Lompoc High School - La Purisima Yearbook (Lompoc, CA)

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Chorus of Hawaiian Maidens The cast was as follows: Guardian of the Little Sisterzsglrma Learned. Princess Le-il-a-Ni Uvroath of Heavenj Ruler of the town of Hilo and Ru-u-le-i QMy WVreath.j Favorite of the Princess :-Carmen Oliver Ma-i-le CFragrant Vine.j Sorceress and governess of the Princess' house- hold.-Evelyn Arkley. Ke-alo-ha fThe Lovej The Little sister of the Princess, who has adopted her. Chorus of Hawaiin maidens. The curtain rises on the feast of Laka, the celebration held each year in memory of the Great Storm, when the Ghosts of Hilo saved the inhabitants of the island from destruction. On this night the Little Sister was found in the glen, with a small druin tied securely to her. This drum she has kept with her constantly ever sinceg and as Ma-il-e has not been able to gain control over the Little Sister, she believes the cause of it to be some mysterious power of the little drum. On this night of the feast of Laka, Ma-il-e finally breaks the drumg within it a letter is found, written by the Little Sister's father, King Hana-kah, just before his boat sank at sea. This clears up the mystery of the Little Sisters identity , and everyone is happy as the curtain falls. Between acts, the Boy's Glee Club gave a couple of Hawaiian songs, and Lawrence Armstrong sang a solo. This was the first time the boys had made a public appearance, but judging from the hearty applause the audience gave them the practice they have had brought some fine results. 26

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Cast of Ghosts of Hilo the letterg but just as he lights a candle with it the baron's voice is heard, and Couramont throws the note out of the window. Suzanne explains the situation to him, and starts home, while Prosper goes after the note to keep it from the baron. That evening Anatole discovers the note wrapped about a beetle and stuck in Brisemoucl1e's gun. Not seeing what is already written on the other side, he writes a note to Mathilde on it and sends it by a new maid, who gives it to Mlle. Zenobie, sworn enemy to Anatole's love affair. A mix-up ensues when all the parties are hunting for the note, but finally Prosper gets it away from Brisemouche before the baron sees it, and burns it. Mlle. Suzanne mentions his bargain and he consents to keep it if she will marry him. Anatole and Matilde are together at last, as the curtain falls. lVritten by Victorien Sardou, and played first in the Theatre du Gymnase in Paris in 1860, A Scrap of Paper has been played by some of the most noted French, English and American actors. VVhile the Senior Plays for the past years have set a standard which requires hard and clever work to live up to, this year's Senior class seems to have set a new goal. The members of the class had an understanding of their parts that brought out all the play's best qualities and possibilities. GLEE CLUB oPERETTAlfH-osTs OF H1Lo On Friday night, March sixteenth, the Girls' Glee Club gave its Hawaiian Operetta, The Ghosts of Hilo. The girls worked hard on rehearsals for the affair, under the supervision of Miss Scroggy and Miss Williams, and the result was an opperetta which everyone who saw it pronounced a complete success. The tropical stage setting, with the Hawaiian costumes of the cast, gave an air of southern seas and far-a-away isles that was very pretty. This, with the songs, dances, and music, sometimes dreamy and sometimes wierd and ghostly in the extreme, made a lovely and pleasing background for the plot, which was woven mysteriously about the little village of Hilo, in the Hawaiin Islands. 25

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THE ANNUAL LLOYD CUP DEBATE The annual debate for the Lloyd Debating Cup was held in the Gym, March Q. The question was ,as follows: Resolved: That the Ship Subsidy Bill now before Congress, should be passed. The usual interest in the debate was strengthened by the interest in this question as one of national importance. No boasts can be made as to attendance, for the front of the floor of the Gym alone was fillcdg but the school has a right to be proud when it turns out debaters such as those speaking that evening. The team defending the affirmative was made up of Cecilie Glidden and VVillia1n Negus. This team brought forward economic, political and financial reasons for the adoption of the bill, and clinched the matter with good delivery. The opposing force was made up of Ruth Burnor and Roy McHenry. Although the delivery of this team as a whole was not as good as their opponents', their argu- mentation was excellent. How closely matched the two teams were may be seen from the final results in which the affirmative led the negative by ten points, 1370-1360. Ruth Burnor secured the most votes, and Cecilie Glidden came a close second. Taken every way, the Lloyd Cup Debate for the year 1923 was a close test of the debaters, abilities. 27