Chatsworth High School - Tale Feathers Yearbook (Chatsworth, IL)

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LITERARY CONTESTANTS .'hird row: J. Rebholz, C. Culkin, D. Alexa, J. Lawless, J. Bouhl, J.C. Brown Second row: Miss Stoutercyer, C. Beck, G. Dassow, D. Sneyd, A. Rosendahl, L. Cording, B. Wilson First row: L. Sterrenberg, M. A. Bouhl, B. J. Sims, R. Bess, M. Finefleld, A. Froblsh, L. Perkins LITERARY CONTESTANTS On Tuesday evening, March 14, 1939, the annual local literary contest was held. The following people gave these selections: Dorothy Sneyd, The Last Leaf ; Mildred Finefleld, The Sacrifice That Failed ; Betty Jo Sims , King Lear’s Daughters ; Lucille Perkins, The Sacrifice of Sidney Carton ; Mary Agnes Bouhl, The Short Cut ; Arlene Froblsh, Tuberoses ; Ada Rosendahl, My Last Duchess ; Gladys Dassow, Patterns ; Lila Cording, Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight ; Donna Alexa, The Highwayman ; Jack Lawless, The Unknown Soldier ; Jerome Bouhl, The Big Parade ; Clarence Culkin, The Lost Generation ; Beulah Wilson, Between Ourselves ; Jerome Rebholz, How Tom Sawyer Whitewashed the Fence ; Corrine Beck, Suppressed Desires ; John C. Brown, Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Giant ; Lois Sterrenberg, Jane ; Rosemary Bess, The Proposal . Betty Jo Sims won first place in the dramatic declamation, Gladys Dassow in the verse speaking, Jerome Bouhl in the orations, and Beulah Wilson in the humorous declamation. This group represented Chatsworth at the Illinois Speech League Sub-district contest held at Chenoa March 25, 1939. Beulah and Betty Jo gained first place honors in their divisions and Gladys and Jerome received fourth in their division, thus giving Chatsworth second place in Division B. Beulah Wilson, Jerome Bouhl, Betty Jo Sims, and Ada Rosendahl, who was selected as the extemporaneous contestant, represented Chatsworth in the Vermilion Valley 1939. Jerome, Betty Jo, and Ada received second place ribbons and Beulah received a third place award. As a result, Chatsworth gained 10 points for a three-way tie with Herscher and Cullom for the literary trophy. (27)

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MUSIC CONTESTANTS Third rows G. Rosenboom, P. Sterrenberg, J. McGuire, J. Lawless, J. Rebholz Second row: D. J. Herr, J. Beck, A. Hemken, M. R. Hubly, Miss Purdum Seated: B. J. Sims, M.J. Kueffner, D. Lawless, L. Runyon, R. Bess MUSIC SOLOISTS This year there were more soloists than last year. Those who sang music night were Paul Sterrenberg, Glenn Rosenboom, Jerome Rebholz, Jack Lawless, Joe McGuire, Mary Ruth Hubly, Maryjane Kueffner, Betty Jo Sims, La Verne Runyon, Rosemary Bess, Arlene Hemken, Dorothy Jean Herr , Janette Beck, and Donna Lawless• The District Contest this year was held March 25 at Fairbury. Those representing C.T.H.S. were: Dorothy Jean Herr, girl's high voice, SolveIg's jjong ; Clouds ; Jerome Rebholz, boy's high voice, I Hear You Calling , Blue Are Her Eyes ; Betty Jo Sims, girl's medium voice, Where My Caravan Has Rested , There Are Fairies at the Bottom of My Garden ; Paul Sterrenberg, boy's medium voice, Luxembourg Gardens , The Trumpeter ; Janette Beck, girl's low voice, Wayfarer's Night Song , Pickaninny Kid ; Jack Lawless, boy's low voice, Sylvia , Kashmiri Song . As none of the contestants in girl's medium and low voice rated superior, and Betty Jo and Janette rated excellent they went to the State Contest at Urbana. Dorothy Jean was given an excellent rating also and all the boys were given good ratings. Dorothy Jean Herr, Janette Beck, Jerome Rebholz, ana Jack Lawless sang at the Vermilion Valley Contest. Jack Lawless placed third, and Dorothy Jean and Janette both placed second. Dorothy Jean and Janette also went to the Wesleyan Contest. (26)

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BAND Third row: J. McGuire, S. Hill, J. Hummel, J. Ribordy, J. Smith, E. Zorn, M. Pinefield, G. Rosenboom, H. Finefield Second row: M.J. Kueffner, D. Alexa, F. Schade, R. Johnson, M. Hamilton, D. Lawless, C. 3eck, J. Rebholz, H. Gillette, A Sterrenberg First row: A. Haberkorn, J. Cooney, Joe Bouhl, J. C. Brown, J. Lafferty Miss Purdum BAND The band this year has been very ably directed by Miss Purdum. There are twenty-five enrolled with a variety of instruments. Thirty new caps and capes of blue gabardine, lined with Skinner satin were donated to the band by the Junior Woman's Club. A trumpet drill, composed of Junior Lafferty, Donna Alexa, and Adolph Haberkorn played at the Alumni Play and the Junior Play. A clarinet quartet Corrine Beck, Donna Lawless, Jerome Rebholz, and Rose Johnson also played for the Alumni play and for other programs• The Little German Band was a most important division of the band. The members of this were Joe McGuire, leader, Joe Ribordy, Jerome Rebholz, Rose Johnson, Junior Lafferty and Art Sterrenberg. The German Band played at the Junior play and for various other school programs and outside programs • The entire band augmented by grade school instrumentalists made the first formal appearance at Music Night, March 16th. The band will also play for Baccalaureate and Commencement. (28)