Atlanta High School - Atalanta Yearbook (Atlanta, IL)

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1932 THE ATALANTA 1932 HOMECOMING The annual homecoming was held on Friday, October 9. School was dismissed Friday afternoon and a costume parade assembled at the schoolhouse at 1:30 P. M. Prizes were awarded for the best costume in each grade and for the best floats. Following the awarding of prizes, a baseball game was held with Beason, Atlanta being victorious (as usual). In the evening a chicken pie supper was held at the Methodist church. It was sponsored by the P. T. A. A free pavement dance followed the supper. This was sponsored by 1 he business men of Atlanta. HALLOWE’EN PARTY A Hallowe’en party was held at Murphy Hall on October 30. The ' vening was spent in playing cards and dancing. A good time was enjoyed by all. CHRISTMAS PARTY A Christmas party was held at Murphy’s Opera House on Monday, December 21, 1931. Card playing and dancing were the features of the evening. An exchange of gifts took place during the evening. A keen time was enjoyed by all attending. ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARTY On March 17, a St. Patrick’s Day party was held at Murphy Hall. The party was planned for the student body by the faculty. The evening was spent in playing cards and dancing. Refreshments consisting of paddle pops, cookies and apples were served. Page 25

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1932 THE ATALANTA 1932 JUNIOR-SENIOR BANQUET The annual banquet of Atlanta High School was held at the M. E. Church Wednesday evening, April 20. The dining room was tastefully decorated for the occasion. The setting was a circus tent, the top and sides being buff crepe paper attached to a wire at the bottom for uniformity. The pillars were wrapped in the high school colors—red and white. Attached to each fork was the string from a balloon and the colors made it a gala sight. In the center of the guests table was a space about 14x24 inches, and a white and red elephant with other circus animals were distributed promiscuously. The center light was decorated With small colored crepe streamers. The whole effect was a pretty and pleasing sight, and should have been satisfactory to everyone. The banquet was prepared by the mothers of the Juniors and it pleased the banqueters in every way. The menu was as follows, and was served by six Sophomore girls gaudily dressed as clowns: The menu was as follows: Upset Fruit Stand, Chicken Hot Tamales, In and Out the Tent, The Clown’s “Lines,” Trapezer’s Trappings, The Spon-dulics Spin, Spicy Spangles, Between the Acts, The Grand Three-ring Finale with an Aerial Specialty, Elephant’s Delight and Black Java. The program followed, Joe Mountjoy acting as toastmaster: ...Madelyn Curtis, 1933 ....... Richard Tuttle ... Miss Esther Knowles ...... Supt. W. H. Hill ............. Mr. Price ........... Mr. Larison Miss Ida V. Hieronymus ...... Julia Reinmiller BACCALAUREATE May 22, Christian Church Welcome to Class of 1932 Response .............. Vocal Solo ........... The Ringmaster ....... Animal Trainer ....... Euphonium Solo ........ The Trainers........... The Four Rings ....... March ...................... Invocation ................. “Integer Vitae” (by Fleming) Baccalaureate Address ...... Duet, “Whispering Hope” .... Benediction ................ ........ Josephine Beverly ............ Rev. Williams .................Glee Club .............. Rev. McColl Narola Miller, Sarah Watt ............ Rev. Johnson Page 24

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1932 THE ATALANTA 1932 SENIOR CLASS PLAY CHARACTERS John Merrifield ............................. Augustus Merrifield ......................... Charles Barnes .............................. Berkeley Crane .............................. Ambrose Paddington........................... Gustave Schultz.............................. Wing Tu...................................... An Expressman ............................... Pauline Wentworth ........................... Marie Varney ................................ Carlita Romagna Schultz ..................... Gladys ...................................... Time—Two hours and a half. .... Arthur Miller .... Richard Tuttle .... Robert Miller .... Harold Riley ......Philip Coons ..... James Miller ...Clarence Cluck .... Berdell Fulk ... Julia Reinmiller Emmy Lou Hoblit Carolyn Mountjoy ... Edna Ludlam Story of the Play Gus Merrifield’s father, a millionaire, wants his son to pay an old debt of gratitude by marrying Mary Jane Crabbe, daughter of a former partner. Gus is traveling with two friends, Berkeley (Berk) and Charles. A handsome young opera star, “Carlita” has induced Berk to help her smuggle a Chinaman into the United States in a trunk. Gus receives his father’s peremptory order to find Mary Jane at Mrs. Wentworth’s boarding house and marry her. The three friends find there is a Mary Jane in the house, known however as Marie Varney, a young widow. The boys are hard up. They fix up a plan to have Berk get engaged to Marie under Gus’s name, hoping she will break the engagement when she finds the deception. But through Pauline, Mrs. Wentworth’s niece, Marie discovers the scheme, and to punish the boys becomes engaged to all three of them. Then the trunk supposed to contain the Chinaman arrives. The boys are afraid of the police. A real Chinaman, “Carlita’s” jealous husband, and a smallpox scare add other complications. Berk and Gus have really fallen in love, but the girls won’t look at them. Gus’s father arrives to find things badly mixed. But it turns out that “Carlita” is the real Mary Jane, that there was no smuggled Chinaman and no smallpox, and the boys are forgiven and happy. “CROOKS FOR A MONTH” (The Junior Class Play) CAST Mr. Fordick—the salesman. Mr. Bentwood—a worried father. Mrs. Bentwood—his wife. Winfield Bentwood—their son; a college youth with ideas. Jack—a college friend of Winfield's who has ideas and carries them out. Marty Copping—another college chum. Doris Bentwood—Winfield’s sister, and admired by Jack. Eunfce.... —two co e8e chums of Doris. SYNOPSIS ACT I—Bentwood Living Room—in the evening. ACT II—‘The Temple of the Occult’, some weeks later. ACT III—The Bentwood Living Room, a week later. Page 26