Dakota High School - Talebearer Yearbook (Dakota, IL)

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.933 THE TALEBEARER eg, Dalitonian Literary Society Andrews, Loyal Bowerman, Catherine Butterfield, Bonnie Dornink, Galen Greider, Susie Goeke, Edna Henze, Mildred Hugelshofer, Albert Hutchison, Helen Kramer, Myrlah Kurtz, Wilma Lapp, Warren Lincoln, Kenard Meinert, Margaret Messman, Vernon Meyer, Lucille Miller, Kenneth Mitchell, Roy Moss, Lester Moss, Viola Phillips, Dale Phillips, Veneta Schrader, Margaret Shippy, Nellie Slamp, Cleone Shoemaker, Naomi NOLA MCCLEARY, Sponsor Spangler, Dorothy Spangler, Helen Rote, Wendell Rockey, Bertha Tielkemeier, Grace Weaver, Adelbert Weaver, Charles Wagner, Gertrude Welling, Clifford Weimer, Lee Lincoln, Elsie Young, Stanley 05? 17 QQ

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THE TALEBEARER Lakohi Literary Society Barker, Mary Barr, Paul Andres, Joseph Blunt, Marjorie Buethe, Helen Fisher, Iris Fitzgerald, Thelma Frankeberger, Evelyn Germain, Marvin Goeke, Wilbur Gramley, Dorothy Iserman, Gerald Kebil, Kathryn Kortemeier, Elwood Kniss, Iva Lentz, Russell Lentz, Jerome Lincoln, Arthur Logan, Agnes McCauley, Velda Mitchell, Alice Moss, Ralph Pela, Dorothy Price Margie Raetz, Alice Raetz, Clara Schrader, Wilbur Schradermeier, A lice EUNICE MCGLACIILIN, Sponsor Shippy, Glen Shippy, Josephine Snook, Alice Stoll, Clarice Toelke, Vernon Vehmeier, Evaline Vehmeier, Loda Walter, Wendell Walker, Paul Weimer, Irene Wilson, Alvin Wise, Thelma Yoeman, LaVerne 059 16 'YQ

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.gg THE TALEBEARER Literary Societies The students of the Dakota Community High School are divided into the Lakohi and Dalitonian Literary Societies. The purpose of these societies is to develop individual self-expression. Each society holds a meeting during the eighth hour, every third Friday in different rooms of the school building. The oflicers are chairman. secretary, treasurer, and ssudent council member. Each quarter new officers, except the treasurer, are e ecte . Annual Elimination Contest On December 18, 1925, the third annual elimination contest was held. Every High School pupil took part in vocal solo, oration, declamation, or debate. The pur- pose of this contest was to select from each of the two literary societies the best students in each of the four fields for the literary and debate contests of the year. The winners of the various events were: Inter-Society Contest VOCAL SOLO LAKOHI DALITONIAN Thelma Wise 1. Lucille Meyer Alice Snook 2. Bonnie Butterfield ORATION Velda McCauley 1. Albert Hugelshofer Glen Shippy 2. Loyal Andrews DECLAMATION Helen Buethe 1. Cleone Slamp Kathryn Kebil 2. Grace Tielkemeier DEBATE AFFIRMATIVE Vernon Messman Helen Spangler Jerome Lentz Warren Lapp NEGATIVE Vernon Toelke Adelbert Weaver Edna Goeke Wilbur Goeke Keen rivalry between the Dalitonians and the Lakohis for possession of the ban- ner awarded to the society gaining first place made the inter-society contest on February 22 a battle royal. The Dalitonians won by a narrow margin. Places were awarded to the following students. DECLAMATION First place ..... - .... Cleone Slamp ..... Dalitonian Second place .... .... K athryn Kebil .... Lakohi ORATION I First place ..... .... A lbert Hugelshofer ..,. .... 1 7aliton1an Second place .... .... G len Shippy ...... 'Lakohi VOCAL SOLO First pla.ce ..... .... T helma Wise .... Lakohi Second place ....... .... A lice Snook ...... Lak0h1 County Literary Contest The Stephenson County Literary Contest was held on the 23rd of April at the opera house at Orangeville. The schools participating in this contest were Orange- ville, Pearl City, Lena, Davis Winslow, and Dakota. Those students who won first place in the inter-society contest represented Dakota at Orangeville. The contest was a very spirited one. Of the Dakota con- testants, only Albert Hugelshofer succeeded in placing, winning second honors in oration with the selection The Farmer and Bo1shevism . Lena High School captured the silver loving cup for the second consecutive year by winning first place in both vocal solo and oration and second place in declama- tion. Winslow won the banner awarded for second place, and Dakota Won third place. vi-P 18 CEM