Individual Events Medalists
| Individual Events Medalists |
| 1941 |
comedy reading 1 Audrey Smith, River Forest (Trinity) 2 Dick Osborne, Marengo 3 H.M. Kemple, Gibson City 4 Shirley Green, Jacksonville (H.S.) 5 Doris Follick, Calumet City (Thornton Fractional) extemporaneous speaking 1 Alec Mackenzie, Savanna 2 Charles Nelson, Berwyn-Cicero (Morton) 3 Marjorie Lehn, DuQuoin (H.S.) 4 Edgar Thedens, Calumet City (Thornton Fractional) 5 Clara Mae Frederick, East Moline (United) oratorical declamation 1 Lyle Crawford, Peoria (Woodruff) 2 Mary Jean Johnson, Freeport (H.S.) 3 Philip Zimmerly, Olney (H.S.) 4 Harris Rowe, Jacksonville (H.S.) 5 Jene Bails, Charleston original oratory 1 Alec Mackenzie, Savanna 2 J. Hal Connor, DeKalb 3 Joe Hill, Georgetown 4 Mary Baker, Dwight 5 Betty Weintraut, East Moline (United) serious reading 1 Ruth Lasse, Beardstown 2 Inez Payne, Granite City 3 Pearl Mack, Berwyn-Cicero (Morton) 4 Joe Spagnoli, Hurst 5 Ruth Currier, Aurora (West) verse reading 1 Lorraine Saunders, Freeport (H.S.) 2 Betty Gerald, Calumet City (Thornton Fractional) 3 Jean Gutridge, DuQuoin (H.S.) 4 Melba Miller, Sidell 5 Marta Rehling, Lincoln
| 1942 |
comedy reading 1 James Asp, Mt. Morris 2 Kay Nicholson, Rockford (East) 3 Bill Allerton, Elgin (H.S.) 4 Jo Anne Lewis, Georgetown 5 Maxine Perisho, Casey extemporaneous speaking 1 Edgar Thedens, Calumet City (Thornton Fractional) 2 George Coraor, Jacksonville (H.S.) 3 Jean Collier, Freeport (H.S.) 4 Clara Mae Frederick, East Moline (United) 5 Lois Lawrence, Elgin (H.S.) oratorical declamation 1 Fred Zeni, DuQuoin (H.S.) 2 Mary Jean Johnson, Freeport (H.S.) 3 Paul Berry, Carrollton 4 Robert Biederman, Geneseo 5 Burton Bernard, Granite City original oratory 1 Jack Geaslin, Granite City 2 Ralph Smith, Jacksonville (H.S.) 3 Jim Waggoner, Elgin (H.S.) 4 Janet Carlson, Rockford (East) 5 Franklin Worland, Aurora (East) serious reading 1 LaNelle McCasland, Granite City 2 Betty Ann Rappe, Calumet City (Thornton Fractional) 3 Ruth Breen, Charleston (Eastern) 4 Marita White, River Forest (Trinity) 5 Carol Carlson, Wheaton (H.S.) verse reading 1 J. Robert Beddow, Freeport (H.S.) 2 Phyllis Knight, Paris 3 Marian Nolting, Rockford (East) 4 Doris Harding, Morrison 5 Marguerite Tobias, Newton
