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

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CAST General Hardware............ Mrs. Fuddewits.............. Gum Drop Annie.............. Billy Simpson............... Betty Simpson............... Mary Baxter................. Sonny Acres............... Slim Pickens.............. Sadie Satchell.............. Jack Fisher................. The Shadow.................. Ben Blue.................... ....Donald Merrill ......Donna Miars .Marian Bowerman Edward Cleveland ...Huberta Botham ...Marjorie Kephart .. Merle Spaulding Richard Blomberg ....Elvira Herman ...Stewart Shearer .............????? .....Willis Shafer Into the Berrien Springs gym on December first and second, 1938, poured a greater share of the Berrien Springs population to see the Senior Class play, When Ghost Meets Ghost. That the play was thoroughly enjoyed was shown by the larger attendance on the second night's performance. For the story of a shrewd Civil War general who is trying to find the relative worthy of his money is close to the hearts of millions of Americans and it is rich in the simple humor of United States' rural tradition. To the Senior class, one of the nation's 300,000 amateur play-producing groups, it brought a net profit of $75.25 to help cover the expense of this annual. —Donald H. Merrill

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GIRLS' GLEE CLUB A popular organization, this girls' Glee Club. The organization meets only twice a week, on Tuesday and Thursday. Miss Kruger, having taught art and music in Berrien Springs High School but one and a half years, has already found herself rated as a top notch friend and instructor, with both the faculty and students. This group is asked often to sing on various programs throughout the school year. Students taking music composition receive four tenths of a credit a semester for their efforts. BOYS' GLEE CLUB This shot clearly shows what can be done with a group of high school boys, under able direction. Miss Regina Kruger, head of the music department, has trained these boys until they are now known as the boys' Glee Club. They also have among their number those famed radio artists, the Quartette. The school is right proud of the Glee Club, too. They are often asked to sing for assemblies and for many other programs around and about Berrien Springs. Why not three cheers for this talented organization?

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NEW FIRES Stephen Santry... Anne Santry...... Olive Santry..... Dick Santry...... Eve Santry....... Billy Santry..... Phylliss Santry.. Doctor Lynn Grey Lucinda Andrews Suzanne Toler.... Sid Sperry....... Jerry Sperry..... Angie Sperry..... Mary Marshall.... Mrs. Marshall.... .Clifford Machacek ...Maxine Wooley ....Norma Fabian .......Merle Roth ....Dorothy Halt ....Glenn Arnold ....Helen Boyle ....Harold Metzger La Verne Tobias ....Valda Sherburn ....George Sink ....Royal Porter ....Pauline Wetzel ....Mary Betchek ....Betty Comstock The Junior Class this year, in the spirit of adventure, undertook to produce for their annual class play something which was different from that which had been done before. They sought a vehicle which would have not only comedy and plot but which, at the same time, would present a problem or theme worthy of study and within the interests of the community. New Fires, presented March 17 and 18, met these qualifications. Careful study, a great deal of hard work, and excellent cooperation resulted in a fine play which filled the gymnasium both nights. Those unseen, and usually unthought of persons, who always do much to make a play what it is—the business managers and committee chairmen— were Colleen Ratliff, Vroni Christl, Devon Michael, Marjorie Martin, June McGath, Wayne Stover, Ethelyn Shearer, and Kathleen Meek.