Chinook High School - Breeze Yearbook (Chinook, MT)

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MEMORIES OF C. H. S. GLEE CLUB In the fall of 1921 Miss Jones and Mrs. Williams called a meeting of those students interested in music. The invitation was responded to by a number of girls and a Glee Club was organized, with the following officers and members: Goldie Bloomer, as president; Margaret Hewitt, secretary; the sixteen enrolled for the work were: Norma Gesell. Anna Cline. Frances Boyle. Alice Groven, Anna Dowen, Goldie Bloomer, Mario Maelrt. Kathleen Cooper. Jessie Ma-gruder, Margaret Hewitt. Lillian Miller, Janet Thibedeau, Florence Campbell. Lucille Stineberg. Evelyn Butcher, Viola Ho-feldt. Julia Bosshart and Kathleen Gibbs. After a few weeks of intensive practice, Mrs. Williams, our director, had us make our bow to the public. Frequent calls came to us and during our first year we sang for the Women’s Club. Junior Vaudeville, and for the Commencement exercises. To vary our programs we sometimes appeared in character costume. To round out our first year we held a picnic on the banks of West Fork. There were many outstanding events on this picnic: the eats, the fall in the river, the ‘‘wash out on the line” and last but not least was the presentation of a small gift or appreciation to our deserving director and pianist. At the beginning of the Glee Club’s second year the absence of our efficient pianist. Miss Jones, was noticed by all. After much skirmishing around a most competent and obliging accompanist, Mrs. Schnee, came to our rescue. Goldie Bloomer was re-elected president and Anna Cline was elected secretary. We numbered eighteen members. They were: Anna Cline. Norma Gesell, Frances Boyle. Kathleen Cooper. Alice Groven, Irene Crawford. Dorothy Kenyon. Vera Murphy. Gertrude Winters. Julia Bosshardt. Goldie Bloomer. Marie Maeirt, Evelyn Butcher, Anna Dowen, Lucille Slineburg. Jessie Ma-gruder and Kathleen Gibbs. The Club was sorry to lose Janet Thibedeau and Margaret Hewitt, Janet going to Heleria and Margaret to Harlem high school. The event of the year was the operetta, “The Ghosts of Hilo.” which required time and effort on the part of both members and director. The proceeds went to swell the Student Activity Fund. During the year the Glee Club sang at the Community Meetings, Methodist Church, District Dramatic Contest and for the Commencement Exercises. The fall of 1924 found the Glee Club once more ready for instruction. At the second meeting, Mrs. Williams broke the sad news to us that she would not be able to guide us through the coming year. Finally Miss Homan, a musician, competent in both vocal and piano, came to direct us. Our member roll contained the following names: Anna Cline. Frances Boyle. Ange-line Lawson, Anna Montgomery, Mildred Williams, Jessie Magruder, Verda Rowley, Phyllis Sheppard. Vera Murphy. Kathleen Cooper. Isabel Griffin. Vera Rasmussen. Clara Barber, Betty Hoover. Loretta Maney, Doris Brinkman. Evelyn Butcher, and Lucille Stineberg alumni were welcomed back. The Club was unfortunate in losing Goldie Bloomer, our former president. With Miss Homan as director and Kathleen Moore our accompanist, we began our work. On February 27. 1925. was given the Glee Club Concert, the proceeds going to the Student Activity Fund. After the concert the Club was discontinued for the remainder of the year. The Glee Club members are looking forward to next fall as the beginning of a more active year. ------c.h.s.------- John Richmond: Last night I made an awful mistake. Earl S.: That so? How come? John R.: I went to take my cough medicine and drank a bottle of gold paint instead. Earl S.: How do you feel? John R.: Guilty. ------C.H.S.------- Miss Northup in Latin class: Glenn, give me the principal parts of ‘to fail.’ Glenn: Fall, fallere, slipperi. bump. bump. Miss Northup: You fail, failere, flunketi, suspendum.

