Appleton High School - Clarion Yearbook (Appleton, WI)

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HE declamation season opened this year the evening of December 9 when live girls selected by tryouts stepped before the footlights to present their readings. Coached by Miss Ruth McKennan, the participants dramatized the lives of Five indomitable women. Joyce Timmers, who was chosen to represent Appleton in the Fox River Valley recital at West Green Bay High School, read a cutting from Let the Hurricane Roar, the story of a heroic young couple and the difficulties they faced settling the West. Barbara Ehr selected Eternity and Beyond, the account of a Viennese bal- let dancer who demonstrated her loyalty and devotion to her dead husband by dancing his ballet, The Beautiful Blue Danube. Mary Bob Knapp portrayed 'iDe Classe, a drama centered around a Woman who lived recklessly for a great love. Cuttings from the current stage suc- cess, Life with Father, were read by june Weisgerber, who characterized the gentle Vinnie and Father, whose roar was full of sound and fury. Betty Greb gave the story of an actress who was losing fame in Passe. Mr. H. H. Helble, principal, presided at the recital and presented each of the readers with the ofiicial forensic award of the high school. A reception for the read- ers and their parents was held in the Early American room by Curtain Call, dramatic :lub of the high school. The runners-up presented their humor- ous declamations before the student as- sembly December 14. Miss Kathryn Fra- ,ish was coach. Shirley Foresman's reading Nas a cutting from The Education of Fiyman Kaplan. Ann Mitchell read June Slight , Bette Stevens, Brotherly Love , ind Joyce Kessler, A Letter of Introduc- fron. aa aaa freer pf v f l Upper Picture, top: Mi.r.r MeKerman, roach, Barbara Ehr, foyee Timmerrj bottom: Betty Greb, Mary Bob Knapp, june Weirgerber. The girlr read in the Dame Jeefama- tory recital. Mitlelle Pieture: Me.r.rrJ. Cale, Blum, am! Greb enjoy the refrerhmentw af the reeeptian faflowing the Dame reeital. Member.r from Curtain Cal! were bortr. Lower Pieture: .Yhirley Forermart, fqyee Kerrfer, Bette .S'teven.r, am! Ann Mitrlfefl read in the recital fer the rzmnerr-up. .Yeleetione were humorour. Mi.r.r Fraliah war mach. Page Eleven

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