| 1943 |
comedy reading
1 Russell Baker, Lincoln
2 Andrew Plesa, DeKalb
3 Harvey Hieken, Granite City
4 Edwin Jakle, DuQuoin (H.S.)
5 Gordon Buffington, Calumet City (Thornton Fractional)
extemporaneous speaking
1 Benny Miller, Granite City
2 Jerry Hawkins, East Moline (United)
3 Kenneth Young, DuQuoin (H.S.)
4 Jean Kiefer, DeKalb
5 Darrell Piersol, Milford
oratorical declamation
1 James Dowler, Charleston (Eastern)
2 John Dunning, Aurora (West)
3 Fred Thady, Pleasant Hill
4 George Short, New Berlin
5 Paul Liddell, Georgetown
original oratory
1 Jack Sellke, Freeport (H.S.)
2 Joanne Lundholm, Rockford (East)
3 Carla Heis, Aurora (West)
4 John Uphoff, Onarga
5 Jack Nortrup, Bluffs
serious reading
1 Don Hehner, Granite City
2 John Kurtock, Lincoln
3 Mary Justice, DuQuoin (H.S.)
4 Janet Beth Fultz, Rantoul
5 Mildred Rucker, Fithian (Oakwood)
verse reading
1 Fay Welch, Dwight
Margaret Lueders, Granite City
Mary Jean Dimler, Pekin
4 Joan Akerly, Milford
5 Bernella Appuhn, DuQuoin (H.S.)
| 1944 |
comedy reading 1 Gordon Buffington, Calumet City (Thornton Fractional) 2 Elliott McCleary, Polo 3 Joan Akerly, Milford 4 Louis Popovsky, Granite City 5 Howard Womach, DuQuoin (H.S.) extemporaneous speaking 1 Billie Jean Allen, Pekin 2 Virginia Torreyson, Geneseo 3 Richard Peck, Elgin (H.S.) 4 Richard Leek, Calumet City (Thornton Fractional) 5 Harry Lewis, Benton oratorical declamation 1 Bob McKinnon, Calumet City (Thornton Fractional) 2 David Gray, DeKalb 3 Milford Wyman, DuQuoin (H.S.) 4 Robert Bersch, Lincoln 5 Charles Steidinger, Cissna Park original oratory 1 Milton Lomas, DeKalb 2 Marianne Bower, Charleston (Eastern) 3 James Koeller, Freeport (H.S.) 4 Edwin Grobe, Granite City 5 Arvilla Rakestraw, Mineral serious reading 1 Lois Ely, Blue Island 2 Waneta Callahan, Milford 3 Louise Ousley, Freeport (H.S.) 4 Millicent Patterson, Champaign (H.S.) 5 Patricia Reynolds, Paris verse reading 1 Phyllis Knight, Paris 2 LaNelle McCasland, Granite City 3 Patricia Champion, Pekin 4 Barbara Jane Dale, Rockford (East) 5 Martha Holmes, Hoopeston
| 1945 |
comedy reading 1 Louis Popovsky, Granite City 2 James Werner, DuQuoin (H.S.) 3 Shirley Sammon, East Moline (United) 4 Corrine Miller, Princeville 5 Donald Hanley, Mendota extemporaneous speaking 1 Ralph Long, Dwight 2 Mary Jeanne Eberhardt, Newton 3 Patty Givens, DuQuoin (H.S.) 4 Alvin Liebling, Rockford (East) 5 John Leeman, Hoopeston oratorical declamation 1 Elon Kleinau, Geneseo 2 Richard Shuff, New Berlin 3 Nancy Puklin, Aurora (West) 4 Tom Kemerling, Elgin (H.S.) 5 Davis Scott, Mendota original oratory 1 Lorna Kaiser, Champaign (H.S.) 2 Bob Thompson, East Moline (United) 3 James Koeller, Freeport (H.S.) 4 John Lawreck, DuQuoin (H.S.) 5 Mathew Fortado, Jacksonville (H.S.) serious reading 1 Louise Ousley, Freeport (H.S.) 2 Rae June Decker, DuQuoin (H.S.) 3 Lois Ingels, Jacksonville (H.S.) 4 Marilyn Hofstetter, East Moline (United) 5 Martha Boyd, Aurora (West) verse reading 1 Ruth Sprajcar, Granite City 2 Jean Lawson, Elgin (H.S.) 3 Mary Patton, Charleston (Eastern) 4 Ruth Engelbrecht, Mendota 5 Barbara Hahn, Rockford (East)
| 1946 |
comedy reading 1 Betty Beyer, Tremont 2 James Sprouls, Paris 3 Shirley Sammon, East Moline (United) 4 Merle McConnell, Henning 5 Charles Eckert, Granite City extemporaneous speaking 1 Zan Faigan, Rock Island (H.S.) 2 Harold Rifken, Elgin (H.S.) 3 Miriam Burton, Geneseo 4 Jimmie Chapee, Granite City 5 Marie Bell, St. Elmo oratorical declamation 1 Merle McConnell, Henning 2 Dwaine Tompkins, Rock Falls 3 Charles Engelhart, Freeport (H.S.) 4 David Kendall, Granite City 5 Richard Shuff, New Berlin original oratory 1 Jim Valentine, Rockford (East) 2 Robert Smith, Freeport (H.S.) 3 Robert Nash, Chicago (Morgan Park Academy) 4 Jahala Foote, Charleston (Eastern) 5 Milford Wyman, DuQuoin (H.S.) serious reading 1 Rae June Decker, DuQuoin (H.S.) 2 Nancy Wilson, Elgin (H.S.) 3 Bob Calvin, Hoopeston 4 Ethel Ericson, Monmouth (H.S.) 5 Martha Boyd, Aurora (West) verse reading 1 Betty Beyer, Tremont 2 Jo Ann Strubinger, Metropolis 3 Mary Patton, Charleston (Eastern) 4 Cherie Sanders, Freeport (H.S.) 5 Louise Coffey, Polo
