Kendallville High School - Kay Aitch Ess Yearbook (Kendallville, IN)

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DRAMAUC:ORGANEAUON VVK5 AND PAJNT CLUB O First Rowfvvfayne Becker, Phyllis Renkenberger, Rosellyn Sollenberger, Laura Ellen Williams, Billie Baker, Kathryn Cookerley, Velma Traster, Faye DeHolf. -loan Hauff. Ruth Vetter. John Runden. Second Row-Mac McMarrell, Ferne Ruth Gurney, Mary Munk, Dorothea Vkfassell, Mary Moss Pauline Dicterle Mari' anna Goodwin, Edra Meads, lane VS'I'12l'1f,-ILIYIC Davis, Margaret Miller, Phyllis Pontius, Mary lane Eichelbaugh, Mary jane Irwin, Ina Uhl. Third Row-Gerry DeI'Ioff, Keith Armstrong, Robert Eckhart, Loren Sabrosky, Vera Marie Kurtz, Ethyl Gchring, Helen Miller, Charlotte Boszer, Marian Isbell, Ralph XX'illy, David Runden. Top RowfI Ioward Kenestrick, Royal Tritch, Sponsor, Donald Eckhart, Miss Ruth Sherman, Sponsor, Karl Bly. Miss Eva Robertson, Sponsor. Not in PlCIlL7'EfRODCl'f Bridenthal, Betty Kern. Dale Sto Look at that sign up there, said one Freshman to an' other greenie. See it says 'Wig and Paint tryouts Tuesday' Now what does that mean, do you know? XVell not exactly. But I think Mary Munk's President. Let's ask her ..., Say, Bunny what is this Wig and Paint Club, anyway? Vv'hy, haven't you heard of that before? It's practical' ly the best club in the school .... Oh. oh! here comes Theresa Hilkert, better not let her hear' that. But, really, it is a fine club. It's the High School Dramatic Club, you know. Funny I hadn't heard of it, replied the Freshman. Must be part of my greeness, Vv'hen did it start? Is it very old? l'It's been going for quite a long time, I guess. I think it was in 1928 that Miriam Zimmerman. Charles Allan, Foy Van Dolson, and that gang started agitating for it. They finally got Mr, Brumbaugh's consent. Then with Iviiss Robertson and Miss Lantz as Sponsors, they organ' ized the club. x'Six years seems pretty old, Has it really amounted to anything? I should say it has, Bunny continued, just think. only six short years since those twelve members gathered to draw up a constitution and elect Marjorie Duve Presif dent. Why, since then we have had to expand our mem' bership to fifty and have three Sponsors, Miss Robertson, Miss Sherman, and Mr. Tritch. Our other ofhcers are lane Wright, Vice President: Ioan Hauff, Secretary: and John Runden, Treasurer. 'kWe've tried hard to keep our standards high, too. You see the purpose of our organization is to produce the finest plays possible. That's why we haven't given many ckton, Amelia Strater, John Vv'agoner. However we do give a minimum of two plays a year. At nearly every meeting we give a play for the benefit of the club members. XVe discuss these and criticise them in ref gard to the acting, so forth. Every year we through our study ter we studied the different periods. drama. That certainly day. said the one I'm afraid you R credits can try out. just wait a year. and if you have a good tryout and a C average, we'll be glad to have you, smiled Bunny. Is it really very hard to get in, Bunny? I'd iust love to. but I know I'll get stage fright and do some thing foolish. Makes me shiver to think of it. Oh, we aren't so terrible. Vvfe can remember way back when .... Don't tell anybody, but some of us still suffer a pang of stage fright now and then. I imagine you could make it. And if you do, I know it will be well worth the effort. You see, the club wasn't organized for fun alone. Those charter members expressed the real idea in the preamble to our Constitution: 'Believing that the study and acting of plays developes selffconfidence, emotional control and bodily grace, stimulates the imagination. trains the mind, enriches the vocabulary, broadens the sympa' thies, developes a cultural