Ben Avon High School - Novaneb Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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ttrmmmmm. 'mmm' Oratoriml Context N0 event listed in the cale endar of the high school this year has been of more import- ance than that of the National Oratorical Contest. The con- test was nation-wide in its scope and dealt with some phase of the Constitution of the United States. In our school more than a hundred ! 'fitfty themes were submitted, : many of them excellent. Eight of the students tried out in a preliminary to represent Ben TOM POMEROY Avon in a district contest. Thomas W, Pomeroy was unanimously choxen as its representative. Accordingly on Saturday evening, April the twenty-sixth. the re- presentatives of seven schools met in the auditorium of the' Belle. Vue High School to compete for the honor of representing- the district in the Allegheny County contest. Thomas Pomeroyk oratioh, original and unique in its production, and the pleasing manner m Which he delivered it, W011 for him the first place. All the more re- markable is the fact that he was the youngest representative in the district contest and in the county contest also. ' Memorial Hall was the scene of the contest of Allegheny County on the evening of May the second. Eight districts were represented. -It is not an easy matter to speak in an auditorium sttch as Memorlal Hall, but Thomas proved himself an orator in the ntakmgu The gener- ous applause which greeted him at the close of 1113 ot'atlott and the pOpular sentiment expressed should make Ben Avon ngh teel proud YEN I .mmmm .mmmr V mmmmmm'm 717:1 w 7.1mm J' mmmmmmmr. : mmmmmmm' Jf'gjn Dtrillmh'a. ' 9 9 3 3 9 3 B 9 3 3 3 D C mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmo Fifty-three that it could produce a student of such marked ability, who could cope e ; with older representatives of much larger schoels. ' . g In regard to the Oratorical Contest me11t10ned above, we thlnk 1t 2 fitting to voice here our deep appreciation of the work of Mr. and Mrs. ET Milliken in coaching Tom so earnestly and well. The students and Ben 2 Avon; as a Whole, should feel honored to have a teacher who, ltke 2 Mr. Milliken, always has the welfare of the students at heart. E- E E G G 3: 9 0mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

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Oh Friday evening, March 28, the Operetta tth M. S Pinature was given ln'the Ben Avon High School auditorium. The house was tilted by elg'ht Otoloek. Many people were sadlv disappointed when they found that there were no available seats, and'thev would have to go back home to their evening papers. This disuppolintment was in- .Nrf f: m .1 tmmth tensified when they heard of the success of the performnnee THE CAST SIR JOSEPH PORTER .................. CAPT. CORCORAN..... RALPH RACKSTRMX.. DICK DEADEYE .............. mHUhU'f Rt Russ ...... John L. Hunt ,VGcm'ge 1ft U'ulfr wGem'gc N. Ezwnx Q w K mqwt ,1, m, ,a BOATSXVAIN..:: ........... 6'me JIS Carp H BOATSWAINtS-MATE. John H. Trimhlr JOSEPHINE .............. ......V...th'uflt Fi'uxm' COUSINE HEB . ...Hlfufh Axfml LITTLE BUTTERCUI .Jlurguref 11 2'1kz'nxrm There was also a chorus of Ht'ty, including: thirty beautiful female relatives of Sir Joseph, and a crew of twenty. The ehorus made an at- tractive setting, the girls being attired in brilliantly colored sweaters and hats, While the boys wore regulation sailor uniforms. Incidental dances were given under the direction of Helen Lloyd, by the following: Alice Stirling, Charlott Moore. Betty Trimble, Fritz Roberts, Murray EWMW'tMrmg ; Boggs, J. Emerson Stlnson, J. DICkSOH Hllands, and Wm. Hmmgx Ej Scenery and lighting effects were originated by the boys of tho, Semm- 33 Class, under the direction of C. Robert Anderson, Jr. The usheI-mg' was 55 handled by some of the girls of the high school, under the direction of Margaret Batchelor. A great deal of credit should be given Mary XVilson for her ex cellent accompaniments and eoeoperation with the cast. T0 Mary Gren- oble, music instructor, enough credit cannot be given. It was her splendid direction and interest in the performance that made it such a success. The advertising and progrmns were taken charge of by J. Emerson Stimson. - The Senior class showed remarkable spirit and loyalty in its sponsoring 0f the enterprise. FOOT LIGHTS 0F PINAFORE lRober't R; Ross, as Sir Joseph Porter, was very poptttar with 111s songs. Among other numbers was HWhen I was a Lad. whlch was exceedingly good. John L. Hunt; playing the part of Capt. Corceran, showed much dramatic abilitv. He did some excellent singing whleh greatly pleased the audience esvpecially his UIt was the Cat and the song to the moon. George K. Wolfe, the Ralph Rackstraw, was very good. Thls was a hard role, but such hard and loyal work was put upon it that: the final 0 ammm mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm7 Fifty-five