Willow Springs High School - Willamizzou Yearbook (Willow Springs, MO)

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t, a The 1939 Willamizzou it e HOME ECONOMICS This year the Sewing Class boasts an enrollment of 30 and the Cooking Class 18. The total of 48 is the largest enrollment the Home Economics depart- ment has had for several years. It has been necessary that both classes be divided into two groups. The Sewing girls have made simple things such as tea towels, aprons, and slips and progressed to dresses, childrenis clothes, housecoats, wool suits, etc. They plan to put some of their work on exhibit this spring. The Cooking Class has made many very delicious things to eat such as breads, cakes, pies, salads and they have cooked many vegetables. Demonstrations were given by each member of the class but those given by Mrs. Grimes were probably best tbut the girls hate to admit iti. Some of the Cooking girls served at a P.T.A. meeting and some gave a ban- quet for the teachers and board members. Both classes were entertained at Mrs. Grimes' home Christmas and both. plan to entertain the Vocational Agriculture boys with an ice cream supper near the end of school. COMMERCE The commercial course includes four subjects; shorthand, typewriting book- keeping, and general business. The students in the commercial classes feel that they have really accomplish- ed something that will be worth-while in future years to them. A few students have struggled under the guidance of Miss Lorene .Masnor and have completed two books; the Gregg Manual and tiGregg Speed Stutiies. Some of the students took notes at the annual Ozark Music Festival and with the help of their teacher had the judges criticisms ready for the different schools a few minutes after the contest was over. The bookkeeping class has worked out four practice sets that gave us train- ing in the use of business papers and we learned a great deal about sales, invoices, purchases, inventories, notes, checks; deposit slips, pass books, and business me- thods. These practice sets proved very interesting even if some of our trial balances would not always balance. The general business class got down to work this year, they undertook and conquered a practice set. Which proved to be very interesting. While studying mail we visited the post office and was shown around by the employees. A better knowledge of how mail is handled was gained by each one present. Everyone seems to enjoy typing. A few of our group have made sixty and even seventy-five on speed tests; therefore attaining for themselves a place in the hall of fame. They are Jo Lovan, Leland Boles, Lloyd Blakely, Frances McPhail with sixty and Coralee Burchard with seventy-five.

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x nu The 1939 Willamizzou e .x LITERARY DEPARTMENT September, l38wCalling all debatersl! This call was answered by ten would-be debaters. When the first semester was over the number had dwindled to only two. T hese two were the debaters of last year, Fred Madden and Rogne Gunckel. They delved into all material obtainable and developed into a satisfactory team. They debated either side of the question, Resolved, That the Unitad States should enter an alliance with Great Britain. This team participated in tournaments in West Plains, Bolivar, and Cabool. They have a very good record for second year debaters. January, l39iCalling all orators, writers. actors, and declairnersll This call was answered by many. Six boys tried out for oration. After eli- mination Fred Madden and Ervin Hugh Perkins represented Willow Springs. Seventeen girls tried out for girls, declamation. Ilah Jo Fisher represented Willow Springs in Dramatic Readings and Arlene Dunkin in Humorous Readings. Jewel Horak entered the essay writing contest. These orators, readers, essay writers, and debaters took part in the S.CA. Literary Contest lat Cabool. The literary department, in its second year, has made great improvement under the guidance of Miss Mary Frances Brewington, speech teacher and literary coach.

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:0 e The 1939 Willamizzou e e MUSIC The music department under the second year direction of. Mr. Shelton opened the music season with a bang this year by winning its first contest. This was the Creative Arts Contest held at Drury College in December in which the brass en- semble groups won first place. The string and vocal groups also ranked high. At the Ozark Music Festival Cabool eked out first place over the Willow Springs Department by six points. High scores were won by both the large groups and solos. Soloists winning first, second, or third place were Mary Jane Cottrell, first; Dode Austin, first: Frances McPhail, first; Wayne Spence, first; Jo Lovan, second; Otto Holland, second; Kathryn Lovan, second; and Betty Hansen, third. Orchestra, girls' glee club, string quartet, and brass sextet all won first places. West Plains won first place in the higher division without competition At the S. C. A. Contest, which was held at Mountain Grove, the Willow Springs Music department won fourth place. Several high rankings were earned by the music department in this contest. The department outclassed some of the larger schools in the Springfield contest at State Teachers College. The contest was conducted on the festival plan and no first, second, and third places were given. Dode Austin won an E rating in piano solo. Other E ratings were given to the following groups: String quartet, boysl quartet, girls' quartet, and clarinet trio. These numbers were then eligible to enter the state contest at Columbia Two other soloistseMary Jane Cottrell, violin, and Lloyd Blakely, clarinetewere also eligible because they had won the year before. Herbert James, baritone soloist, also entered. High rankings were received by all entries. The girls' quartet won a 1. Boys quartet and Herbert James won 2 plus. Woodwind ensemble, Mary Jane Cottrell and Lloyd Blakely won second rankings in their entries. Dode Austin won G in piano solo. The ranking of the string quartet was unavailable.