| 1947 |
comedy reading
1 James Werner, DuQuoin (H.S.)
2 Bob Higley, Freeport (H.S.)
3 Alice Lathrop, Eureka
4 Shirley Sammon, East Moline (United)
5 Jack Burgess, Rock Island (H.S.)
extemporaneous speaking
1 Bill Leemon, DuQuoin (H.S.)
2 George Green, Elgin (H.S.)
3 Joseph Barse, Harvey (Thornton)
4 Charles Solomonson, Rockford (East)
5 Charles Rushing, East Moline (United)
oratorical declamation
1 Bob Callery, Princeville
2 Chester Adams, Charleston (Eastern)
3 Richard Shuff, New Berlin
4 Mort Jaffe, Elgin (H.S.)
5 Joan Spratt, Chicago (Parker)
original oratory
1 Gordon Linkon, DuQuoin (H.S.)
2 Bill Sawyer, Roodhouse
3 Robert Smith, Freeport (H.S.)
4 Jean Bischoff, Granite City
5 William Farley, Aurora (West)
serious reading
1 Rae June Decker, DuQuoin (H.S.)
2 Joyce Bresee, Champaign (H.S.)
3 Helen Peterson, Rock Island (H.S.)
4 Joan Burkard, Charleston (Eastern)
5 Sally Rowe, Jacksonville (H.S.)
verse reading
1 Ruth Sprajcar, Granite City
3 Winifred Hills, Rochelle
Janis Schrage, Rock Island (H.S.)
4 Joan Jewison, Macomb
5 Rachel Slagel, Fairfield
| 1948 |
comedy reading 1 Don McMullen, Calumet City (Thornton Fractional) 2 Philip Angeloff, Granite City 3 Ruth Corl, Rock Falls 4 Peter Lousberg, Rock Island (H.S.) 5 Gary Lane, Sidell extemporaneous speaking 1 Chris Russell, Charleston (Eastern) 2 Dudley Johnson, Rockford (West) 3 Jules Perlberg, Chicago (Morgan Park) 4 Marvin Kleinau, Geneseo 5 Joseph Barse, Harvey (Thornton) oratorical declamation 1 Charles Toler, DuQuoin (H.S.) 2 Dean Peerman, Benton 3 Beth Bierstadt, Blue Island 4 Robert Beechner, Rockford (East) 5 Jerry Chalcraft, Petersburg original oratory 1 Stanley Rives, Peoria (Woodruff) 2 Joe Selement, DuQuoin (H.S.) 3 Marilyn Clark, Charleston (Eastern) 4 Edward Eagle, Rockford (East) 5 Melvin Brown, Belleville (Twp.) serious reading 1 Suzanne Brooks, Vandalia 2 Ruth Clanton, Rock Island (H.S.) 3 Lucy Jane King, Greenville 4 Mary Hoffman, Peoria (Woodruff) 5 Blanche Dickey, Divernon verse reading 1 Roberta Patterson, Morton 2 Rachel Slagel, Fairfield 3 Norma Metter, Charleston (Eastern) 4 Shirley Patterson, Streator (Twp.) 5 Delores Noble, Geneseo
