Cooksville High School - Talisman Yearbook (Cooksville, IL)

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BETTY THE GIRL 'O MY HEART On november 9, a big event took place in Cooksville. A large group of people had gathered at the community gym to watch the outstanding actresses and actors of the Senior Class present the play, Betty The Girl o' My Heart. Sweet innocent Betty entered her own father's home as a servant girl to save him from ruin by his selfish and extravagant second wife and step-daughter. Her father had never known of her existence, and the servants mistake Betty for a fellow servant and give the situation away in their gossip. So Betty goes to the reacue, and, in spitf of snubs and rebuffs, saves her father and captures the heart of a young millionaire whom she mistakes for a chaffeurl . The play was a big success and kept the audience's interest by providing many good laughs. ' Cast of Characters Betty Geraldine Cruse Jerry Carmichael Orval Wissmiller Mr. Graves Edward Weodner Mrs. Graves Dorlene Sutter Elizabeth Marian Martins Mrs. Jenkins Nellie Soeldner Martin Wilfred Speers Marie Geraldine Grimes General properties mgr. Wilma Elbert Molly's Aunt , The juniors presented the three act comedy entitled Molly's Aunt before a capacity crowd on the evening of March 28th. Everyone seemed to enjoy the play very much, if the deafening applause was any indication. Mr. Griggs, a manufacturer is very anxious for his daughter Molly to marry Chubby jones whom he thinks can get him the senatorship. Molly's Aunt, Jane Cabell, came to see the Griggs family. Immediately, the family gives up all sbcial li.fe to prove what a home loving group they are. However, Aunt Jane has really come up for the purpose of enjoying life. Failing to find peace, she starts out on an adventure. Fred Fitzgerald comes to instruct Aunt Jane along the lines of Art. Molly soon finds herself becoming quite fond of Fred, and Chubby who is a man of about fifty shows a growing interest in Aunt Jane. The whole family .receives quite a. shock when Chubby and Jane , announce their intentions of marriage. Chubby asks Fred if he would take the senatorship and., of course, Fred accepts and everyone was happy every after. Cast of Characters Molly A Marilyn Zabel Marietta Marilyn Stoops Aunt Jane Shirley Grimes Seraphiny Eunice Stern Denman Jerry Herman Chubby Robert Garmon Fred Fitzgerald Marvin Dean

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MUSIC IN OUR SCHOOL GIRLS' GLEE CLUB This year the students of CCHS were very glad to welcome a regular music teacher We know she has many jobs to take care of, but the girls' glee club has really progress-i ed under her guiding hands. Mrs. Gordon Hirst has thirteen sopranos, four second sopranos, and seven altos with which to work. The sopranos are Helen Donaldson, Lila Garmon, Phyllis Littrell, Marilyn Elbert, Virginia Barker, Norma Scott, Dorlene Sutter, Charlotte Stockle, Waneta Smith, Kathrine Crook, Clara Frye, Rita Shea, and Nellie Soeldner. The second sopranos are Marian Martins, Jeanine Vincent, Eunice Stern, and Marilyn Zabel. The altos are Betty Weber, Phyllis Eagan, Jeannine Elbert, Joanne Scott, Marilyn Stoops, Shirley Grimes and Geraldine Cruse. we sang in public many times during the year. BOYS' GLEE CLUB The boys' glee club was organized with the following enrollment: Arthur Spencer, Robert Garmon, Orval Wissmiller, Edward and Willard Weidner, jerry Herman, Marvin Dean, Bill Crook, David Stockel, Dale Sutter, Kenneth Smith, and Wilired Speers. The boys met one once a week and enjoyed appearing on various programs throughout the year. BAND The band , a hetrogeneous conglomeration of noise-making artists, consisted of Marvin Dean, trombone, Willard Weidner, clarinet, Geraldine Gruse, Marge Grimes, and Edward Weidner, trumpet, Dale Sutter, saxophone, Betty Weber, bass drum, Lila Garmon, snare drum, Norma Scott, bells, Jeanine Vinvent, mellophone, Mr. Hirst, violin and baritone. . The grade school added musicians Larry Sutter, trumpet, Charlene Spencer, Leon Tipsord, and David Hirst, clarinet, John Hirst, trombone, Marianne Fitzgerald,saxo- phone, and Lowell Vawter, snare drum. Our band of seventeen was capably directed by Band Mistress, Mrs Hirst. CANTATA This year, the boys' and girls' glee club, and band combined to give a Christmas program. The Cantata, The Heavenly Message was given December 21, 1945, at thq gym. By the time the evening was over, the girls' glee club, the boys' glee club, the mixed quartet, the girls' sextet, and four soloists had sung. The mixed quartet con- sisted of Marvin Dean, Marilyn Stoops, Edward Weidner, and Nellie Soeldner. In the girls' sextet, there were Eunice Stern, Marian Martins, Betty Crawford, Jeanine Vincent, Jeannine Elbert, Geraldine Cruse, and Marian Martins. The Cantata was very successful this year, and there is hopes that there will be another one next year. COMPOSITE MUSIC COURSE A composite music course, dealing with the history, theory, harmony, music appreciation, and conducting, was taught by Mrs. Hirst, the second semester. This course gave one-half a credit. The following students were enrolled: Marian Martins, Geraldine Cruse, Rita Shea, Marilyn Stoops, Shirley Grimes, Marilyn Zabel ,Virginia Barker, and Edward Weidner.