIIIICI' clicln't shuw up in fulfax until March uf this year if we are to lmnlq lraclq un the sclmul calenclar for a moment, for it mrs gave their prmn with an lnclian Summer theme. AX rations that cunvertefl the gymnasium into an lnrlian flents ancl many uf the ulcl graduates one uf the finest was in March that the jun- snappy orchestra ancl elec- hunting gruuncl gave the social events of the season.

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FORENSJI eft to right: Doris Pierson, Bob Sanders, Bill LaFu1lette, Gordon Edgren, Mr. Horsley, coach LTHOUGII the National Forensic League was already a well-known honorary organization for outstanding orators and debaters, a chapter at Colfax High School was not formed until this year. But despite the late start an encouraging number of our students were honored with its mem- bership and with degrees of honor and excellence as well. Under the prevailing set up of debate, each member of the squad partici- pated in nine decision debates and from six to nine practice debates, which earned for each individual the Forensic honors. During the season, the debate squad, made up of Doris Pierson, Gordon Edgren, Bob Sanders, and Bill Lalfollette, made a fine showing both as individual speakers and as teams. They won the second place trophy in the county, and by winning five of the eight decision debates in the district, qualified for participation in the state tournament at Pullman. Here they were eliminated only after winning their first two contests. Besides those on the debate squad, others who were honored by the Forensic League include Bob Stotler, for oratory, Jane Bryant, for declama- tion, and Esther Davis, for debate last year.