Connellsville High School - Coker Yearbook (Connellsville, PA)

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Orchestra The orchestra. under the direction ot' Mr. Anstine. has been one of the outstanding organizations of the school this year, both in quality a.nd quantity of service rendered. Appearing at every class play, the operetta, at institute, and several times in chapel. the orchestra has given the student body some very enjoyable moments of tl1e highest, type of entertainment. As in former years, rehearsals were held on Mondays and Thurs- days. the Iirst period. The enrollment this year took a decided increase. the number jumping to a total of fifty-two members. representing fifteen ditferent instruments. The orchestra was unopposed in the Class A group in the county contest on March 27. rendering on that occasion several classical num- bers by Bach. Wagner, Beethoven and Haydn. The year was started with simple numbers and as the year progressed the more complex num- bers by the old masters were undertaken. 0RCHES'l'R.1l First ltow Left' William Stevens. Samuel Inks. .lohn l-'erg'nson, Louis Conti. ldzttl Duckworth, Donald Moon. lloward Harrow. .lack Staley Second Row Left -liohert Vnllahan, Uharles Robinson. l'In1ei's+n Camp. 'l'hird Row Left-Earl Schnlidle, Sherwood tll-ittelty, Harry Winkler. Edith Sherrick. Minerva Genius. Willis Witherite Fourth Row Left'-.lohn Gruen. Frank Christopher First. Row Back---llerhert ltackoI't'. Kenneth Welling. Joseph Richey Second Row Rack 'Jillllfis Marietta, Edwin ttuie, Dale Patterson Third Row Rack-V William Wulkeri. lilly Scott. Patsy .eXndyiohn, Joseph Plllft First, Row Rights -Antonio tlaudiello, Michael Molinaro Second Row Right fflienlah llitner. Dorothy Sheriick Martha Hailor. Ninrrzty Boyd. A. .l. Reynolds, .lack Shives, .lack Younkin. William lletri 'lt. ilowurd Staley Third Row Right--Virginia Scott. Harrie Hilsen i 0lll'fll ROW Rishi -Lois l!ent'm'd, hsahellc Smith. Louis Bnrhans, Harry Richey Pianoa- Nettie l.ee Whipkey, June Uollins Director-fhlr. Anstinc

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The Operetta With dying colors, C. H. S. presented the operetta, Don Alonso's Treasure , a thrilling mystery of vis-iting Americans who joined in a hunt for Don Alonso's Treasure. Don Diego, William Hetrick, natural heir, and his wife, Suzanna, June Twigg, entertained their American friends, Ajax Woll-op, William Towzey, Mrs. Wollop, Marjorie Haynes, and fair daughter Elaine, Maryetta Metcalf, while they hunted and found the treasure. Elaine also found her l1eart's desire, Billy McNoodle, Dick Long, while the lovely daughters of Don Diego, Dolores and Lolita, June Port and Bae Atkins, respectively, were enticing Slim Malone, Ken- neth Nardine, and Shorty Simmons, Patsy Del Grosso. In the midst of all this Judy Laughrey and Kenneth Welling carried many a laugh across the footlights as Don Diego's servants. Skillfully interwoven were many choruses of singing and dancing girls and boys to lend a charming Castilian atmosphere to the produc- tion. The powers behind the stage which guided the operetta to com- plete success were Mr. Anstine, Miss Margaret Bane, Miss Clark and Miss Bell. Band The band's outstanding contribution to the school was its backing of the football team. At every home game the large delegation of musi- cians met at the high school or field and attracted widespread attention as the center of the cheering section. In accordance with the custom established last year, the band rehearsal was given a regular place on the school schedule, having tne firstperiod on ,Tuesday morning as its own. The band, in addition to appearing at the football games also was heard in chapel on several occasions. The membership this year was much larger than that of last year, about thirty boys being enrolled.,

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Contestants t'onnellsville contestants came through with eight victories. all in the musical field, in the 1933 Forensic contests. Outstanding winners were Theora Eicher, contralto, who won both county and regional honors and placed sixth in the state eliminations at Sunbury: John Gruen, third consecutive violin contest winner. and June Collins, winning for her first time in the piano event, but bringing: this event to C. H. S. for the fourth consecutive time. Other first place winners were the string trio, Lois Benford, Edith Sherrick and Nettie Lee Wbipkey: a girls' trio, consisting ot' Marjorie Haynes, Genevieve Snyder and .Iune Twiggg Joseph Ritchie. French Horn: Jack Younkin. Truinpeti Edith Sherrick, ytlello. Other musical contestants, under the direction of Mr. Anstine. were Nelson Gaal, clarinetg Donald Moon, baritone: Jack Staley, tuba: Wil- liam lletrick, baritone: and Genevieve Snyder, soprano. Literary contestants, under Mr. Swank were: llebaters, Joseph Zatty. Carmel Caller, Herbert Har-koff and Kenneth VVelling:: extemporaneous speaker, Joseph Zaffy, while Mr. Brown coached the oratrix, Margaret Keffer. CONTESTANTS First Row-Kenneth Welling, Nettie Lee Whipkey, Roger Huey, Grace Yonnkin, Mr. Swank, Mr. Anstine, Dorothy Sherriek, John Gruen. Edith Sherrick. William Hetrick Second Row-William Towzey, June Galley. .lack Younkin. Marjorie Harm-.4. .lm-It Staley, Sara Husband, Joseph Zaffy, June Twigg, Joseph Ritchey Third Rowe -Patsy Del Grosso, Herbert. Rackoif. Mwrgzuet Keffer, Jack Shives. Gene' vieve Snyder, Hubert Grate, Carmel Caller, Donald Moon. Nelson Gaul