Lawrence High School - Red and Black Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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DEBA TE AND FORENSICS Speakers Win Honors, Gain Valuable Experience Girls, known for their constant talking habits, put their feminine skill to use in debating. DEBATE at LHS was once again an after-school class. The team, led by Don Malone and Richard Pine, participated in debates at Topeka, Bishop Meige, Highland Park, and St. Joseph this year. Mr. Rhoades feels that debate is bene- ficial to the student in that he is taught to carry on research, think logically, organize speeches, and present them. Since this year's team was composed of juniors and sophomores, prospects for next year's team look excellent. FORENSICS replaced debate as an after-school class second semester. The students spent their time preparing for the District Speech Festival which was held at K.U. Gold Medal winners at the District meet then competed at the State Festival at K-State. Some of the types of speech work that our students used for their projects were poetry and prose interpretation, original oratory, dramatic and humorous readings, and extemporaneous speech. Students out for forensics spent their after-school hours working on their projects for competition.

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LANGUAGE Improved Language Laboratory Aids Students LANGUAGE students had the benefit of the new and improved language laboratory this year. Several levels were offered in each language. Each of the modern lan- guages featured guest speakers during the year. The Latin students once again placed high in national contests. Senior Jeremy Paretsky received the top score of all en- tries in nation-wide Latin Scholarship Test. Many other Lawrence students also made high scores on the test. Spanish students examine a typical Mexican costume. Latin students placed high in national contests. French students benefited from Mrs. Mahieu's summer European trip. German students studied many phases of the German culture and language. 17

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JOURNALISM Color is a Highlight for Both Publications RED G BLACK staff members Henry Person, Doug Hargadine, Cindy Jones, and Jenny Hanna pose for pictures taken to be used for a national publication. Photo by Rich Clarkson BUDGET editor Vinita Fishel and assistant editor John Hartman work together on die assignments for next issue of the paper. JOURNALISM this year meant much hard work carried on in an informal atmosphere. The class was divided into two sections, newspaper and annual, both working to put out the best publi- cations possible. The BUDGET staff, under the direc- tion of editor Vinita Fishel, succeeded in delivering a very fine paper to the stu- dents every other week. The Christmas issue once again featured a color picture, a rarity in the high school newspapers. The yearbook staff, headed by editor Cindy Jones, spent many hours after the normal schoolday working on the 1962 RED BLACK. The staff was honored when it was chosen to be used in a na- tional publication put out by the Myers yearbook publishers. More pages and more color were main features of the book with color used on each division page. 19