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

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The 1941 Willamizzou MUSIC The music department under the supervision of William Shelton has done very well this year. At the Ozark Music Festival in Willow Springs March 22, entries were given a numerical rating at the same time they were being judged for the sub- district meet. Individual and group numbers awarded a No. 1 rating in the sub-district division were eligible to compete in the district music meet in Spring field April 12. Our entries and ratings were: No. 1 ratingseMary Sass, drum'major- ing; Betty Light, soprano; Ruby Lea Montgomery, alto; Wayne Spence, bass; Betty Hanson, flute; Dayne Copeland, baritone; mixed quartet, girls quartet, girls glee club, boys glee club, mixed chorus, and since there was no No. 1 rating given in trumpet for the Springfield contest, Rowe Findley, making the only 2 rating, was eligible for that meet. No. 2 ratings were: Johnie Cecil Stone, tenor; Pauline Frazee, violin; Katherine Lovan, cellol; Rowe Findley, trumpet; Eldon Norman, baritone; Wayne Spence, trombone; orchestra, band, girls trio, boys quartet, string quartet, clarinet quartet, clarinet trio. No. 3 ratings were Donald Phillips, cornet; Rex Pace, tuba; brass quartet. N0. 4 rating was Frede Mae Corn, clarinet. ' In competition with eight schools at the annual S. C. A. Music Festival Saturday, April 5, we received 3 excellent ratings, 7 superior ratings, 12 good and 1 average rating. At the district, meet in Springfield we received the following: Mixed chorus 1; girls quartet 1; mixed quartet 1; girls glee club 1; Betty Light, soprano, 1; Ruby Lea Montgomery, alto, 1; Wayne Spence, bass, 2; Wayne Spence, trom- bone, 2; boys .glee club 2; Rowe Findley, trumpet, 2; Betty Hansen, flute, 3; Dayne Copeland, baritone, 2. At the state meeting in Columbia these ratings were made: Mixed quartet 2; mixed chorus 2; Ruby Lea Montgomery, alto 2; girls quartet 3; Betty Light, soprano, 3.

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The 1941 Willamizzou LITERARY Five units are offered by the English department. They include English I, II, III, IV, and speech arts. Willow Springs students participated in a varied program of literary a - tivities. 'I he first important event was the play, The Absent-Minded Professor. The play, performed penthouse style, was a success. In debate several people worked on the subject of Increased Federal Power . Alma Jean Godat and Floyd Lasle-y took part in tournaments at CabooI, West Plains and Bolivar. In the literary meet at Cabool, Willow Springs made a very good show- ing. Doris Nelson was ranked 1 in essay. Those getting a superior rankinz were Naomi Honeycutt in essay; Gene Clingan, oratory and extemporaneous speaking; Ruby Lea Montgomery, poetry reading; and the one-act play, HNot Quite Such a Goose . The play cast included Rex Pace, Maxine Williams, Edith Moare, Betty Light and Gene Clingan. The play also won a superior grade at the Springfield Teachers College district meet. At the distrLct speech meet Ruby Lea Montgomery won first in poetry reading and was certified to go to the contest at Columbia, May 3. At Columbia she obtained a superior ranking and second place. Wayne Spence was granted the right to represent Howell county in the American Legion oratory contest at Forsyth.

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The 1941 Willamizzou TWIRLERS Wilma Towers Donna Sue Anderson DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS