Laurel High School - Laurels Yearbook (Laurel, MT)

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Charles ident; Athletics EG1NN1NG the fourth year the L Club was headed by VYgfffrins, pres-Rud Heebner, vice president, and Wilbur Magness, secretary-treasurer. Every year the L Club sponsors a dance which if one of the big events of the year. In the past years all of the L Club meetings have been held at the high school, but this year it was decided to meet at the different boys’ homes. Football 'i h ■ Locomotives, captained by Hackert Phillips, closed the season winning two games ami lesing two and tying one. The Locomotives won over Big Timber 13-6, and Worden 14-6, but they lost to Columbus and Klein by 13-0 and 44-0 respectively. The seniors that were on the team were Captain Ilackcrt Phillips. Will Magness, Burl Cart r, Charles Wiggins, Matt Hartley, Hud Heebner, Harry Pewit t, Otto Preikszas and Chuck Shively. Basketball Closing a successful basketball season the Laurel Locomotives placed second in th' Tri-Countv League with twelve wins and two losses for an average of 857. They also placed third in the District Tournament held at Laur. I. The seniors participating in basketball were Captain Hud Heebner, Danny Foley, Will Magness and Hurl Carter. '■mm. L ATHLETICS

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Debate Team Rl-D, a literary club, which stands for Declamation, Dramatics, and Debate, is the only literary organization in the hi ?h school. Although it did not sponsor directly the high school declamations and debates, it has prepared a background for the pupils to work on. The organization of this club was sponsored by the Quill and Scroll, in 1934, and the first one ever successful in this school. It received many compliments on a two-act vaudeville skit, “Hey Teacher. presented at the Gymnasium, March 27, 1935. A program at ach meeting, which was prepared by a different group of member , took up all other phase of literature. Debate, coached by Fred W. Graff, takes an important place in the extra-curriculum. This activity surpasses any other in developing alertness, wit, and other learning faculties. It is (rood training for future vocations. Debates between the various teams in and outside the district were organized and proved to be very interesting. Laurel also participated in the debate tournament. Extemporaneous speaking this year was presented as an intra-mural activity. An award was presented to each class winner. The best of these represented Laurel in the district extemporaneous speaking meet at Columbus. This winner will participate in the state meet at Bozeman. Sixteen students entered declamation this year. Their selections included orations, poetry, and drama. Tri-T) Club

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ENEVA BAILEY and Barbara Conrad arc tho first members of the Girls’ Athletic Association to receive four stripes. These signify that they have successfully completed four years of work under the supervision of Mrs. St 11a U. Knaack. These girls have made four thousand points and have not missed more than five meetings a year. The only girls receiving three stripes are Gladys Johnson and ICffie Borg. The two-year girls or those receiving caps are Faie Bailey. Kathleen Heebner, Helen Winters, Rosemary Ijoppir.k, Eileen Harrison, Edna Borg, Catherine Conrad. Letter eirls are Dorothy Kircheis, Rose Ellen Foley, Clara Graves. Ruth Heebner, Elaine Rash, Leona Willis, Loretta Coy, Betty Evert, Marguerite Palmer, Dorothy Graff. Kathleen Starkey, Margaret La-Prat h. Evangeline Budge, Cora Linger and Clar-irse Gunter. Marching, beauty exercises, drill work and preparations for the spring pageant. Blue Moonlight,” was the general work at tho G. A. A. meetings this year. In summing up the work of the G. A. A. in the last four years we find: They have given a Grid Iron ball every year: three pageants, which were The Mermaids' Holiday,” St. Patrick’s Night on the Emoral Isle, and Blue Moonlight. two Mothers’ nights, one tea, and have sold tuberculosis Christmas seals every year, receiving successively a scale, a first aid cabinet, a volley ball and net, ar.d money which was turned over to the P. T. A. milk fund. In order to obtain letters caps, and sweaters, the girls must have received points by attends e ami activities in class, and in out of door sports, such as hiking, tennis, swimming, skating, horseback riding, and skiing. The aim of this association is to promote health through study of hygiene, promote physical activity through formal activity, boost and support all school activities, give information on manners, personality, conduct, and material not secured elsewhere in school. G. A, A,