Chinook High School - Breeze Yearbook (Chinook, MT)

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20 THE CHINOOK BREEZE May. 1928 Girls’ Glee Club The Glee Club was organized in the fall of 1921 under the supervision of Miss Jones and Mrs. Williams. Goldie Bloomer was elected president and Margaret Hewitt secretary. The members of the club were Norma Gesell. Anna Cline, Frances Boyle, Alice Groven, Anna Dowen, Marie Maeirt. Kathleen. Cooper, Jessie Magruder, Lillian Miller, Janet Thi-bedeau, Florence Campbell. Lucille Stineberg, Evelyn Butcher, Viola Hofeldt, Julia Bosshardt and Kathleen Gibbs. Miss Jones was not here to help along the second year, so Mrs. Schnee took her place as pianist. This year. Goldie Bloomer was reelected as president and Anna Cline was elected secretary. The enrollment for the second year is as follows: Anna Cline, Norma Gesell. Goldie Bloomer. Frances Boyle. Kathleen Cooper. Alice Groven. Irene Crawford. Dorothy Kenyon. Vera Murphy. Gertrude Winters, Julia Bosshardt. Jessie Magruder, Kathleen Gibbs, Marie Maeirt. Evelyn Butcher, Anna Dowen, Lucille Stine-Berg. Since the last year two members had been lost. Janet Thibedeau and Margaret Hewitt. Janet went to Helena to attend school, and Margaret left for the Harlem high school. This year an operetta. “The Ghosts of Hilo.” was given. The proceeds were turned over to the Student Activity Fund. When school started in 1924, Mrs. Williams could not take charge of the Glee Club work. Miss Homan, a musician, took charge of it. The members for this year were Anna Cline, Frances Boyle, Angeline Lawson. Anna Montgomery. Mildred Williams, Jessie Magruder. Verda Rowley, Phyllis Sheppard. Vera Murphy, Kathleen Cooper, Vera Rasmussen. Isabel Griffin. Clara Barber. Betty Hoover, Loretta faney, Doris Brinkman, Evelyn Butcher, and Lucille Stineberg. Goldie Bloomer, the former president, had graduated, so that meant one less member for the club. A Glee Club concert was given February 27th, 1927. The Student Activity Fund received the proceeds from this program also. Mrs. Williams took her place as director again in the year of 1926. Part songs were practiced. There was no operetta given because Mrs. Williams did not have time for the extra work required for it. Th9 members of the Glee Club of 1926-27 were: Doris Brinkman, Louise Hiebert, Elsie Maeirt. Kathleen Moore. Mildred Utter, Sylvia Bloomer. Clara Baldwin, Opal Overcast, Alice Overcast. Margaret Walker. Isabel Griffin. Irene Turner, Orpha Gesell and Irene McClelland. Losing many of the members through graduation, the Glee Club enrollment for the year 1927-28 was not as large as formerly. For the first part of the year, there were only a few members. Then Mrs. Williams persuaded some girls from the Junior high school to join. At a meeting which took place January 16th. Evelyn Westbrook was elected President, Myrtle Martins vice president, and Orpha Gesell secretary. Mabel Tanberg was chosen to report the work or the club. The membership for this year contained Mabel Tanberg. Orpha Gesell, Ruth Maeirt. Evelyn Westbrook. Esther Burns, Dorothy King, Anna Siert, Marian Purdy, Aletha Fox, Vera Fox. Sylvia Bloomer. Florence Bloomer, Myrtle Martins. Laura McKin-nie, Daisy Thompson and Edith Roys. The club did not put on an operetta, but they sang a couple of songs for the “C” Club carnival. The Dramatic Club The Chinook high school Dramatic Chib was organized in 1924, with Mi-s North up as its head. Frances Boyle was chosen president. The second year, the Club was organized with Miss Ingersoll in charge. Evelyn Campbell was elected president. One-act plays were given as in the first year. New members were initiated after early try-outs. Last year Miss Anderson took charge of the Club. When the tryouts came on December 15, new members were admitted. Upon the resignation of Carl Noyes, Donald Morrison took over the presidency. The members were divided into five groups and each group was to construct a miniature stage. March 2 of that year. “The Arrival of Kitty” was put on. This year Miss Anderson was again supervisor of the Club. Frances Ramberg acted as president. At different times during the year, stunts were put on in the assembly. The members for this year are Ameretta Easbey. Elmer Gesell. Isabel Griffin, Elean- or McCaffrey, Margaret Morrison. Clara Barber. Betty Hoover, Donald Morrison, Vera Rasmus en, Zella Scott. Daisy Thompson, Ida Hardin. Dorothy Kenyon, Lillian Lawson, Carl Noyes and Frances Ramberg. The probationary members are Una Barber, Dorothy Blackstcne, Mary Fredlund, Lois Murphy, Roy Maney, Dorothy Salfer, Billy Duke, Katherine Holst. Joe Sackett. Nina Sackett. Evelyn Westbrook, Alice Grass, Laura McKinnie and Paul Moore. In addition to sponsoring the Dramatic Club, Miss Anderson also coached the Senior play. Jack, did you ever speak to a large group of men? Sure. What did you say? Not guilty. Hank Miller (over phone): What are you doing? Holly Reset : I just finished washing my B.V.D.’s. Central (breaking in): I’m ringing them!

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May. 1928 THE CHINOOK BREEZE 19 ORCHESTRA Carl Noyes. Dale Culbertson. Donald Morrison. Edward McPherson. Eleanor McCaffrey. Jennings Dowen, Paul Davis. Ernest Wallner. High School Orchestra By the suggestion of Superintendent Julian at a regular Student Council meeting. January 6. and under the direction and management of Ernest; Wallner. a high school orchestra was organized. This has been the tirst orchestra attempted since 1922. 1 he Student Council purchased a set of school drums, as they were the only instruments lacking. The orchestra was organized with Edward McPherson and Ernest Wallner playing cornets. Paul Davis the tromuone, Carl Noyes and Donald Morri- son saxaphones. Dale Culbertson the clarinet, Jen-nfngs Dowen the drums and Eleanor McCaffrey as pianist. Their debut was made at a regular high school assembly. March 21, 1928. Ernest Wallner and Jennings Dowen have played in Culbertson's orchestra and have had good experience. All the boys in the orchestra have received training rnder Andrew Christensen, director of the Chinook Boys’ Band. The Ag Club Twenty-one members were taken into the Ag. Club which was organized under the supervision of Mr. Smith. Club officers were elected at the first meeting. The president was Percy Watkins. Henry Hollenberger was elected vice president and John Richmond secretary and treasurer. Field trips wore taken many times. Although Mr. Smith kept a rather clo e wat -h over them, they had a pretty good time. The Father and Son Banquet was the first activity held by this club. A few other guests were also invited. A school assembly was also entertained by the Ag. Club. Stunt night was their next public appearance. This was perhaps the greatest time of the whole year. A few of the stunts were: Living statuary, a dumb quartet and a three-act play. This was the first time a stunt night had been given in the gymnasium. An Ag. Day was celebrated by the club, which was of great interest to farmers. Demonstrations consisted chiefly of cheese making, poultry rations, rope splicing, soil testing and such things. Mr. D. L. Johnson was the Ag instructor for 1926 when school started on September 7 of that year. Two weeks after school started the Ag. Club was reorganized. John Brinkman was elected presi- (Continued on page 38)

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