Manhattan High School - Blue M Yearbook (Manhattan, KS)

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DRAMATIC DETAC ENTS The Very Light Brrgade IVILIAN DEFENSE actrvrtres rncludrng an rmr tatron grrls Junror Commandos were presented rn a humorous lrght by Kathryn Ryersons The Very Lrght Brrgade Accordrng to the head of the household Bruce Rrchardson Jrm Farrell the war had gone too far when hrs wrfe Ruth played by Joan Aldous fell off the woodshed whrle spot trng non exrstent arrplanes and hrs daughter Peggy decrded to recrurt a brrgade of grrls for de fense work Even her aunt Marron Haslrp Barbera Vasey had to show her marchrng abrlrty ln the varrous parades Lourse Teeter demonstratrng the energy of Peggy wrote letters to representatrves of all the armed forces to show her patrrotrsm Not only she but also Sprke Tanner Bob Eschenburg the ever pres ent boy frrend were defrnrtely surprrsed to have the soldrer sarlor and marrne arrrve rn Centervrlle Peggy s home at the same trme Thrngs went from bad to worse as Georgra and Vrola under Peggy s leadershrp took over the publrc utrlrtres of the entrre town The parts of these members of the Lrght Brrgade were played by Joan Johnson and Helen Hoover Vrrgrnra Wade Patt Farrman appeared to wrrte up the Rrchardsons war actrvrtres Just rn trme for a happy endrng The armed forces were represented by Charles Walker Brll Johnson and Charles Eslrnger The part of Jake the law enforcement offrcer of Cen tervrlle was taken by Phrl Krser Drck Grrffrng and Jrmmy as newspaper reporter and rnterror decorator respectively helped to remodel the Rrch ardsons The frrst play of the year sponsored by the Hr Y and G R was termed a success by spectators and box offrce recerpts Ever Srnce Eve VER SINCE EVE men have been tryrng to con vrnce themselves as well as the women f mans superrorrty and havrng very lrttle success Thrs was agarn proved rn the Junror play whrch centered around two rrval co edrtors Johnny Clover and Susan Blake each wrth conflrctrng rdeas as to the management of the Pengurn a hrgh school paper The entrance of Lucy Belle Lee who had a doubtful IQ but a Southern accent further complrcated the proceedrngs as Susan drs covered she would lrke to go wrth Johnny to the Chrrstmas dance although he had already asked Lucy Belle The expense of a specral rssue of the Pengurn was defrayed through the scrap collectrng tenden 28 cres of Susan and her frrend Betsy Irwrn However Just as Spud Irwrn the edrtorral assrstant and Johnny had gotten the paper on the street rt was found that one of the chref rtems of Junk came from the local pool parlor It requrred the help of Mr and Mrs Clover arded and abetted by Offrcer Srmmons to keep Susan from Jarl Meanwhrle the hrgh school prrncrpal and one of the pretty teach ers Martha Wrllard drscovered themselves to be marrred rn the Pengurn Only Florence Ryerson and Colm Clements could strarghten out a mrx up such as thrs but they were able to untangle rt so cleverly that Ever Srnce Eve was voted the best hrgh school play for 1942 The cast rncluded Joan Scheu Mrs Clover Mr Clover Bob Brewer Johnny Clover Bob Daly Spud Erwrn Max Cook Susan Blake Jean Swenson Henry Qurnn Brll Salero Preston Hughes Krm Lukens Lucy Belle Lee Irva Smrth Offrcer Srm mons Bob Stewart Martha Wrllard Maxrne Shrrner Betsey Irwrn Helen Ellrng and Football players Glen Munger Jrm Drown and For rrs Frrck What a Llfe HE LAST PLAY of the year was the orrgrnal Henry Aldrrch story What a Lrfe by Clrfford Goldsmrth The audrence sympathrzed completely wrth Henry Aldrrch s varrous predrcaments wrth the faculty of hrs hrgh school Jule Thompson took the part of Henry