Bellows Falls High School - Sampler Yearbook (Bellows Falls, VT)

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MUSIO OF THE CLASS OF ’34 The Class of ’34 has been prominent in the musical activities of the school. A great many of the members of the cla s have been either in the Orchestra, the Band, or the Girls' Glee Club. The members of the class who are now In rhe Orchestra have been in it during the four years of high school and have played with the Orchestra at the Senior Clair plays and other entertainments given by the school during that tire. They also played do the concert given during the clasc's Sophomore year, in which the Band and the Girls’ Glee Club also took part. The members of the Bond have played at football and basketball games. The girls who have been in the Glee Club during their high school years have taken part in the operettas. The members have also taken part in the previous graduation exercises. The members of the Class of ’34 in these organ!nations also took part in the Southern Vermont Music Festival in vr.ica several of the surrounding town, as well as Bellows Falls, to-.l. part. This year 3ome of the members of the Class of ’34 gave a series of programs during the Assembly periods under- the direction of Miss O'udd and Mr. Smith. Those offering musical selections were Hilda Mark, with a violin solo, accompanied by Eileen Pierce; George Capron, with a saxaphor.e solo, accompanied by Eileen Pierce; Kenneth Durward, Vocalist, accompanied by E'ileen Pierce; and Margaret Ashcroft, a piano solo. The Senior members of the Glee Club, Alta Reed, Alice Davenport. Irene Croto, Hilda Mark, Helen Kelly, Beulah Thorpe. Olive V’llaon. Louise Pitcher, Frances Hennessey, Loretta Fitzgerald, Katherine Stoddard, and Rebecca Burt, sang a group of songs. The Orchestra played several new numbers during these programs. Our Senior Class Song is entirely new. The music was composed by Permelia Ruggles, and the words were written by Hilda Mark.

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DRAMATICS On March 23 the class of 34 presented its senior play, The Importance of Being Earnest. The story is an amusing one► The mystery of John Worthing’s background provides a complication in his desire to marry Hon. Gwendaline Fairfax, whose mother is the dominating and worldly wise Lady Bracknell. John’s friend, Algernon Monerieff, provides additional difficulties by imper3anating John's imaginary long-lost brother, and falling in love with John’s ward, Cecily Cardew. Both girls believe that they are engaged to men named Ernest Worthing, and the misrepresent- ations lead to awkward moments for all concerned. The members of the cast were Louis Brown as Algernon Monerieff; William Me Neil, John Worthing; Frances Hennessey, Lady Bracknell; Olive Wilson, Miss Rism; Wilda Campbell, Cecily Cardew; John Fletcher, a butler; and William Lawlor a butler. The play was under the direction of Mr. John D. Stevems and Mr. Carl Peterson. The play committee was Helen Kelley, Chairman, Loretta Fitzgerald and ’illiam Lawlor. The stage manager was Wm. Joda; business manager, Olive Wilson; property manager, Helen Kelley; and prompter, Loretta Fitzgerald . On Thr.nksgiving Eve, Wednesday, November 29,1933, members of the Senior Class presented lie'1 and Grandma Pulls The Strings. The members of the cast in lie1, were George Holmos--Steward William Lawlor --Ben Charles Keefe—Capt. Keeney Frances Hennessey—Mrs. Keeney Louis Erown—Slocum Walter Kiniry--Joe, the harpooner John Smith---Sailor Donald Ransom---Sailor Kenneth Durward---Sailor James Tolaro---Sailor Thomas Curtin---Sailor Prompter-Thomas Curtin Stage Manager-Thomas Curtin The cast ®f Grandma Pulls the String was Hildegrade-Olive Wilson Grandma Bles3ington-Louise Pitcher Nora-Marjorie Neff Julia-Helon Kelley Mrs. Cummings-Katherine Stoddard William Thornton-John Robinson Stage Managers-Loretta FitzgerAid, John Fletcher Prompter-Rebecca Burt.