Cresco High School - Spartan Yearbook (Cresco, IA)

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v--if-Y mmf -.- 1 in N- '-5 - v ,,.tY,. wi -v. -1 Q 1 ww .CA . 5OfJ1OQO.J0- Top Row: Lester DeNoye11es, Allan Shackleton, Fred Vjodrich. Second Row: Irene Natvig, Miss Meier, Mary Thomson, Ruth Champlin. First How: John Vagts, Jane Burgess, June Cook, Wilda Halliday, Earl Thomas Declamatory Over fifty people enrolled for the 1934 Cresco declamatory contest under the able direction of Miss Meier. Three contests were held to eliminate the number to twelve for the home contest. In the home contest, Earl Thomas won first in the oratorical class, Fred Wodrich, Hrst in dramatics, and Harald Normann, first in humorous. These three were eligible for the pre-sub-district and county contests. In these pre-sub-disrict and county contests, Jane Burgess substituted for Harold Normann. Cresco won a second place in the county contestewith eleven points. Seventeen 'N

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9 .Ox Q,xC,gCfxC1d O 5XD1OJO.4O.JO+ Back Row: David Loughrey, Mary Thomson, Jack Layton. Front Row: Matthew Zbornik, Ruth Champlin. Howling Hundred David Loughrey was this year's Howling Hundred president for both semesters: Ruin Champlin and Matthew Lbornik, vice presidents for the two semestersg Mary 'Ihomson and Jack Layton, treasurersg and Harald Normann and Mary Thomson, secretaries. Janet Drollinger and David Loughrey were the yell leaders. Activity tickets were priced at one dollar this year and admitted students to all events except plays. New features this year were the associate membership and in- stallment plans which enabled more students to buy tickets. Sixteen

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9 .QA seasoned . P19A9,o.:o,o- DRAMATICS The Family Upstairs, a comedy in three acts, was presented by the class of 1933 at the Cresco Theatre, Tuesday. May 16. Miss Meier directed the following cast Joe Heller ................................................................. ...............C6C11 Cameron .Marian Lybbert Emma Heller ..............................,........................................ Louise Heller ..... Willie Heller ..... Anna Heller ......... Charles Grant ..... ........Gladys Strayer .........Keith Henry .......Anna Anderson ..........Neil Gassett Mrs. Grant ......,. ...... ....... ................... ................... J e a n Lewis Miss Calahan ..................................................................... ...Maxine Palmer Miss Meier and the juniors chose The Jade God , a mystery play, for their pre sentation on Homecoming evening, November 3. The following were the characters: Perkins ........................................ John Millicent .............................. Jack Derrick ..... Mrs. Thursby Edith Derrick John Martin .... Jean Millicent .. Inspector Burke Blunt ..................... Peters, officer ..... Eighteen ........Marjorie Hoffland Member of stage crew ..........Lester DeNoyel1es ..................Jane Burgess ........Vio1a Kutzbach ........Harald Normann .........Mary Thomson ........Dan Kennelly ..........Jack Layton ........Stanley Jones