Highland Park High School - Polar Bear Yearbook (Highland Park, MI)

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A - l t . 4 Q mr 1-f rl wr or Top Row-Marshall, Dosey, Thomsson, Wicks, Hamlin, Simpson, Fagan, Blugerman, 2nd Row-Kirkendall, Morrison. Craig, Ruhling, Love, O'Donnell. Nunn, Ihnken. P' T lb H h T N n McCl ar M Cause Shaw ell. Purdie. 3rd Row- ierce, a erg, ug son. upper, orma , e y, c ' y. in 4th Row-Meek, Wiandt, Brackett. Kent, Brown, Chaney, Starkey, Manderfield. Little Theatre OR the second consecutive year, the Little Theatre has shown that its members are living up to their club purpose, To encourage the develop- ment of taste for the finest things in dra- ma, by winning the silver cup, presented by the Federation of Clubs to the club pro- . ducing the best play in the All-School Cdm- plays written by its members. In January, the club members held a parents' night at which three plays were staged: Will o' the Wisp, by Doris Holman, The Rising of the Moon, by Lady Gregoryg and Secrets, an original play by Madge Mc- Clleary, a member of the club. A second tparents' night in Mav proved to be equally - - ,. ,, ccessful. edy' Theuwmnmg. play' The Baku S fYp'glllDuring the carnival, the Little Theatre prentice, was wrltten by Donald Bracliett, president of the Little Theatre, and was en- acted by the club members. Their play last year was Three Bags of Millet Seed, by Mrs. Lightner of Detroit. The past year has been one of real ac- complishment for the Little Theatre, and is the first year that the club has produced managed a booth of articles from the senior shop, while some of the members sold H. P. football pom-poms in the halls. A dinner- dance in May at the Detroit Yacht Club, and a picnic at the vice-president, B u r r i l l Brown's, cottage in June were the two out- standing social events of the spring and summer. OFFICERS President - - Vice-President Secretary-Treasurer Adviser - - - Donald Brackett - Burrill Brown - Elizabeth Kent Miss Elizabeth Hunt U-1.4 I Page Eighty-nine

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i. :-, ,V ,., . ffl a i pi v , .. Q. ' -.-A - -. 1 Top Row' -Schwartz, Blugerman, Shiffman, Mclienney, Dosey. Caldwell, Gavrilla. 2nd Row--Hodges, Halsey, Cain, Higgins, Hansen, Altman. Zoch. Miss Bachers. 3rd Row--Cummings, Volpe. Love, Bretz, Whiting, Russian, Jensen, Bedell, Torreano -ith Row+McTavish, Plenda, Bristol, Fagan, Pike, Lawton, Hall, Rhodin, Richaids. Cercle Francais O produce and further interest in France, her language, and her peo- ple, is the aim and purpose of Le Cercle Francais. Under the adviser- ship of Miss Mildred Bachers, who is espec ially qualified by reason of extensive trave and study in France, many interesting ingo- grams were held during the year. X Several members of the f a c u l t y gave' talks on their experiences in France. A' joint meeting in the form of a Christmas party was held with the Junior College French Club, and later in the semester the students of German, who are anticipating a like organization, met with Le Cercle Francais for a joint session. At this meet- ing, Miss Sadie Cnossen, who had just returned from India, talked on the beauty and the in y s t i c i s ni of that fascinating country. The beauty spots of France, Italy, Xand Switzerland were the subjects of a 'avel lecture given by Ronald Larzelere ,rly in December. At one of the winter f exetings, Elvin Tupper and Miriam Hall 'spoke to the club on Versailles, its history and architecture, interspersing their talks with illustrations of its palace and parks. I- gGirls of the French Club participated in the carnival, selling carnations in the halls during both nights. All students of French IV or higher may become members of this organization. The meetings are conducted entirely in French, which adds distinction to all the club programs. OFFICERS President - - - Vice-President Secretary - Treasurer Adviser n - - George Lawton - Fred Fagan - Adelaide Pike - - Miriam Hall Miss Mildred Bachers 1 I Page Eiglity-eight

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I I H I 'f llfxl-W l'1l fXI 9 -4 Top Row- -Mrs. Powell. Briney, Polutnik, Zalac, Purdie, Underwood, Forbes, Waldo, Gordon. End Row Meek, Tucker, Abrumsky. Louinnw, Volpe, Smith, White, l-lager, Wymu, Smith, Reiners. liurkette. 3rd Rowf-Glass, Roberts, Ford, Patterson, Clarke. Crt-ssett, Doscy, Fletcher, Madison, Quell, Mayer. Paint Kan HE present term ended three suc- cessful and productive years in the history of the Paint Kan, a club or- ganized to encourage interes ' sketching, painting, sculpturing, mod 'ng and other forms of art. Under the dire QQ, of Mrs. Marjorie Powell, a teacher of Ip'-a were initiated. setting and scene shifting in one of the larger theatres. Tjhe Paint Kan was also active in school 1 'taking-s. The Baby Show, displaying t photographs of many students and embers of the faculty, was sponsored by his organization for the carnival, and their riginal skit, Rehearsal, received third lace in the All-School Comedy this year. A constant effort to better the club as n in , , V., terfy, some very ,attractive experim I Various members of the club, costu in medieval dress, acted as models at sev- e1'al meetings, and inspired many artistic sketches and drawings. A trip back stage of the Fisher Theatre was planned and taken this spring, in order to study some of the difficulties and methods of stage well as to develop artistic talent from the many opportunities presented has been the chief reason for their activity and partici- pation in school projects. Mrs. Powell and the club are looking forward to a prosper- ous term in the fall and will attempt new ideas and undertakings. OFFICERS P1'6SiGl6hf- - - - - - Ralph Clarke Vice-President - Genevieve Thompson Secretary - - Jean Crossett Treasurer - - Robert Madison A1lviSE1' Mrs. Katherine Powell D ii L 1,1 Q r Page Ninety