Broad Ripple High School - Riparian Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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SENIOR PLAY Amid the muttered protestations of an inde- pendent, spirited, high school boy, the hysterical wainng or his widowed mother, and the excited shouts of football fans, Apron-String Revolt, the 1939 Senior Play, rose to successful heights. Its simple plot and light hnes kept the audience in hearty gales of laughter. There was just enough mystery to make the play interesting and enter- taining. The cast included: Frances O ' Connor, Armand Mauk, Rebecca Irwin, Mary Louise Friedrich, William Ashby, Betty Applegate, Jack George, Florence Cramer, Sam Dungan, James Millhoi- iand, and William Fuller. Miss Elizabeth Johnson w as sponsor. Senior Play Good Gravy, Ma! is the theme-song of our hero as the cast and Miss Johnson discuss what is commercially known as Apron- String Revolt. But to Broad Rip- ple, it was the excitement of the Senior Play. Romantic Interlude You re precious, you ' re dar- ling, you ' re terribly sweet! —The same old line! But used advan- tageously for a Romantic Inter- lude. Mountain Music We like Mountain Music — and so did the audience, judging from the reception accorded this Ami- tur Musik Sosiety.

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Advertising Staffs The Business Stafl! Mr. CooKsey and his assistants hrew schemes to inveigle the business man into tremendous ad ertising for the IQjQ Annual. Annual Staff Picture The Annual anxiety! Words, words, vvords — and that most hor- rible vord — Deadline! Miss Oauner and the Annual staff look over the copy, and go slowly mad! Editors J he four Annual musketeers. Betty Applegate, Art Editor; Elaine Van Horn, Business Man- ager; Betty Murnan, Editor-ih- Chief; Clara June Bosson, Liter- ary Editor. ANNUAL After protracted struggles, disappoint- ments, and loads of fun, the 1939 annual staff produced this pictured review of a year ' s accomplishments. Editorial Staff: Miss Louise Dauner, Lit- erary Sponsor; Betty Murnan, Editor-in- Chief; Clara June Bosson, Literary Editor; Mary Anne Blessing, William Ashby, Frances O Connor, Phyllis Hyde; Marian Chapman, Rebecca Irwin, Fred Kurman, Tom Herrin. Advertising Staff: R. Nelson Cooksey, Ad- vertising Sponsor; Elaine Van Horn, Busi- ness Manager; Wayne Thompson, Adver- tising Manager; Murray Rudd, Jack George, Florence Cramer, Sam Dungan. Art Staff: Miss Marylizabeth Mooney, Art Sponsor; Betty Applegate, Art Editor; Vance Wilkinson, Robert E. Allan. THE RIPPLES The Ripples, 1939 spring-time vaude- ville production, was presented March 29, at John Strange auditorium, before an appre- ciative audience of over six hundred parents and friends. Five slcits, under student man- agement and sponsored by faculty members, were: Beauty Rhythm by Margaret Gates and Rebecca Irwin; Mrs. Grundy s Doll Shop by Kathleen Burrows; Romantic In- terlude by Dorothy Steck and Sara Crooks; Mountain Music by Peggy Million and George Cornelius; and Night Shadows by Clara June Bosson and Robert Lawson. There were the very cute manicurists, the feather merchant , dancing dolls and many other interesting attractions. Dale Van Hart, Betty King, Margaret Miller, and Reid Chap- man provided entertaining intermission acts. Faculty sponsors were: Miss Varin. Mrs. Richards, Miss Colsher, Mrs. Eaverson, and Mr. Hall.

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-OtkUtled As a whole, the 1938-39 major sports season at Broad Ripple was another successful step in the march toward bringing the Rockets out of the cellar in sports. The Orange and Black gridmen showed up well against all but city competition, and hit the win column five times during the sea- son s grid play. In basketball. Coach Frank Baird used his material to great advantage in turning in a victory record unequalled by other Baird-coached hardwood quintets at Broad Ripple. Tackling Shortridge as the first opponent of its nine-game schedule, the inexperienced Rocket football eleven was routed 33 to 0. Coach Edgar Diederich s squad then scored four consecutive victories against Plainfield, Seymour. Sheridan, and Rushville. but met defeat at the hands of Manual. From that setback came a rebound victory as Warren Central fell under the Broad Ripple attack. 20 to 0. Travelling to West Lafayette, the Orange and Black squad held the Lafayette gridmen to a 7 to triumph. However, overconfidence spelled downfall in the last tilt, and the Rockets were forced to share a to tie with the State Deaf School. Thus, the grid season ended with a record of five wins, three losses, and one tie. Coach Baird ' s hardwood charges turned in a final mark of six games won and ten dropped. When the Orange and Black quintet met Wash- ington in the first tilt, the Continentals came out on top. The Rockets then scored defeats over W estfield and Franklin Township, but a losing streak followed, during which Center Grove, Decatur Central, Plainfield, Brownsburg, Cathedral, and Carmel ground down the Ripple squad. Marked enthusiasm brought vic- tories over a heavily rated Greenfield squad. Beech Grove, and Noblesville. New Augusta strengthened its already impressive victory record by overwhelm- ing the Rockets, but the Ripple quintet came back to take the count of Zionsville. However, the Rockets suffered their greatest setback when they travelled to W arren Central and allowed a poorly rated War- rior five to shellac them.