Bluffton High School - Buccaneer Yearbook (Bluffton, OH)

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a k Once In A Lifetime” The Junior Play A Startling Innovation The Junior play this year was a romantic comedy written by Charles Burdette. The play deals with the fanciful and picturesque life of the gypsy which includes gypsy dancing by the gypsy girls of the enchanted gypsy village. It was one of the most colorful and fascinating plays ever presented on the Bluffton stage because of the unique stage setting and the special music and off-stage sound effects. The cast was as follows: Wayne Yoakam, Letha Niswander, Evan Badertscher, Margaret Triplett, David Kliewer, Janet Bigler, Robert Kreider, Laveta Clymer, Wade Lape, Esther Gratz, Marjorie Hofer, Gayle Amstutz, James Miller, Gordon Hilty, Margaret Pogue, Edna Irwin, Hannah Wilkins, Cecelia Gaiffe, and Joe Mumma. Senior Drama A Real Classic Our Senior year included a tragedy in the form of East Lynne”. It was a play full of dramatic scenes which grasped the sympathy of the audience. The cast is to be highly commended on their performance, as such a play could not be pro¬ duced without a group of good performers. The cast was as follows: Maynard Coon, Melvin Lora, Robert Nusbaum, Richard Swank, Richard Cookson, Bertrand Swank, Garland Steiner, Mareen Bixler, Janice King, Christine Miller, Carrie Frankhauser, and Yolanda Hofer. u East Lynne”

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Left to right— Frankhauser, Editor-in-chief; Mr. Stauffer, Advisor; Cookson, Business Manager; Schultz, Literary Editor; Niswand ' er, Associate Editor; Wenger, Advertising Manager; Swank, Literary Editor. The Annual Leaves An Annual In A Crisis Although prosperity seems to be almost around the corner, it is still not near enough to be certain of its coming. As has been the custom for the last two gradu¬ ating classes, the senior class this year had a great discussion concerning the pub¬ lishing of an Annual. The “riot” in class meeting was again due to the low business recession. Last year was the first year that the combination of an Annual and newspaper was attempted. This project seemed to be very successful. After considering the matter once more the seniors decided to publish both again this year. We had many advantages this year due to the completion of our new building. The staff has endeavored to publish as many incidents as possible of school life in our new building in addition to each organization and class functioning in the school. The B-Hi News A Student Journal One of the tasks facing each succeeding senior class is the production of the B-Hi News. The B-Hi News is published by the Press Club of Bluffton High School to express the unbiased opinion of the student body, to establish high standards of conduct, scholarship, and sportsmanship, to encourage greater interest and participa¬ tion in all school activities and to promote stronger cooperation between the students and the administratin. The B-Hi News this year was edited by Christine Miller, and, with a capable staff taking an active interest in producing a better school newspaper, continued to make rapid progress in all departments. Problems of newspaper writing were dis¬ cussed at the meetings under the direction of Mr. Orden Smucker, faculty advisor. The 1933-34 program called for the publication of eight copies of the paper. Left to rigrht— First row—Heckathorn, Hilty, Bixler, C. Miller, Editor; Amstutz, Balmer, Steiner, Kreider. Second row—Criblez, Anderson, Koontz, R. Miller. Cookson, Gratz, Bixel, Klay. Third row—F. Hilty, Yoakam, Differ, Miller, I. Hilty, Kindle, Hauenstein. Back row—Swank, Lora, Steiner, Lape, Stauffer, Mr. Smucker.

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Boys Glee Club Left to right— First row— West, Berry, Swank, Mumma, Lora, Pi-es. ; Miss Barnard, D. Luginbuhl, Hauenstein, J. Luginbuhl. Second row- Leichty, Miller, Warren, M. Diller, Kohler, Basinger, Herr. Hilty. Third row—L). Luginbuhl, R. Luginbuhl, Coon, Knepper, M. Hilty, Schumacher, Yoakam. Back row Wingate. F. J. Luginbuhl. Moore, Geiser, Kliewer, Koontz, Reichenbach, Lape. Vocal Music At Home with the Masters Under the capable leaderhsip of Miss Barnard the Mixed Chorus has been highly successful this season. More members seem to have taken a definite interest in the club and its work this year than in previous years. The outstanding feature of the year, namely the production of the Gilbert and Sullivan Opera “Pinafore”, drew attendants from all over Northwestern Ohio. Those having outstanding roles in the production were: Melvin Lora, Captain of the Pina¬ fore; Sir Joseph Porter, K. C. B., Paul Geiser; Gordon Hilty, the romantic sailor lover; the villain, Maynard Coon, and the two boatswains, Wade Lape and Rolland Koontz. The leading feminine roles were played by Lucille Hilty, Josephine; Esther Luginbuhl, Buttercup, and Geraldine Grismore, Cousin Hebe. Credit for the great success of Pinafore is due to our co-directors—Miss Bar¬ nard directing the vocal and orchestra parts and Mr. Stauffer directing the dramatics of the opera. On May 2 the Chorus made a trip to Crestline to enter competition with a group of other schools. This year’s success is due to the fine cooperation among the members and the directress. Girls Glee Club Left to right— First row—• Pogue, Hilty, G. Amstutz, E. Oyer, E. Luginbuhl, Pres. ; Hartman, Koontz, L. Niswander, Bixler. Second row— J. Luginbuhl, Jones, L. Luginbuhl, J. Klay, V. Amstutz, Grismore, King, Wingate, Kohli, D. Welty. Third row— Worthington, Geiser, Bigler, R. Oyer, F. Klay, Devier, Bixel, C. Miller, L. Klay, Miss Barnard. Fourth row—E. Gratz, L. Niswander, Welty, E. Amstutz, M. Ewing, V. Gratz, Holden, S. Luginbuhl. Back row—M. Triplett, Cookson, Steiner, Swank, B. Amstutz, Schnegg, I. Miller, Wilkins. •JL I Jf ¥ • » ♦ M » ■ %. V f h • Ye 1S-a UK f J % dKM is iimli J V-