Virden High School - Kennel Yearbook (Virden, IL)

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SPEECH CONTEST On Monday morning, February 21, the speech contestants gave an assembly. Their instructor, Miss Reed announced the program and Charles Lake then gave his Extemporaneous Speech. Then came Carl Lane who gave the Oratorical Declamation, Wake Up America by Loyd Ogilvi. Russell Davidson-Serious Reading, The Man Who Had No Eyes by Mac Kinley Kantor. Pat Madden - Huxnorus Reading, Education of Hyman Kaplin by Leonard Q. Ross. Evelyn Seifert - Verse Reading, Three Pieces on Night Over the City by Helen Heiles. Gene Fahs- Original Oration on What Democracy Means to Me . The big event came Saturday, February 26, at the District Speech Con- test given here. The following schools participated: Auburn Girard New Berlin Morrisonville Farmerville Northwestern Raymond Hillsboro Virden Stauton Benld Dive rnon In their division as Class A schools they placed as follows: Charles - lst Russell - Znd Carl - 3rd Pat - Znd Gene - Znd Evelyn - Znd On Saturday, March 12, Charles went to the Sectional at Lincoln and placed 7th, in Class A'. We are very proud to have so many students participating and hope they will continue to do so. We have no special speech department or class, but Miss Reed coached our contestants. MAJORETTES The Majorettes this year are Mary Lou Dunlap, Pat Moffitt, .To Ellen McMullen, and .To Walker. This is the second year for all of them. None of the girls will graduate this year and we shop to see them out again next year. They took part in marching with the band during the football season, and they all took turns in leading the band. Compliments ofthe FARMERS 8: MERCHANTS BANK 53