Highland Community College - Trail Blazer Yearbook (Highland, KS)

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l l A GREAT deal oi' credit for the supei-iorily ol' the college plays this yezu' goes Lo the GlliCl'lll'lSlllQj direclor, Miss Yeomzius. This, coupled with the Cooperaiion ol' hard working' cusis leI'li nothing to he desired in lil'ill1lililC i-l'illllljlllS. The first to be aclvevlisecl by the glilteriiig lighls along the 'iG1'ea,t Xklhile Xxyilyii. was 'liesl Yem's , fl three act d1'a1I1zi sponsored by the sophomore class. Best Years depicls the ilmiimlic story ol' El young girl, Cora, torn belween devotion and loyalty for ai selfish mother ami her love for Fred Burloii. A The season was climuxed with the I.Jl'0Sl lliili,i0ll ol' ai, three acl comedy The VV'l10le '1'own's Tllllilllgn. The caisls For both plays were chosen by competitive tryouts. Beside providing' enlo1'iuiinn1e11L these plays have i'llI'l'llSiilGli ample opporliilliities lo develop poise. sizige personal- ily, und cooper'atioi'1. ' Svene From Play Twenty-nine

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Dramatic Club THE DBAMATICS CLUB is an organization for improving the act- ing as well as directing ability of its members. At the monthly meet- ings a series of short plays, consisting of comedies, tragedies, fanta- sies were presented by various new members of the club and directed by senior members. Tea Leaves, the most noteworthy of these plays, was presented at the YM-YVV Retreat. The highlight ol' the club year is the animal spring play. This year an able cast presented 'tThe VVhole Town's Talkingil a swiftly mov- ing, confusing farce. Mr. Simmons wants his daughter, Ethel, who has been away to school, to marry Chester Binney. his business part- ner. He and Chester conspire together and tell the fictitious tale ot' Chester-'s love affair with Letty Lythe, a famous movie actress. The story promptly influences Ethel to fall in love with Chester. Every- thing runs smoothly until Letty Lythe appears in person. lt is then that complications arise. The club is justly proud of its accomplishments during the past year. The curtain falls, the play is ended. President ---- - - Marjorie Blevins Secretary-Treasurer - - - - Betty Rex Davis Sponsor ----- - Miss Louise Yeomans

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Y. Thirty W.C -J bf ll'GPtW'.XRIil MARCH ! This was the signul given by the Y. XY. tl. A. for sturtilig it new yt-sn' und it new lll'l'lgl'I'ilI1l. Under the g'llltiilIlCP nl' capable ot't'icers, the orgruiiizztticimii soon liegrani In function smoothly. The entire year was one ol' continued service. During' the I'i1-sl se- mester the girls plauined and delivered Tlianlcsgiving baskets to needy feunilies. It has become ai tradition for the Y. NY. to sell candles to their friends in I-lighleind for each iiill'lSiIIlil!-1 und to sing carols be- neath their windows. AI the begiiming' ol' the year, Peanut Puls were oliosen. Tiny slips of paper were injected into peflfllli shellsg one shell given each girl. Gifts were mysteriously exoliuiigefl until Ghristmas, when these Peai.nut Pals were uninaisked. The sophomores resolved to uid their freshmen members by choosing' one or two ol' them as their Little Sisters . Each Little Sister was to seek out her Big Sisterw For advice and ,g'lllflill'lCC than-dly with her lessons tliouglid. The loiighliglit ot' the year came with the much planned i'Retrc-sit . ln previous years only the girls had endeavored to take part. but, this year, the Y. M. joined the Y. YV. in a Vlg'Ul'UllS Cilllljltllgll. Many rep- resentatives from surrounding' Y. XV. and Y. week-end of instruction and fun. M. clubs arrived for :i President - - - Yirginiai Shoemaker 'Vice-President - - ------ Dorothy Albers Secretary-'l'rea1surer - Helen Ukenu, Gertrude Godfrey SDOIISOI' ---- ------ M rs. Vain Scoyoe .A.