Waterville Central High School - Academic Union Yearbook (Waterville, NY)

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l i l i l X The cast consisted of about sixty members from the Roys' and Girls' , N Glee Clubs divided into an American and a Japanese chorus. The leading X characters were as follows: X N Miss Cherryblossom. , . . Geneva Coote N N Jack, Cherry's lover . . .... .,..... ..... R o ger Terry ' Kokemo, proprietor of a Tea Carden . , ,,.... Donald Fness l l Togo, rich politician ...........r... .... K enneth Rankins l l Harry, Jackis pal ............., ,...... E lmo Burlingame l Jessica, sweetheart of Harry .......,,..,.. Retty Townsend l Horace Worthington, N. Y. stock broker . , . . . .Logan Locke l James Young, Worthingtorfs secretary ......., James Steele l 1 Evelyn Barnes, an American girl, is brought up in Japan, by Kokemo, l after her parents die of fever. Her fatheris secretary uses her property l selfishly until he returns to Japan with friends. ,lohn Henry Smith, one i 1 of the party, wants to marry Cherry, but Kokemo arranges for her marriage 1 r with Togo. The plot of the story centers around Jam-k's efforts to outwit , Togo and Kokemo. Cherry's discovery of her true identity and her mar- i , riage with Jack, form a fitting and delightful climax. y , The success of this operetta lay in the cooperation of the music depart- , , ment, Rlinifred Lloyd as accompanist, and the assisting stalf. Orchestra 1 President , . . ,.....,,............ Oney Ogden 1 Secretary . . .... Margaret Gruber Reporter .... . . ..,,..,. Lawrence Byrnes Librarian ....,..........,...... Lynn lvilliams YiolinsfMargery Townsend, lfmily Edmunds, Frank Rankins, Lynn lvilliams, Dorothea Townsend, lNorma Jane Evans, George Dunn, Robert Treen, Leo Barnes, Marcella Burton. Clarinets-'Oney Ogden, Phyllis Hinman, Wlillard Allen, Roderick Mc- Lean, llarold Tyler. Saxophones: Albert Radley. llarris Thomas, Lawrence Byrnes. Trumpets: Stu- art Allen, Ross lNlcCahe, Douglas Renner. Violins: Robert Treen, Frank Rankins, George Dunn, Lynn Wlilliams, Dorothea Townsend, Margery Townsend. Norma ,lane luvans. Emily Edmunds. Marcella Burton. Leo Barnes. Clarinets: William Niles, Wil- lard Allen, Uney Ugtlen, Phyllis l-linman, Roderick McLean, Harold Tyler. Piano: Margaret Gruber. Tuba: Michael Ferrucci. Trombone: Kenneth Rankins. Bass horn: lftlwin Raricrolt. Drums: Kt'llHPlllGtbl'dlDl1. Director: Miss Forsythe. - --

