Kiowa High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Kiowa, KS)

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DHIMIXQI f-rnsouoas KIOWAQCHIEF bi Q GIRLS' QUARTET GIRLS GLEE CLUB Girls Quarte 1924 28 Johnme Burkey Ir ne Burrlll Melba Hendncks and Chrlsta Fisher Gxrls Glee Club 1927 28 Vlrgxe Hood Estella Strohmeler Mary Scrlpslc Chrlsta Fxsher, Marguerite Griswold Helen Heath Ellzabeth Mott Vllglnla Thompson Loye Hull Edwlnna Stam baugh Johnnle Burkey Anme Collms Melba Henducks Valeta Mxtchell Madge Parker Opal Pratt, Vmlta Smlth Ruth Kendall Verda Kxefer Irene Bur1ll Vada JCHEFIES Mlldred Coonrod and Marguerlte Vogel From the begmmng of the regime of Mr Stevens m the Klowa schools music has been on a steady of music and to the selectlon of capable muslc supervlsors our school has advanced untll at the present tlme we have one of the best muslq departments ln thls sectlon of Kansas Our glrls quartet with three new members have done well Melba IS the only member from last years orgamzatlon The quart t took part m the contests at Pratt thls year and wlll also contest at Medlcme Lodge and Wlnfield Next years quartet will be more of a veteran orgamzatxon wlth only one member graduatmg We wlsh the girls much success 1n the remammg contests thls year The glrls glee club IS considered among the strongest groups of thls kmd that we have had ln recent years It IS composed of the mor outstandlng volces of the music department ThlS group par took ln the Pratt contests and wlll also be heard at the countv contests at M9d1Cln6 Lodge and the Fme Arts contests at Wmfield 5Ill 'UlU-' 99Q 'Ulll '9 C4 N-HIE 900' HID IIIC x w . , t ,.- i . , 0 . , . . . I . , - . V . . . . . . a I . 4 , I Q 1 , y ' a , 1 , a , . n , , - . . ' . ' .' '. ' . . 3 ' . 7 Y Y 1 climb and now stands among the highest of our ach'evements. Due to Mr. Stevens' love and knowledge 7 v ' ' . , . . , . . I Q . . . . A . . . . - Y 0 I ' as . '

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QHHMIXQI f-rusoxofzs KIOWAO' CHIEF DIQQKQ DEBATE 1928 Last year fox the first time in seven yeais Kiowa High was iepresented by a debate team This team won the seventh congressional district championship and was defeated in the semi finals for the state championship by Pretty Prairie This year the Kiowa High debate teams consisting of Phyllis Burgess and Howard Strother on the affilmatxve team and Melba Hendricks and Herbert Strother on the negative team were victorious until the state finals when they were defeated by Blue Rapids The debate was held at Kansas University At the debate tournament at Southwestern College Winfield Kansas we won The debates this year were won from the following schools Medicine Lodge Coats Greensburg Preston Haviland Plains Sedgwick Elhnwood and Oakley The debate coach Miss Anderson is to be complimented on her work and not too much praise can be given her for her time and efforts PIIKWUIU- 991---UID 9 G lIlU 96P4 I1ll1 ll14 l l l l . , . first place by defeating Arkansas City in the finals. y y ' i ! 7 l I . I . 7 ' 9 ' 1 ' 1 ' 4 ' ' 1 Q 0 Y -C 00 0 Hua: W '-.' X:

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mm IG f-rurzfnoas KIOWAQCHIEF QIQQKQ BOY S QUARTET BOY S GLEE CLUB Boys Quartet 1927 28 Rudolph Parker Hanv Alberdmg, John Ryburg and Arvxl Drxon Boys Glee Club 1927 28 Robert Strother Rudolph Parker Donald Glenn John Ryburg Der rough McBrayer Ollver Caudle Delbert Parker Ke meth Brown Charles Brown Harold Nlewklrk VIC tor Jefferles Herbert Strother Arvll Dxxol Leonard Beason Howard Strother Don Brattm Wallace Wl1ll3mSOH Harry Alberdlng and Ivan Fuller The boys quartet whlch consisted of Junlol boys last year and whlch conslsts of Senlor boys test and that to the Ponca C1ty Okla hxgh school quartet at the NK lnfield contest The organlzatlon has for the last two years been m constant demand to smg at banquets and clubs both locally and else where ID Kansas and Oklahoma It lS a veteran quartet wlth the exc ptlon of one member the others havlng belonged throughout most of their hlgh school careers The boys w1ll enter ln all of the major contests ln Kansas this year The boy s glee club has had unusual success and have won the bov s glee club contest at Pratt for two successive years It is composed of the select voxces of the music department and through the ex cellent trammg recelved from Mr Allen have developed mto a hlgh class organlzatlon The club w1ll be heard agam at Wmfleld and Medlcme Lodge PII!- Dl1l'-961---UID -9 Q -UID X91 Hill U14 r r , . . . , . . , , ' 9 s Y 5 ' , 1 ' - ' I Y 9 ' ! . - . y 9 ' ' 1 l a v A . r ' . l Y . Y If Y 1 l , . this year, is an outstanding quartet. They were undefeated in Kansas last year and lost only one con- . ' . ' , - . . . Q . 4 . . . V I 1 , a P 3 . , ' . I . og. do 0