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

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i, :9 The 1939.Willamizzou ct e VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE a EARL STEPHENSON DOYLE SANDERS FRED MADDEN Treasurer Presideht F.F.A. Secretary HERBERTGREEN V t j , WILLIS PETERSON ' Vice President ., Reporter This has been an extra good year in the vocational agriculture department. The largest enrollment in the history of the department-eSS boysewas recorded at the beginning of the year. One of the largest project programs in the state was carried by the department with a total of $4,600 earned and an average of 2111 pro- jects per boy. Early in September a cooperative bull association was formed. Herbert James was elected president; Earl Stephenson, vice-president; and Doyle Sanders, secretary. Later in the fall a cooperative boar association was formed. This boar as- sociation is believed to be the first of its kind in the state. Fred Madden is presi. dent; and Doyle Sanders is secretary. The record of the Future Farmers of America Chapter is also one of the best in the history of the department. For the first time a father and son banquet was held. Again this year we entertained the Home- Economics girls. The chapter also backed the boar and the bull associations and the judging contest tht was held here. The officers of the chapter are: Doyle Sanders, president; Fred Madden, sec- retary; Earl Stephenson, treasurer; Willis Peterson, reporter; and Hillard Godsy, watch dog. For the first time we entered a boy in the Public Speaking Contest. Fred Madden won first in the district contest at Rolla. From there he went on to win the state contest at Columbia, which entitles him to represent Missouri at the regional contest at Ames. Iowa, on August 14, 1939. Herbert James and Doyle Sanders are two boys that received the State Farmer Degree at Columbia. Their excellent project records, activities, and leader- ship made this possible. They are two of the three chosen from the South Central Association. Willow Springs also took on a gigantic task in holding an S. C. A. and Big Springs Judging Contest. Willow Springs won the high honors at that contest. Another honor won by the Willow Springs department is in being one of the two schools chosen to put on a booth at the State Fair this summer. So you see that the Willow Springs Vocational Agriculture Department has had a very successful year. -By Willis Peterson

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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.

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