Granite County High School - Granitonian Yearbook (Philipsburg, MT)

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Cf1RNIVJ.L AND EIINSTREL SHOW One of the largest crowds in the history of the traditional crrnivols of GCHS g thered in the grade school gym, Friday night, March 23, 1950 to participate in the wide vrriety of concessions ond gsmes, and to witness the floor show, nThe Georgia Jubilee Minstre1s.n Gross lredbiets o!'the events showed that well over s ven hundred doll rs was taken in and the many favorable comments showed that it was well received in the Eom unity. S The gala floor show, nut on by consisted of an interlocuter, chorus bays, and a large vocal chorus gan with Joy Jean Greenheck's giving the GCHS students, had a cast which six end-men, eight chorus 'irls, six of boys and girls. The program be- tvo bfton twirling acts, the second with 0 light d baton. Following the for an acrob tic tange dance duet to ULndy In Redn by Joy Jean Green- being presented in the darkened gym oaening chorus by the entire c st, Fred Owsley, the interlocuter then in- troduced Dewaine Forgette, who srng NI'm Hnpiy All Overn. He was assisted by the singing.chorus. The chorus girls did a tap Hence to the some tune. Don White, one of the end-men, song UI Wont to Sing in Opera,n a take off on the Wwilliam Tell Overture.W Next on the program was WSkinnymarink,N sung by Dewaine For ette. Keith McLeod, another end-mon, then sang Uwon- rerful Mother of Mine,U which was followed by WI Want a Dixie Girln by Dewaine Forgette, supnorted by ten girls, gorfeous in furs and formals, and Marian Conley, the HDixie Girl.W The Uhngtime Minstrel Men? blsckface in tuxndos, were Johnny Pearson, Tommy Roe, Virgil LoValley, Don St rk, Dan Morrison, and Leonord Fortunati. They danced F soft shoe number to WA1exander's Ragtime Bend.U Bill Wight, accompanying himself oh the guitar, then song NBig Rock Candy Mcuntsinn which introduced the finale. The finale was owened with a fest tap dance by the chorus girls: Jean Hinninghoff, Trflbe Huthje, lkry Jane Lowry, Monge Uinninghoff, Violet Brunette, Janice Burnett, Marian Conley. They then fell in for 1 backgrou d heck and Dewfine Forgette. The entire crst previously sung during the show. A repeat performance of the floor show'wss siven on April 21. At that '- time a few numbers were chcnged fnd ot yodelled the WDing Dong Polka,W Ann Broman in place ton srng speaking pa then srng a medley of songs M. ers were added. Lois Ledbetter snng Nwonferful lbther of Hinen of Keith fmheod, who was ill, and Lois Ledbettor and Lois Pilki g- UMoonlight of IW' Old Kentucky Houe.n John Bohrnsen took the rt th.t Keith had in the first por ormance. .After the show, bingo was gl yed until midnight. The oroceeds from this qerformonce were used to help pay outstcnding bills. CHRISTMAS BANQUET This yerr for the first ti e, a formal Christmas banfuet was held for all of the students .nd frculty members of GCHS in the specially decorrtod rocro.tion room of the school on December 20. This replaced the annual Santa Clwus ond Chriutmas tree, which weve alwcys held previous yerrs just before vacation. in the assembly on The wothers of the class mresidonts prepfred :nd serve? the very deli- cious dinner, which consisted of turkey, mashed potatoes, cronberry sauce, pie, and all of the other things that usually go with a dinner of that c Corswges were presented to all of the girls. Gifts were also ex- changed during the evening. Following the dinner, everyone enjoyed the sinus? Christmas prqgrnm and dancing.