Montpelier High School - Spartan Yearbook (Montpelier, IN)

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MUSIC FESTIVAL On April 20, I945, fhe Music Deparfmenf presenfed a Music fesfival. The groups fhaf parficipafed in fhis program were as follows: Sfring Ensemble, Boys' Glee Club, Girls' Glee Club, Band, Mixed Chorus, and a Duo Piano number by Donna Mason and Margaref Ann Park. For a grand finale all parficipanfs ioined in playing and singing The American PafroI. Miss Mariorie Suffon was fhe direcfor of fhis program. THE PROFESSOR PROPOSES The Professor Proposes was presenfecl by fhe Senior Class of '45, The characfers f' were as follows: Geraldine Elinf-A scafferbrained iunior ...... , . . ,......... Beffy Ann Cline Emily Gilmore-her long-suffering roommafe .....................,. Esfher Benneff Beffy Todd, Belle Hadley-who were inseparable .,., Vera Morgan, Edna McCammon Bob Flinf-GeraIdine's brofher ....,.,..,.... .....,.,...,........ R onald Noller Arfhur Lewis-GeraIdine's beau-af-fhe momenf ........ .,.,.. ..,,. J u nior Poulson Berl' Cornell-GeraIdine's foofball hero ..,..,, ,,... B illy Marfin Miss Marfha Crawford-dean and mafron. . ..., Beffy Trump Mildred-fhe maid of Ashby I-Iall .,...,. ,.... ,.... D o nna Mason John Burr McKenny-fhe professor of hisfory ..,. ....... B ob Daily Rose McKenny-a damsel in disfress ,..,,,.... ,.., E va Sholfy JUNIOR DRAMATIC CLUB The purpose of fhis club is fo encourage and develop greafer dramafic skill. Ifs aim is good acfing. The high Iighfs of fhe club are convocafions and parfies. The officers are presidenf, Marilyn Hoover, vice-presidenf, Dick Suffon: secrefary, I-Iarrief Reasonerp freasurer, Paffy Shreve, song leader, Dora Mae I-Iuffman. The sponsor is Miss Rea. Roll: Lawrence Beymer, Donnie Brown, Paffy Buckley, Blanche Buffs, Jeanice Cale, Joan Denfon, Peggy Ely, Jack Gilberf, Clara Mae Gum, Marilyn I-Ioover, Dora Mae I-Iuffman, Joan Johnson, Jim Liechfy, Claradene Morris, I'Iarrief Reasoner, Wilma Reff, Roberf Russell, Roberfa Russell, Paf Shreve, Anneffa Sfiver, Dick Suffon, Marjorie Suffon, Shirley Trump, David Wilson, Susan Wrighf.

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38 ENTER ANGELA The Junior Class of '45 pre- senfed a fhree-acf comedy, Enfer Angela. As fhe play opened, Angela Haffer lWanda Banfzl was, as usual, doing a scene from some dreadful play. She was forever frying fo acf. For some unknown reason she was always being in- ferrupfed eifher by Mrs. Pell lJanice Keaglel, fhe cleaning woman, or by Margie Allen lBeffy Leel, a neighbor girl. Max Phillips lKeifh Wiblel was usually somewhere around fhe Haffer mansion. He was quife a good friend of fhe family, and especially of Ocfavia Haffer lRose Wun- derbauml who, alfhough she fried hard fo keep her bills caughf up, was always leffing fhem become overdue. Everyfhing was peaceful around fhe Haffer mansion unfil a leffer came from Aunf Helen. Ocfavia had wriffen fo her, asking her fo puf her fhree darling children fhrough school. They fhoughf fhaf fhis was her answer. Aunf Helen's leffer sfafed fhaf a friend of hers, Miss Smifh lBeffy Rose Spauldingl, was passing fhrough fhis fown and would sfop by fo see fhe Haffer family. If her reporf on fhem was favorable, she would finance fhe children's schooling. The frain was fo arrive shorfly, so before They finished reading fhe leffer, fhey gof Ronald lJames Fordl ready and senf him fo meef fhis unknown Smifh person. Affer Ronald was on his way, fhey finished reading fhe leffer and found fhaf Aunf Helen said fo send Anfhony lWallis Orfl fo rneef fhis person. So fhey also senf Anfhony fo fhe sfafion. You mighf know whaf happened. Anfhony and Ronald bofh broughf home a person named Smifhl Anfhony broughf Bill Smifh lTom Mclieanl, and Ronald broughf Frances Smifh lBeffy Rose Spauldingl. Everyfhing was very complicafed, buf if became more so when Frances enfered fhe room when Angela was doing one of her mosf horrid acfs. This scared Frances and she fainfed. Affer she came fo, she fhoughf fhe Haffer family was crazy. She ran fo her room and locked fhe door, and nofhing could force her fo unlock if. Things finally gof so bad fhaf Frances called fhe police. A policeman named Mifchell lGerald Hawkl soon arrived. Things were in such a mixup +ha+ if would almosf fake a genius fo sfraighfen fhem ouf, buf affer everyone had his say, fhey finally sfraighfened every- fhing ouf. As fhe play closed. Frances said fhaf she would give Aunf Helen a good reporf so fhaf fhe children could have fheir schooling.

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40 4.-4 The band has been very aclive lhis year. ll has played and marched lor all lhe home baslcelball games and played lor several pep sessions. Each member enioyed doing his parl lo malce lhe band a success. Five members are lo receive lheir honor- able discharges in May, bul lo gain success, lhe olhers will carry on. Those receiving honorable discharges are: lrumpel-Dorolhy Rell, Belly Lee, drum--Erla Ely, Rose Wunderbaum, bell lyre-Belly Rose Spaulding. Those who will conlinue lo be in lhis branch ol lhe service are: drum major-Jack Gilberl, maiorelles--Audrea Campbell, Belly McCammon, lwirlers-Harold Everharl, Sue Smilh, Leah Clare Tharpe, llag bearers-Bob Russel, Bob Comsloclc, lrumpel--Marcia Sullon, Jesse Rogers, Lawrence Beymer, clarinels-Virginia Baker, Paul l-leadly, Wilvma Rell, Jack Burson, lrombone- Jeanice Cale, Joyce Morgan, drums-David Wilson, Jack Smilh, saxaphone-Jeanne Burson, Pally Jo Shreve, mellophone-Carol Morgan, French horn-Shirley Trump, barilone-Bob Smilh. This year lhe orcheslra slarled oul wilh quile a lew new recruils. We also had a new Commanding Ollicer. The recruils soon became accuslomed lo lhe rules and regulalions, so lhey are no longer recruils bul velerans. The new Commanding Ollicer is Miss Carmen Purcell. The velerans are as lollows: violins--Erla Ely, Gloria Garrell, Mariorie Sullon, Anella Sue Sliver, Clarinels-Wilma Rell, Jaclc Burson, Virginia Balcer, Paul Headly, lrumpel-Dorolhy Rell, Belly Lee, Marcia Sullon, Jesse Rogers, Laurence Beymer, lrombone-Jeanice Cale, Joyce Morgan, saxaphone-Jeanne Burson, Pally Jo Shreve, bass viol--Madonna Jones, piano-Belly McCammon, drum-Rose Wunderbaum. BAND ORCHESTRA