Gridley High School - Pylon Yearbook (Gridley, IL)

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Back Row: Heiple, B. Kahle, Cornwell, C. Kuerth, H. Kent, Frey, Tanton, M. L. Klein, Everroad, Taylor, Freed, M. Wilfong, M. A. Klein, Gibbs. Middle Row: A. Roth, E. Funk, Hauser, F. Kuerth, Bertsche, Diggle, Yergler, M. Kent, Hibbs, Becker, Porzelius, Benedict. Front Row: Burton, V. Wilfong, Hany, Grusy, B. Funk, Kaufman, Rinkenberger, Zehr, Gerig, Hoobler, Fleming. 3 5 5 guys Q 5'13fV aft .id i'A 34 M L 3 'sw , ' ' ' ' ee B F ' 'FFMMWMV I ,Y . . raw f new 4 5333? Nwagn 1k K ' 4 -'ffy p 'W ' V' E255 Back Row: V. Funk, Rowley, Litwiller, Gerig, H. Roth, Henriohs, Schertz, E. Zehr. Middle Row: Westermeyer, K. Roth, L. Rich, Wahls, Frey, E. Scarbeary, A. Gramm, T. Kirkton. Front Row: Froelich, J. Kearney, R. Schlipf, Ehresman, A. Schlipf, D. Zehr, Dodson, R. Kirkton, G. Kahle. E. Bolby, L. Phillis, and M. Kinsella were absent -2g-

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PEECH Back Row: J. Kearney, D. Scarbeary, E. Scarbeary, and J. Rich. Middle Row: Rediger, Cornwell, C. Kuerth, Eigsti, Schrock, Stortz, and M. A. Klein. Front Row: Freed, Bertsche, Moser, Finck, and A. Roth. This year a greater interest in deolamatory work was shown than in any previous year. Fourteen students, who had worked under the direction of Miss Scott, par- ticipated in the Speech Festival held on Thursday evening, April l8, l9AO at the Congregational Church. The following program was given: WChina Blue Eyesn ----------------------- Aldene Roth NChutney Gets Supperu ------------- Mary Adella Klein NMa at the Racesn -------------- ------- Ruth Bertsche NJanen ------------------------------- Marcella Moser WAt the Declam Contestn --------------- Dorothy Finck NThe Mysterious Pupn --------------------- Mary Freed nAt the Declam Contestn -------- ----- Kathryn Stortz 'The Lost Generationn -------------- Donald Scarbeary WExit the Big Bad Wolfn ------------------- John Rich WBrothers Prefer Blondesn -------------- Jack Kearney 'Exit the Big Bad Wolfn -------------- Earl Scarbeary WThe Tell Tale Heartn --------------- Evelyn Cornwell WCrimson Rambler' --------------------- Edith Rediger Extemporaneous ----------------------- Carolyn Kuerth The students chosen to represent Gridley Com unity High School at the County Literary Meet on April 30 were: Marcella Moser in the Girl's Humorous Declamationg Donald Scarbeary in the Boy's Oratoricalg Jack Kearney in the Boy's Humorous Declamationg and Evelyn Cornwell in the Girl's Dramatic Declamation. Kathryn Eigsti will represent our school in the spelling contest. -27-

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CHORU Choruses were organized in the Gridley School in Kemp as director. This activity has grown in popular at present there are sixty-six enrolled in chorus wor The first boys' chorus was composed of five memb was composed of eighteen members. Today, the members and forty, respectively. For five years a chorus has represented our soho Each year we have received a comparatively high ratin represented our school are Mary Heiple, Kenneth Rich, Kiefer, and Edmund Zehr. The students representing the chorus at the 1939 follows: first soprano--Jean Frey, Josephine Tanton, Marjorie Wilfongg second soprano--Hazel Kent, Bernice Carolyn Kuerth, Margaret A. Taylor, Eleanor Everroad, Ruth Bertsche, Helen Hauser, Evelyn Gerig, Evelyn Cor 1935-36, with Mrs. John ity from year to year until k. ers, and the girls' chorus hips number twenty-eight ol at the county meet. g. The soloists who have Clifford Roth and Evelyn -LO county meet are as Florence Kuerth, and Kahle, Violetta Wilfong, and Eleanor Funk, alto-- nwell, and Maude Heiple. The girls have selected as their number, Wwhen Twilight Comes' by Mclntire. On March 9, l9LO, the annual school musical was choruses sang several numbers of which the most outst By the Girls: WThanks Be To Godn--O'Riley nWhen Twilight Comesn--Mclnt By the Boys: 'God Bless American--Irving NMemoriesn--Lehar-Grey Other numbers were given by the freshmen girls, the b octet. The school band completed the program with se Other activities in which the Glee Clubs partici singing of Christmas Carols, entertaining between the and participation in a pgoram presented by the Amerie Members of the choruses presented the following services: By the Girls: 'The Lord's Prayer' WI Will Extol Theen By the Boys: WThe Lord is My Shepherd' WI Heard the Voice of Jesus held. The boys' and girls' ending were: -Dickens ire Berlin oys quintet, and the boys veral numbers. pated this year were the acts of the Junior Play, an Legion. numbers at baccalaureate Says' Our choruses have been quite fortunate in having as accompanist, Miss Martha Fix. She has given us some music appreciation lar routine of accompanying the choruses. We feel th in addition to the regu- at we have actually been able to do better work because we have had such a competent accompanist. The students of chorus work wish to extend to Mr for her efforts to build a better group of singers. -29- s. Kemp their appreciation