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

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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

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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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Q mr nw ll r Top Row-Bachrach. Crowell, Mrs. Stubbs, Miss Wallin, Scutt, Smith, Goesslinpr. 2nd Row--Hawkins, Raass, Nunn, Hatten, Cain. Abrarnsky. Andras, Talberg. 3rd Row Richardson. Wizimlt. Mengel. Gibbs, U'IJonnell. VVhite, Tapperman, Stavropoulos. Smith. Moment Musicale AKING an active part in school pro- jects, the Moment Musicale Club has accomplished several worthy things this year. The members entered into the carnival plans with enthusiasm, spon- soring that most successful activity, an ice-cream and candy booth, while their work in selling tickets helped to make the gli- School Comedy the most profitable od ever sponsored by the Federation of Clubs. At the end of the first semester, a banquet was given with members of the music de- partment as guests. Social meetings were held frequently at the members' homesg the last was a pot-luck supper party with an initiation of new members following it. The programs of the regular meetings have been provided by speakers and a num- ber of s t u de n t s playing selections on Q various instruments. At the beginning of the year Miss Maraquita Wallin gave a de- lightful talk on her Italian trip, showing the girl some beautiful cu1'ios xvhic ' she had purchased in 2111?-ly. A . ee characteristics are choosing la member for the sicale. First, interest in the club activities and in music: second, characterg and third, the student's musical ability, for all these traits must be present to promote the club purpose, which is to further an interest in good music. and pictures various parts considered in Moment Mu- OFFICERS President - , Vice President Secretary - Treasurer - - Advisers Miss lilarzuiuita WVallin, Mary Jean White Genevieve Tapperman Rosemary O'Donnell - Mary Gibbs Mrs. Madeline Stubbs l 'l1 l K Page Ninety-one