Ellendale High School - Redbird / Microphone Yearbook (Ellendale, ND)

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to the school board and the taxpayers who made it possible, “Thank you.” We also want to express our thanks to those who so willingly took cars to our out-of-town games. We appreciate this evidence of cooperation and also your support throughout the year. w TRACK PROSPECTS The boys have been working hard this spring. Coach Ehlers is expressing high hopes for the boys. The meets to which we are eligible and some of which will be attended are as follows: Aberdeen April 26 Ellendale (N.I.) May 4 Ellendale (Conference) May 8 Valley City ..May 18 Jamestown May 25 Bismarck May 26 SENIOR ATHLETES Edward Gorman was the captain of our football team this year. His Irish temper gave him the fight and pluck that our small team needed. He played quarterback on offense, and fullback on defense. “Skip” has earned two letters in football and one in basketball, at guard. “Skip” never took much interest in track. Alvin Shasky, hailing from Rutland Consolidated, took part in football this year for the first time. He played very diligently at end. An injured hip did not keep him from winning a letter. “Happy” had a lot of experience in basketball, so he strengthened the weak Cardinal quintet a great deal. We do not know what he will do in track but we have great hopes for him. Karl Sands is all for football. He has earned two letters at tackle. His ruggedness and speed made him a continuous threat to the enemy. Karl never went out for basketball, but trained two years for track. Charles Hatcher came from Andover, S. D., when a sophomore. Charles never took part in football until a junior. He gained enough experience his first year to give him a well earned letter in his senior year. Sickness kept Charles from partici- pating in basketball and track very regularly. Richard Dunphy came from Minneapolis, Minn., last fall, where he had played football and basket- ball. He earned a letter playing end in football for the Cardinals this year. His height and weight make him a good pass receiver and a good defensive end. Dick ' s quietness on the field made him a good team man. He earned a letter in basketball. Richard will be back for at least the first half of next year. Vernon MacDonald was elected honor athlete of the year. He has played football since he en- tered high school and earned two letters. He also played basketball from the beginning and received a letter in his senior year. He is small but aggres- sive and was a constant threat to the opposition. His grit and personality made him a good leader and a popular fellow. o TWIRLING TEAM The twirling class organized November 20, 1940, with a membership of 35 girls. This group learned the figure eight, changing hands; a two-hand twirl; and the art of high stepping or “The Strut.” SPEECH AND DRAMATICS SENIOR GIRLS’ SPEECH PROGRAM The senior girls ' speech program was held on November 10, in the new high school auditorium, and included the following numbers: Story Telling — “The Gingerbread Man,” Violet Grenz. Irish Skit — “It Happens Every Day,” Ruth Geb- hardt, Lily Schmitt, Alice Hall. Reading — “The Key to Jim ' s Heart” (Long- streth), Marjorie Meachen. Piano Solo — Leona Heimke. One-Act Play — “It ' s Life” (Julian Lee), Janet Brouillard, Edythe Maunu. Story Telling — “It Is Quite True,” Helen Kast. One-Act Play — “No Banners Flying” (Mae H. Barry), Ellen Hill, Esther LeMatta, Velma Harm, Wanda Johnson. Verse Reading — Gene Wolfe. ■ “THANKS AWFULLY” The sophomore play, “Thanks Awfully,” was one of the many attractions of “Oompah II.” It was held in the high school assembly, November 17. The cast included: Richard Montague, woman-hater Boyd Blumer Dorothy Montague, his sister Lorraine Stalcup Marian Gatewood, “the girl” Patty Goddard Ann Marsh, Marian’s friend Ruby Beaver Carol, the athletic type Ilene Fuller Edith, giggling superlative Lois Merrick Mrs. Dodd, domineering Gladys Wahl Mrs. Smith, very cultured Iris Jensen Enid, sensible girl Inga Martin Nanette, clinging vine type Eva King Mrs. Hemingway, comfortable Ruth Ofstedal Mrs. James Gower, waspish Maralyn Bowerman Car ol, lisping Virginia Whelan June, career girl Ethel Johnson • THE COURTESY PLAY “The Award,” a courtesy play, was given Feb- ruary 9, in the senior assembly room. The follow- ing students had speaking parts: Helen Walker, Evelyn