Chester High School - Summit Yearbook (Chester, IL)

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The Dramatic Club All the world's a stage. And all the men and women merely players.” To prepare its students for the stage of life, Chester High School organized in 1929, a Dramatic Club, the requirements for membership being simply an interest in dramatics and a desire for self improvement in public speaking. Opportunity for demonstrating varied talent is given by participation in the programs of weekly club meetings, in assembly programs, in the annual declamatory contest, and in the two major plays produced each year. Hoping to be of service to all Chester High School students, the Club has added a book of Etiquette and a new Parliamentary Manual to the school library. In addition to caring for present needs of the school, the Drmatic Club is looking forward to the future when Chester High School will have an auditorium. A curtain fund has been started with the hope of being able to help equip the new stage. Our spirit of cooperation is best expressed in our Club song: (Tune of Painting the Clouds with Sunshine”) When we sing you a song, to pass the time along. We’re only trying to make you happy. When we put on a play, we always aim to say. We re only trying to make you happy. Here in our club, we never snub, but we will help everyone To play his part, right from the start, and join in our fun. Dramtic Club for us! Weil work and never fuss. And keep on trying to make you happy. If we have succeeded in creating greater self-confidence in our members to enable them to play well their part on the stage of life, we have accomplished the purpose for which we were organized. The members of the Club are: First Row—Arcell Depew. Mabel McNelly. Doris June Mount . Grace Aszman, Hilda Mueller. Anna Ruth Backer, Lucille Brooks. Velma Cleiman. Josephine Meder. Vivian Brooke. Marie Wood-rich. Second Row—Miss Burmeister (Director), Ralph Gilster, Betty Conner. June Beare. Alberta Welge, Elinor Beinke, Virginia Hamm. Arthur Werre. Willard Bixby, Ruth Jany. Ruth Horman Mildred Surgeon. Wilma Schroeder. Mary Irosc. Erma Studt. Mary Jean Aszman. Berton Phegley. Third Row'—Helen Mueller. Dorothy Hoffman. Harry Backer, Georgia Mifflin. Grace Fish. Russel McGuire. Jessie Conner. Adrian Phegley. Edith Smith. Olga Glister. Charles Irose. Helen Smith. Vivian Allison. Others members not in the picture—Clarence Kiefer, Fern Stadler. Ruth Ruppert. Girls’ Glee Club “The music in my heart I bore Long after it was heard no more. In the autumn term 1931 the Girls’ Chorus was transferred from regular class standing to club basis. Officers were elected and meetings were arranged for each Monday and Thursday. As membership is open to any interested girl, the objectives remain unchanged: to arouse an enthusiams for singing: to develop an appreciation for better music: to stimulate an interest in tone quality and harmony in ensemble work. The first project of the organization was a benefit concert, the proceeds of which were used to purchase an additional pianc for the school. In this program, given at the High School on November 23. the girls' quartet, chorus, and instrumental numbers were supplemented by songs by the Boys' Quartet— Lawrence Bruce. Adrian Phegley. Arthur Werre and Ned'Stanley. Desiring varied and enjoyable selections, the girls were fortunate in securing as guest musicians for the evening Miss Claire Lehman. accompanist: Mr. Frank Palmier, clarinestist; and Mr. Waldo Dowen. saxophonist. As its major performance for the second semester, the club chose The Golden Trail. a musical comedy presented at the New Theater, March 1. The boys of the school again cooperated, and leading singing roles were played by Ruth Ruppert. Dorothy Hoffman, Marie Woodrich. Ruth Bean. Lawrence Bruce. Henry Bun-selmeyer. Edison Fiene and Arthur Werre. So enthusiastically have the members of the organization and the students of the school supported these and its other opportunities for musical expression that the club feels it is completing a successful year. Officers Dorothy Hoffman President Ruth Ruppert Vice-President June Beare Secretary-Treasurer Ruth Bean Librarian Ophelia Hack Director First Row—Dorothy Anghousc. Mabel McNelly, Doris June Mounts, Annette Duensing. Virginia Gilter. Marie Woodrich. Grace Fish, Dorothy Hoffman. Ruth Bean. Second row—June Beare. Alice McConkey. Vivian McConkey. Alberta Welge. Bernice Stolle. May Smith, Margaret Hamilton, Wilma Schroeder. Sylvia Moeller. Miss Hack (Director). Third row—Maude Manwaring. Dorothy Wittenborn, Ruth Hale Anita Skelton, Vivian Brooke. Elsie Fraembs. Annave Hindman. Erma Studt. Mary Wheatoff. Those not in the picture—Ruth Ruppert.