background, ouickens. trains. and refines the emotions and furnishes healthy and di' rected recreation. We establish this constitutionf As long as 'Wig and Paint' exists. she will do these things. setting, lighting effects. makeup and try to have a general theme running . One year it was lighting1 last semesf history of drama and the plays of the This time we are stressing modern sounds interesting. Let's try out Tues- Freshman to the other. can't just yet. Only people with eight public performances. Good plays have high royalties. -Mary Moss. FIRST SEMESTER SECOND SEMESTER John Runden President Mary Munk Ferne Ruth Gurney Vice President .lane Wright Velma Traster Secretary Ioan Hauff Keith Armstrong Treasurer lohn Runden Miss Eva Robertson Sponsor Miss Eva Robertson Miss Ruth Sherman Sponsor Miss Ruth Sherman Mr. Royal Tritch Sponsor Mr. Royal Tritch Page 29

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Qittuarti s ifmruatauarm The Spotlight Staff, Kendallville High Schools first paper Staff, was organized late in Novemher of 1933 and the first issue was puhlished on De- cemher 5. This Staff was selected from the journalism Classes, all memhers heing chosen ac' cording to their capabilities in a journalistic type of xvork. After much deliheration and argument, the paper was named The Spotlightf' The first Staff was made up of nineteen mem' hers, with Miss Sherman, Faculty Advisor and Margaret Kellner, Manager. DEPARTMENTS NENVS: Ellen Arehart, Elizaheth Pfaffman, Eileen Irie. Helen Ackerman, Otis Melnturf, Rrfhert Hosler. EDITORIALS. Mary jane Eichelhaugh, Chris, tine Slagle, Frank Dauner. COLUMNISTS: Mary Ann Vkfehmeyer, Karl Bly. Mary .lane Fenimore. ART: ,Iohn Claussen, Donald Eckhart. Pauline Dieterle. COMPOSINC: Crace Iddings. CIRCULATION: Karl Bly, This was the first Staff, far from perfect, hut nevertheless --a Staff. These first memhers should he proud of the fact that they were the organizers of this, our first paper. In fact, one could never see a more highly pleased group than this on the day of the paperls initial appearance. Now our Staff has grown considerahly and many new departments have heen added. The paper has continued to hold the interests of the Faculty and StudentfBody during the first half year of its existence and will surely he considered in the history of K, H, S. as one of its most worthy proiects. Today the masthead of our paper looks like thisi FACULTY ADVISER: Miss Sherman EDITOR: Margaret Kellner. ASSISTANTS: Frank Dauner, Mary Moss, Ralph Willy. EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT: Mary Jane Eichf elhaugh, Frank Dauner, Edward Stoeckley. COLUMNISTS: Mary Moss, Karl Bly, Mary Ann Wehiiieyer, Christine Slagle, David Runden. ARTISTS: John Claussen, Pauline Dieterle, Def light Nichols, Waiyrie Becker. NEWS: Elizaheth Pfaffman, Ellen Arehart, Ray' inond Beights, Dale Stockton, Junior Kollman, Charlotte Swartz, Otis Mclnturf. SECRETARY AND TREASURER: Grace Idd- ings. MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT: Donald Eekf hart, Stanley Minar, Eileen Irie, Helen Aeker' man, Cvrace Iddings, Elmer Zollman. PLATFORM 1. To create the proper feeling hetween Student and Faculty. 2. To aid economy measures. 3. To aid in the promotion of worthy School projects. 4. To give an opportunity for the puhlication of literary endeavorsfand ahove all 5. To make Kendallville High School the hest in the state. Many times the puhlieation of this paper has proved a tedious task indeed, hut hy sticking with it, in all its ups and downs, it is certain to remain through the years as a living monument to student fellowship in K, H. S. -Elizaheth Pfaffman. First Rott' Otis Mclnturf. Grace lddings. Mary Moss, john Claussen, Christine Slagle, Elmer Zollman, Pauline Dieterle. Charlotte Swartz. Second Rott' Delight Nichols, Stanley Minar, Mary -lane Eichelhaugh, Donald Eckhart, Margaret Kellner. Frank Dauner. Third Run' Miss Sherman, Sponsor, Ellen Arehart, Ralph W'illy, Elizabeth Pfaffman, Raymond Beights, Wayiie Becker. Mary Ann Vvlehmeyer, David Runden, Eileen Ihrie. junior Kollman, Helen Ackerman, Edward Stoeekley. Karl Bly. Page 28

