Hobart Senior High School - Memories Yearbook (Hobart, IN)

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D Q= Q a 7 7 away the wilderness. Pioneer children play their singing games. A hymn of Thanksgiving. Episode III The spirit of Patriotism pays her tribute to the pioneers, and welcomes the Spirits of State and Little Town followed by Little Town interests, rural, town, school and church, who dance for State and Patriotism. Grown Town spirit with Grown Town interests — Christianity, Education, Community Spirit, Music, Art, Welfare led by a child; Play, Eorest Preservation, and Peace present a flag drill. Spirit of New America enters. The French English, Dutch, Swedish and Japanese folk groups, each dance. The Amer- ican flag is unfurled. The flag salute. Recessional. During the progress of the Art Exhibit on the evenings of December 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th, programs were given. The first evening the program was furnished by the Reading Club. They presented music and living pic- tures representative of the pictures on exhibition. The programs of the 5th and 6th were under Miss Gillilland’s direction. She offered a farce, flag drill, and several other features among which were scenes from Macbeth. On the 7th the grade pupils furnished the program. The money raised from these programs was spent on pictures. Each room received one or more as a result of the hard work of pupils and teachers. o Q a b BELOW THE MILL, ON DEEP RIVER Twenty-three

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D Q= DRAMATIC 0 0 Q P The first entertainment of the year, given by the Seniors, consisted of two short plays, — “The Piper’s Pay”, and the “Lost Hat”. The cast of characters in The Piper’s Pay was as follows: Mrs. Jack Burton, whose hobby is collecting spoons.... Dora Owens Mrs. Charlie Dover, who also collects spoons. .Florence Pio Sordelet Miss Frieda Dixon, who disapproves of this Lolita Smith Mrs. Hereford Carr, a society leader Evelyn Frederick Katy, a maid.. Vera Barnes Evelyn Evans, a reporter with a nose for news Mary Gearhart Miss Mary Clark, a detective.. Grace Murray The cast in the Lost Hat: The Caller Ralph Melin The Laborer John Martin The Clerk Ruby Skaggs The Poet., Dora Owens The Policeman , Esther Nelson In the Piper’s Pay, Mrs. Burton, a society aspirant and her dear friend, Mrs. Charlie Dover, have a hobby for collecting spoons from restaurants and cafes. Because of their standing in society, the restaurant owners dare not prosecute them, but finally an outraged owner presses the charge, and they get in all kinds of trouble. Mrs. Hereford, a recognized society leader res- cues them, but not without their having learned a lesson. In the Lost Hat, the caller has quarreled with his sweetheart and rushed from the house, unfortunately leaving his hat behind him. He asks in turn the laborer, the clerk, and the poet to help him get his hat, but they all think he is crazy and go on. Finally in desperation he goes after it himself and incidentally makes up with the girl. One of the worthwhile features of the year was the patriotic pageant given under the instruction of Miss Gillilland. The cast included one hun- dred and fifty pupils, fifty of whom were selected from the High School. The program was as follows : Episode I The spirit of Indian days calls to the Great Mamtou. Indian men and women gather for the Corn Dance of Thanksgiving. Arrival of another tribe. Passing of the Calumet. Episode II The spirit of the Wilderness calls before her Daisies, Wild Roses, But- terflies, Trees and Autumn Leaves. The pioneer man and woman sweep Twenty-two Cr c o o r rJ V

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The contest was the next public affair. It consisted of three afternoons. The winners of both afternoons spoke the third day. Those taking part were : Margaret Tabbert As the Fleet Goes by Margaret Gerber The Courage of the Commonplace Lois Gross He Dies for the Flag Lillian Canavan The Littlest Rebel Anna Hideen The Man Who Planted the Hungary Grass Mildred Wild Mother Love Dora Owens Dona Dolores and King Phillip The winners were; First, Dora Owens; Second, Lillian Canavan and Anna Hideen. Of the boys: Hosea Bayor, first and Martin Frederick, second. The enthusiasm over Hobart’s victory at Gary in which Dora Owens was awarded second, has not died out yet. Hobart proved itself worthy of recognition. Hosea Bayor also did us credit in the evening. The Senior class play, A Corner of the Campus, is to be given May 20. The cast of characters are: Ruth Day, Just one of the girls Dora Owens Ann Short, Ruth’s roommate and an honor student.... Grace Murray Gale Marshall Flo Ferris Margaret Summers Min Davis Dora Mills Thelma Fetterer Evelyn Fredrick Students Vera Barnes Mary Gearhart Lolita Smith Miss Pnsman, The Vigilance Committee. .Margaret Tabbert Tilly, a maid Esther Nelson Hiram Hayman, a country boy John Martin Mrs. Hayman Rubye Skaggs Evelina, a colored maid Florence Pio Sordelet William Williamson, Her Sweetheart. Ralph Melin Billy Brown, a college youth Ralph Melin Eve, ! Ward 1 Ru,h S ,w0 loVelS j Glen Burris The Professor - Hosea Bayor Ruth Day, a college girl, is led to believe that her brother Tom has stolen a large sum of money through the influence of Charles Steele, the man she loves. Evert Ward also loves her and is the one who has told her about Tom and Charles Steele. She meets her brother on a certain corner of the campus, and is discovered by Miss Prisam who does not know it is her brother. She is expelled from college and Evert Ward follows her and continues to tell her stories about Tom and Charles. She has refused to see anything of him and is very miserable. The girls from the college come and surprise her on Christmas eve, and it is discovered that Evert Ward has been telling lies and that Tom is not guilty of the theft. Charles Steele is also cleared and it all ends happily with Ruth and Charles, Evelina and William and Hiram and Tilly under the mistletoe. — Florence Pio Sordelet. Twenty-four