Wamego High School - Wa Kaw Yearbook (Wamego, KS)

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DEBATERS WIN THROPHY! ' ' s 1141. YY: E 1 A 113,22 v 5 t Q . Nx. Q isbn, N E. ' Juanita Wille .KF -L X , .. f is 4 n K ,. try-is :gi A 'ad V AN - v- ,V ,, :G .. , 3 S4 9 ' 53? g 1 1, gf 4 Q, , Y' If ww, ' f Katie Balderson Well, now here we are to the soap-box catagory-- Debate. This all female debate squad is something new at Wamego this year, or rather--I guess-revived from about four years ago. They tell me that those gals met some of the best debaters in the State in the tournaments at Topeka, Hutch The debaters look very pleased with the trophy that they won at Hutchinson. K? W fi' g N31 Fi. 6' W ,W.f,W'L' f1 ' fs z rglja, .ff , . k 9 x ,aff -5 ,HN , . lf, ,L ,-.- W, .M - ,f Q T - I-1 ' 'i ff 4' -'ir V - su - p 1 kt? f ' GD SFLSQ 52553 k . ,T 1 'V' fp x 3, 35. ,g .azsvpg A. . 1 -p 4,4 . Q V. ,W , a 1' f ' M, i X ., f ' 4 -A, f ,. 1, if . 'I ' ' I a Wanda Weybrew Di-we Fecht inson, Shawnee Mission, Manhattan, and the district tournament. They also brought home a Third place tro- phy from the Hutchinson tournament. l've heard that they always drew quite a few comments when they called their de- bate coach, Miss McNeilly, Mother and also when they were continually running out of gas. 17

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INCREASED INTEREST IS NOTICED IN SPEECH ACTIVITIES! Something new at W.H. S. this year was the TV show every month. Each show was given by a different department. Here, the director of the shows, Mr. Rhine, gives a few pointers to Chester Westergardt, master of ceremonies on the F, F, A. -F, H, A, program A reversal of the situation came about in the one act play If Boys Ask Girls For Dates. This play was under the direction of Miss Barbara McNei1ly, and the cast consisted of: Diane Fecht, Myrna Hilliard, Edgar Drake, Tom Riat, and Eloise McKinnon. This play was given at the Parents' Night and for an exchange assembly at Haskell Institute Mary Enlow became the first person at W.H. S. to receive a ONE rating at the Kansas State Speech Festival. She received this honor by giving the reading, Good-bye, Sister. Congratulations, Mary!

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LET'S All SING SOPRANOS FRONT ROW: Judy Duncan, Sylda Randall, Joan Palenske, Joyce Sackrider, Patty Freel. SECOND ROW: Darlene Bledsoe, Bonnie Stewart, Mary Enlow, Sherry McAfee, Peggy Kelsey, THIRD ROW: Mary Saville, Jackie Downey, Ramona Carley, Rosanne Breymeyer, Donna Moore, FOURTH ROW: Bernita Coleman, Carolyn Stratton, Barbara Bahner, Sharon Howard, FIFTH ROW: Rita Whitley, Prudence Niedfeldt, Dorothy Puckett, Josephine Sackrider, Kay Grieshaber, Ruth Kensing. SIXTH ROW: Barbara Beebe, Jean Hecker, Joan Marshall, Barbara Marten, and Christina Ewing. The two accompanists for mixed chorus this year were Seniors Diane Fecht and Ellen Lolley. Ellen played for the first semester, and Diane got a work-out the last half of the year. Then every once in awhile, they played a number together! ! ! Wow! s TENORS FRONT ROW: Harold Niedfeldt, Eddy Kraushaar, SECOND ROW: Tom Beach, Jim Shortt. THIRD ROW: John Throop, Ted Childers. FOURTH ROW Fred Kaul, Dean Rand. FIFTH ROW: Don Ince, Bill Gieber, and Paul Thomas,