Bluffton High School - Buccaneer Yearbook (Bluffton, OH)

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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-

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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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Drums and Basses—Diller, West, Miller, Hilty, Gratz, Mr. Hauenstein. Reeds and Brass —Balmer, Gratz, V. Augsburger, Lape, Epp, B. Triplett, N. Hauenstein, Cahill, Bigler, Kliewer, Koontz, Rupright, Schultz. Strings —R. Hauenstein, M. Gratz, Stau ffer, Amstutz, R. Oyer, Luginbuhl, Good, Klay, Berry, M. Niswander, Geiger, Detweilar, L. Niswander, Bixel, Schumacher, I. Hilty. Bluff ton ' s Orchestra Scores Success Important appearances of the orchestra this year were at the High School Dedication program, the Northwestern Ohio Parent-Teachers Association, in the Dis¬ trict Instrumental Contest, and at the graduation exercises. At the Northwestern Ohio instrumental Eisteddfod which was held at Bluffton, the orchestra placed third. Marion Harding, a Class A school, won this division. A string quartet from our orchestra took first honors. Representatives from the orchestra were sent to the All Northwest Ohio High School Orchestra at Toledo, and to the All State Orchestra at Columbus. The orchestra attributes these successes to the fine efforts of Mr. Hauenstein, who was also head of the Violin Section at the All State Orchestra. The Prize Winning Band The band played a most prominent part in school activities this year. It helped liven up the pep meetings held in the gym, and it played at the football and basketball games. The climax of the year’s activity was the instrumental contest held in the new gymnasium on April 5. The Bluffton band was host to bands from Crestline, Fos- toria, Wapakoneta, and Marion. Under the capable leadership of its director, Sidney Hauenstein, the band repeated last year’s success and again took first place in the contest, although the other schools had larger bands. May the fine traditions of our band be carried on in the future. First row—West, Diller, Lape, Augsburger, N. Hauenstein, B. Triplett, Greding. Second row—Schnegg, Good, Cahill, Wingate, Triplett, Weaver, Augsburger, Gratz, Hankish, Director Hauenstein. Third row—Rupright, Bigler, R. Hauenstein, Baumgartner, Kindle, Balmer. Back row—Schultz, Kliewer, Miller, Koontz, R. Triplett. c h a m P e l 0 n s