Douglas MacArthur High School - MacArtair Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Speech, drama require involvement To be or not to be. Whether tis nobler . . Drama - an art of personality and art requiring total concentration and total involvement. Speech - interest requiring total concentration, discipline of the mind and total involvement. Students interested in either the art or the discipline were encouraged to join MacA- rthur's Speech and Drama Club in its first year of operation. Sponsored by Ms. Ida Love and Ms. Rosemary Schirm, the organiza- tion's main goal was centered around the advancement of tournament preparation and atten- lcont. on pg. l5ll During the classroom play Salem, Bertha Felder por- trays a witch and pleads for her life before warden Keith Kesser. Speech and Drama Club members helped out in the pro- duction of the musical Oklahoma by working on the make-up, lights, and prop crew. . ' E, P ,ffwf 1 . A 15 'iffy' 4, : . 1 U Qs- V ni- ...., W la ' - - ' 150 speechfdrama is E 39

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Ta build up her courage the female bullfighter makes jokes about the bullfight she's about to perform for the audience of International Night. X Spanish Club members hczblcm espariol Hablas Espanol? Although it is not required for mem- bership in the MacArthur Spanish club, most of the members have achieved some degree of fluency in the language. The club's main obiective is to enioy the benefits of the Spanish culture, as they learn about it. Sponsored by Ms. Juana Dyess, the club is composed mainly of students enrolled in any of the four levels of Spanish offered. When the time came for competition the Spanish Club rose to the challenge. They participated in the Foreign Olympics and performed a dance and bullfight skit on lnternational Night held in the cafeteria. ln March they competed at the National Spanish Exams held at Bellaire, where junior Mar- ion Hall placed second in the first year level. At the city-wide Bicentennial Fair held in May at the Astrohall, they displayed their handiwork in the form of pinatas. They also performed dances significant of the Spanish influence in America. Club meetings consists mainly of discussions of upcoming events and money raising proiects. A The Spanish Club Officers for 1975-76 are, Jesse Reyes, parliamenta' ano, president, Cookie Soriano, treasurer, Janet Thompson, secretary, rian, Linda Warner, vice-president, Rafael Palafox, member, Frank Sori- Jorge Leal, member. spanish 149

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4 Speech and Drama Club officers for i975-77 s h are: Ms. Rosemary Schrim, Ms. Ida Love, Beth Howton, secretary, Yvvone Oubre, vice presi- dent, Mike Frye, president, Cindy Bishop, trea- surer lnot picturedl, and Sue Smith, member-at- large. Classroom work in speech and drama enables students to produce such works as Goodbye to the Clown and Oklahoma W V y F gg? -xxsxi xx 'U' , g MM Speech and drama fcontj dance. A minimum of attending two tournaments was required for membership in the club An awards banquet to honor the students who had reached semi finals, finals, and received trophies with the most frequency throughout the year was scheduled for the end of the year, but because of financial and organizational difficulties it was canceled. Students attending the tournaments participated in a div- ersity of categories including Debate, Humorous Interpreta- ortraying a businessman, Paul Baker feels he needs a phone book to call is associates in a drama class play. tion, Duet Acting, Prose Interpretation, and Extemporaneous Speaking. lntensified practice and participation in a multi- tude of areas enables the MacArthur Speech and Drama Squad the opportunity to bring home many trophies and end one of its best years on a high note. speechfdrama l 5 l