| 1949 |
comedy reading
1 Harold Horstmeyer, Freeport (H.S.)
2 Jean Weiss, Champaign (H.S.)
3 Peter Lousberg, Rock Island (H.S.)
4 Matena Notaras, DuQuoin (H.S.)
5 Louise Rath, Granite City
extemporaneous speaking
1 Ellen Forester, DuQuoin (H.S.)
2 Ronnie Polhill, Freeport (H.S.)
3 Lester Kramer, Mendota
4 Geraldine Torreyson, Geneseo
5 Charles McNames, Byron
oratorical declamation
1 Darel Hale, Bradley
3 Jack Maddrell, Freeport (H.S.)
Shirley Brown, Geneseo
4 Norman Megeff, Granite City
5 Dean Peerman, Benton
original oratory
1 Mary Lou Carter, Rockford (East)
2 Jack Maddrell, Freeport (H.S.)
3 Karen Moore, Charleston (Eastern)
4 James Baches, Peoria (Woodruff)
5 Bill Foote, Aurora (West)
serious reading
1 Donna Smith, Freeport (H.S.)
2 Sherrod McCall, Savanna
3 Robert Nidiffer, Canton
4 Margaret Leasenby, East Moline (United)
5 Jane Laws, Mendota
verse reading
1 Jane Hayes, DuQuoin (H.S.)
2 Joan Kraus, Calumet City (Thornton Fractional)
3 Alice Paulen, New Berlin
4 Lowell Pearlson, Rockford (East)
5 Carolyn Willms, Rochelle
| 1950 |
comedy reading 1 William Whitlow, Onarga 2 John Boicourt, Harrisburg 3 Mary Jane Nelson, Morris 4 Jackie Straka, Granite City 5 Lynn Hibbens, LeRoy extemporaneous speaking 1 Ginny Landwehr, Elgin (H.S.) 2 Ronnie Polhill, Freeport (H.S.) 3 Patricia Thomas, Paris 4 James Norwine, Collinsville 5 Bill Ebbinghaus, Mendota oratorical declamation 1 Harold Horstmeyer, Freeport (H.S.) 2 Sandra Collins, Evanston (Twp.) 3 Larry Sutterman, Rock Island (H.S.) 4 Carolyn Wahlgren, Calumet City (Thornton Fractional) 5 Jim Mingee, Champaign (H.S.) original oratory 1 James Baches, Peoria (Woodruff) 2 George Stevens, Elgin (H.S.) 3 Pat Lamont, West Frankfort (Frankfort) 4 Marilyn Busekros, Champaign (H.S.) 5 Alex Seith, Aurora (West) serious reading 1 Clarice Dawkins, Chicago (Phillips) 2 Frances Wheelan, Barry 3 Sharron Howell, West Frankfort (Frankfort) 4 Nan Weber, Evanston (Twp.) 5 Phil Decker, Macomb verse reading 1 Gerald Kline, Freeport (H.S.) 2 Arlene Clanton, Rock Island (H.S.) 3 Helene Hirshfield, Joliet (Twp.) 4 Mary Lou Heatherly, Carbondale (University) 5 Barbara Eppstein, Charleston (Eastern)
| 1951 |
comedy reading 1 Lynn Gibbs, Evanston (Twp.) 2 Ronald Fryxell, Rock Island (H.S.) 3 Marilyn Wakefield, Carbondale (University) 4 John Griffin, DuQuoin (H.S.) 5 Diana Dawdy, Jacksonville (H.S.) extemporaneous speaking 1 Roger Kasten, Freeport (H.S.) 2 Lynn Wehrmeister, Galesburg (H.S.) 3 Van Ooms, LaGrange (Lyons) 4 Tom Glatter, East Moline (United) 5 William Linsley, Peoria (Woodruff) oratorical declamation 1 George Beres, Pekin 2 Lee Battles, LaGrange (Lyons) 3 Roger Calhoun, Gridley 4 Pat