Wilbur High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Wilbur, WA)

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I nvemainei DECLAMATORY CONTEST The annual declamatory contest took place un Friday, March 21. The program was one of unusual excellence. The contestants had been carefully trained Their work on the whole would have compared favorably with the recitals in some of the best schools of elocution. First place was awarded to Roscoe Parrish. The program was as follows: The Night Run ofthe Overland - May Portch Mrs Mnlderick's Turkish Bath - Bessie Martin ' 'While Azalias - - - Margaret Travis The Last Leaf - - May Scheibner Cupid and the Cadillac Helene Bump ' The Unknown Speaker ----- Roscoe Parrish I' O RATORICA L CONTEST The first oratorical contest, in which the contestants were required to deliver original orations, took place on Friday evening, May 2. ' Every one of the e-ix ora- tions would have compared favorably in both composition and thought with manv college oralirms Thr.-e are- printed in this issue The winner, Alvin Lyse, will represent the Wilbur High School at the L. C. S. A X. contest in Davenport. As in the case or' the declamafory contest, Superintendent Schmidt trained the speak- ers The program was as follows: The American Press - Nona Taylor The Rise of -Woman - - Myrtle Bott The School in Transition - - Ethel Brown A World Court - - Odessa Tusler ' Our Industrial Crisis - - Alvin lryse The Coming Farmer - Raymond Scheibner W T.,

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i,lLl1l1IL'ltIL5 The chief dramatic event of the year was the commencement play, The Fifteenth of january. This is one of the most pleasing college comedies open to amateur performers. It is needless to say that it scored a great success. The cast of charac- ters was as follows: Lieut. Jack Wilson - - Alvin Lyse Ted Allen Herman Scheibner Diclc Sherman - Roscoe Parrish Billy Burton - Raymond Scheibner Count Andreas Cassavelli Grant Edwards Chuck Clinton - George Britton Tom Harrison - - Charles Tusler Prof. Ebenezer james, M. A., Ph.D. Arthur Norvell Prof. Henry E.. Burton, M.A., Ph. D. A. C. Robinson Don Hampton Franlc Burton Barbara Burton Doris Meredith Ruth Thurston Elsie Smythe Tabitha Tattler Sally Sue Stevens Dolly Dinsmore Polly Preston Mrs. Meredith Maggie Mahoney Harry Spinning Milton Portch Genevive Godfrey Carrie Hanson Eugenia Reeves Clara Birchill Bessie Martin Selma Lyse Margaret Travis May Portch Anna Scheibner Elsie Zarp

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Iusaii: ,,. X , k ...J A . . ,'R,,ii ' The Girls' Chorus of the Wilbur High School, consistfng of about thirty members, was organized early in the fall. Rehearsals were held every Wednesday afternr-on. The vocal numbers furnished by the chorus for various szl ool entertainments, thru:- out the year, point unmistalcably to the zeal and thoror ess that has characterized our music department. The operetta, Cinderella, given in the G. A. R. Hall Friday evening, April 6, under the auspices of the High School, was a great success. All the leading characters enacted their parts in a most pleasfng and natural man- ner and are deserving of great praise. The fairies, in answer to the call of their fairy queen, promptly dressed Cinderella for the ball, and by their singing and danc- ing bore testimony to the thoro training which they had received. The music fur- nished by the Foley orchestra contributed much to the success of the evening's enter- tainment. Miss Hendershot, who trained the cast, deserves great credit for her work. The characters were as follows: Cinderella - - - - May Portch Patierice l .- . 5 Myrtle Robertson Charity Y'-Her cruel sister, - Q Varrie Hansen Fairy Godmotlrer Fairies - - Lady Guy - Pi ince Papa - Courtier - Lady at Ball - Ladies, Conrtiers, Pianist - Attendants. - Margaret Travis Girls from grades 3. 4. 5, and ti Ella Rettkowski Arthur Klaus Arthur Norvell Eugenia Reeves Bessie Martin Genevieve Godfrey