Berrien Springs High School - Canoe Yearbook (Berrien Springs, MI)

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« page 22 ORCHESTRA The high school orchestra under the direction of Miss Alice Chitwood practiced every Monday and Wednesday morning from 8 o'clc until 8:50. There were seventeen members of the orchestra and they all were hard workers and accomplished a great deal. They furnished music for several assembly programs, Junior and Senior Flay, and the High School Operetta. Following is the list of the members of the orchestra as they appear in their picture: Standing: Frances Harrington.........Pianist Maurice Stewart.............Cornet Fred Dougan..............Saxaphone Harold Buck..............Saxaphone Miss Chitwood............Director Roger Robinson...........Saxaphone Erie lynne Stewart........Clarinet Orville Davis.............Clarinet Helen Dunkelberg......Ass't Pianist Seated: Paul Davis..................Violin Legia Nightlinger...........Violin Mary Jane Eimmell...........Violin Maribel Hinkley.............Violin Lela Harper.................Violin Ethel Bennett...............Violin (cont. col. 2) CHORUS The high school chorus had an enrollment of 35 this year, they met on Tuesday and Friday mornings Jkfrom 8:20 to 8:50 o'clock. Beside their chorus work some music appreciation work was done and a girls' quartette organized, which proved a popular musical unit of the school. They were invited to sing several times both out of town and locally. The girls in the quartette were Rozann Rockstein, Hazel Phillips, Frances Harrington, Helen Dunkelberg,. and Margaret Eidson, accompanist. The chorus gave the operetta Bits of Blarney May 18 and 19 in the town hall with a cast of 30. Bits' of Blarney proved a success in every way. Peggy had won the admiration of the boys of the village while Patrick had captivated the girls. But Peggy and Patrick wanted each other. To set them right, so that they may be happy and the boys and girls get their respective sweethearts, Mile O'Nbole, caretaker of the grounds where a picnic is being held, decided to play the part of Cupid. He persuaded r'eggy and Patrick to masquerade as visitors. Peggy, as a boy and Patrick, as a girl. They met, not realizing the deception and strange complications insuo, but Mike untangled them all in true Irish style. The cast will be be given on page 23. Phyllis Eidson................ cello Earl -Kaiser................violin Jack Dean....................Drums

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JUNIOR-SENIOR PLAY Golden Days presented by thi Junior end Senior Classes April 29 and 30 was c decided success. The play was a simple story of a poor country girl, Mary Anne, whose rich auntie gives her a chance in New York. The boys in New York all fall for her, but Dickie is told by her aunt to make love to her to make Billy, her old sweetheart, jealous. The general course of jealous arguements and patched up love affairs follows, but all ends well in the last act when the boys come back from war. Mary Anne discovers she loyes Dickie instead of Billy. Betsyr the hired girl, provided a lot of laughter. The cast of seventeen gave the play exceptionally well and much credit is due Mrs. Neidlinger who coached the play, Mrs. Allen chairmen of the properties, Mrs. Kelley costumes, and Mr. Bedinger, for the scenery. Following is the cast as it appears in the picture: Standing, left to right: Ronald Weaver......Chatlie Meson Arthur Busse...............Edgar Moon Alice Lochinaw...Annibel Larsh Roger Robins on.Frank Montgomery Doris McNally.......Miss Slisgy Seated: Rozann Rockstein..........Felice Frances Harrington..Mrs. Drexel Kirkland Merl Brown....Lloyd Henderson Margaret Eidson.....Trella v ebb Frederick Mason.... Billy Barela1' Ethel VanPatten..Elaine Jewett James Haggerty..Dickie Stanhope Hazel Phillips...Mary Anne Simmonds Paul Knight.......Teddy Farnum Evelyn Ludy.......Patty Ellison Viola Jesswein..•.Mrs. Simmonds Evelyn Nightlinger......Betsy Felice...........French Maid Betsy............Hired Girl H e e 22 DRIFT STAFF The Drift Staff, composed of seven high school students started something new in B. S. H. S. in the form of a high school paper which they published bi-weekly. MTS. Allen was the teacher and sponsor of the staff. All the staff helped get material for the Drift then each had a special duty. Following is the list of the members of the staff as they appear in their picture; Standing, left to right; Margaret Eidson--Mimeographing. Paul Knight-----------Athletics. James Haggerty-------CArtoonist. Darwin Dougan-----------printer. Seated: Ethel VanPatten----------Typist. Loraine Dean--Business Manager. Frances.Harrington-Organization. Mrs. Allen------Faculty Advisor. (cont. from p. Peggy................Rozann Rockstein Patrick...........Howard Ingleright Robert............Erie Stewart Mary...............Ethel Bennett Mike O'Noole.......Verne Spaulding Agnes..............Mary Jane Kimmell Rosie..............Phyllis Eidson Chorus of Girls: Mary jane Kimmell, Loraine Dean, Maribel Hinkley, Helen Dunkelberg, pouise Sharpe, Donna Richardson, myllis Eidson, Candace Neidlinger, Marion Harrington, Ethel Bennett, Mary Fletcher, Ethel Van Patten, Virginia Norton, Margaret Eidson. Chorus of Boys: Fred Dougin, Erie Stewart, Cherles Weaver, Francis Clem, Gordan Hinkley, Paul might, Edwin Marsh, Leo Wetzel, Alden Krause, Billy Gifford, George E-walt, and James Haggerty. The proceeds from the operetta were $97.60.