Dlouhy, Elgin (H.S.) 5 Bruce Harders, Rock Island (H.S.) original oratory 1 Peter Zeinler, Lincoln 2 Clarence Teagarden, Galesburg (H.S.) 3 Frank Cicero, LaGrange (Lyons) 4 Tom Campbell, Urbana (H.S.) 5 Philip Smith, Roodhouse serious reading 1 Frances Wheelan, Barry 2 Helene Buchtel, Evanston (Twp.) 3 Mary Rausch, Elgin (H.S.) 4 Carolyn McKenzie, Geneseo 5 Joan Ward, Joliet (Twp.) verse reading 1 John Catsis, Evanston (Twp.) 2 Sally Osborne, Rock Island (H.S.) 3 Kay Gottlieb, Joliet (Twp.) 4 Marilyn Ogden, Granite City 5 Tom Edwards, LeRoy
| 1952 |
comedy reading 1 Clyde Wadlow, Granite City 2 Sarah Allen, Roodhouse 3 William McCartney, West Chicago (Wheaton Academy) 4 Alice Mroch, Calumet City (Thornton Fractional) 5 Suzanne Landsbaum, Robinson extemporaneous speaking 1 Robert Currie, Pekin 2 Van Ooms, LaGrange (Lyons) 3 Bill Breitweiser, Bloomington (H.S.) 4 Terry Hudson, Champaign (H.S.) 5 Jim Kirk, DuQuoin (H.S.) oratorical declamation 1 Clarence Peters, DuQuoin (H.S.) 2 Jay Sheffield, Calumet City (Thornton Fractional) 3 Pat Dlouhy, Elgin (H.S.) 4 Rebecca McGovern, Christopher 5 Rose Tary, Viola original comedy 1 Arlene Loneski, Calumet City (Thornton Fractional) 2 Lisa Burgess, Rock Island (H.S.) 3 Clyde Wadlow, Granite City 4 Anita Harton, Evanston (Twp.) 5 Nil Muldur, Moline (H.S.) original oratory 1 Claudia Johnson, Rockford (East) 2 Clarence Peters, DuQuoin (H.S.) 3 Louis Beres, Pekin 4 Gene Parker, Lincoln 5 Frank Cicero, LaGrange (Lyons) radio speaking 1 Phil Fanning, Champaign (H.S.) 2 Don Lanier, Shelbyville 3 Richard Rieke, Carbondale (University) 4 Robert Hiatt, Evanston (Twp.) 5 Bryan Halter, Jacksonville (H.S.) serious reading 1 Marge Garman, Pekin 2 Kay Gottlieb, Joliet (Twp.) 3 Rosemary Hasse, Freeport (H.S.) 4 Barbara Brawner, Champaign (H.S.) 5 Connie Achilli, Rockford (East) verse reading 1 Beverly Lewis, West Frankfort (Frankfort) 2 Marilyn Ogden, Granite City 3 Betty Brandt, Evanston (Twp.) 4 Helen Warren, Joliet (Twp.) 5 Martha Sanford, Champaign (H.S.)
| 1953 |
comedy reading 1 John Griffin, DuQuoin (H.S.) 2 William Conner, Joliet (Twp.) 3 Bruce O'Keefe, Clifton (Central) 4 Marjorie Zimmer, Harrisburg 5 Gary Williams, Dundee extemporaneous speaking 1 Bob Shorr, Aurora (West) 2 Robert Talley, Carbondale (University) 3 Carl Wrench, Monticello 4 Luther Harthum, Calumet City (Thornton Fractional) 5 Darrell Lacock, Pekin oratorical declamation 1 Frank Chase, Harrisburg 2 Dixie Price, Geneseo 3 Karl Wickstrom, Rock Island (H.S.) 4 Sam Grissom, Toledo (Cumberland) 5 Gene McNames, Byron original comedy 1 Darol Blanck, Rockford (West) 2 Jackie Nelson, LaGrange (Lyons) 3 Dianne Doolen, Lincoln 4 