Genoa Township High School - Reflections Yearbook (Genoa, IL)

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The first meeting officers elected Vere: Pulliam: Reporter, For THESPIAES .of the Thespians was held December 1, 1948. The President, Bill Skinner: Vice President, Bettie Treasurer, Catherine Prain: Historian, Gladys Westerbeck: Secretary- ene Hayden. , The Thespians held their formal initiation January 20, 1949. Unaersmaies iniziatefi into the Theefians were! Vernon Anderson, Mila Ave, Kenneth Nelson, Orville Nemitz, Dianne Chilton, Gloria Vetter, I-Iarlene Davis, Harlan Clausen, Anna Mae Phillips, and Frank Kellogg. On January 27, the Thespians held a humorous initiation in the school gym and all had a good Thespian members 1111118 0 helped with direction 'and production of the 1 d. 1 three one-act plays given by the junior high, fresnman an sopnomores on March 22. HTQADS O3 PZAILSH Cert Margaret? -------- --+?------------ ---- -----------Q-----+4----Lydia Baker Pl'ly'1.1.iS --''Q--1-1--'---e---1--v---rv --:--- ---- -:--1-Q-o-p-neun-vrvvvvva-v ----- Hglen RQ J'O:,'CS-v1--r1--r-r----r-v-f-------- Lilliane ---- ----- ----- Vernon---------------- Ernest-- ----- -- ----- -- Jack------------------ ------r ---- 1-1-1-1-v-rv-we-vT-rw--P-n-1-1--P---1--r-31,1811 ------r--r-v-rf'1--r?----r-F-----1---? 1---'P1-v'i Parlfer ---------------------,------------,Robert.Skinner - ----- ----- --- ---- -- ------------- ----- Bob Holroyd -------- -.-... ------- ...... -------.EuS9ne vgtte? Extras: Janice Gates, Darlene Johnson, Joyce Lehman, Dorine Wagner. John Bedford, Harley David Keegan. Student Director-L ---- Makeup 5 Costumes-,-ee. Properties-Q ------ ---- Lights 5 Stafe-------- Keef, Roger Chilton, Philip Kiox, Htrry Bolz, Production Staff --------------- ..... ----------------Ncrene Hayden rv ------ - ----------- Gladys Pulliam 5 Jane Morgan ------------------------------------Erieda Brian ....-........---...-..--.-- -.----..----....'-.---.--....-Mi193 Jolmggn 71

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SPEECH CONTEST The speedh contest, directed by Mrs. Soli, was held February 16, at the High Schodl Auditorium Dramatic and humorous readings were given. The contestants in the dramatic group were: Darlene Nemitz, Mary Meyers, and Gloria Vetter. In the humorous division, the contestants were: Betty Uesterbeck, Carol Uagner, Catherine Prain, Dianne Chilton, Frieda Brian, and Edna Anderson. Dr. O'Conne1l of N. I. S. T. C. was the judge. First place in dra- matic readings was awarded to Gloria Vetter: second, to Mary Meyers: and third, to Darlene Hemitz. In humorous readings, Dianne Chilton got first: Betty Uesterbeck, second: and Frieda Brian, third. Gloria Vetter was selected for the honor of having her name inscribed on the Uatson Speech Trophy. Gloria Vetter and Dianne Chilton, as winners in their divisions, were entered in the District Speech Contest in Elgin. Illness prevented Gloria from competing. Dianne received first in Class B schools in hum- orous readings, entitling her to compete in the Sectional Contest at Rockford where she received second in Class B. COMMERCE CLUB The Commerce Club was organized the first of September and meets the first Friday of each month. The members are limited to the pupils taking both shorthand and typing. The programs of the club included vocational information, quizzes and contests on nationally advertised products, and Turko fshorthand form of Bingo., r t The club made a trip to Rockford, January 5, to the Goerlitz-Beck- nell Company's nineograph school. Students had the opportunity 'to watch the new mimeograph in operation, to learn the history of the machine, and to work on the mimeoscope. V , The officers are as follows: President, Rosemary Polka: Vice President, Anna Mae Phillips: SecretaryeTreasurer: Laverna Gustafson: Reporter, Ann Holroyd. 75