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

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ORATORTCAJL TROPHY ROBERT STOTLER S STATE winner of the oratorical contest sponsored by the American Legion and its auxiliary, Robert Stotler for the second time brought the Governor's Cup home to Colfax High School. This trophy is the gift of Governor Clarence D. Martin and is to be engraved each year with the name of the winner in the state finals of the oratorical contest. Stot1er's name appears twice on the cup. The cup is perpetual so will not become the permanent possession of any school. After winning the title as the best orator in the state of XYashington in the final contest held at Glympia on March 30, Stotler went to San Francisco. accompanied by his coach, Miss Mabel Howard, to participate in the regional contest on April 9. He was judged first place winner from among state winners from Oregon, XVashington, California, Utah and Hawaii. Two days later at Nampa, Idaho, he competed with the other regional winner to see who would represent the VVest in the national contest to be held in Boston. Mass., on April 15. Stotler lost the decision by one point. Nevertheless he has brought honor to himself, his high school, his home community, and the state of VVashington by going so far in such an important contest. Before entering the state finals, Stotler had to win the county contest held in Garfield on March 9 and the district contest held in Pullman on March 23. As he was the only one entering from the high school, no local contest was held.

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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.

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FFA .ITUDGIING TEAMS lstt to rigllt, front row: .Xl Teal, Lauren Lancaster, Calvin Poffenroth, Alvene Leinweber. Second xox Archie Vlaassen, Hob Kembel, Howard Me-luire, Mr. Yollmer, adviser. Third row: .loc n ikamp, Lelioy Coekinuy FINIC crop of young farmers for the Palouse country is in promise, if we are to take the results of Mr. Vollmer's judging teams as indications. l'art of the work for the lfuture Farmers in their high school training course has been to take part in stock. grain and potato judging contests. ln the 1939 stock judging contests. the Future Farmers from Colfax took part in two outstanding meets-the Pacific Livestock Exposition at l'ortland, and the Spokane junior Fat Stock Show. ln the Portland meet our team came out eighth among 72 teams-ea fine record for the first year of competition. .Xt Spokane 55 teams took part. Colfax scored fifth place with LeRoy Cocking winning the gold medal for the highest individual score. Other meets in which our team took part and made high scores were held at XYalla NYalla, Oakesdale, and Pullman. Grain judging proved to be another field in which Mr. Vollmer's students ranked near the top. Taking part in the eastern Xliashington meet at Endi- cott, and the state contest at Pullman, the Colfax team came out in second and third places. respectively. The potato judging team took part in a contest at Riverside and one at l'ullman. ln each instance a high score was made. ln the two years Mr. Vollmer has been teaching vocational agriculture at Colfax, his classroom walls have become covered with banners, blankets and cups which were giv- en as awards until it now looks something like a college boy's room in a fraternity house.