Lucille Colin, Pekin 5 Dave Thomas, Winnebago original oratory 1 Carl Wrench, Monticello 2 Roger Fitzgerald, Urbana (H.S.) 3 Merrell Clark, Rock Island (H.S.) 4 Lowell Powell, Athens 5 Louis Beres, Pekin radio speaking 1 Tom Jones, Carbondale 2 Jackie Reusser, Normal (University) 3 Robert Graham, Tolono (Unity) 4 Jim Symons, Jacksonville (H.S.) 5 Holly Nimmo, Pekin serious reading 1 George Douglas, Urbana (H.S.) 2 Bari Prosterman, Evanston (Twp.) 3 Myra Burnam, Harrisburg 4 Ann Carter, LaGrange (Lyons) 5 Gwen Marks, Princeton verse reading 1 Mary Lou Bruckner, Mendota 2 Olga Maberry, Roodhouse 3 Diane Lausen, Tolono (Unity) 4 Helen Collins, West Frankfort (Frankfort) 5 Roberta Gilbert, West Chicago (Wheaton Academy)
| 1954 |
comedy reading 1 Jim Conrad, Waukegan (H.S.) 2 Janie McMartin, Athens 3 Arthur Romans, Rock Island (H.S.) 4 Ruth Reedy, West Frankfort (Frankfort) 5 Ronnie Husmann, Rockford (East) extemporaneous speaking 1 Darrell Lacock, Pekin 2 Ruth Horwitt, Elgin (H.S.) 3 Mary Ann Van Vooren, Geneseo 4 Ophus Evans, Metropolis 5 Lowell Weitkamp, Calumet City (Thornton Fractional) oratorical declamation 1 Richard Mathison, Peoria (Woodruff) 2 Gene McNames, Byron 3 Phyllis Low, Evanston (Twp.) 4 Walter Bradbury, Knoxville 5 Joyce Hastings, Carbondale (University) original comedy 1 Nancy Wilson, Rock Island (H.S.) 2 Mike Wallard, West Frankfort (Frankfort) 3 Bob Shive, Joliet (Twp.) 4 David Shinneman, LeRoy 5 Helen Winston, Pittsfield original oratory 1 Ted Lutkus, Calumet City (Thornton Fractional) 2 Spero Margaris, Peoria (Woodruff) 3 Barbara Reardon, Waukegan (H.S.) 4 Pat Boyer, Pekin 5 Delores Bell, Urbana (H.S.) radio speaking 1 Michael D'Arcy, Pekin 2 Donald Nelson, Chicago (Morgan Park) 3 Dick Spalding, Mendon (Unity) 4 Dave Allen, Evanston (Twp.) 5 Tom Jones, Carbondale serious reading 1 Susan Mitchell, West Frankfort (Frankfort) 2 Bob Martin, Champaign (H.S.) 3 Violet Jeffery, Arlington Heights (Arlington) 4 Joy Randolph, Peoria (Woodruff) 5 Virginia Walkup, Athens verse reading 1 Jean Bloomquist, Freeport (H.S.) 2 Sharon McGarvey, Pekin 3 Helen Roseman, Granite City 4 Phyllis Skaggs, Mason City 5 David Sills, Peoria (Woodruff)
| 1955 |
after dinner speaking
1 John Voigt, Freeport (H.S.)
2 Joan Foley, Calumet City (Thornton Fractional)
3 Pamela Parkhill, Champaign (H.S.)
4 Bill Bogard, Palestine
5 John Kuehl, Mendota
comedy reading
1 Ronnie Husmann, Rockford (East)
2 Roger Gouran, Peoria (Woodruff)
3 Joyce Libman, Champaign (H.S.)
4 Dan Akens, West Chicago (Wheaton Academy)
5 Scott Walker, Byron
extemporaneous speaking
1 Gordon White, Roodhouse
3 Sally Thurnau, Elgin (H.S.)
David Kuypers, Urbana (H.S.)
