Mitchell High School - Warbler Yearbook (Mitchell, SD)

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CSQMIQ H25 speak f Lppr 9 Ll, Mrtchell Hugh declamatuon students again marntauned the forensrc reputatron of the school Donna Lou Starr and Daune Gall wlnners at the dnstrrct contest rn Wessrngton Sprrngs put their best polrshes on thelr readrngs and lourneyed to Huron for the state contest ln Decem ber Desprte the fact that It was Frlday the thnrteenth Donna Lou rated an excellent In poetry and Daune obtained a supenor ln oratory whlch quallfled hum for entrance ln the Natuonal For enslc League contest Local wlnners were selected rn a contest h ld on November l and judged by Wrllard Jordan professor of dramatrcs at Dakota Wesleyan Unlversuty Wrnners of the local contest Donna Lou Starr Daune Gall Nancy Lou Peterson and Janet Harmon represented MHS at Wesslngton Spnngs December 4 an the dlstrlct contest they were rated supenor rn oratory and poetry dlvnsrons excellent rn humorous and dramatrc Daune Gall s oratuon was Seeds of the Thlrd World War by Robert Forsberg Janet Harmon read Eugene O Neull s lle Nancy Peterson gave The Duchess In Actlon by Oscar Wllde and Donna Lou Starr Interpreted Alfred Noyes The Barrel Organ Several programs were furmshed by our local wrnners for clubs and communlty servrce organnzatrons A new system was used thus year to encourage partrclpatlon un speech work A debate course was added to the school curnculum and all those who enrolled for It were reaunred to enter the local aeclamatlon contest lhey were Delores backlund Betty Bletz Clarlce Carlson Paul Chrlsten Kathryn Cohrt Gayle Edrnger June Frederick Donna Kress Clara Magnuson Char malne Marquesen Sonna Montgomery Peggy Smrth Pam Weller and Elrzabeth Woods lov I Clance Carlson, Nancy Lou Peterson, Lrlluan Lesser, Peggy Smrth, Gayle Edmger, Sonna Montgomery, and Kathryn Cohrt lov 2 Mass Elaine Schumacher, Delores Backlund, Janet Hammon, Betty Bretz, Pam Weller, Donna Lou Starr, June Frederuck, Donna Kress, Doune Gall, Elrzaberh Woods, Paul Chnsten, and Charmaine Mar . , , ' I I - . . to . . .. V , I I I in I , . ' II ' II 1 - 1 ,II II, 11 - - II - , I I ' I II II I ' ' I I I I I I I I I I - I I I I '

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cgfzoffrg is on Two coffees what a woy to earn a few dollars thought NFL members os they rushed back and forth sellnng doughnuts and coffee to the starving football enthusnasts last foll at LCAeLrgelStadaum Thus was one of the projects carned on by the Notuonal Forensuc League of To become a member of thus organuzatuon one must be an the upper thrrd of hrs class and have obtanned twenty pounts by entering debate or declamotuon contests Ten ponnts are gnven for the wrnnrng debate and one less consecutrvely for each addmonal debote one pount us also earned for each loss Wrnnung a declamatuon contest ments eught pounts further credrt may be acquured by speokrng before a formal school assembly a communrty auduence a church group a servuce club or a rodro ouduence The three officers Doune Gall presrdent Kathryn Cohrt vuce presrdent and Janet l-lar mon secretary-and Mnss Elaune Schumacher advlser presuded at rnrtsatuon ceremonues held rn the sprung whuch brought four new members unto the organnzatnon The present members garned odmrttance rn these vornous ways Doune Gall debate duscussron and extemporaneous speakung Paul Vanderburqh debate drscussron Paul Chnsten publsc speakrng raduo broadcast mg declamatuon debote Donna Lou Starr declamatnon publuc speakrng debote Claruce Carl son declamatcon debate publrc speakung and Nancy Lou Peterson declamatron publrc speak n The actuvutres for the year were clrmaxed by the state contest held on the Dakota Wesleyan Unuversrty campus March 7 and 8 wnth students partrcrpatung an debate oratory and extemp oraneous speokung Left to ngllt Mrss Elame Schumacher Claruce Carlson Paul Christen Nancy Lou Peterson Donna Lou Starr Doune Gall and Kathryn Cohrt Not psctured Janet Harmon and Paul Vanderburgh Il ll I 1 I I ' I . I I I I ' I I I - I - . I . , I I , . ' I I I - I I I I I - 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' . I I I I I I - I I I I I - . I I I I I I . I . 3 3 3 v 2 5'

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Left to nght Mrss Elame Schumacher Eluzabeth Woods Kathryn Cohrt June Frederrck Daune Gall Donna Lou Starr Clonce Carlson and Paul Chrrsten Not pictured Pam Weller and Jean Uecker if ml' U1 wwf Resolved That the Federal Government provlde a system of complete medrcal care avarl able to all crtlzens at publlc expense Thus was the questlon over whtch debaters lost many a nrght s sleep Thts years debate students nncluded flve sensors Daune Gall Kathryn Cohrt Pam Weller Paul Chnsten and Donna Lou Starr one rumor Clance Carlson and three sophomores Ellzabeth Woods Jean Uecker and June Fred nck The flrst team was composed of Clance Carlson Daune Gall Paul Chrlsten and Donna Lou Starr wlth the other tnve students com poslng the second team Mass Elaune Schumacher coached the group Always on the go the debaters tourneyed to Huron on January I8 for an lnvrtatlonal tour nament February l4 found our speakers ln SroJx Falls at the second Mudwest Speech Tourna ment ln whlch South Dakota lowa Mlnnesota and Nebraska speakers partlcupated At thus tournament Paul Chrlsten represented Mltchell ln the ftrst ot a serles of Junuor Town Meetlngs whlch was held before the students otWash1ngton Hugh School On February 21 they took an a sesslon ofthe South Dakota Legrslature pnor to a debate contest wlth Plerre Hugh School The Bug Etght Tournament nncludlng the elght largest schools tn the state was held thus year at Madtson on February 25 and 26 The reglonal contest on March ll and the state contest on March l7 and l8 trnlshed the debate season lndlvldual contests were also held wlth th lnvttattonal tournaments Daune Gall entered an expenenced extemp and American l eglon Oratary Paul Chrrsten entered on experrenced ex temp Clance Carlson dramatncs Donna Lou Starr humorous Other dtvtstons were poetry and ongtnal oratory Four Town Meetungs were also held thus season at Stoux Falls Plerre Madvson and Mut chell These were held an the school assemblles wtth students parttctpatlng and the debate coach as moderator ' ' I I 1 1 1 , I l -H Q-- ,, 5 f . . , ., . ,, , . . ' I . , . . . 1 1 1 I I I Q 1 1 -' - 1 1 1 1 ' I 1 1 1 1 ' 1 I . 1 1 .. . 9. . . I I I I ' ' 1 I I - ' 1 .