Pekin High School - Pekinian Yearbook (Pekin, IL)

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VARSITY DEBATE — Front Row: Kenneth Search, Barbara Busse, John Nelson. B.uk Row: Mr. Floyd Dougherty, Ric Dancey. SPEECH DEPARTMENT The Speech Department, under the direction of Mr. Dougherty, is a member of the National Forensic League. Besides aiding students in ten individual events and three divisions of debate, the department broadcasts 120 radio shows a year. Students also furnish local organizations with about twenty-five club programs. Known through- out state and National competition, last year ' s speakers received twelve trophies and got second in state debate. This summer Jim Eichelberger will go to the Nationals in serious reading. INDIVIDUAL EVENTS— F)0,v Row: Julie Yock, Peggy Gamble, Lynn Zimmerman, Carol iMitts, Susan Warren, Judy W ' ebh. Row 2: Larry Kenney, Valarie Harlan, Becky Martin, Linda Wilson, John Nelson, Ken Search, Brian Taylor, Ric Dancey. Back Rou: Jim Ramey, Jim Eichelberger,

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Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert are our successors to this flat, my dear. ' CONTEST PLAY The Broivning Version, Pekin High ' s contest play, won first place at district. Directed by Miss Harrod, the play related the events of a retiring and disliked schoolmaster of backward boys at a private school in England. In the cast were Jim Eichelberger as Andrew Crocker-Harris; Valarie Harlan as his wife Millie; Jim Ramey as Frank Hunter; Joe Ubben as John Taplow; Rich Schmiechen as Dr. Frobisher; and John Rowan and Julie Yock as the Gilberts. But I thought — my %vife thought, that an exception was made some five years ago ... You must forgive this exhibition of weakness, Taplon. The truth is I have been going through rather a sttain lately. I came unto the room this afternoon to find Taplon giving an imitation of you to Frank here.

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BEGINNING DEBATERS— Fro; Row: N.mu Cjlkms, Anna xM.ic Rite, Cheryl Stratton, Donna Caraway, Carol Mitts. Back Row: Bill Franks, John Alesandrini, Brian Taylor, Alan Sisson, David Towne, David Hiett, Don Wilcox, Glen Sea, Wayne Schmidt. Working in the radio room on the interview of Mr. F. M. Peterson are Richard Dancey, Bill Rockliff, Judy Webb, and Dan Dancey. SUB-VARSITY DEBATE— fro; Row: Barbara Meinen, JoAnn Switzer, Diana Stewart, Janie LaSell. B.jfi Row: Vincent Hammond, David Hiett, Rich Schmiechen, Brian Tayor, Frank Foster. 19