McMinnville High School - McMinnvillan Yearbook (McMinnville, OR)

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Orchestra T JL HE iMcMINNVILLE High School Orchestra has been organized for five years. Under the leadership of Miss Esther Smith it has grown until this year it is composed of thirty students. This number also includes students from the Junior High School. This year the orchestra has assisted at many school functions such as the A. S. B. play, high school operetta. Senior class play, as well as taking part in programs before the student body. It has also entertained for the town play and at the program sponsored by the board of religious education of this city. The members are: VIOLIN A—Laura Odell. Ruth Pfouts, DeEtta Fagan. Josephine Culver. Eiliene White, and Margarette White. VIOLIN B—Louise Pfouts. Marie Duerst, Betty Booth. Marjorie Jones, and Maurice Porter. 2nd VIOLIN—Eileen Swanson. LaVerne Bynum, Dorothy Blenkinsopp, Bill Davis, Vincent George. Richard Prater, and Stanley Tottibom. TRUMPETS—Jess Grenz, Edward Kienle. Paul Coleman, and Kelton Peery. CLARINETS—Rodney Minnon, and Eunice Boone. SAXOPHONES—Frances Wichert. and Thomas Thornhill. ALTQ—Naomi Mullikin. TROMBONE—Keith Lindsey. BARITONE—Milton Robins. DRUMS—Luther Seibert. PIANO—Verna Horton. 1 lie Band i HE McMINNVILLE Band, under the direction of Mr. P. P. Olds, has had a very successful year. Many new players have joined and are advancing quite rapidly. The band has played for many of the football and basketball games. This group attended the Oregon State Fair, furnishing music and entertainment for one day. They have played whenever requested, and their willingness in this respect has been greatly appreciated by all. 31

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Debate T 1 HE DEBATE season of this year has been extraordinarily successful. Although the team did not start in time to enter the Linfield Forensic Tournament, they did enter the District Tournament, and they received a score of five hundred percent. The Affirmative team, consisting of Jack Frisbie and Frank Grover, won two debates and lost one; the Negative, Robert Smith and William Russell, won one and lost two. The Affirmative debated the following teams: Hillsboro. Milwaukie, and Esta-cada: the Negative: Newberg, Milwaukie. and Canby. Besides the regular debates, two practice debates for both Affirmative and Negative were held with Sheridan. The prospects for next year are quite good, with two experienced debaters coming back. Mr. Grover coached the teams, as he has done for some years. Cl lampion rapist s Cup .A. CUP was presented this year to the typing department upon which to engrave the name of the champion typist in beginning and advanced typing classes, the championship to be determined each year by a typing tournament. Championship ,winners. whose names are the first to be placed on the cup. are Aileen Duerst and I.aura Odell.

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Plays Til Explain Everything ” C3n NOVEMBER 28. 1 933 the Associated Student Body presented its annual plav I’LL EXPLAIN EVERYTHING.'' by Clark Willard, directed by Miss Elizabeth Vinson. Cast included: John Wisecarver Valentine Scott Ruth Breeding Helen Becker Dick Falconer Montgomery Walsh Eloise Warnock Jean Darbey Betty Pray..................Caryl Carrol Suzanne Barendrick............Dr. Blair Edward Tistadt . James Darbey Leonard Honnold . Walter Dow Delmar Sanders Henry Becker Marian Wortman . Ada Becker Mel inha of Astrahhan A TWO-ACT Russian Operetta. Melinka of Astrakhan, written by Ross Chaney was presented under the direction of Miss Roberta Hopton on April 6. 1934. Cast: Richard Falconer General Ivanoff Virginia Taylor Melinka Ivanoff Louise Critcher........j Aides-de-camp Ruth Hall . 1 to Melinka Ruth Breeding Sophia Petrovich Alvenia Connell Dean Campbell Esther Beal Mary Strongfort Harold Kline Capt. Michael Arensky Leland Barnes Corp. Ivan Zuiski Leonard Honnold . Bobo Norman Reid Gordon King Robert Lever A. B. Cohen Gordon Pratt Chin Chin Billy Stryker Messenger This cast was assisted by a group of dancers under the direction of Miss Elizabeth Vinson, and the orchestra, directed by Miss Esther Smith. 1 lie Patsy T HE SENIOR Class play. The Patsy. under the direction of Miss Elizabeth Vinson, was presented on April 27. 1934. The cast included: Robert Boyd Bill Harrington Helen Parrish Mrs. Wm. Harrington Betty Pray..............Grace Harrington Agnes Hessemer Patricia Harrington Edward Tistadt Billy Caldwell Bill Hoffman..............Tony Anderson Florence Pyatt ........Sadie Buchanan John Baker Francis Patrick O'Flaherty Jake Wortman.............. “Trip Busty