Flint Technical High School - Techlorian Yearbook (Flint, MI)

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4 1'- , , 4 BOYS' CHODR Qpper row Art FWOTIUS, Robert Fourn1er, J1m Vanderpool, Tom Hemingway, Don Rauschenberger, Tom Surles, Wagner Randall, Tom Charland Second row B111 Massey, Jerry Hall, Art Doolan, Herman Day, Don Jay, Joe Dowdy, Bill Berger Third row Rlchard McDonald, Bob Sllltb, Bennett Douglass, Jlm Dagley, John Glopton, George Baragwanath Lower row B111 neece, Don Luther, Clalr Sutton, June Pollard, Vernon Grlggs, James Baba, George Benjamin The Boys G ee Club f Fllnt Technlcal Flgh School was under the dlrectlon of M155 Crope This 1S the secord group to be frganlzed at Tech The flrst group was organlzed the second semester of 1950 and had fourteen members appeared ln the Tec? rama for the f1rst time th1s year They brought th1S student pr du tion to a close wlth a mlnstrel show An J tet af s phomores was selected from the group to work with Mr Ellls They also were 1n the Techl rama Tre ffl ers f the Boys G ee f' ub were Presldent, Benny Doug ass Vice PI'6S1dEHt, Tom Surle Secretary, Bcb QBlac'r-'leb .pruth and Treasurer, George Ben amin The piano accdmpanlst was June Po11a.rd The Glee Club sang for the Sprlng fonce t cn May 22, 1951 , at Homedale Auditorlum f I .Q x x , , A . . . . . . . . The second group was crganized the second semester of 1951 and had twenty-eight members. The Boys' Glee Club . o 'Q Q ' ' 1 cl z ' 1 3 - ' ' sg t ,' ' ' 5 j . . ' ' ' 1 . -

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TECHLORAMA The 1951 Techlorama, directed by Mrs Ruth Samra, was presented April 20 at 8 o'clock in the Central H131 School Auditorium The production this year was based on the theme, G I Joe 1n Paris When the show began, Joe, portrayed by John Hlce, was seen seated on a park bench A panorama of past events ran througm his mind as he compared Gay Paree with his old home town The show opened w1th traditional greetings from the Mistress of Ceremonles, Noreen Owens, and the Master of Ceremorues, Harold M1lliman The flrst scene took place in Paris where a choral group of girls , under the direction of Miss Crope appeared :Ln fashlonable clothes and modeled as they sang a group of appropnate songs After this review a group of boys appeared ln a h1la.r1ous mock ballet Delores Rob1nson followed w1th her unique interpretation of the song, My Hero The second scene shifted to Technical High where Joe recalled the presentation of a local talent show The acts included a girl chorus line, two dramatic skits directed by Mrs Topolka a trombonist, Jack Hadley, an acrobat, Sherry Bethel and a pianist, Bob Johnson 'I'he thlrd scene took place 1n Parl , France, at the Follies Begere The first act was George Spencer's impersonation of Jixxuny Durante Dur1ng this act Barbara Garland asslsted George in recreating their version the Tennessee Waltz Following th1s number, the talented songstress, Connie Crandall, sang Smoke Gets In Your Eyes As the f1nal act, two V1V8C1OL1S tap dancers, Betty Havrilla and Sherry Bethel, gave us a lovely duet The last scene shlfted to Technlcal High where the boys in the Hi Y Club, directed by Mr Jaquette, presented The Meelerdrama ' Beverley Schevenius followed this act with a trumpet solo ful minstrel songs The glrls' tr1o, also dlrected by Miss Crope, and the boys' octet, directed by Mr Ellis appeared 1n the min trel show To add even more variety to this act, Joe Dowdy played his guitar and Hal Harper did an exceptlonally good qob of whlstling a few old familiar tunes The words to the song, Toot Toot Tootsie Goodbye, were revlsed for the flnale Flrst, all members of the choruses appeared, followed by the entrance of the dancers, slnger , lnstrumentallsts, the Mlstrcss and the Master of Ceremonies, and G I Joe This was an lrrpre s1ve moment when the full cast appeared on the stage ,FD- 1-A T' X 0 ll ' il ' I . . . . . ,. ll . ' ' of ll ll ' ll As the last act got under way, members of the boys' glee club, directed by Miss Crope, sang a group of beauti- . . . . . , s . , 5 Cc L. o W I , . 5 f la , s ,W 0 f O I . Q f ...l C.