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

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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

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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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TILL RESOUNDING ln the CHIS of all that packed the clty pavlllon ale the maltlal 8115 played by the Hlgh School Band May 20 1943 The audlence 18C61V8d the spllng pelfolmance wlth gleat enthuslasm partlally due to the medley of wal tunes whlch were plesented The plogram opened wlth the playlng of the Star Spangled Ban nel and ploceeded as follows Moths of Democracy Panella The Tlavellel Buchel Olevlne Van delcook One Beaut1fulDav Hlldleth ROS8ma118 Thomas Almy All Colps Song Crawfold Fol low Me Fulton OV61 Thele Cohan Footllfters Flllmole Plemler Ollvadotl Shenandoah Gold man Dullng the year the band played between halves at the football games and paltlclpated ln a lalge pep lally and palade befole the game wlth oul llfe long llval Junctlon Clty Band Day at the College as usual found the MHS organlzatlon un del the dlrectlon of M1 R H Blown soundlng loud and long thlough snow and slush maklng the best of had footlzall and band Weathel Due to dlfflcultles blought about by the war the Amellcan Royal was not held but the band was kept busy playlng fol assemblles and other programs thloughout the school year Defense W916 enllvened by the muslc of the Pep band and swlng band undel the leadelshlp of Ray Hanna TTee LARGE CROWD wltnessed the annual MUSIC Salute May 7 ln the audltollum It was one of the blggest events of the muslcal year when the olchestla the vocal depaltment and celtaln gym gloups comblned to ploduce a colorful and lmpres SIVC proglam of muslc and danclng Thls yeal s MUSIC Salute was dlV1d6d lnto three pal ts The f11St cultaln IOSE on a Latln Amellcan scene complete wlth flowels balcony and applo D1 late costumes A salute to the folk muslc of oul Latln Amellcan nelghbols was plesented by the gnls glee club and the mlxed cholus Speclal numbels wele presented by the glllS sextette a E110 composed of Joyce C1lDD6l'l Vllglnla Hall and Patt Fauman Betty Lou HSFIIS and Joyce Cllppen as sololsts and a dance by Phyllls Hugos Wanda Jo KIGISBI Allce Beckel and Janet Mounts Wlth the Settlng of candelabla and a closs of vehlte snowballs the second sectlon by the 1Ob8d ChO11 was a salute to the sacl ed muslc of England Chlna and Russla The last salute was to oul almed folces and was glven by all the chol us g1Ol1pS The boys ensemble and Loule Otto as sololst gave speclal numbels The g1l1S V616 dl essed ln led whlte Ol blue folmals and the muslc was entllely patllotlc 30 Clallnets Hallls Clalk Blll Salelo Bob Ramsey Lewellyn Hulst Elllott Babcock Elnest Pence Maly Teafold Pat Bennett Ross Schlmmels Aleah Coffman Robelt ROQCIS Bob Helwlg Flan es Wlllls Phyllls Dalllng Shllley Balham Mlda Alden Bob Wonder Chas Wllght Glace Newman Flute and Plccolo Elaln Howenstlne Antolnette Dalby Saxophone Maly Ann Bulgwln Melle Lacy Kay Cleavlngel Don Rlchalds Cymbals Shllley Mlllel Balbala Coldts Lyla and Xylo Betty McClung Jo Ann Scheu Betty Noldel MBTIOH Swan Tlumpets Ray Hanna Helbelt Joss Harold Oelschlaeger Evelett Lundqulst Lowell Peterson Tom Faulknel Kathleen Kaup Lols Soupene John Busenbark R J Gould Ronald Lalkln Molrls Hostetter Bob Stewalt Bob M0ldy Cllf fold Gould NolvalG1lmole Chas Walkel Holns Robt Eschenbulg Ronald Boles Don Call son Tlombones Ken Sellcls Geo Bascom Bult How ald Jack Jolgenson Calvln Slmonton Balltone Bob Helllel HZITIS Ramsoul Tuba Walter Caltlel Twlllers Joyce Cllppen Joann Yapp Allce Ann Dlums Ross Mlller Tom Flannelly Gale Kloefflel Rlchard Goudy Ray Thompson Paul Schwal tz Donna Templeton Don Bustel Vllnelle Jones e Sung HE Robed Cholr successfully concluded t second year ln MHS as a mlxed gloup of se lected volces Membe s of the Ch01l wele chosen by M1 Fly fl om tl youts held D1 evlous to 6I11011IIleHt Flfty two slngels WSIB selected Thuty flve loyal blue lobes had been purchased wlth the flnanclal ald of the PTA Glll RGSGIVES and the MUSIC Club ln the Spllng of 1942 and flf teen othels W618 added latel The Ch011 made numelous appealances dullng the yeal slnglng fol the Rotaly Club Chambel of Commelce of Manhattan the S01dl6lS at the USO Club and Whlteslde Hospltal and at the Intelde nomlnatlonal youth meetlngs The Cholr appealed wlth othel muslcal gloups of MHS IH the Mld Wlntel Concelt and the MUSIC Salute ln the spllng as vsell as assembly appeal ances Especlally effectlve was then palt ln the Eastel D1 ogl am and ln the Blue M assembly ln Wh1Ch the Sel VICE Flag and Honol Plaque WSIB plesented Notlce should be glven also to the flne WO1k of the ChOl1 s vely able accompanlst Betty McClung who played fO1 all the ChO1l s appealances - A , - . 9 . y . iq . , ' it I !' l T ..- A, Sl- . , ' v w . Q ., ' 1 . . . ' - v' ' D , ' ' ' . . ' ' V , '- ' , ' I ' , . '- ' ' ' i . ' p v 1 ' Basketball games and the Stamp Stomp for Chanson- P ' ' i s M Y - I 1 1 ' ' . . Y . y - . ' .y ' -' U - , - , - - - ' ' f. , . - , '. Y .' y' , , . '.v y . v