4 Jock McFarlane, Aurora (West)
5 Leta Gray, Pekin
original comedy
1 Rosalie Utech, Pekin
2 Jim Symons, Jacksonville (H.S.)
3 Helen Jo Hetrick, Ottawa (Twp.)
4 Janice Rains, Robinson
5 Mary Hart, Mattoon
original oratory
1 Ted Lutkus, Calumet City (Thornton Fractional)
2 Barbara Reardon, Waukegan (H.S.)
3 Lowell Powell, Athens
4 Gary Fawver, Freeport (H.S.)
5 Carole Calderwood, Mendota
radio speaking
1 Frank Clinton, Paris
2 Darrell Blue, Champaign (H.S.)
3 Steve Davis, Evanston (Twp.)
4 Dan Akens, West Chicago (Wheaton Academy)
5 Ann Bracewell, Carbondale (University)
serious reading
1 Carroll Emshoff, Chicago (Morgan Park)
2 Leslie Stokeley, Granite City
3 Joan Anderson, Lincoln
4 Karl Eigsti, Normal (University)
5 Marilyn Hawkins, Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais)
verse reading
1 Carol Ann Johnston, Granite City
2 Sondra Search, White Hall
3 Roslyn Crawford, DeKalb
5 Sharon Park, Charleston (Eastern)
| 1956 |
after dinner speaking 1 Don Doyle, East Peoria 2 Sue Haines, DuQuoin (H.S.) 3 Jerry Gaffner, Greenville 4 Don Williamson, Urbana (H.S.) 5 Ann Glashagel, Elgin (H.S.) comedy reading 1 Arthur Romans, Rock Island (H.S.) 2 Clara Peters, DuQuoin (H.S.) 3 Roger Majak, Calumet City (Thornton Fractional) 4 Haig Kashkarian, Waukegan (H.S.) 5 Linda Bjorkman, Granite City extemporaneous speaking 1 Richard Venesky, Peoria (Woodruff) 2 Ernest Hildner, Jacksonville (H.S.) 3 Pat McIntosh, Robinson 4 Richard Bulliet, Rockford (West) 5 John Lehman, Elgin (H.S.) original comedy 1 Lois Goldsmith, Toledo (Cumberland) 2 Jerry Simmons, Byron 3 Judy Katz, Rock Island (H.S.) 4 Jim Smith, Streator (Twp.) 5 Linda Bennett, Champaign (H.S.) original oratory 1 John Harris, Peoria (Woodruff) 2 Richad Sokup, Freeport (H.S.) 3 Paola Gianturco, Urbana (H.S.) 4 Jack Mahota, Staunton 5 Kenneth Qualheim, Rockford (East) radio speaking 1 Paul Davis, Effingham (H.S.) 2 James Anderson, Elgin (H.S.) 3 Helen Tsakanikas, East Moline (United) 4 Bob Cole, Lincoln 5 Don Metzger, East Peoria serious reading 1 Betty Hosford, Hamilton 2 Willa Sweeney, Kankakee (Sr.) 3 Jan Davenport, Arlington Heights (Arlington) 4 Darel Grothaus, Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais) 5 Doris Replogle, Charleston verse reading 1 Regina Miller, DuQuoin (H.S.) 2 Carolyn Walker, Calumet City (Thornton Fractional) 3 Sharon Wagoner, East Moline (United) 4 Roslyn Crawford, DeKalb 5 Gail Pierce, Urbana (H.S.)
| 1957 |
after dinner speaking 1 Barbara Ford, Pekin 2 Jerry Carson, Rushville 3 Beverly Burlend, Rockford (East) 4 Marvin Kumler, Gibson City 5 Jerry Gaffner, Greenville comedy reading 1 Tom Whitmore, Rock Island (H.S.) 2 Roger Majak, Calumet City (Thornton Fractional) 3 Louis Cantwell, Joliet (Twp.) 4 Alice Heischmidt, Paris 5 Carolyn Warren, Hardin extemporaneous speaking 1 Marvin Kumler, Gibson City 2 Helen Greer, Normal (University) 3 Paul Black, Calumet City (Thornton Fractional) 4 Paul Dorfman, Winnetka (New Trier) 5 Sharry Simerl, Urbana (H.S.) oratorical declamation 1 Leon Gahweiler, Clifton (Central) 2 Shirley Livesay, Mattoon 3 Barbara Oettel, Bethalto 4 Gerald Berchtold, Pekin 5 Marilyn Anderson, Waukegan (H.S.) original comedy 1 Bill Sandiford, Joliet (Twp.) 2 Judy Puttcamp, Princeton 3 Linda Clemens, Arlington Heights (Arlington) 4 Sharon Cromwell, Fithian (Oakwood) 5 Michael Marchildon, West Frankfort (Frankfort) original oratory 1 Kay Hunley, Auburn 2 Louis Cohen, Winnetka (New Trier) 3 Jeanne Norton, Peoria (H.S.) 4 Linnea Hawkinson, Rockford (East) 5 Deena Watson, Streator (Twp.) radio speaking 1 Bob Benecke, Bloomington (H.S.) 2 Robert Kraft, Evanston (Twp.) 3 Phil Schreck, Mattoon 4 John Siefkin, East Moline (United) 5 Jack Schact, Woodstock (H.S.) serious reading 1 Judy Katz, Rock Island (H.S.) 2 Doris Replogle, Charleston 3 Jan Davenport, Arlington Heights (Arlington) 4 Georgia Sarussi, Berwyn-Cicero (Morton) 5 Bart Patton, Northbrook (Glenbrook) verse reading 1 Luci Dodd, Jacksonville (H.S.) 2 John Mroz, Arlington Heights (Arlington) 3 Joan Treadway, Greenville 4 Benida Pryor, Kinderhook (West Pike) 5 Alix Houston, Galesburg (H.S.)
