Emery High School - Eagle Yearbook (Emery, SD)

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Declamation Students Practice Expression After many long weeks of difficult practice, twenty- one declamation students met October 24, 1968, in the Emery High School Assembly for thqlocal declam contest. The iudge was Mr. Matt Combett of Dakota Wesleyan University. Receiving the honors of being chosen as winners were these four: L. Leitheiser, Dramatic, A. Nolan, Oratoryp K. Schulte, Poetryp and J. Jung, Humorous. Mrs. B. Breck, their advi- sor, then began preparing the girls for the district declam contest. On October 31 , after a long day of anticipation the honors of two alternates, one excellent, and one good were awarded to these ambitious contestants. EHS Girls Assisted in Improving Librar Fourteen library staff members worked diligently for nine months with library books. Emery High really appreciated the efforts these girls put forth. The library itself has had many additions in all categories of fiction and nonfiction. The Title ll program also furnished many books for the library. Four new sets of encyclopedias were also added in April. A new bookshelf along the west wall was added for more books. Under the guidance of Mrs. Uhrich, filing and in- dexing was done to keep the library in order. Our library is there for our use and with it we can learn and expand our knowledge. Out of this group of seventeen came four local winners. These fourteen librarians under the direction of Mrs. Uhrich were in charge of the library. 2.9 s 3

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, 1. K f The Girl's Glee, consisting of fifty-nine girls, met early Friday mornings to rehearse. The-:re's Music in the Air Under the direction of Mr. Orrin Townswick, this group of hardworking girls spent many long hours in the music room. The girls enioyed singing such popular songs as Love is Blue, My Cup Runneth Over, and Yesterday. They also sang the heart-touching song, Edelwiess, from the movie The Sound of Music. I On April lf, 1969, the Girl sGlee iourneyed to Mad- ison for the regional music contest. They sang One God and receiveda lll rating for their efforts. Several num- bers were presented at the annual spring concert. Although the Boy's Glee had only twenty-five mem- bers, they proved their mastery in singing by acquiring a II rating at the regional contest in Madison. The two numbers they chose to sing were Ride the Chariot and John Henry. During the school year, the boys set their shoulders to the wheel and learned to sing some of the difficult songs Mr. Townswick selected. They finished the year by singing some of these numbers at the spring concert. These boys worked an hour every Wednesday afternoon practicing Boy's Glee music. - ... I Y l.

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Jerilyn Langle and Linda Leitheiser were selected as the Junior co-editors. Annual staff members hard at work'?'?? Memories Recorded by Annual Staff The members of the annual staff put many long hours into this year's annual. Much time was spent writing and rewriting, each person trying to make this year- book the best one possible. The staff also spent Wed- nesday afternoon laying out the annual. Even though it was a lot of hard work and many difficulties were encountered, the results were very rewarding. Mr. Bau, the annual advisor, was always ready to offer advice and assistance whenever his help was needed. The staff found him to be of much help. The members of the staff, with the assistance of Mr. Randall, took many candid shots of the Junior and Sen- ior plays and the sports activities. Mr. Randall's many creative ideas and suggestions were welcomed by the staff. Group pictures were taken on April l, T969 fMany of the students regard this day as Panic I2ay Each picture and phrase was carefully chosen S0 , that this annual can be one that can be looked on with pride . The members of the annual staff are: Back Row: J. Krier, C. Barrel, K. Wethor, L. Voss, P. Hanssen, S. Johnson, B. Arend, R Mayer, J. Krier, and Mr. Bau, Front Row: J. Langle, J. Jucht, C. Roskens, and L. Leitheiser.