Hall, William Schandelmeier, Lloyd Strand. Others participating were: Ralph Nickolson, Irvin Mueller, Helen Holmberg, Blanche Babcock, Virginia Whelan, Mary Ann Fitzgerald, Alvin Marvick, Lois Coleman, Gladys Wahl, Charles Boyle, Reuben Roehl, Ivan Benderwald, Frances Backley, Edna Maier, Arthur Fey, Kenneth Isaak, Frances Sheffert, Ray- mond Ofstedal. W JUNIOR PLAY The junior play, “It Happened In Hollywood,” was presented December 8, and the juniors used the proceeds from this comedy to finance the junior- senior banquet and prom. “It Happened In Hollywood” is a comedy full of youth and zest and laughter. The story of the play presents Alan Tremayne, with movie aspirations, coming to Hollywood to crash the movies. His press agent passes him off as Prince Umbert, who has left Europe to escape a marriage of state with the Princess Dolores. The two rent the Pembroke mansion from the butler. 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BASKETBALL TEAM, 1940 From left to right — Bolstad, Aberle, Blumer, Houghton, Shasky, MacDonald (captain), Bauer, Neu- mann, Dunphy, Vomhoff (student manager), Gorman. FOOTBALL This fall when Coach 0. K. Ehlers called for players only four lettermen and four others with some experience were the only trained ones who responded. There was a good-sized “green” squad, however, and Coach Ehlers did wonders with them. The four lettermen were: Edward Gorman, Karl Sand, Vernon MacDonald, and Donald Hagen. The other four were: Douglas Houghton, Charles Hatch- er, John Bolstad, and Arthur Fye. Our line-up for the games was fairly consistent: fullback, Donald Hagen ; quarterback, Edward Gorman ; right half- back, Clarence Neuman; left halfback, Douglas Houghton; left end, Howard Dinsmore; left tackle, Boyd Blumer; left guard, Arthur Fye; center, Ver- non MacDonald; right guard, Charles Hatcher; right tackle, Karl Sand; right end, Richard Dunphy. These, and Alvin Shasky, Milton Harm, and Marcena Jensen, won letters this year. Alvin Shasky was laid up most of the year with an infection in his leg. The scores f or this year were: Ellendale 0 Enderlin 19 Ellendale 0 Aberdeen 0 Ellendale 6 Oakes 13 Ellendale 18 Ashley 18 Ellendale 0 LaMoure 6 Ellendale . 6 Lisbon 14 Ellendale 26 Edgeley 0 It was an unsuccessful year at this sport but it was a lot of fun, and it gave us the same training as if we had won them all. For one thing, we learned to be good losers which is just as important as being good winners. Coach 0. K. Ehlers has a fine outlook for next year and we ' ll all be helping — maybe from the grandstand. BASKETBALL A large group of boys reported for practice the first night. Among the more experienced were: Ed- ward Gorman, Vernon MacDonald, Alvin Shasky, Douglas Houghton, Fritz Neuman, John Bolstad, and Richard Dunphy. These boys and John Aberle, Robert Bauer, and Boyd Blumer, won letters this year. This also was an unsuccessful year as far as winning was concerned, but the winning of games is not the most important thing in athletics. After all, we don ' t hire our coach merely to produce a winning team, but to school the boys in physical culture, team work, and leadership, and we think he ' s doing a swell job. Ellendale 14 Kulm ...15 Ellendale 18 LaMoure ...14 Ellendale 20 Oakes ...26 Ellendale 26 Lisbon ...30 Ellendale 14 Aberdeen ...15 Ellendale 21 Valley City .26 Ellendale 10 LaMoure ...11 Ellendale 15 Enderlin ...30 Ellendale 27 Oakes ...25 Ellendale 17 Edgeley ...26 Ellendale 14 Lisbon .23 Ellendale 20 Aberdeen ...27 Ellendale 15 LaMoure ...23 Ellendale 22 Edgeley ...15 All team members of Ellendale High School ex- press appreciation of the new gym. We wish to say 1940 Ellendale High School Annual - Coleman Museum 2017

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that the butler pass them off as servants in the house. Then the Prince appears! And what a lot of movie people appear! And amusing situations de- velop until the papier mache towers of Hollywood go down in a gale of laughter. The cast was as follows: Messenger Boy Walter Vomhof Jarvis, the butler Donald Heine Tom Garrity, press agent Merrill Hess Alan Tremayne, with movie aspirations Douglas Houghton Josie Pembroke, the daughter of the house Grayce Duncan Princess Dolores, her dearest friend .. .Dorothy Neer Phyllis Dugand, reporter on “The Movie News” Justine Heckmann Bert, temporarily a chauffeur Howard Dinsmore Doreen Downing, a movie