Alexandria High School - Alexian Yearbook (Alexandria, MN)

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1936 True A1,I2xiAN 1936 Dranialit-s l Back Row--James Daily, Lorin Van Dyke, Evangeline Helseth, Erwin Dobberpuhl, Eaton Olson, Orris Gran. Front Row--Marian Knauf, Dona DuBeau. Ruth Bergstrom, ARMS AND THE MAN - CAST OF CHARACTERS - Catherine Petkofl ----- Marian Knauf Paul Petkotf - Erwin Dobberpuhl Q Raina - - - Dona Du Beau 2 Bluntchli - Orris Gran ,QP Louka - Ruth Bergstrom , 5 Sergius - James Daily W Nic-ola - - Lorin Van Dyke ' The Officer ------ Eaton Olson This year's senior class production was Arms and The Man, a satire on war by Bernard Shaw, which concerns the life of a Servian fug- itive in a Bulgarian home. Shaw's clever humor is typified by this three-act comedy. MRS. PARTRIDGE PRESENTS - CAST OF CHARACTERS - Ellen ------- Elizabeth Olson Philip Partridge ------ Orris Gran Delight Partridge Dona Du Beau Stephen Applegate Thorvald Lillevik Maisie Partridge - Marian Knauf Katherine Everett - Eileen Hubbell Sydney Armstead - Wilbur Sehackel Charles Ludlow Donald Brown Clementine - Ruth Bergstrom Miss Hamilton - Juliette Hareid Pete - - Erwin Dobberpuhl Sam - - La Verne Nelson Madame La Fleur ----- Margaret Hove Mrs. Partridge Pl'l'Sl'lIfX is an American comedy in three acts by Mary Kennedy and Ruth Hawthorne. The basis of the plot con- cerns the heroine's struggles to offer to her children the opportunities that she herself had missed. Miss Evangeline Helseth, dramatic coach, successfully directed both productions. Twenty-seven

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f, gli , riff x Q- i fl nk 41536 THE ALEXIAN W1 if NAUGHTY MARIEVZTA li I b Nauglaty Marietta, a Victor Herbert opera, was presented by if the Alexandria High School Music Department to a large audience. Har old W. Arentsen had charge of the music, Dr. L. W. Lyons of dramatics and make-up, Gordon B. Melby of stage settings, and Maxine Rustad of costuming. Extraordinary scenery and lighting effects made a colorful background for the romance of Marietta and Captain Dick. A realis- tic moon with its rays beaming down upon the slave, Adah, was created for the song Underneath a Southern Moon . With intriguing and difficult toe steps Dona DuBeau render- ed an entrancing puppet dance. Two dainty and demure ballet groups, one a Spanish group and the other a French ballet, were coached by Mr. Arentsen. Students who contributed artistic performances as supporting leads were Donald Brown, Dona DuBeau, Juliette Hareid, Eileen Hub- bell, Darwyn Olson, and Frances Renner. Gretchen Stieler and Leland Wright gave excellent perform- ances in their singing roles of Marietta and Captain Dick Warrington. I Wish I Were Anybody Else But Me , which proved to be a favorite number, was sung by Theodore Ording. After this song, Mrs. Earl and Mr. Ording presented a humorous character dance, which was highly enjoyed by everyone. To Gordon Melby and his able assistants goes the credit for the artistic scenery. Harriet Hobart and Robert Drummond are stage managers. The opera in brief tells the adventures of a young countess who disguises herself as a casket girl, sails from Erance, and comes over to New Orleans. She falls in love with Captain Dick Warrington who does not know who she really is. Her disguise is discovered at the end of the op- era when Captain Dick sings her dream melody, and they are publicly married. Twenty-six

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1936 THE ALEXIAN 1936 Stage Force Front Row--Dawn Ripley, Kathryn Brown, Marcella Dahlsten, Harriet Ho- bart, Elwood Grundei, Vernon Burgess. Second Row--Robert Drummond, Melvin Reed, Glen Berglyn, Ronald Je- rome, Winfred Woolliscroft, Gordon Melby. Producing some of the best high school scenery in the state, the stage force, under the supervision of Gordon B. Melby, is again complet- ing a year of successful work in scenery and lighting effects for the opera and class plays. The settings of other performances throughout the school year have also been supervised by them. This year the stage force consisted of the following members: Harriet Hobart and Robert Drummond, co-managersg Vernon Burgess, electricians, Melvin Reed and Kathryn Brown, juniors, and Dawn Rip- ley, sophomore. Assisting the latter part of the year were Ronald Jerome, Glenn Berglin, and Winfred Woolliscroft. An alumna, Marcella Dahl- sten, also aided to a great extent throughout the year. School Patrol Under the leadership of Forrest Willey, che school patrol which is sponsored by the American Legion, has proved its importance to the school and community. Among the patrol's chief aims are prevention of trafic con- gestion and assistance of students crossing streets. Christian Backhaus heads the organization as patrol chief. As- sisting him are two captains, Ronald Jerome and Claire Hintzen. Other senior high school members are Eldo Falk, Lawrence Larson, Elwood Grundei, and Marvin Erickson. Twenty-eight