Alton High School - Tatler Yearbook (Alton, IL)

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NATIONAL THESPIANS Fmt 'row B1ll C15aElll Ellen Gould Ruby Speei P1tty WlCklHS j1ck K1nd1g Second row VIHCCUI Mon el Dur1nt Abernethy Robert Rut D1ck G1ll6Sp16 The NltlODll TheQp11nN 1 1 I1lflOIlll Ofgllll llI1OII of Hlgll chool dr11n1t1wtw The Alton Ch1pter fTroop 1263 ww org 1111 ed III 1937 Wlth e1ght 1ne111berQ The 111119 of the soclety 1re to dexelop 1 Qp1r1t of 1ct1xe lllkl 1ntell11ent 1ntereNt ID dr 11n1t1cs to 1 1st d1rector llkl tudent III the pre ent1t1on d1rectors 1nd student vuth the genenl proqrebb of dr 11n1t1c5 IU other h11,h Qchool 1nd to hung 1bout 1 clober rel 1t1onsh1p between the X 1r1ouN troupe The Dr11n1t1c cluh sponsors the loc 1l Ch 1pter To qu1l1fy for member h1p 1 btudent must be regul1rly enrolled III the hlgh Qchool 1nd must hue pl1yed w1th 1ner1t IU one 1n11or role of one long pl1y 1lso CHIICICDC vuorlc lb buslnebb n11n1ger or NIlg6 1n1n1ger for two long pl 1y hue been 1ccepted 1 meetmg requ1re1nentb for member h1p An 1n1t11t1on fee 15 requ1red of Ill new members vuh1ch 111 1keb btudent 1 l1fe 1ne111ber All member recene the I'1llglZ1I16 The Hzgh School Thespmn qu 1rterly free of ch1rge The Alton Ch1pter hm no regular t1111e of 111eet1ng or ofhcera It prebent 2- Va if J - -1 7 ' . ,J I A 'Y H YA A 1 '. , I ' i, 5 A z , 1 , , z, A ' T. 1 ' 1 1 '1 I 'S 1 1 A 1 K1 AZ. ' A j S' 1 1 5. 1 e 1 '1 ' 'ge ' ' 3' 1141, RSSY' W 51 5 5 S3 1' of worthfwhile school plays, to stand as Al reward for excellence 1n high school dr111n11t1cs, to acquaint ' 1 I S 5' 1 X 1 'je 5,1 'K1 1 1 ' : 5 : 1 1 . 1 'A 5 ' 1 ' : 1 ' f 1' ' 1 lx : 1 1 1 1 5 1 ' 1 15 ' A , R 5 . 1 ' ' A1 ' 4' ' 1 ' 1 ' 1 ' ' 1 ' . 5 ANIZATIONS QORGANIZATIONSQORGANIZATIO

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f y J ' 1 ' n ,1 M . DRAMATIC CLUB ffiikjw' ,Alf fm ,I IJ L41 li k i' nw First row Beverly Barley Dorothy Moll Betty McDow Ellen Gould Iola Corder Gladys Watkins Eleanor Smith Ruby Spees Patty Watkins Helen Senz Second row Margaret Hanna Doris Laux Normalee Wightman jean Schmoeller Jean johnson Betty Perrottet Mildred Black Marcella Harting Mary jane Walker Betty Schippert Third row Irving Wiseman Joe Campbell Blanche Ealey Mary Gildersleeve Bill Reid Vernon Peebles Bill Drake Douglas Fisk Fourth row Durant Abernethy Vincent Monzel Fred Olsen Robert Rutz Edward Thompson B1llCassella Jack Pennmg Dick Gillespie B1lly Myers Woodson johnson The Dramatic club is one of the elective clubs in the school To become a member one must either try out or display special aptitude for dramatics Miss Mildred Rutledge is the faculty sponsor and director of the major productions The organ1zat1on presents two long plays each school year During the 1937 38 season Girl Shy a farce concerning college life and The Eyes o Tlaloc a mystery were two plays In addition to the long productions one student directed assembly program was sponsored by the club The purpose of such an organization is to arouse an intelligent interest in dramatics in high school people and various speakers explain numerous phases of dramatic art to the club at its regular meetings The Dramatic club also sponsors the local chapter of the National Thesplans OFFICERS hrst semester Durant Abernethy preszdent Edward Thompson uce president jean Schmoeller secretary Vincent Monzel treasurer OFFICERS second semester Vincent Monzel president Robert Rutz uce president Jack Penning secretary Jem Schmoeller treasurer i P I' ' 7 I 4 1 f 9 presented before a relatively large audience. Girl Shy was, however, the outstanding success of the GANIZATIONSQORGANIZATIONSQORGANIZATI

