Parkview High School - Viking Log Yearbook (Springfield, MO)

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-each of the dramatics classes, to other activities which in- Trophies overflowed available space as the speech and de- bate squads carried home awards from the eleven tourna- ments they attended. Parkview also hosted one of the largest tournamentslin the state with thirty-five schools, representing Missouri, Kansas, and Arkansas, attending. Fundamentalsof speech students assisted the public speaking students in conducting the tournament. The speech department, working in the fields of debate, oratory, duet acting, extemporaneous speaking, poetry and dramatic interpretation, gave students skill in gathering evidence, in reasoning, and in self-expression and provided experience in oral presentation. For the first time, this year the dramatics department added an evening of one-act plays, presented to the public by N cluded an assembly, acts in the all-school talent and the exchange assemblies, and roles in the operetta and senior class play. Class work included play reviews, dramatic interpreta- tions, and study of scenery construction and staging tech- niques. Two modern films and the Little Theater produc- tion of The King and I added depth to the students' under- N M771 standingvand appreciation of drama. e What to do when the Sweepstakes trophy seems to be missing was the problem of Steve Hilton and Artie McNeese, debate chairmen, and Carolyn Gist, general chairman of Parkview's speech tournament. Neophyte debater David Alley pointed out to Pat McCammon that he was not meeting the topic Resolved: That the foreign aid program of the United States should be limited to non-military assistance as Artie McNeese fol- lowed the cross-examination. Mr. Ron Seney, student teacher, gave a dramatic interpretation demonstration for a speech fundamentals class. 24

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Mrs. Fern Simmons Mrs. Marsha Waitman Mrs. Ferne Westbrooke English III, IVL English II, III English II, III Mrs. Alta Floyd Mrs, Muriel Schlosser Mrs. Elmagene Rains General Education General Education Librarian Mrs. Grace Stone English I Mrs. Rema Seiford Librarian ,,. t ' ,. fir- , jig. . we ' if t ff, 11, ,?,znq:,:.. I , ,gan-.N i f. 'ff --if -vt, ' 5 0- 4 'ww sv. e- ' .,j!4 'f H, 5:1 jf , H343 'ff , wr,-, -' jf :ta-1 lg. 4 - ,lkiz v ii L f f it f' - V . ,wig ,ffl .T,.u.' ' mf Mrs. Nancy Kerr provided the extra guidance and assistance to Bob Fleming labovel that he needed to complete his English assignment. David Talent Kleftl found that expressing his thoughts and feelings on paper required an occasional pause in his English I class for reflection. 23

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Speech and Drama Students Mix Study with Action William Shakespeare might have been quite surprised with the interpretation of a scene from his play As You Like It, given in the sixth-hour dramatics class. Cathy Turner, Nancy Gose, and Ted Andrews presented the scene using home-made props and vivid imaginations. 25 Cast members set up court in the Little Theater to practice for the presentation of the one-act play Her Alienated Affectlons fabovef but then the set had to he constructed on the stage ln the gym which required the manual effons of Tom Lefmann and the witness chair supcrvlslon of Mike Lopez