Bluffton High School - Buccaneer Yearbook (Bluffton, OH)

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Debate The year of '32 and 'iiii found on the debate teams of Bluffton lligh. Juanita Lora, Eleanor Worthington and Gordon Alderfer as the affirmative speakers and Geraldine Stauffer, Eleanor Worthington and Gordon Alderfer on the negative squad. The debaters were scheduled to meet Gibsonburg, Fostoria, Lima Central, Marion Harding, Fremont and Liberty Center as first teams, Wapakoneta and Columbus Grove as second teams. Left to Right---Pifer, Kluy, Staulfer, Alderfer, Lora, W'ort,liim:ton. Alderfer, Lora, Davidson, Burkholder, Balmer, Hahn, Cookson, Hixon, Griffith. QRomey and Patrick, absentl. National Thespians Under the leadership of Paul Stauffer, the National Thespians organization has completed its third successful year. It has complete charge of all plays produced. The funds from the Public Speaking Class play were used to purchase much needed equipment for the stage. This society has staged two plays, The Mysterious Thanksgiving Guest, and The Road to Bethlehem. New members of the organization were recruited from the junior play. Officers of the group are, Pauline Balmer, presidentg Glenn Griffith, secretary-treasurcrg Vera Burkholder, program chairman. Page Twenty-two

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Bob lfarquahr - Elaine and Anita - Tom Griswold - - - Marion - - - Avery Peyton - Belinda - - Junior Class Play THE CALL OF YOUTH - Melvin Lora Christine Miller Maynard Coon Harriet Criblez - Don Wenger - - Lois Berry Lydia Boone - - - Hester ---- Aunt Amanda - Lulu ----- Mr. Lyndon - Irene - - - Dr. Lang - - - - - Janice King: Carrie Frankhauser - Marcine Ingalls - Harold Schultz - Elizabeth Bixel - - - Gale Scol-is Esther Luginbuhl fs l Mrs. Hardcastle Kate Hardeastle Constance Neville Maid ---- Mr. Hardcastle Mr. Marlow - Senior Class Play SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER Margaret Hahn - Barbara Hauenstein 7 - Eleanor W orthington Pauline Balmer Raymond Hixon Gordon Alderfer Glenn Griffith Mr. Hastings - - - Bar Maid - - - Tony Lumpkin - Sir Charles Marlow Stingo - - - Tom Twist - Slang - - Muggins - - - Aminadab - - - - Besse Patrick Page Twenty-one - - Dale Davidson - Wayne Deppler John Romey - Don Corson - Irvin Steiner - Stanley Steiner - - Wilford Gratz

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Orchestra This year's orchestra showed ability by capturing first honors for its second successive year in the instrumental contest held at Marion. Competing schools were Marion, Lima Central, Crestline and BluHton. Top Row Huber. Epp, Lape, Romey, West, Holmden, Davidson. librarian: Schultz, Steiner. Second Row Berry. Schumacher. Cahill, Bigler, Kliewer, Koontz. Third Row Director Hauenstein, Klay. Oyer, I. Hilty, M. Niswander, Schumacher, Hartzler, Hahn, presi- dent: R. Hauenstein, Worthington, Amstutz, librarian. Bottom Row--McGeor1re, Niswandcr, secretary: Good, Hankish, Hauenstein, Bixel, Detweiler, Amstutz, StauH'e1', Geiger. Top Row'-Geiser. Yoakam, Miller, Davidson, Hauenstein. Sc-cond Row-Schultz, Rupriyrht, Koontz, Kliewer, Warren. Third Row fGood, Cahill, Biixler, Swank, Wingate, Fourth RowffHuber, Baumixartner, Schneixyr, Oyer, Epp, Hartzler, secretary. Fifth Row--Kimmel, ulrlauenstein, Weaver, Augsburirer, V. Augsburger, Director Hauenstcin. Sixth Row--Moran, Gratz, Hankish, West, librarian: Diller, Greding, Hauenstein, Romey, president: Basinger, Lape, librarian. Band Again striving for honors in the instrumental eisteddfod held this year at Marion the Bluffton Band distinguished itself by winning first place in competition with Marion and Lima Central. Page Twemy-Il1.rcu