Paseo High School - Paseon Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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Tins 1928 PASEON --1--G--ef!----as--f-.:.-xg-' .a1..-,..,..s.-,- ,M-s-R-.777 . HM. mE.,.g-,-,Y-,,,, , .M . Y YVZTL, Y 15 firm? EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKER LLIOTT REDIES was the Paseo representative in the interscholastic extemporaneous speaking contest this year. The contest is sponsored by the Young Men's Civic Forum and deals with civic and industrial questions. In the city-wide finals between the high schools, Elliott won a gold medal. His sub- ject was Financing the Trafficways of Kansas City. He received his subject twenty-four hours be- fore the contest and spoke for ten minutes on it. Last year Elliott was captain of the negative debate at Paseo that won a unanimous decision from North- east high school. Elliott is a senior c-ass officer and was vice-president of the junior class last year. He is the Paseo correspondent to the Kansas City Star and handles all matters of school news for that paper. Elliott is the founder of the Keats Literary bociety and has been its president twice. He is prominent in school affairs, being vice-president of the student council this year and an officer last year. He displayed his talent for instant and impressive organization through the contest which consisted .of four main eliminations. El.iott is an impressive speaker, being unexcelled for his characteristic of throwing his personality into his speech. The most noticeable characteristic in his speech was appealing delivery that held attention and won decisions. VVe see in Elliott a great possibility, a possibility for a leader and a statesman of great success. Paseo will never forget his ability neither will they forget his sunny and extremely likeable personality. We wish him good luck in the future, as good luck as he l1ElS had in the past. NVe realize that this luck would have been worthless had it not been coupled with Elli0tt's ability as a student and leader, ORATION SPEAKER OWARD HILL, who was the Paseo repre- sentative, has been prominent in school affairs. In the school contest Howard displayed superior abil- ity as an orator. He won second p ace in the contest last year and showed determination from then on that he would win this year. Howard was a member of the negative team last year that won a decision from Northeast. In the senior ballot he was voted The boy who has done the most for Paseof, As a student he is exceptional y got-d, and as a speaker he is even better. As a charity speaker he addressed some of the leading churches in the city and made a good impres- sion. He was president of the Junior Class last year and has been on the honor roll several times. How- ard expects to study law and politics after his gradua- tion He will probably attend the Kansas City School of Law. As Giftorian of the Senior Class he will deliver the speech transferring the gift of the class of '28 to the school. In his oration, The Present Significance of the Constitutionfl Howard addressed the youth of Amer- ica, taking as his basis the relation of the Constitution to industrty and personal liberty. Individual freedom and a flexible democratic form of government are his ideals and he made as his plea, the obedience to law and order and the upholding of the Constitution, The oration embodied a detailed discussion of the rela- tionship of the Constitution to prosperity and mdus- try. The oration, as a piece of literature, is a thing of which Howard may well be proud. His delivery was impressive and forceful, containing a masterful emphasis that is so characteristic of his type of speech. We have great hopes for Howard in the future and wish him unlimited success as a lawyer and statesman. Next year Paseo will enter the Con- stitutional oration contest and we hope that we will be as well represented as we were this year.