Garfield Junior High School - Gleaner Yearbook (Berkeley, CA)

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HIGH NINTH ENGLISH PROGRAM The High Nine English Classes, under Mrs. Gray ' s direction, presented, on May 21, scenes from As You Like It and Much Ado About Nothing. ' ' These scenes were preceded by a Merry Revel of Fools and Fairies, arranged by Mrs. Gray. The cast was as follows: Fools: Sprite: Nina Standish Dick Mowday Fairies: Robert Quillinan Nancy Campbell August Stiegeler Barbara Sherburne ,Marion Christensen Matilda MacCaughey Puck: Dorothy Martin Frances Tappan As You Like It Elizabeth Schuster Orlando Carleton Peck Touchstone Marion Christensen Rosalind Phyllis Preston Jaques Frank Henry Celia Sylvia Lilleland Corin Nadine Rutledge Much Ado About Nothing Leonato ..Marion Marliave Don Pedro Eileen Halloran Innogen Julia Dow Balthasar Dorothy MoUin Antonio Grace Terry Margaret Beth Ewell Hero ...Janice Lowe Benedict ....Eleanor Reed Ursula ...... June Adams Claudio Robert Condon Don John John Kilkenny Borachio Thomas Rhodes Beatrice Pauline Kavanagh On the same date Miss Elm ' s High Nine English Class presented a scene from Twelfth Night. The cast included the following students: Olivia Helen Cottrell Sir Andrew ...Harvy Wells Viola Velma Balasek Sir Toby Stuart Eaton Malvolio Earl Spotswood Fabian John Robinson Maria ..Margaret Zander Servant.. Lewis Burnell Miss Peterson ' s High Nine English Classes presented the following scenes: Romeo and Juliet Romeo .......Jack Stanton Servant Harry Bauer Juliet June Handel Petruchio ....Hastings McNair Madame Capulet Frances Rye Dancers and Revelers Capulet Harold Solom.on Jean Grieg, Blanche Banks, Roberta Capulet II William Turney Mello, Fern Bender, Lillian Gusta- Benvolio Fred Martin son, Mary Hale Stalnaker and Hazel Tybalt Donald Washburn Hansen. Twelfth Night Olivia . Mary Young Taming of the Shrew Cesario Harriett Wilcox Katherina ..Louise Detoy Malvolio .Berthold Stewart Petruchio ...Hubert Koughan Maria — .Eleanor Robertson Much Ado About Nothing Feste, the clown Edward Pike Beatrice ...Leola Dixon Benedict ..James Luce Costumes were designed and made by Mrs. Brennan. Dancers were trained by Miss Stout. Miss Williams, accompanist.

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Colonial Chorus — Erma Sherman. Julia Dow, Dorothy Lee. Helen Ebey. Bertha Ringer, Nona Campbell, Philip Davis, Carolyn Cross, Stewart Eaton. ] Iarie Gay, Bob Loken, Louise Graves and Charlotte Ranft. Fairies — Sara Berry, Margaret Perkins, Marian Buckland. Irene Hebard, Harriet Wilcox and Isabel Churchill. Moon Dance — Nina Standish, solo dancer; Cecyl Rathbone, Ruth Whaley, Carol Hanifin, June Adams, June Handel, Jane Handkuhle and Carmel Waterbury. Whistling Group — Grace Bailey, soloist; Sybil Biscomb, Arlene Strode. Isabel Macdonald, Soretta Fontenrose, Marjorie Brandenburg, Doris Sedelmeyer, Bemice Tully and Betty Sherman. Mrs. Smith was assisted in the chorus work by Miss Nola Goe. Miss Ruth Kidwell of the art department designed the costumes and planned the color effects with admirable results. Miss Harriet Stout trained the beautiful dances, while Mr. Ferry planned and directed the stage effects. The Gypsy Rover ' ' was given in the Garfield Audito:ium on the afternoon and evening of April 16. The proceeds will be used to furnish the Girls ' Hut. now in course of construction by Mr. Flanders ' Manual Training boys.

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A PERPLEXING SITUATION Frida}-. April 23. Zvlrs. Gray ' s oral English class presented a comed --farce en- titled •■The Perplexing Situation. This play is an amusing number showing the outcome of the resolve of four pretty girls to keep from speaking the entire day. Their father agrees to pay seventy-live dollars if this is accomplished. Many queer situations arise. The cast Yas as follows: h. IVIiddleton Sprignel Wiley Mrs. Middleton Ruth Meaker Tom IMiddleton ....Robert Quillinan Jessie IMiddleton ...June Adams Sue Middleton Marion Coolidge Mrs. Xosie Pauline Kavanagh Alexander Wilson .Robert Condon Uncle Epitumas John Kilkenny Man,- ( servant ) Gladys Farrar Fritz Elmer Kern INIaud Barbara Huff Tucy Fair Beth Ewell Health Officer .....Dorothv Mollin PATRIOTIC PROGRAM . most beautiful patriotic program was given February 11. in honor of Tin- coin. It was repeated. February 20. at Xorthbrae Baptist Church. First. Columbia entered followed b}- members of the Girls Glee Club. Each girl wore a band across the front of her uniform, and each carried a flag represent- ing a state. The A estern group sang California. the Southern group sang Swanee River. and the ] Iiddle West group sang Wisconsin. At the close. Columbia walked forward to the front of the stage, while the states, grouped about her. sang, ' My Own United States. ' HEN MOTHER READS TO US When we have done our daily task -And the trouble of the day has past. My mother then does read to us If we are good and do not fuss. We go back through the days of old. Of knights that did brave deeds and bold; Of dragons, castles, dungeons deep. Of ogres who much gold did keep. Of blood}. battles fought by knights When heroes were killed in terrible fights. Bex Rogers. H7,