Waterloo West High School - Wahawk Yearbook (Waterloo, IA)

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Declamation On january 30 the Annual Preliminary Declamatory Contest was held. Max Levingston, Margaret Sexton, Helen VValker, winning first places in Oratorical, Dramatic, and Humorous classes respectively were chosen to represent lYest High in the Triangular Contest. Margaret Sexton was awarded the decision over all. This team against keen competition, won the Triangular Contest, Max Lev- ingston, our brilliant speaker and debater obtained first place and Helen llalker obtained second. Helen shows great ability and with two more years ahead of her should develop a real winner. Cleone llarker was our entry in the Cedar Valley Track and Declamatory Meet at Cedar Falls. Cleone did exceptionally good work by being awarded a unanimous decision, and winning an additional five points to lYest High's score. Early in March, accompanied by Miss Baker, Marguerite took a trip to Rein- beck, where the sub-district contest was held, and returned victorious. She was awarded a unanimous decision over all classes. At the District Contest held at East High, Miss Sexton giving The Alien duplicated her performance by again winning first place with ease. She complete- ly outclassed her rivals, and gave her interpretation of Pietro so well that she moved many to tears. Her final journey was to Denison. Iowa, Miss Bakers home. Here she created a sensation, again being awarded a unanimous decision,and becoming State Champ- ion. She was given an ovation by Miss Bakers former friends. who declared that her work is a tribute to Miss Baker and an honor to the school. This achievement by a sophomore girl, having no former experience in decla- mation shows the skillful coaching of Miss Baker. who also developed an un- defeated debating team and coached Max Levingston to a State Extemporaneous Championship. ll'est High has enjoyed a successful season and is proud of the work done by its declamation team. Vlle are fortunate to have three members of the team under- graduates, for that means our prospects and success in declamation next year will be better than ever. -V. K. 22. Page one lmndred and Iourlcrn

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Interclass Debating Something new in XYest High activities was exhibited this year-Interclass Debating. The idea behind the plan was to give more people practical experience in debate work and to serve more or less. as a developer of talent for the regular debate team. Tryouts were held in the various classes to determine the four best debaters. the first three to do the actual debating. and the fourth to act as alternate. The following teams were chosen: Seniors-Bickley Lichty. Clarence Hileman, and Kenneth Burnham, with Owen Hitchens as alternate. Juniors-Lewis Leach. Maurice Cohn and Francis Eighrney. i Sophomores-Victor Kaplan, Kenneth Knoop and Austin Jones: alternate- .-Xhce Forbes. Freshmen-,Iosephine Lumry, Dorothy Clasen, and XYendell XYebb: Frank Court, alternate. The first debate was held February 6 between the Sophomores and Seniors. This resulted in a 2 to 1 victory for the Seniors. who upheld the negative of the regular state question. The judges were Merle Francis. Max Levingston. and Kenneth Kistner of the regular squad. The second debate was on February 14, with the Juniors and Freshmen as contestants. The Freshmen upholding the negative. were victorious, 2 to l. The judges were Earl London. Jewell johnson. and -lohn Corson of the school team. The third and final debate should have been between the Seniors and Fresh- men: but the Seniors, who would have been forced to change sides. declared themselves unable to perform this and so forfeited the debate to the Freshmen, who thereby became Interclass champions. ' The unfortunate part of the otherwise satisfactory season was the fact that, thru a misunderstanding with regard to the awarding of XY's which the Freshmen claimed they had been promised, a good deal of feeling was aroused which only ended with the giving of small emblems to the claimants. Some dis- satisfaction was also expressed at the work of one of the teams, of whom it was said, that their work was not entirely original. In spite of these small troubles the season was highly successful and has brought out much good material for next year's school team. -J. c. Page one lwzvzdrad and ttizrlsnt

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