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4, I ,1 kj l J - DER DEUTSCHE VEREIN 'nf I- I mf ' fa a a, Fmt mu Ellen Gould Charlotte Dudley Iune Whate Etta Mae Boyce Myrama Eaeenreach Betty Schrampf Kathleen Waltraau Doloree Vow Second row Robert Heuer Edward Hanna Maee Walla amson Elazabeth Carey Hattae Heankle Martha Herbstreet Ex a Scheffel Maldred Haaler Leatrace Neadenhofer Maraorae Huff 'Thrrd 'row Fred Olsen Ball Gent Bernard Harms Eugene Wadlow Herbert Etter Ed Bonn Vancent Mon el Der Deutsche Verean was organa ed an 1934 when German wae reantroduced anto the curraculum I s purpobe 15 to create an mterest an German culture as at as found an later ature .and song becond semeeter German etudents wath a grade of A or B are elagable to the club At ate meetmg: Der Deutsche Verean preeents Englash Germ an or French speakerb an addataon to carryang on an antellagent daxcubsaon of trends abroad eepecr ally tho e whach egect Germany and the Unated Statee not only polatac ally but Qocaally and economacally Le Cercle Franeaax and Der Deutxehe Verean Nponbor an annual banquet whach has met wath great Nuccess for both org ana ataon It 15 the hagh poant of the exaetence of both organa ataone A cake ae vxa aoantly Npon ored to rn e fund for the exent thaw year Oalaeraas hr t seanexter Charlotte Dudley presadent Fr d Olsen lace prcsadem Ball Gent secretary Agne Huck tveaasurer Oxxaenaas eeond wane ter Fr d Ol en presadem Vaneent lvlon el aace preszdent lxathleen Waltraau secnraarx Dolore Vo rreaasurer GANIZATIONS Q0 G QORGANIZATI C i i , , ' ,, . . . , . . , . , L , a . , . I-, , E ' . . A . -. , . , . a , . : , 1 4 2, A , a 1 , 1 , 1 1 , 1 , 1 , 1 , 1 n ' . , . ' . . -, . ' - 1 a I K a ' a 9 , 5 7 , .. . Q 3 , I I .H . 5 I M . . . ' . . .. . . . . t . '- . , ' 3. ' . . ' A ' ' . , E 1 . . . a a a . . .. .- .. N . . L ' a a a . ' . ' .. , - ' - ' , . - A . ' ' I . , a a a . ' ' . . ' , . , . . '. . ' , . , ' . . a . . 5 a a . 1 'S 1 e a A Q a . , , -. '. .- , ' . . . . . . , ' , ' , . . - . - - . . . a a . I 'SC A Zi S. ' L Z2 '. L ., , . ' . . .'., . ,, '- , ml, as ' . b . 5 5 . . . 5: - - -5 1- 5 - v -v . 1 1, .' , V V . , s - . . 1. , . e . , . , 4, as ', . r: . e g,- -x ,Q , - C Q . -e -,, . I . ' , , . . e , . , , .. , , . a , ' '1 ,S 55. '.