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May. 1925 THE CHINOOK BREEZE 19 STUDENT COUNCIL Left to right—Clara Barber, Frances Boyle. Vera Murphy, Helen Montgomery. Robert Julian (Sponsor). Elsie Maelrt. Donald Montgomery. Greta Sands. Eldon Crawford, Goldie Bloomer, Norma Gesell. Dorothy Kenyon. Isabelle Griffin. THE STUDENT COUNCIL SPEAKS We, as representatives of the various classes, were elected last October 1, for the purpose of promoting all school activities. Our special powers are to approve of all club constitutions, to see that the members live up to their constitutions, to see that one organization does not interfere with a more important one, and to decide all questions pertaining to the activities of the school. We are here to take tlie lead in any matter that concerns the school as a w’hole. During the school term we have had regular meetings on the first and third Wednesdays of every month. At these meetings reports were given by standing committees, on the various clubs and organizations of the school. We also required a report from the treasurer of the Student Activity fund, and in this way we knew just how much and for v. hat purpose the activity fund was being used. In order that we might be a true and strong organization, a constitution was drawn up which was approved by a majority vote of the members in each of two-thirds of the home rooms of Chinook High School. I) ’ring the first semester Helen Montgomery held the office of chairman. Norma Gesell secretary, and Donald Montgomery sergeant-at arms. During the second semester. Vera Murphy was our chairman, Norma Gesell secretary, and Goldie Bloomer sergeant-at-arms. Our first meeting was held October 15. at vhich time we discussed ways and means of advertising for a new gym. A shirt tail” parade was decided upon and our detailed arrangements were carried out the following night. Every loyal member of the high school robed himself in a costume, marched behind the high school band, and joined in the yells and songs. Five large banners were carried, and stump speeches given. Our next work was to appoint a committee to awaken interest in a debating club and Glee Club. Members were solicited and the organizations became active. Later in the year we discussed the publication of an annual. A committee was an-rolnted to collect all the information possible in regard to the cost and possibility of s-’ h a nublication. We then put the matter no to the Senior Class and they decided to take the responsibility of putting out an annual for old C. H. S. -------c m 8.----- TT e student voice It had always been the desire of C. H. S. to have some sort of a school paper. In 1918 there was an attempt to put out a paper quarterly but the idea was dropped and nothing was done the next year. During 1922-28 the Commercial girls, with the help of Miss Clark, put out the “Commercial World.” a paper devoted only to the Commercial department. About the middle of last year. Miss Clark suggested that the Commercial department put out a paper for the entire school rather than for the Commercial department only. A meeting of all Commercial students was called, her idea met with unanimous approval and a later meeting was set to elect officers, choose a name and get the paper started. At the next meeting The Student Voice” was selected from a list of names as the name for the paper. Aina Olson was elected Editor-in-Chief: Norma Gesell. Associate Editor; Juanita Harbolt. Business Manager; Marie Maeirt, Assistant Business Manager; Letha O'Neal. Literary Editor; Loretta Kt’hr. Athletic Editor: William McGregor. Joke Editor, and Madeline Arnold. Class Reporter. We decided that the paper should contain four pages, be issued every Monday ’oon by the Commercial department, and the price per issue should be one cent. Oh the hours of work that followed! Those stencils, how they did slip and how fast they dried! However, we finally got the first issue ready and on February 25. 1924 it was announced to the various home rooms that all who wanted a paper should bring their penny? At noon the Business Manager and Assistant Business Manager were stationed in the hall with their stacks rf priors and great numbers were sold. The lrter issues were as successful as the first. Later we found it desirable to take subscriptions rather than sell the papers individually each time. Subscribers were solicited and there was a great deal of competi-t'on among the classes in trying to get 100 uer cent subscription lists. The Juniors of last year headed the list. By the end of school last year, the Student Voice was an established fact. Much credit is due Miss Clark rar the effort she put forth in making this a success and the Commercial students certainly appreciated the work she did. When school opened last fall, we fen.id Miss Soule in charge of affairs and it didn't ti ke us long to get the paper started. Norn i Gesell was the new Editor-in-Chief. Juanita Harbolt, Assistant Editor; Marie Maeirt. Business Manager; Mudeline Arnold. Assistant Manager: Evelyn McKInnie, Literary Editor; Kenneth McKinnie, Athletic Editoi: William McGregor. Joke Editor, and Helen Montgomery. Class Reporter. Owing to defective stencils our first issue proved to be a pretty dim-looking affair, but we got everything straightened out all right and our second issue was fine, as well as all our issues since. To make the paper take better, we decided to put a drawing on the front page, and found it worked successfully. Later In the fall we had a contribution box placed in the hall in order to secure material for the paper from any students wishing to contribute. Material flowed in so rapidly that we found we could easily add another sheet to our paper, making six pages instead of four. Until the second semester, the work had ail been done by the Senior Commercial students. hut beginning the second semester, the Junior “Commercialites took over the task of collecting and arranging the material and as soon as Miss Soule taught them how to cut stencils, they took over the entire Job. relieving the Seniors of a good deal of work and responsibility. Later Peggy” Kuhr was added to the staff as cartoonist for the paper. Our paper has been progressing very nicely all year and the entire student body seem to be taking a greater interest in boosting the paper. It may not be very big, but it does its business in keeping the school doings before the eyes of the scholars. We hope that in future years the paper will keep on doing its good work and possibly be enlarged as the financial affairs of the school and the community are bettered. Boost your school paper!

