J D Darnall High School - Sphinx Yearbook (Geneseo, IL)

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Speech The speech department turned in a very commendable performance this year as it wrested the Conference individual events title from Mendota and placed fourth ir. 'he Sectional Contest. The season began on November lO when the Girls' Speech Tournament was held at Bock lsland. Cf twenty-five girls from G.l-l.S. participating, finalists were Carol Beachler, placing second in play reading fseriousi and tnird in oratoricai declamation: Carolyn McKenzie, placing fifth in serious: Carol Anderson, placing sixth in humorous reading: and loyce Ague and Loretta Anderson, who also qualified but could not compete. The North Ceitral Illinois Conference Tournament was won by G.H.S. at Geneseo on February 23: seven schools participated. Placings for Genesee were as follows: serious, Carol Beachler, first, and Dixie Price, second: extemp, Barbara Snodgrass, second, and Sandra Millilcin, fifth: original oratory, Ann Williams, fourth, and Carolyn McKenzie, fifth: humorous, Stanley Bapp, third, and Carol Beese, second: original monologue, Pauline Beschke, third, and Carolyn McClorey, seventh: poetry reading, Ioyce Ague, second, and Fred Colby, eighth: and radio speaking, Fred Colby, third, and Bob Smith, eighth. The District Contest was held at East Moline on March 8. Qualifying for sectional were: Fred Colby, who placed third in radio: Carol Beachler, first in serious: Barbara Snodgrass, second in extemp: and loyce Ague, third in verse reading. At the Sectional Contest in Cfalesburg on March 29, Fred Colby placed seventh in radio speaking, Carol Beachler placed tenth in oratory, loyce Ague, sixth in poetry, and Barbara Snodgrass, fifth in extemp. The Varsity debate squad this year posted a very good record, winning BOW of their 58 debates. The squad for the year consisted of Dixie Price and Bob Smith, affirmative: Barbara Snodgrass and Carol Beachler, negative: and Ann Vifilliarns and Mary Ann Van Vooren, alternates. They discussed the question 'Besolvedz that all American citizens should be subject to conscription for essential service in tirrie of war. The squad placed second of five schools at the N.C.l.C. meet at Mendota on March l, tied for first of nineteen schools at the Normal Tournament on December l8, was third of six teams at Burlington on lanuary 5, and was second in the Sectional Tournament at Galesburg on March 29, qualifying fcr State Finals in Champaign on April l7, l8, and l9. Qther tournaments attendeo were at Geneseo on December l, and Augustana on February l and 2. Members of the Athenian Club presented a very successful one-act Christ- mas play, Lift Thine Eyes, to the public on Thursday, December 20, and to the student body of the next afternoon. They also competed at Ottawa in the N.C.l.C. Dramatics Festival on February 9.

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