Detroit High School - De Hi Log Yearbook (Detroit, OR)

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BALLET On November 15, the Senior Glass and their advisor, Mrs. Gates, went to Salem to attend the Ballet Russe De Monte Carlo, given in the Auditorium of the Salem High School. Before going, to the Ballet, they had a festive dinner at the Marion Hotel, and on their way home they had Uburgersn and coffee at the Bank Gafe in Mill City. The Ballet itself was as thrilling as it was beautiful. The first one presented, ULes Sylphides,U was a classical ballet in white, composed of.a large group of girl dancers and one man. Purple and green lighting was used, making these scenes most lovely, The second was uRodeoW, or UThe Courting at Burnt Ranchn. This was a bright, colorful ballet, typical of the western rodeo, feature ing square dancing and imitation horse Hiding ghd roping. It was as amusing as it was olorful and proved to be everything one could desire in a Ballet. V The llast was ua brilliant rGafe Society affair and included' HCan Canu girls, a beau- tiful glove seller and many other interesting characters. The scenery was very gay and the music wonderfuli This ndaite cPariesenne U closed the Ballet. ' The troop presenting the Ballet was one of the most famous ballet troupes. So well was it liked by its Salem audience that ilt made twelve curtain calls at the end of the performance. Colleen Mermillion

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, , - GLE3 CLUB - The Glee Club made their first PDQGBPN ance at the Christmas Program cn Friday evonw ing December 25. ' Those faking part were: Girls: Colleen Mermillion Karolyn Mclntire - Coneuelo Calderon Cathrin Fryer Margaret.Sesre Nanoy Budlong Boys: Richard Sears Q -Rodney Moore I Clifford White ' Lowell Norton I . . The program was started off with a piano solo QChrietmas Medleyl by Margaret Sears. The songs sung by the Glee Club were:. A Boys Quartet: NN s e ,X ,L The Christmas song I Mixed Chorus: ffffgjw ' Winter Wonderland jggfjyff White Christmas QQ-yjoy, Silent Night 'V LQJ9 Christmas Lullaby fail --w--w-,-m..mw- x,.f'TCQ:F?HA'i!, ?1Qme+,....r.

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Mavis h Sunday, February fourth, Mrs. Gates took the members of the Junior class to see 'the show uDragon Seedn at the Mill City! Theater, Members of the Senior class and a number of the other high school students also attended the show. t Ubragon Seed,W from the book -written ,by Pearl Buck, was a picture vividly describing the life of the Chinese both before and during their' present war. Both .the Junior end Senior 'class were quite familiar with Pearl Buok's writings through their study of the novel in English III. h . After the show everyone stopped in at the Bank Cafe in Mill City and had 'burgers and sundaes, and brought the afternoon to a happy o1ose.' V ,,QSfQ'T.f f'rKPf +-N., XR AQ . h X. V lg A xxfsfgiiizrefi iqksf?Cih.,f ,EEE3 .H A, Y ,J ...er-1 . f ,pw V' N I 5 k -:Y 479