Dakota High School - Talebearer Yearbook (Dakota, IL)

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.qiy THE TALEBEARER Qjqcv Debate Affirmative team--Second Speakers: Jerome Lentz, Warren Lapp. First Speaker: Helen Spangler. Third Speaker: Vernon Messman. Negative team--Second Speaker: Vernon Toelke. First Speaker: Edna Goeke. Third Speaker: Adelbert Weaver. Alternate: Wilbur Goeke. Coach Mr. M. R. Stephan. For the past three years it has been the custom of the Dakota High School to have a debating elimination contest in the fore part of the year. In this contest eight people are chosen to represent the school during the year's debate. The debating team of '24-25 was composed of Clifford Kortemeier, Clark Messman, Vernon Messman, and Wilbur Goeke, affirmative, and Jerome Lentz, Vernon Toelke, Arthur Weimer, and Leila Barr, negative. This team was very successful in its debating year in that it won the championship of the Northern Division of the State Debating League. Their question for debate was: Resolved that the United States and Canada should con- struct the St. Lawrence Deep Water VVay in accordance with the International Joint Commission. Dakota 2 Davis 1 Dakota 3 Davis 0 Dakota 3 Durand 0 Dakota 3 Durand 0 Dakota 2 Sparland 1 Dakota 0 University High 3 Dakota 1 Cuba 2 Dakota 0 Wellington 3 This year the question for debate was: Resolved that the proposed Child Labor Amendment should be adopted to the Constitution. The schedule was as follows: Dakota 1 Polo 2 Dakota 1 Polo 2 Dakota 2 East Dubuque 1 Dakota 2 East Dubuque 1 Although only third in the district debate this year our team was only 2 points behind the winner having a total of 6 points while Freeport was in the lead with only 8 points. This year a branch of the National High School Debators League was or- ganized in the High School. A brief personal mention of the team is given below: Helen Spangler-Noted for her good rebuttals. Jerome Lentz-His especially fine delivery. Warren Lapp-His oratorical speeches and gestures. Vernon Messman-Being a regular debate shark. Wilbur Goeke-Knowledge of facts. Edna Goeke-Her peppy rebuttals and speeches. Vernon Toelke-Well organized speeches. Adelbert Weaver-His marriage examples. 'PH' 19 CEA'-

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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

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THE TALEBEARER Come Out of the Kitchen The all high school play Come Out of the Kitchen was presented by a group of students of the Dakota Community High School on November 22, 1925. In this play the Dangerfield family, very much in need of money, rent the an- cestral home to a Yankee millionaire, Mr. Crane, for six weeks. The agent, not being able to get white servants as agreed upon in the lease, installs the four Dangerfield children as butler, cook, maid, and errand boy without the renter's knowledge. One difliculty after another arises, until all the servants, save the pretty cook, are dis- charged. She has attracted the admiration of Crane's gentlemen guests, and he him- self falls desperately in love with her, only to discover at the end of the play that his affections are returned, not by a mere cook but by the famous beauty of the neighbor- Ji' He talks of force on double tree, hood, Olivia Dangerfield. The cast of characters: OLIVIA DANGERFIELD, alias Jane Ellen--- --- -Bonnie Butterfield ELIZABETH DANGERFIELD, alias Araminta ---- ------.. C leone Slamp MRS. FALKENER, Tucker's sister -------- CORA FALKENER, her daughter ----- AMANDA, O1ivia's black mammy ----- BURTON CRANE ----------------- THOMAS LEFFERTS -----.---------- SOLON TUCKER, Crane's attorney ------ PAUL DANGERFIELD, alias Smithfield -------- CHARLES DANGERFIELD, alias Brindlebury ----- RALPH WEEKS, agent -------.---.--------- Margaret Schrader ----Kathryn Kebil ----------Iris Fisher Albert Hugelshofer ---- Loyal Andrews -----Wilbur Goeke -----Jerome Lentz ------Lee Weimer ----Kenard Lincoln The Song of the Student of Physics The physics student has his woes As he, and each who hears him, knows. I see him stand around and pout, 7 Though I don't know what it s about. How high a water tower should be If he should have one, and the way A kite goes on a windy day. These days for me are not yet here, If all goes well, they'1l come next year. So wish me luck and good grades, too, Sometime I'1l make a pump for you. Q -Cleone Slamp, '27. 05? 20 'Xb