Melvin Sibley High School - Mirror Yearbook (Melvin, IL)

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KING AND QUEEN CONTEST After the ente1'ta1nment at the Hallou een C3lH1V3l on Octobel 31 the l1ghts dlmmed and fl om a dlstance one heald the soft plano muslc of The Mal ch of A1da A few mmutes latex the kmg and queen and the11 attendants came 1nto vlexx MISS Jo Ann Boundy attxactlvely attned 1n a vwhlte net fox mal vs as accompanled to the th1 one by Robelt Dean Beckel Follow 1ng the attendants wele the klng and queen The queen Pat11c1a Harshbalger looked vely chalmmg 1n a pastel gleen dxess of taffeta w1th a sknft of net She was accompamed by the kmg John Lawless Upon amvmg at the thlone vxhlch was on the stage the student councll presldent Robelt Boundv CIOVS ned the two students as kmg and queen of the 1949 Mel S1b Halloween Carnlval DISTRICT SPEECH CONTEST Satulday Ileblualy 25 flve Mel S1b speech students and the1r coach M1 Calmlchael motoled to Dvught whele they pa1t1c1pated 1n the d1St11Ct speech contest Waltel N01 ton extempolaneous speaklng lecelved fn st place 1n B schools and 1ece1ved the honol of gomg on to the sectlonal speech contest at Pont1ac Mal ch 11 Donna Wulzburger 1ece1ved second place 111 class B schools She gave a humo1 ous readmg The Gushel bv Challes Loomls Call Volkmann gave And Sudden Death by J C Fu1nace for oratomal declamat1on Patl 1G13 Hal shbal gel gave a poetly readmg Maulyn F1CkW1l61 gave a SGIIOUS leadmg Maxy Wh1te by W1ll1am A Whlte These students d1d not place 111 the contest Melvm S1bley w1th 15 pomts lanked second among B schools 1n the 1at1ng of the schools SECTIONAL SPEECH CONTEST Agaln on Mal ch 11 five students of M8lX1H S1bley H1gh and then Coach M1 Ca1m1chael motoled to take paxt 1n the sec tlonal speech contest The entne mo1n1ng the debate team cons1st1ng of Call Volkmann and Waltel Nolton aifilmatlve and GlO113 Ilse and Mal 1lyn Flckwx 1le1 negatlve debated agamst L3.G19.I1g6 Calumet C1ty Pontlac Dovvnels GIOVG Mendota and West Au1o1a In the aftelnoon the 1nd1x1dual contests xx exe held and Waltel Nolton 1n extempolaneous speakmg placed 5th 1n B schools The plac1ng of Mel S1b H1gh among the othel schools of the sectlon was not 16C0l ded. ' I y . . , . x ' ' cc , ' sv - , . . 0 1 Q o . , , , 0 u u I . I 1 v I 7 y ' 1 I I y' ' . o 0 ' I 0 . , 1 I 1 l 1 I 9 ' - r . . , 7 Q I , . . , , l r .,2 l . . . 1 . . - ' - 1 a 1 ' 1 1 ' - 1 y' ry I 7 v - a . . . 'I I I . 'I . I 1 - r , , .. . . 1 7 -' . . . . . , ' cc ,ra , ' , 7 9 ., ' , cc ra , . . I I 1. . 'I 'I I 'I . . T. . . Q Q. I . H 1 . ,, . . . - - , . . . . 7 9 . . 1 7. - . . r -I 'I I I I I . - 1 - 9 , . . 9 1 1 I ' I. 7 s 1 7 'U ' 1 r 1 . . , . . . . p 1 9 7 ' , , . . 9 'I 1 l 1 3 7 . , . .