East High School - Arrow Yearbook (Sioux City, IA)

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sawn ew. ew Jligh naw Maze. Hal Buntley Wow! Muna Zasedlal Pickles and Pinafore were among the many operettas presented by East I-Ii.gh's vocal music depart- ment. Besides furnishing superb entertainment for the community, these productions helped finance trips. choir robes, and music. The first girls' glee club totaled fewer than twenty members, but by 1930 there were ninety-five singers in it. The boys' glee club that same year had thirty-one participants. An A Capella Chorus was organized in 1931, the mem- bers being chosen from the glee clubs. This enabled the department to select a larger variety of music every year. In the days when East High students participated in music contests. both groups and solo- ists received many superior ratings. amaze., ma.: eww Mr. Buntley might well be called the father of East High's music department, for he organized all the large groups except the orchestra and at one time directed all the school's music activities. He taught at East High from 1926 to 1945. Instrumental di- rectors succeeding Mr. Buntley were Douglas Reeder. Frank Van Der Maten, and Dale Caris. Since Mr. Buntley became Music Supervisor, the vocal music has been directed by C. V. Thomas and later by G. W. Iseminger. Elaborate productions, including several Gilbert and Sullivan Operettas, were features of Mr. Buntley's years at East High. 4 'Moy Kap! ' First musical organization at East High School was the 10-piece orchestra organized by Mr. Cobb in 1925. Throughout the school's history, the orch- estra has played an important role at all school func- tions. The present 55-piece orchestra displays the same enthusiasm for good music which prompted the original handful of musicians to organize. In response to student entreaties, a marching band of 34 members was organized in 1930. With the aid of the Morningside Commercial Club and various other civic groups, the cape-style uniform which was then in vogue was purchased. The whole community is proud of the present band, which has more than 100 members. H. M. S. PINAFORE was presented by the music department in 1938

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allen? lo the Sea 9: new In an Wm ms Into the troubled world of the twenties, that fan- tastic period between World War I and the depression. East High School was born. Calvin Coolidge was president of the United States. Harding having died before the scandals which surrounded his administra- tion were revealed. During the first weeks that East High School was in session, the people of the United States were following feverishly attempts to rescue Floyd Collins, who was trapped in a Kentucky cave. The sensation of the summer of 1925 was the Scopes monkey trial at which W. J. Bryan and Clarence Darrow argued fundamentalism vs. evolution. Trag- edies of the year were the collapse of the dirigible Shenandoah and the death of Christy Matthewson, with Red Grange's abandonment of college foot- ball for pro athletics a major news event. Girls wear- ing knee-length dresses with belts only a few inches above the hem hummed Show Me the Way to Go Home, Tea for Two, and Kiss in the Dark. Crossword puzzles were the national passion, and the Charleston the national dance. '7!wu Wm Zu!! 0201414 1925-Orchestra, operetta 1926--Basketball win over Central 15-9 1927-School paper, annual. debate squad, lunch- room, class play, graduation 1928-Senate CStudent Councilj 1929-Open House for parents. City championship 1930 1931 1933 1936 N m 9 -1 l i i li i J f -Band -A Capella Chorus -Homecoming King and Queen Beat Central in football 6-0, city and con ference championships crack, 1938-Undefeated football season 4606 Pfuaaqzald Jfcwe Selma! Zan' Jfqfs Mrs. Flora Davenport L. W. Feik H. A. Arnold T. R. Ehrhorn S. M. Hickm 1925-1926 1926-Feb. 1931 1931-1943 1943-1946 1946- .mx , In

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al, 04 alla! la '7!we 7f1e4f Tlfaxecf Eloquurl Two Iowa Forensic League championships in de- bate Q1932 and 19401 highlight twenty-five years of speech work at East High School. A member of the 1932 team. Parnell Mahoney, won a national championship in extemporaneous speaking, while the team itself took third in the National Speech Tourna- ment, which was held at East High. The 1940 team captured second in the national tournament. Indi- vidual state championships have been won by Par- nell Mahoney Q19311 and Bruce Hughes 119431 in Extempore Speaking, and by Pat Betsworth Q19421 in Original Oratory. ln 1949 the debate team, having ranked second in the state. won the four-state N.F.L. district meet. Outstanding orator of recent years was Bill Kruse, Class of 1949, who topped district and state in both American Legion and Knights of Pythias contests and won the coveted Eastern trip awarded by the WNAX High School Forum. Outstanding coaches included John Schmidt. 1929-1938, C. W. Edney, 1938-1944, and Gwen Thompson, 1944 to the present. Slucfenld, .fike people, Feature of the early years at East High School were four sets of brother and sister clubs which were organized in January, 1925. The girls' organizations were Aeolian, Anungan, Alethian and Tokato: the respective boys' group were Pi-Sko, Maishu, Delta- mathian,and Viri Crastini. Every student who had earned twelve credits could belong. Merits were given for scholarship, attitude and achievement. Each se- mester a cup was awarded to the club having the 1 John Schmidt Mau' 0 highest number ot merits. Groups specializing in art, dramatics and languages organized and reorganized as interest fluctuated. At one time or another, clubs devoted to archery, acro- batics, current problems, and literature existed. Orpheon, organized in 1929, is the oldest club with a continuous record. Hi-Y and Hi Tri were organized in 1927, but they are not under the jurisdiction of the school. E r. 11 fi