Marion High School - Cactus Yearbook (Marion, IN)

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CLASS IJANCES . . .SMALL AND INFURMAL . . .WHEN M. H. S. WEARS ITS MURE CUMFURTABLE ATTIRE LEFT- Senior party LLOOI' show Swingin, in the Corn. ABOVE- Senior Party, The 'Big Apple' again. RIGHT- Junior Party, The 'Dipsy DoodLe'.

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IIAIITUS FRIIIIIJ FINDS M. H. S. IJEIIKEIJ UUT IN ITS GI-IYEST CARNIVAL SPIRIT UPPER LEFT- The pause that refreshesf' UPPER RIGHT-Flowers for Madame at Cactus Frolic. CENTER LEFTTDOH Maines' Swingsters at Frolic. I I CENTER RIGH'f-Alid then Came the dawn. LOXVER LEFT1TCSIIl1g Nerves. LOXVER RIGHT-And they tried their Iuck.

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1938 EASTER PARADE . . . 1111171667 one social ezwzf of flat' scfmol -j'l'fll', Pl'C'SCIIfilIg ll galaxy of SfIllllCl7f sfrzrs in satirical aim' fe1'psicfJ01'0a11 rr' Un May 3, Marion high school again presented its premier pro- duction of the year, popularly known as the Easter Parade. Each year this affair has grown bigger and better, an extrava- ganza attracting state-wide attention. The gigantic musical festi- val was made up of more people, more dances, more music, more specialty num- bers and more color than any previous Easter Parade. For the Hrst time try-outs were called for specialty dances and the choruses. At the first call between 250 and 300 students responded. Through intensive practice and rehearsal this huge group was finally cut down to about 150. The girls' chorus was under the leadership of Miss Jane Rhue, girls' physical educa- tion instructor, with Suzanne Harrold assisting her in the capacity of dance di- rector. Together they conceived the dif- ferent routines and intricacies of the various dances. W'illiam Ballard, drafting instructor, was in charge of the boys' drill, which again proved to be one of the popular acts of the floor show. The theme of the floor- show was simple enough-Spring, start- ing with a snow scene. Those in the amusing snow pantomime were: Betty Scherer, Jeanne Roskin, Esther jacob, Phyllis Byler, Winifred Ferguson, Anita Wforsley, Catherine Gear, Donna Pfeiffer, John Overman, Wilbur Stewart, Bob Vo- gel, Harrison Rainey, Bill Sell, David Benjamin, George Calender, Leroy Eastus. Following this came an act typical of early April-the rain scene. This girls' specialty was one of the most colorful acts of the floor show, the girls wearing various colors of cellophane rain- coats and carrying bright umbrellas of the same construction. In the slicker group were: Marie Pennington, Betty Z'Zlt' Matthews, Ruth McMillan, jean Billhei- mer, Marjorie Collin, Betty Smith, Mary Virginia Powell, Annette Abel, Jacque- line Stuck, Phyllis Giltner, Joan Kennedy, Martha Lowery, Margaret Clark, Betty Wagner, Margaret Henry, Roberta George, Rose Clawson, Mary Ann Gor- don, Julia Eemyer, Phoebe Hayde. After the rain scene came a scene representing the budding and awak- ening of the flowers. This was a ballet dance, the high point of which was a specialty dance by Patricia Vandivier. The Hne harmony of the trio composed of joan Watson, Mary Jane Murphy and Dorothy Wiley added much to the at- mosphere of this dance. Thirty-six girls participated in the ballet dance. Following this came the high-point of the whole evening-the crowning of the queen by Mr. Kendall. This year the queen was selected by pop- ular vote of the student body. Their se- lection for this honor was Miss Virginia Garthwait. As her attendants she had Helen Johnson and Arletha Cassidy, the runners-up. The junior and sophomore attendants were again chosen by the num- ber of tickets sold. From a field of five the flnal junior attendants were Betty Virginia Hiatt, Dorothea Coffel, Lois Earthing. The sophomore attendants were Marilyn Gartland, Lois Wine and Eva Marie Stout. After the queen was seated, the entertainment proceeded, and a varie- ty of acts was presented for her majesty's pleasure. After the floor show the 4,000 who were present had their choice of dancing to the music of Jude Pinnell and his band from Indianapolis, attending various side-shows, walking around, or just watching.