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May. 1925 THE CHINOOK BREEZE 21 EXTEMPORANEOUS CONTESTS I,ast year Chinook High School tried something new. We realized the value of extemporaneous work, so for the first time we entered students in the extemporaneous speaking and writing contests. A preliminary speaking contest under the direction of Miss Anderson was held here on February 15th, to choose the two best speakers to go to the district contest at Havre. Those taking part in the program were: Daisy Acher. Goldie Bloomer. Vera Murphy. Leonard Harlen. Willis Fredlund. Jesse Brooks. Donald Blackstone and Greta Rands. From this group Vera Murphy and Donald Blackstone were chosen to represent us at Havre. At the district meet. Vera Murphy placed second and went to the State Contest at Bozeman. A preliminary writing contest was also held at the school house and the best essay was sent to Bozeman. Of our contestants. Vernon Fredlund placed first In high school and went to Bozeman as one of the picked nine contestants in the state. This year we again entered the contest. However, only a speaking contest was conducted this year. Try-outs were given In the various English classes, and a prelimin-prv was held at Griffin's hall. February 17. Those taking part this year were Goldie Bloomer. Donald Blackstone. Leonard Harlen, Loretta Maney. Francis Easbey, Juanita Harbolt. Vera Murphy and Greta Sands. Francis Easbey placed first. Donald Blackstone second and Vera Murphy third. Francis went to Great Falls to represent C. H. S. at the district meet, and placed third there. The contestants are given only a short time to prepare their talks and the success ot their speeches depends largely upon their ability to organize their thoughts and arrange their material in a limited amount of time. Much interest has been taken in these contests and it is hoped that this contest given annually in connection with the basketball tournament will become one of the biggest events of the school year. -------c.h.s.--- DECLAMATORY A notice saying that a meeting for all those interested in Declamation would be held in Room 24 at 4:00 o'clock, appeared on the bulletin board one day in April of Inst year. A goodly number of contestants turned out and soon they were being put into shape by Miss Northup and Mrs. Williams. A preliminary contest was held in the high school building in a short time with members of the faculty acting as judges. From the contestants the two best boys and the six best girls were chosen to speak in the finals. In the final contest Vera Murphy was chosen from the girls and Donald Blackstone from the boys, to represent the school in the district meet at Big Sandy. In the district meet we were not as fortunate as we had hoped to be. as we managed to bring home only one third place, won by Donald Blackstone. This year the chances in Declamation look very good. There are considerably more girls out for the contest than boys, but the boys make up in quality vcnat they lack in quantity. There is to be no final contest at the hall this year, but the final preliminaries will be held in the high school building. This has been decided upon because of the shortness of time until the district meet at Havre. The contestants have chosen their selections and are doing their best to get into shape so they can win in the district meet. Last year there was no definite goal for putting work into Declamatory, but this year the school is offering one-fourth credit as an honorary reward. This given anyone who comes out for Declamatory, not only the value of experience one receives, but a purpose to be attained. ------c.h s.----- CALENDAR Sept. 1.—Registration day. Sept. 2. Mr. Julian wears his best smile. Sept. 3. Late ones arrive. Sept. 12.—Classes organize. Sept. 13. Teachers made annual trip to coal mine. Sept. 20.—Faculty enjoy trip to Little Rockies. Sept. 24.—Parliamentary law class commences. Sept. 26.—Famous football game at Big Sandy. Sept. 27.—Juniors and Seniors try to enjoy themselves at a picnic. Oct. 1.—Everyone wants to be elected to the Student Council. Oct. 3.—Harlem boys come up. Oct. 8.—Madeline makes eyes at Fat. Oct. 13.—Mass meeting to discuss bonds for gymnasium. Oct. 15.—Sighs and groans over first report cards. Oct. 16.—Everybody parades in his shirt-tail. Oct. 17.—Havre rushes down to victory. Oct. 18.—Vote on bonds—carried 2 to 1. Oct. 20.—Anna Cline thinks she is in love. Oct. 25.—All go to Havre. Oct. 30.—Marjorie Miller steps out. Nov. 1.—Game at Harlem. Nov. 17.—Constitution Day: Seniors give addresses. Nov. 21.—Physical Education day. Nov. 22.—Ag Club banquet for fathers and sons. Nov. 25.—Mr. Peterson discovers an interest in the County Agent's office. Dec. 1. -Basketball practice begins. Dec. 10.—Football players swell with pride when letters are distributed. Dec. 12.—Senior Class play. Dec. 13.—Juniors entertain themselves. Dec. 16.—Dean Hamilton of Bozeman speaks to Assembly. Football dinner takes place. Dec. 18.—LaPriel buys beans for biology class. Dec. 19.—Everyone hates to leave for vacation. Jan. 5.—Most all come back to work. (Continued on page twenty-three) I D.L.Blackstone I Attorney at Law £ £ 1 £ § W. B. SANDS 1 2 Attorney Rooms A and B. O'Hanlon Block CHINOOK MONTANA | D. C. Kenyon Attorney at Law Insurance and Land Sales. Specialties d CHINOOK MONTANA Ed V. Price Suits J. W. LEA Tailor and Clothier