Gem Consolidated School - Gems Yearbook (Colby, KS)

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SPEECH Two boys and fue gxrls composed the speech class the flrst semester Flrst we studled the physxcal aspects of speech and breathxng Then we studled varlous k1nds of speeches and the steps ln composmg them We clmmaxed thls part of the course by gxvmg long polztlcal speecl es for our favorlte pres1dent1alcand1date to the rest of the hxgh school just pr1or to the general electlon Much of our tlme then untnl Chrxstmas was spent 1n deslgnlng and makmg the stage settlngs for the operetta Chomta and the Chrlstmas pageant Why the Chlmes Rang After xacatlon we StUd19d formal speeches and concluded that study wlth a debate on the questxon Resolx ed That the sale of alcohol1c beverages should be ln C1t18S only and there determlned by local opt1on The negatlve won by the close decxslon of two to one We are waxtxng now to see just what our Kansas Leglslature decxdes to do ln handlmg the sale of alcohollc beverages We have recently been readlng one act plays and makmg cuts from them If a suxtable play can be found we shall enter the K S H,A A speech and drama festlval We also plan to produce an Easter play Later we shall study and practlce after dmner speeches m preparatlon for the jumor Senior banquet No doubt some of us w1ll make the all school play and all of us wxll help on 1ts stage settings One of the most enllghtemng features of the cllass has been the use of a wlre recorder Most of us were hzghly astounded to hear ourselves as others hear us erry Knudson s Jommg the class the second semester has gxven us another male whxch helps slmplxfy the castmg of plays from the group 'lr lk if IN APPRECIATION The Staff takes this means to express vxslble appreclatxon to Mr jerry Knudson and Mrs Breta Treat for the tlme and consxderatlon they have given us xn takmg most of the pxctures for thxs annual We also thank all those who have wrltten articles for thls yearbook or in any way helped make tt a success 25 I A . . . . .. . U . U 1 1 . 1 .. F I . , . . . . . H . n 1 .I l . u Q . . 1914! - 4 Ill 41 It 1 if - . . . , , ' . Q

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We have examlned most of the speclmen from the lab case and others whlch class members have brought to school Among these was a scarlet kmg snake whlchjerry Knudson captured from a sand plt It llved for three days and now rests among other pxckled reptxles m our cabmet Incldentally on the day Shurl Decker brought a plg s kldney to school we had meatloaf for dmner We know the cooks dxd not rustle up the kldney because Beverley Mentllck was ln s hool the followmg afternoon She could hardly stay lil the classroom wlth the organ whlle xt was rare SOCIAL SCIENCE The Soclal Sclence department of Gem H1gh School meets the state requlre ments for graduatlon Cltlzenshlp teaches the prlvlleges and obllgatlons of an Amerxcan Cltlzen The class made a detalled study of the A F of L the C I O and other labor unlons Great stress was lald on the fact that unless each cltlzen exercxsed hxs rxghts he was llable to forfelt them Great emphasxs has been la1d on a good character and personahty when seekmg a means of llvelxhood after completxng the high school tralnlng The Amerlcan Hlstory class has been trymg to mterpret the present and to make predlctlons for the future by makmg a study of our ancestors who have glven thelr hves m war and peace to make our LATIN The Latm department has secured a thorough foundatlon ln Latin grammar and rhetorlc Sxnce the Enghsh grammar IS based almost entxrely on Latm grammar thxs knowledge xs mvaluable to them Many of our legal and medlcal terms have come from Latm The class has enjoyed translatmg these saymgs The class has enjoyed readxng stones about the Roman school also the Forum where the laws were made and publlc meetings were held The Romans have made extenslve contrlbutzons to c1v1l1.zat1on They had paved roads systems of 1rr1gat1on courts long before other natlons became advanced ln c1v1l1zat1on The Latin class was large th1s year and took a constructlve mterest xn 1tS work COMMERCE Ilene Poland 15 the only student m Typing II Hence she has often become general office gxrl as well as worklng out her budgets Her latest project has been typmg the dummy copy of Gem s Gems The exght m Typing I have discovered they have to learn somethlng of spell mg hyphenatzon letter forms and English as well as machme mampulatlon By the end of the fourth sxx weeks all regularly gross over 4-0 words jerry has attamed the hxghest net of 50 words per mmute on a ten mlnute test In Busmess Arlthmetlc the Semors and Sophomores have boned up on the four fundamentals and percentages as well as learmng many short cuts business forms and general business practlces Z4 . . . . I I , C . . . 1, v 1l I! ' 2 . , . 9 country united and invincible. . . . I D l U I I ll C I9 D I U ' . - . O . , .

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