Gregory High School - Gorilla Yearbook (Gregory, SD)

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iw ff-rf? A .,,,-,g-t DECLAMATION Gregory High School experienced a very successful year in declamation work under the supervision of Miss VAN Metre Due to popular request, humorous was again added to the State Deolam League, making four divisions, namely: or- atory, poetry, humorous and dramatic. Twenty speakers par- ticipated ln the first elimination contest which was held November 4. From this number, four were chosen to repre- sent Gregory in the District Declam Contest. The following were rated superior and in each case an alternate was chos- en: Superior Alternate Oratory--Francis Longen Oratory--Fern Wiedeman Poetry---Pearl Reetz Poetry---Opal Tilton Humorous-Francis Gassen Humorous-Julia Petrik Dramatic-Elma Voos Dramatic-Inez Reetz In the District Declamatory Contest held at Bonesteel on November 17, Gregory was well represented, carrying off the District trophy for the highest number of points. Elma Voos received a rating of superior on the select1onuThe Un- seen Witnessng Francis Longen was given an excellent rating on 'Education Against Crimeug as was Pearl Reetz with her selection of poetry, uRenascensen. Two excellent ratins but no superiors were given in the humorous division, thus enabling Frances Gassen to participate in the Regional Be- clam Contest. The contest was judged by Willard Jordon of Mitchell High School. Gregory was also well represented in the Regional De- clam Contest which was hedd at Chamberlain on December 2. Each of Gregory's entrants, Elma Vocs and Frances Gassen, scored a rating of good. The contest was judged 1 by Mrs. Mary E. Mundt of Madison, South Dakota. , ' . With such a splendid record, is anxiously awaited the next declamatory season, as only one member, Elma Voos,will be lost through graduation. The local contest has been close in all the divisiaa during the past few years. The number of contestantsblargs so next year's declamatory season should be fruitful for both the school and entrants, 4 ' ETorty-six I

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uAnd Mary Didu Worcester, under the directed by Miss Van duced on October 28 Mary Sterling Laurence Grey Mrs. Sterling Mr. Grey Dressn Rand 'Miss Whittaker DHAMATIGS ' the all-school play, by Laurence C management of .the Junior Glass and Metre, was very successfully pro- l95?. The cast is listed below. ' Helen O'Neill Jack Bain Louise Scott Virgil Nelson Betty Primm Dorothy Barton Willie Sterling LnMoine Wills Betty Sterling Betty Whitley Matilda ' Adeline Pnpousek Henry Vernon Rubel SENIOR CLASS PLAY UL:dy Lilacn, the Senior Class Play produced Thurs- day evening, May 5, 1958, was n tremendous success.Play- ing before a capacity audience, the actors vividly por- trayed their respective characters. The players took utmost advantage of this superbly written play by Laurence Worcester crefting the various desired atmospheres of humor, mystery and romance. The characters were as ff: Miss Smith Elma Voos Emery Potter Jack Primm Horace Hathowey Frank Vyzrnlek Msybelle Mason Vivian Lancaster Flornbrlle Williamsburg Lucile Cnhoy Dorothy Wingate Evelyn Ghocholousek Richard Lane Grnydon Vakiner Josephine Bonaparte Julia Petrik Speedy Virgil Nelson Hi Periwinkle Mrs, Wnpe Marvin Allum Virginia Ellwnnger Hi Periwinkle and Horace Hnthowny, with their witty Well-reed lines und, on the part of Hi, atrocious make- up, almost stole the show. However, under Miss Van Metre 's careful direction the Nbnlance of poweru was mein - tained and the remainder of the crst was permitted to display quite n smooth-running, polished product1on.Miss Lucille Cehoy, senior assistant director, did remarkable Work in Tint cnpecity. Forty-five es:-'SR gf' f Q la me I I 1

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fs at iZFQ:gQNk DEBATE Eleven Gregory High School debaters closed a success- ful season after participating in forty-two debates, meet- ing in thirteen different towns and attending four tourna- ments. The question debated was: uResolved, That the Several States Should Adopt a Unicameral System of Legislation. This year's squad, coached by Miss Jessie Van Metre, was composed of Hadley Ford, Lucille Cahoy, Frances Longen Inez Reetz, Pearl Reetz, Paul McKee, Jerry Whitley, Ralph Palmer, Dolores Weaver, Fern Wiedeman and Francis Gassen. On December lO and ll Gregory High debated in the cen tral South Dakota Debate Tourney at Pierre, won by Winner, Pierre, Kennebec, and Geddes.Inez Reetz and Francis Longen upheld the Affirmative for Gregory with Paul McKee and Had ley Ford upholding the Negative. Following the Christmas vacation, Winner High School invited eight schools to the Winner Invitational Debate Tournament in which Gregory was a participant. Teams from Winner, Colome, Vivian, Draper, Kadoka and Geddes were de- bated by Gregory. The debaters for Gregory were Hadley Ford, Lucille Cahoy, Ralph Palmer, Fern Wiedeman, Dolores Weaver, Inez Reetz, Pearl Reetz, Frances Gassen and Paul McKee. Since the Gregory debaters were entered in the inexperienced division, no decisions were given on their debates. January 29 marked the date of another tournament , the Geddes Invitational Tournament at Geddes. Using a new system of judging, each team ranked its opponents as ' 1, 2, 5, 4, or 5. The team with the lowest number of points was declared the winner. Platte ranked first with a score of 55. Gregory placed second with 45 points. Inez Reetz, Pearl Reetz, Frances Longen, Dolores Weaver and Paul McKee debated Affirmative, while Lucille Gahoy, Jerry Whitley, and Ralph Palmer debated Negative. The final and most important tournament of the year was the District IO Tournament held at Geddes,March 15 and 16. After having forfieted a victory in the first round Gregory won a decision over Geddes in the second. Gregory was defeated by'the Affirmative team of Platte in the sec- ond round. Winning in the semi-finals, Gregory's Affirm- ative lost to the Negative team of Platte in the finals. Francis Longen and Hadley Ford upheld the Affirmative,with Lucille Cahoy and Hadley Ford upholding the Negative. Paul McKee placed second in the extemporaneous contest. Forty-seven ' I N--Jr' H D i 1 3 1 vi i A I 1 E