Teton County High School - Pow Wow Yearbook (Choteau, MT)

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x DECLAMATORY A great deal of 1nte1est was taken m Declamatlon by the students thls veal There vs ere slxteen contestants 1n the prel1m1nary contests held on Ap11l 20 and 21 The fnst day those contestmg were Nan Cole Lo11a1ne Lathrop Bud Burns Henry Crossen Clen Boetcher L1la East vxood Dolothy Fox Those havlng the hlghest avelage we1e Nan Cole lorlalne Lathrop L1la Fastvsood and Bud Burns The second day those taklng part vsere Gertrude Spoelder Cllfford Saterl1e Adelbert Andrews Flank Kramer Wllllam Burns Myrtle Martme Wllda Slmons Agnes Nlasset and Luclle Brown The lxghest avelages wele awarded to Cer trude Spoelder Cllfford Saterl1e Myrtle Martlne Luclle Brown The flnal contest was held on Aprll 28 Myrtle Ma1t1ne takm f11st Gertrude Spoelder second and Nan Cole th1rd Myrtle Martlne the wmner of flrst place left Tuesday the 12th for Mlssoula wlth MISS Paulsen to take part 1n the State Declamatory Con test They letulned Saturday May 16 Among s1Xty elght contestants MISS Martlne was chosen as one ot the twelve to partake ln the flnals PARTIES There were not many dances g1ven durmg the year The most 1m portant one belng the get acqualnted dance gxven on September 10 Tlus was a matmee and could hardly be called a dance The next party was the annual Sen1or Dance g1ven Octobel 2 The J unlor Dance was the next event commg on Nov 7 On Novembel 23 the Sophomores gave the1r dance On March 13 the Freshmen were glven the pr1v1lege of havmg a party This was the flrst tlme the Freshmen Class had glven a dance for a number of years On Aprll 17 came the most lmportant dance of the year Cexceptlng the Junlor Proml the T Club dance MUSIC for these partles was fur nlshed by the Hlgh School Orchestra January 9 the loslng sldes of the Country Gentleman contest gave a party for the wlnner Commlttees were appolnted to take charge of the varlous games When one of the commlttees games came up he would call on students and teachers from the audlence to take part Thls party was glven for the entertalnment of the students who do not dance and It was enJoyed by every one BASEBALL A baseball team was orgamzed thlS sprmg under the supervxslon of Coach Mldgett Th1s was the flrst baseball team 1n several years and al though everyone was rather out of practlce a successful team was organ 1Z6d The Interclass games were played on Tuesday May 5 and Tuesday May 12. The Junlors and Freshmen won both games the flrst by a score of 11 to 8 and the second by 15 to 11 52 l'l'm r ' ' l H Xl - PV H NN R 7 L L - t .. 7 A 1 I ' D L 1. 6. .1 . ' v ' x .. , , J s ' . 9 1 x . , . i ,- K . . 1 , Y A , J , . 7 r V 9 9 '-a 1 1 1 e ls 1 C ,, . 1 A ' . ' 1 - v 9 .1 - . N . . 'T .1 9 0 1 , . J ' r 1 an , ' . . ' - ' v . , . . - - 4 . . 1 . .-flglii.. 0 L ' an n V . . , . . Q . . 1 . 9 . . . . , ., . - - u n v . 1 . . , . . -,..- G - . r 1 x Q .

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NATllONAlL HONOR SOCHETY In every first class high school there are clubs and soc1et1es of mam kinds If rightly guided and directed these may be a wonderful incentne to develop the powers of the 1nd1x idual members Each may have its badge or insignia The members mav receive public recognition for som exceptional piece of work or for taking part in some competitive QXGICISG The members of the athletic debating and other teams mav ieceue then lettels before the school and have their names appear in the headlines o the dally papers Those interested in literary society or 1n ITILISIC com before the school and public on many occasions These and othei activities are worthy of the plac they occupy in the l1fe of the school These often assist 111 relating pupils to real con d1t1OHS in life Of course there IS a danger of floundering in a sea of heterogeneous smatterings Many pupils seem to make school duties secondary in importance Th1S 1s wrong Many pupils actually say You never heard of the honor pupil after he leaves school Again this 19 wrong The honor graduates of our high schools and colleges are f1ll1ng five to 13 an easy method of preparation for life s duties The successful athlete must have his days of training of pieparatlon for the contest The same is true of the muslcian artist lawyer doctor or of any other successful person We must serve as apprentices before we can become masters The purpose of the National Honor Society IS to create an enthusi asm for scholarship to stimulate a desire to render service to promote leadership and to develop character in the students of American second ary schools There is no honor conferred by the school that excels that represent ed by this soclety It represents the fundamental objectives for which schools are instituted and gives recognition to those who have attained most nearly the desired ends Other honors at the disposal of the school are only partial ln the sense that they recognize specialized ability skill or talent but this society looks upon education as a total product measured by the four dlmenslons of life Throughout history man has recoffnlfefl the value of such d1st1nct1on and in one vsav or another has marked tm special honor those who excel The Const1tut1on of this national organization recognizes foul cam dlnal ob1ectnes as the fundamental in all educational plactice Scholal ship Character Leadersh1p and Seruce To esalt these obyectnes and l'l'v l' H W - W H W , I I ! . ' . ' I . . A' ' J 3 I . n n Q . n cl u K u . , . . ,, . . Q . . . . . ,, . . . . . , . N ,, . . . Y . . , . . K ten times their share of the positions of honor in this country. School L . K . ' , ' ' K . K , A , , , L' fn . , K . . . y x ' ' . . rv ' . u .b .' x . . Y ' . ' K ' 1 Y ' , . . . - . -1 . ' , L ' C, Z . x . , , . , V. . A S I. .V K 53