Denison High School - Monarch Yearbook (Denison, IA)

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declamafory HE Drama Club, which was sponsored by Miss La Verne Shannon and Mr. Harold Petersen, entered twenty-one contestants and a one- act play in the Preliminary Speech contest held at St. Angela's Academy in Carroll, February 20th. These students had won the right to compete in this contest after placing I in the home elimination contest. Over forty- three students prepared selections for declamatory work. Mary Weed, Virginia Shields, and Jack Goeser received I's in the home elimination contest with Sixteen, Medea, and The Last Rendezvous. Wayne Dozark, Frank Brown, and Bradley Tate won top honors in the oratorical division with Skeletons All, Bloody Alars and Mankind's Moment of Decision. In other elimination contests Phyllis North, Hugo Denker, and Marilyn Walde qualified to compete in the original oratory division. Their selec- tions were Youth Answers the Accusationf' Feeding Starving Europe, and India's Role In VVorld Affairs. Phyllis North, Jane Gilchrist, and joleen Marquardt entered the contest as interpretive readers, while Wayne Dozark and Dwayne Sturtevant com- peted in the radio speaking division. In the humorous declamation division Donna Lueck, joleen Marquardt, and Jo Ann Shields presented The Cat Came Back, VVhy Don't You Tell Me These Things? and Sweet and Girlishf' The Swamp Spirit, the one-act play, included Dick Kapfer, Roxana Jedele, Virginia Shields, Harlow Sievers, Janice I-Iinz, Jo Ann Shields, and Eddie Bailen in the cast. In the preliminary contest eleven division I ratings were received, and thus the contestants advanced to the Pre-District contest. All the contest- ants in the dramatic and humorous declamation division and also in the in- terpretive reading groups received l's. Phyllis North placed first in original oratory, and Denison's one-act play was also given a I. In the Pre-District contest held at Denison, March llth, nine I's were received. The entire group of Denison entries in both humorous declamation and interpretive readings placed in Division I. Mary NVeed and Virginia Shields received I's in the dramatic division. Phyllis North received an automatic I in original oratory since there were no other contestants. Five I's and four Division II ratings were won by Denison contestants at the District contest held in Paullina, March 24. Joleen Marquardt and Phyllis North received I ratings in interpretive reading, and Mary VVeed received a I rating in dramatic declamation. Phyl- lis North was also given a I rating in original oratory, while Joleen Mar- quardt was given a I in the humorous declamation division. The winners of the District Meet went to Vlfaterloo April 23 and com- peted with students from all over the state. .52-

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. . . journalism Flrst Row: Left to right - Paul Olsen, Patsy Retman, Sally Jewell, Mrs. Edwin Coen, Sally Johnson, Frank Holland, Dan Hanlgan, Sec- ond Bow - Dale Hoftmeler, Bryce Wlnn, Dlek Runge, Eddie Bailen, Jack Goeser. Bob Brannon, Dick Kapfer. HE first semester journalism class was primarily con- cerned with the bi-weekly publication of the Monarch News. Thirteen students set a new record by selling over two hundred copies of one edition. Nlfeekly duties of the journalism students included writing current news articles and feature stories, selling advertisements to business firms, and distributing the paper. Headline stories throughout the semester included: Yearbook Dedicated to Woodall, Ruch, Rose Ann Reiff Is Crowned As Queen, t'Petersen Selects 'Little Worri- en', and Monarchs Meet Manning In Sectional Tourna- ment. Equally important was the production of the 1954 annual, and much time was spent selling advertisements for the year- ly edition. The majority of the necessary advertisements were sold before the semester ended, and the completion of the annual remained for the second semester class. Each student in the class had a specific job which con- tributed to the publication of the paper. Bob Brannon, Dan lflanigan, and Eddie lzlailen filled the sports page with play by play descriptions of basketball and football games. predic- tions, honors won by athletes in the competitive sports, and intramural activities. Frank llolland covered Pep Club and the homecoming, Sally Jewell was the band correspondent, and library news was reported by .lack Goeser. Dale Hoff- meier, Paul Olsen, and Bryce Wlinn wrote numerous articles on the FFA organization and classroom stories. Sally john- son, Dick Kapfer, and Pat Retman wrote on-the-spot stories of current news. Dick Runge was in charge of the cartoon section, which was featured in the paper this year for the first time. The paper also contained personal sketches of the new teachers and feature stories on alumni and social happenings. ,54-