Marshalltown High School - Postscript Yearbook (Marshalltown, IA)

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Mightier Than the Sword lizmsiug thc way for 337 l'cl1hlcs llllll sew-11 .'hIllllllllS to roll oil' the pruss, guiding crring young writcrs to thc right jourimlistiu' p:1th,a for tru yt-z11's-tl1z1t's Miss llutlzlntl, puhli- cations' lllI'k'Cl0I',fNVllO still hncls I'L'il5UIl to sniilv, .'X11nuz1l nrt 1-clitor, Builcy, living wry Coy, but ll fcw of his ll2llIAS slippctl up on hint. Sl111c'y,,lvi1sv11, :xml llonncttv scwuu to hc doing tht- lnorc st-rious work, -lournnlists all-thc lfourth listatc holds 110 perils for this class of 1'cpoi'tc1's, who puh- lishml thirtysfoui' issues of l'L-bhlcs news- paper. lic-yscr with thc pt-ucil i11 his mouth is doing Il littlc bit of coltnuning, 'Illicit line uizilics l'C-lmhlvs p0ssilJlf',Aa1l soliritors Hull, Yztlt-ntinv, Cleiwicli, lfztrhcr, .'Xcl:1111s, Cnc, Hull, anal Ford. A new type nf lllllllilglllgl cmlitoi' who supplzxutt-Ll Illllllllllllly for gl'llFl'IlL'SS, :ind Il plvnszuit rlinrmgc, ll'l'Sl-Cl' pas? ,VX group of thc' sztlcs folk, This is tht- yvurlioolc husiucss stzitl-lXlz1yv1', Kfilllllllllll, Plfllllllllll, Roll, Lilllllllll, :uul Stvvciis, rllillxlllg their own 2lllYll'L', the photo and 1-11grz1vi11g staff of tht- .-Xnuuzil with liclitot' .'XIJg'2ll', llCZlL'Olll, llzigcr, Coultvr, :mil llhoto- Q.Ql'2l1Jlll.'I' Nniclcn, look l1OllCll2ll2lIll 11s thcy pose. .Xu z1tli'z1Ctix'C :ulclition to any oflirc :11'c 'llypists Tylcr ztncl Sugggctt of the pXu11u:1l stall. .'X111cs zuul tht' prvss t'onvt'11t1o11- Miss Uutluntl :mtl six aspiring joiirnzilists take-11 IIIOIIICIII ofllqt-fo1'c thvy stzlrtghlillcr, lxlfllllllllllll, Nuiclcn, Hzlupvrt, Pmo1111uttc, :incl Cnc. 'llhvii' hluc pciirils guitlctl thv clcstiny of this lJ1IOli-H2lll1li'l't, cclilor-in-cliic-fp Keyser, Copy Q-flitorg :mtl lll7jK'lllll'lIIlCl', :1ssistz1nt. NVi1111ers-lliesv scvt-11 top writers won honors ill 11:1tion:1l jOllI'l121llSIll Conti-stsf H2lll1PL'l'l, Xuiclvn, lifilllllllllll, Millt-1',Bolstc-1-, flI1lJLfl1l1CllI1Cl', and Hailcv. Frzvnres lfnstc-r '53, assistant to Miss flllllilllil, cclits 21 hit of copy.

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Coloring and Rhythm 'llhe Nl. H. S. band lined np hefnre the portals of the attditorinni, 'llhose reel and blne rapes and hats i11 whieh tl1ey are so stylishly tlressecl were lJlllACll2lSL'll from money that was earned in a lnancl earnivz1l eonclnetecl hy Mr, Richter in the antlitorinni early last fall. .Xlthongh the Capes failed to arrive in time for the foothztll ganies, tl1ey are proudly worn nt all pnhlie appearanees of the band ztnrl promise to make next year's football games eolorfnl. :Xt the head of tl1e hand twirling his silver baton, and strutting with lllilflllll step is Bernard 1 lpison .Xraelou llailc-y,l1:111rldrum major for the past three years, arltling Color and rhythm to the band nianenyers. The renowned trnmpeteers of olclen times have nothing' on onr own tr1n11pet soloist, .Xlfretl Lvl'lJ2ill, who may also he fonnrl 2111101111 the ranks of lllk' hantl, .'XlIll0llp.Lll they ean't seem to crack a smile now twith the exception of Zileh Hallj they ean httrst into a merry tune alnntst any time they are called for nncler tl1e leadership of Miss l'l1llllIll2lCli, and lliek Hager, president. See any prospective crooners in the rrowfl, girls? Une ul the tavorite stntlent entertainers is Hob Shut-y with his xylophone. linring l1is high st'llOOl career l1e has perfortnetl before assemlilies, at lianqnets, and o11 the programs of various school org'zt11izatio11s. M. H. S.'s only soloist to compete at the State Nlnsie Festiyztl tl1is year, Saxo- phonist Sam fil'l'Yll'll, won the rating of good. 'llz111ge ean reallv make mnsic Come ont of that lllNll'lllllt'Ilt. He has even fttrmetl an orchestra with himself as ehief saxo- phonist.

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The Show Must Go On Real troupers these members of the acl- vanced speech class! ,lust ask them ahout the time they gave Under Suspicion by the light of a gas lamp in flreen Mountain, Look what the canclicl camera caught walking down the tracks too late to get their picture taken with the rest of the cast of Under Suspicion -lion Mayer antl Earl Keyser, late as usual! Growing Pains , one of the best junior class plays ever pre- sented, hail a cast of 35 eleventh graclets. The fate of the high school acto's and actresses is in the hands of Ralph Haven' port and Malcolm Beckman who control the electric switches and devise new stage lightings. Merle Miller has represented M. H. S. for two years in the tlistrict ex' temporaneous contest, coming off with top honors this year, then winning thirfl in the state contest. Creating the desire for the smell of grease paint and instilling the yen to prance hehind the footlights, Mr. NYri,qht has cliscoverecl more than one pros- pective ytfting actor, This year's entry in the lirake-Kendall Theater Tournament, the entire cast of l.'ndercurrent was mafle up of juniors. No wonder he smiles! Dean Burch '30 won that silver trophy for the hest high school actor in the state as a result of his performance in L'nclercurrent . the one-act play suhmitted in the Drake-Kenclall Theater Tournament. For their work in the one-act plays, these ten were chosen hy their fellow classmates as having the greatest histrionic ahility. The cast of The Late Christopher Bean , senior class play, is macle up of the outstanding Thespians in this ye:-1r's class.