star Doris Bolstad Polly O’Connor, a comedy actress ....Lorraine Gibson Mrs. Pembroke, the mistress of the house Frances Backley Sir Humphrey, the prince’s guardian Robert Mallon ONE-ACT PLAY FESTIVAL The annual one-act play tourney was held March 29, at LaMoure. The schools taking part were Ellen- dale, Oakes, LaMoure, and Edgeley. Miss Onsrud selected as the Ellendale entry “The Charlady and the Angel,” an English morality play by Harold Shipp. The people taking part in the play were Merrill Hess, Karl Sands, Doris Bolstad, Edward Gorman, Janet Brouillard. Miss Caroline Clark Roe, of Jamestown, acted as critic judge. THE LEGION ORATORICAL CONTEST The oratorical contest, sponsored by the North Dakota American Legion, was given active support by everyone in high school. The topic of the orations was “The Privileges and Responsibilities of an American Citizen.” In the local contest held at Ellendale, the follow- ing participated: Douglas Houghton, Phyllis Flem- ing, Dorothy Neer, and Donald Heine. Phyllis Flem- ing and Donald Heine were selected to represent Ellendale in the district contest which was held here. Donald and Phyllis won second and third places, respectively. DICKEY-LaMOURE SPEECH FESTIVAL This annual speech festival was held in Edgeley, March 13, 1940. Ellendale was represented by Lor- raine Gibson, who gave “My Last Duchess,” by Robert Browning; Ethel Johnson, who gave “The Father” by Bjornstjerne Bjornson; and Violet Grenz, who gave “The Gingerbread Man.” SENIOR CLASS PLAY “That Crazy Smith Family” was given by the senior class May 9. The Smiths are in a dither Tony, their sensa- tional football-star son, is sought by a lot of colleges and Betty, his sassy sister, is practicing as drum majorette. Sister Sally is in a huff indeed, for the family is laughing at her latest picture in which the gong looks like a frying pan! Aunt Bella keeps re- minding the absent-minded Professor Slattery, who, after many years of courtship, is always forgetting to propose to her. Buddy and Betty are always stirring up trouble. Tony thinks his girl friend, Barbara, is in love with Stewart. But it all gets ironed out; Sally’s pictures are appreciated at last, Aunt Bella finally captures the absent-minded pro- fessor, Betty and Buddy are quieted at last, and Pa, the newspaper publisher, has at last gained his sense of humor. The “all-star” cast included: Ma Smith, the boss of the family Esther Irion Pa Smith, the husband, a newspaper publisher Richard Dunphy Aunt Bella, Ma’s plain-spoken sister Helen Kast Tony Smith, their “star” football- player son Edward Gorman Betty Smith, their 14-year-old daughter Edythe Maunu Buddy Smith, 12-year-old son, a potential pugilist Benjamin Graham Sally Smith, the “Arty” 17-year-old sister Gene Wolfe Barbara Wetherby, a home-town girl, in love with Tony Janet Brouillard Professor Slattery, absent-minded, in love with Bella Donald Heine Dick Jones, a good-looking Southern boy Charles Hatcher Stewart Brandon, a rich play-boy Vernon MacDonald Julie Weston, a sophisticated vamp Marjorie Meachen Miss Onsrud, director of all dramatic work, de- serves much credit for her skillful directing and leadership. We, the seniors of 1940, appreciate what has been done for us. MUSIC (Concluded fro m page 5) festival sponsored by the high schools of Dickey and La Moure counties. This year the festival was held at Oakes, with Professor J. A. Holvik, of Moor- head, Minn., as guest director. The program follows: “America” Arr. Panella “Down Main Street” — March Weidt “Magic Garden” — Overture King “Normal” — March Bennett “El Capitan” — March Sousa “Determination” — Overture Hayes “Military Escort” — March Bennett “Evening Idyl” Weber “U. S. Naval Academy” — March Rosenkrans “Tenth Regiment” — March Hall “Night In June” King “Black Mask” — March Hayes “Star Spangled Banner” Key-Panella MUSIC AWARDS Phyllis Fleming was the only one to receive the award of the E. H. S. music pin. This award is based on the earning of 50 points, representing a variety of music activities, which may include vocal music, instrumental, and private lessons. The chenille lyre, an award given for three years ' membership in the mixed chorus, including participation in the annual choral festival, was awarded to the following: Doris Bolstad, Lorraine Gibson, Edythe Maunu, Merrill Hess, Esther Irion, and Lily Schmitt. 1940 Ellendale High School Annual - Coleman Museum 2017