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SENIOR PLAY I934 CAST flu Order of Appearancesj Bernard lngals AY,,,,.YY,,,,,,,,,.......,,. Keith Armstrong Eunice lngals, his wife ,,.,,,,,,7 Ferne Ruth Gurney Noel Derlwy, a family friend ,,,,,,.... Rolwert Eckhart Leo Day, a social climher ..,..., ...A L 7onald Martin Rhoda, the maid ,,,,,,,,.,,,,.....,.,...,,,,..i,,...e, .Iune Deal julia Murdoch, sister of Eunice ,..,,,,, ,lane Wright Mrs. Bradley, her mother ..., Laura Ellen Willianis Hugh IDQAIIS, elder son of the Ingals ...A Bruce Shirk Ronald Murdoch, .Iulia's son ,e..,,,,,, Doyle DeVoe Lois IIIQZIIS, daughter of the Ingals .,,..,,,.,,,,, Mary Beth But: Bradley Ingals, Lois' IVVIII lwrother ..l, john Runden Dagmar Carroll, Hugh's sweetheart ,,,,l,,, Margaret Kellner Elliott Kimherly, the crooked politician Vxfayne Becker PRODUCTION STAFF Director i,,,,.,,...,.,,........,.,,,..,..l Miss Eva Rohertson Stage Crew i,,,...,.,,,,.,,,,,e,,,e Loren Salwrosky, Rohert Bushong, Donald Strater, Charles Kuhn, lXIary Gene Herla, Lois Rupp, Byron Trowf hridge, Everett Herron Property Managers ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,ee lvlarianna Goodwin, Madeline Blech Business Managers ,,,,..l,,l.,.. ,,.,,.,, I na Uhl, Pauline Misselhorn Costumes ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,l,,,,l Billie Baker, Frances I-Iulitt Furniture . ,,,,...,....,....,,,..,... A. bl. Berhalter, C. At: This play was produced lay special arrangement with Samuel French of New York. Music hy the High School Orchestra, featuring Seniors. THE GOOSE HANG-S HIGH PLOT The play was a three-act colnedy of home and college life. The story of the play opens in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Ingals just hefore the Christmas Holidays. The parents are largely counting the lninutes until their children come home. They have great faith in youth and in education and have sacrificed lnuch to give their three children the hest possihle start in life. From the moment the youngsters arrive in a gayly painted old ear they fill the house with excitement. They romp childishly with the dogg dash off to dances or parties: express with finality their theorf ies of marriage, politics and educationg fill the house with jazz music: demand money, new clothes and a new car. They shock the conservative grandmother hy their frankness, disgust the small town aunt, thrill the country cousin, and frequent' ly cut their parents deeply by their thoughtlessness. Then comes the crash, The hullying politician causes the father to lose his joh. The children, when told the tragic news, rise to the occasion splendidly. Bradley heats Kimlaerly, the politician, in a fist fight. Lois declares that she doesn't care for college any more and refuses to return. Hugh and his sweetheart, Dagmar, offer his parents the money they have saved for their wedding. Then Bradley and Lois cleverly persuade Granny to go into a partnership with Noel and thus give their father a position. Lois gets a jola in the advertising department of a large store: Bradley -ioins a stock company and paints scenery. Wlleil the father hears of the twins securing jobs and Hugh's offer, he is furious. Then Gran' ny stuns him with her proposal, the offer of a longfdesired position in a nursery husiness. The father finally accepts and the curtain ends this tale of victory over hard knocks. Page 30