whrle hrs grrl frrend Barbara Pearson was portrayed by Nrna Jean Heberer Every teachers pet George Brgelowe Brll Aubel seemed to be a permanent resrdent rn the offrce of Mr Bradley the prrncrpal accordrng to Brll Harrrs Ramsour who was burstrng wrth rmportant news The only person that seemed to be able to strarghten out Mr Vecchrto Charles Taylor as to the rdentrty of hrs daughter was Catherrne Gundy as the effrcrent secretary Mrss Shea When the musrc teacher s band rnstruments were stolen both Mrs Aldrrch and a detectrve were called rn on the case Henry was rmmedrately accused of the crrme because of hrs expressed lack of the necessary ducats to the Sprrng formal It was not untrl the rrrespressrble George Brgelowe turned up at a local pawnshop wrth a tuba rn tow that the Aldrrch famrly could breathe agarn Incrdentally Henry went to the dance on the assrstant prrncr pals trckets It all ended happlly however wrth the assrstance of Mrss Prke Shrrley Mrller Mary Joann Yaop Mr Patterson Dan Johnson Mrss Johnson Vrrgrnra Buster Mr Nelson Roy Drown Mrss Eggleston Carolrne Perne Mrss Wheeler Helen Smrth M Bradley Drck Mclnteer Mrs Aldrrch Joan Hay lett and Mr Ferguson Blame Englund A . . 1 . . 1 , , 1 1 1 , - . . . , . , , , ' . 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lth a llltary Air IG EVENT of the mus1c sea1 was the Sp11ng O1chest1a Conce1t held Ap11l 14 1943 1n the h1gh school aud1to11um Added att1act1ons R619 the appeaxance of tl1e guls 1n fo1mals and the bows 1n da1k su1ts The G11 ls Sextette sang th1ee num be1s Deep Pu1ple De Rose Slboney Lecuona and Angels of M8105 Bellln The p1og1am was as follows The Sta1 Spangled Banne1 FIEIICII Algeuan Ma1Ch Sa1nt Saens Oxe1tu1e Tannhausel Wagne1 Se1edy Sleepy Lagoon E116 Coates D1 ocesslonal f1 om the M915 te1s1nge1s Wagne1 Venet1an Ca1n11al Zamec n1k themes f1om P1ano Concelto No 1 Tscha1 kow sky select1ons f1 om Apple Blossoms KIBISIEI and Dance of HOUIS f1om La Glocanda Ponch 18 1 Duung the yea1 the o1chest1a unde1 the cap able d11ect1on of M1 B1own pe1fo1med at many school affans 1nclud1ng the H1 Y and G R Play JUHIOI Play Sen1o1 Play and assembly p1og1ams They also pa1t1c1pated 1n P T A Stunt Nlght Two outstandlng n11mbe1s featu1ed at these pe1 fo1mances we1e Venet1an Ca1n1wal by Zam1cn1k featu11ng Betty McClung v1ol1n SO101St and Dance of Hou1s by Ponch1ell1 Featu1ed guest a1t1st at the h1gh school fo1 the yea1 was Pe1cy G1a1nge1 well known p1an1st Ap pea11ng w1th h1m was V11g1n1a Elhs a s1xteen yea1 old v1ol1n V11 tuoso The h1gh school o1chest1a was g1eatly hono1ed by havmg V11g1n1a Ell1s accom pany them 1n one of the11 weekly l8h6alSa1S One of the last exents fo1 the o1chest1a was to pa1t1c1pate H1111 the CIIOILIS classes when they p1e sented a Salute to the Natlons p1og1am fo1 the Sp11ng Mus1cal P1ano Mananne G1st St11nff Basses Shuley M1lle1 Vllglnla Buste1 Cathe11ne Gundy Ma1y Teafo1d Lau1a Jean Ma1t1n Sh11ley NOIIIGIII Cellos Jlm Fa11ell Nancy Blamwell Phy111s Es l1nge1 V1ol1ns Betty McClung V11g1n1a Blamwell Shn Ba1clay Eulaha Ra1lsback Ke1tl1 Inskeep B1ll Johnston Ma1y Ge1lach V11nelle Jones T1ombones Ken Selle1s Bu1t Howa1d Geo1ge Bascom Calvm S1monton FIBIICII Ho1ns Bob ESCIICDDLIIQ' Cla11nets Elllott Babcock B111 SHIEIO FlaI'1C9S W1ll1s Aleah Bell Coffman Bob He1w1g E1nest Pence Co1nets Ray Hanna He1be1t Joss Challes Wal ke1 Tom Faulknel Don Ca11son Kathleen Kaup Saxophones Me11e Lacy Ma1y Ann Buxgwln Flutes Ela1ne Howenst1ne Tonette Dalby Ma11lyn Guest Xylophones Ba1 ba1 a C01 dts D1ums Gale Kloeffle1 Ross M1lle1 Dona Temple on 29 I I I I ' -1 ,, ' t' I , 2 ' - 'I D A T I ' A tn . . V I 'Q ' 1l'. . ' - , A' . ' ' Q - . . . ta l