Benton High School - Benecho Yearbook (Benton, PA)

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THE ORACLE Standing'-Left to right. Shultz, ss: Everett, lb: Hess, 21,13 Harrison, lllilllll pg Striue eq Hs Hwi and winter were tried u HPV, L. R. Appleman, coachg Thomas, pg Moore, 3115 Heal, eg Lauluqch, : h. rf. Sitting-Smith, lf: Bittenllender, lf, lleitrieh, Zh: Eveland, tele-r. ef: Kline, efg Ash. rf. ATHLETICS ng to the lntluenza athletic' aetivitie-s were at a stand still during th mouths. No Basket Hall sehedule wae Rll'l'ZlllKPtl and few sports of any li 'ntil Mase Hall practice was started. Early in the spring a meeting was Called of all the lsoys for the purpose of org: izing the Athletic Association for the spring lnase ball season. The president: The lleneflt of Hui' prospc pleman z school. The Noeiation e ind N11 omcers were elected as follows: Guy Everett, president: Claude Moore vice , Guy Harrison, fseretary and managerg Russel Shultz, treasurer. Hallowe'en Masquerade 'Iias been held annually previous to this year for tht the athletie aetivities lrut eould not he put on this year. lt was the Flu -els looked very had for any aetivities alo Minstrel was given at the Universal Theatre, Mart-h 21, 22 and gave the :- nough money to see it rhrough the season. .liaise hall praetiee has been started under the Coat-hing' of Mr. Appleman am prospeetvs . ou the lllllll Two Rent Hent A sl May May May May May June Juut ne that the team will he one of the strongest that this sehool has plat iond for several years. games have already lveen played and the team has won lrotlli easily, on 6, Millville 3-at Millville. on lil, Fatawissa 2-at UJIIQIVVTSSZI. roug 'schedule has lxeen arranged with the following teams: 2. Hvllllill vs. Fatawissa-At Uatziwissa. +At Heiliun. 10, I-lenton vs. Hl00lll'Sllll'l'f:, iZll 1,HO0Il1'Slllll'g, lti. Benton vs, lierwiek- 23, Benton vs, Millville-At ti. Renton vs, l:lfl0lY1S4lillY'2T'gXl HlfNDIllSlllll',Lf. Sl, Benton vs. Catawissu At lieuwick. Henton. l3, Renton vs. Ht-rwiek-At llerwiek. e fill ind ng the athletic line until Mr. Ap . 'ees Robins decided to try zi, Minstrel an entertainment neaw, to thle 1

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24 THE ORACLE THE SEN ICR DRAMA THE MANEUVERS OF JANE The evenings of April eleventh and twelfth, nineteen hundred and nineteen, were triumphant ones for the Senior class of '19. The success of our increased endeavor throughout the year culminated in our Senior Drama, The Maneuvers of Jane. . - All the characters played their parts in an exceptionally fine man- ner and helped to make the drama a success. Each one deserves a great amount of praise for portraying their part so clearly. The drama was well received by every one, and much credit is due Miss Robins, the coach. for the clear interpretations. CAST OF CHARACTERS. Lord Bapchild ......................... Jervis Punshon, his uncle of Chaney Lodge . . George Langizcn ......,,,.............., Mr. Nangle ............. Rev. Prebendary Bostock . . . Mr. Pausey ........... Sir Robert Bowater .... Butler .............. Constantia Gage .................... Lady Bapchild, Lord Bapchild's mother .... Pamela Beechinor .................... Lady Bapchild' Lord Bapchild's mother . . . Mrs. Bostock ........................ Miss Bostock . .. Mrs. Pausey .... Miss Dodd ....... Miss Bowater ........ Trendell, the Maid . . . Jane Nangle ..... .. Guy Harrison . . . . Guy Everitt Norton Thomas Ivan Ash . . Ernest Robins . . . . Arden Hess Gordon Johnson Jesse Yocum . Grace Dresher . . Mary Gillaspy . . . . . Sue Perry . . Mary Gillaspy . .. Bertha Getz Gladys Edwards Edith McMichael . Geraldine Getz . . . Ida Harrison . . . . Pearl Mordan .. Ruth Hartman

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26 THE ORACLE f TI-IE JU IOR CONTEST 1l1-..-...T Our annual Junior Contest in Expression was this year held in the Universal Theatre, Friday evening, February 14, by the class of 1920. Q It 'proved to 'be one of the most successful events in the 'whole 'history of the con- ,tests of our school. This contest is one of the most important affairs in the J-unior year. It is the first 'big public event which the class has to manage, and offers the first good opportunity for those interested in public speaking to speak in pulblic. I The following programme was rendered this year: Chorus, W'el-come Home Laddie . . ...,..... .. . . Junior Class Reading, Springtime -a la Carte, O. Henry . . . Bessie Girton Reading, Call of the Wild, Jack London ...... . . . Russel Shultz Reading, An Afternoon in a Hotel, J. K. Bangs .. ......... Hilda Fritz Chorus. Light of Home ....................................... High School Chorus Reading, He That Loseth His Life Shall Gain It, 'M. R. S. Andrew ........ Helen Hess Reading, By -Courier, 0. Henry ....... . . . . . ...... Max McHenry Chorus, Sunshine of Yo-ur Smile . . . . High Scfhool Chorus Reading, Laddie, Sarah L. Bally ...................... .. Florence Thompson Reading, How Jinny Eased Her Mind, Thos. Nelson Page . . . ..... Doyle Knouse Chorus, Southern Hush Song ....... . . . ........ School Reading, Foxes' Tails, James Barre .. .. Claude Moore Reading, Seventeen, Booth Tarkington . .. .................. Neva Shultz Instrumental Duet ............................... Helen Hess, Florence Thompson The decision was very close, with all averages running very high. The School Board anwarded the following appropriate prizes to those having the highest average, ' The first prize, a War Saving Stamp, to Claude Moore. The second prize a. Thrift Card 'half fllled, to Miss Helen Hess. The third prize a Thrift Card one quarter filled. to Miss Florence Thompson. However the great value lay not in the prizes, but in the experience and training which each one received. We hope this event may continue to grow in size and valu-e in the future of our school. -C. A. M. '20. Patronlze Our Advertisers