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LEADS: Standing: Kenneth Rankins, Roger Terry, Donald lfuess, Betty Townsend Elmo Burlingame. Seated: Geneva Coors-Q Kneeling: Lwgan Locke James Stcec CHORUS: L Top Row: Julia llughes. lfleunortLaFayette. Dorothy llouse 'Nlabcl An ren llelen lloffman. Raymond Dunn, Richard Cowen, Lum-ella Atwater. Mary Dutton 'Nlaiy C rosser ,lune Evans. Second Row: Frank Bankins, Margaret Gruber f es, n fools Betty Gilliland, Mina Slater. Carol Stone, Gertrude Mclean, Willard Allen lleltn Tarborc Oney Ogden, lsabelle Fuess, Anne Thomson. Phyllis Thomson Betsy Nts et lsab le XValkcr, Bernice Cook, William Niles. Nellie Mnnroe, Catherine foupe 'Xlarion lleltcr line, Mary Louise Brady, Warren Bankins. Ruth Woodworth, Ro er Duhl Certrude Brady. Kneeling: Emily Edmunds, Sarah Cravenstein, Priscilla llayfs Mary Bo an Margaret Sullivan. Mary Hyder, Florence Diehl, ,locelyn Patterson feitxude flflbb lfreida Jacobson, Thelma lluglies, Lucy Wvilliams, Margery Townsend l leanot 'Nici a IP Lelia Wroodcock, Carolyn l'loward, Doris lfuess, Pauline Collin 3 Boys Glee Club Roger Terry . ., . . , . .Student Leader ,lames Steele .,.. . , , ........... Reporter The Boys, Clee Club has spent a very active and prosperous year under the direction of Mr. Wilczox. The club is composed of twenty-five mem- bers. The club presented a program to the assembly and Parent-Teacher Association. Each of these programs consisted of solo, quartet, and chorus works, including 'LKentucky Babefi 'iWorship of Cod in Naturef' NlVIidship Mitefi and UWe,re Loyal to Old Watervillef, On several occasions the boys and girls combined in presenting chorus work at Christmas time including the cantata, l'Childe ,lesus.,' Roger Ter- ry, Donald Fuess, and Scott Vl7ebb sang solo parts in this Christmas Work. The last public appearance of the club was in the operetta, 4'lVliss Cher- ryblossom,,' given May 5 by the combined Clee Clubs. Fourteen boys were included in a chorus and solo parts taken by Roger Terry, Kenneth Bankins, Donald Fuess, Elmo Burlingame, Logan Locke, and James Steele. The quartet consisted of Roger Terry, Donald Fuess, Elmo Burlingame, and Scott Webb. The songs sung included Kentucky Babefa uWe7re Loyal to Old Watervillef' MThe.Bosary,'7 and i'lVlother lVlachree.w We have spent a very enjoyable and progressive year together. Miss Cherryblossomu The operetta, ulVliss Clierryblossonni' which was presented in the East- man Auditorium, May 3, for the school children, proved a suv:-ess in the final production. lt was directed by Miss Forsythe on tht- owning' nl' May 4 with an audience of many parents and friends.

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Trumpets-Stewart Allen, Boss McCabe, Douglas Benner. Saxophones-Harris Thomas, Albert Radley, Lawrence Byrnes, Wil- liam Niles. Trombone-Kenneth Bankins. Baritone Horn-Edwin Bancroft. Tuba--Mike Ferrucci. Piano-Margaret Gruber. Drums-Kenneth Gordon. The orchestra this year has grown in number, especially the violin de- partment. The organization now includes twenty-seven members. They have done much work, and yet they have had a great deal of enjoyment under our new director, Miss Forsythe. One of the nhigh spotsn of the year was their trip to the band and orchestra contest at Ilion on May 5. Although they did not compete, they learned many interesting and profita- ble things from watching the competitors. They have enjoyed the year's work immensely and are looking for- ward to a larger and more complete instrumentation next year in spite of the fact that they are losing a number of their members who graduate this June. The orchestra,s weekly contribution to the assembly program has been the playing of a march for the students as they came from and returned to their class rooms. They also have played several solo numbers for the assembly programs. The orchestra has been called on to play for several occasions includ- ing Parent-Teacher meetings, prize speaking, and Class Day. Other Activities The sixty-second annual TALCOTT PRIZE SPEAKING CONTEST was held on April 20 in the Eastman Auditorium. The speakers and their se- lections were as follows: Julia Hughes- Darkness, by Mary B. Bartlettg Raymond Dunn- How Much Land Does a Man Need?'7 by E. Farkasg Alice Bogan-L'At the Swimming Poolf' by Clara L. Seemang Logan Locke- The Blue-Eyed Sheikf, by Kathryn Kimball, Alene Stukey- The Bond, by James Hopper, Roger Terry-L'The Tell-Tale Heartf, by Edgar Allen Poeg Helen Bingham- ,Iane,,, by Booth Tarkingtong Willard Allen- The Titanic Is Unsinkablef, by H. W. Baldwin. The speakers were coached by Miss Thelma Hingre. The judges were Prof. Willard Marsh, Hamilton College, Prin. George E. Norton, Sauquoit Valley Central School, and Prin. Elizabeth Pierce, Bridgewater Central School. The first and second prizes for girls were won by Alene Stukey and Alice Bogan respectively. Roger Terry won the first prize for boys, Logan Locke, second prize. In the subsequent district and county contests, Roger Terry continued to carry off first honors. The SCIENCE CLUB had a larger membership and more active program than in previous years. Howard Lally headed the club as presidentg Gil- bert Steinmann was secretary, Vincent Cash acted as reporter. An exten- sive study was made of the many phases of photography. Pictures were taken, developed, and printed by club members, and several nights were devoted to enlarging photos, under the direction of Mr. Peterson, the faculty