Mohawk High School - Mohican Yearbook (Mohawk, NY)

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.Di l 1 u 13 E K r f 'x ,V 1 if ,gy , .shame Top row:L to R:J.Volo, R.Bolton, P.Patrick N.O.S1mms, T.Holcomb, J.Smith, G. Morgan, J.Hammond, R.Shedd, H.Nood, R.Neuendorf Z.Hollis, R.Brittain. Second Row 0.Star1n5, I.Davis, E.Kaples, D.Kanaley, L.Stitt, M.Schlotzhauer, E.Dievendorf , D.Cady, L.Haterbury, J.Daly, L. Brown, S.Reed, W.Bruska, D.Runyon. Third row: B. Miller, S,Pugh, M.M.Hewett, S.Cady, B.Watkins, M.Covert, R.St.Lou1s, E.Wainwr1ght N.Jackson, A.Thomes, B.Vrooman, N.Mooney, C.Sm1th, Fourth row: C.Frederick, S. Bowalak, M.Brown, V.B9H9d1Ct, K.Howalak, S.Neff, Miss Walker, L.Perry, J.Vartin, D.Steele, E.Pett, P.Casey. CHORUS The High School Chorus under the direction of Kiss Nargaret Walker consists of seventy members,'rehearsing twice weekly. During the year several members were selected for the All-Valley Chorus. Sar- ah Neff, Vivien Benedict, and John Daly were sent to the Rochester Clinic. The chorus presented a program of vocal music at the Christmas vesper services. The chorus has sung at V8Pi0US assemblies during the year, and has entered in the Spring Competition Festi- val at Ilion. Outgrowths of the Chorus are: the Girl's Quartet, Vivien Benedict, Elsie Diev- endorf, Mary Martha Hewett, and Sarah Neff, which participated in Hansel and Greteli the Boy's Quartet, John Daly, Walter Bruska, Don Paulson, and James Hammond, wh1ch has sung in public and the Boy's Chorus which was entered in the Music Competition Festical in Ilion. Because of special ability, several students from the eighth grade have been admitted. Through the experienced gained the Mohawk School Chorus should grow in years to come. Soprano V.Barse V.Benedict B.Soyd S.Bowa1k R.Bolton M.Brown BOB'-ltler So L.Chambers J.Da1y I.Davis F.D1bb1e E.Dievendorf .Frederick .Gleed .Getman .Pibbard N.Hewett .Hollis .Jackson .Kaples .Kanaley .Lawton .Filler .Mooney .Patrick .Pugh .Reed . Staring Schlotzhauer O.S1mms Stitt Thomes Volo Jatkins Tenor Bruska . Hammond St.Louis Covert Sharpe Dutcher Paulson Alto Bowalak Brown Cady Casey Holcomb Filler . Murphy .Martin McEachern Murphy R.Neuendorf J.Daly S.Neff J.Smith L.Perry L.Haterbury E.Pett E.Wa1nwr1gnt D.Runyon S.Cockett R.Shedd J.Dorn D.Steele R.Stone J.StPeit2 G.Morgan C.Sm1th J.Vrooman B.Vrooman If . '-'IO O d Bass R.Brittain

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Last November, the senior class play, entitled Shavings, was presented with the 25 -an 'an -:a eQk 4 QU' ?'z T Top row, l to r: W. Lee, J.Vrooman, L.Rood, G.Munn, N.Volo, K.Kubumd, T.Dutcner,H. Evans. E.Burczinski. Third row: T.Burney, E. Hewett, P.Casey, L.Shedd, W.Brown, J. Palmer, M. Panko, P.Wendover, M.Ager. Second row: N. Murphy, R.Neuendorf, C.Smith,B. Vrooman, G.Morgan, P.Trent, E.Cunningham, G.Snyder, M.Covert. First row: J.Dorn, J. Mabbitt, R.Bolton, M.O.Simms, Mr.Rankin, J.Rasbach, L.Stitt, J.MoEachern, J.Volo, R. St. Louis. DRAIATIC CLUB Although an official dramatic club is not fullytorganized, Mr. Rankin plans to establish an organization of charter m6mD6TSu Those memh'rs are to C0H5iSt of all thOS9 students who have participated in dramatics and who have earned four and one-halfcredits or over. Those eligible are as follows: Mary Olive Simms, Jean Rasbach, Jane McEachern, George Morgan, Lucille Stitt, Constance Smith, Jack Dorn, Patricia Wendover, Thomas Dut- cher, Paul Trent, Robert St. Louis, Gene Munn, George Snyder, Jack Bergin, Marion Wood, Eugene Cunningham, June Mabbitt, and Peggy Casey. cast: George Morgan --------- Jed Winslow Lucille Stitt ------ Ruth Armstrong Annette Daly ----- Babbie Armstrong Mary Olive Simms---Maud Hunniwell Paul Trent -------- Leander Babbitt following Leon Shedd ---- Capt. Sam Hunnewell Earl Hilts ------- Charles Phillips Jack Bergin--Major Leonard Grover Robert St. Louis--Phineas Babbitt Jane McEachern---Gabriella Breeze Jean Rasbach ------ Rosalind Holway The juniors presented their annual play, Bab, in March. The cast consisted of: Mary Olive Simms---1 ----------- Bab R0b9Pt St.Louis-Clinton Beresford Jack Dorn ---------- James Archibald Virginia Blaisdell---Jane Raleigh Jean Rasbach -------- Mrs. Archibald Arleign Francisco ---- Eddie Perkin Jane McEachern --------------- Leila Eugene Cunningham---Guy Grosvenor Kenneth Hubbard ------ Carter Brooks Patricia Wendover--- George Snyder ------------- William --------Hannah The Dramatic Club also put on a play entitled Fiat Lux. Those wnoparticipated in this production were: Peggy Casey, Thomas Dutcher, Leon Shedd, and Earl Hilts. The club plans to have a number of one-act plays during assembly programsand they also are busy preparing for prize speaking. The officers for this year are Jack Bergin, Eugene Cunningham, and Jean Rasbach, as President, Vice-President, and Treasurer, in the order named.