Winfield High School - Lagondan Yearbook (Winfield, KS)

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Q Debate For the first time in sev- eral years Winfield again had a debate team with B. M. Staerkel as coach. Although all the debat- ers were inexperienced and com- peting in debate for the first ' time, they compiled an excellent record. Those seated in the pic- ture comprised the first team. Lois Atkinson and Betty Lou Harrison formed one team while Bob Rose and Lynn Casselberry made up the other. Among the better showings of the debate squad was fifth place in the large El Dor- ado invitational tourney-over 20 high schools competing: fourth place in the Wichita East invitational tourney from a field of approximately 20 high schools: and third place in the district tournament with Wichita North edging out the Vikings by one decision. In addition a team of freshmen and sophomores won the only tournament for begin- ners held in the state during the past season. Junior High Forensic Students Senior High Forensic Students Dramatics Class Choric Speech Choir One Act Play Cast Q Speech The senior speech classes entered two forensic contests this year, the District Fes- tival at Wichita and the Ark Valley Festival at Newton placing second. Some of the individual ratings are as follows: after dinner speaking --Beverly Williams, highly superior: dramatic reading-Joan Fennema, superiorg standard oratory-Betty Lou Harrison, highly superior: original oratoryelaois Atkinson, highly superior: extemporaneous speakingef Kay Roberts and Don Madole, superior. This is the first year during which the junior high speech group has had a contest. It was held in Winfield. The junior high also organized a choric speech group, the first to be had in the school. The choric group won highly superior in the Junior High Ark Valley Contest. Some of the individual ratings are extemporaneous speaking'Don Madole, superior: dramatic reading e Dorothea Drennan, superior: humorous reading-eBarbara Underwood, superior. Ronald M. Brown is the speech instructor. Page 29

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Q Chorus Winfield Vikings love to Warble! The mixed chorus of one-hundred and one voices is a top music activity of the school. Director of the vocal department is Mrs. Foster Newland. The first public concert of the year was presented at the open house last fall and the annual Christmas program was presented by the choruses combined. The small vocal ensembles include the senior girls' ensemble, boys' ensemble, triple- trio, and the girls' quartet. The choir trip to Wichita fahl those memorable two dayslh on April 11-12 always highlights the choirs singing year. The mixed chorus, senior boys' and senior girls' ensembles, and the senior boys' chorus received rating I, and the girls' quartet, senior girls' chorus and the triple trio rat- ing II at the music contest at the Wichita festival. Those receiving Al rating participated in the state music contest at Emporia May 3. The combined choruses presented the music at Baccalaureate. Mixed Chorus Senior Girls' Ensemble Triple Trio Senior Mixed Ensemble Senior Boys' Ensemble Page 28 '

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i Q Future Farmers of America Top row L to R 1. Eldon Richardson awd his Purebred Herefords Z I len Davis and his Purebred Jer ey 5 Patxuk I lark and his Purebred Holstein heifer Second Row l, to R 1. 1947 F. F. A. officers. 2. Francis Clark and his Purebred Holstein 3 Basketball squad of Vlinlie d Future Farmers Two centers -f-Left 1. F.F.A. Baseball Team 2. Potato Digging-fF.F.A, Bottom Left 1. Plowing Hybrid Corn 2. Irrigating Hybrid Corn Page 30 Project