Spring Valley High School - Purple and Gold Yearbook (Spring Valley, WI)

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34 PURPLE AND GOLD 1913 Chapter Two ORATORICAL A 'D DECLAM- ATORY CO TE. Ta' l5a'l'an'a' Ua':alawria':al :aaul lTa'a'l:aaaa:alama'y a'araala'sls wa'a'a' laa'lal lll avala' sa-laaml, :a wry slramg lila'a':aa'y sara-ia'ly a'xisla'al. 'l'waa auaplaaiaas wa'a'a' a'la'a-la'al lay llaa' svlaaml, :anal llu'sa' vaaplsaiaas a'laamsa' :alla'a'aa:ala'ly aaaalil :all llu' slaaalvaals aol' llu' lligla Svlaaaavl wa'a'a' aau'aaalu'a's ul' avau' ara' llaa' amllu'a' la':aala. 'lllu' waxrll nl' giviaag pa'arga':aaaas wus lwgaaaa, Hrsl mu' sialag llu'aa llu' arllu'r: :al llu' samu- liaaaa' llara'a' jaaalggvs wa'ra' a'laamsa'aa. 'l'laa' la'aaaa1s llu'aa wl::a'la'al za sort a1fa'analla'wl1 llu' axau' ra'aaala'a'iaag,5 llu' pama'a'sl :-aa'l arf pa'amga'zaaaas was lan ggivl' :a pearly :al llu'ir a'xpa'aasa' fan' llu' aaplmsila' la aaaa. Nalaar-ally,1laa'rv was za a'ix'aala'y l'aaa'aau'al zaaaal lu'ra' was laaial llu' l'amaaaaal'alianaa fan' wlazal l:ala'a' lu'a':aaau' llu' :aaaaaaa:al a'aaaala'sl. lla ISDUJ, Mr. Ka'ya's. l'a'lau'ip4al all' aaaaa' svlaamanls. saag,fg,fa'sla'al za a'ana- la'sl, llu' wiaaau'rs lar gal lan llu' alislria-l a'auala'sl zaaul a'a'pra'sr'aal amaaa' Iligla Svlaaml. 'l'lu' saaggawlianaa was aaaa'l Willa zaplramvaal lay alll. zaaul wa' laa'lal anaaa' lirsl a-anala'sl. 'l'lu'a'a' was wry aaaaaa'la iaala'ra'sl l:al4a'aa by llu' sclumarl, lra'a'aaaasa' :all llursa' a'aala'a'iaag' lazaal alaaau' va'a'y a'ra'alllzalnla' waarli iaa llu' l.lla'a':aa'y Sana'la'ly. .Xaaaaraag llaarsa' wlur a'aala'a'a'al wa'a'a' Flaryal lNlaaaaa'a', lflanyal llaaau-li, l a'a'al 5la'va'a'w, .la'a'aaaaaa' l'a'a'slana, l,:awa'a'aaa'a' llaalar. Nlzay l,yau'la aaaaal lilsia' l ilzga'a':alal. 'l'lu' .laaalgaw a'laarsa'aa wa'a'a' Mr. 'l'lurs. Nl. f':asa'y. Mr. Ullaa Sla'lu'a'aa.e :aaul Nlr. Wvaallaava' l amla'. Flaxyal Nlamamra' ra'a'a'la'a'al lirsl in llu' Ua':alarl'la':al, :aaaal l.:awa'a'au'a' llzalar. wlaax a'aala'a'a'al iaalaa llu' lJa'a'laaaaa:alama'y a'araala'sl, was :aw:aa'ala'al Hrsl llaa'a'a'. Ula .Xpril Qlsl Flaayal Mauwa' wa'aal lar llaaalsam. wlu'a'a' lu' aaaa'l a'a'pa'a'- . . . , . , , sa'aal:alava's lraaaaa sa'va'a':al llagla hclaamls aaa llu' la'zagaaa'. llu' a'amla'sl wzas va'a'y iaala'ra'sliaag. zaaaal laa'a':ama' mavra' so wlu'aa llu' ala'a'isiam all' llu' jaaalgaw wus g,fla'a'aa :aaaal llu'a'a' was faaaaaaal lam lu' :a llag Willa llaa' Sprlaag Y:alla'y a'araala'4l:aaal amaaa' ul' llu' lwav lwsl spa'::laa'rs. lla' larsl anal iaa llaa' ala':aw, wl'la'la was lam ala'- a-aala' wlur slaavaalal 'aa' glvvaa lirsl. laaal wa'ra' va'a'y wa'll wzalisfival :al a'a'a'a'iYiaag sa'a'avaaal pl:u'a', 'l'laa' a'aaaala'sl llu' Hrsl ya'zaa' laaaviaaag lu'a'aa :a saaa'a'a'ss. ll wzas ala'a'lala'al lar laaalal aaau' a'a'a'a'y ya':aa', su in lllllli wa' laa'lal lllll' sa'a'amal a'axaala'sl. Ula au'- a'avaaaal ul' iau'anaaapla'la' a'a'a-ana-als. wa' a':aaaaual giva' :aaa :aa'a'axaaaal arl' llu' a'avaala'sls fan' llais va':ar. ll wall lla- wa'a'aa llaral llu'a'a' laaaal lu'a'aa :aaa aau'a'a'zasa' aaa aaaaaaalu'a's, wlaaa'la slaanwal llu' paapalw wa'a'a' lu'a'amaaaag aaala'a'a'sla'al aaa llu' xx'au'li. Uaaa' aaa'Xl a'aaaala'sl laa'lal May fl. ISND7. slaanw aa va'a'y ga'a':al laaapa'an'a' aau'aal arva-a' llaa' Hrsl. 'l'laa' wiaaau'r ul' llaix a'anala'sl was Ga'zaa'a' lliau'kla'y. lir:aa'a' wa'aal lam Xa'w Ria-laaaaaaaaal Nlzay llllla. wlu'aa slaa' was saaa'a-a'ssl'aal in :agaaiaa wiaaaaiaagf firsl fan' aaaar sa-laaranl. flll fllzay I7lla slu' wa'aal lam llivva' Falls, wlu'a'a' slaa' a'a'pa'a'aa'aala'al aas laa llu' allslrlvl a'aaaala'sl: iaa llals a'amaala'sl slu' :also allal a'a'r'a'

