Glendale High School - Falcon Yearbook (Springfield, MO)

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Cringing with fear, Rita Buff does an improvisation for the dramatics class with Joe Arnold and Gary Norcross. Portraying frantic despair in duet acting challenges speech students Don Woody and Ruth Ann Weaver. Speech Dramatics James Geraldine Balysinger E Iplehmjngway iiiiiiiniianlalx of Drziiriirlics . S eech Increases Se? Conjdence PubZf5Pff1 f K Making full use of gestures to get his point across is Mr. James Bay- singer, speech instructor. Glendale's dramatics and speech departments, main- tained an active schedule throughout the year. Through duet acting, readers' theater, debate, and extempora- neous speaking, students overcame any fear of appear- ing before an audience, whether large or small. Dra- matics and speech introduced students to an entirely new field of learning which helped expand character and increased self-confidence. The fundamentals of oratory and interpretation were studied in beginning speech classes. Public speaking stu- dents entered l3 tournaments throughout the year, in- cluding the state National Forensic League in March. In January the department hosted its third annual speech and debate tournament. . Classroom activity in dramatics included reading poetry and short stories, making improvisations, and panto- mimes. In the spring, focus was directed on the senior play. 24

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