Sidney High School - Cowboy Yearbook (Sidney, IA)

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swipe DECLAMATORY Front Ardath Seymour, Betsy VanArsdel, Karen Greenwood, Lavon Mattes, Bonnie Bromley Back M188 Hooker Instructor, Ila Jean Smith, Ruth Fellows, Lena Brown, Rose mary Jackson, Charlene Martin, Warren Taylor SPONSORED BY HANING RAIN COM ANY HIGHEEHOOL DECLAHATION Speech work is on the 'up and up' this year The picture shows the group who contested for the rlght to represent Sidney in inter school competition At the hom contest, in humorous declamation, Karen Greenwood was awarded a D1v to Charlene Martin and a second place to Lavon Mattes There was no competitlon in oratorical declamation, radio speaking or interpretive reading Dorothy Nichols, speech instructor at Shenandoah senior hlgh was our critic At the three school, first round contest, of the State Serles, Sidney and Farragut got the bulk of the honors, with two seconds being given two Percival contestants Ruth Fellows won a 'I' in oratorical, Charlene Martin a 'II' in dramatic, Karen Greenwood a 'I' in humorous and Bonnie Bromley a 'I' in Interp reading Seconds were given to Ila Jean Smith and Karen Greenwood These 'I' ratings advance to the next contest Ardath Seymour and .Rosemary Jackson advance because of no competition At the S I Iowa Forensic League contest held at Council Bluffs, Saturday, February 23, Rosemary Jackson and Ardath Seymour qualified for the state finals at Iowa City contest to be held in April Miss Joan Hooker, their coach accompanied the four girls to Council Bluffs Bonnie Bromley, a sophomore placed in a tie for tenth p1ace,but lost on the 'trial by lot' to see who would go to Iowa City as the tenth place winner 'li-I Y S- -IF is 'I' rating and 'II' went to Betsy Vanarsdel. In d amatic declamation first went