Liverpool High School - Hiawathan Yearbook (Liverpool, NY)

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Commercial News OOMS 202 and 203, the commercial centers of Liverpool High School, have been the scene of much activity during the past year. Early in March, Betty Pease, Mary Adams, and Margaret Ames began practising for the District Typing Contest. They were entered as the Typing Team and, as you know, were to win further honors. Carol Strong, Lillian Hafner, and Elmerinda Aureli were entered as the shorthand team. Rita Switts, Floyd Olds, Evelyn Evans, and Frank Bowman represented the Commercial Arithmetic De- partment. Well, on April 29 the district Commercial Contest was held at Liverpool. Why was it held at Liverpool? Because Mr. Beahan, our highly esteemed commercial teacher, was the contest manager. All of the teams did their best, although the typing team was the only one to come in well up in front. They were awarded second place, and consequently were eligible for the State Contest which is held annually at Syracuse University. Evelyn Evans and Virginia Barker were entered in the State Open Typing Event, having ob- tained the required speed of 60 words a min- ute. The Liverpool team was among the first ten tearns, but did not qualify for the awards. These typing students returned to Liverpool and they were heard to ejaculate, There'll come a day! For this coming year a com- mercial club is to be organized. The purpose of this club will be'to spread interest in commercial affairs, to promote the contest idea, and to make the commercial subjects more interesting in general. Liverpool now offers great opportunities to those students who are interested in business as a career. Either a two or a three year sequence in commercial subjects can be arranged and within the next few years Secretarial Practice and Bookkeeping will probably be added to the curriculum. . Dramatic Club T THE beginning of the 1935 school term, john Gehm, Rosita O'Neil, Marion Gettmann, and Victor Tillotson were the only members of the Dramatic Club. A student us- ually does not become a member before he has reached his senior year, and therefore, thereis a great vacancy left in the membership list after graduation. This year, however, there were quite a few juniors who became members, for they had been working to obtain the required fifty points for admittance since their debut as Freshmen. The deserving Juniors, who received the pins in june, were, Marjorie Glahn, Mary King, june Parks, Betty Pease, Margaret Wackerle, Robert Parsons, and David Schamu. Many of the points were obtained by participa- tion in the various programs throughout the year. There were plenty of Seniors, of course, who graduated with a Dramatic Club pin. Glen Davie, William Donaldson, james Gillette, Mary Lou Hondorf, Betty Hopper, Mary Betty Irving, Virginia Keller, Jean Orth, Mar- shall Robinson, Dorothy Thomas, and Leara Vieau constitute the list, which sets a record for Senior Class membership. On Lincoln's Birthday, Mary King did a splendid job of relating Mary Shipman An- drew's Perfect Tribute . Washington's Birthday was marked by a play entitled A Dish of China Tea , repre- senting the revolutionary period. Characters were as follows: Mrs. Wynne .................... june Parks Lady Augusta Clive ...... Aseneth Van Aiken The Honorable Clarissa Courtnaye . ................,....... Betty Scholl Mrs. Cornelia Thrackmaston. . .Helen Tooley Mrs. Cynthia Ravenscoft. Mary Betty Irvin: Hontiye Wynne ............... Betty Glahn Marcey Gorden .......,..... Margaret Loop A Craxy Mix-Up , an exact opposite of the first Senior play given in December, and entitled Little Women , was extremely mo- dern and full of laughs. The anxiety caused by the participants' actions held everyone in sus- pense. The parts were taken by: Lee julian .................. Betty Hopper Paula Roberts .... ........ J ean Orth Crystal Craig. . . .... Virginia Keller Alicia Julian .... . . .Leara Vieau

