Arthur Hill High School - Legenda Yearbook (Saginaw, MI)

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Ulu: tf7Am ,ne Grout NE hundred two dramatic students settled down to a bit of serious voice training, general study in the background of drama and play- wrights, play reading and production with visualiza- tion of what could be done on the stages of those two lovely auditoriums, the Little Theatre and the main auditorium. With twenty-eight students interested enough to take a second semester of dramatics, tl1e new course of dramatics 2 was on a purely experimental basis. Mr. Stanley Schubert, instructor, and the class tried to work out a course in which the students could try their ability in writing and producing plays of their own authorship. Each student studied the life of his favorite playwright and as many of the author's plays as he could collect. The class read many one act plays and produced those they especially liked. On April 9 the students of the dramatics 2 class proved that the class was a worthwhile experiment when they presented three one-act plays, 'iEnter the Hero, Rehearsal, and I-Ie Said and She Said for the general public in the Little Theater. Students with an exceptional yen for drama and a C average are accepted into the Arts Dramatics Club. Art Heimburger is presidentg Emma Neuwrith, vice-presidentg and Doris Hanson, secretary. Towards the end of the semester the club presented The Necklace over the P.A. system and for the French Club and a sophomore play for the Plorad Club from Saginaw High. At 7:45 on the dot found Mr. and Mrs. Hillite, johnny, Mary, and little sister eagerly anticipating an evening's enjoyment at the new Arthur Hill audi- torium where the seniors presented The College VVidow on March 14 and 15. Johnny had to be there early in order to have his makeup applied. Leading characters who immediately fell under the makeup artist's category were Shirley Wenger, Clar- ence Krawczak, and Wallace Strobel. The senior cast with 25 speaking parts and nearly as many extras paraded across the stage wearing good looking tuxedos, formals, or football uniforms. Others in the cast were: Don Abbey, Dorothy Ahrens, Jim Ault, Bob Bickel, Barret Bird, Geraldine Esmer, Donna Jeanne Francis, jim I-lanes, Doris Hanson, Art Heimburger, Victor Heinie, Cecelia Henderson, Elmer Klemm, Earl Larson, Mfilliam McFarland, Emma Neuwirth, Gordon Rice, Sally Schindehette, Ted Schnarr, Roger Stressman, Doris Waggoner, and Marcia VanAuken. Twenty-Eve other students took the part of the extras who made the cheering sections and crowd scenes so impressive. From Christmas until March the CZISI rehearsed steadily in three shifts to present the play before the junior production this year. Ticket sales were capably taken care of by Mrs. Dorothy Giesel, Miss Margaret Fraser, and the fifty-one advisory presidents. Hollywood may have its Andy Hardy and radio its Henry Aldrich, but what have they over Arthur I-Iill's Eddie in Almost Eighteen. . For six weeks the junior play cast combined per- lstent practice with the many improvements that the lirector addedg and on April 25 and 26 a crowd of amused listeners interestedly watched the progress of family with teen-aged children and the problems caused by Eddie, who was too old to be a youngster and too young to be an adult. This unfortunate oung lad was played by Randall Robson. Helping to solve Eddie's problems and in some cases unsolve them were Phyllis Graebner, Marjorie Rice, and Harold Sandowg Eddie's family was saved by Ralph Furlo, Eddie's uncle. Furthering the com- lications for Eddie were Bob Fellows, Mildred Franz, ean Ann Granville, Mary Lee Grossman, Robert Krause, Nancy Stine, and june VVillemin, Business management was under the direction of Miss Mar- garet Fraser, Mrs. Sallie M. Brown, and Mrs. Dorothy Giesel. Below three scenes from The College Widow and one from the junior production Almost Eighteen. 31

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tout Pnonutrlo For the first time in fifty years Johnny and Mary can safely say that they have one of the finest sets of back stage equipment in the state ol' Michigan, with an electric switch-board which controls three rows ol' overhead lights. plenty of colored spot and wing lights. W'ViLh Liberty and the Bill of Rights as the theme, Shirley Wenger portraying the spirit of liberty, and Donna Jeane Francis and Gerald Danin, narrators, the 1939 com- mencement proved to be an impressive ceremony 'for graduating johunys and Marys who witnessed scenes of .Religions Liberty for the Colonisls, Freedom of Speech, Press and Radio, and their Right to Education. The story Prophecy Fullilledu was portrayed in the Christmas pageant held at the Temple Theatre. In an impressive scene Marjory Rice and jean Williamson re- lived the Annunciation followed by The Prophecy with Bill McFarland, Bob Roeser, and Xvilmer Pierson. Sally Schinclehette as the angel, consoles The Shepherds and in the Grand Finale, people worship the Christ.

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My Stier Ye' 'O - tl as HM , gn Ju . - WPCS looks . : gchfil . no Q Doug if Miss Gun l l newsxoomi 'how while .1 woot Gfnt of 1 lo x0YlTl K . TUC make-uptions Hom is H Pencil' , . ' . 1. . mstillg .H sha1Pe gewc-' How! 1-in Betty' lu' to E until ,Hakim F JOHN or Mary would rather write than eat, read than play ball, get a kick out of the strategy necessary to get those camera shots, be in on the know of things and try their hand at putting the school and their friends into printed words and pic- tures he should take journalism. During the year 163 students have participated in the classes sponsoring the six journalism projects- The NEVVSQ The Legenda, the yearbookg daily press releases to two city dailies and one weeklyg publicity campaigns lor school productions through advisory bulletin announccmentsg and the Public Address and Radio group. Twenty-four students, under the leadership ol Gloria Garchow, Marion Frisch, and Lena George, edited a six to eight page biweekly paper. The fifteen issues of the NEWS consisted of 108 printed pages, 5,400 column inches or 270,000 words. Stories of inter- est for the city paper were typed and mailed or picked up daily for the daily papers. Historical cuts lor a city weekly were supplied on various occasions. Two or three stalf members served as publicity com- mittees for plays, musicals, and other school affairs by writing up the newspaper story, and supplying ma- terial ior homeroom bulletin announcements. VV ith swell cooperation from faculty and student olhcers and other leaders, camera shots were made of most school events. Graduating seniors include: Gloria Garchow, Marion Frisch, Helen Bilsky, Lena George, Marcia Van Auken, Evelyn Burden, Howard Smith, live Hadley, lidna Simon, Joyce Papineau, Lois Lamson, Dorothy Mattheis. 3 2