Bureau Township High School - Beuro Yearbook (Princeton, IL)

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THE BEURO H1cH SCHOOL OPERETTA- JERRY OF JERICHO ROAD This operetta, a musical play of two acts, was presented on February l2th, by the high school students. The characters were: Uncle Pete, an old time 'westerner .....................................................,.... Carl May Alan O'Day, young owner of Feudal Rock Ranch ........ Howard Schwarzentraub Geraldine Bank, known as Jerry ..,............................,............., Mildred Conkling John Drayton, Alan's cousin ,, ......,.................,........... ............ H olman Johnson Mimi, a flapper ...................,.......... .. ........ ,,,, V erda May Dora, Mi1mi's cousin .................. .......... A ra Bloyd 'Cornelius Bean, from Boston ,.., ,... O rville Eckberg Amos Bank, an easterner ....... .s...... L eslie Becker Lettice lBank, his 'wife ...,...l...,...............,.,...............,.,....,.......,........, Dorothy Spratt Sandy Bank, their daughter .......l.......,....,............,.l.,.............l.....ii,.. Martha Woods Hunter, a detective .....,.l........,...................ll..........,................,...................... Gail May Chorus of Tourists, Cowboys, Ghosts, Masqueraders, etc. Alan O'Day, a wealthy Easterner, desired the hand of Sandy Bank in marriage. Sandy rejects him because her mother, Lettice Bank, so shame- lessly favors the match on account of Alan's money. ln an effort to forget Sandy, Alan goes west to his ranch, which he converts into a tourist camp. Lettice Bank, not to be thwarted, takes her husband and Sandy and follows Alan, her excuse for the venture being that she wishes to live in the open to regain her health. The little party camp on some land adjoining Alan's ranch, which turns out to be some very valuable oil land owned by Geraldine Bank, a neice. Geraldine, known as Jerry, fearing arrest by the police, whose station she has demolished with her aunt's automobile, 'hires out to Alan as a helper to hide her identity. John Drayton, Alan's cousin, wishing to locate jerry for the purpose of buying her land for a syndicafte of which he is a member, hires Hunter, a detective, to assist him. When he finds that Hunter is cheating in an effort to get the land for himself, he dis- charges him. Mimi, a friend of john, locates jerry at the ranch. john and jerry form an attachment for each other, but through a twist of circum- stances, jerry is led to believe that john and Mimi are trying underhandedly to acquire her land at a profit for themselves. At a masquerade she de- nounces them and leaves. The next morning it is discovered that jerry, Sandy and Hunter have disappeared, also a Mr. Bean from Boston. Later Sandy returns and tells that Hunter, thinking she was Jerry, forced her into his car, but on finding his mistake left her the road and followed Mr. Bean and Jerry to Jericho. When Jerry and Mr. Bean return, jerry an- nounces that she has given him an option on the land until her papers arrive from home, but, if by that time oil has not been found she intends to sell the land to Hunter at his price. Later, when she is about' to dispose of the land to Hunter, she learns that in the Spring before, a gusher had been brought in and had been capped awaiting her decision to sell and that in some way Hunter had discovered the fact. She also learns that lVlr. Bean is president of John's syndicate and that Mimi is his wife, and that their ef- forts from the first have been to protect her interests. All ends happily as Alan and Sandy forgiveg and jerry, thoroughly ashamed, promises never to doubt john again. Page Sixty-1-ight

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THE BEURO FATHERS AND soN's BANQU1-:T Invocation ..,v...,,....,.........................,.,.,,,.----------------- RSV- Troyer Wglcgme ,.,, ,,,,,,,.A.,,,.,. O rville Eckberg Respgnge .,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,e,,,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,...,..,,.. Gray johnson Club Songs ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Lead by Holman Johnson Address- Your Generation and Mine ...... Dr. William Hudson Music ,,.., ,,,,,,,,,,,l,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,.., C ommunity Orchestra MENU Swiss Steak Mashed Potatoes Parker House Rolls Butter Escalloped Corn Glazed Sweet Potatoes Cabbage Salad Pie a la Mode Coffee Nuts GRADE OPERETTAS The Grades presented two operettas, Lady Bug, Lady Bug and Tad's Inspir- ation at the school Friday evening, April 12, at eight o'clock. Music between acts was furnished by the grade school instrument class and the primary band. Tad's Inspiration was a Harmonica Operetta and consisted of speaking parts and a chorus of thirty-five harmonica players. The persons in tlhe play were: Jimmy Caroll ,.......,,............,,...l..,,.............,...........,.... Hiram Johnson Sara Jane ....,, .,..... C lara Woods Patty ..,,...,.. .......,... D oris Odell Prof. John ..... .,........ L eonard Herlean Ben .......,....,, ..... B urnard Hasenyager Bob .....,,.....,,,.,,..,,,.,.......,.,,........,,,.............,....,,,......,..,,.,,.,,....... Carl Pihl The story of Lady Bug, Lady Bug is based on the book, Tommy Tiptoe , a small boy's adventures among the insects, by Harriet Ide Eager. Some songs are funny and some are sweet, and some fairly fly on their tiptoe feet. Indoors or out the play may be. Costumes are simple as you see. Twelve songs, six characters, all in one act, and chorus the size you choose--a fact. Mrs. Lady Bug ....,.................,.,..........,.........,.......,.... Louvilla Herlean Tommy Tiptoe ......... ,.., L eo Harrington Heart of the Rose ..... ....... E leanor Pihl Terrible Aphis ....... ..... R ussel Johnson Dr. John Frost .,.,. .... R ussel Richards Granny Sun .,.... .....,.... D orothy Jackson Chorus ..,..,...... ,...... . .. ..,,,. Twenty Baby Bugs Page Sixty-sox n

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THE BEURO POULTRY SHORT COURSE Mr. Forster arranged a Poultry Short Course this year. Prizes were given for attendance, the first prize was choice of one hundred baby chicks or a brooder stove. Each evening those attending wrote their names on a slip of paper. The last night these were drawn from the box and the name drawn five times first was given first prize. The program was as follows: Address- Home or Hatchery Chicks ........ Mr. Ramseyer Address- Feeding for Egg Production ............ Mr. Karr Purina Play .....,,,,,............,,......,....... The Way of the Hen .- SENIOR CARNIVAL Address- Economic Problems of Poultry Production Address ....,. Address- Address- Address- Miss Wigent ,,,..,........ Feeding and Managing Baby Chicks Dr. Graham, of Dickenson Feed Co. Marketing of Poultry Products ...... Mr. Gougler Breeding for Egg Production .... Mr. Malcolmson . n Disease Control ............,................... Mr. Kyle This is the first Carnival that has ever been given at Bureau Township There were candy booths, an ice cream booth, a hot dog booth, a bingo stand, and a tea room. The faculty gave a one-act play entitled Too Much of a Good Thing , which certainly was a scream. There was in Minstrel Show, consisting of jokes and- songs. Only small fees were charged, and everyone surely had a good time. EASTER PARTY On Thursday before Easter, Mr. and Mrs. Troyer entertained the faculty. All were invited to the dining room where places were found at small tables attractively decorated with spring colors and each person found as a favor a hand-painted, Easter Egg. After the dinner all enjoyed them- selves playing games. INTER-SOCIETY CONTEST '28. Last year's Inter-Society Contest was won by the Utopians. The win- ners of 'this contest represented us in the Zone. The Zone Contest was held at Bureau Township and Mildred Conkling won first place in Dramatic Readings. This entitled her to compete in the County Contest, where she won second place. Mildred was a Sophomore and gave especially well the reading, The Little News-Boy. I':11.fvSixIy-llinv