East High School - Arrow Yearbook (Sioux City, IA)

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LANGUAGE -4-L K v O. F. Sletwold A PINATA is broken by one of the Spanish classes celebrating the Christmas season. Spanish and French are modern languages. The emphasis is on the oral side of the language, although reading and writing are essential parts of the four semesters of this work. The use of modern foreign language disks makes work in conversation interesting and life-like. Many students study these languages as a hobby. but others have different purposes in mind. Some of these are meeting college entrance require- ments, using the language in their work or traveling in foreign countries where they could put their knowledge to use. Three foreign languages were offered to students this year-Latin. French, and Spanish. Latin is a dead language, that is, one which is not spoken, although many words in other languages originated from Latin. The classes read many stories in Latin and study a great classic-Caesar's Gallic Wars. The main purposes of these classes are to find how closely English and Latin are connected, to understand and know our English language better and to see how extensively our present civilization has borrowed from the past. CAESAR'S JOURNEYS are represented in a blackboard map drawn by the Latin IV class. l 'll'tilf.lMl1lll.,, ,

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DRAMATICS Edna Williams A PERFECT STIFF ARM administered by Darlcen Dahl stops Chet Strong in Roughly Speaking, one of the four one'.1ct plays. Miss Edna Williams, the instructor of dramatics classes, has introduced a varied course to her pupils. One of the objectives of dramatics is to improve the student's voice. Recordings are made at the be- ginning and the end of the semester. Types of drama. radio, and television are studied. To gain experience in acting and gestures, the pupils give pantomimes. In either Dramatics 2 or 3 the students specialize in make-up. The more talented individuals help make up the actors in all stage productions put on at East High. The classes make radio recordings of several plays. The Advanced Dramatics class became acquainted with the intricacies of scene construction. They also made a movie consisting of skits from Arsenic and Old Lace and two other plays. Each year the members of the Advanced Dramatics and the Dramatics 2 classes present for the public a program of one-act plays. The proceeds from them are used for purchasing stage equipment. The establishment of the Dramatics Department has improved the quality of the school plays. since experienced actors are now available for casting. THAT PAINTED LOOK! Darleen Dahl and Kathleen McCauley look on as Chet Strong produces a character out of Bob Bachert.

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DEBATE TEE JAY With knees shaking and teeth chattering the East High debate squad traveled to Thomas Jefferson of Council Bluffs November l9 for their first tourna- ment of the year. Aside from being stalled by a parade and going to the wrong high school, debaters found the trip uneventful. When the results were announced the nervousness was for nothing, for the team had won five out of six debates. Jerry Brugett, Pat Brooks, and Merle Diment alternated on the first affirmative position, while Rivoli Agranoff covered the second affirmation. The negative team, which was unde- feated. was composed of Liz Ruppert, first negative. and Don Anderson, second. TOMAH MEET The second tournament that the debate squad at tended was held at Tomah, XVisconsin, December 10 and ll. At this meet East High had the honor of being the team traveling the longest distance from home. The Tomah Meet will not easily be forgotten by the debaters. for it was filled with events such as sleeping in a mortuary and buying a Tomah-hawk. After the three rounds of debate, results were posted. The East High team, composed of Merle Diment and Don Anderson on the affirmative and Stan Schmidt, Darrel Kennedy. and Liz Ruppert on the negative, broke even on wins and losses in debate. Merle Diment was rated sixth highest speaker in discussion. AFFIRMATIVE TEAM. Don Anderson. Rivoli Agranoff, Pat NEGATIVE TEAM. Merle Diment, Elizabeth Ruppert, seared. Brooks, seated. Jerry Brugett, standing. Betty Thomas, Darrel Kennedy, Dorothy Sundquist, Stan Schmidt, standing. CARLETON COLLEGE At a cold six-thirty in the morning on December 16, debaters gathered all their brief cases, books. magazines, and debate boxes together, piled into Tommie's Beige Beast and headed northward. Aside from eating American food in a Chinese rest- aurant and becoming slightly lost, the debaters en- joyed a rather uneventful trip to Carleton College at Northfield. Minnesota. Almost immediately after piling out of the car, the debaters were whisked off to the first round of debate. After a delicious meal in the Main Hall dining room, the debaters entered round two. The last three rounds were held on Sat- urday. Although East High didn't win any specific honors at this tournament, the debaters all received excellent ratings and met the outstanding teams of Minnesota, thereby receiving much valuable experi- ence. Those participating were Rivoli Agranoff, lst affirmative: Don Anderson, 2nd affirmativep Liz Ruppert, lst negative: Merle Diment, 2nd negative: and Pat Brooks, alternate. Always remembered will be the huge Christmas trees, the wonderful food, and all the new friends.