Atlanta High School - Atalanta Yearbook (Atlanta, IL)

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ATALANTA 1933 Commnitmq Homecoming was held on Friday, October 16. School was in session all morning. At 1 :30 p. m. the costume parade assembled at the school house. First, second, and third prizes were awarded for the best costumed persons in each grade and also for the best floats. Judges were three ladies from McLean. At three o’clock there was a baseball game with Elkhart. Atlanta came out victorious as usual. Let’s give nine “Rahs” for the team! At five-thirty a supper was served at the M. E. Church, sponsored by the P. T. Association. In the evening at seven-thirty a program was given at Murphy Hall consisting of Glee Club selections and individual numbers. After this the merchants of Atlanta sponsored a dance which everyone enjoyed. pint nut re .lartu The Sophomore Class entertained the High School and the Faculty with a party on Friday evening, November 4th. Dancing and cards were the entertainment for the evening. Music was furnished bv YVinton Hoose’s orchestra. Though the crowd was small, everyone attending said they had a very good time. (Christmas :}3arty The Boys’ and Girls’ Glee Clubs and Commercial Club held a Christmas party at Murphy Hall on Wednesday evening, December 21st. Five-cent gifts were brought by each person present. After drawing names, the gifts were placed on a Christmas tree to be distributed by Santa Claus on his arrival. The Faculty and rest of the student body were guests. JMl- rliiuil Jarty The last all-school party of the year was held April 17th, at Murphy Hall. Jig-saw puzzles, cards and dancing furnished the amusement for the evening. A large group were present and all enjoyed a very pleasant evening. 1 26 |

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ATALANTA 1933 (D|c 05trl in the jFur (Coat The story of the play deals with the trials of a middle aged couple, who have lost their ranch trying to finance their son. Bob, through college. When their son returns, they learn that he is married to a vaudeville actress. This actress has a fur coat which Bob gave her for her birthday and which cost them their farm. The actress is bored at first, but when she learns that they have lost their ranch on her account she plans to get it back for them. Hettie, the sister of Rob, becomes infatuated with a city sheik of the no-account variety. The actress shields Hettie from her parents, and consequently she gets in bad with Bob’s folks. The story comes to a happy conclusion. Pete, a hired man. and Maggie, a neighbor girl, supply the laughs. Mary Elizabeth McClure sang between acts. (Tlir (Cast Nifty Nan Nacroft M rs. Lee.......... Hettie Lee........ Maggie Navies..... Mrs. Navies....... Mrs. Devake....... Mr. Lee........... Bob Lee............ Roger Devake....... Pete Denny......... Judge Maynard...... .........Susie Irish ......Loretta King ...Edna Mae Brandt ....Josephine Beverly Mildred Coddington ...Mary E. McClure ........James Odom ....Philip Crihfield ........Earl Hayter ......Joe Mountjoy ....Samuel Turner H cab stron q Hjnatt This story is of an adopted grandson, away at college, who marries an aristocratic girl. It concerns the homecoming of the grandson, and the implication of one of his best friends in a robbery. The aristocratic girl turns out to be a person who has escaped from a reform school. The story comes to a happy ending. The comedy is supplied by a Jew and his son, Ikii. A song and dance was given between acts by Emily Jean Crihfield and Maxine Aaron. Jim Day......... Granny Day..... Richard Randall Aura Vernon..... Honaru.......... Abie............ Ikii............ Joan Van Pelt- Jack Day....... Rosie.......... (Clir (Cast ..................Paul Adams ..............Mildred Phillips ................Winton Hoose ..................Mary Zollars ................Helen Adams ..................Del her Fulk ................Grant Johnson ................Narola Miller ..................Pete Frantz ............Margaret Franklin [25 1

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(C mum cue enrntt ] J r n grant Music.................... March.................... I avocation................. Music.................... Salutatory .............. Co nunc lice nic nt Address. Music.................... V ale dietary............ Presentation of Diplomas... Benediction.............. High School Orchestra ....Bernadine Thompson .....Rev. C. S. McClure ........Boys’ Glee Club ..............Susie Irish ..Dr. H. W. McPherson .......Girls’ Glee Club .....Edna Mae Brandt ...Supt. C. D. McMurray .....Rev. I). D. McCall i[Wralmtn.'att' March................................Luella Webber Hymn................................. Invocation......................Rev. D. D. McCall Music............................Girls’ Glee Club Instrumental Duet.......Paul Adams. Lynn McClure Baccalaureate Address........Rev. Fred R. Johnson Music............................Girls’ Glee Club Hymn....... Benediction Rev. C. S. McClure