Jasper High School - J Yearbook (Jasper, IN)

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ORCHESTRA While the hand was Hpcpping it up with snappy marches in two-four time, the orchestra concentrated on the more sedate rhythms of Strauss and other waltz kings. ln striking contrast to the gold trappings and black uniforms of the band were the simple white outfits of the orchestra, which added another plaque to the music division of the trophy case, our orchestra being judged the best all-around appearing unit in Class B. Preparatory to the music contest, the orchestra presented a public concert in the gymnasium. A week later at the contest it placed in the second division of the Class B organizations. The orchestra will also play the march for the Commencement exercises. The addition of the harp, the new outfits, and the mastery of well-known se- lections all added to the popularity of the orchestra, however, the impromptu syncopation that Pitch Eckerle managed to swing in was one of the greatest attractions to all fe but Mr. Cobba. The members of the orchestra are: Dorothy Mae Fritch, Louise Fritcll, Au- relia Fuhs, Dennis Eckerle, Vernon Reising, ,lohn McDonald, Mary Ann Berger, Cyrilla Rhankamp, Joan Vogel, Mary Catherine Berger, Mary Lou Berger, Rob- ert la-e Berger, Evelyn Buechlein, Geraldine Fisher, Rosemary Fuhs, Anna Mae Kiefer, Virginia Urieh, Elmer Vonderheide, Edwin Beck, Robert Stallman, Lou- ise Hauser, Frances ,lean Jasper, Dallas Fuhrman, Mary ,lane Jerger, Emil Urich, Audrey Fisher, Lelia ,lane jerger, Frances Voegerl, Anna Marie Shurig, Sylvia Fritch, Mary Alice Harder, Viola Fritch, Anna Mae Bockclnian, Richard Boehm, Denzel Conolty, ,lack Hicf, Rita Mae Schneider, George Lukcmeyer, Glenn Gralnelspacher, Sarah Lukelneyer, Melba Miller, Robert Cranielspacher, John Rckerle, and Betty ,lean Krodel.

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BAND Every afternoon promptly at one o'clock, the fanfare of trumpets informed the rest of us here in J. H. S. that the band was in session. It might have been the addition of the glockenspiel, it might have been the new uniforms, or it might have been the untiring efforts of music maestro, Mr. Cobbag but whatever the cause, the band deserves praise for the impressive showing it has made the entire year. During the basketball season, the band performed regularly at every home game. Whenever we hear the familiar strains of Indiana, we shall always re- member that flashy Jasper high school song as it was played by the J. H. S. band. The Christmas concert presented at the Court House was a memorable one because of the band's first appearance in the new uniforms which were obtained through the efforts of the popular Mothers' Club. Two concerts were presented for the public in the gymnasium, and out of appreciation to the Mothers' Club, the band appeared at several meetings to entertain the mothers. At the recent music contest which was held at Huntingburg the band was among the five out of the eight Class B bands, to place in the first division. Drum-major Sylvia Fritch deserves special mention. To her belongs the credit for much of the flash of the marching band. A high stepper and a baton twirler of no mean repute, Sylvia has likewise found time to instruct a class of six apprentice twirlers. Contesting with twirlers of much more experience and from larger schools, Sylvia placed in second division. The band is composed of the following: Dennis Eckerle, Vernon Reising, John Eckstein, Norbert Schneider., Betty Eckerle, Sylvia Fritch, Viola Fritch, Mary Alice Harder, Edward Jones, Thomas Jones, Ray Miller, Juanita Pittman, Joe Schwenk, Ambrose Vollmer, Anna Mae Bockelman, Bernard Bockelman, Richard Boehm, Denzel Conolty, Dennis Critchlow, Jack Hief, Jack Rumbach, Rita Mae Schneider, J. W. Shafford, James Wallace, James Brown, George Luke- meyer, Lloyd Miller, Karl Wallace, Lila Lee Giesler., Glenn Gramelspacher, Tony Habig, Sarah Lukemeyer, Melba Miller, Mildred Nicholson, James Hoff- man, Earl Fritch, Kenneth Kuper, Archie Schwinghamer, Robert Gramelspach- er, Robert Lee Weigel, LaVere Fuhrman, John Wuchrler, Kenneth Gramel- spacher, Paul Hoffman, and Betty Jean Krodel.

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SENIOR CLASS PLAY GUESS AGAIN The offering of the 1939 installment of would-be Barrymores and Garbos was a comedy called 4'Guess Again. We don't know whether the audience was mys- tified at all by the machinations of real and would-be lords as hotel guest baitg but if laughs are any indication, the audience was amused. Though the direc- tor's disposition was not prevailingly sunny, rehearsals were fun, if somewhat hectic. The cast fgiven in full belowj included the handsome Norbert Schneider as Bill Douglas, romantic male lead, the beautiful .I ean Huls as J anet, the sherog Johnny Eckstein, that veteran of the footlights, as Waldo, chief comic relief 3 and eleven other characters who furnished assorted dramatic complications and laughs at obliging intervals. The plot was centered mostly about the guests at Edgewater Inn, down the coast from Hollywoodf' In the play, a love story, and a near panic resulting from an overly successful attempt to bolster the failing guest list of the inn by the alleged registration of a real and a fake English lord-rubbed shoulders ami- ably with a health enthusiast's and a fond mama's ambitions to marry off her eligible daughter. THE CAST Waldo fporter and would-be actorj ..................... ........ J ohn Eckstein Henry Grimes fowner and manager of innj ....... ............... C yril Hoffman Olive Ordway fa health faddistj ...................... ........ M ildred Stratman Bill Douglas la college boyj ................. ........ N orbert Schneider Mrs. Skinner fa guest at the innj ......... .................... L ouise F ritch Dora Mae ther saucy daughterj .............. ......... M ary Lee Bockelman Janet fa college girl working at innj ....... .......................... ,I ean Huls S. H. Pratt fa local bankerj ................... ......... C harles Dudine Lord Wiggleton ffrom Englandj ....... ..................... B ill Haller Marcella Jenks fa reporterj ............ ........ H uberta Baunach Bertie Blodgett ffrom Englandj ............ ................ ,I ohn McDonald Renee Lamour Qfrom Hollywoodj ............ .......... D orothy Hochgesang Lulu Perkins fa newspaper columnistj ....... ................ H elen Berger Sol Messer fmovie magnatel ............................................ ....... B ernard Eckerle PRODUCTION STAFF Prompters .................... ........................... H ilda Scherer, Mary Rita Kluemper Publicity Manager ......... ......................................... O thmar Burger Property Manager ..... .......... H erbert Pittman Director ..................... .......... L ouise Sonderman 30