Monrovia High School - Monrovian Yearbook (Monrovia, CA)

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-aa aa aa T H E M o N R o v I A N 4 - A A large representation from the C-.A.A. attended the play day at South Pasadena High School in Feb- ruary. Girls from the different high schools in the district also were at the meet, and participated in such events as volleyball, tennis, marching, and posture parades. With Alice Gregory as manager of the winter sport, basketball, the cus- tomary period and class games were played off. A spread was held after the last game. For the junior Hi-Y, the second quarter was more eventful. Besides the regular meetings, the club held a joint meeting with the Arcadia lun- ior Hi-Y, devoted one night to boxing matches between the boys, and had as a speaker, Dink Walker, former Monrovia coach. As a fitting close to the semester's activities, a banquet was held january 26, at the home of Mr. Beckner, the club's adviser. l Hi-Y . Jr. Hi-Y

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Club Aclivilief IIX members of the Scholarship So- ciety received their C.S.F. pins at a meeting of the Associated Students, February 22. To be a gold seal grad- uate, one must have belonged to the Scholarship Society at least six se- mesters, one of which must have been in the senior year. Marion Fel- berg, Anna Marjorie Loomis, Mary Hope Wood, Mercedes Langlie, Carl Ballentine, and Elmer Larson were the students honored. fy.,- The purpose of the World Friend- ship Club is to promote a feeling of international understanding and friendliness toward students of other nations. At the December meeting of the club, Louis Arens spoke about Germany and her pre-war school sys- tem. His talk was instructive, as well as interesting. Robert D. Finlayson, a World War veteran, told some experiences of his while in the British army, at a meet- ing of the club, February 28. ,-..f.i.-, Forty-five enthusiastic students banded together in january to enjoy new adventures in the land of Beau- ty, and organized the Art Club. At the first meeting of the year in jan- uary, the following officers were elected: Annetta Lytle, president, Helen Leonard, vice-president: Nedra Coleman, secretary, and joe Craig, treasurer. Miss Chess is the faculty adviser. On February l6 the club journeyed to Exposition Park, where the mem- bers visited the museum and art exhibits. -...ups In the second quarter the Block M sponsored a dance, which was held at the Monrovia Woman's Clubhouse, November 24, in celebration of the Monrovia-Muir Tech Thanksgiving Day football game. The dance was open to students of Monrovia and Muir Tech High Schools, and each school was well represented. Con- trary to custom, alumni members were not admitted. The dance was a success and proved one of the high- lights of the l932-33 school year. f-.f.x's ln the second quarter, besides its regular meetings, the Monrovia Hi-Y was host to the San Gabriel valley Hi-Y Conference, held a wiener bake in the San Gabriel wash, and had a day's outing in the snow at Camp Baldy. The highlight of the second quarter was Girls' Night. Members brought their girl friends and after supper took them to a show. .-...Q During the winter months, the Circle M held several business meet- ings. Members, along with those of the G.A.A., attended the play-day at South Pasadena in February. Since all the members also belong to the G.A.A., the Circle M takes part in practically all the activities of the G.A.A. The Circle M, however, is a restricted organization and, at the present time, has only fourteen members. Mrs. Yenney is the adviser.

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N4 usicol Aclivilief T HE Boys' and Girls' Glee Clubs and Nines, under the direction of Mrs. Frances Potts and Mr. Chester Van Hellen, have completed a most suc- cessful and busy year. The groups have sung on various occasions throughout the year and have ap- peared on several assembly programs. The combined glee clubs and cho- rus gave a musical prologue for the Christmas pageant, Why the Chimes Rang, at an assembly December 15, and again at night for the public. The prologue consisted of appropriate Christmas songs by the glee clubs and several well known carols by the glee clubs and chorus combined. The cathedral choir in the play was com- posed ofthe Girls' and Boys' Nines. ln March, the Boys' and Girls' Nines presented a program at the Frances De Paw School for Spanish Girls in Hollywood. Florence Loomis and Anna Karp were the soloists at this program. ln the same month, the Nine Girls sang at the evening service of the Pasadena Calvary Baptist Church, on the invitation of Mr. Edward Novis. The Nine Girls were as follows: Shir- ley Vitt, Katherine Van Hellen, Ger- aldine Shaw, first sopranos: Florence Loomis, Helen Lockwood, Barbara Miles, second sopranos: Iris Eckle- berry, Mary Ann Gierlich, and Persis Kent, altos. The girls also sang at the Easter sunrise service on Mt. Oakwood. ln April, the two glee clubs gave a program at both the Duarte Gram- mar School and the Davis School. Florence Loomis, Robert Gordon, and Mike Cherry were the solists on these 30 two programs. In May, the clubs pre- sented a similar program at the Ar- cadia Grammar School. On these oc- casions, Mr. Van Hellen introduced the principals in the operetta. The Boys' Nine appeared on the program of the Mother, Daughter, and Sons' Banquet at the Baptist Church, May l2. The boys were lim Hodge, Robert Ryan, Bill Lockwood, Mike Cherry, George Evans, Arthur Briggs, lack Draper, Bob Swain, and Galen Shaul. Both glee clubs took part in the annual music festival, given during National Music Week, May l2. The Girls' Glee Club sang a group of two songs, Butterfly and An Old- Fashioned Garden. During the latter, a couple dressed in old-fashioned costume, promenaded before the audience. The boys' number was The Red Man's Death Chant. The combined glee clubs sang one song, The Postillionf' The climaxing event of the year for the glee clubs was the operetta, Pickles or ln Old Vienna, which was given Thursday afternoon, May 25, and Friday night, May 26. The principals in the operetta were as follows: Anna Karp as Ilona, the gypsy girl: Harry Wharton as Mr. jones, advertising expert: Robert Gordon as a young American artist: Katherine Van Hellen as the pickle king's daughter: Norbert Bundschuh as the pickle king himself: Shirley Vitt as the dreamy, schemey wid- ow : Arthur Briggs as the keeper of the Wurtzelpraeter lnn: Mike Cherry as the gypsy chieftain: Geraldine Shaw as the Swedish maid: Ray Hunt as head of the secret service of Vien- na, and Carter Keen and lim Hodge as the two sleuths, Bumski and Rum- ski.