Cumberland High School - Milestone Yearbook (Cumberland, IA)

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DECLAM 'Ihe home declamatory contest was held February 5, 1947, vnth twelve students competing 1n the various divisions Of the three oratorical speakers, Eldon Porter with 'Whose Respons1b1lity' won first, Dale Weber, 'Freedom Is Not Enough,' second, and Harold Campbell. FHands ' third Mary Sa11na Byers speaklng WThe Governor's Shoes' carried top honors 1n dramatic wlth Joan 1cConne1l Nln Rebecca's Room,' second, and sleanor Hyndman, 'Jean harlen, th1rd In the humorous dlVlB1OU, first rating went to Geneva Porter, nOne Big Happy Familyn, second to Beulah Howt, 'Tipp1ng Off Teachern and third to Ernest Thomsen, 'You Gotta Have Glamour Joan McCon nell won first ln 1nterpret1ve read1ng, Eleanor Hyndman second, and Betty Wolford, third The four nF1rsts' entered the prelim1nary contest February lf, 1947 at Cumberland 1n cowpetit1on with Nassena and Grlswold Eldon and Geneva Porter won first ratings and then particlpated 1n the pre d1str1ct contest held in Atlantic, narch 7, 1947 where they both rated second X I ' . U o ' I . - r ' 1 15 - 7 ' ' 4 0 . 7 I' Q ll - Q . 0 , - I O 1' . . . . L . . . 0 - - ' ' .1 . . 'U Q ' . l .f-, f iff 1 , gh ' .ag . -J k 1 ' A' Q ,y sl f f ff' ' 4 -J , S ' 'A Q. 4 X Y X71 '1 5 wb ' X ' ,X , f . ,xN,f L Q ' 'xi . o X : v , I I 1 . -V 0 '-I , K Y ,lkla wxx , ' r' ' ' v