Viroqua High School - Pipe of Peace Yearbook (Viroqua, WI)

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I . The dancers were Katherine Groves, Ruth Pierce, Sadie Adams, Mar- lon Smith, Iva Farr, Beatrice Weller, Aldoris Nelson and Phyllis Slade. The rest of the Glee Club composed the chorus, and a boys, chorus was also plcked, composed of Albert Solverson, Sheldon Gardner, Elwin Anderson, Harold Buchanan, Kenneth Peterson, Cyrus Tollefson. ' The plot of the comedy was as follows: Senor Dictoria desired very much that his two daughters marry toreadors, so he invited two to his house. The daughters of course tell their lovers of this, and they plan to get two beggars and pay them to act as the real toreadors. The beggars are so very vulgar that the Senor de- cides that a marriage would be quite impossible. About this time he re- ceives word that the real toreadors are already married and as a result the beggars are quite impolitely shown out and the lovers come to their own. A very amazing bull fight took place on the stageeone that sur- prised us all. The Operetta was in every way a success and netted a great financial gain. We think that no one went away dissatisfied. Top RowaB. Pepper, M. Jacobson, P. Fortney, S. Weber, E. Anderson, S. Gardner, A. Solverson, V. Noggle, M. Endicott, B. Powell, P. Olson. Second Rowal. Wold, A. Quick, M. Hetland, M. Poste, C. Tollefson, K. Peterson, H. Buchanan, D. Helgeson, E. Rothermel, H. Gorsline, P. Everson. Third RoweS. Adams, G. Tenney, L. Nickerson, E. Clancy, A. Braddock, R. Wilson, J. Perkins. E. Barclay, R. Tobias, 1. Farr. Fourth ROWwS. Minshall, A. R. Gross, R. Slade, R. Elton, C. Peterson, J. Endicott, B. Weller, H. Baldwin E. Williams. Bottom RoweP. Engler, E. Nelson, K. Groves, R. Pierce, M. Smith, H. Helgeson. .49..

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1 IJ Vb! '1 V l j 'n ' 3M9; A 5 J0 UNITIIG Operetta i x quJ , Top Row-Pearl Engler, Rudolph Elton, Jackson Endicott, Harlan Helgeson. Second RoweEmma Williams, Anna Rose Gross, Clarence Peterson, Helen Baldwin, Sarah Minshall. On January 28, ari operetta was presented by the Glee Club of our high school in order to raise money that part of its members might enter in the State Music Contest. The Operetta was The Toreadorsf a clever Spanish comedy in two acts. The setting was a large Spanish home the occupants of which were Senor Dectoria and his two daughters and their attendants. In the plot were also the two beggars masquerading as toreadors and the two lovers. The choruses were all dressed in Spanish costumes as were the main characters. Also the dancers gave some very good Spanish dances, Stanley Sidie officiating at the piano. Senor Dictoria was played by Clarence Peterson, the two daughters by Helen Baldwin and Anna Rose Gross. The attendants were: Emma Williams and Sarah Minshall. Rudolph Elton and Jackson Endicott played the beggers and Pearl Engler and Harlan Helgeson were the lovers of the two girls.

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ClarineteRobert Nye, Roland Felix, Eldon Hendrickson, Russell Weavill, Sheldon Gard- ner, Cyrus Fortney, James Hanson, Leonard Enerson. CorneteHarold Buchanan tVice PresJ, William Lawton, Gorden Smith, Rudolph Elton, Melvin Lewi-son. AltoeGor- don Jasperson, Everett Irvin, Reo Anderson, Lawrence Lewison. BasseGlennAikens, Kermit Henry. SaxophonewCIayton Weavil, Charles Brown, Francis Goldsmith, Ken- neth Tuhus tPresl. TromboneeRoss Johnson tTreasJ, Harlan Helgeson. Baritone eGeorge Eckhardt, Keith Kellicutt. DrumseFrederick Slack, Richard Nye, Ber- thold Erickson. DirectoreOtto G. Brown. The Viroqua High School Band was organized in December, 1922. Several members had had previous instruction, but the majority had not. The band attended its first tournament at Two Rivers in J une, 1923. They entered in Class B and, contrary to all expectations, won first place. The following November, our organization was invited to Milwaukee to play before the State Teachers, Association Convention as an example of the progress of 3. year-old band. Shortly after that, the band entertained at the Teachers Convention at La Crosse. At the State Band Tournament in Lake Geneva, June, 1924, we were given fourth place by a close margin. , As the State Band Tournament of June, 1925, was held in Viroqua, we did not participate, according to the rules of the association. In the past year the Band has found time to sponsor two lecture courses composed of musical programs, plays and lectures. These were carefully picked to be of interest both to school children and outsiders. Unfortunately these courses did not 'meet with the greatest of success. Mr. Brown has used the band whenever possible for all sorts and manners of requests by the citizens of Viroqua. He has put on free concerts at the High School Auditorium, Mondays, at the usual Assembly hour.' The people of the town have enjoyed the free concerts in Eckhart Park during the summer. The concerts in the Temple Theatre were poorly attended, however. w50.1