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SPRING VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL 35 the two upper classes. to serve for one semester, and whose duty it shall be to review and criticise the selections delivered at each program. 3. That the student body shall hereby take over to themselves the active charge of this Literary society. subject only to the supervision of the principal and instructors in the matter or rehearsal of selections, and the general standard of work to be done: and that all financial action be audited by the l'rincipal. livery student of the high school is a member of the society. and is required to do a certain share of the work. The Freshmen requirement is three oral selections: the Sophomore, two orals and one original written essay: the Junior. two originals and one selection: and the Senior, one oral, one written and one debatef The latter have proved especially interesting since local questions have been chosen. lnstances of those of this year are: Vvhether it would be of advantage to the people of Spring Valley if the iron-ore furnace should start. Vvhether the new parcel post law, as established, is advantageous. Resolved. that in rebuilding the Nordrum bridge, the present location is most desirable and of most advantage to the community. Often times. instead of giving an oral. and occasionally instead of an essay. the student takes part in plays given at the regular meetings, in the annual mid-winter play. or in the oratorical and declainatory con- tests. The first one of the midewinter plays was given this year by seven students: it was entitled. More lllunders than Une. .Xu original play was given last Thanksgiving. and a Norwegian play. given by the members of the society who speak that language. was given that proved very interesting, not to speak of several others given previous to this time. The meetings are held on Friday evening of every fourth week. in the High School assembly hall, beginning at 8:l5 o'clock. This work has proved to be very entertaining and beneficial. both to the students and to the public. Through it the parents of the students learn something of their work and ability, and come into closer relations with the school, which is a desired thing, as shown by the social center work in operation all over the country. The students are enabled to speak more fully in public. which is one of the objects of the society, as stated in the preamble, YVhereas. it is necessary. in order to tit ourselves for the varied duties of life. to cultivate a correct mode of speaking and qualify ourselves by practice to express our opinion in public in a correct manner, therefore we do constitute ourselves the lligh School Literary Society. and have adopted for government the following constitution. By-l aws and Regulations. The students are becoming more interested in this work each year, and through their intense interest are influencing the interests of the public. l think in a few years this could very nicely he developed into a real social center, in which the people might take part and help carry it on as such. ltAf'lll'fl. U'ltltll'lN.

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SPRING VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL 35 creditable work. and. although she did not receive one of the two places, the school felt it had accomplished a great deal: we certainly had forced the other schools to recognize our work along Declamatory lines. The contest for 1908 was held in the opera house April Qnd. The winners in this contest were Theodore Waller. first. Karl Holt, second, and in the girls' contest Mabel liurghardt was awarded first and Ruth Deck second. 1Vhen the time came for the contests in 1909 it was decided to give a smxll play in connection with tl1e contests. The reason for this was that many would come to the play who otherwise would not attend the contest. This worked very successfully and a large crowd attended. Those entering were: of the girls. Jennie Ileacox, Mabel liurghardt and Nettie Moe: and ofthe boys Raymond Seely, f'arl f'ln'is- tenson and Fred Slieldrew. Of the boys, Raymond Seeley was given first and Fred Sheldrew second: and of the girls Mabel Burghardt re- ceived first and Nettie Moe second. In 1909 there were a great many more contestants than there had been in previous years. Those entering in the girls' contest were: Nettie Moe. f'elia Moore, Eunice Peterson, Grace llolmau, Eunice Flesher, llelma llohn. lt-iehel O'Hrien. Mary Kellner and Florence Preston. Ol' the boys there were llelnier 1Yaller, Hay Seeley, Geo. Logan, Henry Whitbeck. Xim Anderson. Toby Larson. Kenneth Vharnley and Arnold f'harnley. On account ot' the large number entering, it was decided to hold the contest on two nights,---the girls first and the boys the second night. The winners for this year were. of the boys. Raymond Seeley and llelmer Wlaller, and ofthe girls llelma Lohn first and Nettie Moe second. In 1911 we find six boys and five girls entered in the local con- test. The contest was very close and also very interesting, especially to the students, as some of the classes were sure their representative would win: and it was a great disappointment to some ofthe classes at least when Nim Anderson was awarded first of the boys and Celia Moore first of the girls. That year. under the work of Mr. Olson. our school succeeded in holding the League contest in our home town. In the contest which fol- lowed. Nim Anderson was awarded first, this making the second time our school had won first in the League contest. ln 1912. under the instructions ot' ltr. Olson, we succeeded in having a large number enter into the work. there lzeing seven boys and seven girls. Nim Anderson and Celia Moore received tirst places. and. as the contest for this year was to be held at Ilimmond. a large number of' students decided to go over and root for our contestants. Some of the girls, together with a few of the boys. went on the train under the supervision ot' Mr. and Mrs. Olson. The remaining students were to go over in automobiles. The day was fine and they all felt very happy, but