Kirkwood High School - K Log Yearbook (Kirkwood, IL)

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KLOG T' ' Q COMMERCIAL CONTESTS A commercial practice meet was held at Biggsville on the afternoon of March 27, 1940, with five schools partici- pating. Kirkwood placed first in the meet with Biggsville second, Seaton third, Stronghurst fourth, and Media fifth. DISTRICT MEET The commercial teams accompanied by Miss Jamison went to Yates City on April 15, where they took part in the Dis- trict Contest. Out of eleven schools Kirkwood placed second and received a green pennant. The Shorthand Team composed of Doris Wise, Henrietta Bryant, and Lillian Newman placed first., Mary Galbreath was the alternate. In the individual event Doris received first. The Bookkeeping Team placed second. Members of this team were David Hickok,V1vian Wet- ander, and Bill Cochran, with Martha Abbey as alternate, In the individual event, Vivian Wetander placed second. Dorothy Ketchum placed first in individual 90-word Shorthand. The Typing II Team made up of Lillian Newman, Doris Wise, and Vivian Wetander with Dorothy Ketchum as alternate failed to place. However, Lillian placed second in Open Typing. The Typing I Team composed of Betty Zea, Bette Mink, and Bobby Gibb, with Ruth Park as alternate also failed to place. Henrietta Bryant, Robert Holeman, and Dorothy Ketchum with Betty Zea as alternate participated in the Spelling Contest. Henrietta Bryant placed third. b SECTIONAL CONTEST The contestants eligible for the Sectional Contest went to Monmouth on April 27. The Shorthand Team placed first and were entitled to go to the State Meet at Urbana on May ll. The Bookkeeping Team placed third and did not go to the State. However, Vivian Wetander ranked first individually. Lillian Newman placed third in Open Typing and Dorothy Ket- chum,as 90-word shorthand individual,failed to place. STATE MEET Vivian Wetander, Doris Wise, Lillian Newman and Henri? etta Bryant, with their instructor Miss Jamison, went to Urbana on May ll where they participated in the State Meet. Vivian placed third in individual Bookkeeping and received a medal. The Shorthand Team placed eighth with an average score of 94.5 while the team that placed first had an aver- age of 95.8.