Fargo Central High School - Cynosure Yearbook (Fargo, ND)

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n a - Cbligato An obligato is an accompaniment which is of independent importance. It runs along with the other instruments, always plainly heard yet blending its tones in such a way that it adds to the beauty of the whole. Running along with the regular scholastic endeavors and achievements in Fargo High School an obligato, consisting of various prizes and trophies, is found. Not only in athletics but in almost every department honors are awarded at some time throughout the year. The History Department interests a large group each year in competing for the Paris Peace Pact Contest. State awards are made and the state leader auto' matically becomes an entrant in the national contest. The English Department encourages talented students to contribute to the Magaf zine World and the Scholastic. In the journalism classes many are urged to com' pete in editorial, book review and feature contests through the medium of the Quill and Scroll magazine. While only a few attain these honors, many have prac' tical writing experience by making contributions to the Cynosure Weekly. The Public Speaking Department trains those who may be interested in makefup, oratory and declamation to compete in the district meet as well as the May Festivals. Onefact plays are given throughout the year in class and at assembly programs. A cast is usually entered in the onefact play contest at the May Festival. Working with Social Science teachers, the public speaking department inspires a large group of students each one aspiring to the honor of representing the school at the State Oratorical Contest. If declared winner of this contest he represents the state at the zone contest at Kansas City, receiving in addition a prize of fifty dollars. This contest is sponsored by the Fargo Forum and each oration must deal with some phase of the Constitution of the United States. Many commercial students spend much spare time with the typewriter hoping to carry off awards at the various contests in both typing and stenography. Art students enter osters in man national contests. Thrift osters, health . . . P Y. .P . posters, miniature pieces of sculpture fashioned of Ivory soap, all receive attention of the oun artists. Miniature sta e settin s and other art work are entered at the M YF g l g g ay estiva. The Chemistry Department encourages alert young chemists to compete for state prizes by entering essays on some phase of chemistry. Prizes take the form of money and books. In the Home Economics Department points are awarded for individual conf tributions and if the school receives the highest number of points it receives a sweep' stakes prize at the May Festival, a large silver dish. The fields in which the largest number of honors may be gained are music and athletics. The trophies for the most part are not a reward for individual achieve' ments but rather awarded because of a large total of points in diEerent events. Points are awarded to the first and second winners in all types of vocal and instru' mental work, both solo and group events. In athletics letters may be won in major and minor sports. Small gold basket' balls are presented to the team capturing the state basketball title. The school trophy cases are filled with loving cups and emblems representing many individual and group honors. E161

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fi A - JOHN ROY MASHEK A.B., University of Minnesota SOCIAL SCIENCE ANI: COMMERCIAL LAW EMILIE AMUNDSON B.S. University ' of Minnesota C,oMMIsRcIAL NORMA GOODEN A.B., B.I.. Drake University Emerson College of Oratory ENGLISH AND PUBLIC SPEAKING O. I. KASTET Bradley Polytechnic Institute MAN UAL TRAINING ROBERT BROWN B.A. Carleton College University of Illinois University of Iowa Hrsroxw AND ATHLETIC COACH A.B. MARGARET HELFERTY State Teachers' College, Valley City, N. ENGLISH I 15 l L. C. SORLIEN A.B. Luther College Decorah, Iowa MUSIC CLARA OSS B.S. University of Minnesota ENGLISH SYLVIA ADAMS A.B. University of North Dakota COMMERCIAL MARGERET SMOOT B,S. University of Iowa PHYSICAL EDUCA'IION R. P. KRUEGER B.A. Ripon College University of Wisconsin D. in-L

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