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activities If any Madera high student couldn’t find just the right spot in which to shine, it wasn’t be- cause there were not enough ac- tivities or organizations on which to concentrate. Dramatically inclined mascu- line and femmes gestured and emulated Bernhardt, Cornell, G d -Hampden, Huston, Howard or executive council Max Patterson, Jeanne Edgerly, Allen whomever you please in numer- second semester Cleveland, Roy Archibald, Velda Letoile ous productions given during the year. The inevitable Junior Play, ‘Remember the Day,’’ gave twenty-five aspiring performers an opportunity to add laurels to the Junior Class honors with Darwin Shebelut and Barbara Crawford doing very well for themselves in the leads.The setting for this play took place when our parents were at the height of their highschool days. The spirit of Christmas coupled with unsurpassed dramatic desires produced the Christ- 1 mas play, “Mr. Scrooge,’’ and the pageant of the Nativity. Atmosphere and sacred music en- hanced the evening’s presentations and these were provided by two new and very active school organizations, Treble Clef and Toreadors, directed by Emil Q. Miland, music instructor. Mentioning music reminds us that that department under Miss Annabel Denn, offered am- ple opportunity for the musically inclined in the orchestra, string ensemble, and piano classes. Mr. Miland also directed the two bands and the A Cappella Choir. This newly organized group is an extra-curricular activity for those who enjoy and care to participate in the vocal presen- tation of classical and sacred music. Three of Madera’s singers and instrumentalists, Morgan Sheldon, Darwin Shebelut, and Miriam Munter, were honored by being chosen to attend the California-W estern Schools Music Conference held in San Francisco from March 21 to 24. Shebelut played his violin in the orchestra and Sheldon and Miriam sang in the chorus. Further dramatic productions included: Pan-American pageant; the Senior presentation of three one-act plays; and a one-act comedy. ’’The Pot-Boiler,”” given by the Thespians, honorary Junior-Senior dramatic organization with Miss Mary Lou Shetler lending her sage advice. This play was a typical interpretation of why directors turn gray. Politics, debating, and Madera students do mix well, if this year’s results are indications of such interest and ability. An innovation in student government lifted its head in the form of an Executive Board during the second semester. This group was selected to conduct important school government problems under the check and balance of the Student Council and the stu- dent body president. As for the success of the debaters, their glory is summed up in the fact that they placed in the Valley semi-finals and will receive their pins for their oratorical endeavors. These debaters’ success was due not only to their hard work and efforts, but also to their coach, Raymond Ken- dall, English instructor. Not all of the one hundred and thirty-four members of the Scholarship Society are public speakers, actors, actresses or future statesmen, but all have a common interest—devotion to books. The group held two initiatory services during the year and sponsored a party on Friday evening, March 19, in the cafeteria. These ‘wonder -kiddies’’ then sponsored a rollicking barn dance on the evening of Friday, May 7. Along with the thought of books and scholars comes a picture of the improved library un- der the direction of Madera’s first full-time librarian, Miss Louise Hill. To provide amusement, information, and an excuse to get out of study hall, two hundred and thirty-seven new books
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were purchased during the year. Clever advertising to catch the wandering eyes of weary stu- dents was displayed on the bulletin board with two of the librarians in charge of each week’s attraction. The call of books is strong for some individuals, but the call back to the soil is strongest in the Future Farmers of America. Madera‘’s chapter came through the year bringing beef, bacon, honor, and glory home from pruning and judging contests and livestock shows. The red letter day of the devotees of the soil was Thursday, March 18, when the first livestock show to be sponsored by Madera high was held. The agricultural department came forth and walked off with so many honors that other groups are thinking of going native. Prize money taken in totaled $46.00. Following the display of their stock in Western Fat Livestock Show in San Francisco, March 19 to 26, the animals when sold brought in approximately one thousand dollars for their owners. From one outdoor activity to another—and the Girls’ Athletic Association is at hand. Due to the fact that rain and outdoor sports do not mix, the girls didn’t get together until the last part of the year. Jeanne Edgerly and Betty Merritt, queens of sports, ably captained the group as president and vice-president respectively. Games were played and points were earned how- ever, in spite of the bad weather and other obstacles. To top off the season, the girls sponsored Play Day on Saturday, April 10 and held a wet and breath-taking Water Carnival in the merry month of May. “Going, going, gone; sold to the girl in the green dress for exactly—’’and your prize white elephant was gone with the wind to the highest bidder at the Girls’ League auction sale and tea, held during Patty McKinnon’‘s reign as Girls’ League president, first semester. Then, ‘twas during Dolores Brammer’s rule, second semester, that spring was greeted by the girls on their annual blossom day. Bright bouquets added a gay spring note to the classrooms, and splatches of color hither and yon were seen on the girls’ light dresses. It took both councils, however to sponsor the main event of the Girls’ League, the Valentine carnival dance, held on February 12. The dance was quite a success, with the aid of a sidewalk cafe, recreation basement, and big red hearts and cupids on every side. Lady Luck seemed to nap during Tommy Kocoris’ reign as Boys’ Federation president, first semester. James Lesan, president second semester, woke her up though and started his meetings out with a bang. The Federation sponsored a basketball game with the Broadway Clowns under Lesan, and earned quite a few pennies for the Federation, which had almost for- gotten what a bank balance meant. You need only to see the chubby students of Madera to realize that they must be well fed. And right you are, for under the guidance of Mrs. Nellie Carpenter, the cafeteria girls turned out all kinds of tempting delicacies to Betty Merritt and Verl House Velda Letoile and Jeanne Edaerly ove student body secretary and student body secretary and tempt the scholars, farmers, MUSICIANS, vice president respectively, vice president, respectively, first semester second semester and dramatists of Madera high. lost your shirt, verl? lookie, lookie, iookie, here comes cookie Finally the humble efforts of the would-be journalist attracted a bit of haa attention every two weeks when The Maderan made its appearance. Then those who felt the urge to sacrifice their artistic souls on a yearbook pub- lication, started to plan the Purple and White under the supervision of Miss Carolyn Beckham. Fate stubbed her toe and the book finally went to press under Mrs. Alice McCline’s guidance
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