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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MUSIC Music is a universal thing which is appreciated by old and young alike. Our music department has tried to attain certain goals, and at the end of this school year it has proved to be outstanding again not cnly in Geneseo but throughout the area. The years program was very full. ln the football and basketball seasons, the band and baton twirlers presented the fans with music, stunts, and routines. Selected members of the band and chorus represented Geneseo in the Con- ference Music Festival at Mendota on November l7, where Paul Yoder, noted composer and director, led the band, and Maynard Klein of the University of Michigan directed the chorus. ln March the band journeyed to Princeton and Dixon to present assembly programs, and it is hoped this will become an annual event. During the year the band presented a concert, an ice cream social, and marched in the Memorial Day Parade. The orchestra also presented fine programs and represented Geneseo at the Mississippi Valley Orchestra Festival at Freeport on March 22. Fourteen ensembles and twenty-three soloists from the Music Department competed in the District contest at Alleman High School in Rock Island cn March l5, where the school Won thirty-two second and sixty-six first place medals. The State Tournament was held at lacksonville on May 2nd and 3rd, and forty-nine members of G.H.S. made the trip. The chorus was responsible for the presentation of Count Ten, an entirely original operetta written and directed by Clyde Walter and Cora Alyce Santee, which took place April 4th and Sth. To end the year the senior members of the chorus sang at Baccalaureate and Commencement. All the members of the band, orchestra, chorus, and glee club cannot say enough for the fun and experience they have had this year. Music has taken long strides at G.H.S., and the music students are proud to be included in these accomplishments. 24