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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L czziwzxx , ..,,,, VY, , ,.,, WZ, ournalism Keeps Sclz00L Community Injbrmed In addition to producing 27 issues of the Quill and the publication of the Falcon, the journalism staff prepared news releases to be sent out to the various news media. For a better understanding of news procedures, Jour- nalism II students studied elements of television and radio advertising. Journalism I students learned basic writing techniques and assisted as reporters for the Quill. The cry of Extra rang through Glendale's halls at Open House as stafT members distributed an extra, their first extension of regular news coverage. To stimulate students' interest in journalism, Springfield Newspapers, Inc., in cooperation with the American Publishers Association, presented at the close of the year an engraved plaque to the student who was named outstandingjournalist at Glendale. To understand the methods of printing it is necessary to take a first- hand look. This is what Journalism I students are doing at a local offset printing company. WW 'WWK mvmmmamm 4