Martensdale High School - Martins Tale Yearbook (Martensdale, IA)

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999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES 9999999999999 DECLAMATORY Martensdale High School declamatory contest was held on February I2. Twelve speakers were listed but on account of bad roads some were unable to be present. The winners were: Oratorical, Burl Beamg dramatic, Ruth Howell, humorous, Maxiene Smith. These winners competed in the. sub-county contest at Norwalk w-here we were awarded second place in both oratorical and dramatic divisions. Miss Brock coached the contestants. GRADE DECLAMATORY 9999 nag -ls 0 Less interest than usual was taken in grade declamatory this year. Marie Weil won in dramatic with Alice Miller second. Albert gg Gavin won in the humorous division. He also took second in the sub' 9 county contest at Spring Hill. Other speakers in the home contest were G9 Naomi Walston and joyce Martens. There were no oratorical con- 3 testants. Miss Henderson was in charge. Q Many useful and welcome gifts donated to the school in the past are as follows: Class IQZ3-Stage front curtain. , Class l93ll-Trophy case. ig Class l03l-Electric clock. if Class l932-Framed pictures. :E Class 1933-Steel file. Class l934-Radio. 32 Class l935-36-Stage interior scenery. 2 This is the largest undertaking to be attempted by any two 2 classes. if LETTER CLUB ec President ........ jot-IN HAMM Vice President . . . WILBUR BELL 5 Secretary ......... jo MONROE 2 The Letter Club, an organization. founded in l928, is composed of the winners of letters in Martensdale High School. -Active membership terminates with graduation. Twice each year candidates are initiated 9 with rigorous ceremonies. Requirements for letters are set by the members of the Club and all letters standardized. At present letters are awarded in scholarship, declamatory, basketball, kittenball and to 99 9 Page Twelve two cheer leaders and one student manager yearly. '999 99 22 N v ' 2424 2424 32422242-525242-'2424.'24 24 X26 X26 9252424 24'-C 'C NA YY 2424.2 25242424 -2 3242 242 24 2 .- M24 999 99999 99 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 2 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 I9

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SBE? 9969999599696EBE1963EB2!969E19Ei56555EBG9G9EBEI96BEi96i 'A HIGH SCHOOL OPERETTA The operetta, Miss Cherryblossomf' was presented by the high school on November l. lt was under the direction of Miss Henderson. The plot centers around an American maiden, Miss Cherryblossom Cjo Monroej who is raised as a japanese. She has been left in the care of Kokemo CClinton Wise-D a tea garden pro- prietor, by her father's faithless secretary Cjohn llamml who uses the money of his master's to his own advantages. The love interest develops around the romance of Miss Cherry- blossom and jack Smith CWilbur Belll. Despite the fact that Kokemo wishes to marry her to Togo tjohn Meadej, love triumphs in the end when her true identity is learned. Other singing parts were jessica CMargaret Wisej and llarry CBurl Beamb. Roy Martens took the part of james Young. A chorus of Geisha girls gave color to the story. There were groups of American boys and girls. Altogether it was a pretty and attractive affair. MUSIC Music in high school was directed by Miss Adaline llenderson. The glee club sang at several school events. Girls who sang in the glee club were Frances Burrus, Margaret Wise, Zora Rose Frazier, Ruth Howell, Maxine Strahan, jo Monroe, Maxiene Smith, Pauline Duff, Pauline Huss, Clare Weil, Doris Crow, Adelaide Wise, Mary Louise West, Reba Brownlie, josephine Crawford, Betty Snelson, Lorraine McGuire and Alice Gavin. :di-BQGBQGBQGBGBGQGB6366669665696656-3639565GBEE6BEB65EB636BEB6BQBQB6BQB6B6B6B65EBEBGEEBQB66hGY I age Fourteen