Thornton Township High School - Thorntonite Yearbook (Harvey, IL)

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THORNTONITE William Horton, Harrison Turner, Fred Lindsay, Maurice Schmidt, John Hurson, Sidney Wiltshire, Clifford Shipe, Jack Cofhn, Philip Zum Mallen, William New- ton, William Caldwell, Edward Flickimzer. Sibyl Gillson, Sidney Carey, Clara Belle Cummings, Marion Weiss, Herbert Weiss, Jack LaPointe, Wilburn Bonnell, Gene Taylor, Edward Burnett, Kenneth Gregory, Vivian Thompson, Alice Scully, Thomas MacCullough. Roger Howell, John McBra.tney, Carl Ledell, June Russell, William Fowler, Blanche Doheny, Leonard Santefort, Hugh Bergstrand, George Knox, Charles Beeman, Edward Szeptieowski, Jack Lowe, Marshall Wiltshire, Fred Zimmerman. Lyle Dorman, Lorene Jones, Dorothy Krause, Herman Jensen, Robert Bentley, Francis Davidson, Don PettiQ:rew, Lawrence Morrison, Robert Dyer, Richard Anoe, William Morgan. William Sterling, Wayne Wilson, Jerry Jerome, William Hopman. The Band Under the direction of Mr. Don C. Allen the Band has become one of the most popular organizations at Thornton. It played for all the home football games and for a number of the basketball games. On October 18 the Band entertained the Safety Council with several selections at one of t-heir meetings. Soloists and ensemblists were sent to the district contest, which was held on March 24 and 25 at Maywood. Robert Dyer, Ralph Craig, and Wilburn Bonnell placed first in contests for soloists, and Richard Anoe, Dorrice Bratcher, Jerry Jerome, and Jack Cofhn placed in the second group. The brass quartet and the clarinet quartet placed in second group in contests for ensemblists. The winning' soloists played in the state contest. The Band also played for the annual Cook county school festival and the program on Me- morial Day, which was sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary. On May 5 the Band held its annual spring concert. The out- standing selections were: Bohemia by Dvorak, 'tOberon Overture by C. M. Von Wever, In a Persian Market by Ketelby, Spiritual Rivers by Gault. The outstanding marches were 'tGoldman's Band by King and Stars and Stripes Forever by Sousa. Page Fifty-nine

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W THORNTONITE William Hopman, Richard Tarpey, William Gentry, Richard Anoe, Frank Bielawski, Robert Dyer, Lawren-ce Morrison, Donald Haines, Harrison Turner, Henry Errf- meyer, Edward Burnett, Gene Taylor, Wilburn Bonnell. John Vaughan, John Hurson, William Hurson, W.illiam Horton, Boyce Hillard, Earl Krueger, Donald Lorenze, Throop Vaughan, Henry Hall, Marjorie Van Buskirk. Joseph Kloskowski, Donald Dickinson, Dorrice Bratcher, Joseph Olejniczak, Betty Benson, Mary McCall, Herman Jensen, Elaine Hillard, Sibyl Gillson, May Selkirk, Myra Hayes, Margaret Phelan, Edna Cohrs. Steve Gladics, Andrew Hoekstra, Edith Sbeinko, Marguerite Burke, Jerry Kollros, George Heideman, Amy Selkirk, William Morgan, Walter Bockman, Emil Horn- yak, Ames Bliss, Walter Riles, Clarence Hoekstra. Alfred Swetlik, Louise Tatge, Edward Bukwa, Julius Hornyak, Gene Houser, Virginia Mead, Louise Fradgley, Elizabeth Thompson, Fred Katity, Alice Rei-ch, Doretta Baxter. Orchestra Once again the Orchestra has successfully done its part in the presentation of school plays and in the annual concert. At all plays and community affairs the Orchestra is under the direction of Mrs. Isabel Loomis Montelius, who is responsible for the splendid spirit of interest and cooperation which makes such group work possible. 'The Orchestra practices throughout the year on music for the concert given in the spring under the direction of Mr. William H. Montelius. At the senior class play Jonesy, on March 17 and 18, the Or- chestra's contri-butions to the entertainment were Bittersweet fNoel Cowardj, Magic Night fGosfordJ, and 'Of Thee I Sing tGershwinJ. The annual concert given during M-ay provided a fitting climax for the year's work, the high spot being the t'Second Concerto for piano and orchestra by Saint-Saens, the piano solo by Mary McCall. Other numbers were Wagner's Vorspiel from Der Meistersingerf' Entr'acte Gavotte from Mignon fThomasl, Dance of the Hours from 'La Gioconca fPonchielliJ, t'Moment Musical and t'Marche Militaire fShubertJ. Page Fifty-eight

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THOR T hy my MM Santefort, Olive Connell, Grace Andresen, Margaret Armitage, Fannie Cowing, Marjorielee Hampton, Kathleen Gibbons, Delores Kipley, Virginia Stanley, Jeanette Jeannette McVey, Joan Bottema. Jane Ann Treen, Janet VanDerAa, Ethel Rafchick, Ann Hohrek, Elaine Osbergz, Eloise Chezem, Lillian Price, Betty Henderson, Mary Ellen Gunter, Ruth Hinkle. May Belle Riddle, Emma Lou Riddle, Jean Smith, Margaret Park Joffe, Mar-garet Phelan, Kirsten Richards, Lillian Ambert: Dorothy Cornwall. Virginia McClure, Margaret Miller, Winifred Potts, Elizabeth Fray, Beth Condit, Mary Allen, Vivian Gilbert, Eoline Julian. Girls' Glee Club l Chapman, M,oze1l l l Edna Cox, Anna Harriet Heiner, Virginia Conner, 1 Under the direction of Miss Florence W. Samuels the Girls' Glee club this year proved in every way to be one of the most interesting and enjoyable organizations in work of its kind. The ofiicers were Margaret Armitage, treasurer, and Elizabeth Fray, secretary. First sopranos were Virginia Conner, Lillian Ambert, Eloise Chezem, Elizabeth Fray, Mozell Gunter, Harriet Heiner, Betty Hen- derson, Ruth Hinkle, Anna Joffe, Dolores Kipley, Jeannette McVey, Lillian Barrus, Winifred Potts, Kirsten Richards, Elaine Osiberg, Ethel Rafchick. Second sopranos were Mary Allen, Grace Andresen, Margaret Armitage, Joan Bottema, Mary Ellen Chapman, Eoline Julian, Vir- ginia McClure, Margaret Miller, Margaret Park, Emma Lou Riddle, Jean Smith, Jane Ann Treen, Janet Van Der Aa, Doris Wise, Janice Simpson. Beth Condit, Edna Cox, Dorothy Cornwall, Kathleen Gibbons, Vivian Gilbert, Mfarjorielee Hohrek, Lillian Price, Marion Sachs, Rose Sachs, fort, Virginia Stanley, May Belle Riddle, Olive Flanagan were the altos. Page Sixty Fannie Cowing, Hampton, Ann Jeanette Sante- Connell, Evelyn