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DRAMA CRUR The Drama Club met regularly every Wednesday with its adviser, Miss Watkins. The purpose of the club is to cultivate poise and to help one to learn to speak spontaneously. Regular features are nonsensical and serious debates, both impromptu and prepared speeches, story telling, pantomimes, and readings. During the year the members sponsored various projects. “Why the Chimes Rang,” a Christmas play, was given for an assembly program December 21. Miss Edna Means, a noted characterist, was presented for an assembly program January 26. Three members—Merle Lundeen, Larry Blue, and Ruth Wooldridge—took part in the sectional speech contest March 24. On April 18 several members took part in the two blackouts that were part of the program of the Woman’s Club style show. Their officers for 1944-1945 were as follows: President, Mary McGauley; Vice-President, Joyce Lea Heacock; and Secretary-Treasurer, Anna Teter. FUTURE FARMER The Paxton Future Farmers had 26 members this year, of which 14 were newly initiated freshmen. Meetings were held according to the following schedule: the second Monday night of the month, and sixth hour on the fourth Monday of every month. Several boys showed livestock at the Fairbury Sectional Livestock Show, four winning prizes. There were also three members who participated in the Chicago show in November, and one entered the Chicago Fat Livestock Show in December. The F. F. A. undertook many interesting projects. Before Thanksgiving they held a raffle lor a turkey, a duck, and a chicken. A contest in “insect extermination’ was held with the losers treating the winners to a dinner. The whole group went to the Fat Livestock Show in Chicago, they had a basketball team, and in April they sponsored a Father and Son Banquet. This year’s officers were as follows: Harold Ingold, President; Bill Harrington, Vice-President; Wayne Hilcman, Secretary; Ronald Hayes, Treasurer; Bob Lindauer, Watchdog; and Warren Gustafson, Reporter. Mr. Allen advised them in all activities.
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GLEE CLUBS BAND BAND One of the largest extracurricular organizations of P. C. H. S. is always the band, which this year was composed of 55 grade and high school students. Starting rehearsals under the direction of Mrs. McKinney last summer, it played at Pells Park as a City Band. During the school year it made an appearance at the National War Fund Rally, at the dedication of the Service Honor Roll, at a Vesper Band Concert, and at several assembly programs. Fifteen band members entered competition for five scholarships to the Egyptian Band Camp at Giant City, Illinois. Three contestants were sent to the solo contests in the spring. The highlight of the musical year was the Vesper Band Concert held May 13th. SWING BAND The ever popular swing band was reorganized this year, and was composed of four saxophones, four trumpets, two trombones, string bass, drum, and piano. Appearances included assembly programs, dances at Teen Town, the annual Woman’s Club Style Show, Junior Play, P.-T. A., County Legion Meeting, the R. E. A., and School Parties. CHORAL DEPARTMENT A CAPPELLA CHOIR Mrs. McKinney organized an A Cappella Choir with 40 selected voices. This choir sang for the Armistice day program, Music Festival, dedication of the P. C. H. S. Service Roll; and furnished the musical setting for the Drama Club Christmas play. MIXED CHORUS Ninety-five girls’ voices, augmented by thirty-six boys’ voices, composed the largest Mixed Chorus to date in P. C. H. S. This group and the Girls’ Glee Club provided music for the National War Fund program, dedication of the Service Roll, R. E. A. annual meeting, and the Music Festival. From the Boys’ Glee Club an octette was formed which went to the district contest, sang before the Woman’s Club, the assembly, and appeared in various other programs.
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