Martinsville High School - Artesian Yearbook (Martinsville, IN)

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ciwullffi' 1 1 , vw 'VP' ' ' 75 ' ' ' !?'r,1-gi' I ' ' 7 i1' Y' 7 'V HISTRIONIC SKILLS .Xll the world's a stage -Xnd the 1nen and women merely players The purpose of the Dramatic Club is to endeavor to locate and develop dramatic ability. Sophomores, juniors, and seniors are eli- gible for membership. The membership this year has been limited to thirty. The dues of the club are twenty-five cents a se- mester. The Dramatic Club met once :1 month. The programs consisted of one-act plays readings, musical selections, reports on books and plays, and talks on interesting subjects by speakers. After the programs the members dance in the upper corridor of the high school, The special orchestra played for them. .-X three-act comedy Take My Advice, by Elliott Lester was presented by the Dramatic Club for the residents of Martins- ville. lt was given in the high school audi- torium, November 17. Double casting was employed in sev- eral of the roles and added much to the success of the play. This had never been done before and it proved very successful. lt gives an opportunity for more students to participate. ln case one should become ill the understudy would be able to substi- tute for him. Much credit was due to the cast and to their director, Miss llelen Eastland, under whose supervision the play was given. Oth- ers who deserved credit for the success of the play are Thomas Devore, Merrill Frounfelt- er, Victor Fowler, and Vtliliiam Pringle form- ing the stage crew, the business manager, Miss Myngle Dorsettg Louise Hubbard and Mary Louise Duncan, who were vested with the responsibility of ticket salesg Edith Mar- ley, who was bookholderg and an efficient number of ushers. The cast of characters of the play was: Bud NVeaver .. Charles Kennedy Ann NVeaver .. Mary E. Dorsett and NVilma Stanton Jimmy Thayer .... James Nail Kerry Van Kind . . . ...... Tracy Hadley joseph VVeaver ..... Austin Kirk and Charles Steinegweg Mrs. XVeaver .,... ....... M artha Fesler Bradley Clement .. .... Lewis Farley Marella Scotte .... Dorothy Fesler and Phyllis Zenor The Dramatic Club has had charge of one of the assembly programs this year. In cele- bration of the bi-centennial birthday of George Xtlashington they gave a playlet en- titled, The Youth of the Frontier. Those taking part were: Bess Jenkins .... Tobias Graham .. Molly Jenkins . . . . . . Dorothy llalay .. VVilbur Skaggs . . . . . . Sarah Fisher Tom jenkins ...... .. Maurice NVilliams Colin Roberts .......... Frank Chambers George VVashington ...... Charles Sawyer Thunderbird ........ .. . Aaron Lankford jim Jenkins ........ . . Eugene Jenkins Jeremiah jenkins . . . Chester Stratton it was enjoyed by all the students and the members of the cast were very well selected. Much of the success of this club has been due to the efficient management of Miss Eastland and Miss Dorsett. The officers of the club for the current year were: President - Lewis Farley. Secretary-Treasurer- junior Kivett. sett. Sponsors-Miss Eastland and Miss Dor- This page through the courtesesy of First National Bank

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'1- M SHARPS AND FLATS Sound your A 1 All through the different section of the orchestra Mrs. Kelso goes at the beginning of tl1e fifth period three times a week, seeing that each of tl1e thirty-live players instruments is properly in' tune. Then alter several starts and stops, they are oil' on some sy111p11ony, overture, etc. Un the nights ol plays anzl similar per- t'orn1ances, the orchestra comes into tl1e au- ditorium about fifteen l1llllllCS before tl1e curtain is scheduled to rise. and starts off the evening with a number. Then between acts, to keep the audience fron1 getting bored. it again breaks forth in melody. Each spring they journey to some distant town to enter in a state orcliestra contest. ln tl1e spring of 1031 they won second place at Terre Haute, and this year they tried their musical prowess at Crawfordsville, on .'pril lb, winning' third place. The other contestants and their places were: Craw- fordsville, first, lfrankfort, second, and llrazil, fourth. Tl1e members of tl1e l1ig11 school ori- chestra are: first violins, Lucile Kennedy, Alberta Frencesconi, Frances Dutton, Tracy Hadley, Garnett Shane, Agnes Platt, -lean- delle Russell, and Marvin llineg second vio- lins, llobby Martin, llorothy Ennis, Nelda Cohn, Frances Williamson, Ola Amos, Eugene blames: cellos, Martha Lou Hinkle, Elizabeth Moore, .lean Goss, Kathleen Walsh, Mary Margaret Schoonover, and .lane Scliooinoyerg bass yiols, Imogene llicks, a11d Isabelle llaughg clarinets, Rob- ert Mal1a11 and ,lames Nashg Hute, Miles llullg cornets, Chad Kelso, Alberta Long, a11d XVallace Kelly, trombone, Francis Shane: euphonium, Elizabeth Duttong French horn, Maxine Cookseyg saxophone. Chester Secrestg tuba, Don Anderson, d.rums, .Ioe Tilfordg and pia11o, Mary Louise Cramer. The officers of tl1e organization are: President-Alberta Long. Vice-President-Joe Tilford. Secretary and Treasurer - Elizabeth Moore. ONE-TWO-THREE-PLAY Strike up the band! Then the n1usic starts. Mr. Vernon Spaulding. director, begins a series of rl1ytl1mie manipulations with his baton, which sometimes looks dangerously threatening. llut Mr. Spaulding is very ex- pert in curbing tl1e antics of tl1e baton so that although it always misses his head it neyer misses a beat. He manages 11is band as dexterously as he does tl1e batontand take it from us, that is pretty expel-tly.J He and 11is ba11d are a11 important feature at assembly on Friday mornings. They also exploit tl'lCll' musical prowess at the basket- ball games, and participate in the annual concert. :hll0tllC1' annual event for which they furnish music is tl1e Arbor Day pro- gram. Fix outsta11di11g players who are seniors will be lost next year, However, if the younger members all return and continue tl1eir work, prospects for next year's band look good. Tl1e members of the band are as follows: Comets-Chad Kelso, Alberta Long, Wal- lace Kelly, Junior Kivett, Eugene Hadley, james Griffin, Hugh W'i1liams, Ethel Gray, Luford McDaniels, Homer Selch, Billie Cure, Doris Hubbard, Mary Flora VVilson. Clarinets-James Nash, Robert Mahan, Courtland James, Helen Hicks, Garnet Shane, Robert Goss, Thomas Cravens, Maurice McCracken, llyrou VVilson, Ralph Robinson. Alto Saxophones - lileanora Lloyd, Thomas Dillon, Randolph Springer, james Huff. C. Melody-Shireman Wampler. Baritone-Elizabeth Dutton, lohn Ma- han, Rosemary Shane. Ralph Meredith. Trombone-Billy St. john, Frances Shane. Bass -Don Anderson, Chester Secrest. Drum-Joe Tilford, Robert Martin, Miles Hull, Robert Terhune, Ralph Powell. Cymbals-Tracy Hadley. Horn-Maxine Cooksey. Qfficers President- Chad Kelso. Vice-President -james Nash. Secretary-Treasurer- Eleanora Lloyd. This page through tl1e courtesy of Bailey's Drug Store 3