| 1958 |
after dinner speaking 1 Michael Marchildon, West Frankfort (Frankfort) 2 Edward Carter, Genoa (G.-Kingston) 3 Guy Wiliams, LaGrange (Lyons) 4 Delbert Dahl, LaHarpe 5 David Aubrey, Pittsfield comedy reading 1 Bill Stoll, Granite City 2 Roger Majak, Calumet City (Thornton Fractional) 3 Eileen Powers, Evanston (Twp.) 4 Susan Henderson, Galesburg (H.S.) 5 James Harms, Clifton (Central) extemporaneous speaking 1 Paul Black, Calumet City (Thornton Fractional) 2 William Chmurny, Maywood (Proviso) 3 Bob Benecke, Bloomington (H.S.) 4 John Peterson, Arlington Heights (Arlington) 5 Phillip Owen, Peoria (Woodruff) oratorical declamation 1 Glenn Huisinga, Calumet City (Thornton Fractional) 2 Dona Jacobs, Sandwich 3 Barbara Oettel, Bethalto 4 Josephine Barylske, Granite City 5 Darrell Darling, Rock Island (H.S.) original comedy 1 Judy Puttcamp, Princeton 2 Ronnie Koertge, Collinsville 3 Les Brown, Mattoon 4 Richard Shelton, Byron 5 Linda Clemens, Arlington Heights (Arlington) original oratory 1 Louis Cohen, Winnetka (New Trier) 2 Todd Hines, Freeport (H.S.) 3 John Elliff, Pekin 4 Jeannine Bunce, Calumet City (Thornton Fractional) 5 Joseph Anthony, Quincy (Notre Dame) radio speaking 1 Roger Ebert, Urbana (H.S.) 2 Bill Ervin, Mattoon 3 Bob Osborn, Effingham (H.S.) 4 Allen Armstrong, Waukegan (H.S.) 5 John Webster, Geneseo serious reading 1 Ed Barrow, LaGrange (Lyons) 2 Vera Bloomfield, Colchester 3 Pat Prorok, Waukegan (H.S.) 4 Lynn Osheroff, Freeport (H.S.) 5 Jerry Storm, Mattoon verse reading 1 Doris Pogue, Ashton 2 Mary Molen, Lincoln 3 Barbara Heimling, Urbana (H.S.) 4 Ann Klein, Pekin 5 Linnea Lee Siegbahn, Roselle (Lake Park)
| 1959 |
after dinner speaking
1 Robert Wagner, LaGrange (Lyons)
2 Diana Balliet, Staunton
3 Karen Moyes, LaHarpe
4 Gail Beare, Calumet City (Thornton Fractional)
5 Marcella McLester, Granite City
comedy reading
1 John Davis, Calumet City (Thornton Fractional)
2 Jim Ramsey, Northbrook (Glenbrook)
3 Kathy Busboom, Stillman Valley
4 Grant McKerney, Moline (H.S.)
5 John Johnston, Normal (University)
extemporaneous speaking
1 Denis Adam, Elgin (H.S.)
2 Bob Adams, Geneseo
3 Alan Price, Mendota
4 Vernon Cronen, Evanston (Twp.)
5 Phillip Owen, Peoria (Woodruff)
oratorical declamation
1 Janice Mathews, Maywood (Proviso East)
2 Judith Essenpreis, Greenville
3 Barbara Earler, Streator (Twp.)
4 Mike Zullo, Rockford (East)
5 Douglas Dugger, Freeport (H.S.)
original comedy
1 Larry Woiwode, Manito (Forman)
2 Blake Leach, Normal (University)
3 Darla Van Buskirk, Freeport (H.S.)
4 Jim Robertson, Streator (Twp.)
5 Elizabeth Cole, Waukegan (H.S.)
original oratory
1 Roger Majak, Calumet City (Thornton Fractional)
2 Linda Levine, Evergreen Park
Jeff Sampson, Winnetka (New Trier)
4 Jean Conroy, Arlington Heights (Arlington)
5 Janet Johnson, Geneseo
radio speaking
1 David Shaul, Champaign (H.S.)
2 Charles Thomas, Maywood (Proviso East)
3 Gary Avery, Pekin
4 Kenneth Meiners, Morrison
5 Joe Webb, Lincoln
serious reading
1 Sally Newman, DuQuoin (H.S.)
2 Loren Bivens, Carthage
3 Gary Meyer, Rock Falls
4 Roger Majak, Calumet City (Thornton Fractional)
5 Mary Kay Tamulis, Arlington Heights (Arlington)
verse reading
1 Sally Mayor, DuQuoin (H.S.)
2 Beverly Carlson, LaGrange (Lyons)
3 Barbara Heimling, Urbana (H.S.)
4 Douglas Grandgeorge, Somonauk
5 Jane Myrick, Mt. Pulaski
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