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Trips Through The Classes - confd Miss Stone is writing at the black-board. Mar- jorie Glahn whispers to Virginia Keller. Miss Stone Cturning aroundj-Elsie! Elsie Kipp fquite astonishedj-But what did I do? Miss Stone-Never mind, we haven't time to go into that now. Miss Stone returns to her work. Virginia Keller whispers to Marjorie Glahn. Miss Stone Cturning aroundj-Elsie! Elsie Cstill astonishedj-Butn Miss Stone-Never mind, we haven't time to go into that now. Oh well, cheer up Elsie. Now to go on in our tour. Ah, a history class. What fun! Mrs. Webb-We will now take up the Current Events Paper. All students obediently pick up the paper. Mrs. Webb--Oh no, I mean that mentally we will take it up. All students resignedly put their papers away. Mrs. Webb-James Duerr, the first question in the miscellaneous group, What Shakespear- ean tragedy is being made into a movie. P James Duerr-Julio and Romiet. Mrs. Webb-You're sure you don't mean U Romeo and Juliet? james fdoubtfullyj-Well, maybe. Extremely loud guffaws. And so it goes. It is now time for all the little juniors to assem- ble in Miss Frank's room for their English lesson. Miss Frank-I want it understood before class starts that there is to be no unnecessary noise. The students digest this prize bit of humor, and proceed to take up the conversation where it had left off before the interruption. Having said their say, they begin to think about the next topic of conversation. Miss Frank Cr-udely interrupting their train of thoughtj-Well, I'm glad that you've decided to give me a chance to talk. just how many of you have your lesson done? The facial expressions of the Juniors run the gamut of emotions-great surprise, lesser sur- prise, slightly worried, very worried, and last, fewest, but not least, absolute peace. Robert Parsons, always quickest to regain the art of conversation. turns to Marjorie Glahn. Robert-Well, Glahn, have you got it done? Marjorie placidly ignores him. Miss Frank-Well, Robert, have you got it done? Robert Ctriumphantly J-Yes! Henry Meloling-Ha! He fooled you. Miss Frank-Well, let me put it another way. How many have not got their lessons done? One by one hands reluctantly raise. Miss Frank-Hand your papers in. All of those who haven't got a paperwill be marked F. Groans. Miss Frank-Silence! The last bell rings just then, interrupting this friendly little conversation. Of course, this is only a brief resume of the classes, and doesn't include all of them. It also leaves out the study halls, which usually run about the same anyway, and also the noon hour, which is relatively unimportant. As the bell rings, the students wearily file back into the home room. Miss Stone-Quiet Please. The following will report to 207 9 Chester Oeinck, and Lena DeNeve. Ah! The end of a perfect day. - BLUE MONDAY Things are scattered here and there, Coats and dresses are on the chairsg My English is lost, my pencil, too And Oh! Where is my other shoe? Mother is calling, the bell struck past eight, My lessons aren't learned, I'm going to be lateg Off I go to school on a run Wishing that Monday had never come. -JANE W. BREWSTER ALMA MATER On the shores of Onondaga Stands our dear old Liverpool Loyal to our Alma Mater Always is our rule. Pledging our hearts to orange and blue This, our worthy school. Firmly we shall stand together For our Liverpool. MARGARET WACKERLE

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Dramatic Club - co'nt'd Natalie Lane ...... .... M ary Betty Irving Mrs. Macready .... ....... E velyn Evans Phillip Holden .... .... C arleton Naumann Michael Pavloff .... ....... K ermit Vieau Donald Sebastian ........., Harold Hounder Emilie Stamm ......,,.......... Glen Davie While on the annual Washington trip, Betty Hopper, jean Orth, and Virginia Keller enter- ed a skit contest with other schools. Their reward for the presentation of Christopher Columbo was the second prize of five dollars. Last, but not least among the dramatic ac- tivities this year was the Prize Speaking Con- test. Miss Heid spent a great deal of time coaching Marjorie Glahn, Betty Hopper, Mary King, David Schamu, Marshall Robinson, and john Gehm. The contest, held at the school May 6, was highly entertaining and everyone participating did splendid work. Nevertheless, it was impossible for everyone to win, so the judges had to narrow their choice to Marjorie Glahn, who cleverly imitated Shirley Temple in f'The Littlest Rebel, and David Schamu, a naughty boy who didn't like to dress for com- pany, in Tommy Stearns Scrubs Up. These contestants then proceeded to the county contests, the first of which was held May Sth at Liverpool High School. This was for girls and such selections as 'fThe One On My Right and The Birthday Wish were given. Marian Zinsmeister from Fayetteville, who gave Sing Me To Sleep , won first prize while Dorothy Anderson, from North Syracuse took second with Anne of Green Gables . It is some consolation to us to know that our contestent was rated third. Onondaga County Prize Speaking Contest for Boys was held May 16th at East Syracuse High School, where such selections as Bobby Shaftoe' and The Americanization of Andre Francois appeared. Let us here note that our candidate did exceedingly well but, as we have previously said, H Everyone can't win. Char- les Rhyner, of Tully, captured first prize with In Memory of Shiloh and The White Hands of Telham , given by Raymond Tur- verey of Manlius took second. We wish to thank Miss Heid for her interest in every member of the Dramatic Club, and feel that the L. H. S. entertainments are be- coming more than amateur performances. We would also like to thank the kind public, who attend our performances, for their loyalty and cooperation. , .l.- Brush and IGGER and better things are being ac- complished by this club, since it has, for the first time, given a tea and exhibit, which was a success. Our other great accomplishment was a puppet show U jack and the Bean-stalk given during the spring exhibit. This netted a profit in patronage and money. The puppets were made and worked by the following mem- bers of the Art Club: jack ............... Geraldine Lindemayer Jack's Mother .... .... W orked by june Parks The Giant ............ Made by june Parks -worked by Glen Davie The First Fairy ................ Betty Pease The Second Fairy .............. Betty Glahn The Butcher ....... . . .Harriet Dawley Pallette Club The Cow and Hen ..... Made by Bob Woods -worked by Glen Davie Glen Davie and Bob Woods acted as stage managers in general for they supplied any needed sound effects and repaired any damage done to puppets. During this year Christmas cards, flower placques, wooden rings, bracelets, telephone covers, scarves and metal bracelets were made. The officers are: GLEN DAVIE, President MARJORIE GLAHN, Vice-President BETTY PEASE, Secretary Committees: Social-Margaret Loop: Ex- hibits-Ola Kentner and Ruth Rice.